Chapter 98: Those who abandon me

"Son, you know your mistake!"After Ximunan finished speaking, Xizi Chu lowered his head.

"I'm afraid you only know it in words, but not in your heart."

"I know it in my heart, father."

"That is your uncle, even if you have no contact with him and no feelings, you should not be so indifferent!"

"This is in front of father. I thought there was no need to hide."

"If you can't even hide in front of your father, can I expect you to hide well in front of others?"

Ximunan pointed at Xizi Chu with disappointment and said, "Not only did you underestimate Jiang Wang, but you also underestimated Hu Shaomeng. You think you have suppressed him for so long solely based on your own abilities, not the power of the Ximen family?"

"I thought that if my eyes can only see three feet in front of me, it's better not to see at all. If my ears can only hear within a wall, it's better not to listen. The insights and information from Dongwang Valley have turned you into a blind, deaf, and ignorant person who only believes in the little things you know!"

These words were too harsh.

Xizi Chu had never heard them before and found them difficult to accept.

"Father!" he couldn't help but say, "I asked Liu Shiyu and the elders to go to the mine together, and I used Jiang Wang's identity from Fenglin City to guide the Bone Face Eater. Isn't that enough to show my concern for Jiang Wang? Ultimately, success depends on fate. If it's not in my control, what can I do? Moreover, only the elders went in the end. Is it my fault alone?"

"The Ximen family, including you and me, only has four Soaring Dragon Realm cultivators. I and Liu Shiyu cannot make a move, there are external threats and internal troubles. The county governor has been eyeing the Ximen family for a long time, but he hasn't been able to make a move due to the situation. You and your uncle, two Soaring Dragon Realm cultivators, can be used. As you said, there is also a Bone Face Eater that you attracted. But when things happened, where were you? You were deceived by Hu Shaomeng's illusions in the city, like a puppet on a string!"

"I don't understand, what external threats, what internal troubles? The county governor of Rizhao is old and weak, what kind of external threat is he? Within five years, I will definitely break through to the Inner Palace Realm. When I achieve the Inner Palace Realm, it will be the time for you to seek the position of county governor. As for internal troubles, in the entire Jiacheng area, one by one, who can be a threat?"

Xizi Chu also felt wronged and became angrier as he spoke, "If it weren't for your excessive caution, according to my original plan, the four of us would have acted together, directly overpowering others. How could Tian Qingyunyang have changed hands? With that treasure, I can break through to the Inner Palace Realm, maybe not even needing five years! Who is more important, have you not considered it? You blame everything on me!"

Ximunan fell silent.

He looked at Xizi Chu in silence for a long time before saying, "You have disappointed me."

"Get out," he said. Sᴇaʀᴄh the N0vᴇlFirᴇ.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

"Father..."

"Get out!"

He even roared in anger.

...

After leaving his residence, Jiang Wang first went to the small courtyard where Zhang Hai lived.

As the first Transcendent cultivator to formally surrender to him, although Zhang Hai only had the cultivation level of the Meridian Realm, it was still necessary for Jiang Wang to show a certain level of closeness.

Moreover, Zhang Hai was a cultivator who was obsessed with alchemy. Even if he was not well-known, he could still produce some valuable healing pills.

After chatting with Zhang Hai and being sent off by him, Jiang Wang went to Xiang Qian's residence.

Compared to Jiang Wang himself, Zhang Hai, who was obsessed with alchemy, and Xiang Qian, who was always muddle-headed, were both in need of maidservants.

In fact, if these two useless people were not Transcendent cultivators, Jiang Wang doubted whether they could survive on their own.

Entering the relatively clean courtyard, it was already considered good with such a lazy owner. The maidservants couldn't be diligent no matter where they were.

Xiang Qian was unusually clear-headed today and had no smell of alcohol on him.

It seemed that he was prepared for Jiang Wang's visit.

He dismissed the maidservant.

"Speak," Jiang Wang said directly, "What are your plans?"

"If you drive me away, I'll leave. If you don't, I'll continue to stay," Xiang Qian said with a ghostly expression, "I can lie down anywhere."

"Your strength is not weak. Have you considered helping me?"

"I am already helping you."

His meaning was clear. Looking at the mine and escorting the miners back to Qingyang Town, these simple tasks were doable. But doing other things was not possible.

If it was before the battle with the Bone Face Eater, Jiang Wang wouldn't care about Xiang Qian's stay or departure.

But after sensing Xiang Qian's hidden strength, his value increased. It was worth Jiang Wang investing some effort to keep him.

That's how things worked in the world.

Jiang Wang came to Yang Country alone, without a single soldier.

The business in Yang Country was obtained by Zhong Xuan Sheng's efforts. If he couldn't control it, it would soon be taken over by Zhong Xuan Zun. No matter how small Yang Country was, it was still a country. With such a big plate and various scattered resources, Jiang Wang couldn't possibly integrate them all by himself.

He needed manpower. He needed many capable people.

So he accepted Zhang Hai's surrender, cultivated Xiao Xiao, and now tried to win over Xiang Qian for this reason.

Moreover, Xiang Qian had a strength far surpassing Zhang Hai.

"I won't force you. Stay or leave, it's up to you," Jiang Wang recalled his father's style and methods of managing business in the past, setting the tone first and trying to dispel the other party's vigilance.

"I have seen your strength and believe that you can play a bigger role. I also hope that you can play a bigger role. Of course, I will provide corresponding rewards. As long as you are willing to help me, we can discuss these things. Clear pricing, I won't let you suffer."

"I don't know what reasons led you to choose to live in your current state. Unless you are willing to say it yourself, I won't ask."

"What I want to tell you is..."

Jiang Wang said seriously, "If you have grudges, I won't help you seek revenge. If you have attachments, I can't guarantee your peace of mind. If you have troubles, I won't be responsible for making you worry-free. But if you work with me, you will have these opportunities. One day, you will be able to rely on yourself to accomplish those things.""I admit you are strong, you are talented." He said, half-lidded eyes looking forward, "But you are merely at the Connecting Heaven Realm... Do you know how vast this world is, how strong the powerful ones are?"

"Forget it." His tone was devoid of mockery, he said, "Forget it. There's no way. I've wasted decades more than you, not just in years. The hopeless ones, they're not just you and me."

But Jiang Wang's posture, expression, tone, and intention, none of them wavered.

"I emerged victorious from the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm, the Divine Mansion Realm is within my grasp. The Soaring Dragon Realm that came before it, naturally, is not a problem. But my end goal, is definitely not the Divine Mansion."

Jiang Wang said, "Because my enemy, is not there."

His future is far, his goal is also far.

Looking at the young man in front of him, he wasn't drunk, but suddenly felt a sense of deja vu.

This youthful appearance...

It was too familiar.

Once, he whipped a famous horse while drunk, fearing that his affection would mislead a beauty. That kind of youth...

He didn't know when it started.

The young him was still alive, but his "youth" had died.

He thought he had accepted all of this, but he couldn't deny the despair in his heart at this moment.

Finally, he said, "I am not a hopeless person, but this is indeed a hopeless world."

"I am willing to stay, just to see when you will realize this."

"But how much effort I put in and how I do it, I decide. The only thing I can promise you is that the effort I put in will not be less than Zhang Hai's. You just need to pay me the same reward as him."

Jiang Wang laughed.

Those who don't make promises easily, their promises are often more valuable.

"Deal!"

"I forgot to tell you." Before Jiang Wang left, he lazily added.

"I practice the art of the flying sword."

End of Chapte