Yin Guan was a person who adhered to his own set of principles.

He seemed to place little faith in concepts like friendship or promises, instead resembling a merchant cultivator who followed the principle of fair trade.

Of course, this “fairness” was rather crude and simple, entirely at his own discretion.

Just as he had saved Jiang Wang’s life from Su She, Jiang Wang found someone to help him enter Linzi through legitimate channels, and he never mentioned it again, considering the debt repaid.

Even though Chong Xuan Sheng’s motives weren’t pure and he took the opportunity to complete his own plans, Yin Guan didn’t seem to care.

From this, one could see that he was a person with very clear objectives. As long as he achieved his goals, he didn’t care what means he used, or even if he was being exploited.

Now, Jiang Wang owed him a favor, and he demanded immediate repayment, asking him to do something.

This was very “Yin Guan.”

“What is it?” Jiang Wang asked directly.

“Get me out of Qi,” Yin Guan said.

Not killing Lian Que and letting the Lian Clan off – whether this favor was worth the great risk of helping a fugitive wanted by the State of Qi to escape – might have different answers depending on each individual’s perspective.

Jiang Wang thought about it seriously for a moment and then said, “I will do my best.”

He couldn’t guarantee he could do it, because if it were that simple, Yin Guan wouldn’t need his help. But he promised to do his best.

This was Jiang Wang’s promise, firm and resounding.

Since the attack during the day, the Lian Clan had launched a massive effort, inviting many external reinforcements, and even persuading the Chiyang Prefecture to send experts to guard the area. Under such strict security, infiltrating the Lian Clan’s territory so casually… wasn’t anything worth mentioning to Yin Guan.

If Jiang Wang were to betray his location at this time, even if he didn’t trap and kill him on the spot, it would at least cost him half his life.

If Yue Leng were alerted, the consequences would be even more dire.

But Yin Guan seemed to have no reservations. After receiving Jiang Wang’s agreement, he swirled his teacup and stopped, “Then I’ll leave it to you to arrange.”

The next day, Jiang Wang bid farewell to Lian Que and left Nanyao City.

Turning west from there, he headed towards Rizhao Prefecture.

Before leaving Qi to go to Yun, he certainly had to visit his fiefdom, see the people in Qingyang Town, and make some arrangements, and it was also conveniently on the way.

According to the timeline, Zhu Biqiong should already be back at Fishing Sea Pavilion by now. Xiang Qian probably wouldn’t have changed much, still as decadent as ever. He only wondered what Du Gu Xiao’s cultivation level was now, and whether he had established his Celestial Circuit.

Yin Guan’s attack on the Lian Clan and his free comings and goings in Nanyao City had put Lian Que in a bad mood. For everyone in the Lian Clan, this was a disgrace, especially for a family successor like Lian Que.

But it only strengthened his determination to revitalize the Lian Clan.

In the face of Yin Guan’s strength, the weakness of the Lian Clan was exposed. The Soul Tablets had once prolonged the existence of the Lian Clan, but now, they had imprisoned its future. If things continued like this, they would be swallowed up by someone sooner or later.

But no matter how bad his mood was, the hundred Iron Marrow Fruits he had promised Jiang Wang were delivered in full, and Jiang Wang carefully stored them in his storage box.

To conceal Yin Guan’s presence, Jiang Wang re-rented a carriage under the pretext of cultivating on the road, intending to travel to Rizhao Prefecture by carriage. Once he reached Yangdi, he would be at Qi’s current western border, and it wouldn’t be something a carriage could get them through, so he would have to think of another way.

It was worth mentioning that after verifying his identity, the Bao Carriage Company made all sorts of excuses, saying that the carriage was broken or the driver was sick, resolutely refusing to rent a carriage to him.

Clearly, after the huge compensation, the Bao Carriage Company had added Jiang Wang to its list of unwelcome guests. But other carriage companies didn’t have the ability to travel throughout the country.

In the end, Lian Que stepped in and directly bought a carriage. With generous rewards, there were plenty of drivers willing to travel long distances.

Jiang Wang chose a steady one and left Nanyao City.

Actually, the safest way would be to use the Divine Soul Viper to control the driver, so there wouldn’t be any risk of accidentally leaking information.

But for Jiang Wang, he still couldn’t see ordinary people as ants, to be casually trampled on.

Fortunately, with Yin Guan’s cultivation, if he was determined to hide, it wasn’t something an ordinary driver could detect.

With only a curtain separating them, the driver outside the curtain controlled the direction of the carriage, but had no idea that there was another person in the carriage.

Jiang Wang and Yin Guan sat facing each other in the carriage, with nothing much to say, so they cultivated separately.

With Yin Guan present, Jiang Wang didn’t cultivate the Fire Source Totem from the Floating Land, but focused his main energy on his Inner Palace.

His First Inner Palace had only been opened recently, and although he had obtained the highest treasure, the Inner Palace itself still had a lot of room for development.

For example, upon reaching the Inner Palace Realm, each time one opened an Inner Palace, one could engrave an Instant-Cast Dao Technique within it. The cultivation threshold for Grade A Middle Rank Dao Techniques was the Inner Palace Realm.

As for the Eight Tone Flame Sparrow and Flame Sparrow Bearing Flower, although Jiang Wang was already very skilled and had shortened the time for casting the incantation to within three breaths, reaching Instant-Cast was ultimately a qualitative change.

Jiang Wang pondered for a long time, and finally decided to put it aside for the time being.

These two Dao Techniques that he had developed himself were both very good, with considerable power, but they had been revealed too many times, and were easily targeted and破解, even if they were upgraded to Instant-Cast, their effect in high-level battles wouldn’t be too great.

It was a pity that Dao Techniques of this level were treasures for any force, and couldn’t be easily given away. Chong Xuan Sheng himself didn’t have them, let alone prepare them for him.

Old Master Chong Xuan had given him some hints, but he represented the Chong Xuan family, not Chong Xuan Sheng.

Jiang Wang could only refuse. He would always stand from Chong Xuan Sheng’s perspective, not from the Chong Xuan family’s perspective.

So for Jiang Wang, his choices weren’t many.

At this stage, he could only accumulate more merits and choose some promising Dao Techniques to deduce.

This journey back to Yun wasn’t only a return to his homeland, but also a form of cultivation.

Jiang Wang had a noble title and carried a Green Token, so he naturally had unhindered passage along the way.

But when he left Chiyang Prefecture, he was stopped.

The soldiers guarding the pass insisted on checking the inside of the carriage, even if there was a Fifth-Rank Green Token Inspector inside, they wouldn’t simply let him pass.

Jiang Wang then knew that the Qi State’s reaction to Yin Guan’s appearance in Nanyao City had arrived. This strict inspection was proof of that.

He wondered if Yue Leng had followed him?

Fortunately, Jiang Wang was prepared and directly took out the Concealment Robe from his storage box and gave it to Yin Guan.

Yin Guan studied it briefly and knew its purpose.

“Good stuff,” he praised, then sighed, “It’s a pity it’s useless against Divine Projections, otherwise…”

He didn’t say what would happen otherwise, only draped the Concealment Robe over himself and disappeared from sight.

Jiang Wang directly lifted the curtain of the carriage and said to the soldiers guarding the carriage, “Do you want to come into the carriage to check?”

“No need, Lord Jiang. I’ll just take a few glances.”

The person in charge of this was a transcendent cultivator with sharp eyes. After scanning a few times, he knew that the carriage was very ordinary and there were no hidden compartments.

After the inspection, he bowed, “This subordinate is also acting on orders, please forgive me.”

In terms of nobility, Jiang Wang was the Baron of Qingyang Town, a member of the Qi nobility.

In terms of his official position, Jiang Wang was currently a Fifth-Rank Green Token, also considered a Fifth-Rank official.

And Jiang Qingyang had first defeated Wang Yi Wu, then defeated Lei Zhan Gan. These Qi State transcendent cultivators could hardly not know his reputation, so their attitude was very good.

“It’s fine. Your adherence to your duties is the foundation of Qi’s strength.”

Jiang Wang waved his hand and put down the curtain.

“Let him pass!” the soldier shouted outside the carriage.