Chapter 596: Sacking the Sack

Thud!

Amidst a dull sound, Jiang Ling fell heavily to the ground.

One of his eye sockets had already turned a bruised black.

His head spun, and it took a good while for him to recover.

He struggled to crawl up from the ground and looked at Wang Jianqiang indignantly, "Wang Jianqiang, you are despicable!"

Wang Jianqiang glanced at Jiang Ling in surprise, "Wasn't it you who said you wanted to duel me one-on-one? You are truly too hypocritical."

"Do you intend to deny what you said?"

Jiang Ling's expression froze.

"My power is sealed; this is unfair."

"If you have the guts, let Jiang Shan remove my seal so we can have a fair fight."

Wang Jianqiang rolled his eyes, "I'm not an old man; calling you 'Daoist Friend' was just a courtesy. You don't actually think you're my peer, do you?"

"You're nearly nine hundred years old, and you still want to duel me?"

"I'm not even two hundred years old yet."

Upon hearing this, a look of shock flashed across Jiang Ling's face.

This guy was actually less than two hundred years old!

To be so young and yet have a cultivation level reaching the Eighth-Order Will Stage!

And he was also a practitioner of alchemy.

This guy seemed far more astonishing than he had imagined!

Just as Jiang Ling was looking at Wang Jianqiang in shock.

The battles all around had already come to an end.

A flash of Spirit Light.

Jiang Shan appeared beside Wang Jianqiang.

With a wave of his palm, over a dozen unconscious Nascent Souls appeared before Wang Jianqiang.

"Daoist Friend Wang, these are left for you."

Wang Jianqiang's eyes lit up.

This Jiang Shan was a decent fellow.

He had only mentioned it in passing earlier.

He hadn't expected him to keep it in mind and even specifically instruct his subordinates.

Not a single one of the Nascent Souls of Jiang Ling's accomplices had been wasted.

They had all been collected!

"Many thanks, Daoist Friend Jiang Shan."

He nodded with a smile, waved his hand, and collected all the Nascent Souls.

These were all treasures.

The more, the better.

"You are too polite, Daoist Friend Wang."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Jiang Shan shook his head.

Watching the two chatting and laughing, Jiang Ling's expression had turned ugly to the extreme.

"Jiang Shan, you actually colluded with outsiders to attack your own kin. This is a grave crime of betraying the clan; once this reaches the Jiang Family, no one will be able to protect you."

"If you are sensible, release me immediately, and I can pretend that nothing ever happened."

Jiang Shan shook his head upon hearing this, "What kind of person you are, don't you know yourself? Pretend nothing happened? Do you even believe that yourself?"

"And what do you mean by helping an outsider deal with a member of the Jiang Family?"

"Daoist Friend Wang is the Pill Hall Master of the Qian Yu Trading Firm and is one of my people. Attacking him is a provocation against me; even if this matter reaches the family, I do not fear it."

"As for betraying the clan..."

"You colluded with Yuan Fei to conspire to kill Daoist Friend Wang and the many Alchemists of my Alchemy Hall; that is the true betrayal of the clan, isn't it?"

Jiang Ling's expression changed, "You actually knew about this!"

Immediately after, he seemed to think of something, and his expression grew even uglier.

"I understand now!"

"It was Jiang Hailan, wasn't it?"

"That dog Jiang Hailan betrayed me!"

At this moment, he finally figured it out.

No wonder Wang Jianqiang, Jiang Shan, and the others had been hiding here in ambush so early.

It must have been that dog Jiang Hailan who told them the news that he would come to ambush Wang Jianqiang.

No!

Perhaps from the very beginning, the news of Wang Jianqiang coming to the Mingyue Mountain Range to gather herbs was fake!

For Wang Jianqiang to go out of the city to gather herbs without any fear right after being ambushed was inherently the most unreasonable part.

He could only blame his own overconfidence from before.

He had thought that by controlling Jiang Hailan's granddaughter, the other party would never dare to have any other thoughts.

It was this very confidence that blinded his judgment.

Before this, he hadn't even carefully considered this point.

After hearing Jiang Ling's words, Jiang Shan shook his head, did not respond to him, but instead looked at Wang Jianqiang, "Daoist Friend Wang, what shall we do next?"

"How about we..."

Jiang Shan's voice paused, a flash of ruthlessness appearing in his eyes.

Jiang Ling colluding with Yuan Fei to deal with the Qian Yu Trading Firm—this kind of behavior already counted as betraying the family.

Even if he were to execute him on the spot, he would not receive the slightest punishment from the family.

On the contrary.

He might even receive a reward.

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "Take him back to the Qian Yu Trading Firm first; with him here, perhaps we can accelerate the collapse of the Piaoxue Trading Firm."

There was one more point Wang Jianqiang did not mention.

Since this Jiang Ling had a close relationship with Jiang Wuji.

If he could collude with Yuan Fei so unscrupulously, was Jiang Wuji's own record clean?

Keeping him alive might prove very useful.

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Jiang Shan's eyes lit up, "Does Daoist Friend Wang mean...?"

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "Let's head back first."

Now is not the time to deal with Yuan Fei.

Jiang Shan nodded, lost in thought.

Afterwards, he took out a sack and stuffed Jiang Ling inside.

This was no ordinary sack.

It was a Magic Treasure he had obtained by chance while out on a trip.

It looked exactly like a mundane sack, but in reality, it contained a special power capable of blocking prying eyes.

The aura of anyone stuffed into the bag would be completely sealed, making it impossible to sense even a fraction from the outside.

Even a Void Refinement Stage Cultivator would find it difficult to see through, unless they sensed it very carefully.

After noticing the effect of this sack.

Wang Jianqiang's eyes lit up, "This Magic Treasure is not bad."

Jiang Shan smiled, "Does Daoist Friend Wang like it?"

"Once we return to the Qian Yu Trading Firm, I shall gift it to you."

"This... wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

Wang Jianqiang's expression was somewhat hesitant, "Such a precious Magic Treasure, how could I have the nerve to accept it?"

Jiang Shan shook his head, "Other than holding people, this sack has no other use."

"I do not go around robbing houses or plundering, so I have no use for it in my daily life; it is fine to gift it to you, Daoist Friend."

"This..."

"Since that is the case, then I shall not stand on ceremony."

Wang Jianqiang nodded, then as if thinking of something, he gave a dry cough and said, "I also do not enjoy robbing houses or plundering in my daily life; I only felt this object was interesting, which is why I expressed my admiration. I hope Daoist Friend Jiang Shan does not misunderstand."

"To tell you the truth, the sect I come from is called the Junzi Sect."

"Although it is far less powerful than the Jiang Family, it is upright and peerless."

"The sect's motto is to have its Disciples be open, honorable, and noble-minded people."

"I am untalented, but I am a standout among the Disciples of my generation in the Junzi Sect."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Jiang Shan was stunned, and then a look of admiration flashed across his face.

"Junzi Sect?"

"That is an interesting name; just hearing it gives one a sense of justice and nobility."

As he spoke, he laughed, "No wonder Daoist Friend Wang's character is so admirable; it turns out you come from such a noble sect."