Chapter 102 Tiger Leopard? Wolves?

In the end, Ye Hongjian still stayed in the window of the small hall. Although she still went to cultivate in the cave on Mount Chongju Peak every day, she would arrive at dinner time as scheduled.

Qin Keqing's determination just now seemed to have wavered. She deliberately avoided Ye Hongjian, only occasionally coming to inquire about Xu Han's physical condition, or to ask some questions about medical ethics.

Xu Han, who had already made up his mind to leave Linglong Pavilion, calmly accepted Qin Keqing's change.

He could see Qin Keqing's affection for him, but fortunately, that affection had only just sprouted, and it was far from heartbreaking. It was good for Qin Keqing and him to cut off this mess with a sharp knife.

Even with this thought in mind, Xu Han intentionally became unfamiliar with Qin Keqing.

However, Xu Han still did not have a decision on when to leave and where to go.

Song Yueming experienced the changes in Yanlai City. This youth also realized the importance of his cultivation. These days, he had worked especially hard. He had heard that he had already reached the threshold of the Three Elements Realm, but even so, he would still come to the window of the small porch every few days, rub his meal, and drag Xu Han to talk about some of the world's major events that he knew little about.

Xu Han was accustomed to his temperament, and he wasn't as bored as before. Instead, he found it interesting.

Sometimes, Xu Han even thought that if he really left the Exquisite Pavilion, his days would be very lonely without this chatter.

Days passed, and in the blink of an eye, winter and spring came, and it was January.

The snow on the Linglong Pavilion melted away, and new branches appeared on the withered trees.

On this day, Xu Han walked alone on Chongju Peak. Although the golden core in his body had absorbed too much dragon qi, he was unable to use it. However, Xu Han did not show any harm, so he was relieved.

Logically speaking, with his current cultivation, he could break through to the Three Elements Realm at any time, but Xu Han did not do so.

His original intention of restoring his meridians was to cultivate the Great Evolution Sword Technique left behind by the Vast Ocean Stream. This Great Evolution Sword Technique was much stronger than ordinary techniques, but Xu Han was actually not telling the truth.

But he remembered what the ocean currents had done for him.

The seed he left behind, Xu Han felt that it was necessary for him to let him take root and germinate.

However, the cultivation method of the Great Evolution Sword Technique was different from ordinary cultivation methods. For example, ordinary cultivation methods focused on gathering true qi through apertures and using true qi to form inner pills. After that, he would use the power of the inner core to open up the Three Elements of Heaven, Earth, and Human Body to reach the Three Elements Realm.

As for the Great Evolution Sword Technique, just as its opening general outline had said, the Grand Dao of Heaven could also be derived from the sword.

The meaning behind his words was simple, clear, and overbearing.

It was to allow cultivators to pour their true energy into the Great Evolution Sword Seed and replace the inner core with the sword seed. Afterwards, they would use their sword intent to open the Three Elements and knock on the pylon, reaching the supreme realm.

Therefore, Xu Han wanted to cultivate the Great Evolution Sword Technique so that the strange Golden Core in his body could merge with the Great Evolution Sword Seed before he could cultivate the next step.

It was just that his Great Evolution Sword Seed had absorbed demonic energy and had been tempered strangely by heavenly lightning. Coupled with the fact that his Golden Core also contained dragon qi, Xu Han didn't dare to rashly advance. He could only slowly draw the two's Qi in a hurry to achieve the goal of merging the two into one.

Although it would take more time, Xu Han wasn't in a hurry. He had a faint premonition that once his sword seed sprouted again, the power that would erupt would be beyond the reach of ordinary people.

…

However, Xu Han still had his frustrations in his heart.

He thought about leaving the Exquisite Pavilion. He hadn't said goodbye to everyone yet. Song Yueming had come several times to speak, but looking at the youth's excited expression, he couldn't bear to talk to him about it.

Saying goodbye…

It was a very bad memory for Xu Han.

Or rather, he never had time to say goodbye to anyone.

The old beggar sleeping in the broken temple, Liu Sheng who had left alone in the Gu Forest, and the current of the sea who had pulled out his sword from the Great Abyss Mountain.

All of this was too late to guard against, but now that he finally had a chance, he didn't know how to start.

Thinking like this, he unconsciously walked to the wooden pavilion at the top of the mountain again.

There, the man dressed in green was already standing there.

"I suddenly have a feeling today. Thinking that I haven't been to this wooden pavilion for a long time, I became excited, but I don't want to meet Brother Xu." The man smiled warmly, but it was Zhou Zhang, the direct disciple of Chongju Peak.

Xu Han and Zhou Zhang didn't meet very often, but for some reason, he had a very good impression of this man who wasn't much older than him.

"I'm also idle and bored. I didn't expect to meet Brother Zhou by chance if I wanted to go out for a walk." Xu Han smiled and walked forward.

The two looked at each other and smiled, making it easier for them to sit down cross-legged in the wooden pavilion.

"I heard that Brother Xu and Senior Sister Fang encountered a lot of trouble in Yanlai City a few days ago and suffered a lot of injuries. Are they still in good health?" Zhou Zhang asked at that time.

"With the Jade Pill here, no matter how serious the injury is, it's nothing." Xu Han smiled.

"I can see that Brother Xu's Qi is flowing smoothly. It seems that his cultivation has also improved. The so-called meridians are completely broken, so he must have recovered as well." Zhou Zhang asked again.

The seemingly unintentional inquiry revealed the situation inside Xu Han's body. They said that Zhou Zhang's cultivation was undoubtedly not even half an inch higher than trash's. Now, it seemed that his meager observation ability alone was incomparable to that of an extraordinary person.

However, this matter was not Xin Mi after all, and Xu Han had no intention of hiding it.

"Yes." He nodded in response.

"Then when does Brother Xu plan to leave this Exquisite Pavilion?" Zhou Zhang's eyes suddenly narrowed as he looked at Xu Han with a smile on his face.

Xu Han's body trembled at that time. He had only told Ye Hongjian about his intention to leave the Exquisite Pavilion. With Ye Hongjian's personality, it was impossible for her to chat with others. Then how did the Zhou Zhang in front of her know about this? For a moment, he was extremely shocked, and his gaze towards Zhou Zhang also became suspicious.

"How can the mountain tiger live in Pingyang? How can the traveling dragon stay in the shoal? Brother Xu has repaired his meridians. Isn't it time for the traveling dragon to come out next? Is it time for the tiger to descend the mountain?"

Seemingly seeing Xu Han's doubts, Zhou Zhang smiled and said with a calm expression.

Hearing this, Xu Han was naturally stunned. He smiled bitterly and shook his head. "I, Xu, only want to settle down. How dare I compare to a flood dragon and a tiger?"

"The Great Xia Dynasty has been eyeing it covetously for a long time. Mu Ji is able to withstand it for a while and cannot withstand it for the rest of his life. The chaotic times are approaching. If he wants a secluded corner, I'm afraid this world won't be able to fulfill Brother Xu's wishes." Zhou Zhang shook his head and didn't dwell on this issue. Instead, he asked, "Since Brother Xu wants to leave, do you have any plans of where to go?"

Hearing this, Xu Han smiled bitterly.

"I don't have any close relatives or good friends in this world. I'm like a rootless duckweed. I only have a place to come, but I don't have a way back."

"Since that's the case, why are you still leaving?"

"Brother Zhou, I don't know. I, Xu… Sigh, it's hard to say. After all, if I stay here, I might even harm everyone and cause great trouble for the Exquisite Pavilion." Xu Han said in a deep voice.

Perhaps because of Zhou Zhang's unique temperament, Xu Han inexplicably opened his heart.

"Big trouble? How big can it be?" Hearing this, Zhou Zhang smiled indifferently, "No matter how big the matter in this world is, it's not even a word of death."

"Isn't death big enough?" Xu Han frowned, not agreeing with Zhou Zhang's point of light. From childhood, he had become this life, running around in a sorry state. In Xu Han's heart, life was the most important thing. Without life, he would lose everything.

"Of course his life is important, but isn't he the most important?" Zhou Zhang looked at Xu Han meaningfully, as if he wanted to see Xu Han through.

"Oh? But in my opinion, there is nothing more important than life in this world." At that moment, Xu Han narrowed his eyes and looked straight at Zhou Zhang with a hint of tit-for-tat.

"Is that so? If Brother Xu feels that his life is the most important, then why are you still leaving the Exquisite Pavilion? How can you find a safer place than this in Great Zhou?" Zhou Zhang gently knocked on the wooden pavilion pillar beside him, and the light in his eyes grew even deeper. '"Yanlai City, you saved their lives. With the temperament of Song Yueming and the others, if Brother Xu were in trouble, wouldn't they be able to protect him with their lives? In this way, if Brother Xu really waited for the day when the big trouble came, wouldn't it be much better for him to seek shelter or flee for his life at that time than for Brother Xu to leave alone?"

Zhou Zhang's words undoubtedly pierced the pain in Xu Han's heart. At that moment, his expression changed and the light in his eyes flickered.

"Since you're worried, why bother being alone?"

"Alone or Tiger Leopard, but not necessarily cattle and sheep."

"Perhaps it's a pack of wolves?"

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Zhou Zhang's words made Xu Han unable to refute them. He fell into deep thought, but he couldn't understand it for a moment. In the end, he lowered his head and said goodbye to Zhou Zhang in a calm voice before leaving alone.

After seeing Xu Han off into the distance, a beautiful figure dressed in a long red dress suddenly walked out of the forest behind Zhou Zhang.

At that time, she walked to Zhou Zhang's side and stood side by side with the man.

"Do you think you've touched him?" The fiery red voice asked at that time, its voice soft like an oriole's cry.

"He's a lone tiger leopard. Do you want him to be the head of that pack of wolves?" Zhou Zhang shook his head, "How can I speak?"

"It all depends on him. He can stay if he thinks it through. If he doesn't, it's futile for me to say any more." After saying that, Zhou Zhang turned his head and looked at the beautiful face beside him, asking, "How is it? Is there any news from Tiance Prefecture?"

The fiery figure was stunned when he heard this, but he immediately replied, "The Great Xia Dynasty has stationed troops outside the Sword Dragon Pass for several months. Now that spring has arrived, the Xia Dynasty's pillar, Cui Ting, is probably unable to restrain himself. He has already called out several times in the past few days, but Mu Ji has shrunk back into the city and refused to leave the city to fight. I wonder what his plans are."

At this point, the fiery red figure raised his eyes to look at Zhou Zhang, only to see that his expression was the same as usual. He only frowned slightly when he heard this and replied to her words.

"Cui Ting's subordinates are only a hundred thousand troops. How can Mu Ji sit idly by while he holds two hundred thousand Mu Clan troops in his hands while shouting like this?"

Apparently, Zhou Zhang was also quite puzzled by Mu Ji's actions.

"Looks like my peaceful days are coming to an end." At this point, Zhou Zhang sighed.

"But if Zhu Xian finds out, he probably won't let you off!" The figure seemed to have recognized the meaning behind Zhou Zhang's words and said worriedly, "But if Zhu Xian finds out, he probably won't let you off!"

"You won't let me go?" At that time, Zhou Zhang's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his voice suddenly became a bit cold.

"Yes, I won't let him off!"

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