Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 669 The Royal Capital, Ji Mingyue
After meeting Zhao Yulong and leaving the Inspector's Mansion.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but feel somewhat worried.

The gathering of the Yellow Heaven Sect around the Luo River instantly gave him an ominous feeling, an inexplicable pressure.

The Yellow Heaven Sect has millions of followers and many powerful figures, including the supreme expert, the Yellow Heaven Daoist.

It can be said that if the Yellow Heaven Sect were to fall into chaos, most of the thirty-six prefectures of the Nine Provinces would be thrown into turmoil.

The already dire situation will crumble, and at that point, even the superficial stability and peace will be difficult to maintain.

In particular, if chaos breaks out around Luoshui, it will inevitably affect Luoshui County and Dongling Prefecture, where he is located.

Because of the scale of the Yellow Heaven Sect, the area affected was not just one county, one prefecture, or even one state, but more than half of the world, affecting half of the thirty-six prefectures of the Nine Provinces.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it!" Jiang Ning thought to himself.

He had just entrusted Zhao Yulong to take good care of his family.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he glanced back at the direction of the Inspectorate.

"With Brother Bai and Lord Zhao looking after them, my elder brother and sister-in-law should be relatively safe! Moreover, according to the Lord's summary, the Yellow Heaven Cult's activities are not frequent in Dongling County, but in Xisha County!"

Thinking that Xisha County was still far away from here, separated by more than half of the Luo River, he felt much more at ease.

Even if something went wrong with the Yellow Heaven Sect, the mountains are high and the roads are long, so it would take some time for the impact to reach Dongling County.

That's enough time for him to get back.

He then rushed to the next location.

Sheriff's Mansion.

"Why did you suddenly come to see me!"

Seeing Jiang Ning standing tall and straight at the door, Wang Qingtan's eyes lit up as she walked over.

"I've come to say goodbye!" Jiang Ning said.

"Saying goodbye?" Wang Qingtan was taken aback. "Where to?"

“Let’s go to the capital!” Jiang Ning said.

"The martial arts examination?" Wang Qingtan asked.

"Okay!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"Alright, then I'll wait until the day you're famous throughout the world!" Wang Qingtan smiled brightly.

"Okay!" Jiang Ning nodded.

Jiang Ning then turned and left.

As Jiang Ning's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, a petite figure ran out from behind the gate of the prefectural governor's mansion.

"Sister, are you just going to watch your brother-in-law leave like this?" Wang Qinghan tugged at her sister's sleeve.

"Otherwise what?" Wang Qingtan smiled faintly: "He's going to the capital to do something big, to win the title of martial arts champion!"

"Sister, can you come along?" Wang Qinghan said.

Wang Qingtan shook her head: "If I go with him, I'll only get in his way!"

"But... Sister... I heard before that brother-in-law has an unusual relationship with a royal princess!" Wang Qinghan said anxiously.

“I know about this too!” Wang Qingtan said calmly.

"Then why aren't you in a hurry at all, sister?" Wang Qinghan asked, her eyes wide.

"Does it make sense?" Wang Qingtan asked.

"Sister, why is it meaningless?" Wang Qinghan asked.

Hear this.

Wang Qingtan reached out and rubbed her younger sister's head.

"The tighter you tie a man down, the further he'll drift away. The more you let him roam freely, the less likely he is to leave you!"

"And do you think a man like him will only have one woman in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Qinghan nodded as if she understood but not quite.

"What my sister said seems to make sense."

“Like those princes and nobles, they all have many wives and concubines.”

Wang Qingtan nodded with a smile.

"So you're saying those princes and nobles can't compare to him?"

“Those noble families are not even worth a hair on my brother-in-law’s head.” Wang Qinghan immediately shook her head.

"So don't try to tie him down! Besides, your sister has her own life even without him!" Wang Qingtan said.

After saying this, she turned and walked towards the inner gate of the prefectural governor's mansion.

Seeing this, Wang Qinghan immediately followed.

The Gate of Immortal Crossing.

Li Sixiang slowly opened the information and intelligence he had gathered from his investigation.

After a while.

He looked up at his subordinates who were bowing their heads in front of him.

"Is there anything else to add?"

"Reporting to the Alliance Leader, all the findings from the investigation are listed here!" His subordinate replied, head bowed.

Hear the words.

Li Sixiang rubbed his temples.

"At the victory celebration banquet, did no one know the identity of the prince that the Purple-Clad Marquis spoke of?"

“Yes, Lord!” the subordinate replied again.

In front of Li Sixiang, a second-rank grandmaster, he felt a terrifying sense of oppression.

But he knew that it wasn't the vice leader in front of him who was intimidating him.

Rather, it was the vice leader in front of the gate whose martial arts had improved so rapidly that his spiritual pressure naturally dissipated.

"Is the Jiang Inspector also safe and sound?" Li Sixiang asked again.

"Yes, Alliance Leader! Li Si, the Overlord Blade, perished in the East District, presumably because he failed to capture that Inspector Jiang," the subordinate replied again.

Upon hearing this, Li Sixiang's brows remained furrowed, and he muttered to himself.

"Even a strike imbued with the essence of mountains and rivers for several years couldn't subdue the Divine Remains Finger Bone?"

At this moment, the subordinate in front remained silent.

He knew that the vice leader wasn't asking him a question, but rather pondering something on his own.

After a few breaths.

Li Sixiang looked up.

"Is there any news about that Inspector Jiang?"

"Not yet!" the subordinate replied.

at this time.

Another person hurried in from outside the door.

"Greetings, Alliance Leader!" the newcomer said, kneeling on one knee.

"When?" Li Sixiang asked.

"Reporting to the Alliance Leader, Jiang Ning, the Inspector of Dongling County, left Dongling City several hours ago. According to the message, Inspector Jiang should be going to the capital to participate in the martial arts examination."

"The martial arts examination?" Li Sixiang immediately stood up and asked.

"Yes, Alliance Leader!"

"Go, calculate for me where we are most likely to pass through on our way from Dongling City to the capital," Li Sixiang said immediately.

"Yes, Alliance Leader!"

"I hope I can run into you and see what makes you think you can withstand the Mountain and River Finger of Lord Yunshan!" Li Sixiang muttered to himself.

I couldn't help but recall the first time I met Jiang Ning.

At that time, it was still in the Water Moon Sword Palace, at Xiao Qiushui's Grandmaster Banquet.

Upon his arrival, he became the focus of the entire banquet.

Jiang Ning was an inconspicuous figure at the time, and he didn't even glance at him.

Only a few months have passed, but looking back, it feels like a lifetime ago.

"Does such terrifying martial arts talent really exist in this world?" he wondered to himself.

His fists clenched involuntarily.

There was a deep sense of resentment in my heart.

To get to where he is today, he must have endured countless hardships and defeated all his enemies.

They are a very small number of individuals who stand out from the masses.

However, when he compared himself to Jiang Ning, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of defeat.

the other side.

Jiang Ning was unaware that Li Sixiang had feelings for him, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

In just a few hours, he had already crossed Guangning Prefecture. Even if Li Sixiang knew his movements, he wouldn't be able to catch up.

at this time.

Jiang Ning looked at the exposed riverbed in front of him and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

The direction the river meandered was the direction he was heading towards the capital.

"This will shorten the distance considerably!" he thought to himself.

Then, with a movement, water began to splash.

He sank into the river.

next moment.

With a thought, he merged into the river.

In an instant.

He felt a constant stream of vibrant colors flashing before his eyes, and saw scenes all around him, with sections of the riverbed passing by.

Compared to the past.

He is now able to handle the complex and chaotic scenes that appear when the Great Five Elements Water Escape Technique is cast.

Unlike before, where all you could see were bizarre and overlapping images.

After a while.

His figure reappeared in the river.

wow-

As the waves rose on the river, he landed on the bank.

"That's a huge drain on resources!!"

At this moment, he felt a wave of weakness washing over him, and a sense of melancholy washed over him.

Using the Great Five Elements Water Escape Technique this time almost left him feeling completely exhausted.

Immediately, he roused his spirit, and with a wave of his divine sense, he instantly enveloped an area of ​​dozens of miles.

Before setting off, he had memorized the topography of all thirty-six prefectures in the nine provinces.

With a quick glance, he determined his direction.

Then he returned to the river.

He quietly felt the river water flowing through his body, carrying away his fatigue, nourishing his body, and restoring his energy.

a long time.

Feeling that his body had only recovered less than 20%, he felt somewhat helpless.

After a period of exhaustion, the time required to fully recover to peak condition is incomparable to anything before.

The greater one's strength, the larger the physical body becomes.

With the same intake, it will take significantly longer to fill the large container than before.

A long time passed.

It took almost an hour and a half for him to feel that his body had recovered to about 70-80%.

"It's time to change course!" he thought to himself, and then returned to the shore.

The next moment, he chose a direction, made slight adjustments, and used the Wind and Thunder Steps again.

As soon as he used his divine sense to compare the surrounding terrain with the terrain he had memorized, he realized that he had gone a little off course.

In unfamiliar places, he can only confirm whether he is on the right track by comparing the terrain on the map in his mind with the actual environment.

This is also a reason why travel is difficult.

In this situation, what can best help him confirm his direction are the towering cities that stand in the thirty-six prefectures of the nine provinces.

……

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, the second day arrived.

Go to Beijing.

When Jiang Ning saw the three characters on the stone tablet in front of him, he was immediately overjoyed.

Shangjing Prefecture was the location of the royal capital.

"It'll be quick now!" He looked into the distance, as if he could see through the void and see the magnificent city standing on the plain.

……

the other side.

Mingyue Mountain, the highest peak.

“It seems that the Jiang Inspector did not choose the most likely route!” Li Sixiang stood on the mountaintop, the mountain wind filling his long robe and making a loud rustling sound.

Immediately, he sighed again, "What a pity!"

With that sigh, he vanished into thin air.

……

King's capital.

royal palace.

Qingluan Palace.

At this moment, a young girl in a pale yellow dress rested her elbows on the windowsill, gazing blankly at the beautiful lakeside scenery outside the window.

"Little Seventeen, what's wrong with you again?" A dashing and extraordinary man dressed in a dragon robe walked into the pavilion.

"Brother!" Upon seeing Ji Minghao's arrival, the girl greeted him simply.

"Is Little Seventeen thinking about him again?" Ji Minghao asked from the side.

"Mmm!" Ji Mingyue nodded.

"I still don't understand. Little Seventeen only met Brother Jiang once, so how come she still remembers him so fondly after all this time!" Ji Minghao looked at his younger sister with a puzzled expression.

"Brother, do you have a woman you like?" Ji Mingyue asked in return.

Upon hearing this question, a hint of warmth flashed in Ji Minghao's eyes, seemingly related to thinking of someone.

"I know, it's Sister Li Zi, right!" Ji Mingyue teased, seeing her brother's expression.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Ji Minghao glared at his younger sister.

“Brother, just like when you first saw Sister Li Zi, you took a liking to her at first sight,” Ji Mingyue said.

Then he continued, "Me too!"

"When I saw Jiang Ning, it felt like a lifetime had passed, as if I had known him for a long time and had a long-standing entanglement with him."

"The longer time passed, the clearer his image became in my mind, rather than fading!"

"So, I've made up my mind about him!"

When she uttered her last words, Ji Mingyue said resolutely.

"So Little Seventeen went and confessed to Father Emperor?" Ji Minghao asked.

"Yes!" Ji Mingyue nodded.

"Then Little Seventeen was grounded and his personal freedom was restricted!" Ji Minghao said.

Ji Mingyue nodded again and continued, "I know it will be difficult to gain Father's approval, after all, Father values ​​bloodline and birth the most!"

"That's why I won't say it. In the future, he will definitely have to face the pressure from Father Emperor with me!"

"I don't want him to share this pressure with me!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Minghao patted his forehead.

Then he said, "So you're going to confess now and bear the pressure from your father all by yourself?"

“That’s right!” Ji Mingyue nodded, and added, “As long as I persist, there’s a high chance that Father will compromise! After all, Father dotes on me the most!”

"You're just using Father's favor as a bargaining chip!" Ji Minghao said helplessly as he looked at his younger sister.

"We should take advantage of what we can!" Ji Mingyue said with a sly smile.

"It's truly a blessing that Brother Jiang has caught your eye. I really want to give him a good beating!" Ji Minghao said through gritted teeth.

"Brother, don't overthink it. Men should marry when they're old enough, and women should marry when they're old enough. Your sister is already quite old, it's time for her to get married!" Ji Mingyue could tell that her brother didn't really hate Jiang Ning, so she laughed it off.

"You shouldn't have said that!"

"They're all the same! They're all the same!" Ji Mingyue waved her hand.

Then, another trace of sorrow appeared on his brow.

"Brother, the martial arts examination is almost here, why hasn't he come to the capital yet? Is he really going to give up this year's opportunity and wait until next year? But there might not be another martial arts examination next year!"

"Don't worry!" Ji Minghao patted his chest and continued, "Just look at his level of improvement! With his current strength, if he participates in the martial arts examination, he might not easily win first place, but he'll at least be in the top three!"

"That's true!" Ji Mingyue nodded. "He shouldn't miss this opportunity!"

At this point, Ji Mingyue couldn't help but rub her hands together.

So that means I'll be able to see him soon! I'm so happy!!

A hint of joy couldn't help but appear between his brows.

(End of this chapter)