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The three of them got closer and closer to the Imperial City because they met more and more cultivators along the way. There were also people who wanted to take advantage of Xiao Ke Er's appearance, but once Han Xiao's early stage Soul Awakening cultivation was revealed, many people automatically distanced themselves from him. After all, even though beautiful women were better, they were not as good as their lives.

"We'll be in the Imperial City in half a day. Let's change our appearances first." Just as they were about to reach the Imperial City, Han Xiao brought Xiao Ke Er and Xiao Mo Ke to descend to the ground and spoke.

"Han Xiao, Xiao Mo and I don't need to disguise ourselves, do we?" Xiao Ke Er said as she saw the black item that Han Xiao took out from his storage ring.

"Ke Er, you and Xiao Mo have lived in the Imperial Palace for a period of time." Ke Er, you and Xiao Mo have lived in the Imperial Palace for a period of time. As Han Xiao spoke, he passed the brown colored paint in his hand to Xiao Ke Er.

Xiao Ke Er's expression was filled with obvious disdain. Although she was unwilling, she still resigned herself to her fate and used the paint to change her appearance. Meanwhile, Han Xiao and Xiao Mo also started to change their appearances.

An hour later, Han Xiao and the others, disguised as three commoners, headed toward the imperial city.

Because they were walking, the journey was extended to one day. Although there were people who turned their heads to look at them along the way, no one else dared to stay for even a moment due to their extremely ordinary appearances, and the three of them were able to safely enter the imperial city.

Even though the entire Yun Ming Empire was currently controlled by the people of the Devil Shadow Sect, it was still meaningless to these most basic level citizens. As long as the country was not destroyed, they could continue living their lives with their families intact, and even if the country was destroyed, as long as they moved to another place, they could still live their lives. The only difference was that they would express some of their regrets after their meals because of the destruction of their country, or feel grief for their loved ones who had died.

Seeing Han Xiao suddenly stop in his tracks, looking at the oncoming crowd, Xiao Ke'er couldn't help but reach out to pull Han Xiao away and say in a low voice, "Han Xiao, what are you doing? What are you daydreaming about on the streets?"

"I'm just sighing that these people are still living their lives as usual and have no influence over the politics of the court." Han Xiao said.

This is the gap between the common people of the empire and the disciples of the sect. For the common people of the dynasty, as long as they can eat and live, it does not matter to them. However, for the disciples of the sect, as long as there are any problems with their sect, they will be very worried. Xiao Moke said from the side.

"This might be because no matter how large a sect it is, it can only be one or two thousand people at most, and the smallest empire can only be one or two million people." Han Xiao said.

"The more people there are, the weaker the sense of belonging will be. It's precisely because of this principle that makes it difficult for an empire to unite like a sect." Shomoka shrugged.

"It's rare that you could read so much about it. Forget it, it's useless to think about it now. Oh right, Ke Er, stop calling me Han Xiao. In this period of time, just call me Ouyang Minghe." Han Xiao said.

Hearing Han Xiao say this, Xiao Moke and Xiao Ke Er instantly understood what Han Xiao meant and immediately nodded.

"Then for the sake of what happens to Han Li in the past, no, Ouyang Ming and you can call me Ke'er from now on. As for you, Xiao Mo?" As Xiao Ke Er spoke, she looked at Xiao Moke.

"You can call me Shock." Sorcor said.

"Alright, since that's the case, let's find a place to settle down first before studying further." With that, the three of them walked to the street in front of them.

After walking around the street for a while, Han Xiao and the others finally settled down at the Yongan Inn. In order to not attract attention, the three of them only asked for three rooms.

As he ate, Xiao Moke's expression was clear as he said, "I originally thought that I would be able to eat better in the Imperial City, but in the end, it's still like this."

"Shock, you have to bear with it." Han Xiao said helplessly. Although he didn't like the taste of the dishes, this was the best he could do for now.

Hearing the helplessness in Han Xiao's words, Xiao Moke said, "Ouyang, I've come back to properly compensate me for all that you've gone through."

Han Xiao helplessly nodded his head and said, "I understand, Xiao Ke. Ke'er, you guys come with me after it is completely dark."

"Get out, where are you going?" Xiao Ke Er asked curiously, while Xiao Mo Ke looked at Han Xiao with a face that contained an expression of Han Xiao.

"To the Duke of Xiao's estate." Han Xiao said indifferently, but when he said the words' Duke Xiao Palace ', his hand had clearly tightened.

The last bit of the sunset's radiance was mercilessly swallowed up by the black night, and the entire Raging Cloud Continent was once again being controlled by the black night.

Waiting outside the room, there was no longer any movement. Han Xiao signaled for Xiao Ke Er and Xiao Moke to jump out the window together before hurriedly leaving the Eternal An Inn.

Although there were only a few people along the way, Han Xiao and the other two were extremely cautious. Even if they accidentally bumped into one or two people, they were all very worried that they would be recognized by others. Fortunately, their disguised appearances were too ordinary, so no one noticed anything.

It had taken them close to two hours to travel from the Eternal Peace Inn to the Xiao Estate's Han Xiao. By now, it was already the Hai Clan. Other than the occasional patrolling soldiers, the rest could no longer be seen.

After confirming that no one was following Han Xiao and the others, they quickly ran into the street where Duke Xiao's mansion was located. Han Xiao didn't know if it was due to psychological effects or some other reason, but as soon as he approached the Duke of Xiao's mansion, he smelled a very strong burnt smell.

"Ouyang, is this the residence of the Duke of Xiao?" This was because they could only see the black ruins in the dark night. However, even if it was the Xiao Residence that was in front of them during the day, they would only be able to see the black ruins.

Slowly walking to the ruins, Han Xiao looked at the ruins and thought back to the first time he came to the Duke of Xiao's Palace. Back then, the Duke of Xiao's Palace was erected in the middle of this street, and the large words "Duke Xiao's Palace" made people admire it, and the luxurious decorations and luxurious rooms made people admire it, but the once luxurious and luxurious Duke Xiao's Palace no longer had these ruins, and there were only sighs left.

"Ouyang, are you alright?" Seeing Han Xiao stunned on the spot, Xiao Moke said worriedly, afraid that Han Xiao would do something bad because of his mood.

"I'm just a little emotional, that's all." Han Xiao shook his head and said.

"Ouyang, I know you've been feeling terrible about your grandfather's death, but don't be sad about the deceased." Xiao Ke Er consoled.

"I naturally understand that the deceased already passed away. However, now that I think about how my grandfather had tragically died in the fire in the Xiao Nation's residence, my heart still feels very uncomfortable." Han Xiao said with a bitter smile.

It turned out that many things could only be known after experiencing it. It was just like how he was only able to stand in front of the Xiao family and look at the ruins, thinking of the past glory of the Xiao family and his heart was filled with sadness.

Seeing Han Xiao like this, Xiao Ke Er and Xiao Mo Ke did not know what to say to console him, so they could only stand there and accompany Han Xiao.

After calming himself down, Han Xiao looked at Xiao Ke Er and Xiao Moke, who were accompanying him, and said with warmth in his heart, "I'm fine. Ke'er, Xiao Ke, the two of you should step back a bit."

"Ouyang, why are you telling us to retreat?" Xiao Moke asked curiously.

"Although a long time has passed, I want to sense the activity of this fire attribute Origin Energy." With that, Han Xiao slowly walked towards the ruins. He gently placed his hand on the ruins and a black Origin Energy appeared in his hand as he shouted, "Earth Soul, Perception!" After saying that, he slowly closed his eyes.

As for Xiao Ke Er and Xiao Moke, they consciously helped Han Xiao keep watch outside.

Han Xiao closed his eyes and sensed the surroundings. He frowned, he did not feel any fire type source energy at all, it could even be said that there were no signs of fire type source energy at all.

Slowly opening his eyes, Han Xiao looked at the ruins and frowned, as if he had encountered a problem.

"Han Xiao, is there a problem with that?" Xiao Moke asked, as he blurted out Han Xiao's real name in a moment of desperation.

However, Han Xiao did not notice this. His attention was completely focused on the ruins in front of him.

"I can't feel any activity from the fire attribute Origin Energy at all. This proves that the Duke of Xiao's residence was probably burned down by an ordinary fire." Han Xiao said.

"That's not right. I remember you saying that your grandfather's corpse was burnt by the fire. Your grandfather is at the late stage of Spirit Transformation; even if ordinary flames were to die, they wouldn't be able to harm him." Sorcor said.

"Not only that, I remember that Xiao Wei had once said that the Xiao Family had been burnt to ruins overnight, but if it was only an ordinary fire like the Xiao Family, then it would have taken at least three days to burn to such a state. However, it took only one night, and both the time point and my grandfather's corpse didn't match up with what he said." After Han Xiao finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside, and was about to leave, but after feeling the aura getting closer, he pulled Xiao Moke and Xiao Ke-er, who were about to leave, and then looked at the person, and said in a clear voice, "Ordinary flames are unable to burn Grandfather's corpse to ashes in one night, and even more so, are unable to burn the ruins of the Xiao Clan Duke's manor. This means that the only explanation is to inform Xiao Xianzi that they lied, and there is only one person who could make the Xiao Clan Army lie about it, and that is you, Grandfather."

Regardless of whether it was his body or his appearance, it revealed that he should have died. After Xiao Ba Ya appeared, there was the sound of footsteps, and the three of them followed the sound to see Han Yan Tian's figure slowly appear in front of them.