Chapter 594: Luring Out of the City

Hearing Jiang Hailan's somewhat strained voice, Wang Jianqiang chuckled and nodded, "That's right, it is indeed me."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hailan's expression stiffened.

Turning his head to look at Jiang Shan, he asked, "My Lord, what do you mean by this?"

Jiang Shan was silent for a moment, then said coldly, "Jiang Hailan, I would also like to ask you, what do you mean?"

"Why did you betray me?"

Jiang Hailan's expression tightened, "My Lord, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand; I have not betrayed you."

Jiang Shan shook his head, "Defecting to Jiang Ling, leaking secret information about me and the Qian Yu Trading Firm to Jiang Ling, and even though you knew Jiang Ling was colluding with the Piaoxue Trading Firm, you not only failed to inform me but secretly cooperated with them."

"What explanation do you have for this?"

Hearing this, Jiang Hailan's face instantly turned pale, "You—how did you know?"

Immediately after, he seemed to think of something, his eyes widening as he looked at Wang Jianqiang, "It was you, wasn't it? What did you just do to me?"

Wang Jianqiang smiled faintly, "Just some small tricks to make you obediently listen."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, the color drained from his face instantly.

If he were not being suppressed by Wang Jianqiang's power, he would likely have already collapsed to the ground.

Just at this moment.

Jiang Shan's voice came again.

"Jiang Hailan, I have always considered myself to have treated you well; why did you betray me?"

Jiang Hailan gave a bitter smile, "I have nothing to say. Since you already know the truth, then do it."

Jiang Shan frowned and said coldly, "Is it because of your granddaughter?"

Jiang Hailan's expression froze.

A look of "as I thought" flashed across Jiang Shan's face, and he shook his head, "In this world, your only relative is your granddaughter. Aside from her, I cannot think of any reason that would make you betray me."

Jiang Hailan's gaze flickered, and he sighed, "My granddaughter fell into Jiang Ling's hands; I had no choice but to defect to him."

"You actually trust Jiang Ling?"

Jiang Shan shook his head.

"My Lord, what do you mean by that?"

Hearing Jiang Shan's words, Jiang Hailan's expression shifted.

"Jiang Ling is gloomy by nature and stops at nothing to achieve his goals; he has no bottom line whatsoever."

"Do you think that after your granddaughter fell into his hands, he would let her go just because you obediently listened to him?"

Jiang Shan shook his head.

He had met Jiang Hailan's granddaughter a few times; to be honest, she was very beautiful.

But precisely because of that.

Once she fell into Jiang Ling's hands, she would be in even greater danger.

Hearing this, Jiang Hailan looked somewhat distraught.

"That can't be."

"Jiang Ling said that as long as I was willing to do things for him, he would definitely not make things difficult for Yan'er."

"He is a direct descendant of the Jiang Family, a young master of a great clan; how could he possibly break his word?"

Jiang Shan looked at him and sighed, "Since you agreed to defect to Jiang Ling, have you ever seen Jiang Yan again?"

Jiang Hailan's expression froze.

Jiang Shan sighed again, "This person, Jiang Ling, has a hobby: he likes to torture and kill women of exceptional beauty."

"Almost everyone in the entire Jiang Family knows of this matter."

"If you had laid everything out to me when Jiang Yan was first captured, I might have had a way to rescue her from Jiang Ling's hands."

"But now..."

Speaking to this point, Jiang Shan shook his head.

"No, that's impossible, this is just your speculation."

Jiang Hailan shook his head repeatedly.

In truth, he already believed more than half of what Jiang Shan said.

He knew Jiang Shan's character very well.

Since Jiang Shan said it this way, it must be true.

It was just that.

A sliver of wishful thinking still remained in his heart.

If what Jiang Shan said was true, wouldn't that mean...

That he had caused his own granddaughter's death?

He did not want to, nor did he dare to, admit this outcome.

"Whether it is true or not, why not test it?"

"Lure Jiang Ling outside the city; when the time comes, I will deal with him."

"Afterward, I will give you the opportunity to ask him."

Jiang Shan said calmly.

Jiang Hailan's gaze flickered, his expression hesitant.

Seeing this, Jiang Shan shook his head, "Jiang Hailan, you have followed me for a long time; during this period, you have helped me a great deal and even saved my life once."

"If not for that, I would not give you this opportunity."

Hearing this, Jiang Hailan gritted his teeth, "Fine, I agree."

Jiang Shan heard this, looked at Wang Jianqiang, "Daoist Friend Wang, let him go."

Wang Jianqiang shrugged.

With a thought.

The suppressing force enveloping Jiang Hailan immediately dissipated.

Jiang Hailan staggered, nearly falling to the ground.

Jiang Shan looked at Jiang Hailan, "Now, I don't care what method you use, send a message to Jiang Ling and find an excuse to make him leave Tianyue City."

Jiang Hailan nodded and took out a Sound Transmission Talisman.

He did not deliberately conceal it; as he transmitted the sound, the voice also entered the ears of Wang Jianqiang and Jiang Shan, "Lord Ling, I have an urgent matter to report."

"Wang Jianqiang has developed a new Pill Formula again and plans to go to the Mingyue Mountain Range, five hundred miles outside the city, to gather herbs tomorrow in person."

Not long after his sound transmission was sent out.

His Sound Transmission Talisman lit up.

He looked at Wang Jianqiang and Jiang Shan, then directly played the message from the Sound Transmission Talisman.

"Is the news reliable?"

Hearing this voice, Jiang Shan looked at Wang Jianqiang and smiled, "It is Jiang Ling's voice."

Wang Jianqiang nodded and glanced at Jiang Hailan, "Continue."

Jiang Hailan dared not resist and continued to send a message, "This matter was stated by Jiang Shan himself, it is absolutely true."

"Very good, you don't need to worry about this matter; I will handle it myself."

Hearing the voice come from the Sound Transmission Talisman once again.

Jiang Hailan hesitated for a moment, then sent another message.

"Lord Ling, what about my granddaughter? May I meet with her?"

After the transmission, he looked at Jiang Shan and Wang Jianqiang with trepidation.

Wang Jianqiang crossed his arms, his expression unchanged.

Jiang Shan also remained silent.

Seeing this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Before long.

The Sound Transmission Talisman lit up again.

An indifferent voice sounded from the Sound Transmission Talisman.

"You only need to honestly do things for me; when the time comes, I will naturally let you meet her."

In the past.

Whenever he proposed wanting to see his granddaughter, Jiang Ling would always answer this way.

However, he had never suspected anything before.

Now, after Jiang Shan's reminder, hearing these words from Jiang Ling again, a strong sense of unease suddenly surged in his heart.

Just as he was stunned.

A voice entered his ears.

"To be safe, you need to hand over your Sound Transmission Talisman and Space Ring."

He looked at Wang Jianqiang, who was looking at him with a smile, nodded, and handed over both the Sound Transmission Talisman and the Space Ring.

Afterwards.

Wang Jianqiang had Jiang Shan find Array Materials, and he personally took action to set up a Trapping Array outside Jiang Hailan's residence.

At the same time.

In Tianyue City, inside a fragrant Pavilion.

Jiang Ling casually tossed the Sound Transmission Talisman aside and wrapped his arms around the women on both sides.

A look of deep mockery appeared on his face.

"Want to meet your granddaughter?"

"Hehe, once your value is exhausted, this young master will naturally send you to meet her!"

Immediately following.

His gaze flashed, and the smile on his face grew even richer.

"I originally thought that since this assassination attempt failed, it would be very difficult to find an opportunity to kill that Wang Jianqiang next."

"I didn't expect him to be so reckless."

"Going to the Mingyue Mountain Range to gather herbs?"

"Very good."

"The environment there is quite nice; it is indeed a fine burial ground."