Meeting

"Goodbye, everyone!" Xiao Han waved to the departing figures of the powerful figures.

"This harvest is not bad!" Xiao Han muttered to himself, looking at the three jade tokens in his hand: red, black, and crimson.

Only strength can earn you the respect of others. The way Xiao Han just Hun Miesheng and that Shadow Prison Assassin stunned everyone.

After Hun Miesheng, many powerful figures who had been watching from afar stepped forward one by one to express their goodwill towards Xiao Han and Langya Pavilion. The three jade tokens in Xiao Han's hand were from the Gu Lei Yan Three Tribes and were essentially passes.

With a casual flick of his wrist, Xiao Han created a rift and entered it, returning to the Langya Pavilion.

Langya Pavilion.

"What, Pavilion Master, you want to attack Shadow Prison?" Upon hearing Xiao Han's announcement, the Langya Pavilion's higher-ups were extremely shocked.

What's going on? Did Shadow Prison offend their Pavilion Master?

If it were an ordinary force, Langya Pavilion probably wouldn't even need to discuss it; they would just send people to attack. Langya Pavilion's experts would launch a large-scale attack, with the Pavilion Master and other top experts eliminating the enemy's high-end combat power, while they would clean up the smaller fry.

I guarantee the task will be completed perfectly!

But something's not right with Shadow Prison. How could an assassin organization that has survived for thousands of years and is still thriving be so easily moved?

The network of connections and interests involved is so extensive that a single move can have far-reaching consequences. The existence of Shadow Prison aligns with the interests of many forces, since everyone has some shady dealings that require Shadow Prison's intervention.

This is a natural protective shield for Shadow Prison. If they want to go their own way, there is no guarantee that many forces will step forward to stop them.

Add to that the opponent's strength, the accumulated power and influence over a long period of time, the fact that the opponent is fighting on their home turf, and the fact that they know themselves but not their enemy, their chances of winning are reduced by half. All these factors mean they have to think carefully.

Furthermore, Langya Pavilion also has a formidable enemy Soul Hall, on its side. If the two forces join forces, Langya Pavilion might not be able to withstand them.

And...

"We don't know where Shadow Prison is hiding either?" Yi Huang said, frowning.

The most important thing for an assassin is stealth, and Shadow Prison has almost perfected this aspect. The lower-level Shadow Prison Assassin are not too difficult to deal with, as they are not very strong. With the strength of the Langya Pavilion, they can be found out to be pretty accurate, so they are not a big threat.

However, assassins at the Silver Badge and above are different. Almost every one of them exists alone, with single-line communication, and also has their own identity in the outside world, making them virtually omnipresent.

From the lowest-ranking mercenary in Central Plains to the patriarch of a first-rate family, it's possible that they are actually Gold Badge Assassin of Shadow Prison, making it impossible to investigate.

The headquarters of Shadow Prison has never been exposed.

"I know where the Shadow Prison's headquarters is," Xiao Han said casually, glancing at the troubled faces of the crowd.

"You know about it?" Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice asked, puzzled. Of course he knew about Shadow Prison, such a killer organization. How could such a well-hidden group have their hideout found? Was he kidding?

"Um."

Everyone else listened attentively to the senior figures, and unless things were too outrageous, they were only responsible for carrying them out.

"I was assassinated by Shadow Prison when I went to attend the Space Trading Fair..." Before Xiao Han could finish speaking, the room erupted in chaos.

"What?! Shadow Prison actually dared to assassinate the Pavilion Master?"

"Destroy them! They must be destroyed!"

"..."

Xiao Han is a totem-like figure in the Langya Pavilion, and to take action against him is to offend everyone.

"Shadow Prison!" A glint of blue light flashed in Yi Huang's eyes. "A bunch of shady assassins, daring to come and provoke us?"

Yi Huang's unintentional outburst shocked everyone. "Is the Vice Pavilion Master that strong?" someone muttered quietly.

"Cough!" Feeling the scorching air around him, Xiao Han couldn't help but call out, "Huang'er, calm down. I'm fine!"

At this moment, Yi Huang suddenly put away her flames, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Xiao Han continued, "When I was fighting that Shadow Prison expert, I secretly injected a Hidden Force into his body. Unless they can reach my level of strength, they would have no chance of detecting it."

"A Shadow Prison Assassin who is a Four Star Dou Sheng is definitely a high-ranking member of Shadow Prison..." Xiao Han's eyes flickered.

"Having found him, are you still afraid of not being able to catch Shadow Prison's tail?"

"But are you sure we can completely destroy Shadow Prison?" Yi Huang didn't say anything too harsh, but she didn't really believe that Langya Pavilion could destroy Shadow Prison along the way.

Thus, the person who was originally just taking money to do a service has learned a lesson after the failure and will probably not dare to act rashly.

However, if they attack Shadow Prison and severely injure or even scatter the enemy, any high-level assassin who manages to escape will cause great trouble for the Langya Pavilion.

"Of course not now!" Xiao Han smiled, his words leaving everyone speechless. He wasn't stupid; he knew that Langya Pavilion's current strength was insufficient to completely eliminate their opponent.

"But I didn't say we'd attack Shadow Prison now!"

"What do you mean?" Yi Huang asked curiously.

Everyone was puzzled.

"I've made some interesting discoveries this time, which I'll need to study for a while," Xiao Han said.

"When we attack Shadow Prison, I will personally lead the Langya Guard. They won't be able to get any information out of us."

Yi Huang even began to doubt whether this arrogant Xiao Han was really her unusually cautious husband. In other words, Xiao Han had become arrogant.

"Are you... sure you're alright?"

"It's alright! Give me another two years." Xiao Han shook his head.

"I'm saying this now only in the hope that Langya Pavilion can focus its intelligence resources on the investigation of Shadow Prison and find out as much as possible about their background."

"That's it?" Yi Huang was taken aback. Wasn't investigating Shadow Prison just a matter of a word from Xiao Han? Did they really need a meeting?

"Hmm!" The calm voice made Yi Huang want to hit someone. Did you think that gathering so many Elder together for a meeting was a simple matter?

"Now..." Xiao Han was about to say something.

"Meeting adjourned!" Yi Huang interrupted.

"Yes!" Judging from this, Xiao Han was about to say something strange again, which the Elder were used to.

During meetings, listen to the Pavilion Master; after meetings, listen to the Pavilion Master's wife. This is a rule that the Elder of the Langya Pavilion have summarized over the years.

"Uh..." Xiao Han looked helplessly at the departing Elder, feeling that his authority Pavilion Master had been severely challenged.

His gaze turned to Yi Huang, "What are you doing?" she asked coldly.

"It's nothing!" Xiao Han immediately turned his head, a good man doesn't argue with a woman.

"I need to go into seclusion for a while to carefully study what I obtained from this trade fair. Thank you for your help."

"Haven't I always done these things?" Yi Huang said nonchalantly.

"Then... goodbye!" As soon as Xiao Han finished speaking, his figure disappeared from the hall.