Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies
Chapter 86: Hanging upside down, like a forest

Lord Ximu Nan, the master of Jiacheng City, sat at the head of the main hall.

His temples were white, and he exuded a majestic aura.

Between his eyebrows, one could vaguely see the elegance of his youth.

It seemed that he was once a handsome man.

He was currently holding a folded paper in his hand, on which was written--

Jiang Wang, born in Fengxi Town, Maple City, Qinghe County, Zhuangguo. Studied Dao at the Dao Academy in Maple City. He has a younger sister who is staying at Lingxiao Pavilion in Yunguo. Note: Maple City was destroyed in the chaos caused by the White Bone Dao in the 3917th year of the Dao Calendar and is currently trapped between the Netherworld and the mortal world.

Xizi Chu, dressed in brocade, stood at the lower seat and spoke confidently, "The 'cause and effect' of the Tianqing Stone vein, he already understands. With my compensation for the losses of the Zhongxuan family, combined with his own gains, he can recover quite a bit. In this way, he has no reason to stay at the mine. We can completely control this domain and pave the way for the future..."

He paused for a moment and changed the topic, "As for Hu Shaomeng, he will never figure out what his son is up to. He has always been like this since he was young, even if he joins the Fishing Sea Tower now, it will be no exception. Whatever he is plotting, in the end, it will definitely be for his son."

"If...," Ximu Nan rubbed his hand and said slowly, "What if Jiang Wang doesn't leave?"

"Sometimes, excessive self-confidence becomes arrogance." Ximu Nan lightly reprimanded his son, "While you were fooling around with women, the representatives of those five families had already returned safely to Jiacheng."

Xizi Chu pondered for a moment and said, "I underestimated Jiang Wang. But it doesn't matter. By sparing the lives of those people, he is merely expressing his dissatisfaction with his son, or perhaps seizing the opportunity to collect some money. It's a trivial matter that doesn't affect the overall situation. If my son increases the compensation amount a bit, it's just a small price to pay for some material possessions."

Ximu Nan nodded silently. This child was indeed clever. Based on the information he had received before, he had almost guessed Jiang Wang's actions.

However, he was still too arrogant and overlooked some things.

"Don't you see it yet?" Ximu Nan shook his head, "He won't leave the Hu family's mine."

"Why? I can't figure it out. At a time when Zhongxuan Sheng and Zhongxuan Zun are fiercely competing, what reason does he have to waste time here?"

"Is it possible that he has already seen through your and Hu Shaomeng's intentions? If you can guess Hu Shaomeng, Hu Shaomeng can also immediately detect your awareness and rush back to Qingyang Town. Can't he, Jiang Wang, as the chief retainer of Zhongxuan Sheng, guess your intentions?"

Xizi Chu confidently shook his head, "He is not among those who are extremely clever."

"Is the observation and insight of Dongwang Valley really that extraordinary? Or is it that you are not skilled enough?"

As Ximu Nan spoke, he threw the folded paper in his hand to Xizi Chu.

"The ancient demon of the White Bone Dao, Luyan, has been planning for many years. Du Ruhui, the cunning and treacherous old man of Zhuangguo, has devised a 'disagreement between generals' and deceived the world for many years. The confrontation between these two figures represents the White Bone Respected God at the bottom of the Yellow Springs and the entire Zhuangguo. The fall of Maple City is already a foregone conclusion. How can you underestimate Jiang Wang, who survived such a disaster? "

"He was one of the winners in the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm. Along with him, there were Zhongxuan Sheng, Li Longchuan, and Wang Yiwu!"

"He surpassed Jiang Wuyong, the eleventh prince of Nanyao City. Lian Que, who forged famous weapons, almost broke ties with his family for him. Zhongxuan Sheng even confronted Jiang Wuyong head-on."

Ximu Nan sat in his seat, looking somewhat disappointed at Xizi Chu, "Xichu, let's not talk about the past. You should know about these two incidents. How can you overlook the heroes of the world after only a few years in Dongwang Valley?"

Xizi Chu lowered his head, "Father, I was wrong."

He quickly raised his head again, "Father, how did you find out about his background?"

Although this information was only a few lines long in terms of intelligence, the power it represented was extremely terrifying. To be able to find out about someone's background in Zhuangguo while in Qi Country, what kind of power could achieve such a thing?

At least the Xie family couldn't do it.

This consistent astuteness pleased Ximu Nan, but he never showed his approval to his son. He simply said, "Zhongxuan family."

Xizi Chu nodded, "It seems that Zhongxuan Sheng really values this Jiang Wang. Otherwise, Zhongxuan Zun wouldn't have passed the information to us. In this case, we may not be able to drive Jiang Wang away, let alone kill him. It would be easy to be seen as taking sides. We can't get involved in the whirlpool of the Zhongxuan family. We are far away in Yang Country, and there is no benefit in winning. If we lose, the disaster for the family will be imminent."

"Do you no longer want what you and Hu Shaomeng have been watching?" Ximu Nan intentionally asked.

"Compared to the hundreds of years of existence of the Xie family, other things are not worth mentioning."

"That's the point. However..." Ximu Nan said, "We can't kill Jiang Wang, but we must drive him away."

"How can we drive him away if he has already made up his mind not to leave the Hu family's mine?" Xizi Chu asked with a bitter smile.

"Not like that." He immediately realized, "I have already given up on that thing. Why do we still have to drive him away?"

Xizi Chu looked at Ximu Nan, "Father, are you hiding something from me?"

Ximu Nan avoided the question and simply said, "We can't kill him, but others can."

Just then, a man who looked like a teacher hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words in Ximu Nan's ear.

Xizi Chu recognized him as Liu Shiyeye, the most trusted person by his father. Although he had no official position, he was second only to Ximu Nan in the entire City Lord's Mansion.

He had doubts in his heart, but he wouldn't ask his father for answers in front of this person.

After a few words, Liu Shiyeye stepped aside.Xi Munan remained calm, looking at his son and said, "There's been an incident at a tavern in the south of the city. You go handle it. Remember what I told you."

Xi Zichu glanced at Master Liu and simply said, "Yes."

...

By the time he arrived at the scene, the area had already been cordoned off by the city guards.

Xi Zichu noticed that the expressions of the guards stationed outside the tavern were quite grim, as if they had been greatly shocked.

Not far away on the ground, he could see vomit.

There was likely something disgusting and terrifying inside the tavern...

After briefly observing the outside, Xi Zichu walked into the cordoned-off area through a path that had been specifically cleared for him.

As he stepped into the tavern, even though he had mentally prepared himself, his steps still momentarily halted.

What he saw was—

The entire tavern was in a state of chaos, with tables and chairs toppled over, and broken dishes and cups scattered all over the dark red pools of blood.

In the middle of the hall, there was a large iron pot, with a roaring fire underneath.

Above the iron pot...

Naked human corpses were hanging upside down, like a forest.

Each one was mutilated.

Some were cut in half.

Some were stripped to the bone.

Through the rising white mist, he could vaguely see...

Half a human hand, bobbing up and down in the iron pot.

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