Chapter 454 The Best Me

"Xu Han!" Nangong Jing shouted loudly.

She stared fixedly at Xu Han, her brows gloomy as murderous aura surged.

Clang!

At that moment, a crisp sound rang out. The swordsmen drew their swords from their waists by three inches. The cold sword reflected the rising sun, reflecting a dazzling light.

Things had developed to this point. It was no longer a personal grievance between Xu Han and the Crimson Firmament Sect. After Lu Houde had admitted defeat, Xu Han still killed Lu Houde in front of their swordsman. This was contempt for the Swordsman Pavilion, contempt for the rules that Great Xia Jianghu had followed for more than 200 years.

One side is the person who sets the rules, the other side is the person who breaks the rules.

If a person who sets rules does not punish a person who breaks them, then a person who sets rules is no longer a rule.

To those who set the rules, this was naturally something that could not be tolerated.

Therefore, this war was inevitable.

"Xu Han, how dare you!" The swordsman surrounded Xu Han. At that time, Nangong Jing stepped in front of Xu Han. His beautiful eyes were filled with killing intent as he shouted in a reserved voice.

Facing such a large number of swordsmen, Xu Han's face did not show the slightest bit of panic. He casually kicked his feet and threw out the blood stains on his feet. Afterwards, he met Nangong Jing's cold gaze and asked with a puzzled expression, "The rules were told by Lord Nangong. Xu Han only followed the rules. What does Lord Nangong mean?"

"The rules I said? Did I say the rules of killing?" The anger in Nangong Jing's heart had already reached its peak. Of course, she did not have the mood to play with Xu Han here. Immediately, she questioned him loudly. At that moment, the boundless aura in her body surged out, enveloping Xu Han.

Perhaps, just as Lu Houde, who had already lost his life, had thought, using the demon arm had placed a huge burden on Xu Han. Even though the youth's face did not show the slightest bit of panic, his deathly pale face had already revealed the true state of his body in front of everyone.

"Lord Nangong means that someone Xu broke the rules?" Xu Han asked.

"Naturally, I broke the rules." Nangong Jinghan replied coldly.

"Then what should we do if we break the rules?" Xu Han asked again.

Nangong Jing stared at Xu Han and spat out an ice-cold word, "Die."

…

At this moment, Yan Zhan and Fang Ziyu, who had recovered from this series of events, also rushed over. They could also see Xu Han's exhaustion. The two of them did not blame Xu Han for being reckless. Instead, they blocked their bodies in front of Xu Han and looked vigilantly at the swordsmen, including Nangong Jing.

The timid Chu Chouli actually rushed over at that time. However, he did not have the courage of Yan Zhan and Fang Ziyu in the end. Instead, he hid behind Yan Zhan and pretended to be a tiger and asked, "Why?"

"If you break the rules, you will die. This is also the rule." Nangong Jing said coldly, but his gaze landed on Xu Han. '"Your friend is not bad. You are a smart person. I think you have already thought of how to bear such a price before killing them. The Sword Handling Pavilion is unwilling to commit more sins. You should surrender now. Perhaps I can let you go."

"Bah! You old woman, surrender. Do you have the ability to do so?" Fang Ziyu knew very well that with Xu Han's temperament, he might really be able to do such a thing as sacrificing himself for others. She hurriedly shouted at him at that time, afraid that Xu Han would really do something stupid.

Just as he said this, Xu Han stepped out.

"Xiao Han!" Fang Ziyu cried out in alarm, wanting to dissuade her, but at that time, the youth turned around and smiled at her, signaling her to calm down.

Although Fang Ziyu and the others were worried in their hearts, seeing Xu Han's appearance, they could only temporarily suppress their worries and look at the youth nervously.

Xu Han walked over to Nangong Jing. His face was pale and he smiled at the woman, "Lord Nangong is right. If you break the rules, you will die."

"Huh?" Nangong Jing frowned slightly. She was a little confused about Xu Han's thoughts. Although she hoped that Xu Han would surrender and calm down this disturbance, she also felt that Xu Han's temperament made her somewhat uneasy.

"I would like to ask if there are any rules for the swordsman to ask for help from outsiders?"

When Xu Han's voice sounded again, Nangong Jing understood the youth's thoughts.

Her expression turned cold as she said in a deep voice, "Even if they broke the rules when saving people, there is a reason why they can't die."

"What a sin!" Xu Han's voice suddenly grew louder. He looked around the arena at the people watching this scene and said, "Everyone, do you hear me clearly? If someone breaks the rules, they will die. If someone breaks the rules of the Crimson Firmament Sect, there is a reason for it. Even if they are not guilty, they will not die! This is also the rule of your Sword Handling Pavilion?"

Hearing this, Nangong Jing knew that he had fallen for Xu Han's words. Her face instantly turned purple. She stared at Xu Han for a long time before she gritted her teeth and said, "Alright, let's leave this matter for now. What about Lu Houde? He has clearly admitted defeat. Why do you still want to kill him in pain?"

"Because he broke the rules, his Crimson Firmament Sect bullied others. Normally, it would be fine, but in a place like the Sword Handling Pavilion, it was clearly a fair fight, yet he joined forces with his fellow disciples to kill Xu Han. Shouldn't everyone thank me for helping everyone kill him?" Xu Han smiled as he replied, but he couldn't find the slightest trace of panic on his face.

Having said that, Nangong Jing naturally saw what Xu Han was up to. However, this Sword Handling Pavilion was not a place where the scholar and ink practitioner could use the scriptures to convince others.

To Jianghu, no matter how great the logic was, it was still no bigger than the sword in his hand.

"Nonsense! Someone! Take it down!" Nangong Jing knew that he wouldn't be able to take advantage of Xu Han's words. However, she was not a pedantic person. Everyone present pointed at the relationship between the Sword Handling Pavilion and entered the Demon Suppressing Pagoda with a thousand resentments in their hearts. After entering the Sword Handling Pavilion, they naturally had to stand on the side of the Sword Handling Pavilion. She was naturally not afraid of losing her life. She would lead more than ten Sword Handlers to attack at that time.

"Jing'er!" But at that moment, a loud voice came from afar. "Let's call it a day. Since Xu Han has won, he will be the golden-robed swordsman of our Sword Handling Pavilion from today onwards."

When Nangong Jing heard that voice, his expression changed. She turned around and saw a figure suddenly landing in front of her. Nangong Jing did not show any surprise, but frowned and said, "But…"

"I will come out from the Crimson Firmament Sect. You don't need to worry." The owner of the voice seemed to have predicted what Nangong Jing wanted to say and said it again before she spoke.

Nangong Jing stood there for a long time without a gloomy expression. Then, she gritted her teeth and retreated. When the surrounding swordsmen saw Nangong Jing like this, they naturally retreated as well.

At that time, a swollen figure walked out from behind the swordsman and arrived in front of Xu Han.

The fat man sized Xu Han up and down. Suddenly, he leaned forward to Xu Han's ear and said in a very low voice, "Brat, this daddy has only left for a long time, yet you've provoked such a great calamity for me!"

Hearing this, Xu Han was slightly stunned. He could tell that the Pavilion Master seemed to blame the kindness in his tone of protecting each other. He just didn't understand where the kindness came from since he didn't know this man.

"Thank you, Pavilion Master." He avoided answering the man's questions and bowed respectfully to the man.

When the man saw that Xu Han did not take the move, his heart was filled with hatred, but he did not dare to reveal it in front of so many people.

He pretended to be calm as he nodded his head and said, "That's all for today. Everyone, step down first. I will send someone to deliver the scheduled time to you tomorrow regarding the Demon Suppressing Tower."

The surrounding clansmen were curious about the favoritism of the Pavilion Master towards Xu Han. However, this had nothing to do with them. The most important thing was the Demon Suppressing Pagoda. As a result, they cupped their hands towards the man and retreated, as did Xu Han and the others.

Just as everyone was about to walk down the steps, a voice suddenly sounded in Xu Han's ears, "Brat, if it weren't for my attack today, you would have been imprisoned long ago with Jing'er's temperament. I really want to know where did you get the courage to do such a thing?"

Xu Han was stunned for a moment. He looked at the crowd and found that the faces of the people beside him were the same as before, and they were still moving forward.

Xu Han understood something in his heart.

He didn't care whether the man could hear his answer or not, he only said silently in his heart.

"Because this is the best me…"

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