C16

Just as he walked out of the cultivation room, Han Xiao was shocked by the scene in front of him. The originally grand and imposing Phoenix Sage Temple was now reduced to ruins, the vermilion gate had turned black, and all the plants in the courtyard had been burnt to ashes.

Xiao Jianfeng and Little Lei Zi's excited voices could be heard even before their brains could react. Following the voices, they saw two people run towards them in a sorry state. Xiao Jianfeng's bare arms were badly mutilated, and from afar, he seemed to be able to smell the burnt smell from Xiao Jianfeng's body.

"Seventh Prince, it's great that you're fine. We thought you had been burned to death in the fire for three days." Xiao Jianfeng's face was covered with tears of excitement. This man had tears in his eyes, yet Xiao Jianfeng was actually crying because he was fine. This caused Han Xiao's heart to feel a trace of warmth.

"Three days? You mean it's been burning for three days? " Han Xiao looked at Xiao Jianfeng in disbelief.

At that time, Commander Xiao wanted to rush into the cultivation room to save you, but the fire was too strong at that time. If Commander Xiao was unable to charge in, he was instead burnt, and then the fire had alarmed the emperor, but the emperor could not stop the fire at that time, so they could only watch as it burned for three days, while the others thought that you had died in the sea of fire. On the side, Little Lei Zi told Han Xiao about the fire.

"Little Lei Zi and I also had the thought of coming back to take a look, but before we got there, we saw the flames suddenly extinguish. I guessed that you had nothing to do, Seventh Prince, so you rushed over." Xiao Jianfeng continued on the side.

"To think that my seclusion would cause such a thing. Furthermore, it would cause the Phoenix's Sage Palace to burn down." Han Xiao said with an apologetic expression.

"As long as you're fine, Seventh Prince. Oh right, Seventh Prince, since you're fine, then go to the Cloud Hall and see the Emperor." Xiao Jianfeng said as if he thought of something.

Hearing Xiao Jianfeng's words, Han Xiao nodded his head. The commotion caused by his closed-door training this time was too great. Since he was safe and sound, he should go see Han Xiangtian.

As he thought of this, Han Xiao picked up his pace and walked in the direction of Cloud Hall, and as he passed by Xiao Jianfeng, he noticed the wound on Xiao Jianfeng's arm. Then, he remembered that Xiao Jianfeng had burnt himself three days ago and couldn't help but stop and ask, "Cousin Jianfeng, why has the wound on your arm not been treated yet?"

"Commander Xiao said that he was worried about you, so he refused to go and treat you." Little Lei Zi said at the side.

"Cousin Jianfeng, I'm fine now. Little Lei Zi, bring Cousin Jianfeng to the Imperial Physician Hall to heal. Wait for me to come back from the Cloud Hall to take care of the rest." With that said, Han Xiao raised his foot and quickly walked towards the Cloud Hall.

After this fire, Xiao Jianfeng's loyalty was worth affirming. However, Han Xiao was still unable to fully trust Xiao Jianfeng, just like how he would never be able to fully trust Little Lei Zi.

Walking in front of the Cloud Hall, the guards saw that there was disbelief on Han Xiao's face, but still respectfully led Han Xiao into the Cloud Hall. When Han Xiao stepped into the Cloud Hall, he heard a few familiar voices coming from inside the door, and as he walked towards the inner hall, Han Zong, Han Yu, and Wei Qinggrong were debating about something, while Han Xiangtian was sitting in the middle of the chair, looking at the three of them with deep thought in his eyes.

"Xiao'er." Han Xiangtian, who was sitting in the middle, saw Han Xiao with a look of disbelief in his eyes. Even he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to escape from such a great fire, but Han Xiao was actually standing right in front of him, completely unharmed.

"Han Xiao." Hearing Han Xiangtian's words, Han Zhao turned around and saw Han Xiao standing in front of him, completely unharmed. Moreover, he vaguely felt that Han Xiao's cultivation was higher than before, this kind of recognition made him, who had always been good at camouflage, unable to hide the hatred in his heart. His eyes were firmly fixed on Han Xiao's body, as if he could make a hole in Han Xiao's body.

"Seventh Prince is fine, Your Majesty can rest assured. However, this humble subject has a question for you. Can I ask Seventh Prince?" Wei Jinggrong asked.

"Prime Minister Wei, please speak." Han Xiao said.

"I wonder if Seventh Prince still remembers how the fire started?" Wei Jinggrong asked.

I remember that I was cultivating and suddenly felt the surrounding temperature rise. When I opened my eyes, I saw that there was a sea of fire in the training room and I was scared silly, I immediately wanted to leave, but the fire outside was stronger, I had no choice but to stay inside the training room and wrap my body with source energy to prevent the fire from burning my body. Later on, I felt that the fire outside was getting weaker and weaker, so I dared to leave the training room. Han Xiao seriously said, his brows slightly creased as if he was trying to remember something.

Hearing Han Xiao's words, a trace of unease arose in Han Zhao's heart. This feeling of unease became even stronger when he saw Han Xiao looking at him. He hurriedly raised his head to look at Han Xiangtian and saw Han Xiangtian furrowing his brows as a trace of coldness flashed through his eyes.

"I will not pursue the matter of the fire, but I hope that you two brothers will not have this kind of situation happen again in the future." As he said this, Han Xiangtian cast a cold glance at Han Zhao.

Han Zhao's heart sank when he saw Han Xiangtian's gaze. Now that he had heard what Han Xiao had said, even Han Xiangtian probably wouldn't believe him. Furthermore, if Han Xiao died, he would be the biggest beneficiary.

Thinking of this, Han Zhao fiercely glared at Han Xiao. He clearly hadn't done anything, yet he still felt that he had been wrongly accused. This kind of feeling made him hate it.

"Yes, this son will obey. As for the money this son will pay to repair the palace, can I temporarily stay outside for this period of time?" Han Xiao said.

"There's a lot of free space in the palace, so you'll have to bear with it for the time being. As for the money needed to repair the Palace, it's not a small amount." Han Xiangtian tapped his finger on the chair he sat on as he spoke.

"This son will hurry up and finish repairing the Palace as soon as possible. I ask royal father to be at ease." Han Xiao bowed and said.

A ghostly light flashed across Han Xiangtian's eyes as he gave him a deep look. Then, he said, "Alright, you just came out of closed door cultivation. Go back and rest. As for the palace, I'll have Yu take you there."

"Then this official will take his leave." Although it was indeed his responsibility to ignite the fire in Phoenix Sage Temple, no one knew of this matter other than himself. Since this was the case, he didn't mind using this fire from Phoenix Sage Temple to push this matter onto Han Zong's side, giving him the bad reputation of harming his own brothers and sisters with poison, so that Han Zhao could understand the pain of being wrongly accused by others.

After leaving the Cloud Hall, Han Xiao headed towards the Imperial Physician Hall. Seeing that Xiao Jianfeng's wounds had already been treated, he exchanged a few words with Xiao Jianfeng before leaving the palace with Little Lei.

After leaving the palace, Little Lei was like a sheep that had been reared. He did not care about his status and asked excitedly: "Seventh Prince, are we going to Yicheng City's Bamboo Landscape this time?"

"No." Han Xiao said indifferently.

"What's that?" Little Lei Zi asked curiously.

"To the gambling den." Since he had already told Han Xiangtian to pay for his own repair of the Phoenix's Sage Temple, he could only come out and earn money, and the fastest way to earn money was naturally to gamble.

Hearing Han Xiao say that he was going to the gambling den, Lei Zi was stunned for a moment, then his face filled with joy. Although it had been a long time since he had last heard Han Xiao say that he was going to the gambling house …

Ignoring Little Lei Zi's extremely "lackey's" gaze, Han Xiao directly entered the gambling den. He quickly found the table with the highest payout, threw the money, won the money, and left, smoothly causing the people in the gambling house to not have enough time to react.

After Han Xiao came out of this room, he saw another gambling house going in, but he still did the same thing as before, throwing away money, winning money, and leaving. Even though the people of the gambling house kept urging him to stay, Xiao Lei Zi kept on saying that he would try again, but he did not hesitate to turn around, "Nine-lose …" Han Xiao had always believed in this rule in his heart, so no matter what time, he would only gamble once.

It was only until the sky turned dark that Han Xiao and Little Lei Zi finally returned to the Imperial Palace. Ignoring Little Lei Zi's questioning gaze, Han Xiao followed Yu Yu, who was already waiting in front of the Imperial Palace, to his temporary residence, the "Bamboo Garden". Seeing Xiao Jianfeng and co. who were already waiting there, Han Xiao's heart relaxed. He immediately found a nice room to lie down in and fell asleep.

The next morning, Han Xiao brought Little Lei Zi out of the palace, and just like yesterday, he also went to the gambling den. The second morning, Han Xiao brought Little Lei Zi out of the palace, and just like yesterday, he went to the gambling house.

Just like that, three days passed by as Han Xiao searched through all the gambling houses in the Imperial City, the number of soul stones on him had increased from the initial 370,000 to the current 780 million. Thinking about the last gambling house owner's expression, Han Xiao's lips curled up into a happy smile as he patted Little Lei who was by his side and walked straight towards the Imperial Palace.