When the strong cultivator leading the team to Guanhe Stage decided on Cao Jie, Jiang Wang had already made up his mind to go to Star and Moon Plain in advance.

The Blazing Fire Bone Lotus accumulating starlight was one of his major killing moves, and he couldn’t abandon it. He wasn’t arrogant enough to think he was guaranteed the number one position in the world. Moreover, he could also take the opportunity to consult Senior Guan Yan again.

One more point of improvement meant one more point of certainty.

His current state of mind was…

He had the confidence to contend for the world’s number one, and he would fight with all his might for it. But he also accepted the possibility of failure.

Who among those participating in the Yellow River Grand Assembly wasn’t the strongest chosen from millions? Who wasn’t a national talent?

There was no such thing as destiny resting with someone.

Even in the Taixu Realm, he would sometimes lose to Sword Master Ning.

As for victory and defeat…

After stepping onto the Guanhe Stage, the loser falls, and the winner continues to stand. It was that simple.

He was steadfast in his path, having lived up to his years along the way. He had defeated one opponent after another, overcome one strong cultivator after another, so he had reason to believe in himself and that he could become the world’s number one!

This was called confidence.

Thinking that he didn’t need to care about anyone, that he would easily get the first place, and not making any preparations… this was called arrogance.

Of course, some people might have the capital for arrogance.

But at least Jiang Wang didn’t think he did.

Cao Jie, who commanded the Spring Death Army, was undoubtedly one of the truly important figures in Linzi City.

Jiang Wang didn’t know this important figure at all, nor did he have any way to contact the other party before setting off.

Speaking of which, he had some friends in Linzi, but they were all scions of noble families, a generation apart from truly important figures like Cao Jie. Even if he went out of his way to visit, it wouldn’t be worth it for this matter.

As for whether the Qi Kingdom’s team could stop on the way to participate in the Yellow River Grand Assembly and wait for him for a night in Star and Moon Plain?

If he explained the situation clearly, perhaps it was possible.

But he didn’t want to reveal too much about Star and Moon Plain, about Guan Yan, or about the Blazing Fire Bone Lotus.

Especially Grandmaster Guan Yan, who had even settled his karma with the Hanging Temple and clearly had no intention of entering the mundane world. If he truly wanted to be known to the world, the Hanging Temple had plenty of people who could help, and he didn’t need Jiang Wang to publicize him here.

Jiang Wang owed him a favor, so he certainly wouldn’t act on his own.

However, going to Star and Moon Plain at this time was inevitably a bit sensitive in terms of timing.

The Yellow River Grand Assembly was about to begin, and the aftershocks of the Equal Kingdom were still ongoing…

Jiang Wang had originally planned to come and go quietly, without alarming anyone, and return once his starlight was full. But after thinking about it, he felt it was a bit improper.

After discussing with Chong Xuan Sheng, the fat man’s suggestion was very simple.

Just let Jiang Wang report to the Northern Imperial Guard Captain Zheng Shi before setting off.

The more he thought about this suggestion, the more brilliant it seemed.

Reporting to the Capital Patrol Office and reporting to the Northern Imperial Guard Captain Zheng Shi were not the same thing.

The former had many people and mixed eyes, while the latter… was Zheng Shangming’s father.

Reporting to Zheng Shi meant reporting to the Capital Patrol Office, so there was no issue with the legitimacy of this trip.

As for whether this news should be spread within a small范围, it would depend on how Zheng Shi weighed the matter himself.

Regarding Jiang Wang’s interception of Cui Zhu at the Grandmaster’s Ceremony, the Equal Kingdom, which had now surfaced, might seize the opportunity for revenge. They had been repeatedly struck by the Qi court, and probably needed to do something to consolidate the morale within their organization.

If the Equal Kingdom had such intentions…

With the means of the Capital Patrol Office, manipulating Jiang Wang’s departure from the territory into an action to lure the snake out of its hole shouldn’t be too difficult.

In other words, by following Chong Xuan Sheng’s suggestion and reporting his trip to Star and Moon Plain to Zheng Shi, Jiang Wang was not only not expending his favor with Zheng Shi, but was actually giving Zheng Shi a favor.

And this could ensure Jiang Wang’s own safety, while also allowing him to accumulate starlight without being affected!

It had to be said that Chong Xuan Sheng’s fat had not grown in vain.

Xu Xiangqian privately said that his fat could probably think in coordination with his brain… Jiang Wang didn’t think it was entirely unreasonable.

Reporting to Zheng Shi was extremely simple. Although this Northern Imperial Guard Captain was also one of the powerful figures in Linzi and rarely accessible.

But our esteemed Lord Jiang, could just go through Zheng Shangming.

Thinking about it again, he could contact Chong Xuan Zhu Liang through Chong Xuan Sheng, and he could contact the former Prime Minister Yan Ping through Yan Fu…

Looking at it this way, his circle was not small.

He just didn’t know if Cao Jie had any children?

Of course, jokes were jokes, but he still had to do things himself.

Jiang Wang, through Zheng Shangming, informed Zheng Shi that due to the special nature of his cultivation technique, he needed to go to Star and Moon Plain to accumulate starlight. Speaking of which, this was also preparation for participating in the Yellow River Grand Assembly… which was reasonable.

Then that night, with a cloak and a black robe, he quietly left Linzi under the cover of darkness.

He also didn’t forget to enter the Taixu Realm and send a letter to Sword Master Ning, informing him that he was busy these few days and couldn’t come for a sparring match. He said some polite words about being greatly regrettable.

And that was that.

Although he said he was traveling discreetly, he certainly had to visit Qingyang Town.

His journey was within the sight of the Capital Patrol Office, so he naturally had to return to his fief, especially to see the Zhengsheng Hall he had ordered to be built, to re-emphasize his sense of belonging to the Qi Kingdom.

At the same time, traveling discreetly, he could also secretly observe whether Fan Qingqing was diligent – although he had already judged that there was no problem, it was never a bad thing to observe more.

Because there were still eyes on him, Jiang Wang didn’t expose his stealth clothes – he didn’t know how the strong cultivators sent by the Capital Patrol Office were watching him, but they were definitely watching him. Some things were best hidden if possible.

Fortunately, after developing the Voice-Hearing Immortal State, his research on the voice part of the Ruyi Ling was already above Fan Qingqing’s. With conscious calculation and subconscious effort, it was not difficult to avoid being discovered by Fan Qingqing.

In fact, Qingyang Town was developing very healthily now.

Jiang Wang himself was becoming more and more famous, and he had more and more friends in the Qi Kingdom. The business of Desheng Trading Company was getting better and better, and after so long of training, Du Gu Xiao could also handle town affairs in a decent manner. Now, with Fan Qingqing diligently assisting from the side…

Zhengsheng Hall was almost completed, and Fan Qingqing was obviously a smart person who knew what she should do.

From Jiang Wang’s secret observation, she didn’t have any ill intentions and performed her duties diligently. Speaking of which, even if she had some ill intentions, Du Gu Xiao wasn’t that easy to fool.

Although Du Gu Xiao’s path to transcendence was initially guided by Zhu Biqiong, Du Gu Xiao was not Zhu Biqiong.

She understood the cruelty of the world even earlier.

Of course, the current Zhu Biqiong was not the former Zhu Biqiong either…

Along the way, many people and many things were changing.

Even Xiang Qian, who was lying dead every day, wasn’t he now full of fighting spirit and testing his sword across the world?

These various changes, in fact, were neither good nor bad…

However, there was one point, the lives of the people in Qingyang Town were getting better and better, which was definitely a good thing.

As the lord of this fief, Jiang Wang did not ask for anything extra. In fact, just like this, it was enough for the common people to live in peace and contentment. Not to mention the vitality brought here by Desheng Trading Company, and the care given by the Rizhao County Governor in deference to Jiang Qingyang.

After developing for so long, Qingyang Town was now a famous rich town in Yang Prefecture, and countless people were breaking their heads to move here, only hindered by the system.

Jiang Wang did not show his face but quietly left here.

From his observation of passing through Yang Prefecture this time, this land had been completely integrated into the Qi Kingdom, and there were also many ordinary people enjoying spring outings in the suburbs.

When the people of Yang became the people of Qi, their lives were indeed a little better.

Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before the temporary position of Governor of the three counties of Yang Prefecture could be converted to County Governor.

This was a good thing for Tian Antai, Huang Yixing, and Gao Shaoling. During the time they presided over the political affairs of Yang Prefecture, they did put in a lot of effort.

Compared to Tian Antai and Gao Shaoling, who were supported by families, Huang Yixing’s position was actually more stable. After all, as a former official who surrendered from the old Yang, his tenure for one day was a great comfort to the people of Yang Prefecture.

However, the former two could operate the county government as their family’s foundation, while Huang Yixing, as a new official of the Qi Kingdom, had almost no possibility. At least in his generation, without significant achievements, there was absolutely no chance.

Star and Moon Plain was located between Xiang Kingdom and Xu Kingdom. From the Qi Kingdom’s side, one could directly cross Xu Kingdom.

After the destruction of Yang Kingdom, the Nine Kingdoms of Sunrise were once prominent in the Eastern Domain. Later, after repeated conquests and several declines, only Yang, Zhao, Chang, and Xu remained.

After the destruction of Yang Kingdom and the transformation of these four sunrise kingdoms into three. The upper and lower echelons of Xu Kingdom were even more obedient and showed great respect to the hegemonic kingdom. If Jiang Wang revealed his identity, he would inevitably be flattered along the way. Things like being yelled at by city guards before would never happen again…

However, Jiang Wang didn’t care about this either, so he still went there discreetly.

Unless necessary, showing off his power was not what he wanted.

Before Zhang Yong died, he once said to Jiang Wang: “Perhaps I should have killed you in a state of annihilation.”

This indicated that there was certainly hostility towards Jiang Wang within the Equal Kingdom. It was just that Zhang Yong himself was unwilling to do it.

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He blocked Cui Zhu’s path and greatly eliminated the impact of Cui Zhu’s assassination attempt on the monarch, preventing Emperor Qi from making a decision in a fit of rage. Such a powerful ruler, even if he knew he had made a wrong decision, would probably not turn back…

Therefore, Jiang Wang’s departure from the Qi territory this time could potentially invite retaliation from the Equal Kingdom – if the Capital Patrol Office handled it properly.

Strictly speaking, with Jiang Wang having reported in advance, the danger of this trip was not great. On the eve of the Yellow River Grand Assembly, even if the Capital Patrol Office decided to use Jiang Wang as bait, they would definitely provide sufficient protection.

Otherwise, if Emperor Qi inquired about it later, who would be held responsible?

The Qi Kingdom, such a powerful nation in the world, must not be absent from the three matches of the Yellow River Grand Assembly, and must compete for the first place in every match. If something happened to Jiang Wang, would Emperor Qi have to temporarily select another person to participate?

He had gone to the Hot Spring Palace, and he had been pointed out on the Rostrum of Generals, and now the person was gone…

Being peeled off a layer of skin would be light.

From now until the start of the Yellow River Grand Assembly, it could be said that these few national talents were the most precious people in the Qi Kingdom. Their reasonable requests would all be met.

At the critical juncture of preparing for the Yellow River Grand Assembly, perhaps the participants should all stay in Linzi honestly, which would be the best choice.

But if these national talents wanted more sufficient preparation and more sufficient experience, who could stop them?

Not to mention that Jiang Wang was just coming to Star and Moon Plain for a trip and would return after a few nights.

Ji Zhaonan also went out to sea, saying he was going to the Maze Realm to sharpen his sword along the way, and wasn’t anyone stopping him?

They were talents, they were warriors, not prisoners.

Of course, among the three people participating in the Yellow River Grand Assembly, only Chong Xuan Zun still honestly stayed in his mansion for closed-door cultivation…

With Chong Xuan Sheng’s wisdom, he didn’t think there would be any danger on this trip, so there shouldn’t be much of a problem.

In fact, Chong Xuan Sheng believed that if the Equal Kingdom was a little smart, it would not bite this hook. Even if the Capital Patrol Office acted ever so realistically, this hook was too obvious…

If he flew directly, at Jiang Wang’s current speed, he could reach Star and Moon Plain within a day. But in order to “hide his tracks”, he took three days.

To fly unimpeded over the territory of Xu Kingdom, it would be impossible without displaying his reputation as a great Qi talent.

For traveling, Jiang Wang was already very used to it.

It was nothing more than traveling and cultivating, traveling and cultivating…

Nothing could be more normal.

But in the eyes of the people who were “watching” him in a certain way, the little by little of these three days were truly moving.

Outside Star and Moon Plain, on an unnamed small mountain.

The formation disc placed on the ground concealed the traces well.

Within the range of the formation disc, a man with a square face and slightly frosted temples asked, “How is it?”

At this time, he was sitting cross-legged on the ground, holding a compass inlaid with jade and dotted with stars. He was a very serious-looking person from the outside, but at this time, he didn’t care much about his image.

When he asked the question, his eyes were still looking at the compass.

The person he asked was thinner, with very high cheekbones, standing with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, his eyes bright and piercing.

After a while, he retracted his gaze and shook his head, saying, “With a talent that even Doctor Yi and Master Butcher praised repeatedly, and so willing to work hard. If this Jiang Qingyang cannot become famous throughout the world… then the heavens are truly unjust.”

The person standing was Li Youjiu, a third-rank Green Plate cultivator in the Capital Patrol Office. He had met Jiang Wang outside the Grand Temple, and had been invited by Ma Xiong to specifically examine the clues in the Jiu Fan Hou’s ancestral shrine.

And the person sitting, naturally, was the famous Divine Catcher Yue Leng.

He had retired two years ago and was appointed a first-rank official. But he strongly supported the work of the current Patrol Captain Zheng Shi and occasionally still participated in the actions of the Capital Patrol Office.

At first glance, Jiang Qingyang went out alone, accompanied by two Divine Presence cultivators in secret. This spectacle already surpassed all the noble scions in Linzi City, truly imposing.

Yue Leng kept his eyes fixed on the compass, while saying, “Otherwise, why do you think I put him in the Green Plate? Hmph, at that time, I heard that some people had criticisms of me, Yue, saying that I was clinging to the Chong Xuan family’s thigh… And now? His ability to go to the Yellow River Grand Assembly is our Green Plate’s glory!”

Both of them were staring at Jiang Wang, but in different ways.

He relied on this compass, never leaving it for a moment, while Li Youjiu relied on his own eyes, observing key points from time to time.

Although it was to lure the snake out of its hole, before the Yellow River Grand Assembly, it was indeed not possible for anything to happen to Jiang Wang.

Li Youjiu praised, “The Divine Catcher’s vision is naturally extraordinary.”

Yue Leng said casually, “At that time, even the White Lanterns were vying for him…”

He suddenly closed his mouth.

Li Youjiu also stopped talking.

The word “White Lantern” seemed to be some kind of taboo, once uttered, all words had to be forbidden.