The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 30 I Want to Reach Number One
You cannot leave for three months.

What's the difference between this and killing him?

“You’ve already taken action, so this matter is no longer simple,” the interrogator said.

Jiang Man said helplessly, "They were the ones who made the move; I was just protecting myself."

"And what about the spirit horse?" the interrogator countered.

Jiang Man remained silent, having circled back to the point.

The interrogator looked at Jiang Man and said, "Actually, if you have someone backing you, you can try calling them over."

Jiang Man understood that this was an opportunity to reveal his background.

Unfortunately, he had no connections.

After a moment's hesitation, he thought of something.

Then he took it out: "Is this okay?"

The interrogator took Jiang Man's token and asked with a puzzled look, "What is this? Don't make me show it to the person in charge, or I'll get scolded in the end."

Jiang Man then gave him ten spirit resources.

At this point, the interrogator said in a serious tone, "You should have brought this out sooner. Let me find our manager."

Jiang Man: "."

After everyone left, he reflected on the day's events.

I feel like Chang Qiwen came here specifically for him.

Qi Refining Level 6, Third in the Small Courtyard.

This team is qualified to compete for a top-two finish.

How could he take direct action? He wasn't like Song Qing, who was desperate and had no choice but to try to find someone to act as a bodyguard.

Fang Yong didn't make a move; he just followed along.

This is normal.

However, we should learn a lesson from today's events.

The next time you encounter a fallen steed, you must flee immediately.

That way, they could escape disaster.

While Jiang Man was still pondering, the person who had just interrogated him returned.

He approached Jiang Man, his attitude completely different from before, and said with a smile, "Young Master Jiang, it's all a misunderstanding. If you had just said you had a mysterious background, you wouldn't have needed to sit here."

As he spoke, he came up to Jiang Man and secretly returned the ten spirit sources, saying, "We're all on the same side, there's no need to be so formal with such things."

Jiang Man looked at Ling Yuan who had returned and said with some surprise, "We still have to give it to him. Even brothers should keep clear accounts."

The interrogator gave an awkward smile, then gave him another ten spirit resources, saying, "Let's not settle the score; we're all on the same side."

Jiang Man accepted the spiritual energy and laughed, "I'll listen to you, fellow Daoist."

He then asked, "May I leave now?"

"That's fine, but this matter isn't settled yet. It will be resolved in three months at the latest," the interrogator said after a moment's thought.
"If the other party insists on compensation, it might cause some trouble."

"Do I have to pay compensation?" Jiang Man asked.

"It's hard to say, we'll have to wait and see the investigation results," the interrogator said.

After a pause, Jiang Man asked the other two people.

The interrogator didn't hide anything: "Fang Yong has already left, and the other one, Chang Qiwen, is being held in custody."

Jiang Man was puzzled.

Why did Fang Yong leave?

Didn't we agree to wait three months?
However, the other person just smiled.

Jiang Man understood that they were not much different from himself.

Either they've paid off a lot of spiritual resources, or they have someone backing them up.

In addition, Fang Yong was in a better situation; he simply followed behind without taking any action.

Going out is less costly.

Chang Qiwen, on the other hand, paid a much higher price.

As for whether Yang Shao and the others would try to bail them out, Jiang Man thought it was impossible.

After leaving the law enforcement office, Jiang Man went to buy some pills.

Then I returned to my lodgings.

I didn't go to the courtyard, since they had already notified me when I was arrested.

"The poison in the grain was planted by that young master Yang's men," the old ox said.

Jiang Man was somewhat surprised and asked, "Brother Niu saw it?"

"No," the old ox shook its head and said, "I smelled a similar scent."

“I think this is a bit strange,” Jiang Man said after thinking for a moment. “Normally, if all three of us are arrested, we won’t be able to participate in the qualification competition.”

"This is not good for Young Master Cheng and his group."

Why go through all that trouble?

After a moment's thought, Jiang Man realized that the people arrested were the second and third place winners of the Sixth Courtyard, as well as the biggest dark horse.

If none of these three can compete for the qualification, who would be the best candidate?
Fourth place: Cheng Yu.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Man could only recall that Cheng Yu was lively and cheerful, seemingly sunny and generous, not at all like someone who would secretly scheme. Jiang Man shook her head.

Regardless, the ultimate beneficiary of this matter is Cheng Yu.

This alone is enough to make one wary of this person.

Cheng Yu and Cheng Moyang, perhaps they are related.

But do these direct beneficiaries really have no ulterior motives at all?
Jiang Man, anyway, didn't believe it.

Jiang Man then decided to start cultivating.

There are only about ten days left until the 100th day.

Therefore, it is essential to obtain this visualization method.

If you've used the token, then you need to get a good score.

Otherwise, it would be troublesome if you were eliminated.

Jiang Man spent the entire night cultivating and absorbing the medicinal power of the Spirit Gathering Pill.

He finally opened the sixth "gourd" at dawn.

Suddenly, he felt the gourd become heavier, and not only that, the spiritual energy flowing through his body also became increasingly heavy.

Even a casual strike carries immense power.

This is due to the weight of the spiritual energy itself.

He then attempted to unleash the Six Harmonies Palm and activated the Divine Step.

Then a conclusion was drawn.

Chang Qiwen held back yesterday.

He deliberately slowed his pace to wait for Fang Yong.

Otherwise, he would have been in an even more embarrassing situation if he had run to the guard post.

So his original goal was to drag them down with him and get them arrested together.

Moreover, because Yunqiansi could act arbitrarily, they might directly disqualify anyone from competing for a spot.

Jiang Man didn't know whether Chang Qiwen was still qualified.

But today he is going to climb to the top of the sixth courtyard.

He was afraid of being eliminated by the sect if he didn't come in first.

If you don't get the superior viewpoint, you'll never have a chance to be number one again.

Therefore, even if you need to hide something, you can't hide too much.

Whether it's Luo Xuan, Fang Yong, or Cheng Yu hiding in the shadows.

This time, Jiang Man will suppress them all.

After cleaning the stables, Jiang Man went to the sixth courtyard.

This time, he made a point of checking the stables, preparing to escape.

Fortunately, nothing happened.

Although he was mocked by the old ox.

But there's no need to worry about it.

The Sixth Courtyard.

Little Fatty was surprised to see Jiang Man: "Brother Jiang, what are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be imprisoned?"

Jiang Man looked at the other person and said, "He's out again."

"How did you get out?" Little Fatty thought for a moment and said, "Did Luo Xuan rescue you? It's good that you were her bodyguard, but it's a bit of a pity."

“If I weren’t a guard, it would be much easier for me to go back.”

Jiang Man smiled mysteriously: "It's alright, you'll be fine when the rankings come out on the 17th."

Upon hearing this, Little Fatty asked with some delight, "Brother Jiang's ranking is going to move up? Can he reach tenth?"

Jiang Man thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The tenth one isn't good enough."

"Tenth isn't good enough?" Little Fatty looked disappointed again. "Eleventh or twelfth is fine too, they're good enough, but not amazing enough."

"Do you still want the pills? I have some left."

Jiang Man shook his head; it wasn't necessary for the time being.

Let's wait until we get past the hurdle of the "prodigy's destiny" before making any further decisions.

Otherwise, I'll owe Xiaopang too much and I'm afraid I won't have a chance to pay him back later.

Soon, everyone from the sixth courtyard had arrived.

The return of Fang Yong and Jiang Man surprised the others.

"Originally, the people in the courtyard were discussing how Young Master Fang could have been arrested. He is the eldest young master, and they were also saying that you were Luo Xuan's trained bodyguard, so how could you have been arrested as well?"

“Now everyone is certain that Young Master Fang really is Young Master Fang, and you were indeed trained by Luo Xuan. Only Chang Qiwen is truly poor,” Little Fatty said.

Jiang Man: "."

All three of them appeared to come from impoverished backgrounds.

However, he couldn't be sure of Fang Yong's specific situation.

But compared to Cheng Shao and his ilk, Fang Yong must be just as poor.

(End of this chapter)