The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 121

Although Jiang Chen was not too eager to accept people from the Dark Moon Kingdom, he wanted to understand the movements of all parties given the current situation. Maybe he could get a bit of intelligence from this Darkmoon envoy?    

“Darkmoon Kingdom Envoy Qi Can greets young master Jiang.” The Darkmoon Kingdom envoy was short-bodied and looked like an ordinary citizen. Nothing extraordinary about him.    

This kind of person could not be identified if he was thrown into the crowd.    

However, this person's nose was a bit pug, and his eye sockets were somewhat sunken. Judging from his appearance, he did indeed possess some traces of traits from the Darkmoon Kingdom.    

“Young Master Jiang?” Jiang Chen's lips formed a humorous smile.    

“Heh heh, I have heard that the Jiang family has rejected the appointment and award of the Eastern clan and rejected the title of first duke. So, if my guess is correct, the Jiang family no longer holds government posts. Calling you young master Jiang seems like the most fitting, right?”    

Jiang Chen smiled faintly, “You are a smart person. Yet what I don't understand is: When did I, Jiang Chen, interact with your Dark Moon Kingdom so you deserve to take the trouble of coming to visit me?    

“I'm here as a lobbyist to ask for your support.”    

“A lobbyist?” Jiang Chen's brows furrowed slightly. “Could you be sure my Jiang family will betray the people of my own kingdom?”    

“Heh heh! Even though you said so, the Eastern clan has already suffered a setback. What is your reason for continuing to declare your loyalty? Moreover, I had heard that on that day in the capital, Eastern Lu gave up on your Jiang family as if he was throwing away a pawn without the slightest hesitation.    

Jiang Chen smiled faintly. How could such a small character understand the lofty ambition he had, Jiang Chen?    

“My Dark Moon Kingdom is not so, the ones we value the most are those with true skills and knowledge. The Jiang Clan was the type of powerful clan that the Dark Moon Kingdom admired the most. Our king is willing to invite the Jiang family with the title of first duke. The land that the Dark Moon Kingdom will control is three times the area of your Jiang Han territory. As for gold and beauty, you will get as much as you want.”    

"Gold? Beautiful?” Jiang Chen smiled faintly.    

"Indeed. The financial strength of the Darkmoon Kingdom was something that the Eastern Kingdom could not even hope to match. With the selection of beauties in the Dark Moon Kingdom, we can find any type we can think of, whether centile or plain. They were definitely prettier than Princess Gouyu and Eastern Zhiruo. Sexier too!”    

Jiang Chen considered the sight of him getting eloquently rather amusing..    

“Do you think the men in my Jiang family live for wealth and beautiful girls?”    

“The good children of the Jiang family certainly have their own ideals. However, in this world, wealth and beautiful women were the best representations of ability, and the best embellishments of power. Without the decoration of wealth and beauty, then what if one stands at the peak of power?”    

“In addition, if your Jiang family continues to live in the Eastern Kingdom, given the previous example of the Long family, the royal family will never give you power. You may enjoy wealth and prosperity, but you will never gain much power. The idea of being a very high official is nothing more than a great expectation for you.    

The envoy's spit flowed just like that as he was filled with confidence.    

Qiao Baishi had long since been filled with flames of fury as he stood to the side. Even though he had left the Healing Hall, he was still a citizen of the Eastern Kingdom.    

Perhaps she did not have any loyalty to the royal family, yet she had a very deep relationship with the country and land that had birthed and nurtured her.    

This envoy from the Darkmoon Kingdom dared to advocate a rebellion.    

This was the peak of humiliation for Qiao Baishi.    

In this world, whether one was a practitioner or an ordinary citizen, they all felt a sense of identity when it came to their own country and homeland.    

The country could experience internal strife, and dynasties could change.    

But these are all internal matters of the kingdom.    

This in no way meant that they would accept another kingdom's invasion or humiliation from a foreign party.    

Although Jiang Chen's soul was not directly connected to the Eastern Kingdom, he had a little bit of feelings towards this country after assimilating with Jiang Chen's previous memories.    

Moreover, if it was Jiang Chen in the past, he would never have accepted such a thing as treason.    

Hence, the Dark Moon Kingdom's plot of rebellion was only a joke in his ears. He did not reprimand or reject this envoy because he wanted to hear other interesting information that this person would reveal.    

When he saw the envoy stop, Jiang Chen asked with a smile, “What else? Only this?"    

The envoy had a strange expression on his face, “Is this not enough?”    

Jiang Chen chuckled, “Let me summarize it. First duke, wealth, and beauty, right? But have you ever thought about the fact that if I wanted to, I could also easily obtain these items in the Eastern Kingdom, and perhaps even more. Wouldn't you say that?”    

“Eastern Kingdom?” The envoy revealed a hint of ridicule in his smile. “Does young master Jiang think there is still a future for the Eastern Kingdom? The two greatest powers of the royal family and the Duke of Soaring Dragon were almost completely annihilated in their conflict. The country is now an empty shell. It will not recover for at least decades.”    

"Continue?" Jiang Chen asked softly.    

“Heh heh, young master Jiang, you understand the situation but just pretend to be stupid, right?” The messenger laughed as well. “Then according to your wishes, I will speak more clearly. Your Jiang Family will continue to enjoy wealth and prosperity if you flock to the Dark Moon Kingdom. If you remain in the Eastern Kingdom, you will probably be buried with him as well.”    

“Because everything has grown to this point, there is nothing more to hide. The news of your Eastern Kingdom's internal conflict had long reached the Dark Moon Kingdom. The army of all the dukes in the Dark Moon Kingdom had now gathered and would exert their strength to conquer the Eastern Kingdom within ten days. With the current strength of your Eastern Kingdom, what are you going to expend to block the large army of the Darkmoon Kingdom?”    

“Our king has also heard that your Jiang family has a way of forcing Swordbirds into battle. This is the reason why our ruler values your Jiang family. In the vast Eastern Kingdom, the only family that caught the attention of my king was the Jiangmu family.”    

“So you mean my Jiang family should thank your king for his special greetings?”    

“No need for gratitude and the like. If we can work together harmoniously and work together to serve my king, then that is the best. My king has great ambitions and his mind covers the world. Conquering the Eastern Kingdom was only the first step. The ultimate goal was to unite the sixteen kingdoms. If we can get the Jiang family's help, it must be like giving a tiger wings for His Majesty's grand plan.”    

“At that time, my king will be the great emperor who unites the country, and the Jiang family will definitely become a mighty family with your name engraved in glory and power, remaining immortal throughout the ages.”    

“Young master Jiang, a valiant man who is eyeing a noble goal under the heavens. I'm sure a good guy like you should know what to choose? Did it leave a legacy of eternal glory or go to waste and follow a regressed kingdom to be buried alive with the dead? Do you need to think about it again?”    

That said, this Qi Can envoy was a fluent speaker. An incredible persuasive power permeated his every sentence.    

However, his eloquence was completely useless in front of Jiang Chen.    

Whether it was uniting the land or having an eternal name throughout history, in the end this remained the ambition of an ordinary person. Jiang Chen's ambition did not lie in this field at all.    

“Young Master Jiang, I've said all I can, why don't you consider it?” Qi Can chuckled.    

“It sounds pretty good.”    

Jiang Chen chuckled and suddenly walked out with regular and orderly steps. “Qi Can, right? Did you see this outside the door?”    

“Yes, I saw it before I entered the door.” Qi Can was stunned.    

“Have you heard the frog story at the bottom of the well?” Jiang Chen asked again.    

“Katak at the bottom of the well? That's a story to educate kids, isn't it? How could I have never heard of it?”    

Jiang Chen nodded and looked extremely grateful. "That's great. Let me put it this way, right now you are like a frog at the bottom of a well. You have spent quite a lot of time painting a picture, but the blueprint that you find so amazing is just a patch of sky as big as a well hole.”    

“You... young master Jiang, what do you mean by this?” Qi Can's facial expression changed.    

"What does this mean? My young master called you a frog at the bottom of a well, do you still not understand? If you don't even understand this, how can you be a lobbyist?” Qiao Baishi smiled coldly as he walked over and scolded her.    

“A frog at the bottom of a well?” Qi Can could not help but laugh, “Young master Jiang, you are thinking too much about yourself! Your Jiang Family does have some skills, but you only gained a certain prestige in the Eastern Kingdom. The power of my Dark Moon Kingdom is not something your Eastern Kingdom can match.”    

"Strength?" Jiang Chen's tone of voice was somewhat melancholic as he recalled his past life experience. He sighed lightly, “I have seen the strongest existence ever, but unfortunately he was annihilated just like that.”    

In his past life, Jiang Chen's father was the Celestial Emperor and he was the son of the Celestial Emperor, who ruled the heavens and the various worlds. Even so, then why? Isn't everything just gone?    

The Darkmoon Kingdom was still nothing more than a stronger shared kingdom. He fooled himself by blowing his own horn in front of Jiang Chen and showing off his strength.    

How could Qi Can tell that Jiang Chen's current state of mind had passed through reincarnation between his current life and his previous life? How did he understand the endless sadness and sadness in Jiang Chen's tone of speech?    

He laughed coldly and said with akimbo hands, “Young Master Jiang, I have conveyed everything I wanted to say. If you refuse to realize your mistake and remain stubborn, there will be no room for you to negotiate when the great army of my Dark Moon Kingdom arrives.”    

Jiang Chen was recalling past events in his previous life and a sentimental atmosphere enveloped his heart when he suddenly heard Qi Can's spirit dampen the threat.    

His face darkened, “Qi Can, go back and tell your king that although my Jiang family has nothing to do with the Eastern clan, this land has given birth to my Jiang family and nurtured it. If your Dark Moon Kingdom dares to set foot dirty on this land, with my hands, you will not be able to return after your visit.”    

It was not because Jiang Chen was arrogant, or because he had feelings of loyalty to the Eastern Kingdom.    

There was a kind of emotion within Jiang Chen's bones, an emotion reminiscent of pride, an emotion that evoked memories of old friendships.    

This land had nurtured generations of the Jiang family's ancestors, and its body, Jiang Chen, had been nurtured and raised by this land.    

At the core of it all, his flesh and blood had fused with this land.    

Maybe he won't be gone much longer, but he'll never let a trace of evil trample this land. This was not just an invasion, but also a blasphemy against the emotions Jiang Chen felt in his heart!    

Moreover, these words of Qi Can were blatantly and subtly filled with a sense of threat. This made Jiang Chen extremely angry. He did not feel fear even when a sect stronger than the Dark Moon Kingdom tried to suppress him.    

Even if this Dark Moon Kingdom was stronger than the Eastern Kingdom, how could Jiang Chen allow himself to feel threatened by them?