Compared to the famous Great Abyss Mountain or Kunlun Mountain, Ya Qi Mountain was not that majestic and steep.

Although the mountains were like wolf fangs and towering in isolation, they were far from the point where no one dared to climb them. With Lunar Temple's prestigious reputation in the world, the outside of Lunar Temple should have long been filled with scholars and writers. In fact, not to mention Lunar Temple, there were few people within a hundred kilometers of Ya Qi Mountain.

This, of course, has its roots.

The group of people climbed towards the top of the mountain. After Su Mu'an obtained Yuan Guilong's consent, she naturally had a brief burst of joy. However, he realized that this trip was not for fun, nor was it to seek relatives or friends. Instead, it was a battle to the death. The youth's thoughts deepened again.

It was early spring in January, and the grass on Ya Qi Mountain was flying. There were very few people here, so the birds and beasts in the forest did not seem to have much respect for the people. Instead, some unknown birds and beasts would occasionally stand beside the people and look at them curiously.

This scene was rare, but Su Mu'an did not have the intention to observe it carefully. He lowered his head and followed behind the crowd for a long time before finally gathering his courage. He raised his head to look at the three people in front of him and asked, "Do you all have to go?"

The youth's voice was green and tender, but there was a deep confusion in his voice.

The three of them did not answer his question. Instead, they continued to walk forward. Obviously, this was their answer.

"Why?"

The youth asked again, his tone becoming more and more puzzled.

The three of them seemed to know that there was no way to die here. Since they knew that it was death, why did they still go? In the eyes of the youth, this was somewhat stupid.

Die.

To a youth of his age, it was still a very heavy word. He could not even completely understand what death meant.

His father died, at the hands of the Long Night Division and Zhu Xian. He was both sad and angry. Only then did he come to the foot of the Ya Qi Mountain, find Yuan Guilong, and learn the fortune of a blade technique.

The only thing he knew was that his father's death meant that he could no longer see the man, that he was drunk and hazy, and then boasted loudly to him how great their ancestors were and how glorious they were. It meant that he would never be able to feel the temperature of his palm again and touch the beard residue on his chin. It also meant that he would never be able to say goodbye to him personally.

He felt that this was a very sad thing for him and his father.

Hence, when the youth asked this question, he had so much confusion and confusion in his heart.

Why must they do something that is destined to be sad?

Seemingly recognizing the tearful tone of the youth's voice, Yuan Guilong stopped in his tracks.

The horse boots made rustling sounds as they stepped on the ground paved with withered branches and leaves in the mountain forest. They were soft and deep, and then stopped abruptly.

Mo Chen Zi and Ning Zhumang, who were beside him, also stopped at that moment.

The youth was slightly stunned. He thought he would get the answer he wanted, But the next moment, With a few crisp clangs, Before the youth could figure out why, the ground began to tremble. A giant python sprang out from beneath the withered leaves. He opened his big mouth, and the fishy wind spat out from it. Then, its huge body covered the warm spring light in the sky and roared as it pounced towards the crowd.

..

" Manor Chief Xu has already conveyed the sincerity of Lord Zhu Shouzuo. What decision did Manor Chief Xu make? Lord Palace Master, please make it clear that the younger one will be able to go back and pay his dues." The scholarly scholar dressed in black stood in the hall of the Tian Ce Mansion with a smile and cupped his hands as he spoke.

There weren't many people in the hall. Apart from Xu Han, who was sitting on the first seat, there were only Ye Hongjian and Chu Chouli. Of course, there were also a few warriors that the scholar had brought.

Xu Han narrowed his eyes and looked at the scholar, not answering his question immediately.

"Are you the famous Xuan Luo of the Azure Fox Tribe's Imperial Envoy?"

"This is me." The scholar cupped his hands in response, his attitude respectful and modest.

"I heard that you have a brilliant plan. Your bearing today is indeed extraordinary." Xu Han sighed.

The scholar furrowed his brows when he heard this. The attitude in his mouth was still respectful, "Thank you, Manor Lord, for your praise. I have also heard that the manor's main hall has acted swiftly and fiercely. I have yearned for it, but today, I was quite disappointed when I saw it."

Xu Han raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? He Ru?"

"What's the point of compliments from you and me? I only ask the Manor Master for an answer, but the Manor Master cares about him. Isn't he acting like a little too much of a daughter?" The scholar replied with a smile.

When she said this, Ye Hongjian's eyebrows suddenly surged with killing intent. She took a step forward and wanted to curse, but Xu Han stopped her.

"Go back and tell Zhu Shouzuo that once I convict the Gu and Zhao families villains one by one, Young Master Zhu will definitely be safely delivered to the entrance of Zhu Manor." Xu Han replied in a deep voice.

"Lord Manor Master, what kind of logic is this? If you can't finish interrogating that person from Gu and Zhao families in one day, will my Young Master have to stay in this Tian Ce Mansion forever?" The scholar frowned and asked.

"Zhu Shouzuo's sincerity has been sensed by me. The Xuan Imperial Envoy only needs to bring back his words. If he really wants to bargain, I'm afraid he'll have to invite Lord Shouzuo to come personally." Xu Han looked at the scholar and said with a faint smile.

The meaning of these words was naturally clear. Xu Han had said that he wanted it, but Xuan Luo's identity was obviously not enough.

The scholar was immediately stupefied. After pondering for a long time, he said again, "I will see Young Noble and make sure that he is safe, right?"

"If I had asked the White Phoenix Division's Imperial Envoy Ran Qingyi earlier, she wouldn't have been able to hide anything from her eyes in Chang'an City. If you are truly worried about Young Master Zhu's safety, just ask Lord Ran. Why should I see you?" At that moment, Xu Han stood up and said indifferently. After saying this, he no longer gave the other party any chance to speak. He looked at Chu Chouli and said, "Big Brother Chu, send the guests off."

Hearing this, Chu Chouli grinned and walked over to the black-clothed scholar. He stretched out his hand and said, "Please."

Although the scholar was unwilling, he could only glance at Xu Han fiercely before leaving with his sleeve.

..

When the scholar was brought out of the hall by Chu Chouli, only Xu Han and Ye Hongjian remained in the Nuo manor.

"When will Mr. Lu and Commander Hou return?" After a short period of silence, Xu Han asked.

The red-clothed girl beside him looked at Xu Han and replied, "Although Big Yellow City is not willing to go to Chang'an, it will take half a month for this to happen. Besides.."

The girl paused for a moment before saying, "Besides, even if they can come back, do you think they will be the opponents of the Longevity Division?"

"Huh?" Xu Han recognized the helplessness in the girl's tone and turned his head to look at the girl.

Ye Hongjian instantly sighed and her voice was deliberately lowered by a few points, "Zhu Longqi is actually dead, isn't he?"

The surprise in Xu Han's eyes flashed and he asked, "How do you know?"

Ye Hongjian rolled her eyes at him and said faintly, "Meng Liang took Fang Ziyu on his way this morning. How could he be fine if he was in a hurry? Furthermore, detaining Zhu Longqi for threatening Zhu Xian is no different from drinking poison to quench your thirst. No matter how stupid you are, you wouldn't think of such a method."

"I can't even hide it from you. I think our Zhu Da Shou Zuo will soon recover." Xu Han sighed softly, his eyes filled with worry.

"You're too impulsive." Ye Hongjian scolded.

"You should know very well that Fang Ziyu is the future Empress of the Chen Kingdom. Even Zhu Longqi would not dare to do anything to her."

Ye Hongjian said softly, but before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Xu Han.

"Nothing is absolute in this world. I don't dare to take risks."

"Little Han, the Tian Ce Mansion is already in a state of turmoil. The matter with the Liu siblings before is fine. The matter with Ziyu is fine, and so are you. The Tian Ce Mansion can't withstand your torment .." Ye Hongjian clearly felt a little annoyed about this matter and said again at that time.

"No problem? Do you know that if Meng Liang and I hadn't arrived in time, Ziyu would have almost been ruined by that bastard?" Xu Han also turned around and said, his voice unconsciously becoming louder.

Ye Hongjian was stunned when she said this. She did not know how to respond to Xu Han's words.

"If you were in this state, wouldn't you want me to save you?" Xu Han asked in a deep voice.

Ye Hongjian stared blankly at the youth in front of her. After a long silence, she finally said, "If this price is to put Tiance Prefecture in danger, I.."

"I don't want to .."

Xu Han never thought that Ye Hongjian would give such an answer. He was stunned for a moment, and his expression changed slightly as he retreated to the wooden chair behind him.

Ye Hongjian also seemed to realize that her words were too decisive. She lowered her voice and said, "Xiao Han, you are the Manor Master of Tiance Prefecture. You are holding the life and death of someone else in your hand. If you want to understand, you have to weigh the gains and losses."

Xu Han, who had been an assassin of Yu Senluo Palace for several years, understood this logic, but when he heard this, his expression was still ugly.

Ye Hongjian thought that her persuasion was effective and continued, "Many times, compared to the people of Great Zhou, the life and death of an individual is not worth mentioning. You have to know how to part ways, and you also know how to .."

"Hongjian" However, Xu Han interrupted her before she could finish her sentence.

"Huh?" Ye Hongjian was stunned and looked at the youth with a deep expression.

"You seem to have made a mistake?" The youth suddenly laughed.

"What?"

"I didn't take over Tiance Prefecture for the sake of righteousness, nor for the sake of the common people. I only took over for myself."

"I want to live.."

"Then if you really cherish your life so much, you shouldn't be so reckless. Do you think you can still separate yourself from the Tian Ce Mansion today?" Ye Hongjian's heart was also filled with anger. She asked questioningly.

The smile on the youth's face grew even more intense at that time.

He opened his lips and said again, "I naturally cherish my life."

"But some people cherish their lives just to cherish their lives, while I, Xu, cherish my life.."

"It's for the sake of having a life to fight for when you need to .."

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