Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 359 Emperor Rui
Despite all the conflicts that have occurred, Gu Jingnian has never met Emperor Rui.

Upon hearing Li Shuangyun's address of "Your Majesty," he was moved and turned around to look, where he saw a shadowy figure outside the sphere of light.

But at first glance, Gu Jingnian was stunned and surprised, feeling that the figure really did not look like the Emperor of Rui.

Because they are too young.

In his mind, the emperor should be at least fifty or sixty years old, but the man standing there was clearly a young man in his twenties.

The young man was dressed in a fine, dark brown robe, tailored to be impeccable, with a jade hairpin adorning his hair. But his nobility did not stem from these details; rather, he possessed an ineffable air of superiority, and his gaze unconsciously conveyed a sense of aloofness when he looked at people and things.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."

"It's surprising that you still recognize me."

The young man spoke, his tone calm yet authoritative.

He really was Wei Huang.

In recent years, he has attended court less and less often. When important matters arise, he only summons important officials in private. Others think he is indulging in pleasure and has no interest in state affairs. Who would have thought that he is getting younger and younger?

Li Shuangyun was somewhat flustered and bowed, saying, "Your subject, Pei Nian... kowtows to Your Majesty for good health."

A soft laugh, tinged with disdain, seemed to come from outside the sphere of light.

Wei Huang didn't say a word, but his faint smile seemed to warn Li Shuangyun, "I know who you are."

Li Shuangyun felt uneasy, and her face turned pale.

She rarely feared anyone in her life, except for Emperor Rui. Otherwise, she wouldn't have given up her carefree life to become an official in Kaiping Division, earning useless salaries and suffering the toil of running around.

Originally intending to sneakily steal a powerful elixir, he didn't expect Emperor Rui to arrive so quickly. Now caught red-handed, he was like a mouse trying to steal food and encountering a cat.

Without Wei Huang making any move, the beams of light in the cave that were devouring those who were different from the human being stopped.

The spheres of light surrounding Gu Jingnian, Li Shuangyun, and the others gradually dissipated.

Looking back, however, Xu Gonggong's spirit had already vanished into nothingness, and Gun Gong's painful roars could no longer be heard in the distance. Presumably, it had all been refined and turned into the pill in Wei Huang's hand.

Wei Huang did not immediately put it in his mouth, but instead put it in his sleeve.

"Several traitors have emerged from my inner circle."

He muttered a sigh to himself, no longer looking at Li Shuangyun or Shen Jichi lying there, but said to Gu Jingnian, "As for you, you're a thorn in my side too."

Gu Jingnian asked, "Are you Chuan Ying?"

The Wei Huang before them was clearly a phantom; otherwise, he could have simply swallowed the pill.

“That’s right,” Wei Huang replied frankly. “To see you, I can use teleportation.”

Gu Jingnian lowered his head and glanced at his wounds, which were still healing on their own. He thought to himself that if he could delay for a while until he recovered, he could join forces with Ying Yao and perhaps fight Wei Huang.

He knew Wei Huang was powerful, but he had to retrieve the elixir to save Pei Nian.

"Have you achieved immortality?" Gu Jingnian asked deliberately.

Wei Huang actually answered, saying, "No, what you see is only my trace."

"trace?"

Gu Jingnian immediately understood that Wei Huang's special ability was very similar to Zi Cang's.

At that moment, Ying turned around and exchanged a glance with Gu Jingnian. Their eyes met, and they silently agreed to make their move at the same time.

"You are no match for me."

Wei Huang seemed to have read Gu Jingnian's mind and spoke again on his own.

“If I wanted to kill you, I could have done it long ago. You should be grateful that you still have some use to me, which is why I have spared your lives until now.”

Yingyao listened, sensing the dangerous aura emanating from Wei Huang, and felt uneasy. She tugged at Gu Jingnian's sleeve and whispered, "Young Master, I'll take you back..."

Her voice was very soft, but Wei Huang still heard it.

"Gu Jingnian, before you run away, why don't you take a look at what that is?"

Wei Huang pointed, and Gu Jingnian turned his head to look in the direction he pointed. He saw a group of people walking towards them.

Gu Beiming was walking at the very front.

Gu Beiming donned his heavy armor once more, walking with steady steps. The armor was of the Rui army style, and the loyalty and obedience between his brows made him appear like a loyal subject of the Rui Kingdom.

Behind Gu Beiming, many soldiers were holding a group of people with black iron chains. They were Feng Niang, Huang Hu and others who had just escaped back to Jusai City.

They had just undergone the refining process in the furnace, and each of them was physically weak and listless.

Upon seeing this, Gu Jingnian frowned deeply.

Given the current situation, taking action again would only result in being threatened. He didn't intend to escape, but if Yingyao remained, she would inevitably be used by Wei Huang. So he whispered to Yingyao, "You go first."

Yingyao didn't hesitate. Seeing that the situation was not good, she decided to go to the Realm Lord for help. However, just as she was about to send a teleportation, she found that she could not move.

A look of shock flashed in his clear eyes. At this moment, Gu Beiming had already walked up to Wei Huang, but he didn't even glance at Gu Jingnian before bowing directly.

"Your Majesty, I, Gu Beiming, humbly request Your Majesty's well-being!"

"Minister Gu, there's no need for such formalities. It's been a long time since we last met, and you have not disappointed my high expectations."

"It is all what I should do."

Despite being fully armored, Gu Beiming still tried his best to appear respectful.

As he stood up, he glanced at Shen Jichi lying there, sighed, and said with a sigh, "I just didn't expect that Marquis Wuding would have selfish intentions. He must have just been confused for a moment. I beg Your Majesty to show leniency."

"There's no need to rush into dealing with the matter of Marquis Wuding," Wei Huang said. "Now that we've captured the phoenix, let's get started."

"The minister obeys the order."

Gu Beiming agreed, but looked around and said with some doubt, "It seems that the master has not arrived yet."

"Don't worry, he will come."

After saying that, Wei Huang put his hands behind his back and waited leisurely for something.

Gu Jingnian had a growing sense of unease. He pushed Yingyao away and said, "Go."

Unable to leave by teleportation, Yingyao immediately unfolded her fiery wings and flew in another direction from the cave.

At the same time, Gu Jingnian darted out like an arrow and attacked Wei Huang.

"stop!"

With a loud shout, Gu Beiming grabbed Feng Niang by the throat and said, "You unfilial son, if you dare to move again, I'll strangle her!"

Before he finished speaking, a gust of wind swept through the cave.

Gu Beiming's words seemed to be blown back by the wind, resounding backwards.

"She...killed...strangled...me..."

Yingyao had only flown a short distance when, in a moment, she stood side by side with Gu Jingnian in the same spot.

It's like time has turned back.

But time certainly cannot be reversed, because everyone remembers what just happened.

Many people were taken aback and turned around to see another figure appear in the cave.

The man had long, flowing hair and fluttering robes, and his figure was quite dashing.

Gu Jingnian recognized him; it was Liu Yuchuan.

Gu Jingnian had previously seen Liu Yuchuan being protected by Zi Cang and entering the realm to cultivate, so in a sense, he was one of their own.

However, before he could even greet this "one of his own," Liu Yuchuan had already bowed to Wei Huang.

"I have met your Majesty."

This greeting was somewhat casual, lacking the reverence a subject shows to the emperor, but it possessed the ease of old friends meeting.

Wei Huang returned Liu Yuchuan's greeting and said, "Teacher, how have you been?"

Liu Yuchuan stroked his beard, smiled slightly, and said, "Your Majesty's trust has not been in vain. I have thoroughly investigated Fujie Mountain... Let's go back!"

As they were talking, Gu Jingnian and Ying Yao tried to make another move, but Liu Yuchuan turned around and gave a light rebuke. With a wave of his hand, Gu Jingnian and Ying Yao landed back down.

It seems that if he wanted to, he could make people unable to do anything.

Seeing this, Wei Huang nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that Teacher has already mastered the Realm Lord's Time Travel Technique?"

"I only have a slight understanding," Liu Yuchuan said. "I am far inferior to the Realm Lord and cannot change anything that has happened yet, but I have already been able to see through the Realm Lord's illusion."

"A blind trick?"

"That's right. The so-called 'retrospection technique' is not about changing the past, but a deception that makes people believe that the past has been changed."

Wei Huang smiled and said, "Please, teacher."

"it is good."

Liu Yuchuan calmly agreed, turned around, and said, "Gu Beiming, when your son was born, did Chu Danqing make you feel connected to him by blood?"

"Yes, but it was cut off by Qiu Funan..."

“It’s fake,” Liu Yuchuan said confidently. “It’s just a smokescreen.”

Hearing this conversation, Gu Jingnian had a premonition of what they were going to do, so he took a step back and prepared to leave.

The next moment, Liu Yuchuan looked at him, and their eyes met. Gu Jingnian felt as if he were looking into a deep pool...

(End of this chapter)