In the eyes of many Zhuang country people, going as an envoy to Sheng country was truly a difficult task.

Since the meeting by the Yellow River in the three thousand nine hundred and nineteen years, the relationship between the two countries had always been very tense.

Especially this time, the envoy was Lin Zheng Ren, who had initially been defeated by Jiang Li Meng. What kind of cold treatment he would suffer was almost imaginable.

The recruitment of the envoy team was avoided by everyone.

In the end, the state minister forcibly selected a team of people from the White Feather Army.

But for Lin Zheng Ren, going as an envoy to Sheng country was actually not difficult.

Dealing with those who thought of themselves as young masters and mistresses, where was the trouble in that?

Nothing more than swallowing some cold mockery and sarcasm, nothing more than performing some sincere regret.

Frankly speaking, how could he put these hothouse flowers, who didn’t know the height of the sky or the depth of the earth, in his heart?

Especially that Qi Ya. His father was already dead, and instead of thinking about how to cultivate diligently and revive his family’s reputation, he just single-mindedly revolved around Jiang Li Meng, competing for favor and being jealous.

How could Jiang Li Meng’s side lack people who fawned and sought favor?

While figures like Sheng Xue Huai and Jiang Li Meng, whom he truly dreaded, would on the contrary not deliberately give him embarrassment.

In this situation representing Zhuang country as an envoy, if he really saw Sheng Xue Huai’s cold face, he would just burn incense for himself directly, and there was nothing else to say.

The theme of this envoy trip, “Zhuang Sheng Dao technique exchange,” was actually not as laughable as Qi Ya and the others mocked it to be. The Zhuang country’s Dao technique system inherited from Yu Jing Mountain, and the Sheng country’s Dao technique system was mainly based on Peng Lai Island. Both sides had quite a few areas where they could exchange.

Furthermore, Zhuang country had won great victories in the recent country wars. What reason did Sheng country have to look down on it?

What was truly difficult?

It was the hidden task given by the Zhuang country emperor under the mission of this envoy trip.

The great wise Zhuang emperor actually sent him, Lin Zheng Ren, an absolutely loyal minister in the world, to set up a scheme against Jiang Wang!

Did he feel the gap between the Outer Tower Realm and the God Arrive Realm was too small?

Or did he feel Jiang Wang was not fierce enough in the Qi Xia battlefield, not strong enough in the demon world, not ruthless enough in the maze world?

He said something about a guaranteed plan, a good strategy that would surely succeed. He promised a vice minister position and an opportunity to reach God Arrive.

The emperor was clearly forcing a loyal man to his death!

How could he, Lin Zheng Ren, go against fate like this?

“Firstly, I don’t resent you. My whole family was killed by me myself, and I have no feelings for my younger brother. I really can’t find a reason to resent you. Although you wanted to kill me, you didn’t succeed after all.”

Lin Zheng Ren analyzed very seriously: “You shouldn’t resent me either.

“Betraying grace and righteousness, starting chaos and abandoning it at the end, that was my irresponsible clansman Lin Zheng Lun. Lustful and vicious, bullying and humiliating clan members, that was my useless younger brother Lin Zheng Li. They have nothing to do with me!

“And they all died by my hand. From this perspective, I helped you get revenge. They deserved to die, and our grudges are canceled.

“Although I was also forced by Du Ru Hui to ambush you outside Bu Shu city, I didn’t succeed after all. Even if Minister Du hadn’t arrived in time, you would have already dug three feet into the ground and found me to kill.”

He spoke very logically, and Jiang Wang surprisingly couldn’t find a point to refute for a while.

At this time, Lin Zheng Ren had already retracted his ghost eye, showing a warm, kind, and upright appearance, and said again: “Please allow me to recite the scripture again. These past few days, I’ve been reciting the scripture all night every day. If I suddenly stop, they will definitely suspect something.”

So reciting scripture was his warning method! Truly a simple and difficult way to deal with, this person was indeed deeply calculating.

Jiang Wang couldn’t help but think of Chong Xuan Sheng’s analysis — “If he is truly a smart person, the moment Zhuang Gao Xian decides to send him to Sheng country, he will choose to cooperate with you!”

It was unexpectedly perfectly verified!

Lin Zheng Ren had already started reciting the scripture, continuing his reading voice, and this did not affect his dialogue with Jiang Wang: “Senior Brother Jiang, why don’t you come out and see? Zheng Ren sincerely shows this heart. Why don’t we sit down and slowly recount the past?”

Jiang Wang casually closed the door, also releasing Lin Zheng Ren’s vision, then sat down opposite Lin Zheng Ren.

Two people originally from Qing He County in Zhuang country thus met again in the foreign ritual hall of Sheng country.

Wang Jiang city and Feng Lin city were neighbors, but they were indeed people on two different paths. Even without Song Ru Yi’s matter, without the white bone disaster, they would have also fought in the officialdom of Zhuang country in the future…

Truly meeting an enemy in a foreign land, what a proud matter in life.

“Senior Brother Jiang is truly as graceful as ever!” Lin Zheng Ren’s face was smiling, his tone nostalgic, and very sincere.

Jiang Wang vaguely thought they were once very close.

“You can still see my grace while wearing a mask,” Jiang Wang’s eyes slightly lifted.

Lin Zheng Ren said seriously: “Jade is in its quality, not in its gloss. Although you don’t show your true face, how many people in the world can match this demeanor of yours with every move?”

Jiang Wang laughed: “Honesty is your virtue.”

Lin Zheng Ren was still very serious: “It’s just that I, your junior brother, can’t hide the words in my heart, making you, senior brother, laugh.”

Jiang Wang said meaningfully: “I remember when you hated me to the bone and wanted to kill me quickly, you were also very honest.”

Lin Zheng Ren’s sitting posture was relaxed, perhaps knowing that resistance was useless, or confident that he would no longer be killed.

He said: “I swear I never actively thought of seeking revenge on Senior Brother Jiang. Every time, it was Du Ru Hui who forced me to act. I hate you only because they needed me to hate you. I am only a knife. Those who truly want to harm senior brother are the Zhuang emperor and Minister Du. When a thief holds a knife and hurts people, is it the knife’s fault? Or the thief’s fault?”

His tone was very serious: “I can also become Senior Brother Jiang’s knife.”

“This knife of yours hurts both others and yourself.”

“The strong control it.”

Jiang Wang discovered that although the Lin Zheng Ren in front of him appeared weak, surrendered, and begged for mercy, there was never any true fear in his eyes.

He was only resolving the danger, in his own way.

Jiang Wang slowly said: “You only thought of these reasons to protect your life, didn’t you?”

Lin Zheng Ren sat up straight, as if stating his ideals, not undergoing a life-or-death test: “I live in the foreign ritual hall of Sheng country. I represent Zhuang country as an envoy to Sheng country. I am the first heaven’s pride of Zhuang country. For whatever reason, I cannot die here. If I die here, Sheng country must give an explanation. Jiang Ru Yong, Meng Wu Ya, and even Li Yuan She will all act.

“I believe in Senior Brother Jiang’s strength. But if my scripture-reciting voice stops, the people I brought will immediately notice the problem. At most, within half a quarter of an hour, my death will be discovered, and Wei Du will initiate a city-wide alert.

“If Senior Brother Jiang can solve this problem, there is still another problem — it’s only half an hour until dawn. After half an hour, I have to attend the Sheng country court meeting. This means you need to escape from Sheng country quietly and without a sound within half an hour. And this is impossible to do.

“If Senior Brother Jiang’s friends in Sheng country have connections and influence everywhere and can still help you do this, there is still another problem — when I set out, the Zhuang emperor, in the name of protecting the envoy, planted a Spirit Binding Rope on my body. Once I encounter danger, the Spirit Binding Rope will mark the person…”

Lin Zheng Ren tilted his head, using his finger to draw a virtual bulge at his neck, and said with a smile: “Otherwise, Senior Brother Jiang, why don’t you take a look first and see if you can solve it? You can probably guess, this Spirit Binding Rope also has the ability to strangle me from ten thousand miles away to prevent me from escaping the control of the great wise emperor of Zhuang.”

Jiang Wang did not try rashly, but just said calmly: “Aren’t you the first heaven’s pride of Zhuang country, a loyal minister of the Zhuang court? How could Zhuang Gao Xian still not trust you so much?”

“I’ve done many things over the years,” Lin Zheng Ren smiled: “He doesn’t not trust me, he doesn’t trust anyone.”

Jiang Wang looked at the person in front of him.

He seemed to have stated all the conditions to protect his life, exposed his vital points, and let the blade fall, appearing very sincere.

But Jiang Wang understood that Lin Zheng Ren certainly still had means he hadn’t revealed.

“Are you sure I will come to kill you tonight?” Jiang Wang asked.

Lin Zheng Ren said: “I had no idea you were in Sheng country, let alone that you would come to find me tonight. I am only sure that if someone would come to kill me in this situation and make me powerless to resist, that person must be you.”

Jiang Wang didn’t speak.

Lin Zheng Ren then added: “You definitely have spies in Zhuang country. With your wisdom, you must have guessed that this envoy trip is a chess piece the Zhuang emperor is using against you. Even if you don’t come to Sheng country, I will also go to Xiang country later. I think we will have many opportunities to reunite as senior and junior brothers. I am just preparing every day.”

Jiang Wang’s gaze calmly swept over the many hidden prohibitions set up in the room: “You weren’t sure I would come, but you prepared so many life-preserving means, and you do this every day?”

Lin Zheng Ren only said: “I’m making Senior Brother Jiang laugh, I am truly afraid of death.”

“Why wouldn’t others come to kill you?” Jiang Wang asked again.

Lin Zheng Ren said: “Because I never actively make enemies with people, and I never put myself in danger. If I accidentally make an enemy, I will quickly resolve it. If I accidentally enter danger, I will quickly leave. This time is the only exception. I know that no matter how many escape methods I prepare, I may still not be able to avoid death in the end. Because I have to face Senior Brother Jiang, and my loyal emperor, personally sent me out.”

Jiang Wang naturally would not believe how loyal Lin Zheng Ren was to Zhuang Gao Xian, and Zhuang Gao Xian himself would not believe it either. But regarding Lin Zheng Ren’s cautiousness, ruthlessness, and cunning, he had indeed experienced it deeply.

If he wanted to kill him, how could he retreat unscathed? The things that were already on the surface, and the life-preserving conditions that were not yet exposed, how could they be peeled off one by one?

If he didn’t kill him, how should he handle this person?

Since he reached God Arrive, he had never thought that an Outer Tower cultivator could be so thorny!

Lin Zheng Ren said again: “Those things I just said… if you all have a way to deal with them, then you can kill me. But even if you can perfectly solve those problems, I still don’t suggest you do so.”

“Oh?” Jiang Wang gazed at him.

“Because I am useful,” Lin Zheng Ren emphasized: “I can play a very important role in the game between you and Zhuang Gao Xian. If you kill me, he will still send a second person. I am not important. If you leave me, you will have the opportunity to predict his methods.”

Jiang Wang said: “Continue.”

Compared to Senior Brother Jiang’s aloofness, Junior Brother Lin appeared polite and courteous: “This time I am representing Zhuang country as an envoy. Sheng country is only the first stop, and Xiang country is also just one of the many Daoist vassal states I have to visit.

“The name of the visit is ‘Dao technique exchange,’ but the core task of the envoy group is to make good with these Daoist vassal states I have to visit and seek a higher status in the Daoist vassal states. Minister Du did a lot of preliminary work and listed many trade plans. Once the interests are linked, Zhuang country’s status in the western border will be more stable, and it will be more difficult for you to seek revenge in Zhuang in the future.

“And I, under the task of the envoy group, my core task is to deal with you. Don’t you want to know how the Zhuang emperor plans against you? And… what exactly gives him the confidence to feel that a mere Outer Tower Realm cultivator, Lin Zheng Ren, can actually deal with you?”

Jiang Wang was indeed interested: “Tell me.”

Lin Zheng Ren spread his hands: “I don’t know.”

“Is that so?” Jiang Wang’s eyes began to become somewhat dangerous.

Lin Zheng Ren quickly explained: “With the Zhuang emperor’s suspicion, how could he trust me? How could he let me know the full picture of the means he can use to kill you?”

“What you said is not without reason… then where is your role embodied?”

“At least, as the executor of the plan, or a link in the execution of the plan, I can help you to probe his layout together. At the very least, I can help you avoid some dangers.”

“For example?”

“For example, this envoy trip of mine to various countries, the place that truly poses a threat to you should be in Xiang country. According to Zhuang Gao Xian’s command, I will do everything possible there to lure you away from Star Moon Plain. But what will happen after that, I don’t know for now.”

Xiang country is right next to Star Moon Plain, and it is indeed a very ideal place. If Lin Zheng Ren represents Zhuang country as an envoy to Xiang country, it would be very difficult for Jiang Wang, who is in seclusion in the tavern of White Jade Capital, not to know.

“How do you plan to lure me away from Star Moon Plain?” Jiang Wang asked.

Lin Zheng Ren’s expression became very careful: “I need to declare to you first, these are all Zhuang emperor’s ideas. I am just the executor.”

Jiang Wang said softly: “Just say it without harm.”

“I will hold a literary meeting in Xiang country to discuss the literary meaning of the living spirit stele in Feng Lin city, to strengthen the Zhuang emperor’s great merit in the Feng Lin city disaster, and to guide and spread the relationship between you and the White Bone Dao,” Lin Zheng Ren said: “If you still don’t come to find me, I will hold another Dharma assembly and remotely sacrifice the domain of Feng Lin city. Among them, I will focus on sacrificing several names who are closer to you…”

Jiang Wang’s eyes were neither happy nor sad: “Only this?”

Lin Zheng Ren lowered his eyebrows and eyes, his voice almost inaudible: “If all of this doesn’t work, Zhuang Gao Xian still has another method — the remains of your aunt have already been dug out…”

At that time, Jiang Wang drew his sword across the door, seeking justice for Aunt Song, and finally killed Lin Zheng Lun with Lin Zheng Ren’s palm. Justice should have been sought from Lin Zheng Li, but he couldn’t do it at that time.

After Aunt Song died, she was buried in the Lin family graveyard as Lin Zheng Lun’s wife.

Jiang Wang did not disturb the dead at that time. Moreover, Aunt Song had remarried and was not suitable to be buried back in Feng Creek.

He did not expect…

The wise ruler and ministers of Zhuang country truly had good methods.

Although the mask covered Jiang Wang’s expression, this silence made Lin Zheng Ren particularly uneasy. He bit his teeth, and cursed angrily: “Zhuang Gao Xian is human-faced and beast-hearted, a waste as a ruler, truly shameless to the extreme!”

Jiang Wang’s voice was calm: “Give it to me to handle.”

“Ah, good.” Lin Zheng Ren stood up and carefully held out an iron box.

Jiang Wang glanced at it and signaled him with his eyes to put it on the table.

While putting the iron box on the side table, Lin Zheng Ren sincerely reminded: “This iron box was given to me by Minister Du. There might be some means on it. Senior Brother Jiang might want to be a little careful and not take it directly.”

If Jiang Wang had not been so vigilant, he did not know if this reminder would have been given.

“Open it and see,” Jiang Wang said.

Lin Zheng Ren pinched a Daoist formula and slowly opened the iron box.

Inside the iron box, a set of skeletons was indeed stacked.

Jiang Wang quietly glanced at it, and with a sweep of gold, red, and white flames, the white bones were already empty. Aunt Song’s last remaining trace in this world also returned to the source sea.

“Close it,” Jiang Wang’s voice was emotionless: “Later, you find another set of skeletons to replace it.”

Lin Zheng Ren honestly closed the iron box, not saying a single unnecessary word.

“After luring me, how does Zhuang Gao Xian plan to proceed?” Jiang Wang said slowly: “It won’t be as simple as finding a True Person to ambush me by your side, will it? If I kill you, will they kill me in the name of protecting the Zhuang country envoy? Jing country is a Daoist sect country, and a Jing country True Person has such a right.”

Lin Zheng Ren said seriously: “This is of course also a method, but I don’t think he will underestimate you like that.”

“What other means do you think he has?” Jiang Wang asked.

Lin Zheng Ren’s heart almost jumped to his throat: “I still need some time to verify.”

Then he heard such a sentence — “Good, I will give you time.”

The person in front of him was no longer visible.

That sentence also dissipated.

The room was still the same room, empty, as if nothing had happened.

Lin Zheng Ren slowly, slowly leaned back on the chair.

He knew, he had jumped out of a certain death situation once again!

And the scripture reciting voice still continued —

“One heart gives rise to correct determination, ten thousand phenomena naturally appear. Following the direction divides the five qi, the five qi nurture one spirit.”

“One spirit passes through changes, refining the original truth. The original truth has no form, it is neither without nor…”