ATPnovel Chapter 1433: 107: Completely Off Topic (Bonus for Alliance Hierarch A Shen’s Little Cotton Jacket! Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Chapter 1433: 107: Completely Off Topic (Bonus for Alliance Hierarch A Shen’s Little Cotton Jacket! Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Chapter 1433: Chapter 107: Completely Off Topic (Bonus for Alliance Hierarch A Shen’s Little Cotton Jacket! Requesting Monthly Tickets)How will Fu Dongxu explain this?
Suicide to atone?
Obviously not possible!
For Fu Dongxu himself, even punishing himself with three drinks is not acceptable.
He, a dignified True Man of the Age, in control of the Mirror World Platform, an undisputedly real power in Jinguo, should he make any explanation for the death of a Neifu Cultivator?
But Qi Country… is truly too assertive.
What makes Jiang Shu so conceited? What makes the People of Qi so inflated!?
In the past, even at the height of its glory, Yang Country never firmly established itself in the Central Region. Where is the Yang Country of yesteryear now?
The Jing Country of yesterday, however, remains the Jing Country of today!
Since ancient times, none who challenged Jinguo succeeded,
Could Qi Country be an exception?
But Wen Yanyu, Shi Mingcheng… the Qi Country they represent is indeed too forceful.
Ji Zhaonan fought Chunyu Gui, Shi Mingcheng fought Pei Xinghe, and now Wen Yanyu is, in front of Zhongshan Yanwen of Jing Country, threatening a national war to demand an explanation from Jinguo.
And can Fu Dongxu bear the responsibility for a war against Qi Country?
At this moment, Jinguo has no reason to yield. Jinguo will not be swayed by Qi Country’s threats of national war to deal with Fu Dongxu. But the war it would ignite, the losses it would cause… whether he is willing or not, he bears the main responsibility.
This is a highly disreputable matter.
Jinguo does not fear war, but Jinguo has no plans to go to war with Qi Country. On the contrary, this time the four True Men of Jinguo sought people in a Locked Boundary precisely to quickly resolve the dispute with Qi Country and focus on the Mu Sheng war.
If this truly instigates a national war between Jinguo and Qi Country, then the position of Mirror World Platform Leader is something he can absolutely not retain.
This is not a satisfactory retirement following the fulfillment of the Official Way or the continuation of political vision; he would not only lose real power but also hinder his cultivation!
Fu Dongxu remained silent, countless runes flowing like a waterfall in his glass-like left eye.
“Jiang Wang is not dead.”
He suddenly said.
The yellow-faced old monk looked at him, Wen Yanyu looked at him, everyone looked at him.
He strolled to the enormous rock resembling a grindstone and gestured a few times.
Several spots of brown blood on the rock became clear.
“The landing points of these drops of blood are unusual.”
He said, hand hovering mid-air: “After Jiang Wang was pierced through the abdomen by a demon’s power and his organs shattered… in this place, he was caught by someone.”
The one who caught Jiang Wang in such a situation certainly wasn’t doing it for the sake of making Jiang Wang’s death look good. So it must have been someone who saved him.
In Fu Dongxu’s glass-like left eye, the runes rapidly shifted, and he continued: “Strangely, I can’t see any trace of this person.”
Let alone him seeing!
The eight True Men of the Age present even on their first search only found traces of Jiang Wang, Zhao Xuenyang, and an unknown True Demon.
“My obedient disciple isn’t dead?” The old monk Ku Jue’s gloomy old eyes regained their brightness.
The clues Fu Dongxu found were indeed things he hadn’t fully considered before, and no one could be fooled by them.
“Then where is he?” he asked.
Fu Dongxu shook his head and looked at Wen Yanyu and Shi Mingcheng: “Perhaps the True Men of Qi Country could have the answer?”
Shi Mingcheng coldly replied: “We come for the rescue of our country’s genius openly, not to commit any sneaky deeds!”
Fu Dongxu was indifferent to Shi Mingcheng’s sarcasm.
He believed Shi Mingcheng’s words.
Thus he was very confused at this moment.
So who exactly is this mysterious person without traces?
Why wasn’t the True Demon stopped? Why wasn’t the True Man who brought the True Demon into the world stopped?
Or was there actually a battle, and the traces were simply erased?
Even if erased, there should be traces of “being erased” … Or, could it be that the opponent’s ability to hide far surpasses his discernment abilities?
“What does it mean?” Perhaps only Zhongshan Yanwen had the most detached mindset, not caring much about the fate of the two geniuses or whether Qi and Jing would go to war.
Therefore, he had more thoughts to inspect the matter itself.
“Did the True Man who brought the True Demon into the world also save Jiang Wang?”
“Maybe there’s more than one True Man…” Ji Yanyue conjectured: “Mutually wary, mutually guarded, then covered their traces and left?”
“What about Xuan Yang?!” Cang Shen suddenly asked.
Fu Dongxu shook his head: “I think the information on Xuan Yang should be about the same as yours, only able to know that he disappeared but unable to determine where he is, or whether he is alive or dead.”
What he didn’t say was that he actually caught a whiff of death energy.
But it was very faint and light that he couldn’t confirm to whom it belonged…
Nor dared to confirm.
Cang Shen was taken aback for a moment, only saying, “No matter what, we need to see the living for those alive and the corpse for those who are dead.”
“Xuan Yang is a genius of my Jinguo. I will definitely do my best to search for him.” Fu Dongxu said.
Cang Shen glanced at him, said nothing, and walked out of the grotto on his own.
Leaving all this Qi and Jing strife, the danger of national war, behind.
This “old-fashioned” True Man, who went mad with rage at Jing Country’s mere “notification”, now seemed not to care about anything.
His towering figure actually seemed hunched at this moment.
As he left the Demon Grotto, he walked from the road separated by magma out to the volcano’s mouth, halting there.
He raised his eyes to look at the sky, dense clouds hung low, making it appear quite oppressive.
His brows, eyes, nose, lips, hair… quickly solidified, mutated. In an instant, he transformed into a tree, standing on this barren volcano.
In the Ancient Demon Cave, Wen Yanyu and Shi Mingcheng found themselves in a difficult position for a moment.
They sought an explanation, but Jiang Wang seems to have been rescued. Naturally, there is a difference between the explanation needed for Jiang Wang being alive versus dead.
But if they say they don’t need an explanation. Jiang Wang is still missing…
“True Man Wen,” Ji Yanyue spoke at this time: “This matter didn’t only cause damage to your Qi Country; a Godly Prodigy of the Divine Presence Realm from Jinguo also vanished into thin air, whereabouts unknown. This incident is exceedingly complex and bizarre, indicating obvious interference from a third-party force. It’s best if we all keep calm. The People of Qi do not fear war, and neither do the People of Jing. But as powerful nations of the world, even in war, it should be a contest among heroes. If the war between the two countries were instigated by a petty man’s slander, wouldn’t that be a laughingstock of the world?”
Coming from Jinguo’s imperial lineage, Ji Yanyue indeed was the best suited to say such things.
Things seem to be getting more complicated.
The lack of crucial intelligence rendered them, despite being True Men of the Age, more confused the more they contemplated.
A conjured-up True Man of the Age, and a Black Clothed Demon Tribe member undetected by them, made all speculations go astray.
Wen Yanyu had also calmed by this time, speaking softly: “You need to clarify one thing, this matter was Jinguo’s disrespect initially. It wasn’t Jiang Wang pursuing Zhao Xuenyang; it was Zhao Xuenyang who, with the power of a Deity, bullied Neifu, caught Jiang Wang, planning to lock him back to Jade Capital Mountain… This is what led to their disappearance. Qi Country bears no responsibility for the disappearance of your Jinguo’s genius, while you Jinguo should be accountable for our Qi Country’s genius’s disappearance!”
Fu Dongxu spoke: “Zhuang Country, as Jiang Wang’s homeland, provided human and material evidence, is that not trustworthy? My Jinguo merely upheld the Ancient Demon Slaying Alliance, where is the fault in that?”
Wen Yanyu replied: “Jiang Wang holds a title and a position in Qi Country as a Qi person! What kind of entity is Zhuang Country, that it can convict a person of Qi? Who is Zhuang Gaoxian, that he can lead your Mirror World Platform by the nose? Leaving all else aside, before the charges are determined. Due to your reckless actions, our Qi Country’s genius disappeared, should you not take responsibility for that?”
Fu Dongxu sternly said: “This was an accident. Our Jinguo’s Zhao Xuenyang has also gone missing!”
Wen Yanyu lifted his chin, and simply said: “If you don’t want to talk, then there won’t be any talk.”
Ji Yanyue exchanged glances with Fu Dongxu and Qiu Tie, then spoke out: “Jinguo, as the backbone of the Human Race, will not shy away from the responsibility it should bear. Please be assured, True Man Wen, that Jinguo will promptly establish a plan regarding this matter!”