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It stretches across the rocks of the mountains like the spine on a dragon's back, without the slightest winding.
Jiang Lu looked up at the long steps and asked the director who was parking the car, "Where's the cable car? Why can't I see it?"
"What cable car?" The director looked confused.
"The cable car up the mountain." Jiang Lu's expression changed slightly: "It shouldn't be gone..."
"There is no such thing." The director put his hands behind his back and walked straight to the stairs: "To climb up Kunlun Mountain, you can only climb step by step, unless you can fly."
Jiang Lu stood there for a moment, finally came to his senses, quickly caught up with him, and asked hopefully beside the director: "Is it possible that you can fly and take me up with you?"
"Me?" The director shook his head and smiled, "Of course I would, but I won't do this, because I'm here to ask for help. How could I possibly do something so rude?"
Jiang Lu stopped and stared at the director's hunched back in silence.
Damn, you can fly. You just took me for an electric bike ride, right?
No choice, just climb...
As the saying goes, a horse will die if it runs too far up the mountain.
The mountain in front looks very close, but when you actually walk, you find that no matter how long you walk, the mountain is still there and the distance does not seem to have decreased at all.
The same goes for this long staircase. You can't see the top, and the section hidden in the clouds is just a small dot in your field of vision. No matter how you climb, that small dot doesn't change much. If Jiang Lu hadn't looked back occasionally and found that he could no longer see the intersection he came from, he would have felt like he had encountered a ghost wall and was still in the same place after walking for a long time.
I don't know how long I walked. Jiang Lu was so bored that he almost fell asleep. He moved his feet completely relying on instinct. Finally, he heard the director in front of him say, "We are almost there."
"What guide? Is it here?" Jiang Lu's mind was a little confused and he was not quite awake. He couldn't hear clearly what was said. He thought he needed a guide before going up the mountain, so he began to look around to see where was suitable for Yueya Tianchong.
"I said we're almost there!" The director turned around and repeated, "We're almost at Yaochi."
"Huh? Oh."
Jiang Lu nodded sleepily, took a breath of the fresh air at the high altitude, and patted his cheeks to wake himself up.
Then he faced the sunlight and looked up with squinted eyes.
Just one glance and he was stunned.
At the end not far ahead, there stood a towering white jade gate.
It is simply impossible to describe its magnificence in words. On the lintel alone there are tens of thousands of rare and exotic animals carved, each of which is several times larger than an ordinary adult, not to mention the frame that supports them. It is probably enough for three or five aircraft carriers to pass by side by side. The door is shrouded in mist and cannot be seen clearly, as if there is a strange barrier separating the world inside the door from the outside world.
"call..."
"It's been a long time since I last felt this shock..."
The director sighed, saying that he had not set foot on Kunlun Mountain in person for a long time.
"Let's go. After we pass through this jade gate, we will be able to see Yaochi."
As he said that, the director took Jiang Lu and was about to cross the Yuxian Gate.
But just as the two men arrived at the door and were about to enter, a boy of seven or eight years old appeared out of nowhere and blocked their way.
"Who are you?"
The director smiled and said, "Please inform the Taoist priest that the director of the Kunlun Town Law Enforcement Bureau wants to see the Immortal Wang Yang."
"Director of the Law Enforcement Bureau?" The little Taoist boy looked at the director, nodded reluctantly, and said, "Wait here, I'll go ask."
"Excuse me, little Taoist priest."
After the little Taoist boy disappeared, Jiang Lu looked at him with some admiration and said, "I didn't realize you really knew the immortal. Then why did you pretend to be so unsure yesterday? So you were waiting for me here?"
"Uh..."
The director, who was originally smiling, suddenly looked embarrassed:
“No, I just call him Immortal, but Wang Yang is not actually an immortal, just a disciple. I am familiar with him because he has helped the Law Enforcement Bureau many times.
Although he is still very young, his cultivation is already higher than mine. I believe he will achieve greater success in the future."
"Then you call someone to be a fairy?"
"Good wishes," the director explained. "Besides, who doesn't like to hear good words?"
"That's right." Jiang Lu agreed.
However, when he saw that the director had already started calling people, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have not yet told Lu Qing that he had arrived.
Thinking of this, he quickly sent a message to Lu Qing, telling her that she didn't need to pick him up anymore.
Just as he sent the message, a handsome young man in a white robe stepped out of the Qun Yu Gate. When he saw the director, he laughed heartily: "Long time no see, Lao Tian, how come you have time to come to see me?"
Although his attitude was not disrespectful, it did not show any respect either. Even though they were friends, he did not seem to have any concerns about the identity of the Director of the Law Enforcement Bureau.
It would be fine if the director had the same attitude, but the key point is that when facing him, the director seemed timid and passive in greeting him, which is quite intriguing.
Jiang Lu could only think that if Wang Yang did not have any special identity, then an ordinary disciple of Kunlun Mountain might have a higher status than a law enforcement director.
After some "lively" chat, the director finally got back to the point.
"This time, I want to ask you for help with two things."
"Just tell me, what is our relationship?" Wang Yang said indifferently.
"The first one is my distant cousin. Yes, that's him."
The director introduced Jiang Lu to Wang Yang:
"He captured a Class A wanted criminal for whom a bounty was offered by Sanqing Temple in Nanjiang City. He performed a great deed and was given the opportunity to study in Kunlun Mountain. As his uncle, I am of course happy for him and hope that he can receive a good education here.
So I was thinking, can you make some arrangements for him, and try to get him a better treatment?"
"this..."
Wang Yang's smile gradually faded:
"You also know that every year there are so many people from all over the world coming to our Yao Chi for further studies, and there are also many people with very deep backgrounds. We have always treated everyone equally. Think about it, oh, if you want to be special, what about others?
If this precedent is set, it will be very difficult to manage in the future. It will be hard to justify who should be assigned and who should not be assigned. So in principle, it is not feasible."
Hearing this, the director's expression became a little stiff.
This was completely an insult to Jiang Lu in front of him, but he had no choice.
"I'm not thinking about our relationship..."
He wanted to smooth things over, but before he could finish his words, Wang Yang shook his head and said, "Personal relationships are two different things. No matter how good our relationship is, we can't break the rules, right?"
Hearing this, the director felt a little aggrieved.
It sounds good, and it would be fine if you really did that, but every time you went down the mountain to have fun, I took advantage of my position to give you many benefits, and didn't I suppress the troubles you caused when you went down the mountain so that your master didn't know about it?
Although you have helped me a lot, I have paid much more than you, right?
So now that you've taken advantage of everything and acted as if nothing had happened, you know you shouldn't break the rules?
In the director's opinion, Wang Yang did not act helpless from beginning to end, but used all kinds of nice words to prevaricate. He could see that Wang Yang just didn't want to help him.
But what can he do?
Not to mention that he was not right in the first place, even if he was right, could he force the other party? Not to mention that he couldn't afford to offend Yao Chi who was on his side, he couldn't even afford to offend Wang Yang himself. If something happened, he couldn't expect anyone to back him up.
Not to mention the General Administration of Law Enforcement, even the Sanqing Temple has to stand aside in front of Yaochi.
Thinking of this, the director didn't even plan to make a second request.
Wang Yang was unwilling to help with something as simple as taking care of Jiang Lu, a foreign student, because he thought it was troublesome. Could he really ask the immortal, whom even Wang Yang himself revered, for help for him?
impossible.
Jiang Lu saw the director's embarrassment and sighed: "It's okay, uncle, you did your best."
The director, who was immersed in grievances, didn't react and was stunned for a moment: "Who is your cousin?"
Jiang Lu was also stunned when he heard this: "Didn't you just say that I'm your cousin?"
"Oh."
Wang Yang on the side sneered inwardly.
No matter whether they are real relatives or not, he will not help. In his eyes, the director is just a person who can provide him with convenience in Kunlun Town. Calling him a tool is praising him too much. How could he use his connections to help them?
Just at this moment, another beautiful figure emerged from the group of jade gates.
"Jiang Lu, you are finally here."
The person who came was Lu Qing who had received the news.
She was extremely excited to see Jiang Lu. It could be said that a day without seeing him was like a long time ago, and a long drought is finally over. Time reveals a person's true character.
Jiang Lu smiled and said, "I'm a jack of all trades!"
Wang Yang, who had his back to the group of Yumen, felt that the voice just now was inexplicably familiar. He turned his head and suddenly widened his eyes: "Senior Sister?"
"Huh? What are you doing here?" Lu Qing asked puzzledly.
But before Wang Yang could answer, her attention was focused on Jiang Lu again, as if the inquiry just now was just out of courtesy and she didn't care about the reason.
"Let's go. I've already packed your room. The suite for the true disciples is right next to mine."
"Don't you live in a single room for international students?"
Lu Qing shook his head and commented: "The conditions are too poor, not suitable for human habitation."
Jiang Lu raised his lips in satisfaction: "Okay, okay, next door, right? I'll go dig a bird hole in a while."
Finally, the director couldn't help but ask curiously, "Who is this?"
Jiang Lu proudly replied: "Wang Yang Promax Loyalty Edition."
Chapter 339 Calligraphy Master Jiang Lu
Although the director knew that Jiang Lu was teasing him, he did not show any dissatisfaction.
From Wang Yang's respectful attitude when he saw this woman, he could tell that she must have a higher status than Wang Yang in Kunlun Mountain.
What surprised him even more was that this woman seemed to be very familiar with Jiang Lu and they seemed to have a very good relationship. In other words, Jiang Lu actually had more powerful connections in Kunlun Mountain than he did.
He couldn't help but wonder, he and Jiang Lu came up the mountain together, who was taking care of whom?
But Jiang Lu was laughing, but Lu Qing was not. In front of outsiders, she said seriously: "Don't listen to his nonsense. My name is Lu Qing. Are you... Jiang Lu's friend?"
"Uh... well, sort of..."