Battle Through the Heavens: Soul Travels Through Clouds and Mountains, Becoming a Winning Artist

Chapter 27 Adding the Bamboo Bar to Xing Tian's Smile

The Imperial Capital of the Gama Empire, the Royal Garden.

Jia Xingtian has been somewhat uneasy lately. He doesn't know if it's because the Yunlan Sect has gained a Dou Zong, whose strength has officially surpassed that of the Jia Ma Royal Family, or because he himself has been unable to break through for a long time, and despite his advanced age, he hasn't even touched the threshold of breaking through to Dou Zong.

In short, he decided to take a walk in the back hills of the Imperial Garden to clear his mind.

Behind the royal garden, there is a pond connected to an underground river, where fish often surface for water.

Today, Jia Xingtian got up very early, wearing a straw hat and raincoat, and brought fishing gear and bait, specifically to fish here.

Fishing is the best way to temper one's mind, because fish are not as obedient and sensible as people. No matter if you are a king or a great leader, you will still end up empty-handed.

The drizzle pattered merrily on Jia Xingtian's straw hat and raincoat.

Jia Xingtian sat there all morning, wasting a lot of bait, and didn't even see a single fish.

He couldn't help but sigh, glanced at the gloomy sky, and muttered to himself, "Things don't always go as planned..."

A small black dot was rapidly approaching from above. The newcomer made no attempt to conceal its presence and brazenly barged in.

Some of the royal family's Dou Wang powerhouses sensed the danger. They flashed forward, unfurling their Dou Qi wings. Several Dou Wangs intended to soar into the sky to investigate, but were slammed down by a pressure descending from the heavens.

"Sigh, that old guy..." Jia Xingtian sighed. Now all the powerful figures in the capital have noticed that someone has brazenly broken into the royal back mountain.

Logically, Jia Xingtian should have reacted strongly, rushed forward to stop this arrogant guy and reason with him, upholding the dignity and honor of the Jia Ma Empire's royal family. However, Yun Congxin hadn't just come alone; he had also brought along a group of four that Jia Xingtian had secretly sent to Wutan City to do dirty work, which made Jia Xingtian feel intimidated.

"This guy deliberately tied up a member of the royal family and flew so slowly, is he trying to parade them through the streets?" Even though he knew he was in the wrong, Jia Xingtian was still a little angry. "He's not even leaving a shred of dignity. Does his Yunlan Sect think he's so clean? Can't he find a single fault with him?!"

Yun Congxin descended from the sky, and behind him, four pale blue ribbons made of wind swayed upwards, each with a person sent to Wutan City by Jia Xingtian tied to its end.

They looked like four floating balloons, which was particularly ridiculous.

"Sect Leader Yun, how have you been? What brings you to my back mountain?"

Jia Xingtian put on a calm and composed demeanor. With his back to Yun Congxin, he held the fishing rod without moving, as if he were truly an old man focused on fishing.

"Stop pretending, old man. You know why I'm here." Yun Congxin neither negotiated nor mediated. He casually waved his hand to release the four people from their restraints and sat down next to Jia Xingtian.

"What have you all done to displease Sect Leader Yun so much?" Jia Xingtian continued to feign ignorance, "Why aren't you apologizing to Sect Leader Yun?"

The four of them knelt down in front of Yun Congxin's retreating figure with a thud. Yun Congxin smiled and said, "Old man, you don't really think I'm here to amuse you, do you?"

We're all ancient foxes, why are you trying to play these ghost stories with me?

With those four bastards, they wouldn't dare to set their sights on my Yunlan Sect even if they had a few times the courage!

Jia Xingtian naturally knew that such perfunctory excuses would not get rid of Yun Congxin. He said these things only to buy some time to think about what price he would have to pay to satisfy Yun Congxin.

Withdraw the elite troops from the foot of Yunlan Mountain?

This old guy has already advanced to the Dou Zong realm; even if the legion at the foot of the mountain stays there, it's nothing more than a piece of meat in the Yunlan Sect's mouth. He probably doesn't care at all whether the legion withdraws or not...

Open the treasure vault and let him choose any Earth-rank fighting skill or cultivation technique.

It hurts a bit, but it's still barely acceptable.

Jia Xingtian chuckled dryly while mentally drawing a line in the sand, then said, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."

Having said that, he threw down his fishing rod, turned around, and pretended to scold, "You bunch of bastards! I only said I was worried that the little brat from the Xiao family would cause trouble, how dare you go to Wutan City to stir up trouble?"

Yun Congxin didn't watch the group's performance. He watched the light rain fall on the lake, creating ripples that were both fragmented and beautiful.

"Old man, stop pretending. I haven't even told you where they went to cause trouble yet..." Yun Congxin picked up the fishing rod that Jia Xingtian had thrown away. "This was originally a small matter, not worth my personal trip. But your people went a bit too far. Just stirring up trouble is one thing, after all, my Yunlan Sect has been lax in managing its subordinates for years, so trouble is bound to happen. It's quite an achievement that your people managed to take advantage of the situation."

"But isn't it a bit disrespectful to instruct those natives of Wutan City to injure my Yunlan Sect's former young sect leader?"

"What?!" Jia Xingtian finally broke down, exclaiming in shock, "Yanran? That girl from the Nalan family, why is she in Wutan City?"

"People of the Yunlan Sect should admit their mistakes. She offended the Xiao family back then, so naturally she should personally apologize and admit her wrongdoing," Yun Congxin said. "But I didn't expect your people to be so audacious, actually trying to kill my Yunlan Sect's young sect leader in Wutan City!"

"Yanran was besieged by the natives of Wutan City. If I hadn't arrived in time, she would probably be dead!"

"She is now severely injured and lying in the infirmary of Blackflame City. If I cannot seek justice for her, how can I face the disciples of my sect who call me the former sect leader?"

Jia Xingtian opened his mouth, but the words remained unspoken.

Although he was initially intimidated by Yun Congxin, he was, after all, a cunning old fox, and he quickly realized what was going on.

What a load of rubbish about apologies! Back then, when she went to stomp on someone's head, she at least brought a steward from the Yunlan Sect with her. Doesn't she understand this principle now?

This old ghost must have seen through my plan and prepared this move long ago!

"This time I'll have to bleed a lot of money..." Jia Xingtian muttered bitterly to himself.

"Brother, this is truly a misunderstanding..." Jia Xingtian said. "You know I've always liked Yanran, why would I specifically send someone to harm her? It must be those natives of Wutan City acting on their own initiative and doing whatever they want!"

"Alright, brother, I'll personally go and ask President Fa Ma to come out of seclusion and heal Yanran, ensuring her safety!"

Seeing Yun Congxin holding his fishing rod, unmoved, Jia Xingtian gave a bitter smile.

The light drizzle would slide away automatically when it was about half an inch away from Yun Congxin's body, as if he were wearing an invisible raincoat.

Jia Xingtian could sense that Yun Congxin had not used his fighting spirit, and the raindrops were not falling on him because of the spatial power that he had always dreamed of mastering.

Is this the strength of a Dou Zong expert?

"This was an oversight on the part of my royal family, and I apologize to my elder brother here."