Chapter 253 Big Fish

Xu Han sent a total of 100,000 taels of grain and supplies to Jizhou.

Of course, 100,000 taels was not a cheap figure, but compared to the gap in Jizhou, this figure was still just a drop in the bucket.

Not to mention the unusually heavy snow disaster this year, Jizhou was invaded by the Xia army during the autumn harvest. Many civilians were too busy fleeing to harvest grain fields, which undoubtedly made this winter even worse. Putting all this aside, Great Xia was now restless. If Mu Qingshan wanted to expand the Mu Clan Army, he would not be able to pay for it, and the amount of money needed for the reconstruction of Big Yellow City was still an astronomical figure. These things were enough to give Xu Han a headache.

Indeed, he had plundered quite a lot of money from the Yin Clan, but after experiencing this, the other clans in Chang'an City realized how ruthless this Manor Master Xu's style was. They all began to restrain their hands and feet and hide some dirty business.

If Xu Han wanted to repeat the same trick from them, it would obviously not be as easy as before.

"The Gu Clan and Zhao Clan are too cautious. We can't find their guilt from these files." Fang Ziyu, who was sitting in the Tiance Prefecture courtyard, closed the thick file in his hand and said somewhat discouragingly.

"Senior Sister Fang, don't be anxious. The net in the sky is long and sparse. I feel that as long as they do something shameful, they will definitely leave something behind." Seeing that Fang Ziyu was a little unhappy, Qin Keqing hurriedly comforted her. In front of her was also a thick pile of files.

These were all things that Xu Han had brought back after the Yin Family incident. In the game with the Yin Family, Fang Ziyu bravely volunteered to take the job, threatening to find Gu and Zhao families's flaws in the file and completely uproot them together with the Yin Family.

The Gu and Zhao families and the Yin Clan were the top gentry clans in Chang'an City, and even the Yin Clan was nothing compared to them. If he could really get some oil and water from these two families, then the situation in Jizhou would definitely improve significantly.

With such thoughts in mind, Fang Ziyu hugged the thick file and looked at it for three whole days. Seeing this, Qin Keqing and Ye Hongjian also came to help. However, they discovered that the files recorded by some unknown person were indeed full of shameful activities about Gu and Zhao families. However, with the lessons of the Yin Clan, Gu and Zhao families had hidden the related industries in the dark these few days. For a time, they could not find any loopholes to attack the two clans.

"Isn't the Yin Clan's witness still in our hands? Why don't we start from the Yin Clan? These flies and insects that squeeze people's lipids and ointments can be eliminated one by one. Moreover, the Yin Clan's wealth is presumably extremely rich, so it should be able to temporarily alleviate the situation in Jizhou." Eldest Miss Fang's little patience had clearly been completely exhausted in these three days.

"Xu Han naturally has his reasons for not moving the Yin Clan. We just need to wait and see what happens." Ye Hongjian, who had been listening for a long time, also closed the file in her hand at that time and said in a deep voice.

"Speaking of which, why hasn't that Xu seen anyone in the past few days? We're so busy here, where is he hiding by himself?" Seeing that Young Miss Fang could not say anything about this Ye Xiaoshishu, she changed the topic.

"Young Master Xu has always been in the room. He may be thinking about what to do next. Senior Sister Fang, don't be too harsh on him. Young Master Xu is also very hard working." At that time, Qin Keqing took over the conversation and defended Xu Han anxiously, as if she was afraid that someone would misunderstand Xu Han in the slightest.

Fang Ziyu felt bored when he saw the two of them speak up for Xu Han.

"Alright, alright, alright. Is your family's surname Xu the most amazing?" She rolled her eyes at the two of them and said without hesitation. Regardless of the sudden awkward atmosphere between Ye Hongjian and Qin Keqing, she jumped onto the stage and looked at a Heavenly Policy Army cultivator who was practicing saber techniques provocatively.

"Come, let's fight."

Fang Ziyu was also famous for his good fighting style. Seeing this, the Tian Cejun was stunned for a moment before grinning. He flew towards Fang Ziyu and fought with her.

Qin Keqing and Ye Hongjian exchanged glances at each other at that time, and both of them saw a thick sense of embarrassment in each other's eyes.

Qin Keqing's face was thinner after all. After a few breaths, she stood up and said softly with a flushed face, "I'm going to see how the porridge food in the kitchen is going. I have to go to the kitchen tomorrow." Qin Keqing was kind-hearted and would bring some government troops to the slums of Chang'an to give some porridge food every once in a while. However, if he said this at this moment, was it true, or was it just a simple escape, then no one else could say it clearly.

After saying those words, she did not wait for Ye Hongjian to give her any response and quickly ran away.

Ye Hongjian did not stop her, but shook her head in distress as she watched the girl leave.

…

Actually, Fang Ziyu had really wronged Xu Han. With so many things pressing on Xu Han's shoulders, he was extremely busy. How could he have any thoughts of going somewhere to have fun?

He locked himself in his room, but he didn't think about what to do next but what to do.

However, ever since he had fought the left side of the Ancient Dao in front of the people of Chang'an that day, the dragon qi in his body, which had already transformed into sword intent, suddenly appeared again.

At first, Xu Han thought that this was a fish that had escaped the net, or that after the Dragon Qi was converted into Sword Intent, his body was unable to assimilate it, but once again, the Dragon Qi was converted from Sword Intent into Dragon Qi.

However, after observing carefully, he discovered that the dragon qi was not what he originally possessed, but something that had flowed into his body from the outside world.

This made Xu Han very confused.

Previously, he was already quite surprised that he could absorb the dragon qi from the flood dragon's body. He even had some speculations about his own background, and this time, the dragon qi was even more unimaginable.

For this reason, Xu Han flipped through many of the books in the Tian Ce Mansion without finding an answer. Whether it was the Exquisite Pavilion or the Tian Ce Mansion, they were all quite rich in books. However, even the records on dragon qi were rarely mentioned, as if someone was deliberately concealing all information related to this item.

Xu Han could not find the answer, so he simply put it aside.

He used the remaining time to convert the new dragon qi into sword intent once again. This wasn't too difficult for Xu Han, who had the previous experience, but it would inevitably take him a few more days.

It had to be said that although the origin of the Dragon Qi was somewhat unimaginable, this strand of Dragon Qi entered Xu Han's body, and the light yellow sword intent in his body turned into a light yellow color. The strength wrapped in his sword intent had also been significantly enhanced.

Xu Han gathered his energy and after completing the transformation of his sword intent, he attempted to break through one of the three elements in his body once again.

Relying on the terrifying power contained in the sword intent, Xu Han easily cleared the human elemental energy. Under such an impact, the Earth elemental energy had reached a point where it could be broken at any time.

Xu Han secretly calculated that if this continued, in less than a month, he would be able to break through to the Three Elements Realm and head towards the Nether Opening Realm.

This speed was naturally astonishingly fast. Xu Han hesitated for a long time before suppressing the temptation to step into the Netherpassage Realm. He temporarily withdrew his cultivation technique and opened his eyes for the first time in three days.

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Coincidentally, he opened his eyes and knocked on the door.

Xu Han stood up and opened the door, only to see Ye Hongjian's beautiful face.

"Manor Master Xu is finally ready to go out? Your door isn't open for two, but you're thinking bad of your Miss Qin." She looked up and down at Xu Han, who was dressed neatly, and asked with narrowed eyes.

Xu Han rolled his eyes, somewhat unable to withstand the teasing expression on the girl's face.

"What's the matter?" He asked, deliberately changing the topic.

Ye Hongjian was not the one who was messing around. She did not dwell on this topic anymore. Instead, she said, "We went through the files you gave us in the past few days, but the Gu and Zhao families were extremely cautious. There was really no room for us to exploit for a while."

"Since the Yin Clan has fallen into such a state, I think the Gu and Zhao Clans have long been on guard in their hearts. It's normal that they can't find any loopholes." Hearing this, Xu Han nodded his head. The calm expression on his face showed that he had anticipated this matter long ago.

However, there was still a big gap in the money and rations needed in Jizhou … Ye Hongjian saw that Xu Han was still calm when she said this, and she immediately became a little anxious. She hurriedly said, trying to make Xu Han realize how difficult their current situation was.

However, after Xu Han heard this, he looked at Ye Hongjian with a smile and did not respond.

This made Ye Hongjian somewhat unable to feel Xu Han's thoughts.

"You want to attack the Yin Family again?" Ye Hongjian guessed that the evidence in their hands was enough to completely destroy the Yin Clan. After this opportunity, they could naturally restrain another wave of Yin Clan's property to alleviate the situation in Jizhou.

But even though the Yin Clan was large, the wealth they possessed was still far from enough to solve Jizhou's current predicament.

However, if they didn't attack the Yin Family, they wouldn't be able to find a way to find enough money. Thinking of this, Ye Hongjian sighed.

"That's not bad either. Take one step at a time and eat this big fish from the Yin Clan first."

Ye Hongjian muttered, but at that moment, a soft sound suddenly sounded from behind her, as if something heavy had fallen from the sky.

She was shocked and hurriedly turned around to look, only to see the bearded Chu Chouli carrying a figure like a chicken, slowly landing in the courtyard outside Xu Han's house.

The "little chicken" was the big fish she was talking about, Yin Cheng, the patriarch of the Yin Clan.

At that time, Xu Han slightly leaned forward, his lips leaning against Ye Hongjian's ears.

He exhaled hot air and chuckled with a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"The Yin Clan is not a big fish."

"At most, it can only be big fish bait…"

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