Chapter 340 I Waited for You Until the Flowers Almost Withered

Even the knowledgeable Jin Xing couldn't help feeling a little confused at this moment.

He originally wanted to find Jin Yan or Yu Feng to ask if they had found any trace of Du Tianming who had secretly returned. However, not only did Jin Yan and Yu Feng not find him, but all the senior executives of Yongle City that he was familiar with were nowhere to be seen.

The people who now control the entire city are actually people he doesn’t know. It’s not that he doesn’t know them, but the levels of these people were too low before, and they were not qualified for Jin Xing to know them.

Jin Xing then realized that something big had happened in Yongle City, otherwise his trusted subordinates would not have disappeared.

The once prosperous Yongle City became extremely cold in Jin Xing's eyes, without the joyful atmosphere of the past - because of the outbreak of war, almost all the guests who had lived in Yongle City for a long time left.

Without all the guests, this city based on entertainment naturally became deserted.

Jin Xing is now completely confused. He has only been away for a dozen years. Why has the situation in Yongle City become like this? Could it be that Jin Yan and Yu Feng were overthrown by the people below?
Jin Xing originally only wanted to catch Du Tianming, but now he had to focus on the matter at hand.

After all, Yongle City is his hometown that he built with his own hands. Even if he doesn't care much about it in his heart, he will not allow others to interfere with it.

After standing on the street for a while, Jin Xing disappeared again in the blink of an eye.

He did not make things difficult for passers-by on the street, because ordinary people at the bottom of society were unlikely to know any secrets, and he still needed to find those in high positions.

……

In the toy city, in an extremely luxurious office.

Ding Yao sat in a soft and thick office chair, leaning his legs against the expensive desk, looking up at a portrait of Jin Xing hanging on the wall, and spinning a pen rapidly in his hand.

This office has a great background.

When Yongle City was first established, this office belonged exclusively to Jin Xing. Later, Jin Xing stopped working and handed all official duties to Jin Yan, so this office became Jin Yan's.

Jin Yan sat here for many years until a year ago, when Yu Feng successfully staged a coup to seize power. This office suddenly became Yu Feng's trophy.

After Yongle City was defeated, in order to make Yongle City behave itself, Yan Yin personally took charge here, and this office eventually became her territory.

One bloody king, three dukes - after the victory of the war, Yan Yin was finally awarded the title of duke for his military merits, becoming the only remaining duke in the Eternal Empire.

After having seen so many big names, this office has become legendary.

No one expected that it would eventually fall into the hands of Ding Yao, a small figure with only the status of Viscount.

All the important figures in Yongle City were forcibly taken away by Yan Yin. Because of his good performance, Ding Yao was assigned by Yan Yin to stay and manage the order of Yongle City.

After more than a month of being well-behaved, Ding Yao finally couldn't resist the temptation and quietly moved into this legendary office.

At this moment, looking at the portrait of Jin Xing hanging on the wall, Ding Yao did not have much awe in his eyes. Instead, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised with a hint of teasing.

"Master Jin Xing, I never thought that there would be a day when I could be on equal footing with you."

Ding Yao was in a very happy mood. His current position was entirely due to Yan Yin's appreciation. From now on, he must serve the Duke faithfully...

"Equal?"

A strange voice sounded: "Who are you to be on equal footing with me?"

"Who?!"

Ding Yao turned his head in surprise and saw a strange young man wearing sunglasses who appeared in the office without anyone noticing.

No, this young man's appearance and dress were not unfamiliar at all.

Ding Yaoteng stood up from his chair, looked at Jin Xing, then looked at his portrait hanging on the wall, an expression of surprise appeared on his face.

Jin Xing could already foresee the scene of the other party rushing over in panic, kneeling and begging for mercy, but he immediately noticed that this guy was in a wrong mood.

"Where did this idiot come from?"

Ding Yao's eyes were blazing with fire. He slammed his hands on the desk and shouted at Jin Xing, "You came here to defraud me? How did you get in?"

A hint of surprise appeared on Jin Xing's sunny and cheerful face.

I haven’t seen them for more than ten years. Are the people in Yongle City so brave now?
He really had no interest in explaining to a small character like Ding Yao, and his eyes under his sunglasses glowed red, hypnotizing Ding Yao instantly.

"Tell me everything that happened in Yongle City over the past decade."

The hypnotized Ding Yao began to talk, and Jin Xing listened while walking to the office chair and sitting down. The familiar touch of this chair made him feel a little nostalgic.

According to Ding Yao's narration, there were no major changes in Yongle City in the past ten years or so. Instead, it prospered under Jin Yan's governance, which made Jin Xing nod his head frequently.

Jin Yan was the servant he most trusted, so Jin Xing felt relieved to hand over Yongle City to him for management.

However, when Ding Yao mentioned that Yu Feng's coup d'état successfully killed Jin Yan a year ago, Jin Xing felt a little slapped in the face and frowned.

That shouldn't be the case. Although Yu Feng is also his capable subordinate, this kid has a bad character. He is inferior to Jin Yan in every aspect and is under the control of Jin Yan. It is impossible for him to succeed in the coup by himself.

When Ding Yao talked about how Yu Feng started a war, was defeated and died after a year of fighting, causing Yongle City to become the defeated party and all the senior officials were forcibly relocated, Jin Xing's face had already become a little ugly.

"Yu Feng... Could it be that this guy stole the eternal blood in my body and then his personality changed drastically?"

This is the only reasonable reason Jin Xing can think of, otherwise many strange things cannot be explained.

But if Yu Feng really stole his eternal blood, who could kill him?
"Could it be that Du Tianming is doing something behind the scenes?"

After thinking for a moment, Jin Xing lifted the hypnosis on Ding Yao.

Ding Yao turned pale after regaining consciousness. He fell to his knees in front of Jin Xing with a flutter, and said with a tone of extreme fear: "Your Majesty... I... I..."

He couldn't even utter a complete sentence, because he was completely sure that the person in front of him was the real person, not some fake.

Jin Xing looked at him curiously: "Why do you think I'm fake?"

"me……"

Ding Yao was still unable to utter a word due to extreme fear, and sweat was dripping onto the ground.

Because the stand-in who pretended to be Jin Xing was assassinated before, the whole Yongle City knew that Jin Xing was missing. Now another Jin Xing suddenly appeared, and Ding Yao naturally thought it was a fake.

Seeing Ding Yao's ugly appearance, Jin Xing was very disgusted and didn't want to continue communicating with such a person.

Jin Xing waved his hand, and Ding Yao's head exploded, and the headless body fell to the ground with a thud.

For an Eternal of Ding Yao's level, a headshot is not considered a serious injury. However, Jin Xing, the Blood King, took action personally. Ding Yao had no chance of survival and died as soon as his head exploded.

"It seems that we need to find someone who really knows the truth."

A name popped up in Jin Xing's mind - Xiao Qingque.

This allied marshal, Princess Baijun, who had disappeared for twenty-one years and reappeared. As the only descendant of the Blood King, she had made him and Qin Hao extremely curious back then, and she had a close relationship with Du Tianming, so it was right to find her.

Jin Xing put his hands in his pockets, stood up from the chair, took a step forward and disappeared into the office.

……

White Night Kingdom, Royal City.

Xiao Qingque looked at Ning Qing and Yan Yin who were sitting not far away, and felt a little strange.

Forget Ning Qing. Yan Yin should have been busy setting up the central government during this period, but he actually came all the way back from the new capital, and stayed by his side without saying anything, never leaving his side.

Not only that, Yan Yin and Ning Qing looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and both of them had very serious expressions.

Because Shen Cheng had appeared here not long ago, Xiao Qingque guessed that Shen Cheng must have told them something important, which made them look so nervous.

If it were someone else, they would definitely be dissatisfied with Shen Cheng’s behavior - we have such a close relationship, and when something important happened, you didn’t tell me, but told someone else?

But Xiao Qingque was very glad about this, because if Shen Cheng didn't tell her about it, it meant that there would be no trouble that required her help. Isn't this a good thing?

She didn't want to be forced to work overtime after knowing too many things, so she thought that being a mascot, a promising job, was more suitable for her.

Seeing Xiao Qingque leisurely taking out his mobile phone to play cards, Yan Yin and Ning Qing looked at each other and felt a little helpless.

They also wanted to be as carefree as Xiao Qingque, but it was impossible because Shen Cheng had recently informed them of a shocking piece of news - Jin Xing was about to return.

Yan Yin almost felt like the sky was falling.

She had finally realized her long-cherished dream of reuniting the Eternal Empire. As the formation of the central government was imminent, Jin Xing, who had been missing for more than a decade, was about to come back.

As soon as he comes back, all of Yan Yin’s plans and plots will surely fail.

It’s not that Jin Xing will cause the Eternal Empire to split again, but he will definitely take away the central government and take the fruits of victory for himself, and no one will even dare to object.

In order to avenge Yongle City and Yu Feng and Jin Yan, Yan Yin and his group of instigators must undoubtedly die.

Fortunately, Shen Cheng calmed Yan Yin down and said that he would solve the problem.

But Yan Yin was still extremely nervous. Although Shen Cheng had indeed fought with Qin Hao's clone before and was still alive and well, the one who came back now was a real blood king.

Yan Yin didn't think from the bottom of her heart that Shen Cheng had a chance of winning, but at this point, she had no other choice but to cling to Shen Cheng as a life-saving straw.

This is also the reason why Yan Yin dropped all official duties and rushed back from the capital immediately, because Shen Cheng didn't know who Jin Xing would look for first after returning, so he simply let them gather together.

Compared to Yan Yin's restlessness, Ning Qing seemed much calmer.

Because she firmly believed that Shen Cheng was the reincarnation of the Eternal Emperor, and she also firmly believed in Ji Chan's prophecy, so Shen Cheng would definitely not lose when facing Jin Xing.

Time passed by minute by minute. Yan Yin and Ning Qing had no mood to chat. Only Xiao Qingque was still playing cards with great concentration.

Soon a day passed and the sky outside gradually became dark.

Night is actually the time for the Eternals to be active. Yan Yin and Ning Qing looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, just like the people in a horror movie who have waited all night and finally saw the day.

But at this moment, a strange voice suddenly sounded.

"They are all here, are they waiting for me?"

The sound came from the direction of the balcony. Yan Yin and Ning Qing were shocked and turned their heads at the same time. They saw Jin Xing walking in from the balcony with his hands in his pockets, as casually as if he was walking into his own home.

Yan Yin and Ning Qingteng stood up quickly.

Ning Qing, who was facing a formidable enemy, was still able to remain calm, but Yan Yin's face changed drastically, his hands and feet could not stop shaking slightly, and countless goose bumps appeared on his skin.

There is no way. The more powerful a person is, the more he can feel the horror of the Blood King.

Don’t think that the dukes can call the shots in the Eternal Empire; that’s because when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will be king.

In the era when the three blood kings were still around, the dukes were nothing more than higher-level workers.

Xiao Qingque, who was still playing cards, looked up blankly and looked at Jin Xing who had come uninvited, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

She didn't recognize who Jin Xing was, but she felt that this guy wearing sunglasses late at night looked familiar.

So compared to Yan Yin and Ning Qing, Xiao Qingque is the least fearful person at this moment.

"Who are you?"

"Are you Bai Jun's daughter?"

Jin Xing looked Xiao Qingque up and down. He had asked Ding Yao before and knew the appearance of Yan Yin and Xiao Qingque. He immediately recognized that this was Bai Jun's so-called daughter.

With great curiosity in his eyes, Jin Xing walked towards Xiao Qingque, ready to study him carefully.

Yan Yin subconsciously wanted to stop it, but the intense fear in her heart made her hands and feet seem to be petrified and she was unable to move.

Ning Qing was not that frightened, but she found herself restrained by an invisible force. Not to mention moving, she couldn't even speak.

The two could only watch as Jin Xing walked up to Xiao Qingque and reached out to grab him.

Xiao Qingque subconsciously dodged backwards, but with the huge difference in strength between the two sides, there was no way Xiao Qingque could possibly dodge.

Snapped!
A hand suddenly reached out from the side and tightly grasped Jin Xing's wrist.

Looking at the young man who suddenly appeared in front of him, Jin Xing was quite surprised: "It's you?"

For a moment he thought this was Du Tianming, but Du Tianming didn't dare to appear in front of him at all.

Then he remembered that a year ago in a parallel world, when he was chasing Du Tianming, he happened to meet someone who looked exactly like Du Tianming.

The other party was so bold as to play a trick on him.

"Are you surprised to see me?"

Shen Cheng smiled slightly: "I waited for you until the flowers were almost withered."

"Are you waiting for me here?"

Jin Xing raised his eyebrows slightly, and after a quick thought, he immediately understood everything: "So it was you who was playing tricks."

He originally thought that Du Tianming was the mastermind behind all this, but now it seems that the young man in front of him who looks exactly like Du Tianming is the mastermind behind all this.

(End of this chapter)