Newspaper Boy

Chapter 17: Interview

Zhang Yuanqing took off the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon from his arm, restoring it to a palm-sized golden eagle, and tossed it far to Jiang Jingwei.

"Haven't seen you in half a year, you've grown so fast?" Zhang Yuanqing touched Jiang Jingwei's head. In the first half of the year, Jiang Jingwei's height was still at his chest, but now it reached his shoulders.

Kids these days grow up fast, like leeks, growing taller all the time.

Jiang Jingwei happily stroked the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, reading its item attributes while standing on tiptoe and saying loudly, "I'll be taller than you after the new year!"

She put one hand on her hip and raised her pointed chin.

You're just a beanpole, you need to improve your physique... Just as Zhang Yuanqing was about to take back the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, Jiang Jingwei grinned, showing her tiger teeth, and said with a chuckle, "I hope you'll give me this item as a gift. No, I'll trade it for my dad's treasure."

"I won't trade unless it's a Ruler-level Rule-based item," Zhang Yuanqing said with a greedy demand.

"I'll steal it!" Jiang Jingwei patted her chest, full of confidence.

"The old man's treasures are all in the magma in the mountainside. All you can get are the trinkets in the room behind me." This voice was decisive and resolute, just like its owner.

Jiang Ju, wearing a deep red practice suit, strode over, first snatched the Golden Dragon from Jiang Jingwei's hand and returned it to Yuanshi Tianzun, then summoned the steward of the manor:

Jiang Jingwei turned her neck stiffly, looking at the burly strongman with dark red skin flowing with magma. She felt as if someone was pointing a gun at her head, or she had encountered a man-eating tiger alone in the mountains.

The Seven Lines Alliance was formed by seventy youths. Before its formation, official forces expanded rapidly, and the number of The Way of the Extraordinary began to explode, which led to the scale and foundation it has today. Before that, the seven major organizations acted independently, only maintaining the basic order among The Way of the Extraordinary.

Lian Bayue, holding a cigar, leaned lazily against the back of his chair, and said while taking out a hand card:

Based on the contributions made by the Same Boat Association during the Seven Wars, it is absolutely necessary to disband. Before the founding of the country, it naturally became an official organization.

Huo Zheng explained: "My dad might be asleep."

The burly figure with fiery red hair suddenly opened his eyes and looked down.

"Look at that face, just begging to be punched!" Huo Zheng said angrily, "Is it because I don't hit you hard enough, or my flying kicks don't hit vital points, that you're so cocky? It only took me four months to go from Level 4 to Level 6. We're about the same. Wait until you reach Level 8 and you'll know how difficult Slaughter Instances are."

"Why did the Same Boat Association disband?"

"The Same Boat Association's headquarters is in the Free Federation. China has many branches. The branch I joined was just one of them. After the end of the Seven Wars, the Same Boat Association headquarters hoped that we could negotiate with the government and become an official organization in China."

Find an opportunity to tell Fu Qingxuan, or the Sect Leader of Taiyi, and let the Demigods worry about it. Jiang Jingwei bowed and said:

Although I curse Huo every day, when facing the Fire God of the present age, I should still bow down.

I was just joking, but Gang Leader Jiang beside me took it seriously and punched me in the face: "Come on!"

...Jiang Jingwei silently released the handlebar, a golden sun appeared in her mind, and she looked at the brother and sister with her nostrils: "Even if their father comes today, it's useless, I'm telling you!"

"Dad, Yuanshi Tianzun is looking for you." Gang Leader Jiang, with a bruised nose and swollen face, howled.

"Tell me the details."

Jiang Jingwei stepped back two steps, bowed and said, "I have something I want to ask Gang Leader about."

I was not watched and targeted by Zhang Yuanqing, but the mere act of standing shoulder to shoulder with him brought about a sense of pressure in terms of status and psychology.

"You little bastard, you dare to lie to me, are you courting death?" Zhang Yuanqing, who was shirtless, spoke vulgarly.

"School is suspended, and tutors also have to participate in aftercare work. Jingwei hasn't done her homework for several days," Xing Huihong said.

Red light rose from the Abyssal Rift, spewing out white smoke and magma. A white shadow shot out like a cannonball and paused in mid-air. The fire-attribute spiritual power in the air boiled, dyeing half the sky red.

"How has Jingwei's cultivation been during this period?"

"Back then, there weren't many Rulers. Among those with that strength, and who were members of the Same Boat Association... the Lord of the Central Courtyard, the President of the Hundred Flowers Association, and the Old Zhao of the Taiyi Sect." Zhang Yuanqing looked wise:

The pinnacle Rulers of the Seven Lines Alliance all lived in seclusion. Not to mention Demigods. The Demigods of the Evil faction mostly lived in "Gang Instances," or, like the President of the Biological Alchemy Association, simply lived in seclusion on a large island.

Jiang Jingwei blocked Huo Zheng while holding onto the steering wheel, preventing the shuttle bus from rushing off the cliff, and said angrily, "You two, stop yapping at me. Do you believe I can suppress you two siblings with one hand?"

...

Xing Huihong was not intimidated at all, "Come on, come on..."

Adrenaline soared, muscles convulsed all over, and legs trembled.

As he spoke, he crushed the hand card with a click.

"Who do you think had the ability to assassinate Kui in the mountainside back then?"

"I want to ask about the Same Boat Association," Xing Huihong said bluntly.

"Rulers won't come here, but as long as someone bids on this item, it means that the buyer behind the scenes is a Ruler. I just need to follow the clues."

Half an hour later, the Jiang siblings, with bruised noses and swollen faces, led the refreshed Jiang Jingwei and arrived at the top of the mountain on foot.

Xing Huihong: "Neener neener..."

"This manor is for our descendants, wives, and concubines to live in. We don't live here permanently either. We only come here for a few months each year. As for me, I mostly live on the top of the mountain."

Old Zhao? The Elder of the Zhao family in the Taiyi Sect, only Zhao Chenghuang's great-grandfather... Jiang Jingwei sighed and suddenly didn't want to investigate anymore.

After the children left, Zhang Yuanqing looked sharply at Jiang Jingwei: "Why are you investigating the Same Boat Association?"

Xing Huihong ignored the siblings' chatter and looked into the distance. She saw a huge Abyssal Rift about a hundred meters away, with dim red light faintly flickering within.

Huo Zheng snorted: "Don't underestimate her. I bet that in the same level situation, Fu Qingyang wouldn't be her match."

"Old man, Yuanshi Tianzun wants to see you."

"What is it?"

"My dad is in the mountainside, soaking in a hot bath every day," Jiang Jingwei pointed to the top of the mountain.

Then, she turned her head to look at Xing Huihong, and restrained the fire-attribute spiritual power that permeated the outside world. Immediately, it was as if the domain had been dispelled, and Jiang Jingwei felt the pressure from the soul disappear.

"Nonsense!" Xing Huihong said sullenly, "The Same Boat Association's sponsors are foreign devils, how could we let the Same Boat Association develop and grow?"

The next second, Jiang Jingwei heard a "bang" beside her. Xing Huihong in the air disappeared, and Huo Zheng was kicked "four hundred miles" away.

Zhang Yuanqing said "hmm" with satisfaction, nodding: "Very spirited!"

"You little brat, didn't you leave the Seven Lines Alliance? What are you doing here looking for me!" Xing Huihong said unhappily: "Forget it, you don't get along with those four old guys, so just leave if you want."

So Lu Yueshuang's predecessors guessed wrong. The one who attacked Kui in the mountainside was not the Same Boat Association?

"By the way, the Same Boat Association hadn't disbanded at that time, but a large number of members had left the organization. I remember that something happened to a branch in the north. The entire high-level of the branch returned to the Spirit Realm overnight. It seemed that the dispute arose because of this, which caused the incident. After that incident, the Same Boat Association disbanded."

The more academically challenged the family, the more they like to force their children to study! Jiang Jingwei complained in her heart and asked:

The manor was built on the mountainside.

Xing Hui stopped and shouted at the Abyssal Rift that led directly to Jiang Ju:

If she continues to investigate, she suspects that Elder Zhao assassinated Kui in the mountainside, and Zhao and her will have a falling out. If it's the other two Alliance Masters, she will be courting death if she continues to investigate, although the seven Alliance Masters are unlikely to be undercover agents cultivated by the Free Alliance.

Two days later, Ten Thousand Treasures House.

Xing Huihong then told Zhang Yuanqing about the assassination of Kui in the mountainside, and said:

Huo Zheng took the driver's seat and personally drove the shuttle bus, carrying the two away from the manor, and drove along the winding uphill road towards the top of the mountain, before saying:

"The behind-the-scenes organizers of the Same Boat Association are the Free Alliance. Now that I think about it, the reason for assassinating Kui in the mountainside was to delay the establishment of the official organization in District Seven, and to block the development of the Spirit Realm forces in District Seven. In fact, the Free Alliance's purpose was indeed achieved."

"Thank you Gang Leader for your explanation. I have no more questions."

"Attracted a lot of little fish in the Saint realm, but no big fish in the Ruler level. You can go in and find a target yourself. The auction will begin in seventy minutes."

He took a deep breath and roared, "Old man, the Palace Master of the Water God Palace is looking for you to spar."

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Gang Leader Jiang and his son "four hundred miles" away: "You two go back first."

Xing Huihong immediately narrowed his eyes, giving Jiang Jingwei the feeling of being watched by a tiger. Cold sweat instantly broke out on her back, but fortunately, that kind of gaze was only for a moment.

Huo Zheng sneered again and again: "When you're free, you have to make up for the homework you've missed. Don't even think about getting away with it."

If the official organization of District Seven had been established decades earlier, the most powerful orderly organization in the world might not have been the Tribunal.

"At that time, the local The Way of the Extraordinary in the organization were divided into two factions. One faction was pro-Western, believing that only with the guidance and support of Western The Way of the Extraordinary could they better integrate with the international community, and obtain funding and item support to quickly deter the domestic The Way of the Extraordinary and lay the foundation for order. The other faction was unwilling to obey the headquarters, wanted to regain sovereignty, but did not want to fall out with the headquarters."

Xing Hui drove steadily, chatting with Jiang Jingwei about the Moral Points disappearance event along the way. Xing Huihong actively participated.

Jiang Jingwei nodded: "Got it!"

"Prepare a shuttle bus."

I suddenly understood why such a powerful organization disappeared later. It turned out that it had already disbanded.

"The two factions argued endlessly, and the headquarters refused to budge. In the end, it disbanded. I was one of the first to leave the Same Boat Association. What a joke, we risked our lives, not to be slaves."

Jiang Jingwei was stunned: "The Same Boat Association disbanded before that?"

Jiang Jingwei, disguised, came to a small shop that looked like a pawnshop.

Shuttle bus? Zhang Yuanqing watched the steward drive a shuttle bus and asked, "Is Gang Leader Jiang not in the manor?"

"I only know these eight. However, back then, communication was not developed, and there was very little contact between the Same Boat Association's different branches. I couldn't possibly know the information of all the Ruler-level members."

Zhang Yuanqing gave a majestic "hmm", turned into a stream of fire, and escaped into the Abyssal Rift.

Xing Hui also exploded with fire all over his body, burning fiercely: "Try it!"

Zhang Yuanqing recalled for a moment and said:

Jiang Jingwei picked up the hand card and tossed it in her palm, and smiled:

Lu Yueshuang returned to the Spirit Realm sixty years ago, and now there is no way to verify how she came to believe in the Same Boat Association... But logically speaking, since the Same Boat Association is an organization led by the Free Alliance, then there is enough reason to assassinate Kui in the mountainside... Jiang Jingwei asked:

"Just one more A-level instance and I'll be Level 6, hehe, my dad said I'm better than my brother." Xing Huihong was smug.

After Gang Leader Jiang was promoted to Saint, he was transferred back to Beijing by Zhang Yuanqing and began the devil training that matched the Demigod's descendants - fighting!

Xing Huihong shook his head: "That's not right. The Same Boat Association disbanded in the year that New China was founded. The assassination of Kui in the mountainside that you mentioned was seventeen or eighty years ago."

"You should know that when The Way of the Extraordinary reaches the peak Ruler stage, they themselves symbolize a part of the authority. Their aura will affect the surrounding area. The place where they live for a long time will undergo changes. My dad is the Fire God of the present age. The place where he stays for a long time will either become a sea of fire or turn into magma."

After shouting eight times, no one responded.

"You motherfucker are asking for a beating." Huo Zheng turned around and raised his fist to punch his sister.

Fire Masters have a good point, which is to stand at attention when being beaten, willingly accepting defeat.

"It's really useless. Even after being promoted to Ruler, he still can't beat Yuanshi Tianzun." Gang Leader Jiang covered his swollen right cheek and looked sideways at his brother.