Sorry, I'm a cultivator.

While she was pondering, Jiang Xuetang took out a scroll from her storage ring and opened it. She quickly glanced at it and saw that the scroll depicted a person in ancient costume.

Somewhat like... General Jiang?

However, it is definitely not General Jiang, because the person in the painting is clearly a man.

Mi Rui had a question: with photography being so advanced these days, why preserve images?

'So he really is Jiang Wanzhao's younger brother...'

Jiang Xuetang chuckled softly. It turned out that her initiative to become best friends with Jiang Wanzhao had indeed yielded unexpected results.

but……

'Wan Zhao's feelings for her missing brother seem rather improper. If I'm too rash, I might end up doing more harm than good. Never mind, I'll just give her this gift instead.'

Jiang Xuetang took out a piece of information from her storage ring and flicked her finger: "She'll definitely be interested in information about Ares, this neurotoxin."

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Li Xingzhou was, of course, not slapped in the buttocks by Jiang Wanzhao.

Although she had been beaten by her older sister many times for being playful and skipping school since she was a child, she had never slapped herself.

Besides, I was just making a subtle joke about her age; she's not really an old woman.

That's the good thing about cultivating immortality; age is never a problem.

Furthermore, he was genuinely puzzled as to how Jiang Xuetang, a twenty-two-year-old girl, could become best friends with his older sister.

Putting aside age, just looking at their respective careers... it's safe to say they have absolutely no overlap.

After leisurely strolling around the vast Jiang mansion, Li Xingzhou returned to his room.

"Hey, where's my sister?"

Li Xingzhou looked at Liu Ying and asked curiously.

Liu Ying gave him a strange look: "With your abilities, do you need to ask others?"

“It’s because I’m home now that I’m relaxed.” Li Xingzhou shrugged. “If it were before, I would have loved to have this ability so that I could turn off the TV before she gets home and not let her know that I’ve been watching it secretly.”

Now that I have consciousness, I miss the nerve-wracking battles of wits I used to experience. Humans really are strange creatures.

Liu Ying smiled and thought that Li Xingzhou was just a young man with a childlike heart, wanting to mess around with his sister.

"The Chief of Staff went to the ancestral hall."

"The ancestral hall?" Li Xingzhou walked outside. "Why didn't I see it earlier?"

"Just went out."

Liu Ying followed, carrying the documents: "There's one more thing. The traffic police have already taken care of it for you. It's nothing serious."

Thank you.

The backyard, the ancestral hall.

Jiang Wanzhao stepped into the brightly lit ancestral hall, glanced at the three newly inserted incense sticks in the incense burner, and knew without a doubt that Xingzhou had just offered them to his parents.

A smile played at the corners of her lips, and her gaze then settled on a small box sitting quietly on the table.

Stepping closer, he opened the box, and inside lay a jade seal!

This is the Imperial Seal of the State that she snatched from the demon after she led eight hundred soldiers into the capital palace to cause chaos!

Even though it wasn't the first time he had seen it with his own eyes, Jiang Wanzhao still slowed his breathing and reached out to take out the jade seal from the box. The eight characters "By the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous" came into view.

Even though she was a woman, Jiang Wanzhao couldn't resist the allure of those eight words when she saw them.

Jiang Wanzhao's gaze wavered for a moment, and her fingers involuntarily tightened slightly.

I'm walking down the long street~

"Listen to the actors sing about the capital city~"

"A chaotic scene, a clown in disguise~"

"The leaves turn yellow, signaling the arrival of late autumn."

A melodious and clear singing voice suddenly rang out in the quiet ancestral hall, and Jiang Wanzhao's breathing became erratic.

Looking back, who else could it be but my brat?

Li Xingzhou stood at the doorway with his arms crossed. He had a smile on his face, but when he saw Jiang Wanzhao turn around, his eyes lit up.

The modern-style button-down shirt and horse-face skirt wrapped around Jiang Wanzhao's body, like a landscape scroll that had been re-framed.

As she turned, the embroidered patterns on the skirt shimmered like water. The high waistline accentuated her figure, creating a slender "I" shape, while the skirt opened just the right amount of room at the waist and hips. The side pleats gradually unfolded from the waist down, like a slowly opening folding fan, concealing the fullness of her thighs and then abruptly tapering at the calves to reveal a slender ankle, which appeared and disappeared as the skirt swayed.

Coupled with Jiang Wanzhao's low bun hairstyle tied with a silver hairpin and her graceful and elegant posture, she is not only elegant and charming, but also exudes a calm and noble air.

Standing there, he embodies the beauty of unspoken words!

My sister is absolutely gorgeous.

Li Xingzhou thought about it, but he didn't actually say it out loud. After all, he knew that his sister had ulterior motives towards him, especially since this was happening in the ancestral hall.

So, as he stepped across the threshold, he looked at the jade seal in Jiang Wanzhao's hand and asked, "Sister, do you want to be the emperor?"

Jiang Wanzhao casually tossed the Imperial Seal of the State over: "Do you want it or not?"

Li Xingzhou quickly reached out and caught it: "I don't want to."

"Oh?" Jiang Wanzhao smiled enigmatically. "Really don't want to?"

"Sister, is it really that serious?" Li Xingzhou stared at Jiang Wanzhao warily. "You're not even the emperor yet, and you're already testing your younger brother for disloyalty?"

Jiang Wanzhao couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed that their time together this morning had completely eliminated any distance between them. How wonderful!

"Is your skin itching again?" Jiang Wanzhao rolled her eyes at him: "If you don't want to, then don't. Anyway, I'm determined to be the one."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Li Xingzhou quickly turned to the side: "Sister, don't pull my ear! This isn't how you compete for the title of heir..."

"Tch~" Jiang Wanzhao snatched the Imperial Seal from his hand, too lazy to argue with this lovable younger brother: "What is it?"

Li Xingzhou rubbed his hands together like a fly: "Sis, can you give me some money? I want to buy a new phone and go shopping while I'm at it."

Jiang Wanzhao didn't answer immediately, but looked at Liu Ying outside the door: "What about you? What's up?"

"Chief," Liu Ying said rapidly, "Five days ago, the Demon Suppression Division of Longcheng Prefecture discovered Ares in circulation."

The last clue disappeared within the Half-Dream Lotus club.

Li Xingzhou noticed that his sister's face immediately darkened, exuding an imposing aura without her being angry.

Just as he was about to ask what Ares was, Jiang Wanzhao looked over and said, "Xingzhou, why don't you go and look into this matter?"

“Me?” Li Xingzhou pointed to himself.

"Hmm." Jiang Wanzhao smiled slightly: "Ares is a neurotoxin developed by magicians in the Miri Realm, specifically for use by superhumans. Although it can temporarily enhance combat power, it is highly addictive. Long-term use will not only drastically change one's personality but also make one bloodthirsty. It is a prohibited substance."

"I go!"

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Chapter 21 Jiang Xuetang

Jiangzhou was renamed Jiangzhou because Jiang Wanzhao's surname was Jiang, and Longcheng Prefecture was the capital of Jiangzhou.

As Li Xingzhou walked down the street, he didn't have to look around to avoid pedestrians. He looked at the detailed information and a sample of Ares that Liu Ying had handed him, and the more he looked, the more incredible it seemed.

Ares, a neurotoxin, originated from the chaos caused by the demonic invasion following the spiritual revival. It was created using a form of alchemy. While it can enhance a cultivator's combat power, concentration, and talent, and is not easily detected, its side effects are severe, including but not limited to addiction, bloodlust, and cannibalism.

In particular, this thing is also tied to all sorts of loans that Li Xingzhou has never even heard of, such as foundation building loans, tutoring loans, spiritual root testing loans... a wide variety of options.

It can be said that it encompasses Qi practitioners from all walks of life.

Although the environment is relatively harmonious now, there are always some people who take risks.

Especially in a place like Jiangzhou.

For Jiang Wanzhao, Jiangzhou is the place where she rose to power, and it has extraordinary symbolic significance for her and her supporters, so this matter must be expedited and rushed.

Li Xingzhou walked confidently into the Half Dream Lotus Club wearing sunglasses, which served to block detection; they were a gift from his sister.

Of course, cultivators who have reached a certain level of strength will not be bothered by these sunglasses.

However, Li Xingzhou didn't care, since his greatest reliance was his own strength.

The Half Dream Lotus Club in Longcheng Mansion is the largest club in Xicheng District. In terms of standard, it is no less than a star-rated hotel. In other words, it is a business and leisure center that integrates bars, saunas, KTVs, teahouses, swimming pools, presidential suites, etc., and the service quality is absolutely first-class.

The evening is when it's most lively.

Although Li Xingzhou had no experience in such places, he was already cultivating immortality, so he must be using his divine sense, otherwise his cultivation would have been in vain.

Although my consciousness has not recovered to its peak, it is enough.

However, considering that there were powerful individuals with the potential to become emperors in his hometown, Li Xingzhou divided the release of his divine sense into four stages.

Phase 1: Beware of Superman.

Phase Two: Happy Superman.

Phase Three: Homelanders.

Phase Four: I don't eat beef!

Okay, it's all 'ant territory'.

Li Xingzhou strolled towards the bar area, which was bustling with noise. There was even a boxing ring where two "muscle barbecues" were fighting each other, eliciting constant roars, cheers, and frustrated sighs from the surrounding crowd.

Li Xingzhou was used to this scene; it was just like a duel in the cultivation world.

Suddenly, a beautiful woman dressed in a maid's dress walked over: "Handsome, is this your first time here?"

Li Xingzhou ignored them and simply checked whether the two "muscle barbecues" on the stage had been injected with Ares.

The maid, having been rebuffed, turned and left, while Li Xingzhou marked a location—another "muscle Barbie" under the arena had traces of Ares in her body.

This thing is indeed quite difficult to detect because it has been integrated with spiritual energy and has become part of the user's body.

Li Xingzhou, with his hands in his pockets, continued to mark locations as he strolled around, which was quite surprising.

There are quite a few of these things that have infiltrated Longcheng Prefecture.