Chapter 505 Demon Disaster

Bang!

When Xu Han arrived at the Sword Palace, the Grand Pavilion Master Xiao was shattering the ninth porcelain bottle.

Nangong Jing stood quietly beside Xiao Ran. Her eyes narrowed as she looked at the porcelain shards scattered all over the ground. Her lips slightly opened and she said softly, "38,216."

This was the total value of all the things that had been ruined by Pavilion Master Xiao today. She silently remembered it in her heart. After the aura in Pavilion Master's heart dissipated, she told the other party that it was enough to make the Pavilion Master, who was wholeheartedly accumulating wealth, feel heartache for several days.

Xu Han's arrival caused Nangong Jing, who was silently remembering this matter, to raise his head. When he saw that it was Xu Han, the seven-stringed golden robe frowned. However, she quickly suppressed this strange color and continued to calculate the damage in the Sword Handling Palace today.

Xu Han could also see Xiao Ran's anger from the mess on the ground, but he naturally wouldn't disturb Lord Xiao's elegance at this moment. He sank his brows and sat on a wooden chair at the side of the mansion, quietly waiting for Xiao Ran to finish all of this.

"Pavilion Master! Pavilion Master!" However, Nangong Zhuo, who was following behind him, did not have such eyesight. Seeing that Xiao Ran had picked up the tenth porcelain bottle, his heart immediately tightened. He hurriedly walked forward and said anxiously.

However, he had underestimated the anger in Xiao Ran 's heart. The porcelain bottle in his hand was fiercely thrown out the moment Nangong Zhuo stepped forward.

Bang!

With a muffled sound, the porcelain bottle hit Nangong Zhuo's forehead without any accidents.

Nangong Zhuo fell to the ground. Nangong Jingfu, who was standing beside him, let out a long sigh. Xu Han raised his eyebrows, seemingly smiling but not smiling.

Looking at the bruised Nangong Zhuo who was struggling to stand up, Xiao Ran did not show any guilt on his face. Instead, he muttered discontentedly, "How many times have I said not to approach when I lose my temper?"

Nangong Zhuo didn't dare to refute Xiao Ran. He smiled bitterly and touched his forehead before saying, "Didn't the Pavilion Master ask me to find Protector Xu? I brought him here now."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran seemed to discover Xu Han. Surprise appeared on his fat face.

"Aiyo! Protector Xu, you're finally here."

He quickly walked to Xu Han's front and fervently patted him on the shoulder. He looked like an old friend he hadn't seen for many years and hadn't seen for a long time. However, Xu Han was very clear. He and the Pavilion Master Xiao had only met yesterday. There was a saying that if something unusual happened, there would be demons. Therefore, Xu Han did not respond to Xiao Ran's enthusiasm.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiao Ran, asking softly, "What exactly happened that made Pavilion Master Xiao so angry?"

"Alas!" Hearing this, Xiao Ran let out another long sigh, "You don't know, then…"

At this point, there seemed to be some anger. Xiao Ran could not continue. He looked at Nangong Zhuo, who was rubbing the dark green area on his forehead, and said, "Come on."

Nangong Zhuo was stunned when he heard this, but he did not dare to disobey the angry Xiao Ran. He could only stare at Wu Qing's swollen forehead and say to Xu Hanyan, "News has come from ahead today that Jiang Zhichen and Qiu Fanping led 400,000 and 300,000 troops respectively towards the Sword Dragon Pass and the Changwu Pass."

Xu Han's eyes widened at that moment.

This was more or less unexpected news. Although there had been rumors that the two national pillars had been heavily armed on the border under Li Yulin's orders and were obviously preparing to start his grand plan to expand the territory again, everyone thought that such a thing would have to wait until the autumn.

After all, unlike the elites of the Imperial Court, the soldiers recruited by the country pillars excluded a small portion of the elites. Most of them usually had the rules of reclaiming their military fields. The soldiers could harvest the good fields planted in a year by using force after autumn. However, if they used force now, the war would be scorched, and the good fields would all be abandoned.

Therefore, the use of force in the autumn could be considered a tacit rule.

Of course, Xu Han didn't have the time to care about the barren fields of Great Xia. However, both Chen and Great Zhou had Xu Han's old friends. Li Yulin had never announced this matter to anyone before. Now that he had suddenly entered, it was obvious that he was determined to obtain it. Xu Han couldn't help but secretly worry about those old friends.

However, he quickly suppressed the peculiarity in his heart. He looked at Xiao Ran, whose anger was still unsettled and his chest undulating, and asked, "This matter is indeed unexpected, but this is different from Pavilion Master Xiao."

These words were naturally somewhat inappropriate. There was a saying that the rise and fall of the world was the responsibility of everyone. Xiao Ran was a Xia, so sending troops to States Chen and Zhou was naturally a major matter. However, Xiao Ran did not seem to be so worried about the country and the people, but Xu Han did not understand where his anger came from.

"In order to allocate military salaries to the two national pillars, the Imperial Court cut the silver salaries that secretly supported the Sword Handling Pavilion." Nangong Zhuo, who was at the side, carefully approached Xu Han and said in a voice that he thought only the two of them could hear clearly.

However, Xiao Ran was a grand Earthly Immortal. If he was willing, even if he was thousands of feet away, the sound of mosquito cries could not be concealed from his ears. Naturally, Nangong Zhuo's words were clear to him.

At that time, he glared at Nangong Zhuo. The handsome young man immediately felt as if he had been heavily injured. He hurriedly stood aside, his eyes observing his nose and heart, and he remained silent.

"Jing'er, Zhuo'er, you guys go out first. I have something to discuss with Protector Xu alone." Surprisingly, Xiao Ran, who had always had a bad temper or could not tolerate the slightest bit of bad words, did not bother with Nangong Zhuo. His expression darkened as he spoke.

Nangong Jing and Nangong Zhuo exchanged glances with each other as soon as these words were spoken. Both of their eyes were slightly peculiar, but the two of them had no intention of disobeying Xiao Ran in the end. After looking at Xu Han and Xiao Ran with strange expressions, they left the room.

When there were only Xu Han and Xiao Ran left in the room, Xu Han looked at Xiao Ran with interest, but did not say anything.

On the contrary, Xiao Ran's expression darkened. "The two great powers have entered the Zhou and Chen kingdoms. Great Xia has been heading south and eastward for many years, but they can't do anything about it. What do you think of Protector Xu in this battle?"

"The battles on the battlefield are constantly changing. I don't dare to speak rashly." Xu Han's answer was extremely smooth.

'"Great Xia seems to have a great career in the past few years, but they have sent troops to the border many times, but they have lost many battles. The court has run out of internal friction, and it has long been filled with gold and jade. On the contrary, there are many talented people from various sects in Jianghu. If this goes on, the strong will be weak, and the weak will be a great calamity." Xiao Ran didn't care about this either and continued.

"Has Pavilion Master Xiao forgotten that I am from Zhou? Do you want me to worry about the future of Great Xia with you?" Seeing that Xiao Ran was intentionally talking about him, Xu Han did not have the temper to bow and snake with him here. He directly interrupted Xiao Ran's boast.

"Pavilion Master Xiao, what do you think I'm talking about? It's not as straightforward as saying it."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately revealed an embarrassed expression. He smiled embarrassedly and then said seriously, "I have received news from various sects of Great Xia in the past few days. Almost all of the experts of the Great Evolution Realm have died strangely in the 12 towns of the three sects."

Xu Han's expression changed slightly. He suddenly came to his senses. This was probably the source of this Great Pavilion Master Xiao's rage. He asked with a deep gaze, "What exactly is the situation?"

"I don't know. There are even many Great Evolution Realm experts who died in the sect, and the immortals guarding the sect are unaware of this. This means…"

Xiao Ran's words came to a halt, but the meaning behind them was obvious. An existence that could escape the perception of an immortal could only be an immortal!

"These dead Great Evolution Realm experts are most likely powerful figures who have a high chance of breaking through to the Immortal Realm. Although they have yet to reveal themselves, there are rumors that the killers sent by the Imperial Court to assassinate these people who are expected to ascend to the Immortal Realm in order to balance the powers of the sect." After a moment of silence, Xiao Ran said again. He frowned and said with a serious expression, "I suspect that someone is trying to stir up trouble between the sect and the court."

Hearing this, Xu Han secretly nodded, "This matter is indeed strange."

He did not comment much on this. After all, he did not know much about the situation in Great Xia. Most of them had heard rumors about it, so it was not easy to judge who had done it for what purpose.

"Help me do one thing." At this moment, Pavilion Master Xiao seemed to have made some important decisions. He suddenly raised his eyes to look at Xu Han and said with a serious expression.

Although Xiao Ran had previously promised Xu Han that as long as Xu Han helped him with three things, he would agree to let Xu Han enter the most secretive part of the Scripture Pavilion. Xu Han also wanted to quickly understand the sword and leave Great Xia. After all, being stared at by a colossus like the Crimson Firmament Sect would not be too pleasant.

However, after hearing Xiao Ran's words, Xu Han still frowned, "Isn't Pavilion Master Xiao looking down on me too much, even those immortals can't…"

However, Xu Han did not finish his sentence. Xiao Ran interrupted, "It's not that. This matter concerns the stability of Great Xia. I'm afraid there are some big shots behind it. I need to personally go there. You and Nangong Jing should stay in the Hengroyal City to help me stabilize the situation in the Sword Handling Pavilion. I estimate that the Crimson Firmament Sect's accomplices will definitely use this matter to make a big fuss."

Xu Han was stunned and secretly sighed, "It seems like it really takes some effort to enter the Scripture Pavilion. To be able to make Xiao Ran trust him so seriously, I think this Pavilion Master has already smelled some of the plans of the Crimson Firmament Sect."

However, although Xu Han was afraid of this in his heart, he did not have an attitude. He could only nod his head and say, "Lord Pavilion Master's three matters do not seem to be that easy to deal with."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran also felt a little guilty. After all, this first thing was enough to make Xu Han anxious.

Xiao Ran thought for a while before he said, "I have one more thing to do. It shouldn't be too difficult. If you do it together, there's only one thing missing between us."

"What is it?" Xu Han immediately became vigilant. Although he didn't have much contact with Xiao Ran, he could clearly feel that the other party was someone who could make the most of everything. How could he be so kind-hearted at this moment?

As expected, the corner of Xiao Ran 's puzzled mouth curled into a cunning smile like a fox. He moved closer to Xu Han and said with a smile, "Have you heard of the demonic disaster that happened in the Imperial City recently?"

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