Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 234 Divide and Win Over
The silk threads that spread from the whisk eventually bound Yin Jingheng, lifting him into the air as if he were entangled in spider silk.

One of Yin Jingheng's boots fell off his right foot, revealing that he had padded it with considerable height.

The silk thread wrapped around his waist, outlining the curves of his upper body.

"It was a woman."

Bian Jingzhong was quite surprised.

He never expected that a woman impersonating Yin Jingheng could deceive everyone for so long.

Show yourself!

Bian Jingzhong clenched his fist, and liquid splattered on "Yin Jinggen's" face, revealing another face.

It's Pei Nian.

Hu Jingnan glanced at him hastily during the fight and saw that he was indeed a woman. She felt a sense of "so that's how it is". She had always thought that Yin Jingheng was very strange and lacked a bit of masculinity.

Bai Ji had just arrived outside the tent and witnessed this scene, and was stunned for a moment.

He had sensed something was wrong before “Yin Jinggen” told him about Bai Yuze’s murder, but he hadn’t thought about it carefully at the time. Only now did he realize that it was Pei Nian in disguise.

"Let her go!"

Bai shouted loudly and reached out to grab it.

After his strength increased greatly, this grasp was actually the blood in Bian Jingzhong's body.

Bian Jingzhong was furious and shouted, "She impersonated the Crown Prince; she is a traitor! Are you going to join the rebellion too?!"

Bai ignored it, clenching his fist even tighter, and a drop of blood dripped from his palm.

Bian Jingzhong waved his left hand, and his fingernails instantly grew longer, like five long swords, stabbing towards Bai Ji.

In his moment of distraction, a ball of fire reached his whisk, severing the silk threads and saving Pei Nian.

The sound of a zither began, so vivid it seemed to tangible, as if ribbons were binding the hands and feet of Bian Jingzhong and the others, slowing their movements.

Over there, Gu Jingnian protected Lu Anran while fighting with Long Minzhi. In between, he also used his fire wings to cut off Bian Jingzhong's whisk.

But he was already in a very sorry state.

Long Minzhi holds an ordinary-looking ruler in her hand. With each swing, the afterimage of the ruler as it glides through the air becomes the real ruler.

Before Gu Jingnian could react, the rulers had formed a cage, completely enveloping him.

"Surrender."

Long Minzhi scolded, her tone as if she were reprimanding a disobedient disciple at Chongjing Academy.

Just then, countless feathers pierced through the tent like sharp arrows and attacked Long Minzhi.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, she closed her eyes and disappeared again.

The flying feathers made a dense, piercing sound as they landed at Gu Jingnian's feet. One side of the tent was pierced by the feathers, revealing Feng Niang standing in mid-air outside the tent.

Fengniang was looking around, searching for Long Minzhi's whereabouts.

"Traitor, you dare to do this again?"

Suddenly, a cold laugh came from behind.

Feng Niang turned around and saw that Long Minzhi was already in mid-air behind her, striking out with a palm.

Out of her long-standing fear of the cage owner, she froze for a moment.

"Boom."

Feng Niang was sent flying by a single palm strike.

Almost simultaneously, a fiery blade slashed towards Long Minzhi, and the moment the blade passed, Long Minzhi vanished again.

Feng Niang swayed in the air like a withered leaf in the wind. When she opened her eyes again, she was already in Gu Jingnian's arms.

She murmured involuntarily, "I didn't..."

"I know."

As they spoke, the cage made of rulers had already descended upon them.

Suddenly, a fiery wing swept past and smashed it to pieces.

Yingyao was engaged in a fierce battle with Shen Jichi when she finally managed to find a moment to rescue Gu Jingnian.

She was powerful, but she was also getting annoyed by Shen Jichi's entanglement.

Shen Jichi was just a shadow figure. Whenever Yingyao attacked with all her might, she could knock him away. But soon, he would block her way again, preventing her from saving Gu Jingnian.

"If you've got the guts, fight me face to face!" Yingyao shouted angrily, a rare occurrence for her.

"What harm is there in meeting you face to face? I came here specifically to capture you."

This constant transmission of images must have taken a toll on Shen Jichi.

Seeing that he couldn't capture Gu Jingnian and Yingyao for a long time, he simply took a step forward.

This step was unremarkable, but the luster on his body instantly changed; he had brought his true form over so easily. Seeing this, Yingyao also became fierce, unfurling her fiery wings, which grew enormous, as she prepared to fight Shen Jichi to the death.

"I beat you to death!"

Her voice was clear and pleasant, and didn't sound fierce, but a sudden, angry attack from her could be terrifying.

Shen Jichi then said, "Quiet."

With just two simple words, the fierce fighting inside the tent instantly quieted down.

Everyone's movements slowed down.

Only Shen Jichi's footsteps remained at the same pace. He raised his hand and slashed at Ying Yao with a hand chop.

Just then, Shen Jichi suddenly turned around and glanced back.

I have no idea what he's looking at. If you follow his gaze, there's nothing there at all.

But Shen Jichi's eyes clearly showed surprise.

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Shen Jichi looked over and was surprised to find that Yin Jinggeng had arrived at the manor at some point.

This is the real Yin Jingheng, tall and imposing, exuding authority without anger, and decisive in every gesture.

"Qu Jizhi colluded with foreign enemies and plotted treason. Anyone who dares to join the rebellion shall be killed without mercy."

Unlike Bian Jingzhong and Qu Jizhi, who wanted to capture Yin Jinggen alive, Yin Jinggen came with the intention of killing him.

Knowing that the differences between them would only grow, Yin Jingheng had no intention of making amends; he was determined to go all the way.

He rushed into the hall and saw Qu Jizhi and Shen Jichi sitting there.

“Mr. Qu, you haven’t disappointed me,” Yin Jinggeng said. “You really have colluded with foreign enemies.”

Qu Jizhi looked bitter, then glanced at the two people among the crowd behind Yin Jinggeng and said, "Your Highness, to associate with them is treason."

Yin Jingheng glanced at him and said, "You all speak."

"The Tiansheng Army has been recruited by His Highness."

The speaker was Mi Sheng, and standing next to him was Guan Tianze. The two stood on either side of Yin Jinggeng behind him.

Qu Jizhi asked, "Will you also be granted amnesty?"

Mi Sheng lost his former arrogance. After meeting the masters from various countries and hearing about those reclusive sages who could easily move mountains and overturn seas, he became aware of his own limitations.

Just when he was feeling lost, he met Yin Jingheng and was surprised to find himself captivated by him. In fact, he had to admit to himself that his rebellion, though supposedly for a greater cause, was actually due to his own unhappiness.

Mi Sheng sighed and said, "Your Highness has promised me that Yong Kingdom will treat us, who have been driven into slavery, well."

Guan Tianze replied, "Lord Qu never tried to be granted amnesty, so how do you know he wouldn't?"

Qu Jizhi was speechless for a moment. Although he had cooperated with the Tiansheng Army, he had never tried to recruit them.

Yin Jinggen asked, "You and the foreign enemies are hiding in the Tiansheng Army's stronghold, but not to recruit them. What is your intention?"

This mountain villa was located in the garrison of the Tiansheng Army.

At that time, Yin Jinggeng and Gu Jingnian discussed and decided to work together to eliminate the experts from various countries, and they had already set a plan to divide and win them over.

Yin Jingheng's first target was the Tiansheng Army.

The Tiansheng Army was the least valued force. Experts from various countries never took them with them when they went out, yet they made all sorts of demands on them. In addition, Mi Sheng, Guan Tianze and Gu Jingnian had a good relationship, so Yin Jinggeng entered the camp alone.

In fact, on the very first night Yin Jinggen met Mi Sheng and Guan Tianze, he persuaded them and learned that Qu Jizhi and the others were hiding in this villa, waiting only for the right time to defeat them one by one.

As for having Pei Nian impersonate him, it was his own suggestion. He privately told Gu Jingnian that he intended to give Pei Nian an important position, but suspected that Pei Nian might be a spy sent by Rui Kingdom. He wanted to test Pei Nian to see if she would leak information. At the time, Gu Jingnian didn't say it directly, but only asked what would happen if Pei Nian did leak information. Yin Jinggen smiled and told Gu Jingnian to play along and send Pei Nian some false information.

Today, finally finding an opportunity, Yin Jinggeng's elite troops quickly took control of the manor, but they did not find Ren Shuangfei. They only found Zhao Boheng, who was being cared for, and Yin Shu, who was being held captive in a room in the backyard.

"Mr. Qu, what else do you have to say?"

Yin Jinggen's words seemed to be directed at Qu Jizhi, but in reality, his eyes were fixed on Shen Jichi, full of vigilance.

His men were also on high alert, ready to fight Shen Jichi in a group.

Seeing that Zhao Boheng had been found, Qu Jizhi said, "Your subject knows his crime."

Having said that, he surrendered without resistance.

"Take it!"

Upon seeing this, Shen Jichi smiled lightly, and in an instant, his image vanished.

Yin Jingheng looked around and saw that although Qu Jizhi had been captured, none of the experts from the various countries were present.

This time, he did not wipe them all out.

He frowned and pondered for a moment, then raised his voice and shouted, "Go to Deer Horn Mountain immediately and support Marquis Chengye..."

(End of this chapter)