I'm not a fortune teller.

Chapter 90 Bet!

Jiang Linfeng had a bad premonition from the moment he escaped from the Suzaku Gate. He felt that something bad was going to happen, but he didn't expect it to be so bad!
The Grand Master's arrangement is truly the most desperate!
"Mr. Yi?" Elder Jiang's expression was tense, and his hand slowly reached for the wooden box on his back.

"You are obviously not as wise as your son"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, he was already in front of Elder Jiang. Blood splattered everywhere, and Elder Jiang's hands, which were as hard as dead wood, were also thrown into the sky!

All the Jiang clan elders felt as if they were falling into an ice cellar and dared not move at all.

Just now, the enemy was at least ten feet away from them, and could be in front of them in the blink of an eye. Now he was so close that they knew that killing them all would be no different from crushing a group of ants.
The Grandmaster is the biggest threat to the Warlock. This is a consensus reached by all the noble families as early as when the first Grandmaster appeared in the world. However, only by experiencing it personally can one truly feel how serious this threat is.

The Jiang family is the most prominent family in the capital, and Elder Jiang is one of the top five sorcerers in the world. However, at close range, in front of others, he is no different from a three-year-old child.

"When I was still young, I was presented with a choice." The old man seemed to be in a leisurely mood, and said in a hoarse voice: "The elders asked me whether I wanted to learn martial arts or become a sorcerer?"

"I had almost no hesitation, because I had seen with my own eyes a noble warlock die under the blade of a beggar."

"How can a strong man die so miserably?" The old man looked at the roaring Elder Jiang who was lying on the ground, and said faintly: "Then there is only one explanation, you have never been strong!"

"You rely on evil spirits, cling to external forces, and are as fragile as paper. You are basically a walking corpse controlled by evil spirits. The path that transcends the limits of mortals is definitely not yours. Even if you can control the world for a short period of time, in the long run, it is ultimately an evil path that will not lead to any progress!"

"You" All the elders trembled and wanted to refute, but in front of the other party's cold momentum, they couldn't muster up the courage to say a word.

"What do you think, Jiang's eldest son?" The old man walked up to Jiang Linfeng and asked.

Jiang Linfeng smiled coldly: "Senior is the winner, so whatever the winner says is right."

"But you don't accept it?"

"Of course I don't accept it!" Jiang Linfeng said coldly: "Senior, you said that we sorcerers are evil, which is wrong, but it is true that we have controlled the world for thousands of years. It is also true that the righteous path you mentioned can only become a gangster. If it weren't for the Great Jin Taizu, you warriors would not have the status you have today."

"Senior, you keep saying that we are as fragile as paper, but if you dare to provoke us from a hundred feet away, aren't you also as fragile as paper in front of our methods?"

"Really?" The old man suddenly laughed: "You mean, as long as we give you enough distance, the situation can be reversed?"

"Isn't it?" Jiang Linfeng said seriously.

"Well then." The old man smiled and said, "I'll give you what you want. I'll give you a quarter of an hour to make full preparations, whether it's keeping your distance or making arrangements in advance. As long as you don't activate the power of the Nine Ministers' Yin God, which doesn't originally belong to you, you can do whatever you want. But what if you still end up the same way?"

"What do you want, senior?"

"You have to hand over the solution to the Nine Lords Seal."

Jiang Linfeng was stunned for a moment, then he immediately reacted and smiled, "I see, it seems that the alliance between you and that person is not so solid, but your move is wise. He is indeed untrustworthy. In this case, would you consider cooperating with us?"

"The half-minute has already begun." The old man smiled and said, "You can choose to continue wasting time here, but when the time is up, whether you hand over the solution to the Nine Lords Seal or not, I will take action!"

The other elders were about to say more when they heard this, but were stopped by Jiang Linfeng. He squatted down, carefully picked up the wooden box that sealed the Jiang family's Yin God that had fallen to the ground, and slowly backed away.

From beginning to end, he didn't even look at his biological father who was wailing on the ground!
"That's the character of a wolf." The old man looked coldly at the retreating figures of the Jiang family, then glanced at Elder Jiang lying in a pool of blood and smiled coldly.

Without his great elder's hands, he couldn't make seals and was of no use. He was seriously injured and his whereabouts would be easily exposed due to the constant bleeding. It was a wise choice to abandon him, but he was surprised that he was unwilling to spend even a little time to help stop the bleeding.

Moreover, the Jiang family's eldest elder didn't seem to be surprised at all. Master Yi nodded slightly. To be able to hold the title of the first family in the capital, it really has something. It's a pity that after today, the Jiang family will become history.
"Is it really okay?"

Hong Lie, who escaped from Xuanwu Gate, had a look of surprise on his face. When he passed by the palace gate just now, his heart was in his throat. He didn't care, but he was afraid that the princess would suddenly turn into a ball of flesh and blood like Guanglu Doctor!
"Girl, if that's the case, why don't you let everyone escape together?" the princess asked with a frown.

Zhang Rui said without even turning his head: "Because I can't tell which one of those people is real and which one is fake."

The princess understood immediately after hearing this, and before Hong Lie could ask any more questions, she said, "I am shallow, but what the girl said makes sense."

Most of the military heroes who stayed behind were from important backgrounds, and they all had their families with them. If they left, they would naturally take them with them, but how many painting spirits were mixed in with them? What would happen if their whereabouts were exposed?

Seeing that his wife had spoken, Hong Lie naturally did not dare to say anything more. He lowered his head and followed behind her sullenly.

"Miss, since you know everything, do you know who killed my daughter three years ago?" The princess suddenly asked. Hong Lie froze in his tracks. He actually wanted to ask, but he didn't expect the princess to be so direct.

Zhang Rui was silent for a moment after hearing this and did not answer easily.

All the evidence shows that the person who killed the princess's daughter, Princess Jialin, should be the owner of the painting market.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't make sense.
Killing that group of candidates for the third place in the imperial examination was to stop the emperor's plan, but what was the purpose of killing the county lord?
The owner of the painting market is definitely not a good person, but is it necessary to specifically target an ant for no reason?

Although Lady Jialin later became a painting spirit, and her death was most likely related to the Lord of the Painting Market, Zhang Rui had a feeling that there must be another story behind her death.

Before coming to see Hong Lie, he had actually read the biography of the Princess of Jialin County.

Princess Jialin: Hong Xiner, 28 years old, one of the four golden flowers in the capital, is the only daughter of Princess Yunyang and Commander-in-Chief Hong Lie. She is very much loved and is the object of marriage for many military families. However, since she was a child, she did not like vulgar warriors, but was more interested in poetry and songs, and always wanted to marry a talented man.

Most talented people come from families of sorcerers, and Princess Yunyang has always been against it until the talented Cui Yan appeared.

Finally, on March 18, three years ago, he died under the Jinghua Bridge.
Yes, blank space, blank space was deliberately left about the cause of death.

In other words, Zhang Rui could have manipulated this blank space, but he did not act rashly. Reason told him that if he made up the story of the princess' death, it would be easy to go wrong, and the cost would be very high!

"After this crisis is over, I will come to your house in person and tell the princess the answer." Zhang Rui said without turning his head.

"Why can't you tell me now?" The princess had no intention of letting the other party get away with it.

"Because it's useless to say it." Zhang Rui said casually: "That thing is not something the princess can avenge."

"It's not something I can take revenge on?" The princess was stunned, then seemed to have thought of something, and her face turned extremely pale in an instant!

Hong Lie was puzzled: "Princess, what did you think of?"

The princess avoided Hong Lie's gaze and said, "Nothing, let's deal with the matter at hand first."

Hong Lie's heart skipped a beat. No matter how dumb he was, he knew that the princess might have guessed something but didn't dare to tell him?

What would it be?
"Wait a moment."

Suddenly, Zhang Rui stopped and looked straight ahead.

"What's wrong?" Hong Lie was immediately attracted and looked ahead in confusion. With his eyesight, he didn't sense anything, neither murderous intent nor any signs of ambush.

“There’s something ahead.”

"What is that?" Hong Lie was stunned.

"Evil spirits?" The princess frowned. At this time, the pressure from the four spirits was so strong, how could there still be evil spirits daring to run around near the four gates?
"But Minister Jiang?" Zhang Rui asked directly.

Minister Jiang?
Hong Lie and the princess were both stunned. Didn't the Jiang family lead the Nine Ministers sorcerer towards the Vermillion Bird Gate? How could they appear here?

"Miss, did you see it wrong?" Hong Lie asked cautiously.

Zhang Rui did not reply, but just looked ahead quietly, motionless.

A faint voice came out from the darkness: "There are not many people in this world who can see the night scenes of my Jiang family. The girl is really not simple. Ahem"

As the weak voice was heard, the black curtain in front opened like a scroll, and a man in a first-rank official uniform walked out. It was Jiang Linfeng.

"Why is Minister Jiang here?" the princess asked hurriedly.

"You've fallen flat on your face!" Jiang Linfeng staggered forward and said, "It's incredible that the young lady was able to take Commander Hong out of the palace without any injuries. If you are not the person behind the scenes, then the young lady must have extraordinary means. Please help and save the Great Jin Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)