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Han Xiangtian extended his hand and took the burning Soul Stone. Then, he felt the scorching heat from the surface of the Soul Stone and faintly said, "According to what you said, if this plan is done well, it will indeed be able to cause a great fire without anyone knowing."

"Your majesty, although what the Seventh Prince said was feasible, we can't rule out the suspicion of the Seventh Prince. After all, the Seventh Prince was in the Hall of Arts yesterday, so it's hard to say if the Seventh Prince used this method at the time." Sun Hao took a step forward and said.

"Xiao'er, what do you say?" Hearing Sun Hao's words, Han Xiangtian turned his head to look at Han Xiao and lightly said.

"On that day, I was indeed in the Hall of Arts, and there is no proof that I did not set fire to the hall." Han Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Then." Seeing that Sun Hao didn't want Han Xiao to explain himself, a trace of happiness flashed in his eyes. Just as he was about to step forward and continue speaking, he heard Han Xiangtian's indifferent voice.

Instead of arguing about who set the fire, it would be better to think about how to stop the incident from yesterday during the Martial Arts Competition. Xiao'er, even if someone deliberately set the fire, you were the one who failed your duty. Therefore, I will punish you with paying all of the Spirit Stones repaired by the Hall and urge you to repair the Hall. Han Xiangtian waved his hand and said.

"This son has no objections." Han Xiao bent his body and said.

"Since Xiao'er has no objections, then this is the reason for the fire in the Hall of Records. No one is allowed to bring it up again in the future." With that, Han Xiangtian flicked his sleeves and left. As for the Imperial Concubine Wen behind him, she didn't even glance at him.

Seeing that Han Xiangtian had already spoken, the other ministers didn't dare to say anything even if they were more dissatisfied. They all looked at each other and left, while Han Zhao stayed because he was worried about Imperial Concubine Wen.

The smile on Han Xiao's face slowly disappeared after all the ministers had left. He looked at the filial son Han Zhao cupped his hands and said with a trace of a sneer, "Third Royal Brother really did a good job this time. Han Xiao is impressed."

"Seventh Imperial Brother, I don't understand your words, but Seventh Imperial Brother's methods are the ones that I truly admire." Han Zhao coldly looked at Han Xiao as he spoke, undisguised hatred in his eyes.

Han Zhao's gaze met Han Xiao's and was just about to open his mouth when he saw the feeble Imperial Concubine Wen change into a cold expression. She raised her head and pointed at herself with hatred as she said, "Han Xiao, you really look exactly like that slut Xiao Yun'er, but Xiao Yun'er couldn't defeat me back then, and you can't even defeat my son. Your Xiao family is destined to be trampled under my feet forever."

"Is that so? But how do you know I will lose to Han Zhao, Imperial Consort Wen? Furthermore, when did you ever defeat my mother? " With that, Han Xiao turned and walked away. He didn't want to see Imperial Concubine Wen again for even a minute.

Looking at Han Xiao's back, Imperial Concubine Wen suddenly felt as if she had seen Xiao Yun'er back then, the same clear eyes, the same attitude as she had towards her, scornful as a fire, instantly spreading to her chest. Her originally exquisite makeup had turned malevolent because of this hatred, and she tightly gripped the hand of Han Zhao beside her as she hatefully said, "Zhe, remember, my son cannot lose to that slut son of Xiao Yun'er. Only you are qualified to sit on the throne."

"Yes, mufei, don't worry! It will definitely be me. However, although Imperial Father didn't say it explicitly, I'm guessing that he suspects me. Otherwise, he wouldn't let those ministers pursue the matter any further." Han Zhao said with worry in his eyes.

"So what if you suspect? Don't forget that your grandfather is the head elder of the Devil Shadow Sect. Even if you committed a grave mistake, the Emperor wouldn't dare to do anything to you." Imperial Concubine Wen coldly snorted as she spoke.

"Although you said that, ever since Imperial Father found out that Han Xiao wasn't trash, his attitude towards him was especially good. In addition, he has the same appearance as the previous Empress, and I'm worried that Imperial Father will make an edict for Han Xiao to be the ruler." Han Zhao said.

"Don't worry, I won't allow that sort of thing to happen. That slut has suppressed me for over a hundred years. After dying with great difficulty, how could I allow her son to fall on my son's shoulders?" Right now, she was no longer as gentle as she had been before.

Han Zhao's eyes were filled with hostility when he heard Imperial Concubine Wen's words. Han Xiao, the younger brother that he had always treated as a transparent person, had actually become a threat to him at some point in time, and although he was unwilling to admit it, the current Han Xiao's cultivation and scheming was still slightly superior to his. If he wanted to defeat Han Xiao, he could only use some unconventional method.

As soon as he entered the palace, he was almost knocked over by Xiao Ke Er. Looking at the anxious Xiao Ke'er, Han Xiao helplessly touched his forehead and asked, "Ke'er, was it a fire at the Asgard or something? Why are you in such a hurry to escape?" Han Xiao asked.

"Pah pah pah, Han Xiao you must have been addicted to arson, to say such words as soon as you came back." Xiao Ke Er said as she looked at Han Xiao in dissatisfaction.

"Han Xiao, you're back. Xiao Ke Er and I were afraid that your Imperial Father would punish you for setting fire to the Glazed Embroidery Palace." When Shao Moke came out of Phoenix Sage Temple, he was also stunned to see Han Xiao.

"I'll be fine. It's just that this time I'll have to spend quite a bit of money to repair the Hall of Records and the Palace of Engravement." Thinking about the Soul Spirit Stones that he was about to take out, Han Xiao felt a burst of pain in his heart. Although he had nearly a billion Spirit Stones on him right now, he couldn't afford to spend them no matter how rich he was. Furthermore, the more his cultivation rose in the future, the more he would spend.

As they were talking, Xiao Jianfeng hurriedly came back. When he saw Han Xiao wanted to say something, he hesitated when he saw Xiao Ke Er and Xiao Moke.

"Cousin Jianfeng, what's the matter?" Han Xiao asked.

"Seventh Prince, your subordinate has something important to report." Xiao Jianfeng respectfully said.

Glancing at the palace maid Han Xiao nodded and said, "Come with me. Ke'er, Xiao Moke, you guys wait for me outside. If there's nothing else, I'll take you guys for a walk outside the palace." With that, he brought Xiao Jianfeng to his room.

Returning to the room, Han Xiao lazily sat on the chair and looked at Xiao Jianfeng as he said, "Cousin Jianfeng, if you have something to say, say it now."

"Yes, Seventh Prince. Recently, a few unfamiliar regulars from Bamboo Scene came, so no one paid any attention to them at first, but afterwards, they came to Bamboo Scene City every day, until the day before the Hall of Literature was set on fire, someone once saw Third Prince come to the city and meet up with those people, but Third Prince left after a short while, and those people didn't leave. Yesterday, I found out about this matter and had Bamboo Scene's people ask them a good question. Xiao Jianfeng said.

"Devil Shadow Sect." Upon hearing this name, Han Xiao suddenly recalled that he had once heard that the forces of the Kuang Xiao Continent were split into three, five, and six factions. Upon hearing this name, Han Xiao suddenly recalled that he had heard that the powers of the Kuang Xiao Continent were split into three, five, and six sects, and this Devil Shadow Sect was one of those six sects.

"Are you sure they're from the Devil Shadow Sect?" Han Xiao frowned and asked.

"Your subordinate is certain. If the Seventh Prince is truly on the side of the Third Prince, then we're in a passive position right now." Xiao Jianfeng said worriedly.

"Indeed, by the way, cousin Jianfeng, do you know where Imperial Concubine Wen came from?" Han Xiao frowned and asked.

This subordinate is indeed not clear about Consort Wen. This subordinate only knows that Consort Wen was a woman unintentionally saved by the emperor when he was young, and that she had pestered the emperor ever since. At that time, however, the previous emperor had always been unwilling to accept her, but then something happened and the emperor suddenly called her Consort Wen. Xiao Jianfeng said.

"Don't know your identity? Cousin Jianfeng, I want you to go back and use all the powers in the Xiao family that you can use to investigate the background of Imperial Concubine Wen. Remember, this is very important. " Han Xiao seriously said to Xiao Jianfeng.

Seeing Han Xiao's serious expression, Xiao Jianfeng did not dare to be careless and hastily said, "Yes, this subordinate will obey." With that, he left.

After Xiao Jianfeng left, Han Xiao lowered his head to ponder for a while, until he heard footsteps coming from outside the door, only then did he regain his senses.

With a clang, Xiao Ke Er pushed open the door to the room, and when Han Xiao saw the angry expression on Xiao Ke Er's face, he suddenly recalled the matter that he seemed to have made Xiao Ke Er and Ke Er wait for him.

"Ke Er, what's this?" Han Xiao carefully asked.

"Han Xiao, you still dare to ask. You said that you wanted us to wait for you for a while, but your cousin has already been gone for almost an hour, and you still haven't come out. Are you trying to trick me and Shao Moke?" Xiao Ke Er said, while pinching her waist, as she approached Han Xiao.

Han Xiao's heart trembled when he saw Xiao Ke Er so close to him. He hurriedly said, "I was just thinking too much. I'll take you guys out of here right now." As he spoke, Han Xiao pulled Xiao Ke Er's hand towards the door.

Outside the door, Han Xiao saw the displeased Xiao Moke and felt his head hurt even more. He said helplessly, "Xiao Moke, I was in the wrong. Let's leave the palace now. Otherwise, we won't be playing for long today."

"Han Xiao, it can't be that you want to bring us to the gambling den, right? Yesterday we lost one day playing and today I don't want to go there again." Shawmak said with a bitter face as he thought of his defeat yesterday.

Seeing Xiao Moke like this, Han Xiao thought of the Devil Shadow Sect members that Xiao Jianfeng had talked about, his lips curled up into a faint smile as he said, "Then I'll take you to an interesting place today, but, Ke'er, you have to control yourself and not cause any trouble for me."

"Don't worry, I'm not someone who likes to cause trouble. Han Xiao, where are you bringing us?" Xiao Ke Er asked curiously.

"You'll know when we get there." With that, Han Xiao led the two of them towards the palace entrance.