A Tricky Problem

Yi Huang's expression brightened, and she immediately stood up, turned to look in the direction from which the voice came, and said lightly:

You're back!

Xiao Han smiled. "I'm back now that the matter is settled."

How was the harvest?

"Not bad!" Xiao Han said.

"However, one of our fairies seems to have some issues?"

Upon hearing Xiao Han's words, Yi Huang's bright and pretty face immediately darkened. Xiao Han, noticing the situation was amiss, asked in a deep voice:

Is there a problem?

Yi Huang nodded and said seriously, "It's more than just trouble; if we don't stop it, it could escalate into a disaster."

Then, Yi Huang began to tell Xiao Han about the strange phenomena that had recently occurred.

It turned out that two months ago, Yi Huang received a report from the intelligence forces under the Langya Pavilion that the entire population of a village had disappeared overnight, leaving only bloodstains on the ground, clearly indicating that everyone had met with misfortune.

This happened twice more afterward. At first, Yi Huang thought that some powerful individuals in Central Plains had reappeared who practiced Evil cultivation technique and were killing people to cultivate them.

However, since the strongest among the missing was only an extremely old Dou Zong, Yi Huang didn't pay much attention to it. She simply instructed the intelligence personnel of the Langya Pavilion to keep an eye on things, as such a person wouldn't be able to cause trouble for long.

However, what happened next made Yi Huang realize that things were not as simple as she had thought.

Soon, another town was massacred, and all that was left was blood everywhere, with no other clues.

Originally, Yi Huang suspected the Soul Hall, since these things happened on the Langya Pavilion's territory, and the two families had a feud. Who else should they look for?

However, as time went on, there was also a phenomenon outside the Langya Pavilion area where the entire population of the town disappeared.

This time, they turned their attention to the cities under the jurisdiction of the Starfall Pavilion.

Now, Yi Huang understood that the other party was clearly committing crimes in the Southern Region of Central Plains.

What truly terrified Yi Huang was that a small city under the Langya Pavilion, with nearly 100,000 people, was completely massacred, including a Dou Zun Elder and several Dou Zong Deacon stationed there.

During this time, not a single message was sent out. Fortunately Yi Huang suppressed the news in time; otherwise, if the news had spread, it would have quickly caused widespread panic.

The reputation of the Langya Pavilion will also suffer a huge blow. On their own turf, they don't even know how someone got lost. How can Langya Pavilion still have any standing?

But concealing it is not a long-term solution. Once a city is completely emptied of people, the news will spread throughout the entire Central Plains within ten days.

However, before Yi Huang could find any clues, two days earlier, a small city belonging to the Starfall Pavilion had also been massacred.

Moreover, the Starfall Pavilion did not have the same level of control over the city as the Langya Pavilion, and the commotion had already spread like wildfire in just one day.

Yi Huang was so anxious that she lost several strands of hair. She almost wanted to ignore everything and just put the blame on the Soul Hall, since the Soul Hall's reputation was already utterly ruined, she didn't care if it got even worse.

Let's settle this matter first.

(Soul Hall: Thank you so much!)

After listening to Yi Huang's account, Xiao Han's face remained ashen. His distress wasn't due to the strangeness of the matter or his inability to find a solution.

"It's only because we've locked onto a certain direction that things are like this," Xiao Han wondered to himself.

"Did they become confident in their actions?"

"Have you looked for Lei Ling?" Xiao Han asked. Lei Ling was naturally referring to Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice, whom he didn't even know where he was.

"Thunder Elder?" Yi Huang frowned slightly, then shook her head. "No."

In Yi Huang's mind, this matter shouldn't have reached the level of Dou Sheng), so there was no need for the other party to take action.

Xiao Han said with a hint of exasperation, "You... that guy is a living detector, why didn't you ask him for help with such a troublesome matter?"

Xiao Han wasn't exaggerating. When facing that group of the Evil Clan, the Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice's perception would be maximized, leaving no trace undetected.

The average experts of the Langya Pavilion were completely helpless against that group and were easily at a disadvantage, especially when those guys stopped hiding and started to show their fangs.

"Is it really necessary?" Yi Huang asked, looking at Xiao Han's solemn expression.

"Hmm." Xiao Han nodded. To be able to make the entire city disappear without a sound, including a Dou Zun Elder from the Langya Pavilion, and to prevent the latter from even sending out a message.

The opponents among them are not weak. A group of them might be okay, as they are not very strong, but if it was done by one person, then the opponent's strength is simply terrifying.

"I'm going to see that guy, and while I'm at it, I'll inform the people at the Langya Pavilion that they don't need to investigate any further. I'll handle this personally."

Watching the figure disappear before her eyes, Yi Huang felt a strong sense of relief.

While Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice was enjoying a newly acquired tea in a pavilion of the Langya Pavilion, a large hand suddenly snatched the cup from his hand.

Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice's expression turned cold, and he was about to shout when he sensed that familiar aura. He immediately straightened up and regained his composure.

"What, is everything done?"

Xiao Han said irritably, "Of course, Zan isn't like some old man who drinks tea with such a carefree and delightful air."

He still doesn't understand why he invited this living ancestor over in the first place. He spends his days either in seclusion cultivating or drinking tea in the pavilion, completely oblivious to the world around him.

Its true purpose was when it captured Thunder Phoenix alive.

However, to Xiao Han's slight surprise, the opponent's strength had increased quite quickly, and he had quietly broken through to the Five-Star Dou Sheng. Considering his special characteristics, he could fight against mid-five-star Dou Sheng, and easily escape unscathed from anyone below the Six Star.

Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice said strangely, "It's really odd that a High-level Dou Sheng who cultivates Ice-attribute cultivation technique has such a fiery temper!"

Generally speaking, Dou Qi attribute will have a certain influence on the cultivator, or rather, influence their personality.

Cultivators with fire and lightning attributes tend to be more unrestrained and irritable, while those with wood and water attributes tend to be more gentle.

Those who possess Ice-attribute Dou Qi tend to be cold-hearted, unlike Xiao Han who is fiery and has no hint of coldness.

"Let's not talk about that!" Xiao Han rolled his eyes. "We've found information on those guys."

Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice suddenly sat up straight, its imposing aura fully revealed. "Where are you?"

Only then did Xiao Han see a hint of the aura of an ancient powerhouse in the latter.

With a slight smile, he tossed out a Scroll, which contained recent intelligence gathered by the Langya Pavilion regarding the locations where the incidents had occurred.

It must be said that the members of the Langya Pavilion performed quite professionally when writing the report, with all kinds of details clearly presented and key points and anomalies clearly marked.

While it might be almost unnoticed by others, it might be a different story for this bigwig who lived through that era.

Finally, with a sinister Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice finished browsing through all the contents. A burst of icy energy, crackling with electricity, erupted from his hand, shattering everything into nothingness.

He slowly uttered a name: "Blood Demon Tribe!"

"Let's go to those places first. I'll tell you more details about those damned beasts on the way."

Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice displayed unparalleled execution ability at this moment, and even Xiao Han couldn't help but obey.