The Sword Dao of the One and Only is indeed worthy of being a sword art passed down from the pinnacle of an era!

With Xiang Qian’s cultivation in the Soaring Dragon Realm, he could faintly perceive Yin Guan’s presence!

You must know that Yin Guan was also a top expert in the Outer Building Realm, and he is currently wearing a cloak of concealment.

Jiang Wang reached out and patted his shoulder, his voice directly entering his ears: “He is a friend of mine, don’t make a fuss. He won’t harm anyone here.”

On the surface, he said with a smug smile: “How is it? Do you feel the power of Lord Jiang?”

This conversation might not spread, and the Qingpai of Qi might not be so pervasive.

But Jiang Wang still strived to be cautious, not making the slightest mistake.

Even if the fact that he helped Yin Guan escape would eventually be exposed, he wanted to at least ensure that it was not due to his own carelessness. He could accept failure after exhausting all his efforts, but he could not accept self-destruction due to negligence.

Heaven’s will is unpredictable, but one must do their best in human affairs.

Xiang Qian usually seems a bit dim-witted, but his mind is still sharp enough. Seeing Jiang Wang like this, he knew it was inconvenient to discuss it publicly. At the same time, he was very lazy, and knowing that the person was brought by Jiang Wang, he immediately relaxed. He leaned back on the recliner with his dead fish eyes again.

“Whether he’s strong or not, what’s it to me?” He yawned and muttered.

Jiang Wang really wanted to throw a Jealousy Fire at him to see if he was really indifferent or secretly envious.

The saying goes, “Returning home without wealth is like wearing brocade at night.”

Wearing brocade, of course, one must walk on the main road, so that everyone can see it and show it off properly.

He wouldn’t have such thoughts in Linzi, but Qingyang Town was his fiefdom, which had a different meaning for him. And Xiang Qian was his friend.

Jiang Wang couldn’t help but have some youthful exuberance, wanting to bask in the admiration of those close to him. Although he hadn’t shown it along the way, he had actually been looking forward to it for quite some time.

But now…

Jiang Wang glanced again at Xiang Qian, who continued to sleep, and couldn’t help but feel a pang of annoyance.

He is now a renowned prodigy of Qi, but why isn’t this guy excited at all, not admiring at all?

With a pair of dead fish eyes, and a dead fish face to match.

“Long time no see, how about a spar?” he thought resentfully.

Just as he was thinking, a crisp voice suddenly rang out.

“Lord Jiang!”

The petite figure almost leaped out of the front hall, stopping in front of Jiang Wang.

Du Gu Xiao looked up at Jiang Wang, her eyes overflowing with admiration: “You’re finally back in Qingyang Town. Everyone misses you so much! You are so amazing! I heard about your deeds in Rizhao County! Everyone says you are a peerless genius!”

Things are finally back on track. Indeed, this is what returning home in glory should be like!

Little Xiao is still so adorable!

“Cough.” Jiang Wang coughed lightly, trying to remain modest: “I came back to take a look.”

“You must come back often.”

Du Gu Xiao said eagerly, then turned around and shouted: “Lord Jiang is back! All of you, without eyes, haven’t you come out to welcome him yet?”

In fact, after hearing the commotion, others were also walking out, but Du Gu Xiao was already extraordinary, and her speed was much faster than theirs.

A group of town hall clerks, a few steps behind, crowded out: “Lord Jiang is back!”

“Qingyang Town is proud of you!”

“You are the god of Qingyang Town!”

“Lord Jiang, I remember your teachings every moment!”

“I hang your portrait on my bedside!”

“You are the number one young person in Qi!”

“Alright, alright.” Jiang Wang initially felt quite comfortable being flattered, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong, and he quickly called a stop: “Go and do your own work, don’t you have anything to do? Look at you all, so idle!”

What “god of Qingyang Town,” what “number one young person in Qi.” If this were to spread, there would definitely be trouble.

The path of the gods has long since declined. Those who practice the path of the gods now must be officially recognized by the state. Without official recognition, they are all evil gods. Jiang Wang doesn’t cultivate the path of the gods, so it doesn’t matter.

But that “number one young person”…

That’s really asking for a beating.

Most of these town hall clerks were those who fought alongside Jiang Wang in the past, and witnessed with their own eyes Jiang Wang uprooting the Tiandimen Formation in the midst of battle, smashing his opponent to death and breaking through the enemy ranks.

They felt very close to him in their hearts, so they didn’t have many scruples when speaking.

And Jiang Wang immediately told them to leave, and they left without hesitation.

At this time, another greeting came: “Lord Jiang.”

It was Zhang Hai.

Jiang Wang thought he had left, but he didn’t expect him to still be here. But whether he was here or not didn’t make much difference, as he was just a cultivator who loafed around, and it was the same wherever he was.

“It’s Zhang Hai.” Jiang Wang nodded encouragingly to him.

After all, he was working in his fiefdom, and Jiang Wang would handle this kind of situation.

After dealing with it, he asked Du Gu Xiao: “Xiao Xiao, is my courtyard still vacant?”

“It’s always been reserved. Do you want to go there now?”

“It’s inappropriate to be crowded here, it affects the work of the town hall. Let’s talk in my courtyard.” Jiang Wang shouted at Xiang Qian again: “You come along too.”

Xiang Qian ignored what he said, blocking his ears: “I’m not going.”

Jiang Wang simply grabbed him: “Hurry up!”

“What is there to say? What do two old men have to talk about?”

“Let me sleep for a while, I haven’t slept enough for six hours today, I’m so sleepy…”

“Brother Jiang? Lord Jiang? Hey Jiang!”

“Let go, let go…”

In the end, he was dragged away.

And Du Gu Xiao followed behind with a beaming smile, even skipping a few times like a child.

Where was the calm and stern look she usually had when presiding over town affairs?

Zhang Hai stood in the courtyard, watching the three of them leave, his mood complex.

Regret?

Of course, there was.

Now, Jiang Wang is sought after throughout Qi, and everyone knows that a mere Qingyang Town will never be his final destination. His future is infinitely bright, and as long as he doesn’t die prematurely, he will definitely become a prominent figure in Qi in the future.

Don’t you see, those town clerks were flattering him with such flowery language. Why? No one is a fool. They all know that following Jiang Wang has its benefits, and the future is promising.

Looking at Du Gu Xiao, an ordinary maid, she is now already an extraordinary cultivator, managing the affairs of a town.

Xiang Qian is obviously also deeply trusted. Will Jiang Wang be able to do things in the future without him?

And he, Zhang Hai, was one of the first people, along with Xiang Qian, to follow Jiang Wang.

What has changed from then to now?

Nothing.

It’s not that Jiang Wang is treating him harshly. His treatment in Qingyang Town is not bad, and it’s no different than being in other places.

But that’s the problem—no different.

Today’s Du Gu Xiao is a world apart from the little maid she was back then.

And he had long been an extraordinary cultivator, but he was still “no different” than before.

All of this is only because, in the great battle outside Qingyang Town, he chose to protect himself, while Du Gu Xiao, an ordinary woman, chose to fight…

The choice at that time led to the results now. The encounters in life often take a completely different fork in the road in a single thought.

“Forget it, it’s no big deal. I’ll go refine pills!”

Worthy of being a salted fish on par with Xiang Qian, Zhang Hai quickly cheered himself up.

“When this old man refines peerless divine pills, hehe…”