The Sovereign Of The Three Realms

Chapter 19: The Hidden Danger of the Jiang Family

After a few days determined from the hard training and support of medicines, Jiang Chen finally strengthened his four meridians to a satisfactory level.

“Four meridians are the same, as if they were a blooming flower with four petals; neither too fragile nor too hard, and they act almost simultaneously. The meridians have now increased in flexibility and strength more than ten times compared to the first time I trained them. ”

Jiang Chen was quite satisfied with this progress, even though he knew that compared to the training of others, Jiang Chen earlier was still many steps behind them.

But this was no reason to proceed in a hurry, Jiang Chen was still moving according to his tempo. Good products come from slow work, and all will fall into place at the right time.

Finally, on the sixth morning, Jiang Chen welcomed his peak condition.

The four true qi meridians were like dragons, filled with wild explosive power. They formed an unplanned consensus in advance, aiming to clear the fifth acupoint.

A thick and extremely rhythmic stream of true qi filled Jiang Chen's entire body with a calm feeling.

Exhale, circulate qi!

Four true qi meridians were like four goldfish that would jump upstream. They were in good fighting spirit and full of vitality. Under Jiang Chen's guidance, they took the same action and united as one, and as fast as a meteor, shot towards Jiang Chen's fifth acupoint that was located a long time ago!

The feeling of warm agitation, similar to the sublime excitement of a man and woman into one, fills each pore when the acupoint is cleaned.

Acupuncture points are penetrated like breaking an egg shell. A powerful qi current flowed through the acupoints and rumbled along the predetermined path, clearing the fifth meridian!

Fifth acupoint, breakthrough!

Fifth meridian, obviously!

Fifth level true qi, perfection!

As he welcomed the light of the rising sun, Jiang Chen smiled his first sincere smile since reincarnation.

Five meridians of true qi did not surprise him. What gave him happiness was a sense of accomplishment obtained from training, from breakthroughs.

This feeling of accomplishment was something that was never enjoyed by his former self, the son of a Heavenly Emperor.

“Five meridians true qi is definitely enough to not put me under all the heirs anymore? And with my experience and potential, there should be no one within the realm of true qi, not even the realm of advanced true qi, who can defeat me.”

Jiang Chen still had this bit of confidence.

With his insight, and basic knowledge of this world, he could truly see the true essence of everything with a single glance. He would be able to read all the opponents strategies before they even tried a single technique. This is a huge advantage in this kind of competition.

When Jiang Chen walked out of the secret training room, he realized that it had been days since he called his parents.

Ever since he arrived in this world, duke Jiang Han had been a mental supporter of Jiang Chen, either in terms of blood ties or first impressions.

From this man, Jiang Chen could feel what it meant to have love in this world.

Even though he did not reveal it verbally, he attached great importance to this family bond.

When he saw his father, duke Jiang Han held an invitation in his hand. His brows were slightly wrinkled, and there was clearly something bothering him.

“Dad.” Jiang Chen came in.

“Haha, Chener, you are here!” Jiang Feng's mood was always very good when he saw his son, and he skillfully hid the shadow hanging on his forehead. “How is he doing? I've heard that you haven't set foot outside for days. Have you really hardened your heart this time and will pass the three basic exams no matter what? ”

Jiang Feng's tone of voice was half joking, but it caused Jiang Chen to be at a loss for words. This old man seriously had a positive attitude. He could still find it within himself to make jokes at this moment.

“Basic test is not important. Dad, what did you see just now? I see that you seem to be worrying about something. ” Jiang Chen asked firmly, seeing that his father would not bring him up.

“Ah, this. Ha ha! Chen’er, you have never expressed any interest in household affairs before. Don't worry about these kinds of things. ” Jiang Feng ignored the question and attempted to change the subject.

“Dad, even though I am your son, there should be a limit to the extent of your protection? Aren't you afraid that you'll spoil me into something useless?”

“Heh heh, Chener, what are you saying. An old man protecting his son was fair and proper! Actually not a big deal, it's just that the Duke of Soaring Dragon sent an invitation, welcoming all the Duke to the reception to celebrate the big event happy news at his residence.”

“Dukedom Dragon Soaring?” The first person Jiang Chen thought of was that Long Juxue.

“Our relationship with the rank of a Soaring Dragon duke is not deep enough to be invited to a banquet, right?” Jiang Chen asked carefully.

“Ai, the soaring Dragon duke! This was a barely veiled display of power to act rudely over the Jiang family. Chen’er, since you asked, I'll let you know. Keep your wits about yourself while you travel, and don't offend anyone from the Soaring Dragon duchy. The land of our Jiang Han territory is rich and fertile as it is in the southern part of the kingdom. We even found a plot of land with veins running through it. So, our family has always had a big business deal cultivating spirit materials for the Pill King Garden. ”

Finding a plot of land with spirit veins naturally made him have fertile soil to plant spirit materials. It was also quite normal to have a business relationship with the Pill King Garden, a place that specialized in pill medicine.

Jiang Chen listened quietly because he knew there was more to it than that.

“But recently, the Duke of Soaring Dragon has approached me many times to rent a plot of land with a garden of spirit herbs.”

“Hire? Instead of renting a property there was nothing among the nobles. What is the rental price offered?” Jiang Chen seemed to slowly form an image.

“When I say the Duchy of the Soaring Dragon bullies us, this is what I mean. Based on our business with the Pill King Garden, this piece of land gives us a profit of five million silver annually. But the Duke of Soaring Dragon offered three hundred thousand silver to rent our land.”

Cultivating materials for the Pill King Garden generates income of around five million a year!

Robbery, highway robbery through mere display of power!

Jiang Chen understood everything at once. This Duke of Soaring Dragon played his power as the first duke of the kingdom. The so-called banquet was one of false pretenses. Inviting the duke of Jiang Han would undoubtedly pressure him directly and force him to agree.

If the pressure only came from the Duke of Soaring Dragon, it would be simple. We are all dukes of the Eastern Kingdom; if you suppress me, then I will just ignore you.

It would be a violation of the ancestral code of conduct and a great taboo if the dukes were to easily go to war with each other.

Seeing that his father was very troubled, Jiang Chen felt that the pressure did not just come from the Soaring Dragon duke.

“Did Pill King Garden secretly make a deal with the rank of a Soaring Dragon duke?” Jiang Chen asked.

Jiang Feng thought it was a bit strange and looked at Jiang Chen. “Yah Chen’er, you usually do not ask this issue, but you have identified a hidden current inside this one. Indeed that is the case, Pill King Garden has given hints that even if we do not hire the rank of a Soaring Dragon duke, they plan to end the relationship after the Hidden Dragon Trials.”

Jiang Chen finally fully understood the situation. This adds insult to injury.

The two sides had worked together to sideline the landowner with spirit veins.

This Duke of Soaring Dragon is too cunning, this is doing skinless business in the game.

When faced with the choice between the rank of a Soaring Dragon duke and the rank of a duke Jiang Hang, the Pill King Garden naturally favored the former. After all, it was the first duke in the kingdom.

“Then, tonight's banquet is a dinner where betrayal is planned?” Jiang Chen toyed with the invitation with interest. The Duke of Soaring Dragon's arrogance, and the feeling of the petty villain winning the day radiated between lines of text.

The crucial point was, the invitation went to great lengths to remind the duke of Jiang Han to bring Jiang Chen as well.

Is this to make a package of father and son for bitter humiliation together?

“Chen’er, I think that I should go alone. You..”

“Go of course! Why aren't. I really want to open my eyes.” Jiang Chen laughed out loud. “I want to see if this Duke of Soaring Dragon really has three heads and six arms.”

After his father's explanation of the matter and the combination of everything that had happened before, Jiang Chen had full reason to suspect that the Flying Dragon duke was involved in the fart Jiang Chen had issued earlier during the Rite.

Even if he was not directly involved, he would have to be indirectly involved.

Plus, how could a duke of Soaring Dragon make Jiang Chen ask for a retreat?

Stop progress because of fear? Avoid conflict and provocation? It is the actions of the weak.

In this life, Jiang Chen would only be a strong one!

Plus, Jiang Chen also wanted to see what kind of fortuitous circumstances had happened to the novice duke so he was bluffing that it was a great event of glad tidings.

The next day, the palace.

After several days of busy activity, the residence of Eastern Zhiruo had been renovated according to Jiang Chen's blueprint.

The residence of Eastern Zhiruo was now clearly not as smooth and beautiful as before, but it had some traces of masculine lines.

Eastern Lu had also heard about this matter, and came for a personal examination today, accompanied by princess Gouyu.

“Haha, this Jiang Chen knows how to stir things well, how this looks like the residence of a princess!” Although Eastern Lu said this, it was clear that he did not mind too much.

“Gouyu, what do you think of this Jiang Chen?” Eastern Lu smiled cheerfully and asked the princess next to him.

“Brother kingdom, if Jiang Chen can cure Zhiruo, then we can naturally let his horse play. But if this was all just magic, I would be the first to punish him!”

Eastern Zhiruo came bouncing like a little deer as they spoke.

“Dad, aunt, you came to see Ruoer?”

“Ya, Ruo’er, how have you been feeling for the past few days?” Eastern Lu felt a little guilty as he looked at his daughter who had gone through a lot of hardships since childhood.

Zhiruo had suffered an unfortunate fate since she was a child, but never complained. Instead, he is very mature and always thinks of others when doing things.

Even with her body overwhelmed with illness, even knowing that she would not live long, she always lived optimistically.

“Dad, Ruoer is quite happy lately. Look at Ruo’er's face, doesn't it look much better than before? And, Ruo’er was no longer afraid of the cold when it was until midnight. I feel amazing every day and sleep better than ever.”

It was indeed evident from the spirit and skin of Eastern Zhiruo that his condition was much better these days. He also did not look as lethargic as before.

“Ruo’er, this means that Jiang Chen's treatment is influential?” Eastern Lu's eyes twinkled.

“Yes, it should be credited to brother Jiang Chen. I kept the two bags he gave me on my body, and did not feel I was as easily tired as before. I was also not awakened by the cold air in the middle of the night. Father, aunt, every day I reflect on the diagram that brother Jiang Chen gave me. I think it works really well! ”

Hearing Eastern Zhiruo's words and seeing that her body had changed for the better, Eastern Lu and Gouyu looked at each other, meaningful expressions on their faces.