Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now! Chapter 1239 - 369: [Ruining One’s Own Future?]_2

However, it was also a severe injury, and it took a long time to recover afterward."

Chen Yan’s eyes flickered, recalling the scenes from Zhou Qingning’s memories in his mind...

Zhou Qingning was on the verge of collapse, with the broken corpse of the General leaning against the parapet wall in front of her.

That grief-stricken cry of "Father" from Zhou Qingning.

So, that General’s corpse was Jiang Yu?!

At the last moment, Zhou Qingning perished together with an "Evil," crashing down the tower while holding the enemy, yet before the fall, someone grabbed her foot and pulled her back...

Could it be that the hand that grabbed Zhou Qingning’s foot, preventing her death... was very likely... Chen Jue?!

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A clue quickly organized itself in Chen Yan’s mind.

Chen Jue served in Luoyan Town as the Deputy Town General but was actually doing secret things in the shadows—Jiang Yu must have been aware and even helped cover for Chen Yan—Jiang Yu died in battle, leaving behind the orphan girl Zhou Qingning—Zhou Qingning, for unknown reasons, escaped into this world, being hunted down—Zhou Qingning carried a mysterious black crystal stone!!

No, there’s more!

The black crystal stone is a shard!

Similarly, a shard that Chen Yan later acquired in Japan, in that Trial Secret Realm, after killing the Artifact Spirit, was in a fragment of the magical treasure used to create the Secret Realm—a black crystal stone shard as well!!

The two shards, one allows people to enter the Mirror World, and the other can conjure a Secret Realm space out of thin air.

"...Where did Zhou Qingning go afterward?" Chen Yan asked.

You Su Yi sighed: "I don’t know. After that battle, Zhou Qingning was severely injured, and the wounded were evacuated from Luoyan Town for treatment.

At that time, although Chen Jue displayed great prowess and defeated the enemy with a single strike, no one knew how long the Red Tide would last, let alone if the ’Evil’ would make a comeback.

So Luoyan Town still couldn’t shake off the crisis, even though reinforcements had been dispatched from the Xiantai Battle Department, and to ensure safety, all the injured were taken away from Luoyan Town for treatment elsewhere.

Zhou Qingning was also taken away during that transportation of the injured, and as for where she was taken, perhaps Chen Jue knows, but I don’t know."

You Su Yi’s answer was naturally unsatisfactory to Chen Yan, who remained silent for a moment before suddenly saying: "Tell me about Jiang Yu."

"Uh..." You Su Yi seemed startled.

However, after a moment of contemplation, she said: "Lord Jiang Yu was a very good person, revered and loved by everyone above and beyond the town. He cared for his subordinates but was also very strict in commanding the army, combining kindness and majesty. We all felt that he was an excellent General.

Lord Jiang Yu came from a respectable background, the legitimate son of a family in the northern frontier, though not the eldest legitimate son, so he couldn’t take over as Patriarch, but someone of his background was already at the top in the Domain Realm.

He was also from a prestigious background. In his youth, he joined a major sect, being a disciple of a renowned sect, with a strong and deep background in the sect.

Hmm, I remember, Lord Jiang Yu’s sect was one of the leading righteous sects in the Domain Realm, that is..."

Upon hearing "one of the leading righteous sects," Chen Yan couldn’t help but twitch his eye corner. Could it be...?

Sure enough, You Su Yi quickly blurted out over the phone: "...A disciple of the Celestial Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect."

Chen Yan was taken aback.

Actually... they were fellow disciples?!

Chen Yan couldn’t help but feel a bit odd in his heart.

But then, another thought surged in his mind.

Considering Chen Jue, the prodigy of the illustrious Chen family, giving up a bright future to serve as a Deputy Town General in Luoyan Town could be seen as a waste of time (the external excuse being to partner with his close friend Jiang Yu to support his good friend).

Yet, leaving Chen Jue aside.

Even someone like Jiang Yu, who also hails from a noble family and is a remarkable figure among the noble family disciples, going to Luoyan Town is also a peculiar matter!!

Similarly from a noble family, though not as prestigious as Chen Jue’s, it was quite good as well.

Moreover, being a disciple of the "Celestial Demon Yin Yang Joyful Sect," and undoubtedly an Inner Sect Disciple! That makes him a disciple of the Saint Sect!

With such a background, plus what You Su Yi said, Jiang Yu was also a talented person, brave and tenacious—even being able to lead a desperate battle in a crisis until he died in battle!

Such a person was definitely not someone who cherished life and deliberately went to a second-tier town to gain credentials by gilding!

Was Chen Jue’s time in Luoyan Town a waste, and Jiang Yu’s wasn’t?

Yet, in putting Chen Jue as a huge target in front, garnering all the attention, all the blame of "squandering potential" was directed there, while Jiang Yu’s unusual actions were overlooked!

Thinking of this, Chen Yan pressed down his suspicions and slowly said: "What else do you know about Jiang Yu?"

You Su Yi seemed to ponder for a moment before saying, "There’s a rumor circulating in the town at the time, which should be true, although Lord Jiang Yu never mentioned it himself. When others asked him, he would just laugh it off, seemingly disliking talking about it in depth."

"What rumor?"

"The rumor is, Lord Jiang Yu once went to the World Wall. It is said that his family was originally tasked with the mission of guarding the World Wall, so when Lord Jiang Yu was young, he was also sent by the family to train at the World Wall.

The World Wall was full of dangers and was quite a grind, Lord Jiang Yu guarded it for two years.

We also heard that Lord Jiang Yu and Lord Chen Jue met at the World Wall, and during that time, Lord Jiang Yu once saved Lord Chen Jue’s life, leading them to become close friends.