We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? - Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Jiang Renhuang’s Crazy Fans

. Reaching a deserted spot, Prefect Gong slapped the Jiang Clan Leader, who spun twice in the air before landing with a mouth full of blood.

“Asshole! Serving as City Lord of Qingcheng is my biggest failure. Your ancestor wanted to live two more years so he could figure things out on his own, and not have us clean up his mess!”

“Didn’t you say your ancestor’s cultivation of the demonic path was secretly permitted by Emperor Jiang? Contact him now! Only he can save us now!”

The Jiang Clan Leader muttered, spat out blood, and said, “It’s always Emperor Jiang who has contacted us. We’ve never contacted him.”

Prefect Gong now suspected that Emperor Jiang was completely unaware of Jiang Yixing’s cultivation of the demonic path. Perhaps he was truly selfless and had never returned to the Jiang family.

But there was no point in delving into this now.

“So Emperor Jiang is unreliable, isn’t he?” Prefect Gong’s face was so gloomy it looked like water could drip. “Now there’s only one plan.”

“What is it? Send someone to kill that Zhang Li?” the Jiang Clan Leader and City Lord Zeng asked hurriedly.

“Fools! Zhang Li was killed right after applying for a time travel. This isn’t just killing Zhang Li, it’s slapping the court in the face. If the court doesn’t intervene, where’s its authority? When they investigate, we’re all doomed!” Prefect Gong cursed. His century-long cultivation efforts had been shattered twice in one day: once by Zhang Li, and once by these two idiots.

“The Third Prince admires the achievements of the Human Emperor, so he intends to promote officials like us who served as City Lords in Qingcheng. All we have to do now is persuade the Third Prince to conduct a time travel and protect us. Only then will we have a chance of survival!”

“But who among us has the right to see the Third Prince?”

Prefect Gong sneered. “I’m not the only one who’s been promoted since becoming City Lord in Qingcheng. They hold high positions now. Now that their crimes have been exposed, no one can escape. Ask them to help.”

…

“The Human Emperor Jiang’s cousin practices the magic arts, and he even approved it. Can you really believe that?”

The Third Prince stood up excitedly, his face filled with disbelief.

“Your Highness, it’s true. I learned of this while serving as an official in Qingcheng and was deeply shocked.”

An official who had recently served as the city lord of Qingcheng had used all his connections and finally secured the opportunity to send Prefect Gong to the Third Prince.

After arriving in the capital, Prefect Gong rehearsed the matter several times before daring to approach the Third Prince.

“Emperor Jiang holds a high position of power, with only a few close friends. Therefore, he values family ties above all else. However, as the Emperor, he cannot show this too obviously. He truly cannot bear to see his cousin die, so he secretly instructs him to cultivate the magic path, break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and prolong his life.”

“Now, if those two fools were to confirm that the Emperor’s cousin is cultivating the magic path, perhaps the fact that Emperor Jiang instructed him to do so would also be exposed. If that were to happen, Emperor Jiang’s reputation would plummet, Your Highness!”

“If we keep this a secret, Emperor Jiang might even thank us when he learns.”

The Third Prince paced the room several times, his eyes gleaming with joy, muttering to himself, “The Emperor’s reputation,” “Thank you,” “The Emperor’s kindness cannot bear to see his brother die,” “The magic path is not greater than brotherhood.” Finally, he said to Prefect Gong,

“I know about this.”

…

The Great Zhou Dynasty, Xuanzheng Hall. Emperor

Zhou Jizhi was a man with double pupils, a slender figure, and a handsome face. His mere presence exuded an aura of majesty and righteousness.

This wasn’t an illusion, but a genuine feeling borne of the nation’s destiny.

The Great Zhou Dynasty’s destiny was inextricably linked to its laws. The fairer the laws, the stronger the nation’s fortune. As the protector of this destiny, if Emperor Zhou Jizhi acted unfairly, he would be unable to bear the weight of the nation’s destiny and would ultimately be crushed by it.

Flipping through the memorials and petitions requesting a time-travelling mission, Emperor Zhou Jizhi asked, “There’s a Nascent Soul cultivator in Qingcheng suspected of practicing demonic arts. The Qingcheng City Lord may have abused his power and destroyed evidence. We need someone to go to Tianqing Prefecture to retrace his steps. Anyone willing to go?”

Several princes and princesses remained silent. This kind of mission, done right, yielded no results, and done wrong, was always done by their father, who assigned two people—one to carry out the mission and the other to oversee it. Now, it was just a formality.

“Your Majesty, I wish to go,” the Third Prince stepped forward, drawing a slight glance from the other princes and princesses. They were puzzled by the Third Prince’s eagerness. Was he trying to impress their father?

“Then Third Prince will go, and Fourth Prince will accompany him. This matter has been settled. Let’s adjourn.”

After the court session, the Third Prince called to the Fourth Prince.

“Fourth brother, come here for a moment.”

The Fourth Prince frowned. He and the Third Prince weren’t on good terms. The two coveted the throne, engaging in countless overt and covert struggles, and many ministers in the court had already taken sides.

Now that he was being summoned, the Fourth Prince could only assume it was related to a time travel case.

“Third brother, what’s going on?”

“Do you know the background of this case that Father asked you and me to travel back in time?”

“Isn’t it about the Lord of Qingcheng helping a Nascent Soul cultivator cultivate the magic path?”

“That Nascent Soul cultivator has a complex background. He’s the cousin of Emperor Jiang Renhuang and his only relative of the same generation.”

“What?!” The Fourth Prince was startled. He had initially dismissed the Third Prince’s suggestion of a background in this case. Given the power of the Great Zhou, even if the perpetrators were Dao Sect members, they wouldn’t dare act according to the law. They would arrest and sentence them.

Unless they possessed a powerful background that even the Great Zhou wouldn’t dare provoke.

Being the Human Emperor’s cousin and only relative fulfilled this background requirement.

Furthermore, if the Human Emperor’s cousin practiced the magic path, would the Human Emperor be completely unaware? The Human Emperor was incredibly powerful. Could he also practice the magic path? If

the Human Emperor practiced the magic path, would the Great Zhou Dynasty intervene or not?

The thought was terrifying. No wonder, given this profound background, the Emperor hadn’t pointed it out at court. If he had, the final verdict, regardless of whether the Human Emperor’s cousin practiced the magic path or not, would have been “no”!

The Great Zhou Dynasty had the power to control the Human Emperor, but not the ability to do so. He was a Mahayana cultivator. Even with all their might, the Great Zhou Dynasty would be like a moth to a flame.

The Fourth Prince’s thoughts quickly shifted, and he quickly reached a secret agreement with the Third Prince.

Although they had a conflict, since this matter concerned the reputation and survival of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a temporary reconciliation was possible.

…

The location for the retrospection of time was set at the outskirts of Qingcheng, so after submitting the application, Jiang Li and Yuan Wuxing returned to Qingcheng.

Yuan Wuxing had been living in fear these past few days. Yuanying and Shenhua cultivators, who were rarely seen on weekdays, kept coming to visit, using threats and inducements inside and outside, asking Senior Zhang Li to take care of himself and withdraw the application.

The reasons were nothing more than things like affecting the Human Emperor and the overall situation. Jiang Li yawned when he heard them. There was nothing new. He politely retorted to these people.

One Shenhua cultivator was not well-mannered enough, and Jiang Li’s words “What do you know, Jiang Renhuang” made him angry. He attacked in anger, and Jiang Li performed a classic show of a genius Yuanying fighting against a veteran Shenhua on the spot.

There was a knock at the door, and Yuan Wuxing went to open the door again helplessly.

(End of this chapter)