Chapter 179 General Zhou

Hearing this order, the fighter jets currently issuing warnings began emergency evasive maneuvers and withdrew one after another.

Seeing this, Jia He thought his phone call had taken effect.

Although he was being carried back, who else in the entire 749 Bureau could have such treatment?

"I've flown, have you?"

Jiang Chen, however, did not have such a relaxed mindset. From just a moment ago, he had a bad premonition.

It seemed as if he was being watched by something, and as time passed, this feeling grew stronger.

Before Jiang Chen could figure it out, this feeling suddenly intensified, even turning into a strong sense of crisis!

Jiang Chen's flight trajectory suddenly dropped, flying almost against the surface of the sea.

Jia He was still muttering to himself: "Ancestral Master, when we get back, should we tell the division commander and the others about your identity? After all, they still have some misunderstandings about you. Let's clear things up for everyone—mmph, mmph, mmph!"

Before he could finish speaking, his body suddenly lowered, and the next moment, his entire head was plunged into the seawater.

It was precisely at this moment that a white light flashed on the horizon. A streak of white light with a long tail was attacking from above the clouds at an astonishing speed!

Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed. He decisively bypassed the incoming white light and moved several hundred meters to the side.

But this white light seemed to be able to track him. It swept past the position where Jiang Chen had just been standing, skimming across the sea surface and churning up ten thousand waves.

The powerful sonic boom made even Jia He, who was still in the water, unable to help but have his ears ring.

"Ancestral Master, what happened? Did a volcano erupt?"

Jiang Chen flew calmly. He had already seen clearly that the thing was a missile!

Judging from the direction, it could be determined that the missile was launched from over Chinese territory. In other words, someone within China wanted him dead!

But this made Jiang Chen very puzzled. Whoever could launch a missile must be a high-ranking official with great power. Yet, the highest-ranking official he knew in China was Zhang Jianguo.

And Zhang Jianguo was only the director of the 749 Bureau, not military or defense. Clearly, he did not have this authority, nor any reason to want him dead.

So, who was targeting him?

Could it be targeting Jia He?

Jiang Chen looked down at Jia He, who was mumbling something in the water, and abandoned this conjecture.

It wasn't worth such a big battle to deal with him.

So, it was still targeting himself. Jiang Chen thought through everything in his mind, but really couldn't think of any big shot he had offended.

No, there was one more...

Jiang Chen remembered the overbearing young man who had spoken to Jia He on the phone earlier.

It seemed he was a big shot brought from the capital. If it was him, that was possible.

Jiang Chen's eyes turned cold. No matter who it was, when he got back, he would naturally settle the score one by one!

...

Meanwhile, the Chinese high command was also shocked.

They also didn't know how this missile had been launched; clearly, no orders had been issued beforehand.

One had to know, a cultivator who could fly, confirmed to be a Chinese cultivator, was a huge shock to the Chinese high command.

Even if he was a non-official member, looking at all the things Jiang Chen had done in the past, he would not pose any threat to China; on the contrary, he would be of great help.

It was even possible that if the authorities recruited Jiang Chen back into the 749 Bureau, then the 749 Bureau would openly have two Life Wheel Realm cultivators!

And this Life Wheel Realm cultivator was even younger. Youth meant infinite possibilities!

But now, all of this might be destroyed.

If Jiang Chen was killed by the missile, it would undoubtedly be China's greatest loss.

But if Jiang Chen was not killed by the missile...

The high command couldn't even imagine the consequences. It was very likely that China would henceforth face hostility and retaliation from a Life Wheel Realm cultivator—and not an ordinary one at that.

"What is going on? Wasn't the identity of the person there already reported? Why was a missile launched? Who gave the order!"

The high command soon couldn't sit still and began accountability at every level, and this question soon reached the middle-aged man who had issued the launch order.

Facing the accountability from above, the middle-aged man sat there calmly in his military uniform.

"Facing an existence that could potentially threaten our national defense and ignore our territorial security, I first ordered the troops to issue multiple warnings, and only then launched the missile. My decision has no issues."

"But we had already figured out the other party's identity and notified everyone down the line!"

"But by that time, I had already issued the launch order. It is regrettable; it was because I was too nervous. I am willing to bear full responsibility for this lapse in judgment."

Watching the middle-aged man's calm yet stern tone, the person holding him accountable didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Do you, do you know that this will very likely cause us to lose an Advanced cultivator? But if he isn't killed, our China will very likely face an unprecedented enemy, General Zhou!"

Speaking of this, this general surnamed Zhou finally became slightly serious, and only then did he say sternly:

"Then, do not let him have the opportunity to threaten us!"

The person holding him accountable was stunned for a moment, and then felt a deep sense of unfamiliarity and fear toward the person in front of him.

"You are truly crazy. Your Zhou Family is truly crazy!"

The middle-aged man surnamed Zhou remained calm. He said indifferently: "Everything I do is for China."

"Times are different now. The Dao sects are deeply entrenched in China, and they have not shown any harm!"

"That still cannot mean we let them run wild." The middle-aged man surnamed Zhou shook his head slightly.

The person holding him accountable finally gave the middle-aged man surnamed Zhou a deep look, left one sentence, and hurried away.

"Can you dare say you don't have a shred of selfish motive?"

The middle-aged man surnamed Zhou still sat there. At this moment, he was the only person in the room. He looked deeply at the electronic screen in front of him, showing the image of the missile chasing Jiang Chen, his eyes tranquil as an ancient well.

After a long while, a voice came from his mouth, firm and unshakeable.

"China does not need the Dao sects to have so many uncontrollable powers. I have a clear conscience!"

...

Jiang Chen easily dodged the tracking missile. This was already the sixth time he had dodged a missile attack.

Although the missile's speed was far faster than his, its flexibility was far inferior to his. Relying on Golden Light Ground-Traversing, Jiang Chen could barely burst out with a speed similar to teleportation in a short time.

This made it impossible for the missile to accurately lock onto his position.

As for Jia He, he was already dizzy in his hands, almost unconscious.

But if a few more waves like this came, even Jiang Chen would likely not be able to withstand such a huge consumption.

Consequently, he didn't intend to dodge anymore, preparing to face this missile head-on.