Chapter 269: Chapter 267: Night Raid on the City Lord’s Mansion
"He’s not your son! He’s not Jiang Chen!"
Wen Quan’s words rang out across the field.
At that moment, the scene fell deathly silent, so quiet you could almost hear someone breathing.
Jiang Chen stopped.
This turn of events had caught even him completely off guard.
To think Wen Quan would actually say something like that.
’Completely unexpected.’
Standing there, Jiang Chen didn’t turn to look at the Jiang Family. He took a deep breath, calming the turmoil within him.
’Am I Jiang Chen? I am, but I’m also not.’
He was another Jiang Chen. This was a secret that belonged to him alone.
After all, in this world, meeting a second person who looked identical to you and even shared your name was an exceedingly rare occurrence.
In fact, he truly wasn’t the Jiang Family’s Jiang Chen.
And now, someone had exposed him.
He didn’t want to see the Jiang Family’s reaction.
After a fierce internal struggle, Jiang Chen calmed down.
He chuckled at Wen Quan. "Go on, keep talking."
He didn’t refute the claim. He knew that arguing right now would only put him at a disadvantage.
So he remained composed.
The people from the City Lord’s Mansion stared at Jiang Chen, once again stunned.
’If this person isn’t Jiang Chen, then who is he?’
Many found Wen Quan’s words bizarre.
As for Jiang Han, he was stunned for a long moment.
The Jiang Family members remained silent for the time being.
After all, many of them had noticed that the current Jiang Chen was truly different from before.
He exuded a mysterious, unreadable aura he’d never had before.
They all looked toward the Patriarch, Jiang Han.
Jiang Han gazed at Jiang Chen’s back. This "son" of his had shown many qualities that were different from the son he knew.
Previously, Jiang Chen had attributed all of this to his mysterious master.
’But thinking about it carefully... does that master even exist?’
It wasn’t that Jiang Han hadn’t had his doubts.
He also took a few deep breaths.
Suddenly, he burst out laughing. "Wen Quan, my son defeated you. Have you gone mad from the loss? Has your brain turned to mush?"
"You think I wouldn’t know if he’s my own son?"
"I’m starting to wonder if Wen Bufan is even *your* son."
He sneered, completely ignoring Wen Quan.
Despite his inner misgivings, he refused to truly doubt Jiang Chen’s identity.
But Wen Quan sneered, "That son of yours, the old Jiang Chen, was clearly a piece of trash."
"A good-for-nothing who had his Martial Vein stolen."
"This one before you not only possesses a Martial Vein but also has so many unorthodox tricks. Are you sure he’s your son?"
At this moment, Jiang Chen turned around and gave his father, Jiang Han, a slight smile, revealing two rows of clean teeth.
"Father, don’t listen to his nonsense."
It wouldn’t be good for him to remain silent, so he decided to speak up.
Jiang Han smiled. "Chen’er, don’t worry. I know what’s right and wrong here."
Then he looked at Wen Quan. "Wen Quan, you have lost. If you still want to fight our Jiang Family, then bring it on."
"The Jiang Family is not afraid of your City Lord’s Mansion."
Since Jiang Chen had defeated Wen Quan, the Jiang Family already had victory in their grasp.
The ones who should be worried now were the City Lord’s Mansion.
At that moment, Wen Quan looked deflated.
His suspicion of Jiang Chen was just that—his own suspicion. Jiang Han didn’t believe him.
He glared at Jiang Chen, gritting his teeth.
"Good, kid. I won’t let you get away with this."
"Let’s go."
Then, Wen Quan immediately led his men in a retreat toward the City Lord’s Mansion.
Continuing to fight the Jiang Family now would just be asking for trouble.
He knew the Jiang Family wouldn’t dare to rashly besiege the City Lord’s Mansion. After all, they had to consider the retaliation from the Fire Sparrow Kingdom.
So, they hastily retreated.
As for the Jiang Family, they finally let out a collective sigh of relief.
In an instant, the Jiang Family members rushed over excitedly.
"The young master is mighty...!"
"Young Master...!"
The crowd surrounded Jiang Chen and tossed him into the air.
The joy of victory made everyone ecstatic.
Jiang Chen grinned.
But he knew things were far from over.
"Chen’er, you’ve performed another great service."
Jiang Han patted Jiang Chen’s shoulder with a gentle smile.
Afterward, Jiang Han led the Jiang Family to clean up the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Jiang Chen returned to his courtyard with the Four Great Martial Kings.
Wen Quan’s words today had a great impact on him. He knew his identity would always be a sensitive issue.
He absolutely could not let his identity be exposed.
If people found out he was the Pill Emperor Jiang Chen from a thousand years ago, countless people would descend from the Seven Realms and the Nine Desolates to silence him for good.
With his current abilities, he had no way of dealing with them.
In fact, many of the consequences were simply unimaginable.
He had to keep this identity a secret.
And he could never admit he wasn’t the original Jiang Chen.
He took a deep breath.
’The matter of the City Lord’s Mansion will end for good tonight.’
Now that the people from the City Lord’s Mansion had withdrawn, Wen Quan would definitely go into seclusion to heal his injuries at the first opportunity.
He waited.
Night slowly descended.
At midnight, Jiang Chen stopped his Cultivation inside his room.
He rose abruptly.
With steady steps, he walked into the courtyard.
"Assemble!"
Jiang Chen shouted in the courtyard.
"SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!"
The Four Great Martial Kings immediately appeared by Jiang Chen’s side, obeying his words without a hint of hesitation.
Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction.
"Take me to the City Lord’s Mansion."
Tonight, Jiang Chen was going to act in secret. He wouldn’t even tell his father what he was planning to do for the time being.
The Four Great Martial Kings immediately took Jiang Chen and vaulted over the courtyard wall.
"Stay alert tonight."
"Anyone who slackens their guard will be beheaded as an example!"
Lin Hai continuously reminded the guards of the City Lord’s Mansion.
Because the City Lord had been injured during the day and was now in seclusion to heal, the entire City Lord’s Mansion was under unprecedentedly tight security.
There was a post every three steps and a sentry box every five.
Lin Hai was serving as the overall commander of tonight’s defense.
The steward, Wu Feng, was also on standby to provide support at any moment.
It could be said that not even a fly could get into the City Lord’s Mansion tonight.
Outside the City Lord’s Mansion, four figures approached stealthily.
They finally stopped a short distance from the mansion.
Dressed in black, Jiang Chen blended in with the Four Great Martial Kings, carried by one of them.
Jiang Chen quietly laid out his arrangements.
"Remember, you two will draw out Wu Feng and that Martial King Puppet."
"You, break into the City Lord’s Mansion and throw it into chaos."
"And you, take me to find the City Lord, Wen Quan."
This series of arrangements had all been planned long in advance.
He hadn’t acted during the day right after defeating Wen Quan because he had his reservations.
What he needed to do had to be kept absolutely secret and carried out covertly. Otherwise, all his efforts would be for nothing.
Only by acting in secret could he achieve the perfect result.
Thus, the night raid on the City Lord’s Mansion.
"SWISH SWISH..."
Two of the Martial King Experts immediately understood. They shot off silently toward the eastern and western sides of the City Lord’s Mansion.
Their goal was to lure away the two Martial King Experts of the City Lord’s Mansion.
The other Martial King nodded at Jiang Chen and made a beeline for the southern gate of the City Lord’s Mansion.
His purpose was to throw the City Lord’s Mansion into turmoil.
This would create an opportunity for Jiang Chen and the last Martial King Expert.
