Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies

Fenglin City belongs to Qinghe County and ranks last among the thirteen cities in terms of size, second only to Maocheng.

The head of the Taoist temple in such a city is generally matched with a mid-level sixth-grade Taoist. Dong A, with a fifth-grade cultivation level, is stationed at the Fenglin Taoist Temple, and it is rumored that he has offended someone in Zhuangdu.

But for the disciples of Fenglin Taoist Temple, this is undoubtedly a good thing.

"So, except for Fang Decai's testimony, before this duel, Fang Pengju personally arranged an attack, intending to kill you and seize the Dan, and you cannot produce conclusive evidence that can be made public?" Dong A, dressed in a black Taoist robe, sat on a meditation cushion in a quiet room.

Behind him, on the wall, hung a scroll with a portrait of a Taoist wearing a noble purple Taoist robe. The strokes were delicate, the image was lifelike, but the Taoist's face was like a hidden cloud and mist, not clear.

Jiang Wang stood respectfully in front of the dean, and only spoke in a calm tone when asked: "I know it was him, that's enough. As for ironclad evidence, he will naturally give it to everyone before he dies. And he did not disappoint me."

Dong A knew he was referring to the opening vein Dan that Fang Pengju took.

"Isn't this too impatient and reckless?"

"We should have taken our time, presented the evidence, and waited for the Taoist temple's judgment. But two days later is the time for selecting students in the inner courtyard. Since Fang Pengju has already shown his Dao vein, he will definitely become the dean's disciple. Time is running out, so we can only take risks. Jiang Wang dared to kill an outer courtyard disciple, but not the dean's disciple."

When speaking, Jiang Wang always kept his head down, showing the humility and modesty that a disciple should have.

But at this moment, what flashed through his mind was the sword whistling sound from the outside of the Zhen Guan!

That man named Li Yi, with just one sword, beheaded the arrogant and talented Left Guanglie. Who needs to go through twists and turns?

Compared with the battle that took place outside the Zhen Guan, he was so weak! His proud swordsmanship was so weak!

Where is the time to hesitate and seek a foolproof way, slowly dealing with Fang Pengju in the Taoist temple?

Moreover, if it were not for today's direct sword-to-sword fight, launching a Taoist certification duel, and fighting in other ways, he would not have the advantage of the Fenglin Fang family behind him!

"If Fang Pengju's opening vein Dan was taken from you. Then, where did your opening vein Dan come from?"

Here it comes.

Jiang Wang's heart tightened slightly, but he didn't show any expression on his face. Even if the strong at the scene was too powerful for anyone to approach, the battle that took place outside the Zhen Guan would inevitably trigger an investigation afterwards. Moreover, Gong Yangbai and others set up a formation within the territory of Zhuangguo, and it is impossible not to communicate with the strong in Zhuangguo in advance. Even if Zhuangguo is small, it also has the dignity of a country!

As the strongest person on the surface of the entire Fenglin City, Dong A cannot be unaware of that battle.Fortunately, Jiang Wang had no secrets in this matter. In this world of extraordinary powers, his traces could not be hidden.

Therefore, he tried to describe everything he had heard at the time as objectively as possible, without any subjective attitude. This included his physical condition, his thoughts and decisions, and how he found the pulse-opening pill from the vague flesh and blood, including burying the corpses in the end.

He only briefly skipped over the matter of the virtual key.

During the narration, Dong A remained silent except for a flash of anger in his eyes.

Jiang Wang knew where the anger came from. In the suburbs of Fenglin City, this was the territory of Zhuangguo! Powerful cultivators from Qin and Chu fought here recklessly, without any scruples. The entire Fenglin City and even Qinghe County had no one dared to interfere in this battle. For the Zhuangguo cultivators, this was a great shame.

The reason why Dong A suppressed this anger was nothing more than not wanting to reveal the weakness of Zhuangguo, avoiding affecting the confidence of his disciples in their cultivation.

He should be a good dean.

Jiang Wang silently observed this mid-level strongman who had been leading his cultivation path for a long time in his heart - he had never had such an opportunity before today.

He summarized his experience while observing.

"Your pulse-opening pill has a clear origin. I have checked your previous mission records when you were in the outer sect. You have a sense of propriety and decisiveness. It's rare."

Dong A glanced at Jiang Wang lightly and said, "You can call yourself my disciple in front of me from now on."

Jiang Wang's heart relaxed, knowing that he had passed this test. And he had already been recognized by the dean of Fenglin Daoist Academy and was directly selected into the inner sect.

He crossed his thumbs, his left hand outside and his right hand inside, holding his fists with yin and yang and raised them to his chest, nodding slightly, and said, "Thank you, Master."

Confucianism emphasizes the relationship between heaven, earth, monarchs, relatives, and teachers. For Taoism, the teacher is even more important than monarchs and relatives, because the teacher is the one who explains the great Tao.

For all the disciples of the inner sect of Fenglin Daoist Academy, Dong A is their mentor.

Dong A closed his eyes slightly and said no more, "Go."

After coming out of the dean's meditation room, Jiang Wang walked side by side with Ling He and Zhao Rucheng, who had been waiting outside.

The three of them didn't speak for a while, and the atmosphere was low.

Jiang Wang returned, but Fang Pengju died, and the "Five Heroes of Fenglin" were still in name only.

Since Du Yehu did not appear here, he must be hiding somewhere drinking. He looked the most carefree among these people, but when it came to this kind of thing, he was probably the most unable to face it. No matter how harshly he scolded, he could not erase the fact that he had regarded Fang Pengju as his own brother.

As the eldest brother, Ling He was the first to break the silence: "You guys go back to the dormitory first. I still have to send Pengju's body back to the Fang family."Outside the Maple Forest Taoist Temple, there were six disciples sharing one dormitory. The Maple Forest Five Heroes moved in together because they got along well. The others couldn't enter their circle, so they always lived with five people in one dormitory.

Jiang Wang remained silent.

Linghe had that kind of personality. No matter what Fang Pengju did, he couldn't just leave his body there.

"Are you still hating on Fourth Brother?" Linghe asked.

"Don't keep calling him Fourth Brother." Zhao Rucheng's handsome face showed a hint of disgust. "I'm ashamed to talk about someone who has plotted against his own brother and is so despicable."

Compared to his age, Linghe's appearance was too mature, which was probably why he was more easily trusted. Among the five, he had always been the big brother and took care of his younger brothers.

Because of his mature and stable demeanor, people often overlooked the fact that he was only nineteen years old, just two years older than Jiang Wang and three years older than Zhao Rucheng.

It's just that the child of a poor family grows up quickly.

Seeing Linghe's somewhat hesitant expression, Jiang Wang shook his head and said, "Actually, I don't hate him. I just hate myself for being foolish and too easily trusting. I hate that I was mistaken."

Although Jiang Wang appeared calm, Linghe still heard the lingering resentment in his voice.

"Trust is one of the most beautiful things in the world. Trust is not wrong, Jiang Wang." Our big brother said, "The one who betrayed your trust is the one who is wrong."

He didn't say anything else, but his earnest eyes spoke volumes:

Our brotherly love is not wrong, nor is it fake. The one who is wrong and fake is the one who betrayed all of this. It's just Fang Pengju.

That's why he wanted to send Fang Pengju's body back, so that he wouldn't be left without a resting place after death. This was not out of recognition or sympathy for Fang Pengju, but out of respect for and maintenance of the brotherly love that they had once had and should never change.

This is our big brother, this is Linghe.

No matter how irritable Du Yehu was, or how arrogant Fang Pengju was, they were willing to call him big brother, not just because of his age.

"You go, big brother. The person is already dead, and the grievances have been resolved." Jiang Wang shrugged his shoulders. "But I can't accompany you."

"I can't either." Zhao Rucheng also suddenly spoke coldly.

"You brat!" Linghe patted Zhao Rucheng's shoulder and then looked deeply at Jiang Wang before turning and leaving.