Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 357 Jiangcheng Mountain

Qinzhou is like a lump of water; you can't simply grasp it.

Therefore, warlords supported sects as their lackeys.

So sometimes, the county town isn't the county town; the sect is the county town.

Furthermore, since sects do not have "commoners" in the usual sense, this leads to huge returns for engaging in enemy espionage activities.

Military-level espionage operations, used to overthrow these makeshift regimes in Qinzhou, have a success rate of at least 20% or 30%.

Pei Xia did not trust Qu Ying more because of his honesty.

On the contrary, he became more vigilant.

Jiang Shu, in particular, realized the other party's identity as soon as he saw the exquisite little jade carving on Qu Ying's chest.

Although the man in black robes may not necessarily be Qu Ying.

However, this also cleared up one of Jiang Shu's doubts. It seems that the target of the Broken Jade Man was Tianbao Mountain at that time. If he hadn't insisted on leaving, he would probably have become the sharp blade used by the other party to overthrow the sect.

"If the three of you intend to travel east..."

Qu Ying's words implied that she was including Feng Yao, who had been silent the whole time: "I wonder if I can come along?"

The long-haired man put away the jade carving and smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "The porridge is delicious, I'd like to mooch some food."

As he spoke, he picked up his cloth bag and waved it at Pei Xia, implying that he wasn't just eating for free; he had meat to offer.

Unfortunately, Pei Xia shook her head almost without hesitation: "No, our journeys are uncertain, and we don't want to delay your important business."

Hearing this, Jiang Shu visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Qu Ying could only scratch his head regretfully: "It seems I'm not fortunate enough to have that blessing. What a pity."

Since he didn't plan to travel together, Qu Ying simply didn't stay overnight. Being wary of each other was tiring for everyone. He had originally planned to travel at night anyway, so he packed his things and said goodbye.

Watching the other person's slender figure disappear into the night, Jiang Shu, who had been silent all along, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was still a teenager, and his knowledge and experience were not enough to understand Qu Ying's inner thoughts. He simply instinctively resisted associating with someone who was plotting.

Pei Xia is quite good; she is intelligent and shrewd, yet unpretentious, more like a江湖人 (jianghu person, someone from the martial arts world).

The thought had barely formed in his mind when Pei Xia glanced over and asked, "You know him?"

Jiang Shu's expression tightened, and after a brief hesitation, he shook his head and took out his magic weapon, a short knife: "This thing was given to me by a Jade Shatterer. I don't know if it was Qu Ying from earlier."

So that's how it is. From this perspective, the Shattered Jade People must be an organized group, carrying out a large-scale upheaval against the Qin State sects.

Background, origin, reasons, purpose... upon closer examination, it's truly a tangled mess.

Pei Xia refused to travel with Qu Ying in order to avoid thinking about it too much.

“We’re not staying long anyway, so there’s no need to get involved in this,” Pei Xia said with a very simple mindset. “If we can resupply when we get to Jiangcheng Mountain, that would be great. If not, we’ll just change course and leave.”

Anyway, there's no shortage of food for the time being.

This steady and pragmatic approach was highly praised by Jiang Shu.

As night deepened and the campfire flickered, Jiang Shu began to meditate cross-legged, refining the potent nutritional supplements from the jadeite spirit seed he had eaten at dinner.

Not far away, Feng Yao also obtained a Spirit Nourishing Pill and was absorbing it with his eyes closed.

The Qi family woman from Sishui Town probably didn't start cultivating from a young age. Judging from her control over the white ghost, she only received a little help from Dong Hou to achieve the Iron Bone Realm cultivation.

Further east, there might be other dangers, so Jiang Shu naturally wanted to improve his strength as soon as possible.

Pei Xia is in the same boat. Although she now has pills, the temporary supplementation is not only weak but also inconvenient. On the contrary, Feng Yao's head-refining cultivation is more stable and reliable. Spending a little bit of spirit-nourishing pills to cultivate her is not a bad thing.

It's a pity that Feng Yao is already dead, so he can't cultivate through pure dietary supplements; otherwise, Pei Xia would have been spared a lot of pills. During the first half of the night, Pei Xia kept watch while the other two disciples cultivated with their eyes closed.

In the latter half of the night, Feng Yao was on duty. The brain worm didn't need sleep, and its ability to stay up all night was even stronger than Pei Xia's.

The next day, as dawn broke, the three packed their things and continued their journey.

Because of the rain yesterday, the humidity was extremely high this morning, with scattered mist floating around and dewdrops hanging on the grass.

As Pei Xia walked through the woods, her trouser legs got wet. Suddenly, she thought back to when she was at Changjingmen, she was single-mindedly looking forward to going to Liancheng Fire Vein. She had been cultivating in the mountains and had lost track of time. She only vaguely knew that when she left Changjingmen, it was early autumn.

He casually asked Jiang Shu, "What month is it now?"

Life is turbulent, and one may not even remember the calendar months.

When Jiang Shu recalled the days before killing Feng Laoqi, he could only vaguely say, "Around February or March?"

Pei Xia was taken aback.

They left Changjingmen in early autumn, but by the time of the Fire Vein War, it was never past the twelfth lunar month.

In other words, several months had actually passed by the time you sprouted from the soil?
Pei Xia thought of Li Zi and Lao Han, who were far away in Dongzhou, and of the eldest brother of the Lingxiao Sword Sect. She also thought of the time when she left Canglu with Luo Xiaojin and Chen Guanhai.

It was April.

It really has been two years.

After lingering for a moment, Jiang Shu had already walked in front of Pei Xia. He stopped and turned around to look at him: "What are you thinking about?"

Pei Xia snapped out of her reverie and smiled, "I was thinking about what to do after I leave Qinzhou."

Jiang Shu clicked his tongue: "There are still a thousand hurdles to overcome, and you're already thinking about enjoying yourself. How can this be allowed?"

Young people think simply.

I felt that once I left Qin Prefecture, the whole world was a place of enjoyment.

Take Pei Xia for example, he's traveled to several states in the past two years, and he hasn't said where he's enjoyed himself.

If we really have to talk about it, it's probably the six months or so I spent at Changjingmen. I had my own cave dwelling, and every day, besides cultivating, I could fish, tease Pear and Old Han. It was truly a leisurely life.

The only regret was that, at that time, the evil pig was still a thorn in his side.

Now that the scourge is gone, it would be wonderful to have a quiet place to live.

……

The Xianhe River and the Lu River are the two largest rivers in Qinzhou. They flow from west to east and converge within the territory of the Eastern Marquis, which is known as the land of the two rivers.

Built at the confluence of the two rivers is Jiangcheng Mountain, now one of the few sects in Qin Prefecture whose name can be recognized.

Such a powerful entity naturally requires the support and control of the Eastern Marquis. In fact, the current leader of Jiangcheng Mountain is none other than the wife of Li Xu's deceased younger brother, named Su Yan.

Lord Su rarely appears in public; most of the time, he spends his time in his palace on Jiangcheng Mountain, where he indulges in debauchery.

Yes, the imperial bedchamber.

The boy, around sixteen, followed behind the elder of Jiangcheng Mountain. By the time they reached the mountainside, he couldn't stop looking around.

With its exquisitely manicured trees and gardens, well-arranged rockeries and streams, and pavilions and towers appearing from time to time, Jiangcheng Mountain, situated above the two rivers, possesses a serene and noble air that is completely different from the land of Qinzhou.

The thought of being able to cultivate in such a place in the future, without having to worry about lacking nourishment or becoming nourishment for others, filled him with boundless excitement and secret joy.

In the land of Dongqin, there are many sects. The young man did not consider himself to be the most talented, but he did not expect to win the favor of Lord Su.

After completing the apprenticeship ceremony and officially becoming the closed-door disciple of the Jiangcheng Mountain Master, he would be considered to have secured a connection with the Eastern Marquis through kinship!

(End of this chapter)