Chapter 497 Half A Month

The Sword Handling Pavilion was located halfway up the Long Yin Mountain, within a few miles of the Long Yin Mountain.

However, the headquarters of the Sword Handling Pavilion could not compare to the Dragon Hidden Temple, which had its own magic array protecting it. Unfortunately, it was shattered by the aftermath of the Daofather's heavenly tribulation.

Helplessly, Xiao Ran could only move the headquarters of the Sword Handling Pavilion to a courtyard in Horizontal Imperial City. Of course, the money for the mansion was paid by the Imperial Court and Longyin Mountain.

Everyone in the Jianghu of Great Xia understood that this Pavilion Master Xiao was a famous iron rooster. On the surface, he naturally had to call him Pavilion Master Xiao respectfully, but most of them secretly called him Xiao Pixiu. The reason for that was because this Pavilion Master had never been able to enter or leave.

Today was the day for those who had passed the Swordsman Competition to be granted the status of Swordsman. Logically speaking, this should be something to be happy about.

However, Xiao Ran, who was sitting in the manor, had been frowning.

Ever since the tower collapsed, Great Xia's Jianghu had always revealed a sense of unease.

The Scarlet Firmament Sect's headmaster successfully passed the third Heavenly Tribulation. He seemed to be one of the top immortals in Great Xia's Jianghu. One had to know that there weren't many immortals in the world who could do this. The status of the Crimson Firmament Sect had risen again. The first thing Xie Min Yu did after that was to send someone to hold the Sword Pavilion accountable for the deaths of those Great Evolution Realm elders.

The investigation into the Dark Asura Palace had also proceeded very quickly.

However, this speed brought even more trouble to Xiao Ran, The power of the Dark Asura Palace far exceeded Xiao Ran's expectations. In just over two years, Dark Asura Palace had already seeped into Great Xia's Jianghu, More than half of the twelve towns of the three sects in Great Xia were closely related to the Dark Asura Palace, This was naturally not a good thing, However, although this Dark Asura Palace was acting strangely, it didn't do anything too outrageous. Even if he tried to obtain the Demon Lord's blood essence in the Demon Suppressing Tower, he did so according to the rules. Xiao Ran couldn't find any reason to eliminate the Dark Asura Palace. Of course, even if he could find a reason, he wouldn't necessarily be a match for this Dark Asura Palace.

Thinking about these things, the Grand Pavilion Master Xiao couldn't help but rub his slightly painful head.

"An eventful autumn." He couldn't help but sigh.

"Pavilion Master, the newly promoted swordsmen have arrived." At this moment, a gentle voice came from the side of his ear. Xiao Ran raised her head and saw Nangong Jing arrive beside him at some unknown time.

"Yes." Xiao Ran nodded and stood up from the wooden chair. However, he just stood up. The wooden chair made of precious incense wood seemed to be unable to withstand this weight anymore. It shook and finally shattered.

Seeing this scene, Nangong Jing handed a strange gaze to Xiao Ran , which clearly said, "You're fat again, Lord Pavilion Master."

"Cough cough." Even with Xiao Ran's face at this moment, his cheeks felt slightly hot. He coughed and said, "I must go to Old Man Du's place to argue with him. What kind of sh*tty chair is this?"

The Old Man Du in Xiao Ran's mouth was the Great Xia Confucian and Taoist Master Du Qingqian. He held the position of Great Xia's Grand Tutor. The new gate of the Sword Handling Pavilion was chosen by Grand Tutor Du for Xiao Ran.

Du Qingqian had always done everything without leakage. He knew that this Xiao Ran was a person who liked to show off, so the location and display of the mansion he chose were not bad at all. The furnishings in the mansion were also valuable items that could be picked up. Naturally, the chairs made of fine incense wood were not something that ordinary people could afford.

At this moment, it suddenly shattered, and most people with good eyesight could see the reason.

However, since Xiao Ran was unwilling to admit it, Nangong Jing naturally wouldn't expose this point.

She only looked at Xiao Ran meaningfully and said again, "That Xu Han is also among this group of people. How does the Pavilion Master plan to deal with him?"

After confirming that Xu Han did not accept her opinion, Nangong Jing told Xiao Ran all of his doubts about Xu Han's identity. However, the other party did not answer her on the spot. At this moment, she naturally had to ask the Pavilion Master how to deal with this matter.

Hearing this, Xiao Ran's brain immediately felt a burst of pain.

This Xu Han was truly a hot potato. The Crimson Firmament Sect wanted to find trouble with him, and rumors about his identity had been circulating in the Horizontal Imperial City these past few days. However, this Xu Han had countless connections with the Daofather who ascended to the Myriad Domains of the Universe.

Xiao Ran hesitated and said, "This rumor is just a rumor. In this world, people with the same surname have the same name."

"Pavilion master! Imagine that Xu Han's appearance happened after the death of the Young Manor Master of Tiance Prefecture, and before that, almost no one in the world had heard of his name. "Moreover, the rumors of incompetence are the same as those of the black cat fighting fish. Adding on the woman named Ye Hongjian that I saw a few days ago, it can't be considered a coincidence that they are so coincidental."

Some things descended upon one another, and Pavilion Master Xiao, who dared to act recklessly in front of Grandmaster Buku of the Dragon Hidden Temple, was immediately dumbfounded when faced with Nangong Jing's serious questioning.

"Alright, I understand." After several breaths of silence, Xiao Ran finally chose to compromise. He sighed and said.

As he finished speaking, his hand suddenly appeared and gripped the void. At that moment, a white robe flew out and disappeared into his hand. Xiao Ran put the white robe on his body and tidied up the cuffs with nine golden threads. He originally wanted to close the robe, but he discovered that the nine-threaded golden robe, which represented the supreme power of the Sword Handling Pavilion, could not be closed by him. He was indeed fat again.

Xiao Ran felt a little helpless and could only embarrassedly open his white robe at that time. However, this extraordinary robe that was worn by the other swordsmen landed on his body had a somewhat strange and funny smell.

"Pavilion Master, it's time to lose weight." Nangong Jing glanced at Xiao Ran and said calmly at that time. Then, he took the lead and walked out of the room.

Xiao Ran looked up at Nangong Jing's departing back. At this moment, his gaze sank and he suddenly let out another long sigh.

"Nangong Mo, Nangong Mo, why did you give birth to a daughter with a head full of muscles? One day, I passed the Sword Handling Pavilion to her. Doesn't that make my Great Xia Jianghu turn upside down?" Thinking of this, Xiao Ran frowned.

He touched his bulging belly, which was as big as an exaggerated air bag filled with water.

"Sigh."

He sighed again and muttered with an annoyed expression, "Indeed, he is too fat."

After saying that, he took another step and walked out of the courtyard.

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