Chapter 136 Fallen Leaf City, Prosperous Alley

Jin Qiang, who once had the power to cover the sky with one hand in Zhenhai Province, was now in a very miserable state.

His hair was loose and disheveled.

Even the joints of his legs were bleeding.

His whole body was dirty and messy.

Who would have thought that the infinitely glorious figure of the past would be reduced to a prisoner in just one day?

This also confirms the cruelty of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

When you are glorious, you are more glorious than anyone else.

But if you fall, your end will be very tragic.

And a person's glory and loneliness are not accidental.

Nor are they inevitable.

First, it is related to you.

Secondly, it is the forces of all parties.

Jin Qiang's downfall was like this.

First of all, he offended many people in Zhenhai Province.

Those nobles were instigated to be at odds with Tianyue City, and Jin Qiang played a part in fueling the flames.

From the first time he met Lin Chen, Jin Qiang had implemented his plan.

Later, he even pushed Lin Chen to the title of nobility.

Therefore, the De family, fearing the growth of Tianyue City, or out of greed, began to attack Tianyue City.

Everything was within Jin Qiang's plan.

From the De family to the Wu family.

Jin Qiang not only did not stop this process, but even used it to try to suppress those nobles, but the nobles were not ordinary people.

They will fight back when faced with oppression.

It just so happened that Jin Qiang had a problem himself.

This problem came from Lin Chen, from Tianyue City.

Jin Qiang could not control it.

Then, he was backlashed.

Lin Chen killed Wu Xingtian, killed Huo Zhili, and later killed Huo Zhijin!

Jin Qiang suddenly realized...

Lin Chen's strength had unknowingly reached a terrifying level.

Even if he took action himself, he could no longer suppress it.

As his natal weapon was cut off by Lin Chen, he was seriously injured...

Then.

All parties would have to re-evaluate whether he was still necessary.

The imperial court is often cruel.

This cruelty lies in...

You may be sacrificed at any time because of the overall situation.

Now, Jin Qiang has become the compensation that the king gave to the council after agreeing to Princess Qingyue's continued support of Lin Chen and Tianyue City, and also because of the compromise he had to make after the Duke Huguo Long Yandao came forward to ask for someone.

Many nobles had died.

The previous De family could be ignored.

However, in the last two days, the Wu family had died.

And people from the Huo family.

These all had to be counted.

Who would take the blame?

Jin Qiang!

Who would compensate the nobles?

It was still Jin Qiang, and all the resources of the Jin family.

In this way, all parties would be compensated.

The king and Princess Qingyue got the land and finances they wanted.

Lin Chen could continue to survive.

Although what he got was not much, he had killed people.

He also wanted to rebel.

But in the end, he retreated unscathed.

The council and the nobles, although they suffered losses, a Jin Qiang and the Jin family at least saved their face, and in fact they could also gain some benefits... After all, the dead De family, the Wu family and the Huo family, they were all dead, and the other nobles did not suffer any loss of benefits.

Therefore, the nobles could also be satisfied.

Sacrificing a Jin family could actually satisfy all parties.

Then, could Jin Qiang, and the Jin family, still exist?

When a person loses power, this is the end.

At this time, Jin Qiang naturally understood that he had become a victim of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom's king's struggle.

However, he had the demeanor of a true man.

Even though he was already in this state, he still did not show any humility. His eyes were indifferent and generous, and his gaze was straight ahead.

Until he heard a voice.

"Uncle!"

Jin Mu had arrived.

At the moment he heard the voice, Jin Qiang's eyes seemed to light up.

Jin Mu had arrived!

The current Jin Mu was not the same as before.

If he was under Lin Chen's command.

Without Lin Chen's order, could he come?

He could not!

Therefore, Jin Qiang immediately thought of the key point...

It was Lin Chen who sent him.

Since Lin Chen was willing to let Jin Mu come, it meant...

The Jin family might still have a little room for survival.

At least they would not be exterminated!

"Stop!"

Soon, the Black Iron Guard's ruthless rebuke sounded: "This is an important criminal of the council, and he is about to be escorted to the capital for trial. Who are you? Do you dare to stop the Black Iron Guard from doing their job?"

Black Iron Guard!

This was an organization that could make countless officials gnash their teeth.

Because...

The Black Iron Guard was specially used to deal with officials!

The council's claws and lackeys.

However, they specialized in dealing with their own people!

It was really hard to like them.

But unfortunately, the Black Iron Guard not only had great power, but also great strength.

The Black Iron Guard supervisor in charge of this operation was Xiu Xia Wei Zhong.

This person was a well-known cruel official.

He was also a member of the Iron Triangle in the Black Iron Guard.

He was also a powerhouse in the early stage of the Third Revolution!

Therefore, the Jin family had no power to fight back when the Black Iron Guard took action this time.

Jin Qiang, who was already seriously injured by Lin Chen, was even beaten into his current state by Xiu Xia Wei Zhong in less than one move.

But then, Jin Mu fearlessly met the gaze of this powerhouse in the early stage of the Third Revolution: "I am Jin Mu, the deputy general under the command of the Central Army Commander of the Dragon Guard Army. I am here on the order of the commander to inform the Black Iron Guard... our commander wants to see your so-called important criminal!"

"Bold."

Xiu Xia Wei Zhong's expression was indifferent: "How can you see the important criminal of the Black Iron Guard whenever you want? You are surnamed Jin, and you call the important criminal uncle... then this supervisor will kill you, and it is only natural!"

"Since when can your Black Iron Guard kill the deputy general of the Central Army of the Dragon Guard Army whenever you want?"

At this time, another voice sounded.

Then, countless Dragon Abyss troops surrounded them.

And Lin Chen also appeared.

He was standing next to Long Qianshan.

It turned out that at Lin Chen's speed, he still let Jin Mu chase after the Black Iron Guard, but Lin Chen himself went to find Long Qianshan.

The current Lin Chen was a very important person in Long Yandao's eyes.

He was the Central Army Commander of the Dragon Guard Army on the Empire battlefield!

The Central Army has always been the mainstay on the Empire battlefield.

Since Lin Chen came to his door, Long Qianshan had to give him face.

Therefore, Long Qianshan came.

The son of Duke Huguo!

The commander of the Dragon Abyss Army!

He was qualified to stand in front of all the lackeys.

"So it's the eldest young master..."

Xiu Xia Wei Zhong had to lower his head when he saw Long Qianshan.

He even called him the eldest young master.

This eldest young master was not a casual title.

In the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, only the royal children could be called princes before they were ennobled.

Then, there were the sons of the various dukes.

Of course, the sons of marquises could also be called young masters.

But there was only one eldest young master.

That was Long Qianshan!

The eldest son of Duke Huguo!

It could be seen that Duke Huguo was indeed the head of the Three Dukes.

This was a matter of status, and it was unrelated to political struggles.

"Our Dragon Guard Army has no intention of hindering the Black Iron Guard from doing their job, but... seeing him for a moment should not delay your Black Iron Guard from doing your job, right?" Long Qianshan's tone was rather stiff.

He was the eldest young master.

Since he was a child, he had been tempered on the Empire battlefield.

He had not experienced much of these cruel struggles in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

He also did not need to experience them.

He did not even need to understand them.

It was most difficult to deal with this kind of person.

Because they only recognized the truth.

Just as Long Qianshan opened his mouth and said the Dragon Guard Army.

This was the Zhenguo Divine Army!

With such a mountain pressing down, even a cruel official like Xiu Xia Wei Zhong had to frown.

He did not have much time to consider, so he could only step aside and say, "Eldest young master, please!"

But Long Qianshan frowned: "What? Could it be that you want to send someone to monitor me when I come? Do you not trust me?"

"I dare not."

When Xiu Xia Wei Zhong heard this, he knew what he should do.

He took his men and retreated to the side.

Then Lin Chen said, "Go ahead, go see your uncle. Also, I have some super tonic pills here. Give them to your uncle."

"Thank you, Commander! Thank you, eldest young master!"

Jin Mu was already grateful.

He took the tonic pills and came to the prison cart while wiping his tears.

"Uncle..."

"Jin Mu, Jin Hu."

Jin Qiang looked at his two nephews, and forced a smile at this time, and said to them: "You two must remember, from today onwards, try to stay on the Empire battlefield as much as possible and don't come back! However, the Empire battlefield is too cruel. If you want to survive, you must be loyal to your commander. Do you understand?"

"But uncle, the person who caused you to be like this is Lin Chen!" Jin Mu said unwillingly.

"No, remember this for me. Lin Chen is not the person who caused my Jin family to be like this. We are just victims of the struggle! And from now on, you must be loyal to him. I... no, you two, swear now, swear on your souls!"

Jin Qiang suddenly became excited.

He knew that he did not have much time to explain anything to his two nephews.

Therefore, he simply gave the order directly.

Swear on their souls!

Because Jin Qiang knew that the only person who could control his two nephews now was Lin Chen.

And only on Lin Chen's side could Jin Mu and Jin Hu be of some use.

Lin Chen was the only way out for Jin Mu and Jin Hu!

But if they still complained about Lin Chen as Jin Mu said...

Then, the two of them were simply seeking their own death!

Jin Qiang would not allow them to do this!

"Back then, on the Empire battlefield, I followed Duke Huguo and was loyal and unswerving, and that's why I had my later status, but I was wrong..." Jin Qiang said with infinite emotion: "In the end, I chose the king. Perhaps, from that moment on, my tragedy was already doomed. Therefore, everything that happened today has nothing to do with Lin Chen, do you two understand? Lin Chen did not injure me. Although he cut off my natal golden spear, he did not know that the golden spear was connected to my soul. But look at uncle's current appearance... look carefully!"

At this moment, Jin Qiang looked like a person who was entrusting his last words.

However, what he wanted to hand over to the Jin Mu and Jin Hu brothers was not any family property or belongings.

But... hatred!

"The reason why your uncle is like this now is because of the Black Iron Guard, because of the council and those nobles! Our country will be divided by these nobles sooner or later, and even destroyed! With these nobles present, the entire Dragon Spirit Kingdom's citizens will have no chance to rise! Therefore, the people I want you to hate are them, do you all remember?"

Jin Qiang frantically instilled hatred into his two nephews.

At the same time, Jin Qiang also felt a little regretful in his heart.

The Jin Mu and Jin Hu brothers had sworn on their souls.

Only then was Jin Qiang satisfied, and let the two brothers leave, because... Long Qianshan had arrived.

This eldest young master of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom was also everyone's eldest young master.

He did not have any extra words, but came to Jin Qiang and handed him a bowl of wine.

Then, Long Qianshan drank it all in one gulp.

"Eldest young master..."

At this moment, Jin Qiang was in tears.

"Mm!" After Long Qianshan finished drinking the wine, he simply nodded and turned to leave.

Not a single extra word.

The strong wine was very fragrant.

However, it was bitter in Jin Qiang's mouth.

He even chewed it for a while...

What was there to chew in wine?

What he was actually chewing on was probably bitterness.

Finally, it was Lin Chen's turn.

"Province Lord." Lin Chen came over and greeted him first.

At this time, Jin Qiang no longer had the appearance of being cunning and calculating as before. He gave Lin Chen a bitter smile and said, "Did you see that? The eldest young master has nothing to say to me. Do you know why? Back then, I was also a member of the Dragon Guard Army! If I were still a member of the Dragon Guard Army now, I would definitely not have ended up in this state."

One sentence summed up everything.

Dragon Guard Army!

This was also what Jin Qiang wanted to tell Lin Chen.

The struggle in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom was too cruel.

Therefore, Duke Huguo was right!

The Dragon Guard Army only focused on the Empire battlefield!

Then, no matter how the internal struggles in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom were, it had nothing to do with the Dragon Guard Army.

And those internal forces in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, you can fight however you want, but don't involve the Dragon Guard Army!

Therefore, Jin Qiang said that if he was still a member of the Dragon Guard Army, or still under Duke Huguo, and had not left the Dragon Guard Army to choose to be loyal to the king, perhaps he would not be where he was today.

Even if he was where he was today, Long Qianshan would not be able to not protect him!

The bitterness that Jin Qiang chewed on before was right here.

"I am a very practical person."

Lin Chen naturally understood what Jin Qiang meant, but he was not Jin Qiang, and he was not someone who wanted to rely on any forces. He had his own ideas, and he also had an identity that was completely different from Jin Qiang's...

A Blue Star person!

Therefore, Lin Chen simply asked, "Is Province Lord willing to give me the marshal's seal of the Jin family army?"

Lin Chen did not want to play any tricks or schemes with Jin Qiang.

Because this person was good at playing these.

Therefore, Lin Chen was very direct.

"Then can you guarantee that you will not use the Jin family army as cannon fodder on the battlefield, and will take good care of my two nephews?" Jin Qiang asked.

"We'll see!"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Province Lord is still the same Province Lord. I knew that even if you are down on your luck, there will always only be benefits and business between you and me... Okay, Lin Chen and I will do this business with you!"

"Okay, I believe you."

Jin Qiang handed over the marshal's seal.

"Province Lord, farewell... Let me advise you, the most important thing for a person is to be alive. As long as you are alive, then there is still hope for everything!"

Lin Chen left a sentence and left.

"Alive..."

When Jin Qiang heard this, he immediately felt even more bitter.

Sometimes, living is more difficult than dying!

I overslept this afternoon.

Sigh!

Now my schedule is completely chaotic.

Sorry, the update for this afternoon is only being sent now. I kneel down to all the great masters!

Thank you for the 10,000 book coins reward from Feng Dao Kan Hai, you are awesome!

In the future, I will sleep with you!

I'm going to continue coding. The next update will be around ten o'clock.

(End of this chapter)