Indestructible Body Of Vajra Of The Village Leader-Chapter 1158 - 908~909: Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom! The Mysterious Madman
It’s a pity, Jiang Dali had already heard that Tianxiang Country was destroyed a few years after sending away the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom.
At this moment, another prompt appeared on the panel.
"You have found the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom, triggering the wish mission ’Rescue Su Xin’.
Mission content: Twenty years ago, during the battle between Iron Gall Divine Constable Zhu Wushi and Invincible Naughty Boy Gu Santong, a palm accidentally injured Gu Santong’s wife, Su Xin. Given Su Xin’s strength at the time, she would surely have died without treatment. Fortunately, Zhu Wushi ultimately used a Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom to extend her life, preventing her injury from worsening and putting her into a deep sleep, swearing to find a second Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom to save her.
Regrettably, Zhu Wushi spent twenty years searching yet never found the second Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom, and before his death, he entrusted his wish to you. Now that you have found the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom, you can fulfill his wish.
Mission requirement: Use the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom to revive Su Xin.
Mission reward: Unknown.
(Note: After consuming the second Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom and awakening, she will experience an out-of-body journey, undergoing a day and night of feigned death, only to fully recover and awaken when called by her closest one with true feelings.)"
Jiang Dali looked at the mission prompt that appeared on the panel in shock, "I’ve actually triggered Zhu Wushi’s wish mission? The reward is unknown? Old Zhu, you’ve passed away, and yet you still left me with a mission with an unknown reward. Hopefully, you won’t end up giving Su Xin to me as a reward, right?"
Shaking his head inwardly, Jiang Dali had no high hopes for such unknown rewards. Instead, he became intrigued by the mysterious person who used the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom as bait to lure Tie Kuangtu and others.
Logically speaking, the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom was something he had ordered to find to fulfill Zhu Wushi’s wish. When Zhu Wushi expressed this wish, he was the only one present, and no one else knew the purpose behind his search for the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom.
Moreover, what he ordered his forces to collect was more than just one Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom; there were also various other Heavenly Talent and Earthly Treasure and cave heaven information from the past life.
Why would someone specifically select the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom to give to Tie Kuangtu and others to attract him?
Was it a coincidence that the other party also found only one Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom that caught his interest, or was there another motive?
Unable to make sense of the contradictions, Jiang Dali turned to Tie Kuangtu, inquiring about information related to that mysterious person.
Tie Kuangtu pondered, respectfully saying, "Village chief, that mysterious person acted and spoke with eccentricity, and even seemed somewhat mad in their behavior. Their Martial Arts approach was very strange, resembling Wudang, yet also like Shaolin, even possibly the Demon Sect or court.
It seemed that this person possessed a wide array of Martial Arts skills and possibly never used their real abilities against us. This is what made them so unfathomable. As for their specific age... this person had their hair loose and wore a bamboo hat, never revealing their true appearance. We can only deduce from their voice that they are likely of the age to know their fate."
"Possessing multiple schools of Martial Arts, able to pressure the three of you without using true abilities, and still a man nearing fifty?"
Jiang Dali furrowed his brows in thought, "This person... Who are they? What else did they say when they gave you the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom?"
Tie Kuangtu’s expression showed a hint of strangeness and unease as he said, "We asked why he knew you cared about the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom, but he didn’t explain. He merely informed us about the rarity and origin of the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom, saying that since you’re looking for it, knowing we have it would certainly draw you to us.
Moreover... he even said that you would definitely ask about him, and instructed us to pass a message to you: The game has yet to begin; you must put more effort!"
We felt that person was rambling madly and didn’t pay much attention to his words."
"The game has yet to begin, I must put more effort? What does that mean?"
Jiang Dali’s gaze sharpened, "Could it be this mysterious person knows the Players’ secrets, knows that for Players, this world is merely a game? Or was he referring to something specific to me being treated as a game?"
Creak!
Jiang Dali clenched his fists so tightly that his bones cracked, feeling angry at heart.
He detested those who acted mysteriously and pretentiously like this, deciding to seek out Liao Rushen later to have Liao Rushen deduce the origin of this person.
If Liao Rushen couldn’t deduce it, he’d vent his anger on Liao Rushen by giving them a good beating.
"Go, gather up Jian Tan’s body, and see if there’s anything valuable."
Jiang Dali turned to Tie Kuangtu and said, while he himself went over to pick up the Fire Qilin Sword from the ground, securing it to the strap on his back.
Tie Kuangtu looked a bit strange but, considering Jiang Dali’s status, wasn’t particularly surprised. He obediently went to check Jian Tan’s now almost disassembled body, but aside from some Silver Tael, he found nothing else. The only prize was a First-class famous artifact level Wandering Dragon Treasure Sword in Jian Tan’s hand.
Such a First-class famous artifact, in Tie Kuangtu’s eyes, might not be considered outright garbage, but it would only be worthy of being used as scrap material for crafting a Heavenly Tribulation Battle Armor. He sighed inwardly with a sense of empathy.
"No wonder Jian Tan coveted the sword so much. A Swordsman holding such a sword would naturally envy other swordsmen who wield Divine Weapons and treasured swords."
As he saw Jiang Dali signaling from a distance, Tie Kuangtu glanced at Jian Tan’s body, thinking that the Government Official in Hangzhou City would likely take care of the remains. He immediately left the body of this false teammate and followed Jiang Dali.
He had already determined that Jiang Dali probably made some arrangements on Po Jun as well, otherwise he wouldn’t have given up chasing Po Jun to have a leisurely conversation with him for so long.
Just as Tie Kuangtu thought, Jiang Dali indeed did make some arrangements on Po Jun. During the previous battle, his True Qi had already invaded Po Jun’s meridians. With Po Jun’s capability state, it would take at least half a day to expel the True Qi from his meridians.
Moreover, even this half-day would require him to immediately find a secluded place to meditate and heal, otherwise, the time would only extend longer.
Therefore, unless Po Jun could escape over a thousand miles away within half a day, it would be impossible to escape the enhanced tracking of his own True Qi sensing by Jiang Dali’s Spiritual Sense.
Calling out to Tie Kuangtu, Jiang Dali swiftly pursued in the direction Po Jun fled earlier, while also checking the Jianghu Forum to see if any Players had spotted any traces of Po Jun during this time.
At that moment, the sound of horse hooves and soldiers’ footsteps broke the silence, as a squad of tardily-arriving City Guards from Hangzhou came to the scene.
Jiang Dali strode forward like a gust of wind, his Black Cloak fluttering behind him. Without waiting for the City Guards to question, he was the first to shout, "You there, dismount and let me have your steed."
The lead City Guard was startled, his mount reared up, and he looked at Jiang Dali with anger mixed with surprise. Upon recognizing him, his eyes widened in shock, and he hurriedly dismounted to pay respect, "Subordinate Deputy Guard Liu Biao greets Champion King!"
The soldiers behind him, seeing the situation, were equally surprised and respectful, quickly kneeling down to the ground in unison, shouting, "Salute to Champion King!"
"Rise, all of you."
Jiang Dali moved with thundering speed, stepping into the stirrup and mounting the horse with authority. The spirited horse settled down quickly.
Feeling a surge of impulse as he pulled the reins, Jiang Dali glanced at the group of City Guards and said, "This village... this king has received word that a group of monks and nuns plan to assassinate this king. They are gathered at the Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon on West Lake right now. You are to quickly lead your troops to encircle that area, and await my return to capture all the assassins!"
Deputy Guard Liu Biao was stunned, but there was no time to think as anger surged within him.
If an attempt on Champion King’s life occurred in Hangzhou City and was reported by Champion King to the court, all officials in Hangzhou City would face severe repercussions, and these subordinates would also have no better days.
"Subordinate obeys! We shall encircle the assassins and prevent any escape!"
Liu Biao dutifully shouted, promptly taking command to execute the order. He even planned to report it as a city defense level war, confident that those officials who had kept a low profile knowing Champion King was in Hangzhou City but dared not take the initiative to mingle would surely agree.
Jiang Dali saw the mission publishing success notification on the panel, never having expected that now he could assign tasks to the natives even within the city. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Compared to his past experiences where entering the city resulted in cries for his capture, he now truly stood in the limelight, with treatment vastly different.
Now, with a large number of Hangzhou soldiers heading straight to West Lake to besiege those from Pure Thought Zen Sect and Cihang Jingzhai, Jiang Dali, and Tie Kuangtu both mounted horses and chased after the fleeing Po Jun.
On the Jianghu Forum, Jiang Dali also found some clues hinting at Po Jun’s escape trail, accompanied by some rather interesting anecdotes...
...
...
(Seeking monthly tickets! New Moon’s guaranteed monthly ticket, please vote for me! There will be an added Chapter tonight, and those voting might earn a title without one!)
