Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 361 Loyal Minister
A pill to replenish qi and blood was fed into Wei Chan's mouth.

She awoke from her coma and heard several people talking incessantly.

Looking over, they saw a middle-aged man place his hands on Gu Jingnian and Ying Yao's shoulders, and then disappear in an instant.

Not far away stood a dashing young man, whose face looked very familiar.

Hearing others address the young man as "Your Majesty," Wei Chan initially thought she had encountered a band of rebels.

After all, the Gu family father and son had already rebelled.

But after staring at her for a long time, she suddenly asked, "You wouldn't... be my father, would you?"

Wei Huang scolded, "You still know you have a father, the Emperor. Look at the mess you've made."

Wei Chan was initially quite unaccustomed to being scolded by such a young father, but after getting used to it, she regained the feeling of acting spoiled and unreasonable in front of her father.

"My daughter knows she was wrong."

Wei Chan wanted to perform a full curtsy, so she pretended to be sickly and weak, falling to the ground with a furrowed brow, acting as if she were frail.

"I only hope that my daughter's willful and reckless behavior will not delay your important affairs."

She had just understood that everything was part of her father's scheme, which not only lured out Yingyao but also used Gu Jingnian's lifeblood connection to control her.

Sure enough, after saying that, she glanced at her father's face and saw a hint of satisfaction in Wei Huang's calm eyes.

"Isn't that right? Everything is under Father's control."

Before the words were finished, a weak voice suddenly rang out.

"Your Majesty, I... offer my congratulations!"

However, Shen Jichi had already woken up. He knelt down with difficulty and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I failed to capture Gu Jingnian alive in Jusai City and was instead captured alive... Fortunately, I devised a plan to lure Gu Jingnian here, and finally accomplished a great thing for Your Majesty."

"is it?"

Wei Huang asked with a hint of amusement, "You brought Gu Jinglin here to help me control him, rather than to use him to refine the power of Gun's technique?"

"Your Majesty is wise." Shen Jichi kowtowed to the ground, appearing even weaker, and said, "Now that Your Majesty has finally broken through Fujie Mountain, even though my supernatural abilities have been completely lost, I have no regrets!"

His dedication and tireless efforts as a loyal minister deeply moved Gu Beiming, who immediately knelt down in homage.

"Your Majesty, I have long served Marquis Wuding in battle and know his loyalty."

As he spoke, Gu Beiming raised his voice and said, "Your subject is willing to vouch for Marquis Wuding!"

"Gu Qing, please get up first."

Wei Huang smiled faintly, but he knew in his heart that Gu Beiming's attitude was of paramount importance at this crucial moment in breaking through the ambush at Jieshan.

He looked up and gazed in another direction.

There, Shen Lingshu was helping Awan walk this way, with Xun Yan limping behind them.

Xun Yan saw Wei Huang from afar and was extremely excited. He threw away his cane, took a few quick steps, fell to the ground, and kowtowed, saying, "This old minister greets Your Majesty. Your Majesty looks even younger."

"I never expected to see you here."

Upon hearing Wei Huang's seemingly casual remark, Xun Yan's expression changed. He knew that His Majesty was blaming him for bringing people here without permission, so he quickly offered an explanation.

"Your Majesty, it is the Marquis of Wuding..."

Upon hearing this, a shadow immediately fell over Shen Jichi's heart, knowing that Xun Yan was about to reveal the secret plot the two of them had conspired against.

The next moment, Wei Huang raised his hand and gently clapped.

Xun Yan's words came to an abrupt end, his body swayed, and he collapsed to the ground, dead.

"Minister Xun?" Wei Huang looked surprised and sighed.

Shen Jichi breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had saved his life. He then glanced at Gu Beiming with gratitude in his eyes.

Conquering Fujie Mountain was a major undertaking that the king and his ministers had painstakingly planned to accomplish after the destruction of Yue. Once the boundary of Fujie Mountain was destroyed, Yong would lose its protection, and the destruction of Yong would be imminent, not to mention that Wei Huang could refine the extraordinary people within Fujie Mountain, including the Womin.

Immortality and supreme power are within reach. We've finally managed to send a pawn into Fujie Mountain, so why would we let a useless person like him affect the overall situation?

Wei Huang personally helped Gu Beiming up and said, "Shen Qing, get up."

Once Shen Jichi got up, only one person remained kneeling on the ground.

Li Shuangyun wanted to break free from Pei Nian's body, but unexpectedly found that she could not leave.

Just as she was feeling apprehensive, Wei Huang suddenly asked her a question.

"Pei Nian, are your actions out of loyalty to me, or for personal reasons?"

"Your Majesty, I am loyal to you."

"it is good!"

Wei Huang praised her and said, "Then I will promote you to the position of Director of Kaiping Division, what do you say?" "Your Majesty, I thank you for your great favor."

Halfway through her sentence, Li Shuangyun looked up and caught a glimpse of Wei Huang's amused gaze. She was inexplicably horrified, and then suddenly realized why she couldn't escape Pei Nian.

—Her own body was gone.

She dared not ask Wei Huang if that was true, fearing even greater punishment.

At the same time, a strong sense of dissatisfaction arose in her heart. She felt that Wei Huang was being unfair to her and Shen Jichi, since they were clearly the same and both wanted to find their own way to survive.

In fact, she was very clear about Shen Jichi's motives for what he did today, because the organization called "Mortals" had told her something.

……

"Do you know how the Central Plains resisted the massive invasion of the Yihai people a thousand years ago?"

"I have no idea."

"There is a peerless treasure in Zhuojing that can refine all the extraordinary people in the Central Plains, including all of them."

"Were all the superhumans who invaded Zhongzhou back then refined? Who obtained those superhuman abilities?"

"The ancient sage did not seek supernatural abilities, but rather peace and stability. At that time, although the supernatural beings who had invaded the Central Plains had all been refined, many still escaped into the realm of the Four Pillars Mountain, and could come out at any time to harm the Central Plains. Therefore, the ancient sage used the spiritual energy he had refined to suppress the four realms. As for the ancient sage himself, from beginning to end, he was just a mortal."

At that moment, Li Shuangyun asked again, "If that's the case, why are there still extraordinary people like me in Zhongzhou?"

"Because at that time, one of the Sage's attendants coveted power and secretly colluded with Gun Gong, the leader of the supernatural beings who attacked Zhongzhou. He helped Gun Gong create a realm in Zhuojing to absorb spiritual energy. The Sage then asked the Four Beasts to suppress Gun Gong. Zhongzhou actually has five realms. In addition to the Four Pillars, there is another realm in Zhuojing, which is located in the very center of Zhongzhou. Once the furnace that refines the entire Zhongzhou is opened, spiritual energy will be transmitted to the five realms. The spiritual energy of the other four realms can be used to suppress the supernatural beings within them. However, the Zhuojing realm is the most special. Being in it allows one to absorb spiritual energy. Over the next few thousand years, the spiritual energy of the Zhuojing realm overflowed, resulting in many supernatural beings in Zhongzhou."

Why are you telling me all this?

"Miss Li, why do you think Emperor Rui summoned you to serve as an official?"

"Why?"

"His ambition is to destroy the four realms and monopolize the spiritual energy of the Central Plains. At that time, you will be nothing more than the dregs of his decoction."

"I don't believe you!"

"Believe it or not, the Central Plains is ultimately a paradise for us mortals. Your extraordinary abilities are nothing but fleeting dreams..."

After saying this, the mortal did not try to persuade Li Shuangyun any further.

But since then, although Li Shuangyun has been loyal to Emperor Rui, she has never betrayed any mortals. She felt that one day she might be saved by mortals again.

Unexpectedly, her attempt to save herself failed, and she ended up becoming an ordinary person instead.

Having received the imperial decree and expressed her gratitude, she could only temporarily live as Pei Nian.

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Gu Jingnian saw a large river.

He was pulled into the river by Liu Yuchuan, and then realized that it was not a river, but a flowing spiritual energy.

The next moment, they found themselves in a familiar house.

"here it is?"

Gu Jingnian looked around and quickly recognized that this was the palace of Zi Cang.

He was quite surprised. Mount Fujie was far away from Zhuojing. Even with the Shadow Transmission Technique, it shouldn't be possible to arrive instantly.

Seeing Gu Jingnian's surprised look, Liu Yuchuan smiled slightly.

The boundary is merely a projection of the Yihai. There is no distance between boundaries, only barriers. The reason he was able to project his image here is because he discovered the channel through which spiritual energy flows.

What seems simple today is actually the result of decades of effort by Liu Yuchuan, and now he is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

The key to success lies in Gu Jingnian, this pawn.

He wasn't afraid of Zi Cang seeing through his scheme. Gu Jingnian and Ying Yao had already been thoroughly investigated when they first entered the realm, and the people of the realm wouldn't suspect that they were still being controlled.

He was even less afraid of Gu Jingnian breaking free of control; someone so closely connected to him was someone he simply couldn't escape.

Just as they were thinking about these things, a figure appeared behind them.

Liu Yuchuan turned around and said, "Your Majesty, I have successfully completed my mission and rescued Gu Jingnian."

"good."

Zi Cang nodded, looked at Gu Jingnian, and said, "Your strength has increased a lot."

"Yes, thanks to the divine guidance."

"I couldn't easily set foot in the capital, so I sent Yingyao and Liu Yuchuan to rescue you... Now that you're there, tell me, what did you find out?"

(End of this chapter)