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Within Dragon City, there were many shops, carriages, and a crowd of people. On the surface, it seemed that the bustling scene of the past had gradually returned.

"Go!" "Giddy up!"

Suddenly, the sound of rapid hooves on the ground and the sound of whipping horses rapidly echoed. Soon after that, several black-clothed horses galloped over.

On the main road, the pedestrians and vendors all moved out of the way, fearing that they would be caught in the crossfire if they failed to dodge in time.

Although there were a lot of pedestrians on both sides of the road, the black clad Knights didn't stop at all. They quickly passed through the central road as if no one else was present, and quickly ran towards the inner city.

On both sides of the road, countless dissatisfied gazes fell on the black clad knight. However, when they clearly saw the attire of this black clad knight, the discontent in their eyes immediately vanished without a trace.

These black clad knights were not dressed in ordinary clothes. They were the unique warrior attire of Prince Zhao of Dragon City.

In the Dragon City, besides the current Dragon City Lord, Dragon City's Great General and Prince Zhao's retainer and warrior, no one else dared to wear this kind of service.

At this moment, even the patrolling soldiers were indifferent to the riders galloping in the city, not daring to stop them.

Very quickly, a few black robed Knights arrived at the general's manor on the east side of the city. They were currently within the Prince Zhao's mansion. A secret letter was delivered into the hands of Prince Zhao Zhenfeng.

He opened it up and read for a while. Then, he nodded thoughtfully. After pondering for a while, Zhao Zhenfeng slowly walked to a chamber in the inner court.

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In reality, while Xu Fan was recuperating in the cave in the middle of the cliff and silently cultivating his magic to increase his strength, the situation in Dragon City several thousand miles away had once again changed. In the end, the person who caused all of this change was that Xu Fan!

After the dragon-city had suffered a huge blow from the Xu family, it gradually returned to normal, the streets and alleys also gradually becoming bustling with activity.

However, every day, hundreds of black clothed warriors from the Zhao Family and a large number of the Xu Family would come and go from Dragon City. At the same time, all sorts of news would continuously spread to the important areas of the Dragon City, including the Xu Family Castle and the General's Estate.

To be exact, there was only one important location left in the Dragon City, and that was the Zhao Family's General Residence. This was because after the Xu Family Castle had been purged, it was just a facade. In actuality, the Xu Family had already been secretly controlled in secret by the General's Estate.

Although both of Dragon City's two great palaces were secretly searching for Xu Fan's whereabouts, most of them were still people from the General's Estate. Meanwhile, Xu Jinxi's main focus at the Xu Family Castle was still on receiving the Xu Family's direct line of businesses and factions. Only his daughter, Xu Tong, was secretly sending people to search for the whereabouts of Xu Fan.

In the general's manor in Dragon City, the current head of the Zhao Family, Zhao Wang and the Great General of the Empire, Zhao Zhenfeng, was sitting on a chair with his brows furrowed. Zhao Zhenfeng's two sons, Zhao Long and Zhao Hu, were standing on either side of him. Below him, the general director of the General's Estate, Liu Yundan, was reporting to him on the various news he had received in the past few days.

Prince, I received news today that about half a month ago, in the vicinity of the Yan Xia city, there were people who had discovered the traces of Xu Jinxi's daughter, Xu Tong, and the son of Xu Jincheng. Now that Xu Jinxi's daughter, Xu Tong, has returned to the Dragon City, I dare to guess that if nothing unexpected happened, Xu Jinxi might have already gotten the item you asked for.

Zhao Zhenfeng frowned even more when he heard Liu Yundan's report. He had already heard the news from the black robed warrior, and now, he had even heard the confirmation from Liu Yundan.

This time, the Dragon City was greatly shaken, even though the Zhao Family had secretly sent out many experts to help Xu Jinxi in purging the Xu Family's castle. In the end, most of the Xu Family's forces had been destroyed and the Xu Family had been exterminated. Because of this, Zhao Zhenfeng was bestowed with the title of Emperor of Chu. He was bestowed with the title of King Zhao, as well as the title of Great General of Chu. The Zhao Family had become the new Dragon City Lord. However, what Zhao Zhenfeng wanted the most was not the reward from the noble king, but the Xu family's legendary Immortal cultivation secret.

Many people might not know about the Xu Family's roots, but he, Zhao Zhenfeng, was very clear. Hundreds of years ago, the Xu Family's ancestor Xu Maoshan had relied on the Xu Family's cultivation techniques to sweep the world, killing countless experts. In the end, he had proclaimed himself an emperor and created the unstoppable Xu Family.

If not for the current decline of the Xu Family and the support of the Empire in the shadows, Zhao Zhenfeng would have seized the internal strife of the Xu Family this time. The traitor Xu Jinxi had secretly plotted with the General's Estate to seize the Patriarch's position, which was a huge opportunity for him to be successful in a single blow.

Otherwise, even if he, Zhao Zhenfeng, had the authority to command the Dragon City army and even used that rogue cultivator, Immortal Master Ma, he still would not dare to underestimate the Xu Family and act rashly.

During the battle against the Xu family's castle, Zhao Zhenfeng had received a secret report. That day, the Immortal Master Ma he sent was killed by the Xu family's Xu Jincheng that cultivated the Immortal cultivation technique. This made Zhao Zhenfeng even more desperate for the Xu family's cultivation technique. For this reason, the Blood Evil Warriors that Zhao Zhenfeng sent out that day did not hesitate to kill a few other big shots of the Xu Family. However, they secretly forced Xu Jincheng, who was left with half his life, to be brought back to the General's Estate.

However, in the end, Zhao Zhenfeng made a miscalculation. He did not expect Xu Jincheng to immediately use a secret technique to shatter his own soul and die the moment he woke up after being brought into the general's manor. This incident angered Zhao Zhenfeng greatly, and he even angrily killed a group of Blood Evil Warriors who were guarding Xu Jincheng.

Later, one of the Blood Evil Warriors reported to Zhao Zhenfeng that he saw Xu Jincheng give his son a black bag. Only then did Zhao Zhenfeng regain his hope and calm down. For the past few days, Zhao Zhenfeng had sent out countless people to scout for information on Xu Fan. Almost all the places within a thousand miles of Dragon City and Dragon City had been turned upside down by the people from the General's Estate. However, Xu Fan seemed to have evaporated, not a single trace of him to be found.

At this moment, when Zhao Zhenfeng heard the news of the Xu family's key figure, Xu Fan, his eyes flashed with a cold light. He said with a deep voice, "Manager Liu, is this news accurate?"

Liu Yundan said, "Your Highness, this is absolutely true!"

Zhao Zhenfeng nodded his head, saying: "You've done very well in this matter. Go back and give the orders. Continue to investigate and monitor Xu Tong's every movement."

Liu Yundan did not dare to breathe too loudly, and hurriedly replied, "Yes! We obey Your Highness's orders! This subordinate will take his leave! "

Zhao Zhenfeng waved his hand and Liu Yundan cautiously stepped out of the meeting hall.

After Liu Yundan left, Zhao Zhenfeng suddenly turned to his two sons and asked, "What do you two think about this?"

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