Spring in Henghuang City comes late and goes late.

It has been four or five days since the shocking battle on Longyin Mountain, and it is almost the end of April, and there is still a beautiful spring day in Henghuang City.

Regarding that battle, the Sword Pavilion and the Dragon Yin Temple only said that it was a certain immortal who was able to cross the catastrophe, and the rest of the details were mostly secretive and silent. And for most ordinary people, even monks, what they knew about that battle was probably only the shocking sound one after another, and they naturally couldn't see what was happening with their eyes, so they could only accept the words of the Sword Pavilion and the Dragon Yin Temple.

But in fact, many times the truth is not really important to them, no matter what happens, life has to go on, and these are just their after-dinner conversations.

"Xiao Han, why are you so interested in bringing me here to drink today?" Chu Qiuli, who was sitting in the roadside tavern, picked up the wine glass on the table, raised his head and drank it, the middle-aged man's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his face immediately showed a look of intoxication.

This is somewhat of a strange thing, although Xu Han is not a person who does not drink alcohol, he has rarely taken the initiative to invite drinks, but this time he took the initiative to pull Chu Qiu to this tavern.

However, although there were some doubts in his heart, with Chu Qiuli's alcoholic temperament, he naturally had no reason to refuse this drinking, and he agreed to Xu Han very happily.

It's just that these three glasses of wine went down, but Xu Han was silent, which made the middle-aged man a little puzzled, so he asked.

Xu Han, who was sitting opposite Chu Qiuli, was carrying a wooden box three feet long and one foot wide on his back, he heard this, picked up the cup on the table, and finally drank the first glass of wine since it was served.

The surrounding drinkers are all cautiously watching this place at this time, Xu Han's reputation is now spread in Great Xia, not only because of Xu Han's amazing strength in the sword holding competition, but also because there is such a rumor in the market at some point, saying that this Xu Han is the young master of Tiance Mansion who has claimed to have died in battle in Great Zhou.

And this is not the core of this rumor, the most important thing is that under such rumors, some murderous remarks have also begun to spread.

For example, since Xu Han is not dead, why did Da Zhou publicize his death? Why did Xu Han appear in Henghuang City, and even successfully passed the sword holding competition, if it develops like this, Xu Han will inevitably be awarded the position of the gold-robed sword bearer at the sword holding ceremony in a few days, so that this young mansion lord will become a person with important authority in this Great Xia Rivers and Lakes, and if he wants to do something harmful to the Great Xia Rivers and Lakes, it will be much easier to get it.

Therefore, it is inferred that Xu Han is likely to be a dark chess piece that this Great Zhou planted into the Great Xia rivers and lakes.

It's just that such a statement is just an inference after all, and both the Sword Pavilion and the Great Xia Imperial Court are silent about it, so no one really dares to do anything to Xu Han in this Henghuang City, but some snooping and discussion cannot be exempted after all. Xu Han also expected this and didn't take it to heart.

After he drank the cup of sake, he looked up at the middle-aged man in front of him, his eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile: "Brother Yan and Ziyu are busy contemplating the origin demon power obtained in the Demon Suppression Tower, and I have been cultivating my body these days, and Brother Chu is busy with everything in this mansion, especially Ah Sheng's side, Brother Chu is taking care of it carefully, I can't go away, so I naturally want to have a good life to entertain Brother Chu." ”

"Hey, what are these words, Xiao Han, you are my Chu someone's brother, and your brother is naturally my brother, and it is all within my bounds. The middle-aged man patted his chest, and his face was arrogant.

Of course, Xu Han is used to seeing men who dare to open a dyeing workshop when they give a little color, he doesn't take it to heart, and continues to say with a smile: "Brother Chu is high-minded, Xu is naturally clear, but after all, this is still a lot of trouble, this drink is just to express gratitude, come, I will give Brother Chu a glass." ”

Xu Han said this, then raised the wine glass in his hand, saluted Chu Qiuli, and then raised his head and drank it all.

High-spirited, he was praised by Xu Han as a fluttering middle-aged man, but he didn't notice that Xu Han's praise today was too much, and he couldn't accept all of this praise. He waved his hand again and responded with a smile: "It's easy to say, I'm a Chu person who doesn't have other skills, but this righteousness has never been lacking in sticking a knife in the ribs for a friend and going to the soup for a brother." ”

The middle-aged man said this, and also lifted the wine glass in his hand and drank the wine in it.

Seeing this, Xu Han smiled even more at the corner of his mouth.

He was extremely enthusiastic to fill the empty wine glass for Chu Qiuli again, and said in his mouth: "Speaking of which, I have known Brother Chu for so long, and I can be regarded as sharing life and death, but I have never had a good drink. Why don't you and my brother have a drink today, and come to one without getting drunk and not going home?"

Chu Daxia has never had any resistance to this, just like the sentence he often puts on his lips, this wine is like a beauty, and he doesn't accept his husband.

Naturally, he would not refuse Xu Han's invitation, and the middle-aged man slapped the table at that time and said happily: "Okay! You and I will not get drunk today." ”

So in this small wine shop, the two of them staggered their glasses, and soon Chu Daxia's cheeks were crimson from drinking.

During the period, Xu Han, who was just talking and laughing, but did not drink much wine, saw this scene, and the corners of his mouth outlined a smile.

At that time, he picked up his wine glass again, raised it, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, we have known each other for several years, all the way from Linglong to Dahuangcheng to Chang'an, and then to today's Daxia, Brother Chu thinks that with all the things we have experienced, can you and I be considered irreversible friends?"

Chu Qiuli, who was already in high spirits before drinking, was already drunk at this moment, how could he still hear the strangeness in Xu Han's words, he nodded again and again, and sat straight on Xu Han's side, patted the other party's shoulder and said: "That's natural, you and I brothers were born and died together, that's closer than brothers, naturally counted." ”

"Oh. Xu Han responded with a long tail note, his eyes narrowed at that time, and his narrow eyes flashed with a sly smile after the conspiracy succeeded: "Then from the perspective of Brother Chu, should you and I be honest and open to each other?"

"Naturally, naturally. Chu Qiuli, who was drunk, nodded again and again, and the temperament of a middle-aged man who was drunk and happy was vividly displayed on his body at this moment.

The smile in Xu Han's eyes was even worse, and he said again: "Then can Brother Chu talk to me about why the Tibetan Heavenly Box is on Xu's body?"

"Hmm? Chu Qiuli drank a glass of sake, opened his mouth and said, "That thing was when you crossed the Heavenly Tribulation in Linglong Pavilion..."

Speaking of this, Chu Qiuli's face changed suddenly, he seemed to realize something, his body was agitated, and he woke up most of the time. He looked at Xu Han, but saw that the young man's eyes were shining, and Chu Qiuli was slow to react, and he also woke up at this moment, knowing that he was following Xu Han's way.

His eyes rolled at the moment, and his face was full of drunkenness: "That thing...."

As he said this, his eyes narrowed suddenly, and he waved his hand at that time and said, "No, I drank too much today, tomorrow.... I'll talk to you tomorrow..."

Saying that, the middle-aged man's head sank, and he was about to fall on this wine table.

It's just that Xu Han, who has long been familiar with this man's little tricks, how could he let him get his wish, the young man stretched out his hand at that time, and steadily stopped the big man's lowered head, and then with a slight force, the big man's head was lifted up by him at that time.

However, this Chu Qiuli is also shrewd, and if he can't make a plan, he will make another plan, so he simply tilted his head and closed his eyes, and there were bursts of snoring in his mouth, making it clear that he wanted to die and make a perfunctory past.

Xu Han was also a little helpless when he saw this, he tilted his head and thought about it, his face suddenly straightened, and he said: "I know that Brother Chu put the Tibetan Heaven Box on my body to protect me. But on that day, in order to help Mr. Wei survive the catastrophe, the Tibetan Heaven Box has been destroyed..."

Xu Han, who said this, paused, and said: "Since that day, I have faintly noticed that there seems to be a gaze watching me all the time, and I think it should be related to the thing in my body..."

"Now that Mr. Wei is gone, I carry his wooden box on my back, and the people in the sky seem to be quite concerned about it, and now I can only rely on myself, I want to find out, who my enemy is, if Brother Chu really regards me as a friend, please tell me the whole story of this matter, it is better than the catastrophe that I don't know. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Han suddenly stopped.

He stared at the big man in front of him, who was visibly frowning when he heard this, but he still didn't open his eyes.

Seeing this, Xu Han couldn't help but sigh, he simply stood up and said again: "Brother Chu may have his own difficulties, Xu naturally understands, but this matter is extremely important to me, and I ask Brother Chu to think about it carefully, but no matter what Brother Chu decides, Xu will keep Brother Chu's kindness in his heart." ”

The young man who said this arched his hand solemnly towards the man who closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, and was about to turn away.

But at this moment, the man's eyes finally opened suddenly.

......

It was getting late, and Xu Han, who was walking alone on the streets of Henghuang City, frowned.

He kept thinking about what had happened in the past few days, and what Chu Qiuli had just said to him.

It seemed that he had figured out something, and after hesitating for a while, Chu Qiuli finally told Xu Han something about it.

And this matter is good news for Xu Han.

The hidden heavenly box was when he was in Linglong Pavilion, when Xu Han formed a sword species and attracted the heavenly tribulation, Mo Chenzi took the opportunity to stop the heavenly tribulation, and Chu Qiuli took the opportunity to put this thing on Xu Han's body, which allowed Xu Han to be exempted from the pursuit of the heavenly tribulation from then on.

It's just that when Xu Han couldn't figure it out, the sword species he formed at that time was only the second realm Danyang Realm, how could He De attract the pursuit of the Heavenly Tribulation. And about this, Chu Qiuli can't say a reason, only that there is something strange in Xu Han's body, Chu Qiuli can't see it really, but he can feel that something is not allowed by this heaven and earth, if there is no hidden heavenly box, I am afraid that every time I break through in my cultivation in the future, it will attract the bombardment of the heavenly tribulation.

At that time, Chu Qiuli thought about the revenge of stealing the Holy Gate back then, and with the attitude of this dead horse as a live horse doctor, coupled with his trust in Mo Chenzi, he simply put this hidden heaven box on Xu Han, wanting to see how far this eccentric young man could grow.

Xu Han was somewhat suspicious of Chu Qiuli's desire to send away the treasure of his own sect so easily, but after that, how Xu Han tried his best to make several sets of words, this big man was silent, Xu Han was helpless, and he could only believe Chu Qiuli's words temporarily, at least in his opinion, although there were some debatable points in Chu Qiuli's words, this middle-aged man was far more than harming him.

And the reason why Xu Han thinks that this news is good news for Xu Han is also very simple.

The wooden box on his back was the wooden box that Mr. Wei had left him, but for some reason, after Mr. Wei flew into the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Domains, the wooden box turned into such a size.

Xu Han, who witnessed the whole process of Mr. Wei's crossing, naturally understood that those heavenly guys had already murderous intentions for this wooden box, or the demon clan in this wooden box, carrying this thing on his back undoubtedly made Xu Han a thorn in the flesh of those people, and Chu Qiuli's words let Xu Han know that since the hidden heavenly box was stripped away, Xu Han has been faintly feeling that the prying is also from the sky, so in this way, the enemy that Xu Han secretly thought was hiding in the shadows actually originated from the same thing in the sky, and the two enemies became one at the moment, which is naturally a good thing。

This is not Xu Han's self-deception, it's just that his temperament is like this, and sometimes he sees things differently from ordinary people's ideas, at least in Xu Han's opinion, it is not a bad thing to think like this.

It's just that after losing the Hidden Heaven Box, the Heavenly Tribulation that may be caused by the next breakthrough, or the hidden things in his body, it made Xu Han's mood a little heavy, so Xu Han's brows were always furrowed when he walked on this road.

He tried to sort it all out, but he couldn't find a clue.

Xu Han thought that if he wanted to understand the beginning and end of all these things, he was afraid that he would have to start with why there were 100,000 mountains in this wooden box, but since Mr. Wei left, the monster in this wooden box has never appeared, and Xu Han can't figure out how to urge this thing, so Xu Han can only give up and put this matter on hold for the time being. But it is worth mentioning that this wooden box, which should have been as heavy as Mount Tai, became much lighter after Mr. Wei left, and Xu Han carried it on his back, although it was still heavy, but it was not to the point where it was completely unaffordable.

However, this kind of change seems to be only for Xu Han alone, and he has also asked Chu Qiuli and others to try, but the other party is as difficult to move as before. Xu Han can only say that such a change is attributed to the free spirituality of the 100,000 mountains in this wooden box or the wooden box, so this is the case.

Thinking of this, Xu Han secretly felt that his mind was like a mess, and he couldn't figure it out. He simply shook his head, shaking the chaotic thoughts out of his mind.

After all, no matter how much you think about the status quo, it won't help, it's better to do everything in front of you.

Ah Sheng is now in the house, although he is still in a coma, but there is no big problem, it is estimated that he will wake up in a few days, and the sword holding ceremony is about to begin, Xu Han will become a golden-robed sword bearer if he gets his wish, and it will not be a problem to enter the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion of Longyin Temple in such an identity, and at that time, perhaps the fog about his life experience will turn back and dissipate a little.

Along the way, although there were twists and turns and sacrifices, Xu Han finally achieved his goal, but he couldn't be happy, he touched the bell on his right hand, his heart sank, and he couldn't help sighing.

Xu Han looked up at the sky at that time, and estimated that it was already time for him, he thought about it and decided to return to the mansion and rest early, after all, Chu Qiuli was taking care of Ah Sheng these days, and he was completely recovered from the previous war today, and Ah Sheng's affairs were still left to him to do it before he felt at ease.

With this in mind, he was about to take a step.

But this foot just stretched out, and before it fell, Xu Han's heart suddenly shook, and the foot was hanging in the air at that time, as if he felt something, his head suddenly raised and looked into the distance.

The streets are full of people, and it seems that there has never been half a change from normal times.

But in the depths of this surging crowd, an old man in a green shirt was standing there, looking at Xu Han with a cold expression.

When he saw the old man's appearance clearly, Xu Han's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and even dense sweat stains appeared on his forehead at that time.

This is not a person who should be here, to be precise, this person should not be anywhere.

Xu Han couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality as if he was in a dream, and he blinked, trying to distinguish whether the scene in front of him was real or his own hallucination.

But when he looked at it again, the place where the old man in the green shirt was was empty...

Xu Han still couldn't believe that Fang Cai's glance was just his own illusion, after all, at that moment, he could clearly feel the existence of the other party, and he didn't care about the other people who hurriedly lined up the bustling crowd on the streets of Henghuang City and were about to chase towards the place where the figure was standing.

But this time, he had only walked out for a few minutes, but two familiar voices came from behind him.

"Lord of the Mansion!"

"Xiao Han!"

The voice called like this, one tender and clear, the other gentle as water.

Xu Han seemed to realize something, and suddenly turned his body at that time.

The sight made the young man forget all the surprise and horror he had seen before.

He saw a boy with a long knife on his back, waving at him with an excited face, as if he was afraid that Xu Han would not notice, and the boy tried his best to stand on his toes so that he could stand out enough in the crowd.

He saw a woman standing beside the boy, dressed in red, with crooked eyebrows and a raised mouth. She looked at Xu Han without blinking, as if she was afraid that in the blink of an eye, the person in front of her would disappear, and she also did not shout loudly like a boy, as if she was afraid that any big wind and grass would break the dream in front of her.

So, she just stood quietly in place, letting the night breeze blow through her clothes and pick up her black silk, just like the bright moon shining here....

It's just like the boy who carried the wooden box.

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