That's what villains are like

Chapter 123 Jiang Ruxian is back
"Master...Master, that man was so strong just now..."

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 inherently invincible."

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

Xiahuanghui reminded him that the most important thing was that he was worried that Jiang Ruxian who suddenly appeared would disrupt the next Nanshou rehearsal.

Jiang Ruxian's strength is very strong, at least at the level of the Eighth Realm Tribulation Bridge Realm.

If Emperor Xia and Jiang Ruxian were to fight, even in the imperial capital, Emperor Xia's chances of winning would not be great... unless it was with the help of the national weapon to suppress the Dragon Seal.

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

Jiang Lan glanced at the sky, and it was almost Haishi. Although his strength has been steadily improving during this period, he still has a lot of gaps with Xiahuang 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 out of his control.

"This process is faster than I expected."

Not long after returning to Xiangguo Mansion, Jiang Lan also received a summons from Song Youwei, something unexpected happened, and she didn't expect that all the people she sent would die tragically in the end.

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

Jiang Lan quickly sent a message to stop her.

Since the Liu family was accidentally rescued by Jiang Ruxian, it would be useless for Song Youwei to rush there.

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

In front of her, any young Tianjiao is no different from a chicken or a dog. Although Jiang Lan has many means, if he fights one-on-one with Jiang Ruxian, he will die in all likelihood.

"In the original plot, even if I died, the tomb of clothes would be destroyed by her palm, not even the bones left..."

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

"However, something unexpected happened..."

Jiang Lan frowned.

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

But the appearance of Liu's family was a mistake, which caused the situation to deviate from Jiang Lan's original plan.

Jiang Ruxian will save Liu Shi, and then he will inevitably learn the so-called truth from Liu Shi.

But... going to tell Jiang Ruxian the truth is not in Jiang Lan's consideration at all.

But now...Jiang Ruxian unexpectedly understood the truth under his arrangement.

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

"Even so, I'm still not sure what attitude she will have towards me after learning the truth..."

"But it doesn't affect it, I will act first."

Jiang Lan touched the position of his heart, and seemed to be able to feel the beating of the seven-orifice exquisite fairy heart. His eyes gradually darkened, and he muttered to himself, "I will meet your real master soon."

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

Although he still can't reach the point of rebirth from a drop of blood and immortality, the lack of a heart is not a major life-threatening matter to him.

With the power of Nirvana, even if he returns his heart to Jiang Ruxian, he can grow another one.

After returning to the Xiangguo Mansion, after arranging some things to Song Youwei, Jiang Lan went to the study and found her father, Jiang Lintian, who was carefully studying ancient books and scrolls.

At Jiang Lintian's current level, ordinary Taoism and ancient books are of no use to him, and he doesn't need to practice in seclusion often.

The exercises he practiced are closely related to Daxia's national destiny.

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

And during this time, mothers Li Qingshu and Li Mengning were still at Taiyi Sect and did not come back.

"What's the matter with Lan'er? Is there something I need to do for my father?"

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

"There is indeed one thing that needs my father's help." Jiang Lan sat down at the side, and then seemed to be thinking about his words, and said.

"Oh? What's the matter?"

During this period of time, Jiang Lintian rarely saw Jiang Lan come looking for him, so he was slightly surprised at the moment.

"I need a lot of people, and it's best to mobilize some of the worshipers in the house."

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

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

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

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

"Jiang Ruxian?"

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

Jiang Ruxian is the real fairy fetus brought out by him and his wife Li Qingshu from the Kunlun Fairy Market.

In this world, no one knows Jiang Ruxian's horror better than him and his wife.

When they were young, they also boasted that they were the arrogance of the world, and it was difficult for their peers to find rivals.

But compared with Jiang Ruxian back then, one is in the sky and the other is in the ground, just like a mortal facing a fairy, there is no comparison at all.

Jiang Ruxian can definitely be called a terrifying evildoer that is unique in all ages.

Whether it is talent or temperament, they have reached a level of shocking the world and the past, making people tremble and scalp numb.

More than ten years ago, his wife Li Qingshu would choose to kill Jiang Ruxian and dig out his exquisite heart.

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

Jiang Lintian regretted it all the time after the incident. It was because of compassion at the time that Jiang Ruxian survived because he didn't really prevent future troubles.

It was precisely because of this that later Jiang Ruxian sneaked into Xiangguo's mansion while they were leaving Xiangguo's mansion, and pierced Jiang Lan's heart with a sword.

Even though Jiang Lan came back after being treated, her temperament changed drastically, and she chose to be depraved.

His wife, Li Qingshu, shed tears all day long, blaming herself and regretting endlessly...

It was after that incident that Jiang Lincai found many skilled craftsmen and formation masters, and burned many powerful formation patterns and restrictions in the Xiangguo Mansion to ensure that similar things would not happen again.

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

The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more, and we can only face the evil consequences that were caused at the beginning.

But neither Jiang Ruxian nor Jiang Lan are innocent...

That sin was created by him and his wife together.

Jiang Lan remained silent.

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

Jiang Lintian didn't ask Jiang Lan how he knew Jiang Ruxian was back. He was just worried about Jiang Lan at the moment. With his strength, he was definitely not Jiang Ruxian's opponent today.

"The Xiangguo Mansion gave birth to me and raised me. My parents and you are also enmity with her because of me. The relationship between me and her was doomed from the beginning, and we will only be enemies."

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

Jiang Lintian sighed in his heart, if he hadn't moved his evil thoughts back then, Jiang Ruxian should be their daughter-in-law now.

She and Jiang Lan should also be a loving couple like herself and his wife.

"We're sorry you..."

Jiang Lintian looked at Jiang Lan, and didn't see any unnecessary emotional waves in his eyes. After so many years, he seemed to have really let go of it.

Jiang Lan shook her head and said, "Father, there is no need to blame yourself, I will repay what is due to her."

"So many years have passed, whether it's a misunderstanding or a grudge, it can be settled as it should."

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

"With my identity token, all the worshipers of the Xiangguo Mansion can be gathered with 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 Xiangguo Mansion will probably make Emperor Xia suspicious."

"For Emperor Xia's side, father don't have to worry, she is a smart person, so she should understand."

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

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

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

After leaving the study, Jiang Lan put away his identity token, and now there are not many worshipers in the Xiangguo Mansion.

However, if they are mobilized, they can still gather three existences of the Seven Realm Dharma Phase Realm in a short period of time.

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

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

Then, Jiang Lan issued a series of orders through Jiang Lintian's identity token.

On the other side of the Xiangguo Mansion, there is a vast, continuous, majestic and magnificent building complex, which belongs to the palace mountains where the disciples live and practice temporarily.

Even though it was night at this moment, many people were still alarmed, either came out of the quiet room, or opened their eyes from the cave.

There was a person sitting cross-legged in the mountains, breathing the moonlight, his body was covered with silver light, like starlight falling down, turning into a mist-like veil, when he received the order, he also got up suddenly, with a terrifying aura steaming from his body .

In some blue lakes and deep pools, there are ripples and waves emerging, and then a layer of colorful sun that looks like a rosy glow evaporates.

The terrifying force of Qi and blood billowed, and if there was no cover from the formation, it would have pierced through the sky like wolf smoke, but the tyrannical aura still escaped and permeated.

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

There was a surge of light from his body, and he landed on the ground and turned 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 and bloodthirsty.

In the caves of some mountain ranges, several figures also walked out one after another, all of them were surrounded by rays of light.

There are Taoist priests in white robes who are clean and bearded and have a sense of immortality, and there are also powerful aliens who exude a ferocious aura...

Among them, the weakest one is already at the level of the sixth realm.

Many of Xiangguo's disciples today are contemporaries who once followed Xiangguo, and some of them are gifted with extraordinary bloodlines and have already stepped into the Seven Realms.

With the appearance of these figures, there were existences in many mansions and palaces in the imperial capital who sensed this tyrannical aura, and expressions of surprise and uncertainty appeared on their faces.

Among the residences of the major immortal sects and Taoism, some elder figures were also alarmed, and then looked towards the direction where Xiangguo's mansion was located.

"What is this for?"

"There's been a lot of commotion at Xiangguo's mansion tonight. Could it be that something big is about to happen?"

"These breaths are too scary."

Many people were astonished and their hearts trembled slightly.

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

And the existence of the seven realms is already a figure with the same background as the ancestors in some powerful families.

Even among the top celestial sects, he is also one of the top suzerains, the existence of the level of the elders.

At the Xiangguo Mansion tonight, the aura fluctuations of three seven-level powerhouses appeared one after another.

This made many people's hearts beat wildly, setting off turbulent waves, shaking and trembling, and this was just the tip of the iceberg of the horror revealed by the Xiangguo Mansion.

How terrifying the Xiangguo Mansion is, and why it has power over the world, can be seen from this.

The faces of the elders of the immortal sects from all over the world changed again and again, deeply horrified.

But more people were still surprised and puzzled. What happened that required the Xiangguo Mansion to use so many powerful people?
In an inn, Ye Ming sat cross-legged and was practicing an ancient method. There were strands of silver swirls emerging from his body, which were gorgeous and bright, making his whole body cast out of silver water, shining brightly.

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

"I guess there will 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 breath filled the air, and a blue smoke-like breath floated.

The old ghost said with a voice of emotion, and seemed a little regretful.

"What is this for?"

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

The darkness in his heart was even heavier, the background of the Xiangguo Mansion was so terrifying, and now he was being targeted by Jiang Lan again, if he was a little careless, it would be beyond redemption.

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

At present, Ye Ming can't contact the other party, and he doesn't know where she went.

Now he just wants to wait for the matter of 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 knew that he had offended Jiang Lan, so he just ran away. It is really hateful and cunning...

"Who knows what the Xiangguo Mansion is going to do? But ordinary things, it is impossible to alarm so many strong people." The old ghost said.

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

"With your practice speed, after entering the Qianyuan Mansion this time, you can use the incomparably rich aura of heaven and earth to hit more acupoints."

"If you're lucky, a ray of chaotic aura will be drawn from the deepest part, which will directly allow you to break through to the middle stage of the five-level soul palace in one fell swoop, saving a lot of time for practice."

"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 in the rumors, and it could be drawn out in this Qianyuan Mansion?
"Although you were targeted by Jiang Lan, you have also made friends with Xiao Teng now. That guy also contains a lot of secrets. If he grows up, his achievements in the future may not be lower than yours."

"You don't have to be too afraid of the Xiangguo Mansion. Things like luck and destiny are mysterious and mysterious. I have seen it a lot. Even those ancient holy places and immortal Taoism that were far stronger than the Xiangguo Mansion will collapse one day. How can you do that?" Wherever you go, you are so discouraged..."

The old ghost also saw Ye Ming's mood changes during this time.

After witnessing the power and background of the Xiangguo Mansion with his own eyes, Ye Ming even began to show signs of breeding demons.

"I don't care much about the Xiangguo Mansion, but the existence of Jiang Lan makes me feel like a light on my back. That day in Yuxianfang, his expression probably recognized me..."

Ye Ming recalled afterwards that there were bursts of horror and creepiness.

Now he is in the light, and Jiang Lan is in the dark. The other party wants to kill him, which can be said to be very simple, but Jiang Lan didn't do it.

This feeling reminded Ye Ming of when he used to herd sheep.

Let the lamb wander around and eat grass, watch it grow up and become fat day by day, and then when the time is right, it will be slaughtered and eaten directly.

The current Jiang Lan gave him such a feeling.

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

"When the matter here in the imperial capital is resolved, you follow me to meet an old friend. Since I have pointed him out, he should help you." The old ghost can understand Ye Ming's thoughts now, but he also There is no good way.

The gap in strength and influence is too great.

"If I want to deal with Jiang Lan and overthrow the Xiangguo Mansion, my strength is definitely not enough. This time, at the Nanshou Practice Conference after the opening of the Qianyuan Cave, if I can get in touch with the current Emperor Xia..."

"I might have a way."

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

Just making friends with Xiao Teng is not enough.

The imperial capital is now mixed with fish and dragons. The movement of the Xiangguo Mansion tonight has attracted the attention of many interested people, but no one dares to go to investigate.

Most people just waited and watched from a distance, then retracted their gaze.

In Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, Prince Wuxuan's Mansion, Duke Zhongguo's Mansion...and other mansions and palaces of the royal family, aristocrats, and aristocratic families, there were eyeliners who sent the news back immediately.

In the depths of the imperial palace, not long after Emperor Xia returned to Chengming Hall, he learned of the news from the Xiangguo Mansion.

Although she had expected it, she did not expect Jiang Lan to move so fast.

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

"But for what reason?"

"Since it's his sister? Why did they turn against each other?"

Emperor Xia propped up his chin, lost in thought.

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

Normally, she would be able to calm down quickly and focus on those memorials.

But right now, he really couldn't calm down.

"Xia Zhu..."

Emperor Xia shouted, and a faint figure like green smoke suddenly appeared beside 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.

With a wave of Emperor Xia's hand, two mysterious and simple ancient bronze mirrors shone with a hazy aura appeared on the case in front of him.

However, one side is larger and the other side is smaller, looking like a mother and child.

There is some kind of connection between the two. On the gray mirror surface, obscure runes flicker from time to time.

"You went out of the city with a monitor mirror and secretly followed those people in the Xiangguo Mansion. I want to see what Jiang Lan wants to do." Xia Huang said lightly.

Xia Zhu has a special talent, he is good at the method of concealment and tracking, and his own cultivation is already at the level of the sixth realm.

There are secret treasures to cover up the breath and hide in the dark, so I don't worry about being discovered by others.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

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

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

The sky-monitoring mirror is divided into two sides: a mother mirror and a son mirror. You can monitor and observe all the movements on the son mirror through the mother mirror.

In ancient times, the emperor's Xuanzhao mirror hung high above the world, covering the world.

The emperor can know the situation in various places with a single thought, so no court official dares to bend the law for personal gain, and is corrupt.

But now in Daxia, except for Tiansi, who occasionally uses the Tianjian, all the aristocratic families sneer at the Tianjian, treating it as a decoration.

Apart from being able to monitor and explore special places such as dungeons, mine veins, and medicine gardens, it has no effect.

Emperor Xia had also considered placing the Sky Watching Mirror on the conspicuous long streets of 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 done.

Outside the imperial capital, the starry night was dim and clouds piled up.

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

All the priests and retainers gathered by Jiang Lan with his father's identity token have already rushed here.

There are a total of three seven realms, and the rest are all six realms.

Everyone still didn't know what happened, they just obeyed the order and came to the city to gather together.

The three leading Seven Realms exist, except Mr. Chu who has a soft face.

The other two, one is dressed in a Taoist robe, has a long beard, and is named Taoist Qingxu, while the other is the transformation of the ancient monster crocodile, who once followed Jiang Lan's father, named Jiang Crocodile.

"Young Master, what is the matter? Have you summoned us here?" Taoist Qingxu stroked his beard and asked with a gentle expression.

Although they are enshrined disciples, generally speaking, they only obey the orders of Xiangguo and Mrs. Xiangguo.

Although Jiang Lan is the son of Xiangguo's mansion, he can't order them around easily. He obviously got Xiangguo's permission to do so now.

"I need you all to help me intercept and kill one person."

Jiang Lan spoke succinctly, and put away a spread out map in his hand while speaking.

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

Jiang Lan naturally knew that this plan was bad, but he did this only to let Jiang Ruxian understand his current attitude towards her.

How about knowing the truth?So what about the pain and remorse?

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

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

Hearing this, all the priests and diners were shocked, wondering if Jiang Lan would make a fuss out of a molehill?

The commotion in Xiangguo Mansion tonight has already attracted the attention of many people.

Presumably many people are already paying attention to this place in the dark.

Jiang Lan looked into the distance, her eyes were calm and unwavering, and she didn't mean to explain anything, she just let a group of worshipers follow and hurried away.

As for the imperial capital, Jingyang City, because of this incident, some undercurrents surged, 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 Emperor, it takes several days for a successful practitioner.

Jiang Ruxian did not rush all night with his wet nurse Liu Shi.

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

And the next day, after another day of driving, he found a dilapidated temple on an unnamed barren mountain to rest.

In the middle of the night, everything is silent.

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

In the distance, the tree shadows swayed and rustled, and no birds, beasts or insects could be heard.

Both of them have cultivation bases, and they don't need to look for food.

In particular, Jiang Ruxian had already reached the point where she was like a fairy god. Wisps of fairy mist lingered around her, misty and fuzzy, and her dress was spotless, detached and refined.

Any living being in front of her will spontaneously feel a sense of self-disfigurement.

Sitting cross-legged on a simple futon, Mrs. Liu meditated while cultivating, seemingly unaware of any abnormalities in the outside world.

Jiang Ruxian was standing at the entrance of the dilapidated temple.

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

"When was it exposed?"

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

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

So... her whereabouts have been noticed.

"The two people who let go at that time leaked the news?"

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

"I got the wind so quickly, guessed it was me, so it was you who sent someone to kill the wet nurse?"

She murmured authentically, with bursts of sourness and tingling in her heart.

Jiang Ruxian stretched out his hand to stroke his heart, and at this moment he seemed to be able to feel a heart of the same origin beating not far away.

Chi, Chi, Chi...

At this time, the originally silent and dark night sky was suddenly illuminated by brilliant and dazzling rays of light, one after another pattern veins lit up from around the mountains, and the mountains trembled.

Suddenly there was some kind of terrible sound in the surroundings, like a roaring tsunami, rumbling and violent tremors, one after another runes flickered, dazzling like stars, forming a misty array of stars.

One after another, the banners fell from nowhere, in a state of suppressing demons, falling in all directions, and an inexplicable and terrifying murderous aura invaded.

"kill."

In just a split second, one after another figures flashed outside the formation, wrapped in the divine radiance of the sun, with a murderous intent that was icy cold, and directly shrouded Jiang Ruxian outside the temple.

As for Jiang Ruxian, it seemed that he had expected it a long time ago.

On the fuzzy face shrouded in mist, there was no change in expression.

She just waved her hand lightly, and the torrential and terrifying force, like the sky, fell away, and the several figures that came rushing to vomit blood instantly flew out and slammed into the distance.

(End of this chapter)