Chapter 318: 40: Breaking Through in Strength, Achieving Jiao Tendon_2

Chapter 318: Chapter 40: Breaking Through in Strength, Achieving Jiao Tendon_2

He suddenly understood in his heart.

“Indeed!”

“Come over and talk!” Jiang Ning said indifferently.

“Yes!” Liu Linmen involuntarily revealed a hint of respect, obediently following behind Jiang Ning.

At this moment, having seen Jiang Ning with his own eyes, he was even more convinced of his earlier thoughts.

Because at this moment, he did not sense any panic or nervousness on Jiang Ning’s face.

What he could feel was calmness and confidence.

One must know that as an Incense Master of the Yellow Heaven Sect, he was indeed a veritable Fifth Grade Internal Strength powerhouse.

He had already consolidated his Inner Breath.

Such strength, let alone in a small place like Luoshui County, even in the county of Dongling County, in the face of those old things, he would not be at a disadvantage, nor be oppressed by their aura.

And at this moment.

Jiang Ning, who was not even twenty years old, looked at him and had been caught in the act but showed no signs of nervousness or fear.

How could this be the reaction of a normal person?

In Liu Linmen’s view, it was without a doubt, only someone with strong confidence could face him so calmly.

On the other hand.

A middle-aged woman looked at Jiang Ning’s retreating figure, her eyes flashing with extreme surprise.

Then it quickly turned into ecstasy in her heart.

Spirituality!

Such rich spirituality!!

He was a perfect sacrifice!

If I offer up this perfect sacrifice, I’ll surely be able to skyrocket to the heavens, my internal organs will be strengthened, and I’ll directly step into the Fifth Grade.

At this moment, the middle-aged woman, looking at Jiang Ning’s back, suddenly displayed a look of greed.

She saw in Jiang Ning the opportunity for her to ascend to the heavens in one step.

…

The two came to the side alley.

After seeing Jiang Ning stop,

“Commander Jiang, I apologize for any presumptuousness today!” Liu Linmen said with a respectful expression.

Seeing Liu Linmen’s demeanor, Jiang Ning was momentarily puzzled.

Then, he set aside this confusion for the time being.

He could sense that Liu Linmen did not seem to harbor any ill will towards him now.

Although he did not understand why Liu Linmen held no malice against him, it did not hinder his subsequent choice.

It was a choice that was a bluff, but also one made with certain confidence.

“Has the Heavenly Eye confirmed it, Liu Incense Master?” Jiang Ning asked indifferently.

“It has!” Liu Linmen bowed slightly, showing respect.

“It took so many days to find me. It seems the Earth King of your sect must have been seriously injured!” Jiang Ning said composedly.

“Injured?” Liu Linmen’s expression immediately showed surprise.

Seeing the change in Liu Linmen’s eyes, Jiang Ning felt even more confident.

Then, he nodded slightly, “Your sect’s Earth King used the Yin God to locate me, it couldn’t have been that simple for him to escape unscathed!”

Hearing Jiang Ning’s words, Liu Linmen immediately understood.

No wonder after that day, when he burned incense to contact the Earth King, he could not get any response.

It turned out that the Earth King’s Yin God was damaged that night.

Injuries to the Yin God are always the most tricky and troublesome.

Once the injury worsens, there could be soul dispersion, or one could end up as an imbecile.

At this moment, Liu Linmen fully understood that the Earth King had not responded later on because he was healing his Yin God.

That’s why he had no time to respond to his requests.

At the same time, Liu Linmen also noticed another key point from Jiang Ning’s words.

That was that after the Earth King’s Yin God had located Jiang Ning and planted a mark, Jiang Ning had attacked and injured the Earth King’s Yin God.

“To injure the Yin God! How could such a feat be accomplished by the pride of a small place like this?” Liu Linmen thought to himself.

Immediately.

His demeanor became even more respectful.

He was convinced of his previous guess, that this must be either the reincarnation of a high and mighty figure or the possession of an old monster.

Either possibility was far from being a normal genius.

Just as Liu Linmen’s expression changed, Jiang Ning spoke again.

“Are you here to seek revenge for the disciples of your sect, Incense Master Liu?”

“How dare I! How dare I!!” Liu Linmen immediately snapped back to reality, a smile on his face.

Then said, “Commander Jiang is a court official, I, being merely a commoner, humbly ask Commander Jiang to show mercy and spare our lives!”

“If Commander Jiang is willing to show mercy and spare our lives, should you ever give an order in the future, I will brave any danger without a frown on my face,” he said.

Jiang Ning heard this and suddenly let out a smirk as he looked at Liu Linmen.

The next moment,

He turned and walked away.

Seeing the meaningful smirk on Jiang Ning’s face, Liu Linmen suddenly felt perplexed.

He stared blankly at Jiang Ning’s retreating figure until Jiang Ning climbed back into the carriage and disappeared from his sight, his eyes still flickering uncertainly.

“What… what does he mean by that?” Liu Linmen muttered to himself, pondering the smile on Jiang Ning’s face.

…

“Heavenly Master Liu!” The middle-aged woman appeared beside Liu Linmen and spoke.

Liu Linmen, snapping out of his reverie upon hearing her voice, turned to her.

“Was that Commander Jiang the one who acted that night?” the middle-aged woman asked, seeing Liu Linmen regain his composure.

“It was him!” Liu Linmen nodded.

“Indeed it was him!” The middle-aged woman’s eyes suddenly sharpened with ferocity.

Then she said, “Heavenly Master Liu, may I take this revenge?”

“Do you wish to strike at Commander Jiang to avenge the Incense Master from your sect?” Liu Linmen looked at the middle-aged woman with slight surprise.

“Yes!” the middle-aged woman nodded firmly, then continued, “The man from before was deeply connected to me; I must seek vengeance for him!”

“So…” she looked at Liu Linmen, “I ask you, Heavenly Master Liu, to give me this opportunity to exact revenge with the Blood Blade!”

Observing the middle-aged woman’s determined gaze, Liu Linmen pondered for a couple of breaths.

Then he slowly nodded, “Since you’ve put it that way, we’ll do as you wish!”

“Thank you, Heavenly Master Liu!” The middle-aged woman’s eyes immediately flashed with intense joy.

Seizing this opportunity, I will surely rise swiftly!

This thought flickered through her mind.

Meanwhile,

Liu Linmen was filled with intrigue.

The fact that this Altar Master Sun from the God Worship Sect wanted to act against Jiang Ning was something he very much desired.

“If this is the case, I can use the hands of the Altar Master Sun to gauge the depth of this Commander Jiang. If he can handle the crisis from the Altar Master Sun, then the possibility of my previous speculation increases, so why shouldn’t I willingly concede to him?”

“If I am wrong, then he’ll be apt to die at the hands of the Altar Master Sun, and when the Inspection Office investigates later, it will have nothing to do with me!”

Liu Linmen quickly sorted through his thoughts, clarifying everything.

…

On the other side,

Jiang Ning had just returned to the carriage and fell into deep thought.

Liu Linmen’s behavior earlier was entirely unexpected.

After pondering for a long while,

“It seems Liu Linmen has imagined quite a lot about me!”

“The most lethal thing is an invisible imagination, indeed!”

“Having displayed a false sense of power due to the damaged Yin God of the Earth King earlier, Liu Linmen surely will not dare to act against me in the short term!”

“With this, I shall be safe for the time being.”

“Not bad at all!”

Having thought everything through, Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest,

Facing a Fifth Grade Internal Strength expert who had forced Hong Minghu to be on high alert wasn’t a small pressure on him either.

He had no confidence whatsoever that he was qualified to tangle with such a formidable person.

A true expert of the Fifth Grade Internal Strength Realm was certainly not someone he could match with his basic mastery of Inner Breath.

After all, his accumulation wasn’t deep, and the total amount of his Inner Breath couldn’t compare with someone like Liu Linmen.

Not to mention the huge gap of a Martial Arts Sixth Grade between them.

So if he could avoid a confrontation for the time being, that was naturally for the best.

While Jiang Ning was mulling things over, the carriage entered the gate of the Inspection Office.

“Sir, we’ve arrived!” Xie Xiaojiu spoke up.

Jiang Ning also came back to his senses, lifted the curtain of the carriage door, and stepped out.

After they got off, their feet touched the soft snow.

Xie Xiaojiu suddenly said, “Sir, is that matter resolved?”

Jiang Ning knew what Xie Xiaojiu was alluding to and nodded, “It’s resolved for now!”

“Then…” Xie Xiaojiu hesitated, “Sir, will you return with me tonight?”

“I need to go home for a while, so my brother and sister-in-law won’t continue to worry!”

Hearing Jiang Ning’s response, Xie Xiaojiu’s eyes dimmed slightly.