When he said this, the large Drunken Immortal Pavilion immediately went completely silent.
The Drunken Immortal Pavilion was the property of the Yin Clan. Behind the Yin Clan was the Longevity Division. It could be said that the Yin Clan had offered Zhu Xian countless silver taels over the years. Together, it could definitely be said to be a shocking figure.
How could an ordinary person dare to provoke such a clan that had a close relationship with the Long Night Division?
However, someone quickly recovered their strength.
Xu Han? Tian Ce Mansion?
This kind of rhetoric appeared in the minds of the crowd, and a look of shock instantly appeared on their eyebrows.
They couldn't help but carefully examine the youth in front of them, but they had to admit that he was indeed dressed very similar to the rumored young master of the Tian Ce Mansion.
However, Xu Han was also considered one of the most influential figures in Chang'an recently. Most of them were still very curious about him. Naturally, they couldn't help but look at him when they saw Daoist Master.
At that moment, Yin Rugui's expression changed and he finally remembered who this youth was. He had long since heard of him. It wasn't because of Tiance Prefecture, but because Xu Han had gone to the Yin Clan more than once a few days ago to ask for the Clan Master's help. He wanted to gather money, but was repeatedly rejected.
At this moment, when he came to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion and said these words, it was obvious that he did not intend to be kind anymore. He could even view his trip as revenge against the Yin Clan.
No matter how much the dignitaries in Chang'an didn't like the weak Tian Ce Manor, to Yin Ru, the Tian Ce Manor was still considered a colossus. How could he dare to offend the other party? Immediately, he winked at the person beside him, signaling for him to quickly go to the master's house to look for someone.
That turtle slave was also a smart person and was about to leave with his body hunched. Seeing this, Xu Han ignored it and instead allowed that turtle slave to run out of the room.
Seeing this, Yin Rugui felt a little relieved. He finally stepped forward and cupped his hands towards Xu Han. "So it's Manor Master Xu. I've heard that the young hero of the Manor Master really lives up to his name when he saw him today."
Xu Han's expression turned cold, "Don't act like you're acting like me. Today, I'm going to capture all of your Drunken Immortal Pavilion in one fell swoop."
Yin Rugui, who knew Xu Han's identity, calmed down. After all, this involved the Dao Division of Long Night and the Tian Ce Mansion. He believed that the Division of Long Night would not sit idly by and ignore him. As long as he delayed the arrival of the Division of Long Night, then this matter would be reduced to a small matter.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Yin Rugui's face.
" Manor Chief Xu, what are you saying? This is Chang'an!"
"If you want to take my Drunken Immortal Pavilion, you have to tell me some evidence, right? Which of the things you've been thinking about has anything to do with my Drunken Immortal Pavilion?" Yin Ru returned to her words and gave the women a warning look. Naturally, she understood the meaning behind it.
He was very clear in his heart which of the nobles in Chang'an City secretly had some dirty business? It's just that it involves the Longevity Division, who can take care of it? Who cares? Xu Han's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, but most of the women were people who had been sent to the Drunken Immortal Building at such a young age. By now, they had already been trained to be extremely obedient. Even if they borrowed their courage, they did not dare to expose the Drunken Immortal Building in front of so many people. After all, the revenge they would suffer after that was definitely beyond anyone's imagination.
In all these years of operation in Chang'an, the Drunken Immortal Pavilion had never lacked such a cruel and bloody example.
Hearing this, Xu Han frowned. He turned to look at the women around him. Obviously, he could clearly see the hesitation on the faces of some of these women. It seemed to be more or less related to the cases he mentioned earlier. At the same time, their hearts and the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, or the Yin Clan behind the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, had deep-rooted fears. And it was precisely because of this fear that they were unable to summon the courage to publicize their grievances in a short period of time.
When Yin Rugui saw this, the expression in his eyes flashed.
Regardless of how divine the rumors were, the Tian Ce Mansion 's Manor Master was still just a young brat. He only relied on a mouthful of hot blood to do his job. How complex was the Dao of the Chang'an Sect? How could he understand it?
He looked at Xu Han's wrinkled face and thought to himself that if he did it properly, he might even bite back at Xu Han. At that time, the Longevity Division would receive benefits. With a few nice words from the master's family, his dream of entering the master's family might arrive in the morning for a few years.
"I understand Palace Head Xu's mood of upholding justice, but my Drunken Immortal Building is doing a serious business. Palace Head Xu, don't be biased in believing that you've wrongly blamed a good person." Seeing that Xu Han was speechless, Yin Rugui smiled and said with a convincing look.
"Serious business?" Hearing this, Xu Han sneered and looked at Yin Rugui with disdain as if he was looking at another clown who was trying to win over the crowd.
"Someone!" At that moment, he slapped the table and shouted loudly.
"This subordinate is here!" Outside the door, there was a heaven-shaking sound. A group of armored warriors dressed in white armor entered, but it was the famous Heavenly Policy Army. The turtle slave that Yin Rugui had just sent to move reinforcements was now being carried by one of the Heavenly Policy Army like a chicken. He was clearly frightened out of his wits when he described how terrified he was.
Seeing this, Yin Rugui cursed at the trash in his heart. On the surface, he had no choice but to suppress the panic in his heart and look at Xu Han. He said in a deep voice, " Manor Chief Xu, what do you mean? Do you want to use your power to suppress others and bully my Drunken Immortal Pavilion?"
"Humph!" Xu Han snorted coldly, "What a powerless person. Today, I want to see how you, the powerless Drunken Immortal Pavilion, squeeze out the people's livelihood and cream!"
After saying that, he looked at the more than a hundred well-armored Heavenly Policy Army and said, "Go, check the background of these women and check the accounts of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion to see if there are any income or expenditures with unknown origins or whereabouts!"
As soon as he said this, the hundreds of soldiers behind him responded.
Yin Rugui's expression instantly changed. He never thought that Xu Han would search the Drunken Immortal Building without any evidence.
One had to know that the Drunken Immortal Pavilion had accumulated quite a lot of money these past few years, but behind this crazy accumulation of money was naturally countless shameful activities. But more than half of the women who served the guests came from the wrong side of the road. If Xu Han really went to investigate one by one, there would definitely be mistakes. It was all because the Drunken Immortal Building was sealed up. He was afraid that he would be abandoned by the main family because of his negligence and become an abandoned child. With the files listed by Xu Hanluo, even if only one or two of them were found, it would be enough to put his life at risk.
When Yin Rugui thought of this, he immediately panicked. He knew that Xu Han's plan was to tear his face off with the Yin Clan, or rather, the Long Night Division behind the Yin Clan. He didn't care who would win or lose in the end, he just didn't want to be the abandoned child crushed by the two behemoths. Therefore, he had no choice but to force himself to calm down at that time and seriously think about how to solve the current crisis and find a chance to survive for himself.
It had to be said that this Yin Rugui was able to climb up and down from an inconspicuous branch of the Yin Clan, but his current status was extraordinary. He quickly came up with a brilliant move.
He forcefully suppressed the fear in his heart and walked over to Xu Han, pretending to be relaxed. He cupped his hands and said, "Since Manor Master Xu suspects me, I, the Drunken Immortal Building, naturally have to cooperate. I believe that with Manor Master Xu's wisdom, I will definitely give justice to the Drunken Immortal Building."
After saying this, Yin Rugui paused and carefully glanced at Xu Han with the corner of his eyes. However, the youth's expression was still gloomy, as if he was disdainful of what he said.
Yin Rugui realized that this Xu Han was even more difficult to deal with than he had imagined. He could be considered a hard-and-soft master. However, on the surface, he still managed to squeeze out a smile that he thought was brilliant in spring, but in reality, it was as if he was trying to imitate the East. He said, "But Manor Master, look, there are so many guests in my Drunken Immortal Pavilion. In the end, we must let them leave first."
Yin Rugui's calculations were very good. Slave Turtle's message was stopped, but there were many people who had good relations with the Yin Family. As long as they left, the news of the Tian Ce Mansion seizing the Drunken Immortal Building would be spread to the main family very quickly. At that time, the Longevity Division and the people from the main family would arrive in time.
The drinkers also came to their senses when they heard this. After all, it involved the wrestling between the two giants in Chang'an City. They were unwilling to get involved in this muddy water, and all of them wanted to do was wait for Xu Han to nod and leave.
After all, Yin Rugui's suggestion was reasonable. In their eyes, Manor Chief Xu would not be so unreasonable no matter how arrogant he was. He could not offend all the heroes of Chang'an City. Then how could he establish himself in Chang'an City at that time?
However, their thoughts were correct, but they had underestimated Xu Han.
After Xu Han heard this, he turned around and cupped his hands towards the drinkers. He said loudly, " Tian Ce Mansion is handling the case. I'll have to trouble you all for some time to cooperate with me!"
After saying that, Xu Han stopped and said nothing else.
This action exceeded everyone's expectations. Their expressions changed and they revealed expressions of surprise and indignation.
The expression on Yin Rugui's face also froze.
After a period of uncertainty, he cupped his hands and said, "Palace Master, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. These drinkers are all influential people. The Palace Master has investigated the Drunken Immortal Pavilion for their full cooperation, but not letting the guests leave is deliberately making things difficult." "If word gets out that my guests have been implicated in the Drunken Immortal Pavilion's own affairs, how can I feel at ease?"
Yin Rugui's words completely placed her on the weaker side, and her words were all for the sake of these drinkers. Immediately, those drinkers who were already dissatisfied were filled with righteous indignation, and dissatisfied abdominal curses sounded incessantly at that time.
"The Tian Ce Mansion is the Tian Ce Mansion. How amazing!"
"Isn't that so? Bringing over a hundred people is like trying to dominate Chang'an."
"I'm still wet behind the ears. I don't want to see what happened to the Headmaster back then."
The group of people exchanged words with each other, making them extremely happy. When Yin Rugui saw that his goal had been achieved, his expression became even more pale. At that time, he looked at Xu Han gloomily, waiting to see how difficult it was for the Xu Manor Head to ride a tiger.
At that time, Xu Han also looked sideways at the dissatisfied customers, his brows furrowed as if he was truly feeling embarrassed.
Seeing this, Yin Rugui's expression became even more joyful. He knew that as long as Xu Han could not withstand the pressure and chose to let everyone go, then his plan would be more than half successful. It seemed that neither the main family nor the Longevity Division would allow Xu Han to be so arrogant and domineering.
Pa!
Only then did such an idea arise, and a clear and crisp sound sounded in the hall of the Drunken Immortal Building.
Yin Rugui only felt a sharp pain coming from his right cheek. His head went blank, and his body involuntarily fell to the ground.
He lay on the ground for more than ten breaths before regaining his senses. Then, there was a burning stab of pain coming from his cheek. He reached out his hand and touched it slightly, causing the pain to become even more intense. He hurriedly put his hand in front of his eyes and looked, only to see that there were sparks of blood on his palm. Even without looking at him, he could imagine that his right face was definitely swollen and flushed.
"Where did so many noisy words come from?" Xu Han's cold voice sounded at that moment. Yin Rugui, who had just regained his pride, instantly felt as if he was naked in the ice and snow, and a bone-chilling chill immediately spread throughout his entire body.
He understood that Xu Han had seen through the tiny details in his heart, and understood even more how determined Xu Han was to take down the Drunken Immortal Building. At least, that determination was enough to put a nobody like him to death.
Thinking of this, Yin Rugui stood up with the help of the turtle slave beside him in a sorry state. He looked at Xu Han with no fear or fear in his eyes. There was only malice and hatred in his eyes.
However, Xu Han turned a blind eye to his gaze. He stared at the Heavenly Policy Army that were searching through the Drunken Immortal Building. It was as if Yin Rugui was just an insignificant ant to him. Even if he only looked at him for a moment, it would be a waste of time for Xu Han.
Xu Han's tyranny was truly beyond the imagination of these drinkers. After that slap, the Drunken Immortal Pavilion fell into a deathly silence.
Only after several tens of breaths of time did everyone regain their senses.
Most people chose to remain silent under Xu Han's might. After all, in their eyes, Xu Han was already a wolf that had been forced to the brink of death. Before he died, he had risked his life to bite off another person's meat. The Drunken Immortal Pavilion in front of him was the first piece he bit, and they were unwilling to make this second piece.
Of course, there were people who were rational, and there were also some who were not rational enough.
At this moment, for example, a young master dressed in silk walked over to the crowd drunkenly. He pointed at Xu Han's nose and scolded, "Pah! What is Tiance Prefecture now? Grandpa is not allowed to leave. Grandpa insists on leaving. Who dares to stop me?"
After that young master finished speaking, he continued to say that he was about to leave with a strong alcohol intent.
This young master was also a wonderful person, the grandson of Wei Wei and Feng Zhuding, one of the Nine Celestials of the Great Zhou Empire. He was called Feng Li Chen. In Chang'an City, he was also considered a tyrant, relying on his family's doting on the "Third Generation Master" who could be said to be accustomed to committing evil deeds. Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw him take the lead. Could it be that Xu Han even dared to stop the grandson of Feng Zhuding, who had always been known for his shortcomings and irascible temper? After what happened today, Tian Ce would probably be unable to move a single step in Chang'an City.
Of course, everyone had also underestimated Palace Head Xu's temper this time.
Just as Feng Lichen walked past Xu Han, the sword on the Manor Master's back was suddenly unsheathed and laid horizontally in front of Feng Lichen.
At that time, a faint sword intent also flowed out from Xu Han's body and enveloped Feng Lichen. Obviously, Xu Han's actions were not as simple as threatening.
Feng Lichen naturally felt this as well. At that time, his expression changed, and he was more than half drunk. But after all, he was a young master who was accustomed to bullying others, how could he be willing to lose face in front of everyone? With that domineering force in his chest, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Could it be that you still dare to attack me?"
When he said this, his arrogant expression clearly confirmed that Xu Han did not dare to offend him.
Hearing this, Xu Han narrowed his eyes and looked at him, saying, "To cause trouble at this moment is to obstruct our Tian Ce Mansion 's handling of the case. It is akin to being guilty of the same crime as the mastermind of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion!"
"Same crime?" Hearing this, Feng Lichen sneered, "What else can you convict the Drunken Immortal Pavilion of? This is from the Yin Clan…"
Before Feng Lichen could finish his mocking words, a few people from the Tiance Prefecture Army who were in charge of searching arrived in front of Xu Han.
"Reporting to the Manor Head, there are more than 180 prostitutes in the Drunken Immortal Building. Half of them have unknown origins. The exact origins need to be further questioned."
"There are a total of 700 unclear receipts and payments in the building. The exact whereabouts still need to be checked. At the same time, 48,000 taels of silver were found. Now, 4,000 taels of silver have been seized."
After the sergeants finished speaking, Feng Lichen, who was standing beside them, revealed a look of disdain.
'"It's all unknown. Does that mean there's something wrong with the Drunken Immortal Pavilion? Conviction? I think Manor Master Xu is just talking nonsense! I want to see what kind of crime you can convict me and the Drunken Immortal Pavilion for!" He said mockingly.
At this moment, another Tian Ce Mansion Army member walked over.
At that time, he cupped his hands and said to Xu Han, "Reporting to Manor Master, this subordinate found traces of renovation in the backyard of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. After ordering people to dig up several corpses, ten of them have already been unearthed. The remaining amount is temporarily immeasurable."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked. The arrogant and domineering Young Master Feng's expression froze, and he immediately turned into an ugly pig's liver color.
Hearing this, Xu Han nodded his head in satisfaction. He smiled and looked at Feng Lichen, saying, "Does Young Master Feng still have to shoulder this responsibility with the Drunken Immortal Pavilion?"
The laws of the Great Zhou were strict, They always paid attention to killing people to pay for their lives. Whether it was money or a woman's unorthodox background, they might be able to escape the blame in other ways. However, with so many corpses found in the backyard of the Drunken Immortal Building, even if the Drunken Immortal Building had great abilities, it would still be related to it. The fate of Yin Rugui, the owner of the Drunken Immortal Building, could naturally be imagined.
Facing Xu Han's question, Feng Lichen's alcohol intent completely dissipated. His face was deathly pale, and he sat limply on the ground, but he could no longer find the arrogance he had just displayed.
At that time, Xu Han narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Everyone can leave now." Then, he looked at the Heavenly Policy Army and said, "Let's go. Take me to see how this Boss Yin carelessly ignored people's lives."
As he spoke, he was about to walk towards the backyard of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion under the leadership of the Heavenly Policy Army.
Yin Rugui, who hadn't spoken for a long time, turned into a vicious and ferocious expression. He shouted at Xu Han's departing back like a devil, "Xu Han! Do you think you can feel better if you harm me?"
"Not long from now, the Long Night Division and the Yin Family will destroy you and Tian Ce together."
"At that time, your fate will be a hundred times more miserable than mine!"
"Hahaha!"
After saying that, Yin Rugui burst into laughter, his expression incomparably mad.
Hearing this, Xu Han, who was about to leave, paused for a moment before turning his head to look at Yin Rugui.
His eyes narrowed as he spoke word by word.
"Then I'll have to trouble Boss Yin on Yellow Springs Road…"
"Wait for me."
Also, the revision of this book is really not satisfactory. I sincerely hope that those who feel that this book is not bad can click on the revision to give the poor author Jun a little comfort and motivation. Thank you.
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