26: Thirty-six Stratagems, the Beauty Trap!

The Capital, East Palace.

Crash!

Long Zhan angrily smashed the vase beside him onto the floor.

“Tell me, what’s going on with that good-for-nothing? Why did he suddenly become so terrifying?”

An old man quickly bowed, trembling as he said,

“That kid was definitely faking it the whole time!”

“His poison techniques have reached the level of a Peerless Grandmaster. I feel like he can use the Grand Antiquity Poison Scripture at all times, and several times he even managed to poison my Divine Thought!”

Long Zhan slammed the table: “Do you think I don’t know all of this?

What I’m asking is, how was Sima Gan discovered?

Why did that Red Spider Lily become real in the end?

He’s clearly just a Nascent Soul Stage fellow, how could he achieve the manifestation of a Soul Transformation Stage?

Also, how did Sima Gan get poisoned?!!!”

“As for that Red Spider Lily, I don’t know either. It should be a technique from a special Cultivation Technique, cultivated using Sima Gan’s corpse. As for Sima Gan’s exposure and poisoning, I didn’t sense it at all…”

The old man’s body trembled even more violently.

“Useless! You, a Void Refining Stage expert, couldn’t see through a Nascent Soul Stage brat!”

“This subordinate is ashamed, my knowledge is shallow!”

“Get out! I want to know the whole story within three days. Also, tell the Sima Family to thoroughly investigate Jiang Lin’s background before acting, otherwise I don’t mind adding insult to injury when the time comes!”

“Yes, yes, yes…”

Long Zhan’s face was filled with ferocity as he stared intently in the direction of the Jiang Family.

Did you figure out my intention to eliminate the Four Great Families?

But, you are no match for me at all!

Let you jump around for a while first.

After I finish setting up the Qin Sect and the Liu Family, and then deal with Xiao Zhan’s hidden forces, Jiang Lin… we’ll settle the score slowly!

But I didn’t expect you to hide so deeply, to the point where I even felt a hint of fear!

It seems I need to add some obstacles for you!

Don’t you like beautiful women? I’ve cultivated quite a few here!

Given how capable you are, I’ll give you that peerless mermaid.

To be honest, I really can’t bear to part with her!

…

The Capital, Six Doors.

In the courtyard, a huge stone tablet suddenly lit up.

Earth Rank Ninety-Nine, Xiao Dong!

Earth Rank Fourth, Jiang Lin!

“These two just entered the Nascent Soul Stage and immediately broke through the Human Rank to enter the Earth Rank!”

“That Jiang Lin kid, he actually managed to reach the fourth place on the Earth Rank, what the hell?”

A Rank guardian exclaimed in surprise.

Just then, an exquisite beauty in a flying fish robe walked out from inside the hall.

This person was Nangong Lengyu, a Prodigy of the Nangong Family, one of the Four Great Families.

“Xiao Dong, Xiao Zhan’s son, returned from the Southwest Small World. When he was in the Golden Core Stage, he consecutively killed three Nascent Souls. Now that he has entered the Nascent Soul Stage, his strength is even harder to estimate!”

Upon hearing this, the Rank guardian couldn’t help but praise, “As expected of the descendant of the God of War, what a magnificent bearing, he indeed has the strength to be on the Earth Rank!”

“But… what about that Jiang Lin? He’s just a good-for-nothing, relying on the Jiang Family’s power to oppress the common people, committing all sorts of evil…”

A cold light flashed in Nangong Lengyu’s eyes, and she said coldly,

“The day before yesterday at noon, Jiang Lin defeated Xiao Dong, knocking him unconscious!”

“This morning, in the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion, Jiang Lin used the peerless Divine Ability of the Grand Antiquity Poison Scripture, transforming decay into vitality, defying the heavens and changing fate!”

“Tonight, above the Hua River, Sima Gan, the third-ranked on the Earth Rank and a Peak Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator, fought with him and was utterly powerless to resist, crushed like an ant!”

“Do you think he has the strength to ascend to the Earth Rank?”

The water cup in the Rank guardian’s hand trembled, and he said in disbelief, “How is that possible?”

The disgust in Nangong Lengyu’s eyes grew even stronger: “This child’s poison techniques have already reached the Grandmaster level, and the quality of his True Qi has also reached a terrifying Emperor Rank!”

“At the time of the incident, I was at the scene. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it!”

“If he hadn’t used the law as his justification the entire time today, I would have wanted to throw him into the dungeon on the spot!”

The Rank guardian looked dejected: “Truly, heaven has no eyes, allowing this child to gain power. The people of the Capital are going to suffer!”

Nangong Lengyu snorted coldly: “Since he has already become a Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, I can take over the investigation of him!”

“Ah, Centurion Yu plans to directly investigate Jiang Lin?”

“Hmph, the Wei Family massacre, the North District arson, and the Huyuan blood sacrifice case, which major case doesn’t involve him!”

“Centurion Yu, please think twice. The Sect Leader has already closed these cases, they cannot be overturned!”

Nangong Lengyu said with disgust: “The Emperor listened to Jiang Zhiyi’s slander and forced my father to close the cases. I will never allow Jiang Lin, the mastermind, to escape justice!”

“Centurion Yu, you are going against the Emperor’s will! The pressure from the Jiang Family and Qingling Imperial Concubine, the Nangong Family probably won’t be able to withstand it!”

“Hmph, directly confronting the First Family and the Peerless Pill Immortal, I’m not that foolish. I’ve already sent someone to approach Jiang Lin. When the ironclad evidence is undeniable, I’ll see how they overturn the case!”

“Can that person succeed? The Jiang Family has strict Ranks, it’s very difficult for ordinary people to approach Jiang Lin!”

“That’s an exquisite beauty. With Jiang Lin’s lecherous personality, he’ll eagerly go after her himself!”

“Centurion Yu, you are truly generous, sending a sheep into a tiger’s den!”

“Sheep? The one I sent is a wolf, a former assassin from the Rain Fragrance Pavilion with over a thousand lives on her hands. I’m letting her atone for her crimes. As long as this matter succeeds, I’ll let her enter the Six Doors!”

“Can it really work? I heard Jiang Lin is extremely debauched and changes concubines every week. Can she even get in line…?”

“She’s already in. There’s only a girl from the Xia Family in front of her right now. She’ll be able to approach Jiang Lin very soon. With her charm techniques, there’ll definitely be no problem!”

…

Outside the Capital, a secluded valley.

Four or five people gathered, surrounding the unconscious Xiao Dong.

“Young Lord, has he not woken up yet?”

“Not yet. We’ve tried all methods, but we can’t wake the Young Lord!”

“That Jiang Zhiyi woman’s Qingling Dan Qi is truly incurable!”

“Sigh, let’s just wait for news from Military Advisor Zhuge’s side!”

Everyone looked at each other, helpless.

“Did you hear? The Jiang Family’s evil young master has entered the Earth Rank!”

“Yes, his solo kill of Sima Gan, and his methods in the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion, indeed show he has that strength!”

“Sigh, truly heaven has no eyes! I also heard that a few days ago, the Young Lord was publicly slapped by him, and today he suffered another setback in the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion. I’m really worried about the Young Lord’s mindset!”

“You worry too much. The Young Lord has gone through many hardships in the Small World, always turning the tide against adversity. How could his mindset be affected by a mere good-for-nothing?”

“Look, look! The teleportation array on the ground is lighting up!”

The six-pointed star array on the ground lit up, and a delicate and lovely woman appeared.

“It’s Many-Faced Enchantress, one of the Four Great Purple-Clad!”

“Lady Yaoji, are you here to assist the Young Lord?”

“I didn’t expect headquarters to send a Purple-Clad directly. The Young Lord is stable this time!”

The woman shook her head, a wicked and charming smile playing on her lips.

“I’m not here to assist the Young Lord!”

“Ah, then Lady Yaoji is here to…?”

The woman unconsciously licked her lips with her tongue, seductively saying, “The Military Advisor ordered me to deal with Jiang Lin and control the Jiang Family!”