Red heart patrols the heavens!

Hu Yan Jing Xuan is the backbone of the prairie’s true blood family, the Hu Yan clan. He is the contemporary yamen master of the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen and also the strongest True Person of Mu Country who broke through the Cang Tu Mirror Wall.

Strictly speaking, within the power structure of Mu Country, he should belong to the “Joint Elder Council”.

The Joint Elder Council is an organization with a rather complex structure. To describe it simply, it basically represents the interests of the major true blood tribes on the prairie.

As is well known, for a long time, the prairie has been shrouded under the divine glory of the present world venerable god, Cang Tu God.

Before Great Mu was even established, Cang Tu was already the only true god.

Divine right is supreme, seemingly an eternal truth—but it is not truly eternal.

When Mu Country first began to be established, divine right was still supreme on the prairie.

Mu Tai Zu, He Lian Qing Tong, in that year, took three steps and bowed, ascended Qiong Lu Mountain, and accepted the coronation from the then Great High Priest of the Cang Tu God Temple. Only then, with the support of Cang Tu God’s riders, did he unify the various tribes of the prairie.

Thereafter, every generation of Mu emperors, when ascending the throne, had to go to Qiong Lu Mountain for coronation.

Cang Tu God’s position is supreme. The Great High Priest, representing divine right, was the person second only to the god on the prairie.

Beneath divine right, imperial power and the Joint Elder Council stood side by side.

The He Lian royal clan and the other true blood tribes, under the supervision of divine right, checked and balanced each other, sharing secular power.

For the Cang Tu God Teachings, this was an idealized power framework that could be passed down eternally for ten thousand generations. However, in real historical development, it did not continue as wished.

In the long game, the Joint Elder Council first withdrew from the top power competition, its influence slowly faded, and it slowly lost the qualification to stand side by side with the He Lian royal clan, becoming an organization under the royal power. Later, it even became a supporter of the royal power, being scolded by a certain Great High Priest as ‘He Lian dog’.

During the reign of Mu Lie Emperor He Lian Wen Hong, a landmark event occurred—when he ascended the throne, the then Great High Priest personally went to the Supreme Royal Court and held the coronation ceremony for him. And Lie Emperor sat high on the throne throughout, never bowing to the priest.

From then on, the status of the Supreme Royal Court and Qiong Lu Mountain became equal, becoming the two cores of the ten thousand li prairie. Divine right and royal power both achieved standing side by side, in name and in fact.

Of course, some historians believe that the credit for this landmark event should perhaps be completely attributed to Lie Emperor’s father, Mu Wei Emperor He Lian Ren Rui.

But mainstream historians hold the view that Mu Lie Emperor took over the banner of challenging divine right from Mu Wei Emperor, consolidated and expanded the victory. It was Mu Wei Emperor and Mu Lie Emperor together, two generations of monarchs, who jointly established the parallel of royal power and divine right on the prairie.

Up to the contemporary Mu Country emperor He Lian Shan Hai, he coronated the new Great High Priest Tu Hu in the Supreme Royal Court! This thoroughly changed the tradition of “God determines the monarch” and instead adopted “Monarch decrees the god”. From then on, royal power was above divine right.

Great Mu has been established for so many years, and the continuous progress of the He Lian royal clan’s lineage is vaguely visible in these historical events of major change.

And the power changes of the “Joint Elder Council” are drawn along with this lineage. It can even be said that the “Joint Elder Council” itself is a vivid history book of Great Mu.

But no matter how power changes or influence declines, the Joint Elder Council is still the most powerful force on the prairie. Its decline is only relative to the royal power, and its influence is only beneath the royal power and divine right.

As the facade pushed out by the Joint Elder Council, Hu Yan Jing Xuan, serving as the contemporary yamen master of the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen, is absolutely one of the top power figures on the prairie.

Don’t be fooled by Tu Hu’s ability to casually command him, and don’t be fooled by his willingness to accompany Jiang Wang, who is in the Shen Lin realm, to play.

Whether it is personal strength, personal authority, or the influence of the organization behind his family’s power, looking across the entire prairie, he is a countable existence.

Gu Shi Yi came to the prairie alone and actually said he wanted to kill Hu Yan Jing Xuan?

“Wait, Brother Gu!” Jiang Wang chased out of the tavern and changed to sound transmission: “Please think thrice before acting! How did you end up against Hu Yan Jing Xuan? Can you reconsider?”

Hu Yan Jing Xuan is the genuine number one True Person in Mu Country. Jiang Wang himself has personally experienced that person’s strength. Can Gu Shi Yi, a wandering swordsman from a small country, really defeat him?

Even if the person in front is the world’s greatest hero and also possesses the strength of the world’s greatest True Person, where Bei Huang Fu and Zhong Lou Yue are not his opponents, and his combat strength directly challenges the once invincible Dong Zhen Xiang Feng Qi… can he truly kill Hu Yan Jing Xuan?

If this matter is truly done, even if a True Monarch comes, they won’t be able to walk out of the prairie!

Jiang Wang’s impression of this Brother Gu is very good, and he is truly unwilling to see him fall on the prairie. Therefore, although he knows that a True Person’s will cannot be swayed, he still bitterly advised.

Gu Shi Yi’s footsteps did not stop, and his tone was casual: “Brother Jiang, what is your view of the Mirror World Platform?”

Although only the two of them were transmitting sound and it didn’t reach a third person’s ear, Jiang Wang still thought seriously for a moment before saying: “Jing Country’s intelligence organization.”

“Fair evaluation!” Gu Shi Yi praised and then said: “But when the Mirror World Platform was established, it wasn’t just to be Jing Country’s intelligence agency, to be a hunting hawk, a hunting dog. It originally also wanted to uphold the world’s justice and replace the Three Punishments Palace. Behind the eight characters ‘Everywhere illuminate, mirror reflect the present world’, there were originally another eight characters—’Upright and bright, heaven and earth clear’!”

These eight characters… truly make one ponder deeply. Jiang Wang was also somewhat astonished.

Gu Shi Yi continued: “For a certain period of time, the Mirror World Platform did establish an upright and bright reputation, was trusted by people, and held the authority of the two characters ‘justice’. But in the long history, the latter eight characters were still wiped off. It wasn’t that the Mirror World Platform was willing to wipe off these eight characters, but that no one believed these eight characters anymore.”

Jiang Wang said: “Unless Jing Country truly unified the world back then, otherwise the Mirror World Platform can never realize these eight characters.”

“You are right. Belonging to Jing Country means it must serve Jing Country’s private interests. This cannot be changed by anyone’s will. Whoever comes to lead the Mirror World Platform is the same.” Gu Shi Yi said: “What is your understanding of the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen?”

After thinking, Jiang Wang said: “The Cang Yu Patrol Yamen is to Mu Country what the Mirror World Platform is to Jing Country.”

Gu Shi Yi strode forward with a heroic demeanor: “The Mirror World Platform once cooperated with Zhuang Gao Xian and slandered you as communicating with demons. I use this to tell you, they are just the same, no difference.”

Jiang Wang did not deny it.

Gu Shi Yi said again: “The Cang Yu Patrol Yamen is quite good to you, right? No excessive actions?”

Jiang Wang said: “Because I am not its true enemy, I have no hostility towards Mu Country, and I pose no threat.”

“Not bad, you see it clearly!” Gu Shi Yi said: “These organizations have no emotional likes or dislikes, only pros and cons, national authority. Looking at the six countries, Qin Country’s Town Prison Department has the worst reputation, but that is also because they don’t care and just want to act with a bad reputation. Essentially, none of them is cleaner than the other!”

“The Mirror World Platform’s hand stretches long, wanting to intervene in everything, wanting to manage everything. The Cang Yu Patrol Yamen is also the same.

“Some days ago, someone from Zheng Country came to find me. It was my useless nephew, the famous mediocre ruler of the East Domain. The only not bad thing about him is that he is still quite benevolent towards the people… He told me that the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen’s Flying Fang tracked a criminal all the way to Zheng Country and, without informing anyone, acted wantonly in Zheng Country’s territory, without regard for the local people. This resulted in thirty-seven deaths and one hundred sixty-four injuries.

“You probably thought at first, was it Zheng Country’s prince or princess, or some genius who was affected?

“No, these two hundred and one people who were harmed are just ordinary people. Ordinary people, living normal lives, people who have not provoked anyone.”

Gu Shi Yi looked at Jiang Wang: “But you say this matter, should I manage it or not?”

“Should manage! If Brother Gu doesn’t manage it, no one will.” Jiang Wang said: “But…”

“But we need to plan for the long term, but we need to plot slowly. But because behind the Mirror World Platform is Jing Country, and behind the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen is Mu Country, should I, a person without sect, faction, or background, from a small country, just endure a bit, right?” Gu Shi Yi asked.

He then said: “I am not questioning you, Brother Jiang. I am only stating a kind of ‘matter of course’ that the world recognizes, I am only describing the appearance of this society. This world is like this, right?”

After a moment of silence, Jiang Wang said: “Once overseas, a senior who had already died in the secret realm once told me such a truth—your truth is only within the edge of your sword.”

“This is a profound saying!” Gu Shi Yi said: “But I, Gu Shi Yi, can be looked up to by the world’s wandering heroes and can get a so-called ‘hero’ title, it is because I cannot bear it. The so-called knight-errant, lightly regards life and death, heavily regards promises, the sword at the waist, rectifies injustice! If I do not rectify it, no one will rectify it for them, if I do not draw my sword, they die in vain!”

Jiang Wang almost wanted to applaud and cheer for him.

But as a bystander, cheering once is easy. But who is the one who truly throws away their life?

“I heard that the Tai Xu Illusion Realm is about to reopen, and the Tai Xu Pavilion will open and publicly select pavilion members for the whole world, a total of nine Tai Xu pavilion members, to maintain justice and patrol against the unlawful.” Jiang Wang seriously advised: “If Brother Gu has the confidence to defeat Hu Yan Jing Xuan, why not compete for this position? The Tai Xu Pavilion might be able to help you realize your life ideal, and you also very much meet the selection conditions.”

After hearing this, Gu Shi Yi laughed heartily and pointed at Jiang Wang: “You are sometimes smart, sometimes stupid!”

Jiang Wang was silent for a moment, then said: “I sometimes hope to be smart, sometimes hope to be stupid.”

“You are just saying that.” Gu Shi Yi patted his shoulder: “You are actually a person who does not want to cause trouble.”

This world-famous hero let go of Jiang Wang’s shoulder and strode forward: “Rest assured, Brother Jiang, Gu Shi Yi is not a fool and knows what he is doing! I want to kill him, or at least also tell him that there is a Gu Shi Yi who loves to mind other people’s business and can kill him! Make him know fear, make the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen have some rules!”

Jiang Wang couldn’t speak.

There is no need to say much about the importance of the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen. Its headquarters are located in the south city of the Supreme Royal Court, and in the core area where prairie nobles gather.

Outwardly, it is very inconspicuous, with white walls, a narrow plaque, a not-big-enough door, and no decorations in front of the door at all. It’s like a cold and desolate yamen—and indeed, there are hardly any people around.

Coming to this place, Jiang Wang subconsciously amplified his hearing. After all, Gu Shi Yi was going to do something big, and although he was just a bystander, he still needed some intelligence for security.

As soon as his hearing was released, he heard a voice like a report: “…Last night, someone had hysteria again, rushed into the fire pit naked, shouting to burn the god with—”

Only a small half of the words were heard, neither the beginning nor the end.

Jiang Wang’s eyes blurred, and then he saw the sunken-eyed Hu Yan Jing Xuan.

The prairie’s number one True Person’s long robe trailed on the ground, his aura deeply hidden, and he was looking at him with a half-smile: “Monitoring the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen is an extraordinary crime. Jiang Wang, are you preparing to work here for several years to redeem yourself?”

Originally, Gu Shi Yi strode at the front, with Jiang Wang following not too far behind.

Now Hu Yan Jing Xuan suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Wang, and Gu Shi Yi was the one closer to the yamen instead. He turned around, eyeing Hu Yan Jing Xuan’s vital point from behind: “You’re pretending not to see me?”

Only then did Hu Yan Jing Xuan turn his head to look at him, his eyebrows furrowed: “Who are you?”

“Gu, Shi, Yi.” Gu Shi Yi reported his name word by word.

“Oh, the world’s hero, the current Zheng Country monarch’s uncle.” Hu Yan Jing Xuan recited the information about this name, of course omitting the more specific and secret intelligence that the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen had about this person.

The contemporary yamen master of the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen somewhat boredly dusted off his sleeves and calmly said: “Looking at the world, Dong Zhen is indeed an extraordinary cultivation. But in front of Mu Country, it seems not much. Just I alone have killed True Persons and True Demons that I can’t count on both hands—”

Under the dry yellow fine soft forehead hair, this prairie’s number one True Person’s eyes then revealed a trace of ferocity: “Do you think highly of yourself?”

Gu Shi Yi laughed heartily, did not explain himself to him, and did not even speak to him again, only saying to Jiang Wang: “Brother Jiang, watch carefully! I only teach once—teach you how to kill Dong Zhen!”

Before these words faded, Gu Shi Yi was already entangled with Hu Yan Jing Xuan.

Terrifying power ripples completely destroyed the vision!

Jiang Wang’s double pupils instantly turned to red gold, but what he saw was still vastness.

Qian Yang Chi Tong couldn’t grasp this battle at all.

Only after summoning the Eye Immortal did he barely catch a remnant shadow—Gu Shi Yi and Hu Yan Jing Xuan had already fought into the high sky!

Jiang Wang was anxious.

I have already made full psychological preparation, and also planned to learn properly… why are you two fighting like you’re going to have an affair and disappeared in a flash?!

Jiang Wang was anxious for a moment, his body became three realms, and he stepped into the simulated reality, soaring straight into the high sky, fighting into the battle circle! With an almost desperate posture, he wanted to watch this battle.

He how could he miss the great battle of contemporary top True Persons?

Stones from other hills can attack jade. How can observing a top True Person’s truth be as convenient as Dong Shi’s truth?

If seeking the dao, treat danger as level ground!

But when he rushed up to the high sky with a magnificent posture, he only saw starlight dotted, various heavens converging, saw wandering cracks in heaven and earth, and a star river forming in the clear sky. It was as if a complete world was being constructed in front of him, unfolding in his senses. In the process of him flying up all the way, a new rule was being born!

This is?!

Jiang Wang was still surprised and had not yet recovered, when he saw a figure falling at extreme speed!

He subconsciously reached out to catch, but was brought down by the huge impact force, falling to the ground, smashing through the ground bricks, and in front of the gate of the Cang Yu Patrol Yamen, smashed out a huge pit more than three hundred zhang deep!

Jiang Wang, with his body as three realms, was at the bottom of this pit, looking up—saw Gu Shi Yi wearing a black and gold two-color wind robe, standing at the edge of the pit, like standing at the top of a cliff, his long hair flying, his robe corners hunting.

At this moment, Gu Shi Yi was impressively no longer a True Person, but a True Monarch!

If Jiang Wang was not mistaken, just at the moment he rushed up to the sky, Gu Shi Yi leaped from Dong Zhen to Yan Dao, and then defeated Hu Yan Jing Xuan.

Everything happened too fast and too suddenly, his thinking was completely messed up, not knowing what kind of situation it was now.

Only then did he lower his head to look, and the person he caught in his arms… was indeed Hu Yan Jing Xuan!

The famous prairie’s number one True Person, Mu Country’s real power figure, at this moment had his eyes tightly closed, his breath like a thread. Although not really beaten to death, looking at him, he also couldn’t last long.

Jiang Wang looked up to the sky again, Gu Shi Yi’s gaze was falling down, and he laughed heroically: “Brother Jiang, you just say whether my method is right or not!”

He was stunned for a moment before reacting. Gu Shi Yi was talking about the method to kill Dong Zhen.

The method to kill Dong Zhen is to achieve Yan Dao. This really cannot be refuted… it truly is a method!

Jiang Wang was still thinking about whether he should say something, when he heard a straightforward sound: “Brother Jiang, I’ll slip away first!”

He didn’t catch any movement, the Gu Shi Yi above the pit had already disappeared.

And his hand also lightened. Hu Yan Jing Xuan, who had just been breathing like a thread, in a flash had surging blood energy and stood perfectly in front of Jiang Wang.

While casually wiping off the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth, he looked at Jiang Wang: “Are you all together?”

“…” Jiang Wang felt quite helpless: “Lord Hu Yan, if I say I was just passing by and was caught to be a spectator, I don’t know if you are willing to believe?”

“Why not believe? You don’t look that unclear.”

The land under his feet automatically rose, instantly filling this more than three hundred zhang deep pit. Hu Yan Jing Xuan tidied his dry yellow hair, then walked towards the yamen: “Come in! Since Gu Shi Yi let you deliver words, presumably he wants to tell me something. It’s not just to prove Yan Dao to me in front of me, is it?”

When he reached the threshold, he finally couldn’t hold back and cursed: “Damn, I really thought it was a True Person battle.”