Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 253 I Don't Want to Follow Anyone
In Lin Jiang's memory, the capital city had always been peaceful and tranquil, with bustling streets and lively crowds. In the half year he had been in the capital, he had almost never seen anyone causing trouble on the streets.

However, today, he finally saw a completely different side of the capital.

Li Xingguang was running down the street, with the petite Jiang Jinyue between her arms, and her limbs covered with layers of thick, black iron chains.

The movements were difficult, but the speed was not slow.

It was like an ordinary person running at full speed.

But she was only at the Star Pointing Realm, yet her speed was so slow, which shows how heavy the chains on her body were.

With each step she took, the bluestone bricks beneath her feet crumbled, as she relied entirely on her cultivation to forge ahead.

The chains on her body were not physical objects.

The chain was entirely black, with its edges appearing as a hazy, misty shadow, like a magic gate composed of Qi.

Behind her, Lin Jiang could see several soldiers in black uniforms chasing after her.

Lin Jiang was dumbfounded.

This spectacular sight can probably only be seen in the capital city.

A large group of yamen runners, who might only have inner or outer hall cultivation levels, chased after the general who was only a few stars, and managed to make the latter run away.

If this wasn't something I witnessed firsthand, but rather a passage from a script, the person reciting the script would probably be blocked at the door and called an idiot.

At this moment, Li Xinguang probably didn't want to officially break ties with these yamen runners in the capital.

These chains on her body must be the Dharma of the Dharma Ancestor. Whenever she commits a crime in the capital, the Dharma Ancestor's stone tablet will record these crimes.

If she had truly injured the constables, then she would have been bound by even more chains.

Even those with the cultivation level of Star Point were greatly restricted in their abilities.

Lin Jiang had never seen this method before, and he didn't understand how it worked. Only now did he realize it:
This is clearly a technique to disrupt Qi!

However, the range of this Chaotic Qi Technique was truly enormous, covering the entire capital city.

Now that Li Guang can successfully leave the capital city gates, she can unleash her magic without restraint.

and,

Even though Li Xinguang was bound by chains all over his body, making it very inconvenient for him to move around, these constables were unable to get close to him.

The two constables closest to Li Xinguang reached out to grab Jiang Jinyue, but Li Xinguang immediately noticed and turned around sharply to look at the two constables behind her.

The two constables froze instantly. Just seeing Li Guang's gaze made them slip and fall awkwardly to the ground, rolling twice.

Several constables quickly followed, trying to help their colleague up.

But the moment their hands touched their colleagues on the ground, they sensed something was wrong.

Looking down, they saw that vines like tree roots were growing outwards from the arms of the two people, tearing through their skin, piercing through the blue mud and stone slabs, and taking deep root in the soil.

The two constables were clearly terrified and dared not move.

Even if it's restricted, even if we don't have to use our life-saving skills.

How could a mere star be compared to that of an ordinary person?

Having witnessed all of this, Lin Jiang finally came to his senses, and his mind became chaotic at that moment.

Where does Li Xingguang want to take Jiang Jinyue?
He had never had a good impression of the General's Mansion, especially since Jiang Jinyue had told him before that she had a strong obsession with Li Guang.

Given the current situation, Li Jinyue might be taking Jiang Jinyue somewhere and forcibly reviving Li Jinyue within her body.

At the same time, Jiang Jinyue also saw Lin Jiang.

Jiang Jinyue's mind was still in a mess. She had no idea whether she should just go along with Li Guang and leave the capital, or simply stay and stand next to Gao Xuan.

Jiang Jinyue was distressed by her chaotic thoughts. She felt as if her mind was a tangled mess, impossible to sort out or understand, which only made her feel miserable.

When Lin Jiang's figure came into view, Jiang Jinyue instinctively reached out her hand towards him.

The movement was very subtle.

While the centrifugal light was still running, Lin Jiang should have had little chance of seeing this small movement.

But he did see it.

Without thinking twice, Lin Jiang reached out his hand.

He pulled Jiang Jinyue back.

He exerted force.

Li Ziguang felt a strong force coming from above Jiang Jinyue, whom he was holding.

She was already chained up and in poor condition.

This sudden change threw her into a state of confusion.

She let go.

Jiang Jinyue slid away from her.

He subconsciously turned his head and found Jiang Jinyue lying on a carriage.

There was someone she recognized on the bus.

Centrifugal light stared intently at Lin Jiang.

Lin Jiang could clearly see the flames of anger in Li Ziguang's eyes. Her hair was rising straight up from the roots, almost reaching mid-air, even without wind.

Regardless of anything else, the centrifugal beam rushed directly towards Lin Jiang.

Lin Jiang could clearly feel the cart beneath him slowly wriggling.

The entire structure of the carriage was made of wood, and these trees, which had been dead for who knows how many years, seemed to have come back to life. Lin Jiang looked down and clearly saw vines and branches winding out from the top of the back panel of the carriage, climbing up his arm.

Lin Jiang tugged at the vine, intending to get out of the car and confront Li Xingguang, when he suddenly heard a familiar male voice coming from not far away:
"Oh, thank you so much, Young Master Zhu."

Lin Jiang turned his head and saw Gao Xuan riding a horse, leisurely heading this way.

Seeing Gao Xuan approaching, Li Guang finally stopped in her tracks.

She seemed to have stopped resisting, and the chains on her body gradually dissipated, but there were still obvious marks where they had been binding her body.

Gao Xuan looked back in the direction Li Guang had come from; the street was already a mess.

The once neatly laid bluestone slabs were now in ruins, and in order to avoid the pursuers, many yamen runners and passersby were innocently harmed, some rolling on the ground, others lying on their stomachs groaning, creating a chaotic mess.

"Lord Li, the capital is not a place to cause trouble."

Without saying a word, she gently raised her hand, and several seeds appeared in her palm. Before she could do anything, the chains reappeared on her body.

Her face darkened, and in the end she just snorted coldly and glared at Gao Xuan and Lin Jiang.

Gao Xuan didn't care at all. He walked up to Lin Jiang with a smile and said:

"Young Master Zhu, please excuse my poor appearance. If it weren't for your help, Xiao Jiang would have been abducted from the capital."

"It's alright." Lin Jiang waved his hand and smiled, but suddenly noticed that Jiang Jinyue had subconsciously taken a step back again.

She seems to be...

She was also a little afraid of Gao Xuan.

Lin Jiang's smile froze on his face.

He glanced at Li Xingguang, then at Gao Xuan.

I've already roughly guessed it.

It's not that Li Guang is forcibly taking Jiang Jinyue; rather, it's that two sides are vying for her.

Still unsure, he smiled and asked Gao Xuan:
"Gao Qing, what exactly is going on? The city is in such chaos, I wonder if the Ancestral Master will be furious."

"It was just a minor friction and misunderstanding. Lord Li felt that the Dali Temple was not safe and wanted to take Xiao Jiang away, but he did it rather roughly and damaged a lot of things in the city." Gao Xuan laughed and said, "I felt that it was inappropriate to let Xiao Jiang go with Lord Li now, so I spoke up to stop him. I didn't expect Lord Li to react so strongly."

"Pah, you son of a bitch, what nonsense are you spouting? Don't you even blush with shame?" Li Xingguang, being a soldier, was genuinely angry at this moment and didn't hold back when he started cursing.

Gao Xuan just smiled and didn't care at all.

He dismounted and came to Jiang Jinyue, smiling as he said:

"Xiao Jiang, come back with me. The Dali Temple will protect your safety."

Jiang Jinyue remained motionless.

Gao Xuan's smile remained unchanged: "Little Jiang?"

Lin Jiang stood in front of Gao Xuan: "Gao Qing, did you call me?"

Only after seeing this scene did Gao Xuan's smile finally fade slightly:
"Young Master Zhu, there's no 'Jiang' character in your name."

"My name is Lin Jiang." Lin Jiang pointed to his nose.

"I see. This is the first time I've heard this name." Gao Xuan's expression remained unchanged.

Someone of Gao Xuan's status could easily find out Lin Jiang's real name without much effort if he really wanted to.

Li Xingguang was initially glaring angrily at Lin Jiang, but upon seeing Lin Jiang's attitude, her angry expression changed.

It has clearly turned into a question.

She glanced at Jiang Jinyue, then at Lin Jiang, stared at Lin Jiang for a while, and her emotions turned to anger.

These successive changes left Lin Jiang completely bewildered.

Gao Xuan then softened his tone:

“Young master, you don’t need to be so nervous. The Dali Temple has always been neutral and will not be involved in any struggles. Jiang Jinyue is the most suitable person for us.”

Linjiang watches the moon reflected in the river.

Jiang Jinyue remained silent for a while.

"Don't worry, I'm here," Lin Jiang reassured him.

Jiang Jinyue looked towards the Dali Temple, where she had been for six or seven years, and then looked at Li Ziguang, whom she had followed for twenty years.

But then she remembered the recent cases at the Dali Temple, and her obsessive devotion to Li Guang.

In the end, Jiang Jinyue shook her head:
"I'm not going with anyone, I'll go by myself."

Lin Jiang nodded after receiving the answer.

"If she wants to leave on her own, then I'll see her off."

(End of this chapter)