Chapter 2513: Chapter 108: Electric Snake Tearing the Sky, A Sudden Storm Approaches (Part 2)
I heard that the country boy wouldn’t forget to cultivate even when visiting a brothel, wouldn’t forget to meditate even on the road. On the night he won the Yellow River Leadership, he spent it all in cultivation!
He decided to push himself to the limit, like his cousin said, "Learn from the enemy," to learn Jiang Wang’s efforts, to learn Jiang Wang’s struggle. To abandon unnecessary socializing, shake off family trivialities, and truly develop his own Divine Skills of Thunder Seal, for his cousin, for the Longevity Palace, for the Lei Family, to fight for dignity!
But now, he begins to doubt the so-called talent, he begins to doubt the meaning of effort.
Who can be more of a genius than Jiang Wuqi?
Who can be more hard-working than Jiang Wuqi?
Struck by cold poison from infancy, holding onto a medicine jar, defying premature death, he walked step by step to the position of Palace Master.
But in the end?
He can only lie quietly in the coffin, watching the tomb rise, gradually being built up...
He thought perhaps it was the inevitability of fate.
If even someone like Jiang Wuqi could not defeat fate, who among the vast sea of humanity could? What solution does Lei Zhanqian have?
He knew Jiang Wuqi’s final care was for him to turn weapons into silk with Jiang Wang. He knew after Jiang Wuqi’s death, he couldn’t provoke Jiang Wang again.
But what does it matter?
What is the meaning?
He doesn’t want to see the city draped in mourning, knowing few people are sincerely crying for Jiang Wuqi!
He no longer dreams of becoming a minister of high rank, riding across the battlefield for Great Qi’s national defense. If the supreme isn’t that person, even if he reaches Jiang Mengxiong’s position, what’s the joy?
How shaken the heart is!
He stumbled around the warehouse, like a beast that can’t find its home.
Shouting and crying, punching and kicking, laughing and weeping.
Finally, exhausted, numb, he staggered to find the hidden wine, broke open the seal, greedily inhaled the aroma, and plunged headfirst into the giant wine jar...
It’s unknown how long he slept.
Until someone tapped his shoulder.
Who was it?
Such a thought arose in Lei Zhanqian’s heart.
But he didn’t move.
He just fell there, submerged in wine, unwilling to think or act.
If not for his Transcendent cultivation, he would’ve drowned by now.
Unfortunately, he had a Transcendent cultivation.
"Don’t disturb me."
"Don’t disturb me..."
"I’m not unaware of my responsibilities."
"I’m not unaware that I should strive, should brace myself, should bear something. But I’m very tired. I’m very tired. Let me rest a while longer, okay?"
Right after, his hair was grabbed by a hand, pulling him straight up!
Crash.
Wine splashed, under the dripping hair, he forced his eyes open and saw the man who was pulling his hair—
Here stood a man whose looks were neither ugly nor handsome... a stranger.
A kind of anger arose in his heart.
An emotion long overdue.
"After Wuqi was gone..."
"Any average Joe..."
"Any average Joe dares to challenge!"
Blood began to roar again, Path Origin started to surge.
The Inner Mansion materialized loudly.
The Divine Power Seed sprang up in reaction.
Thunder light leapt inside and outside his body!
Bang!
A slap extinguished his thunder light, snuffed his Thunder Seal, locked his Path Origin and energy again, allowing his body to flip several times before crashing heavily to the ground!
It was then that he felt the hand grab his hair again.
Pulling his head up, suspending it.
He dizzily gazed into the man’s eyes, seeing only multiple distortions, vaguely.
"I heard you were investigating me?" the man asked.
"Who are you?" he asked reluctantly.
"Haven’t you been looking for me?" the man replied.
He should feel angry, but the anger had no energy.
He should feel sorrow, but the sorrow had no strength.
He just struggled weakly, finally just said: "I... know you... who are you?"
Then he heard the voice slowly answer: "Zhang, Lin, Chuan."
It seemed like such an answer.
He felt he remembered...
Many days ago, indeed he had had someone search for a man named Zhang Linchuan, but no information ever returned.
"Jiang... you..."
Some questions floated in his muddled mind.
But he only saw a pale hand approaching closer and closer.
Then his world darkened forever.
...
...
Rumble!
The deep night in the Wild Man Forest, thunder echoed in the sky.
Shisi grasped the Heavy Sword with both hands, Chongxuan Sheng stood expressionlessly, Jiang Wang at the forefront.
The three faintly formed a Three Talents Formation, each storing power.
But they found the Lei Zhanqian before them, suddenly stiff after asking that question, not speaking for a moment.
Crack! Crack!
He oddly twisted his neck, the sense of sluggishness disappeared, and then resumed normalcy.
"This body, some strange reactions indeed."
This Lei Zhanqian looked at Jiang Wang, speaking with interest: "He seems very familiar with you?"
This question, of course, was just a playful jest.
Even before taking over this body, he’d already conducted detailed investigations, fully aware of Lei Zhanqian’s relationship with Jiang.
Even later on luring Lei Zhanqian’s spirit into the World Without Life for slow torment, as far as he was concerned, Lei Zhanqian had no secrets.
Otherwise, he couldn’t play the role of Lei Zhanqian so genuinely, naturally completing Lei Zhanqian’s transformation, gradually controlling the Lei Family, and even mastering Deer Frost County without the world noticing.
But it’s pitiful...
Really pitiful.
Just because a foolish green card was killed, the long-term plan in Qi Country crumbled.
This chance for substituting a life is extremely precious, even if he seizes the top Divine Skills with the Bone Holy Body, in this life no matter what realm he cultivates to, the substitution quota remains limited. One use, one less.
And Lei Zhanqian was such a suitable target.
Originally having channels to the empire’s higher echelons, its limits once aspired top tier, yet due to Jiang Wuqi’s death, the fences were shaken, unheeded. Not prematurely noticed by the empire’s top experts, there’s great growth space, long time to develop.
And embroiled with Jiang Wang, flourishing in Qi Country, with some past grievances.
Throughout the Great Qi Empire, there’s no better identity than this.
He even took this as the core identity for his development. More dedicated than those sent to Mugu or allowing Earth Demon agents in other countries to fend for themselves.
But one misstep, the grand strategy could no longer continue, now even the chessboard might be overturned.
One assumes he should be angry, but standing before the now-renowned Jiang, he finds there’s not much emotion within him. Rather, there’s a rare sense of novelty.
This feeling hasn’t existed for a long time.
High atop the Divine Throne, embodying the Divine Master, Daozhu, and Sect Hierarch trifecta, faced only with Servants of God, followers, disciples. Almost forgetting the aspect of being human.
While the young Hegemony State Marquis before him used to call "Zhang Brother" with sincerity, always seeking guidance behind him.
Benevolent Ling He, resolute Jiang Wang, fierce Du Yehu, handsome Zhao Rucheng, sneaky Huang Azhan, cold Wei Yan... and that lovely little girl, wasn’t she called An’an?
Those indeed were vivid stories.
"I’ve always been looking for you?"
Jiang Wang gazed at the now-replaced Lei Zhanqian.
Looking at this man’s face devoid of true emotions.
The familiar feeling within him grew stronger.
Rumble!
Electric Snake seemed to tear through the sky, heavy clouds closing, a storm approaching.
Jiang Wang gritted his teeth, words leaked through: "Zhang! Lin! Chuan!"
He finally understands why the strange familiarity came from the Imprisoner.
He was familiar not with Imprisoner.
Not just the Imprisoner.
But including the Imprisoner, along with those polished wine jars, along with everything inside the spotless warehouse.
It’s that near-compulsive "cleanliness!"
Also that "precise" feeling Chongxuan Sheng described.
Cleanliness, near-perfect disguise, meticulous machination and decisive action...
All he once felt from Zhang Linchuan!
