Chapter 289

Song Family Village, thirty-five miles outside the South Gate of Zhaoge.

Jiang Ziya's visit made Song Yiren very happy.

"Ziya, why did you come today? Did you think it through and want to marry the woman surnamed Ma as your wife?"

Jiang Ziya shook his head slightly, his expression carrying a bit of helplessness: "Eldest Brother, this matter needs further discussion. I came here this time just to have a drink with you."

Hearing this, Song Yiren couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, Ziya, drinking is easy to talk about. Let's talk about your lifelong event while we drink."

After the two entered the Song Mansion.

Before long, the wine and food were prepared.

While Song Yiren was instructing the servants, Jiang Ziya quietly opened the bottle he had brought with him.

He calmly poured the liquid from the bottle into the wine and food.

After Song Yiren returned, he didn't notice anything unusual at all.

The two sat opposite each other, and Song Yiren personally filled Jiang Ziya's wine.

"Ziya, it's not that I'm lecturing you, but although the woman surnamed Ma has a bit of a temper, she is someone who can live a life." Song Yiren took a sip of wine and said earnestly.

Suddenly, Song Yiren's face turned pale, his body began to tremble violently, and his body underwent changes visible to the naked eye; his muscles rapidly withered, and his skin shriveled up.

"Ziya, I... what is this..."

Jiang Ziya picked up his wine cup and took a light sip: "Eldest Brother, you already died ten years ago. Now you are just a puppet. I can't do anything for you, I can only let you rest in peace. I hope you don't blame me."

Hearing Jiang Ziya's words, Song Yiren seemed to have thought of something.

"That's right, I died ten years ago..."

After speaking, Song Yiren instantly turned into a pale skeleton, with hollow eye sockets and grim teeth, which made people shudder.

When the wind blew, he turned into nothingness.

Jiang Ziya stood quietly to the side, picked up the wine pot on the table, and sprinkled it on the ground.

"Eldest Brother, go well. Although I have learned a few Taoist techniques, I have not achieved immortality and am ultimately a mortal. After a hundred years, I will naturally go down to ask for your forgiveness."

Cold light flickered in his eyes.

"To make me complete the Investiture of the Gods, you really went to great pains."

"Having cultivated the Dao on Mount Kunlun for more than forty years, I have no relatives left in the mortal world, only a sworn brother. If it weren't for the reminder on the golden note, I would still be kept in the dark."

Thinking of what Guang Chengzi said, letting him go to Xiqi to assist the wise lord of the Zhou house.

Jiang Ziya frowned slightly and thought to himself.

"The content on the golden note had long since told me that Ji Chang, whom I am to assist, is just a pawn, and the one I really need to assist is his second son, Ji Fa."

"The teacher let me go down the mountain without telling me clearly, just wanting me to see the scene of living in misery under the rule of Yin-Shang, so that I could go to confer gods with peace of mind. Unfortunately, the teacher doesn't know that I already know everything."

Thinking of Song Yiren's encounter, and then thinking of his years of seeking the Dao on Mount Kunlun.

He only did odd jobs, which showed that the Chan Sect never intended for him to achieve immortality from the beginning.

Jiang Ziya sighed.

Leaving the Song Mansion, he returned to Zhaoge.

Three days later, Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi came again.

"Ziya, have you considered it? When will you leave Zhaoge and set off for Xiqi?" Guang Chengzi said.

Jiang Ziya said slowly: "Senior Brother Guang Chengzi, I am now a minister of Shang, it is impossible for me to go to Xiqi to assist a wise lord to attack Shang. This is an act of disloyalty and injustice."

"Bastard, the Investiture of the Gods is a major cause of our sect, how can you mess around?" Guang Chengzi was a bit annoyed, not expecting that after giving Jiang Ziya a few days to consider, the other party was still so stubborn.

Chi Jingzi echoed: "Ziya, you are a disciple of the Chan Sect, shouldering the duty of conferring gods. Do you want to disregard the great cause of our Chan Sect?"

Jiang Ziya explained earnestly: "Senior Brother Chi Jingzi, I understand everything you say, but since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been hard to balance. I was driven down the mountain by the teacher because of my shallow fortune to seek wealth. Now, as a minister of Shang, I should naturally put Yin-Shang first. If you want me to go to Xiqi to assist a wise lord to attack Shang, forgive me for being unable to comply."

Guang Chengzi snorted coldly: "Yin-Shang's fortune is coming to an end. Going to Xiqi to assist a wise lord is the wise choice. This is the heavenly number, and you cannot refuse."

Jiang Ziya argued on strong grounds: "Senior Brother Guang Chengzi, according to my understanding, the King was always a wise monarch before, it was just that on the day of Lady Nuwa's birth, he did some absurd things in the Nuwa Temple. Fortunately, Lady Nuwa is compassionate, and not long ago she sent an envoy to Zhaoge to indicate that she was willing to give the King a chance to turn over a new leaf. The King is not the muddled monarch you speak of. If you ask me to rebel against Shang like this, isn't that trapping me in injustice?"

Seeing that he couldn't talk to Jiang Ziya anymore, Guang Chengzi's face turned cold.

"Jiang Ziya, whether you go to Xiqi today or not is not up to you."

While Jiang Ziya was puzzled, Guang Chengzi waved his sleeve, and Jiang Ziya went black in the eyes and fell to the ground.

Chi Jingzi asked puzzledly: "Senior Brother Guang Chengzi, what should we do now?"

"Jiang Ziya is clearly intoxicated by the prosperity and peace of Zhaoge. We will take him to Xiqi now, confine him in Xiqi, create an opportunity for him to meet Ji Chang, and he will be fine once he thinks it through."

Hearing this, Chi Jingzi thought for a while.

"Ji Chang has an affinity, I believe he will definitely be able to change Ziya's view."

Thinking this, the two took Jiang Ziya to Xiqi.

By the Wei River, they transformed a thatched cottage for Jiang Ziya to live in.

……

At this time.

Three Immortals Island, surrounded by clouds and mist, filled with immortal energy.

Gu Xiu sat on a reef and summoned the Purifying White Lotus to watch.

Watching the Purifying White Lotus in his hand emitting a soft and holy light.

The lotus petals were layered, crystal clear, like a dream.

Gu Xiu said: "What a beautiful lotus platform. Now I have two lotus platforms in my hand. Except for the Saints, no one should be richer than me."

Suddenly, the system's voice sounded in his mind.

"Ding!"

"Detected that Guang Chengzi forcibly took Jiang Ziya to Xiqi, confining him by the Wei River. Event options triggered; please make a choice, Host."

"Option 1: Ignore it, disregard this matter; reward: one flat peach!"

"Option 2: Go to Xiqi to save Jiang Ziya; reward: top-grade innate magic treasure, Taixu Divine Shield!"

"Option 3: Bewitch Jiang Ziya, making Jiang Ziya alienated from the Chan Sect; reward: one bottle of Rui Ling Ascension Pill!" (Condensed from the essence of auspicious spirits, containing pure and rich spiritual energy. After spiritual beasts take it, they can quickly improve their cultivation without side effects.)

Looking at the options that popped up, Gu Xiu frowned.

"Guang Chengzi actually forcibly took Jiang Ziya to Xiqi and confined him by the Wei River? It seems Jiang Ziya can only spend his days fishing by the Wei River from now on."

The second option, going to save Jiang Ziya, was impossible.

Gu Xiu didn't think much and directly recited silently in his heart.

"System, I choose 3."

"Ding!"

"Selection successful. Mission time limit is half a month. Please complete it as soon as possible, Host; if the time limit passes, the mission will be void."

Half a month was enough for him to fool Jiang Ziya.

"I didn't know how to quickly improve the cultivation of the Water-Fire Qilin, but with this pill, I should be able to do it."