That's What Villains Are Like

"Master...Master, that person just now was so strong..."

After Emperor Xia left, You'er whispered in Jiang Lan's ear.

She had been very quiet just now, like a shadow, and even her breath seemed to be absent.

"She is indeed very strong. At least in the imperial capital, she is invincible."

Jiang Lan reached out and rubbed her head, then fell into thought.

After Xia Huanghui reminded him, the main reason was that he was worried that Jiang Ruxian, who suddenly appeared, would ruin the subsequent Southern Hunting drill.

Jiang Ruxian's strength is very strong, and he is currently at least in the Eighth Bridge Tribulation Realm.

If Emperor Xia and Jiang Rushian were to fight, even in the imperial capital, Emperor Xia's chances of winning would not be great...unless he relies on the national weapon Suppressing the Dragon Seal.

"I have to go back and find a way to deal with it."

Jiang Lan glanced at the sky and saw that it was almost Haishi. Although his strength had steadily improved during this period, there was still a big gap between him and Emperor Xia and others.

Jiang Ruxian's early appearance also gave him a slight sense of urgency.

Of course, this sense of urgency does not come from the gap in strength, but that things are gradually getting out of his control.

"This process is faster than I expected."

Shortly after returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jiang Lan also received a message from Song Youwei. Something unexpected happened, and she didn't expect that the men she sent would all die tragically.

Liu's whereabouts were also out of control, and she planned to go to Guangyuan City to investigate for herself.

Jiang Lan quickly summoned her to stop her.

Since Mrs. Liu was accidentally rescued by Jiang Rushian, it was useless for Song Youwei to rush over.

For young geniuses of the same generation, Jiang Ruxian is a terrifying mountain of despair, and no one can be her opponent.

In front of her, any young prodigy is no different than a local chicken or a dog. Although Jiang Lan has many methods, if he fights Jiang Ruxian one-on-one, he will most likely die.

"In the original plot, even if I died, her tomb was destroyed by her palm, not even my bones were left..."

"Once the news of what I did during this period reaches Jiang Ruxian's ears, she will definitely think more about it. Considering her stubborn and crazy character in the original plot, it would be merciful not to make me into a pulp."

"But something unexpected happened..."

Jiang Lan frowned.

It is impossible to deal with Jiang Ruxian with ordinary means.

But Liu's appearance caused the situation to deviate from Jiang Lan's original plan due to a combination of circumstances.

Jiang Ruxian will rescue Mrs. Liu, and then she will inevitably learn the so-called truth from Mrs. Liu.

But... telling Jiang Rushian the truth was not in Jiang Lan's mind at all.

But now... Jiang Ruxian surprisingly understood the truth of that year under his arrangement.

This also indirectly contributed to some of Jiang Lan's original plans.

"Despite this, I'm still not sure what her attitude will be towards me after learning the truth..."

"But it doesn't matter, I'll strike first."

Jiang Lan touched his heart and seemed to be able to feel the beating of the seven-orificed exquisite immortal heart. His eyes gradually darkened and he murmured to himself, "You will meet your true master soon."

With the Dao Fruit of Life and the Huangxu Hunyuan Sutra, his vitality and resilience can only be described as terrifying.

Although he has not yet reached the point where he can be reborn with a drop of blood and become immortal, the lack of a heart is not a life-threatening event for him.

With the power of Nirvana, even if the heart is returned to Jiang Rushian, he can still grow another one.

After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion and arranging some matters to Song Youwei, Jiang Lan went to the study and found his father Jiang Lintian who was studying ancient books carefully.

At Jiang Lintian's current level, ordinary Taoism and ancient books are of little use to him, and he does not need to practice in seclusion from time to time.

The skills he practiced were closely related to the national destiny of Daxia.

So many times it seems that his father is more leisurely than his mother.

During this time, mothers Li Qingshu and Li Mengning were still in Taiyi Sect and had not returned.

"What's wrong with Lan'er? Do you need help from your father?"

Seeing Jiang Lan coming to see him, Jiang Lintian put down the book with a smile on his elegant face and asked gently.

"There is indeed something that requires father's help." Jiang Lan sat down aside, and then said as if he was thinking about his words.

"Oh? What's the matter?"

During Jiang Lintian's time, it was rare to see Jiang Lan come to him, and he was slightly surprised at this moment.

"I need a lot of manpower. It would be best if I could mobilize some of the worshipers in the house."

"The stronger the strength, the better." Jiang Lan said.

Jiang Lintian's expression became serious, he looked at him and asked, "Did something big happen?"

"It's not a big deal, but I need to make some preparations."

"Because Jiang Rushian...she's back." Jiang Lan said seriously.

"Jiang Ruxian?"

Jiang Lintian was startled, then his expression changed slightly, and he sat upright, looking very cautious.

Jiang Rushian was a true fairy child brought out by him and his wife Li Qingshu from the Kunlun Fairy Ruins.

In this world, no one understands Jiang Rushian's terror better than he and his wife.

When they were young, they also boasted that they were the most talented people in the world and had few rivals among their peers.

But compared with the original Jiang Rushian, one is in the sky and the other is in the earth, just like a mortal facing an immortal, there is no comparison at all.

Jiang Ruxian can definitely be called a terrifying monster that has never been seen before.

Both his talent and his character have reached a level that is astonishing and unprecedented, making people tremble and feel numb.

More than ten years ago, his wife Li Qingshu would choose to kill Jiang Rushian and dig out his exquisite seven-orificed immortal heart.

Maybe he was jealous of his talent and wanted to transplant it into his son Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lintian always felt regretful afterwards. It was because he felt compassion at that time and did not really prevent future troubles that Jiang Ruxian survived.

It was precisely because of this that Jiang Rushian sneaked into the Prime Minister's Mansion while they were leaving, and pierced Jiang Lan's heart with a sword.

Even though Jiang Lan was treated later, his temperament changed drastically and he chose to surrender.

Madam Li Qingshu shed tears all day long, blaming herself and regretting...

It was after that incident that Jiang Lingeng hired many skilled craftsmen and formation masters to inscribe many powerful formation patterns and restrictions in the Prime Minister's Mansion to ensure that something similar would not happen again.

"After so many years, her cultivation has probably reached an incredible level." Jiang Lintian's expression became rarely solemn.

Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless to say anything more. We can only face the consequences calmly.

But both Jiang Rushian and Jiang Lan are innocent...

That sin was caused by him and his wife together.

Jiang Lan was silent.

"She plans to come back to take revenge on the Prime Minister's Mansion, but there is actually no grudge between you and her, Lan'er."

Jiang Lintian did not ask how Jiang Lan knew about Jiang Rushian's return. He was just worried about Jiang Lan at the moment. With his strength, he was definitely no match for Jiang Rushian today.

"The Prime Minister's Mansion gave birth to me and raised me, and it was because of me that you, my parents, had a grudge against her. She and I were destined to be enemies from the beginning."

"How could I stay out of it?" Jiang Lan shook his head and said calmly.

Jiang Lintian sighed in his heart. If he hadn't had those evil thoughts, Jiang Ruxian would be their daughter-in-law now.

She and Jiang Lan should be as loving a couple as she and her wife are.

"We're sorry for you..."

Jiang Lintian looked at Jiang Lan and saw no unnecessary emotions in his eyes. After so many years, he seemed to have really let go.

Jiang Lan shook his head and said, "Father, there is no need to blame or feel guilty. I will repay her what she deserves."

"So many years have passed. Whether it is misunderstanding or hatred, it can be settled how it should be."

Jiang Lintian sighed slightly. On this matter, he was not as open-minded and confident as Jiang Lan.

"With my identity token, all the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion can be mobilized by you, Lan'er."

He took out the identity token, handed it to Jiang Lan, and said, "It's just that at this critical moment, the actions of the Prime Minister's Office will probably make Emperor Xia suspicious."

"On Emperor Xia's side, father doesn't have to worry. She is a smart person and should understand."

Jiang Lan took the identity token and briefly informed his father Jiang Lintian of some of his plans during this period.

Of course, he did not mention anything involving the Blood Immortal Sect, nor did he tell him that this was a reminder from Emperor Xia.

After Jiang Lintian heard this, he smiled and said, "Since you, Lan'er, have already made arrangements, then as a father, you can rest assured."

After leaving the study, Jiang Lan put away his identity token. There are not many worshipers in the Prime Minister's Mansion now.

But if they are mobilized, they can still gather three seven-level Dharma Realm beings in a short period of time.

Of course, with these powers, it is naturally not enough to threaten Jiang Rushian.

But Jiang Lan's move was just to show her attitude.

Then, Jiang Lan issued orders one after another through Jiang Lintian's identity token.

On the other side of the Prime Minister's Mansion, there is a vast, continuous, majestic and magnificent building complex, which is among the palace mountains where the disciples and worshipers temporarily live and practice.

Although it was night at the moment, many people were still disturbed, either walking out of the quiet room or opening their eyes from the cave.

Someone was sitting cross-legged in the mountains, breathing in the moonlight. His body was covered with silver light, like starlight falling down, turning into a mist-like gauze. When he received the order, he stood up suddenly, with a terrifying aura steaming from his body. .

In some green lakes and deep pools, ripples of waves emerged, and then a layer of mist-like sunlight evaporated.

The terrifying power of Qi and blood was billowing. If it were not covered by the formation, it would have penetrated the sky like wolf smoke, but the overbearing aura still escaped and filled the air.

Then, a terrifying figure covered in pitch black, like a ferocious crocodile, slowly emerged from it, its scales as cold as armor, shining with a cold light.

A burst of light surged from his body, and he landed on the ground and transformed into a middle-aged man wearing a dark iron battle suit, exuding a cold and evil aura. His face was pale and cold, but his eyes were very cold, exuding a bloodthirsty aura.

In some caves in the mountains, several figures also walked out one after another, with glowing light lingering on their bodies.

There are white-robed Taoist priests who are slender and bearded, with an air of immortality, and there are also strong aliens who exude a ferocious aura...

Among them, the one with the weakest cultivation level is already at the level of the Sixth Realm.

Many of the current patrons of the Prime Minister's Mansion are the geniuses of the same generation who once followed the Prime Minister. Among them, there are some who have extraordinary talent and blood and have already set foot in the Seventh Realm.

With the appearance of these figures, there were people in many mansions and palaces in the imperial capital who sensed the tyrannical aura, and there was a look of surprise and uncertainty on their faces.

Among the stations of the major immortal sects, some elders were also alarmed, and then looked in the direction of the prime minister's mansion.

"What is this going to do?"

"There's a lot of commotion at the Prime Minister's Mansion tonight. Could it be that something big is about to happen?"

"These breaths are too terrifying."

Many people were shocked and confused, and their hearts trembled slightly.

Outside the imperial capital, any six-realm existence is enough to guard a large city and establish a wealthy family that can last for hundreds of years.

The existence of the Seventh Realm is already a figure with the same heritage as the ancestor among some powerful families.

Even among the top immortal sects, he is one of the top sect masters and supreme elders.

Tonight, at the Prime Minister's Mansion, the aura fluctuations of three powerful men of the Seventh Realm appeared one after another.

This made many people's hearts beat wildly, set off turbulent waves, shook and trembled, and this was just the tip of the iceberg of the terrifying details revealed by the Prime Minister's Mansion.

This shows how terrifying the Prime Minister's Mansion is and why it has so much power over the world.

The faces of the elders from all the immortal sects changed again and again, and they were deeply shocked.

But more people were still surprised and confused. What happened that required the Prime Minister's Government to use so many powerful people?

In an inn, Ye Ming was sitting cross-legged, practicing an ancient method. There were strands of silver vortexes emerging from his body, which were gorgeous and bright, making his whole body seem to be cast out of silver water, shining brightly.

In every silver vortex, there seems to be a figure of him sitting cross-legged, breathing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

"There will probably be a good show tonight, but unfortunately with your strength, you won't be able to watch the show."

In the palm of his hand, bursts of soul aura filled the air, and a breath like blue smoke floated.

The old ghost said with emotion in his voice, seeming a little regretful.

"What is this going to do?"

Ye Ming opened his eyes and looked out the window. He could faintly see bursts of glow in the distance, which was particularly striking at night.

The gloom in his heart became even heavier, the background of the Prime Minister's Mansion was so terrifying, and now he was being targeted by Jiang Lan. If he was not careful, he would be in a situation where he would never recover.

And Shang Mingyu was really cunning. They agreed that the two of them would form an alliance to deal with Jiang Lan, but she disappeared without a trace after taking the strange stone.

At present, Ye Ming cannot contact the other party and has no idea where she has gone.

Now he just wants to wait for the matter at Yijian Palace to be resolved before leaving the imperial capital. The water here is too deep.

The matter of dealing with Jiang Lan can only be discussed slowly in the future. Shang Mingyu ran away knowing that he had offended Jiang Lan. It was really hateful and cunning...

"Who knows what the Prime Minister's Mansion is going to do? But in general, it is impossible to alarm so many powerful people." The old ghost said.

Ye Ming was silent. No matter how tightly he clenched his fists at this moment, he could still feel the weakness.

"With your cultivation speed, after entering the Qianyuan Mansion, you can use the extremely rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth to attack more acupoints."

"If you are lucky, a ray of chaotic spiritual energy can be drawn from the deepest part, which will directly allow you to break through to the middle stage of the Five Soul Palace Realm in one fell swoop, saving you a lot of practice time."

"This kind of opportunity is rare." The old ghost seemed to know what Ye Ming was thinking, and suddenly smiled.

"Chaos aura?"

Ye Ming was a little surprised. It was something rumored. How could it still be brought out in Qianyuan Mansion?

"Although you have been targeted by Jiang Lan, you have now made friends with Xiao Teng. That guy also contains many secrets. If he grows up, his future achievements may not be lower than yours."

"You don't have to be too afraid of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Things like destiny are so mysterious and mysterious. I've seen them a lot. Even those eternal holy places and immortal traditions that were once far stronger than the Prime Minister's Mansion will one day collapse. You just now No matter where I go, I feel so discouraged..."

The old ghost also saw the changes in Ye Ming's mood during this period.

After witnessing the power and heritage of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ye Ming even began to have signs of inner demons.

"I don't care much about the Prime Minister's Mansion, but Jiang Lan's existence makes me feel like a light on my back. The look on his face that day in Yuxianfang probably meant that he recognized me..."

When Ye Ming thought about it afterwards, he was filled with horror and horror.

Now that he was in the light and Jiang Lan was in the dark, it could be said that it was very simple for the other party to kill him, but Jiang Lan did not do so.

This feeling reminded Ye Ming of the time when he used to shepherd sheep.

Let the lamb wander around and graze, watch it grow and become fatter day by day, and then when the time is right, kill it directly for meat.

Jiang Lan now gave him such a feeling.

And in his eyes, he is a lamb waiting to be slaughtered and fattened.

"When the matter in the imperial capital is resolved, you can follow me to see an old friend. Considering that I have given him some advice, he should help you." The old ghost can understand what Ye Ming is thinking now, but in fact he also There is no good solution.

The gap in strength and power is too great.

"If I want to deal with Jiang Lan and overthrow the Prime Minister's Mansion, my strength is definitely not enough. If I can come into contact with the current Xia Emperor during the Nanshou Drill Conference after the Qianyuan Cave Realm is opened this time..."

"I might still have a way."

Ye Ming nodded. During this time, he was actually thinking about countermeasures and methods.

Just making friends with Xiao Teng is not enough.

The imperial capital is now a mixed bag. The movements in the Prime Minister's Mansion tonight have attracted the attention of many interested people, but no one dared to go and investigate.

Most people just looked at it from a distance and then withdrew their gaze.

There were spies in Zhenbei Prince's Palace, Prince Wu Xuan's Palace, Zhongguo Duke's Palace... as well as the other residences and palaces of the royal family, nobles, and aristocratic families who relayed the news back as soon as possible.

Deep in the palace, not long after Emperor Xia returned to Chengming Hall, he learned of the news at the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Although she had expected it, she didn't expect Jiang Lan to move so fast.

"It seems that he is indeed very cautious about the mysterious woman in white. He does not hesitate to make such a big noise and must deal with it in advance..."

"But for what reason?"

"Since she is his sister? Why did she turn against her?"

Emperor Xia held up his chin and fell into thought.

Sometimes once curiosity arises, if you don't understand it, it's like a cat scratching your heart.

Normally she could calm down quickly and focus on those memorials.

But right now, I really can't calm down.

"Xia Zhu..."

Emperor Xia shouted, and a faint figure like blue smoke suddenly appeared next to her. It was the cold maid who used to stand in the palace with a sword in her arms.

"Your Majesty..." Xia Zhu said respectfully.

Emperor Xia raised his hand, and two mysterious and simple ancient bronze mirrors shimmering with misty aura appeared on the document in front of him.

However, one side is larger and the other side is smaller, looking like a mother-in-law.

There was some kind of connection between the two, and obscure runes flashed across the gray mirror from time to time.

"You took the listening mirror out of the city and secretly followed the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion. I want to see what Jiang Lan wants to do." Emperor Xia said calmly.

Xia Zhu has a special talent. He is good at concealment and tracking, and his own cultivation level is already at the level of the Sixth Realm.

There is a secret treasure that covers the aura and is hidden in the dark, so there is no need to worry about being discovered.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Xia Zhu took the mirror in front of him and quickly disappeared into the palace.

Emperor Xia looked at the mother mirror in front of him, thoughtfully.

The Sky Monitoring Mirror is divided into two sides: the mother mirror and the mother mirror. All movements on the child mirror can be monitored and observed through the mother mirror. It was imitated by the Qianji Sect of Daxia to imitate the Xuanzhao Divine Mirror used by the emperor in ancient times to monitor the world.

In ancient times, the Emperor's Xuanzhao Divine Mirror hung high above the world and enveloped the world.

The emperor can know the situation in various places with just a thought, so no one in the imperial court dares to bend the law for personal gain or be corrupt.

But now in Daxia, except for the Supervisory Heavenly Secretary who occasionally uses the Supervisory Sky Mirror, all the aristocratic families in the world scorn the Supervisory Sky Mirror and regard it as a decoration.

Except for monitoring and exploring special places such as dungeons, mineral veins, and medicine gardens, it has no function.

Emperor Xia once considered placing the Sky Monitoring Mirror on a conspicuous long street in every big city, so that she could know the situation in various places at any time... But as soon as she proposed this idea, she encountered strong opposition from the officials.

This matter can only be given up.

Outside the imperial capital, the starry night was dim and clouds were gathering.

On a slightly deserted mountain peak, the night wind howled, and streams of light gathered and landed here.

The worshipers and retainers gathered by Jiang Lan using his father's identity token have all arrived.

There are three seventh-level beings, and the rest are at the sixth-level level.

Everyone still didn't know what happened, but they just followed the order and came to gather outside the city.

The three Seven Realm beings headed by him, except Mr. Chu with a gentle face.

The other two people, one is wearing a Taoist robe, has a long beard, has an immortal Taoist spirit, and is named Taoist Qingxu, while the other is the transformation of the ancient demon crocodile, who once followed Jiang Lan's father, named Jiang Crocodile.

"What did you do, sir? You summoned us here?" Taoist Qingxu asked, stroking his beard with a gentle look on his face.

Although they serve as disciples, they generally only obey the orders of the Prime Minister and his wife.

Although Jiang Lan is the son of the Prime Minister, he cannot easily order them around. This is obviously done with the permission of the Prime Minister.

"I need you to help me intercept someone."

Jiang Lanyan spoke concisely and to the point, and put away an unfolded map in his hand as he spoke.

There are several roads from the direction of Guangyuan City to the imperial capital Jingyang City, but no matter which road it is, it will pass through a place in the end.

Jiang Lan naturally knew that this plan was clumsy, but he only wanted Jiang Rushian to understand his current attitude towards her.

How about knowing the truth? So what if there is pain and regret?

These are just flaws and weaknesses that she exploited for herself.

"Who needs the young master to go to war like this?"

Hearing this, all the worshipers and diners were shocked and shocked. They felt that Jiang Lan was making a fuss out of a molehill?

The commotion in the Prime Minister's Mansion tonight has attracted the attention of many people.

There must be many people secretly paying attention to this place.

Jiang Lan looked into the distance, his eyes calm and unruffled, and he did not mean to explain anything. He just asked the worshipers to follow him and hurried away.

As for the imperial capital, Jingyang City, some undercurrents were surging because of this incident, and various speculations and discussions arose.

…

The territory of Daxia is vast, and each county is very large. Although it is not very far from Guangyuan City to the capital of Daxia, it still takes several days to travel even for accomplished practitioners.

Jiang Ruxian and his wet nurse Liu did not travel all night.

Not long after leaving Guangyuan City, the two rested for a night in a village, planning to continue their journey the next morning.

The next day, after another day's journey, we found a dilapidated temple to rest on an unnamed barren mountain.

Late at night, everything is silent.

There is a bonfire in the temple, which is somewhat conspicuous in the dark night.

The shadows of trees swayed and rustled in the distance, but no birds, animals or insects could be heard.

Both of them have good cultivation and don't need to look for food.

In particular, Jiang Ruxian has already reached the point where she is like a fairy. Threads of fairy mist are lingering around her, misty and blurred. Her clothes are spotless and otherworldly.

Any creature in front of her will naturally feel a sense of filthiness.

Ms. Liu sat cross-legged on a simple futon, practicing and meditating, seemingly unaware of anything unusual in the outside world.

Jiang Ruxian stood at the door of the dilapidated temple.

The moonlight was cold and bright like jade, falling on her skin that was whiter and more translucent than snow. The night wind blew and stirred up her black hair, but it couldn't blow away the mist on her face at all.

"When was it exposed?"

She stood there quietly and glanced at Mrs. Liu who was meditating in the temple, but she didn't notice anything unusual about her.

So it's not because of Liu's body.

So...her whereabouts have been noticed.

"Did the two people who were let go leak the news?"

Jiang Ruxian thought about it, but he didn't think it was their problem, so it was the Prime Minister's Mansion?

"You got wind of it so quickly. You guessed it was me. So it turns out you were the one who sent people to kill the wet nurse?"

She murmured, feeling sour and tingling in her heart.

Jiang Ruxian reached out and touched his heart. At this moment, he seemed to feel that there was a heart beating with the same origin and origin not far away.

Chi, chi, chi...

At this time, the originally silent and dark night sky was suddenly illuminated by brilliant and dazzling light. One after another, formations and veins lit up from around the mountains, and the mountains began to tremble.

Suddenly there was some kind of terrifying sound in the surroundings, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, rumbling and shaking, one rune after another flashing, as dazzling as the stars, forming a misty star array.

One after another, the big flags fell from nowhere, in a certain demon-suppressing manner, falling in all directions, and the inexplicable terrifying murderous aura invaded.

"kill."

In just a moment, figures flashed out of the formation, wrapped in the divine radiance of the sun. Their murderous intent was cold and bone-chilling, and they headed directly towards Jiang Ruxian outside the temple.

Jiang Ruxian seemed to have expected this.

There was no change in the expression on the blurry face shrouded in clouds and mist.

She just raised her hand slightly and waved, and the overwhelming and terrifying power was like the sky pressing down on her. Several figures that were rushing towards her instantly vomited blood and flew out into the distance.