Chapter 860: Has Jia Baoyu Mended His Ways?

Looking at the blood rain falling from the sky, a group of people remained silent; originally, even "Heaven" can also bleed?

What is called "man conquers Heaven"?

This is "man conquers Heaven"!

Sun Wukong shouldered the golden hoop staff; the blood rain fell beside him, not staining him in the slightest.

His eyes flashed with golden light, like jumping flames, as he looked around, muttering: "It seems I lost……"

Sun Wukong originally thought to beat the opponent to death with one strike, but the opponent, a strong man, severed his own wrist and completely abandoned his arm to flee.

The power of Sun Wukong's strike could not go along the arm to "pursue" and injure the root.

He failed to fulfill the promise of killing the opponent with one strike.

Pursing his lips, Sun Wukong put away the golden hoop staff and landed: "True Lord, can you see where that sneaky fellow is hiding?"

"……"

Nothing, Old Yang, Three-Eyed; if something comes up, then True Lord.

Yang Jian wondered when this monkey became so realistic.

He said: "I've landed in this realm of heaven and earth, but——"

"But what?" Sun Wukong asked anxiously.

"Why are you in a hurry? Anyway, you can't make a move anymore." Yang Jian said, as a wounded person, lacking any sense of being wounded.

Idly making noises there, like Yang Jian being calm, he just opened his heavenly eye and took a look.

He won't look again for several months.

"But I saw, he isn't hiding; he's merged into it." Yang Jian said.

"Merged, what does that mean?" Tang Luo walked over.

Yang Jian used a metaphor: "Like a drop of water merging into a lake."

"Oh, so that means we might not necessarily be able to find it?" Tang Luo asked.

"If my heavenly eye could stay open constantly to search, it would naturally be as obvious as ink in clear water." Yang Jian said.

Sun Wukong patted the Eight Trigrams Furnace: "But you can't, right?"

"Right, not possible; with just one glance from you, there's only one chance. So let Howling Heaven look for it." Yang Jian said impatiently, "It might take some time, but I'll definitely not let that guy get away."

"Woof!"

The Howling Heaven Dog barked once, indicating she had it covered.

"Then it's fine." Sun Wukong said, "Call me again when you find it……"

Speaking of which, he vanished in a puff of smoke.

Over there, Zhuge Liang, with the seven Seven-Star Lamps beside him going out one by one, slowly rose to his feet and bowed to Tang Luo in thanks: "Many thanks, Profound Venerable, for your intervention."

Because of the interference by Tang Luo and others, he succeeded in defying heaven and changing fate, gaining an additional era of lifespan; here, one era does not refer to the super vast concept of an "epoch," but means twelve years.

Merely, Zhuge Liang, who successfully gained twelve years of lifespan, has now completely lost his hair.

From this situation, it seems his fortune has not increased at all; it's still zero.

Merely, by forcibly extending his life, according to Zhuge Liang's level of exertion, plus Guan Yu's downfall, surviving these twelve years would already be good.

Liu Bei is already advanced in age, and his martial cultivation is quite ordinary; he cannot help shoulder Zhuge Liang's burden.

Basically, the current idea is to pass the throne to Liu Shan, who has fallen many times yet remains sturdy; such falls still allow him to grow robustly, and at a glance one can tell he is a person of great fortune.

Liu Bei believes that, for things he himself cannot accomplish, Liu Shan, with the aid of a group of capable ministers and generals, will surely be able to do them; if not, he'll just wait it out, outlasting them.

The Three Kings have already entered the "Later Three Kingdoms" period, with the founding hegemons one after another beginning to retreat behind the scenes, while the second generations gradually start to rise.

After succeeding in defying heaven and changing fate, various delegations successively returned to their respective territories.

On that day's anomaly, not many people noticed it; even if they saw the thunder, they merely thought it was a thunderclap from a clear sky, and didn't take it to heart.

On the contrary, the tremor suppressed by Tang Luo with a flip of his hand was noticed by some people.

But it did not attract any particular attention.

In the struggle for fortune, the levels of the two sides making a move are so high that they have completely transcended the mundane world.

Only the nearby onlooking crowd could clearly see what had happened.

Even they could not possibly understand how Jia Rong managed to suppress the "Earth Dragon Overturn."

The various representatives, having "returned the troops to court," confirmed the new hegemonic order; moreover, regarding the matter of fortune, a report also needs to be submitted and explained.

Entering the truly meaningful stage of "worrying about the sky like a man of Qi," it's just like walking among gods and demons, worrying that the gods-and-demons game is a trap.

The Howling Heaven Dog also left the Number One City Under Heaven, seeking the fellow who appeared that night.

Tang Luo and his group temporarily named this "existence" the "Fortune Harvester."

It's just unknown whether the mission is completed or not, and whether there is any connection with this hidden Fortune Harvester.

However, this is actually not important, anyway the two have already confronted each other.

The reason for the confrontation is also simple: "He" injured Sun Wukong's monkey descendant.

Not only Xue Baochai, but during the time Zhuge Liang prepared to defy heaven and change fate, someone from the Jia Family's Thirteen Guardians also successively had part of their fortune cut away.

The reaction was just as intense as Xue Baochai's, an obvious fact.

Thus Sun Wukong became very angry and will surely seek trouble with the Fortune Harvester.

As the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, if he can't even regain face after his monkey descendant is bullied, then what's the point of messing around?

Soon, a month passed.

The Jia Family's reputation grew ever louder, and the Number One City Under Heaven also became increasingly prosperous.

However, the task shows not the slightest sign of completion.

This fact makes Tang Luo and his group feel relieved.

The Howling Heaven Dog's search work is not going very smoothly; she often runs and runs, then suddenly turns back, heading to another place.

It seems like the other party is playing hide-and-seek with her.

Moreover, it's not just simple hide-and-seek; it's a diffusion after integration.

What Yang Jian said back then was also implying that the Fortune Harvester might not be just one; there's a high chance it split into multiple, hiding themselves.

You should know, this guy is also a 'first person' throughout history.

First, he was glanced at by Yang Jian's Heavenly Eye, then he got hit by Sun Wukong's staff.

Although the eye and hand formed by Fortune's Power were bearing it, one can still sense that this 'person' is extraordinary.

After splitting and hiding, the Heavenly Howling Hound wanting to fully dig it out will definitely need some time.

The Heavenly Howling Hound hasn't shown any notable achievements, but Tang Luo and the others aren't anxious, remaining completely calm.

After another month or two, since the Heavenly Eye is truly used later—not just Yang Jian simply looking—he has basically recovered and can open his eyes again unharmed.

By then, everything will be laid bare; the other party cannot escape.

Moreover, the Heavenly Howling Hound has actually discovered several 'alt accounts' existing, but Tang Luo and the others haven't acted; those are just small fry, possibly even discarded 'tails' thrown out.

Tang Luo believes the other party isn't merely hiding in this world.

As a Fortune Harvester, the fortune of many people in this world is surely being harvested one by one by Him.

Even if they don't seek, at some point the other party will actively jump out.

What's more, the Heavenly Howling Hound keeps searching, applying pressure.

"Master, a letter from the Jia family."

At the City Lord's Mansion, Ao Yulie sent over a letter.

From the Jia family in the Imperial City of Great Qian.

The Jia family excels at all becoming dizzy from qi in unison.

Ao Yulie went back to manage for a period, Jia Mother woke up, and after the Jia family regained calm, he immediately rushed back.

He didn't want to, and he didn't miss Zhuge Liang's feat of defying heaven to change fate.

Afterward, nobody paid attention to the Jia family's affairs anymore; now a letter has arrived, wondering if Jia Baoyu dropped his jade again—oh, no, his jade is already broken.

Under normal circumstances, a broken jade means the Jia family's fortune is gone, formally entering a decline phase.

Now, however, thanks to the title 'Number One Jia under Heaven,' the Jia family of the Imperial City remains prosperous, ablaze with riches and flourishing like brocade.

Emperor Kaiyuan repeatedly bestowed favors on the Jia family, treating them as the most precious 'wealthy idle persons' to raise.

I don't ask Tang Luo to help when mediating the world; as long as others remember, the Jia of the 'Number One Jia under Heaven' coming from his Great Qian is already enough.

You haven't seen that among the Alliance forces, during this period they've been clashing over chessboard strategies.

Yet his Great Qian remains calm and peaceful.

Whether it's Great Ding or Great Yin, neither has the intention to move against Great Qian.

Naturally, Emperor Kaiyuan won't provoke trouble either.

As for Great Yin, just forget it.

Now, with the Chess Warriors contending, Great Ding has seized the initiative; if not for the Three Kings standing in opposition, both Great Yin and Great Qian would be crying for their parents.

Currently, Great Qian's most important task isn't to retake the disputed territories among the Three Kingdoms, but to continually develop martial arts.

One Grand Master is not enough, with fewer than ten Grand Masters; moreover, these Grand Masters can't just casually take the field as pawns.

Even if Emperor Kaiyuan is willing, it's not his word that makes the Grand Masters obey completely.

Nowadays, looking over the whole world, what's most important? Talent! Martial talent!

The Jia family, raised as 'wealthy idle persons,' suddenly sent a letter—could it be that Jia Baoyu is causing trouble again?

Tang Luo casually opened the letter and glanced at it, then burst out laughing.

"Master?" Ao Yulie wondered curiously.

Tang Luo casually handed the letter to Ao Yulie to look at.

Ao Yulie took it, glanced a few times, and asked strangely, "Is this written by Jia Baoyu?"

This letter isn't from someone else; it's from Jia Baoyu after his jade broke, when his status in the Jia family plummeted.

He broke his jade, and even Jia Mother finds him hard to tolerate for a while.

If it weren't that the Jia family of the Imperial City currently has no heir (Jia Lan is also in the Number One City under Heaven, though his talent in the martial path is average; he apprenticed to Jiang Wei and took another 'wisdom' road), Jia Baoyu's position as successor would be precarious.

Now, in the letter Jia Baoyu sent, reading between the lines, Ao Yulie can see two words—confidence.

The letter's content is divided into two parts: one says he has now opened his apertures and his martial arts are accomplished, so the Jia family of the Imperial City no longer needs the nephew (Jia Rong) to worry; the other says the ancestors in the family miss the daughters and urge them to return quickly.

Furthermore, two text messages are attached, one from the mother of Xue Baochai, the other from Lady Wang's hand.

One urges Xue Baochai to return to fulfill filial duty, the other urges Jia Tanchun to return.

Both are in the name of the mother.

It's not easy to stop them, after all they originally would often return to the Jia mansion to visit elders, but they were delayed due to injury from the reduction of fortune.

"Little White Dragon, what do you think?" Tang Luo asked.

"Reporting, sir, this must be suspicious." Ao Yuanfang analyzed, "It's definitely related to the Fortune Harvester."

"Let's go check." Tang Luo stood up.

"Should we call Senior Brother along?"

"No need, he's still half a staff short. Even if he gained another staff's worth of strength, he'd surely use it at a critical point." Tang Luo laughed, "Otherwise he'd just end up breaking someone's arm again, his mind not enlightened."

"No need, he's still lacking half a staff. Even if he had another staff's worth of strength, he would definitely have to use it at a critical point." Tang Luo laughed and said, "Otherwise, later he'd just smash someone else's arm, his thoughts are not penetrating."