Chapter 514: Chapter 254: Parting of Old Friends, Great Zhou (2)

"Hmph!"

Blood Sea Immortal Venerable glanced over briefly, immediately recognizing it was just a piece of communication paper, not even qualifying as the simplest talisman.

He snorted coldly, and the talisman paper in Xiao Zhan’s hand shattered directly, revealing a line of text before them.

"Alright, dare to deceive me, I’ll shoot you!"

Within the words, Jiang Feng’s warning echoed.

"Creak."

Blood Sea Immortal Venerable clenched his fists in anger.

"Pfft!"

Xiao Zhan couldn’t help but chuckle; he knew the talisman paper contained Jiang Feng’s words, but hadn’t expected such a simple sentence. The words "shoot you" instantly brought to mind the scene of Jiang Feng holding the Dragon Bone Bow, pursuing Blood Sea Loose Cultivators.

"If he dares to cause trouble at the Divine Sect Mansion, our Lin Family cultivators aren’t easy targets either, leave!"

Blood Sea Immortal Venerable gritted his teeth and shouted angrily.

"Farewell!"

Xiao Zhan turned and walked away, quickly leaving the Divine Sect and flew back toward Dragon Capital. Upon entering the Great Tang territory, he flew all the way to Nanfu City before he finally relaxed.

He knew Jiang Feng sent him to negotiate with Blood Sea Immortal Venerable.

This trip was very dangerous.

If Blood Sea Immortal Venerable held him hostage, Jiang Feng would undoubtedly abandon him. If he died in the Divine Sect, Jiang Feng would not avenge him.

But he had no choice.

To safeguard the kingdom, he had to cooperate with Jiang Feng, brace himself, and make a trip to the Divine Sect. Fortunately, despite the danger, he managed to fulfill his mission.

Three days later, Xiao Zhan returned to Dragon Capital and relayed Blood Sea Immortal Venerable’s words to Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng nearly laughed aloud.

He said, "Keep monitoring them, especially Blood Sea Immortal Venerable’s movements, watch for when he enters the Divine Sect Mansion."

"Yes."

Xiao Zhan knew what to do.

Ten days later.

The Sect Protection Array of the Divine Sect finally stopped operating.

A month later, Lin Family cultivators appeared outside the Divine Sect Mansion, but dared not enter easily.

Two months later.

A strong figure from the Lin Family, along with clan members and several loose cultivators, ventured into the Divine Sect Mansion for exploration.

Three days later.

Of those who entered, only one strong figure from the Lin Family emerged.

He looked battered, bringing the guards stationed at the entrance back to the Divine Sect. Ten days later, Blood Sea Immortal Venerable returned with him to the Divine Sect Mansion, a large group of Lin Family cultivators and Blood Sea Loose Cultivators gathered at the entrance.

Finally, Blood Sea Immortal Venerable, along with several Lin Family mages, entered the Divine Sect Mansion, while others remained outside, vigilantly defending against any surprise attack from Jiang Feng.

Xiao Zhan reported this to Jiang Feng.

After hearing it, Jiang Feng merely nodded, leaving Xiao Zhan with a sense of disappointment yet unable to say more, silently withdrawing.

Jiang Feng only wanted to enjoy days of peace.

Xiao Zhan internally hoped Jiang Feng would help eliminate Blood Sea Immortal Venerable and others to prevent future threats to Great Tang, but Jiang Feng remained unmoved, leaving Xiao Zhan helpless.

A month later, Blood Sea Immortal Venerable and Lin Family experts emerged from the Divine Sect Mansion, looking battered, having somewhat sustained injuries, they discussed and together returned to the Divine Sect for rest, but also left some people to guard the Divine Sect Mansion, without leaving.

Jiang Feng did not launch a surprise attack when they entered the Divine Sect Mansion, which allowed Lin Family cultivators and Blood Sea Loose Cultivators to realize Jiang Feng was willing to reach a mutual non-aggression understanding.

Though merely a verbal agreement, it nonetheless gave them hope for safely exploring the Divine Sect Mansion.

Hence, they began stationing most of their forces here, laying restriction arrays around the area to prevent Jiang Feng from reneging, suddenly attacking and catching them unprepared.

Meanwhile, in Dragon Capital, Jiang Feng instructed Xiao Zhan to repair the defenses, especially the underground passage left by the Cyan Snake Demon clan, sealing any emerging entrances near the Cultivation Marketplace to prevent Blood Sea Loose Cultivators from slipping through.

With the Divine Sect Mansion attracting the attention of Blood Sea Immortal Venerable and others, peace finally settled in.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, twenty years had passed.

Jiang Feng and Han Dong lived in the Imperial City all along, inseparable, occasionally leaving when tired of the Imperial City to explore outside or visit various parts of Dragon Capital.

Almost every time they left Dragon Capital, Blood Sea Immortal Venerable’s people would become exceptionally nervous, Jiang Feng had planted informants among them, and they had also placed people inside the Imperial City.

Both sides tacitly acknowledged and maintained this relationship.

In Chaoyang Alley.

Jiang Feng sat by the bedside, looking at Chief Wang, who lay in bed, nearing the end. He softly said, "Old Wang, I’ve come to see you off."

Many things have happened in these twenty years.

Most of the friends in the prison have basically gone.

Chief Feng left three years ago.

Last year, Chief Ma also passed away.

Today, it is Chief Wang’s time.

For these three old friends who almost got implicated because of him and were displaced for a while, Jiang Feng took special care of them. Although he hadn’t shown himself to see them before, Jiang Feng still came to look after them in their final moments.

"Prison Chief Jiang, you truly are an immortal."

Chief Wang, with a head full of gray hair, saw Jiang Feng, tears streaming down his old face, wanting to get up to salute him. Jiang Feng patted his shoulder, signaling him not to move.

He smiled and said, "Rest assured and go in peace, your descendants will inherit your position. As long as I’m in Dragon Capital, I’ll ensure they want for nothing."

"Woohoo, the Wang family has an immortal watching over us."

Chief Wang departed in laughter.

Jiang Feng sighed lightly, left a pouch of silver taels by Old Wang’s bedside, and then returned to the Imperial City.

"Commander Jiang."

At the gate, Jiang Feng encountered Chu Tianhe, who had come to deliver something.

Over the years, Chu Tianhe has always been assigned to this position. With his ordinary cultivation aptitude, his face is marked by the traces of time, unknowingly reaching the age of declining Qi Blood.

"Old Chu, I’ve asked Director Han to prepare a pot of salted vegetables and tofu, let’s go in and have some."

Now within this Imperial City, besides Bao Longwei and Han Dong, only Chu Tianhe remains as an old acquaintance. Having just said goodbye to Chief Wang, Jiang Feng felt melancholic and needed a friend to drink with.

"Alright, it’s been a long time since I had a dish personally cooked by Director Han."

Chu Tianhe nodded enthusiastically. Having been stationed here for so many years, Jiang Feng and Han Dong naturally invited him in for meals. Although not frequently, Chu Tianhe could be considered, besides Bao Longwei and Han Tieshan, one of the outsiders who interacted with Jiang Feng the most.

At mealtime.

Han Tieshan and Bao Longwei came together.

Jiang Feng hadn’t seen them for some days, and Han Tieshan’s condition was somewhat bad, looking significantly haggard.

"My father, he..."

Han Dong hesitated to speak.

Jiang Feng said helplessly, "Cultivation is an act against heaven; your father, like you, has no spiritual root. I advised him against forcing it, and now that he’s become like this, there’s nothing I can do."

Jiang Feng could see at a glance that Han Tieshan had forced himself to cultivate the Yangchun Technique, trying to transform from martial to immortal, but he failed and suffered a backlash.

"Then wouldn’t he..."

Han Dong looked heartbroken.

"This bottle of Spiritual Spring Water, give it to him later, let him refine it slowly, don’t rush."

Even Jiang Feng couldn’t help Han Dong, how could he help Han Tieshan? Over these twenty years, Han Dong’s cultivation has been at a bottleneck. He tried many times to help Han Dong break through, but each attempt ended in failure.

If it weren’t for the Spiritual Spring Water nourishing Han Dong, Han Dong’s Primordial Power would have long entered a declining state. However, despite this, if Han Dong can’t break through within ten years, no matter how much Spiritual Spring Water is given to him, he won’t be able to absorb it, and sooner or later he’ll follow in Han Tieshan’s footsteps.

A rare reunion, the five sat around a table, drinking a lot. After a satisfying feast, Han Dong handed the Spiritual Spring Water to Han Tieshan in the corner, reminding him not to rush to refine it all.

Han Tieshan knew it must be a request from Jiang Feng, and at the door, he turned back to smile at Jiang Feng.

Ten years later.

On Black Iron Mountain, a tomb appeared.

Han Dong cried in Jiang Feng’s arms, as Jiang Feng whispered softly in her ear.

Since Han Tieshan failed to break through and suffered a backlash, his health deteriorated day by day. Maintaining this long was due to Jiang Feng extending his life with Spiritual Power and Spiritual Spring Water.

But no amount of Spiritual Spring Water could save Han Tieshan. After his death, Xiao Zhan buried him with the honors of a prince.

Over these ten years.

The Blood Sea Immortal Venerable and others have been digging up the Divine Sect Mansion.

The Great Tang and they have always maintained a state of peace.

Five years ago, the Seventeenth Prince abdicated the throne to Xiao Zhan. After Xiao Zhan became Emperor, he changed the country’s name to Great Zhou, making Xiao Ran a Vassal King and sending him north to guard the National Gate.

He passed the title of Crown Prince to Xiao Ran’s eldest son.

All this is related to Jiang Feng, yet not connected to him.

Xiao Zhan feared that if Xiao Ran succeeded to the throne, it would deteriorate the relationship between Great Zhou and Jiang Feng, so he dared not pass the throne to Xiao Ran, choosing instead to pass it to his grandson, even sending Xiao Ran northward.

Jiang Feng understood Xiao Zhan’s intentions.

He saw through without speaking. Even if Xiao Ran became the Emperor of Great Zhou, he couldn’t do anything to him, but sending him away could at least avoid some trouble, which was all benefits and no harm for Jiang Feng.