“Hahahahahaha…”

Having already flown far from Yun Country, Zhao Rucheng’s laughter still hadn’t stopped.

Jiang Wang looked at him for a long time, finally unable to bear kicking him: “What are you laughing at, idiot?!”

Zhao Rucheng, not minding, patted his buttocks and laughed: “Third Brother, I haven’t seen you like this in a long time!”

Jiang Wang hummed: “‘Attack where they must go, relieve where they must defend.’ Heard of it? This is military strategy.”

“I understand.” Zhao Rucheng giggled: “You’ve seized Zhenren Ye’s weakness. With Sister Qing Yu there, no matter what kind of Zhenren he is, what can he do to you?”

Jiang Wang glared at him: “Don’t make your Third Brother sound so despicable. I was forced by circumstances, I had to do it!”

“Yes, yes, yes.” Zhao Rucheng nodded and shook his head: “Soldiers are instruments of evil, a sage uses them only when necessary! Zhenren Ye is unreasonable, relying on force and bullying others too much, so Third Brother, you had no choice.”

Jiang Wang, having not been so flattered by his dear Fifth Brother in a long time, enjoyed it greatly: “If you can learn a few parts of your Third Brother’s strategy, you can travel the world!”

Zhao Rucheng sincerely asked for advice: “Now Mu Country is searching for me everywhere, the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen’s noses are sharper than a dog’s. How does Third Brother plan to get me through?”

Jiang Wang was full of confidence: “The hermit has a wonderful plan! Follow me!”

Three days later.

The grassland sky was clear for ten thousand li.

Zhao Rucheng and Jiang Wang flew swiftly through the air, breaking the wind and clouds.

Behind them was a whole team of Fei Ya, each holding weapons, bravely chasing and killing.

“Stop!”

“Shoot! Shoot them dead with arrows! Broken Law arrows, armor-piercing arrows, enchanted arrows, use them all!”

“Send word ahead, have the tribes in front set up checkpoints in the air. Don’t let the country thieves escape!”

Zhao Rucheng suddenly turned back, his ten fingers flickering continuously, Que Qiao Xian Geng Jin Sword Qi horizontally spanning the sky, forming a sword bridge that repelled a large group of people: “Chase me again and I won’t be polite!”

He then hurriedly caught up to Jiang Wang’s shadow, panting and saying: “Third Brother, you didn’t say your plan was a forced rush, did you!?”

“What forced rush?” Jiang Wang’s feet didn’t stop, continuously leaping: “We sneaked into the grassland at night, taking a covert route. Is it my fault that you were discovered because your movement technique isn’t good?”

Zhao Rucheng said unhappily: “Sneaking into the grassland at midnight wearing masks, how could we not be questioned? You didn’t even make a customs pass, and I’m wanted… The Cang Yu Patrol Yamen aren’t useless!”

“Alright, alright.” Jiang Wang put on an older brother’s demeanor: “You can’t endure such a small setback, how can you do big things with me?”

“Don’t think about your big things first, our big things are not good!” Zhao Rucheng said: “Let me remind you, the head of the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen is Hu Yan Jing Xuan. If these tails can’t be shaken off in time and alarm him, we’ll both have nowhere to run and will be locked up in a big prison together!”

Hu Yan Jing Xuan! This was the master who could contend with Huang Fu for the title of the North Domain’s foremost Zhenren.

Upon hearing this name, Jiang Wang also became serious. His thoughts spread out, opening the Sheng Wen Immortal Domain and summoning the Eye Immortal, completely controlling his vision and hearing. Just like that, he brought Zhao Rucheng back, passing face-to-face with the pursuing crowd of Fei Ya.

They didn’t see face-to-face, nor did they hear ear-to-ear!

Zhao Rucheng looked at these Fei Ya with interest, sizing up their expressions, watching them pass by one by one with firm gazes.

Some even brushed shoulders with him, yet were unaware!

“Why didn’t you use this move earlier?” Zhao Rucheng praised him, then began to complain.

Jiang Wang looked at him with a “you understand nothing” look: “Mu Country has numerous strong individuals, they cannot be measured. Rashly using techniques makes it easy to be tracked. If we’re casually bumped into by some meddlesome hidden cultivator, we’re finished. Sneaking in like ordinary people is the steadiest method. Even if something abnormal is detected, it’s within a controllable level.”

Zhao Rucheng sighed: “Third Brother, you indeed have experience!”

Although he had been hiding and moving around since he was young, those loose ends were always handled by Uncle Deng, which added a layer of separation, so his understanding wasn’t deep enough.

He asked again: “Then what do we do now?”

“The Cang Yu Patrol Yamen are already alert, trying to sneak in quietly is no longer feasible. At this point, I must use my connections!” Jiang Wang said deeply.

Zhao Rucheng solemnly respected: “Third Brother has connections in the grassland too?”

Jiang Wang smiled mysteriously, not saying more.

That night.

In a certain yurt on the grassland.

Jiang Wang sat boldly on a stool in front of a sack. A person squirmed and crawled out: “Damn it, I will not yield! In my body flows the blood of the Cang Wolf—”

“Alright, alright.” Jiang Wang casually picked him up, interrupting his emotional rant, pulled off his mask, and showed him his face: “Do you recognize me?”

This person looked carefully for a few moments: “…Not completely certain.”

Jiang Wang was angry: “I recognize you, I squatted for half the day and only saw this one familiar face. On what basis are you not completely certain about me?”

This person said: “A bit swollen…”

Jiang Wang put the mask back on: “Less nonsense! It’s good that you know I’m Jiang Wang!”

This person wanted to cry but had no tears: “What offense could this little one have committed, Young Master Jiang, why is it like this?”

“No need to be nervous, you haven’t offended me.” Jiang Wang patted his shoulder for comfort: “I came to find you to help me contact an old friend, your young master Yu Wen Duo.”

Yu Wen Duo’s guard was very confused: “If you want to see my young master, just visit directly, why go to such lengths?”

Jiang Wang glared with his eyes: “This matter concerns secrets, can I tell you?”

The guard suddenly realized, this was the feeling he’d been looking for! He was getting into the flow, could hear secrets, participate in the big matters of Young Master Yu Wen and Young Master Jiang. Wasn’t this precisely what made him extraordinary? Why wouldn’t Young Master Jiang grab someone else?

He immediately lowered his voice: “Young Master Jiang, rest assured, I will certainly quietly tell the young master, absolutely not letting a third pair of ears hear.”

Then, under the approving gaze of Young Master Jiang, he tiptoed away.

Jiang Wang, with wisdom in hand, smiled composedly and turned back.

Zhao Rucheng, in the shadows of the room, looked at him faintly: “Third Brother, Yu Wen Duo is surprisingly your connection?”

Jiang Wang asked him: “Haven’t you already resigned and left Mu Country?”

“Yes.”

“Aren’t you currently wanted by Mu Country?”

“Yes.”

“Then I’m puzzled.” Jiang Wang said, confused: “Yu Wen Duo is a true blood descendant of Da Mu, how could he be the connection of you, a country thief of Mu Country?”

These words were too reasonable, Zhao Rucheng was actually speechless.

About two or three hours later.

The two brothers, who were happily slicing mutton and drinking spirits in front of the fire pit, suddenly sprang up.

A large team of soldiers was approaching!

Although they were still far away, how could they hide from their ears?

Just as the doubt arose, they heard a thunderous sound from outside, the loud voice of Yu Wen Duo: “I, Yu Wen Duo, am as firm as iron, and will absolutely not yield to coercion and temptation! I am loyal to the Cloud Hall, and will never have a second heart in this life! Although Zhao Rucheng is my guide and Jiang Wang is my old friend, having reached this point today, I will definitely not show mercy!! Come, spread out and search, blockade this place, don’t let them run!”

The person hadn’t arrived, but the voice arrived first, naturally giving them space to escape.

“Girl Yun Yun is truly angry this time, even Yu Wen Duo doesn’t dare to make arrangements.” Jiang Wang looked at Zhao Rucheng, hating that he couldn’t become steel: “When you left, couldn’t you have spoken to people properly?”

Zhao Rucheng wilted his head: “I left a letter. I thought she would understand.”

“You thought, you thought, in matters of emotion, thinking is the most taboo. Truly self-righteous!” Jiang Wang criticized him first, then sighed: “Can only think of other ways.”

He casually left an ingot of gold as money for the yurt owner’s wine and meat. “Let’s leave here first.”

Zhao Rucheng followed closely, but then picked up the gold with one hand and said through gritted teeth: “Let that dog Yu Wen Duo pay!”

About an hour later.

In another yurt.

In complete darkness, Zhao Rucheng and Jiang Wang sat facing each other in front of the extinguished fire pit.

This time they didn’t boldly drink wine and eat meat, the lights weren’t even lit.

The noisy sounds of the army outside hadn’t subsided, the night was very noisy.

Zhao Rucheng was silent for a while, finally unable to help but say: “Third Brother, aren’t we going to hide somewhere far away?”

Jiang Wang laughed: “This you don’t understand. According to my experience, here is the safest right now, the least likely to be discovered. People’s vision has blind spots, hearing will be covered, and thinking has limits—the so-called ‘darkness under the lamp,’ do you understand?”

“I understand.” A voice sounded beside him.

The Qian Yang Chi Tong swept out, and the Sheng Wen Immortal Domain had already opened.

Jiang Wang saw a man with thin, soft yellow hair, deeply sunken eye sockets, wearing a sheep wool long robe, and abnormally thick joints on both hands.

He didn’t know when he had sat down beside the two of them, and very familiarly asked: “The inverse spring cold is strangely cold, why not light a fire?”

As he asked, his hands and feet skillfully lit the fire pit.

Flames jumped like spiritual snakes.

He stirred his hands open to roast the fire, his withered hair seemingly curling as if being roasted by the flames.

Jiang Wang pressed his sword with one hand, his momentum surging, smoothly intending to stand up and pressure: “Who?!”

“He is Hu Yan Jing Xuan.” Zhao Rucheng said.

Jiang Wang sat down, his hand also released the sword hilt, and conveniently adjusted his sitting posture a bit, making his entire set of actions seem as natural as adjusting his sitting posture: “Lord Hu Yan, I’ve long admired you! A late night visit, may I know what advice you have? Little Five, what are you doing standing there, pour Lord Hu Yan some wine.”

Zhao Rucheng actually went to find wine, and conveniently moved behind Hu Yan Jing Xuan.

“No need to be polite.” Hu Yan Jing Xuan lifted his palm to block: “Wine and women harm the body, I have already quit drinking.”

Jiang Wang said “Oh”: “Then what is Lord Hu Yan here for today?”

Hu Yan Jing Xuan patted his hands in front of the fire pit, and without wasting words, stood up and said: “Follow me, Lord Tu Hu wants to see you.”

“Not me?” Zhao Rucheng asked.

Hu Yan Jing Xuan glanced at him: “Catching you doesn’t require my move.”

“No need to be nervous.” Jiang Wang patted Zhao Rucheng’s shoulder: “I am an old acquaintance with Lord Tu Hu, he is a reasonable person, he won’t make things difficult for us.”

“He won’t make things difficult for you, but he may not necessarily not make things difficult for him. Your performance is very important…” Hu Yan Jing Xuan smiled, indicating that he was just reminding them to this point: “Let’s go!”

Since Tu Hu received the imperial seal from the female emperor of Da Mu and successfully ascended to the position of the Great Priest of the Cang Tu Divine Religion, the struggle between royal power and divine power in Mu Country could be considered to have ended.

Thereafter, the tumultuous ten thousand religions merged, fundamentally dissolving divine power and solidifying royal power forever.

In this process, the Cang Tu Divine Religion made almost no effective resistance.

Or rather, under Tu Hu’s leadership, the entire Cang Tu Divine Religion adopted an unusually cooperative stance. From top to bottom, they joyfully welcomed the royal decree.

It is worth mentioning that although Tu Hu became the Great Priest second only to the female emperor on the grassland, he still retained his duty at Min He Temple and often stationed there.

Now, no one could clearly distinguish whether the one staying in Min He Temple was the divine Tu Hu, or the human Tu Hu, or both human and divine.

Strong individuals in the Yan Dao all have dharma bodies and dao bodies, the two merging to form peak fighting strength.

But Tu Hu’s separation into human and divine bodies was different from this. He divided humanity and divinity. In terms of strength manifestation, it was also completely different from dharma bodies and dao bodies. This allowed him to conceal his strength for so many years, always being regarded as being at the Zhenren level.

Jiang Wang had always been a little curious. Were the dharma bodies and dao bodies of the human Tu Hu and the divine Tu Hu also different? Or more directly—could Tu Hu be considered two Yan Dao?

Of course, this kind of secret was impossible for him to ask, and impossible for Tu Hu to answer.

If someone wanted to know, they had to pay a price.

Just as Huan Mo Jun left behind a false face, only then did he witness Tu Hu’s human and divine unity.

Still in the “Guang Wen Ye Xie Wu” hall, the hall that welcomed heroes from around the world.

Jiang Wang saw Tu Hu.

This time, Tu Hu was wearing a simple yet gorgeous long robe, just standing by the huge Guang Wen bell suspended in the courtyard, hands behind his back, looking at the night sky.

The ancient bronze bell and he seemed to be both in ancient times.

From the angle of entering the courtyard, one could see Tu Hu’s side profile.

But Jiang Wang couldn’t see any difference between today’s Tu Hu and the past Tu Hu.

This was because of the huge strength gap, preventing him from “seeing the truth.”

Even though he knew clearly in his heart that today’s Tu Hu was already the most powerful person on the entire grassland, second only to the female emperor.

His eyes, however, couldn’t capture the change.

Jiang Wang was not discouraged either. The world was vast, his cultivation was still far from finished. It was the most normal thing to be unable to perceive characters like Tu Hu who stood at the top layer of the present world.

He only asked: “Great Priest summons me late at night, may I know the reason?”

“Asking me questions is a very dangerous thing. You get answers from me, you must also give me answers.” Tu Hu didn’t turn back, and it seemed he didn’t open his mouth, but his voice was distant, like an echo in the heart.

Jiang Wang said neither humbly nor arrogantly: “The Great Priest summoned this junior over, I think it’s not for making fun of junior.”

Tu Hu came back to his senses, and with his profound eyes, gazed at Jiang Wang’s Qian Yang Chi Tong, as if he had already seen through all the mysteries of these eyes.

Then he opened his mouth: “I may not be joking. Every time I solve doubts for people, I can ask a question in return. This is my divine ability for exchanging secrets. It’s called Tian Zhi.”

His attitude was so peaceful, his words were also without threat, calm, even honest.

But Jiang Wang felt a kind of enormous fear!

It was as if… all his privacies had been seen through, and in front of this person, he had no secrets!

Jiang Wang subconsciously took a step back, barely saying: “Why would the Great Priest tell me this?”

Tu Hu calmly said: “I can take this as your question. Then I will ask you.”

Jiang Wang’s heart lifted, his body suddenly tensed!

“Relax.” Tu Hu’s voice was calm, with a kind of silent moisturizing power, and it actually made Jiang Wang’s tensed body relax… but he couldn’t relax the hand holding the sword.

He didn’t force it either, only said: “Give you some time to think, ask another question. I have no hostility towards you now, but at the same time, I am very curious about you. I must ask you to satisfy my curiosity.”