"Are you an idiot? You just mentioned 'Bloodcloud Pavilion,' how are you going to explain that?"

"Come on, I just want to enjoy a peaceful retirement. Can you stop messing with me?"

"Use your brain and watch your mouth. Don't talk nonsense."

Xiao Tian looked at Zhong Ling in front of him, feeling a surge of frustration.

Knowing she almost caused trouble, Zhong Ling accepted the scolding obediently without any temper.

After all, she was completely in awe of Xiao Tian.

His overwhelmingly powerful strength and the image of him sweeping through the Bloodcloud Pavilion were deeply imprinted in her mind, impossible to forget.

From Xiao Tian, she experienced for the first time the thrill of solving problems by tackling the root of the issue.

"I know I was wrong. It won't happen again," Zhong Ling promised Xiao Tian, pursing her lips.

In her eyes, Xiao Tian's gaze seemed to sparkle.

"..." Looking at the silly girl in front of him, Xiao Tian sighed, "So, what exactly do you want? Don't try to fool me with lame excuses."

"Ah!" Zhong Ling took a deep breath, her expression serious, and bowed to Xiao Tian, "My lord, please take me as your disciple. I want to be as strong as you."

Xiao Tian's mouth twitched as he turned and walked back, shaking his head, "I don't know how to cultivate, so I can't teach you."

"How can that be? My lord, you're so powerful. How could you not know how to cultivate?" Zhong Ling didn't believe it and caught up with Xiao Tian.

Xiao Tian shrugged, "I was just lucky to be born this way."

"My lord, I'm grown up now, not a child. Please don't fool me like this!" Zhong Ling was a bit annoyed.

Xiao Tian stopped, glanced at Zhong Ling, and sighed, "You grew up by using your brain, what's there to be proud of?"

"Besides, I'm not fooling you. I really can't teach you anything."

After saying that, Xiao Tian quickly walked back to the edge of the Imperial Garden and lazily lay back on the lounge chair.

Zhong Ling pursed her lips, stood silently by Xiao Tian's side, and just stared at him without saying a word.

"Little brat..." Xiao Tian snorted lightly, continuing to watch the show and enjoy the service of the palace maids.

Wonderful~

Watching the strange interaction between Xiao Tian and Zhong Ling, Liu Yan really couldn't understand it.

However, what truly troubled her was the potential threat from the Bloodcloud Pavilion.

While Liu Yan was anxious and the entire Great Yan Dynasty was somewhat worried.

Half a month passed just like that.

During this time, the Great Yan Dynasty did not suffer any disturbances related to the Bloodcloud Pavilion.

And an extremely explosive piece of news was delivered to the Imperial City of the Great Yan Dynasty.

Meanwhile, on Qingyan Mountain.

Xiao Tian once again left the palace and came to the mountain for a hike.

The main purpose was to hunt the wild boar known as the king of the mountain.

After tasting the roasted meat last time, Xiao Tian couldn't forget the flavor.

As the leader of the female guards, Liu Yan naturally accompanied him again for protection.

"Leader!" At this moment, a female guard from the palace suddenly ran up the mountain.

Liu Yan, who was originally guarding beside Xiao Tian, turned to look at the approaching subordinate, frowning, "If I remember correctly, you should be on duty in the palace. Why are you here?"

"Leader, the Celestial Secrets Pavilion has received news that the First Assassin Organization in the Southern Wastelands, the Bloodcloud Pavilion, has been completely wiped out by a mysterious expert."

"The Assassin King Yun Zunlai, Heart-Devouring Consort Yu Yan, and Skull-Crushing Hand Huang Gang are all confirmed dead, with bodies as evidence."

"From now on, the Southern Wastelands no longer have the Bloodcloud Pavilion."

After the female guard finished speaking, Liu Yan's old subordinates around her collectively turned their heads to look over.

"I..." Liu Yan, being stared at by everyone, was speechless and momentarily stunned by the news.

For the past half month, she had been worried that the Bloodcloud Pavilion Headquarters would attack the Great Yan Dynasty.

And now she's told that the Bloodcloud Pavilion has been destroyed?

"Boss..." At this moment, the female guard who talked the most suddenly laughed, "Isn't this a coincidence?"

"Yeah, more than half a month ago, you said it would be great if the Bloodcloud Pavilion was wiped out by a hidden expert, and now it's really gone."

"It's like a Fing Hell coincidence, opening the door to see coincidence standing there, it's just too coincidental."

At this moment, the female guard who came to deliver the news suddenly asked weakly, "Leader, when you said that, was it seventeen days ago?"

Everyone's expression froze, and they all looked at the female guard who delivered the news.

"It was indeed that day, why?"

The female guard's expression became even more peculiar, "According to the Celestial Secrets Pavilion's intelligence, the day the Bloodcloud Pavilion was wiped out was exactly the day the leader said that."

Immediately, the surroundings fell silent.

"Boss!" Finally, someone broke the silence, "Did you bless your mouth or something?"

Liu Yan: "..."

After a while, Liu Yan silently walked to the side, sat on a protruding rock, took off a jade hanging around her neck, and gently caressed it.

Liu Yan just looked at the jade, and as she looked, her face was already wet with tears.

"Someone avenged you, how wonderful..."

"Thank you, really, thank you."

"Thank you..."

Sitting there, Liu Yan kept caressing the jade, crying, and continuously expressing her gratitude.

Her old subordinates and other female guards also had red eyes, silently watching her back.

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On the other hand, Xiao Tian, who was personally enjoying the joy of roasted meat, hummed a little tune without a care, brushing sauce onto the crispy, golden, oil-dripping skin.

"My lord, thank you." Zhong Ling, obediently squatting beside Xiao Tian, hugging her legs, quietly spoke to him.

"That's just someone with a blessed mouth, it has nothing to do with me, don't talk nonsense." Xiao Tian said with a dark face, pointing at the whole roasted pig in front of him, "If you're so idle, go cut some meat for me."

"Boring." Zhong Ling pursed her lips and got up to cut the meat.

Xiao Tian stood up with his hands behind his back, turned to see Liu Yan sitting there, trembling slightly, and smiled, murmuring softly.

"You're welcome!"

...

Southern Wastelands, Bloodcloud Pavilion Headquarters ruins.

Nearby, a shadow suddenly twisted, like a plume of black smoke rising, eventually forming two figures.

One old, one young.

"Teacher, could it be the Great Yan Dynasty?" The young man's voice was filled with undisguised shock as he looked at the Bloodcloud Pavilion ruins before him.

The old man in black robes shook his head, "There are many suspects for the culprit who destroyed the Bloodcloud Pavilion, but it couldn't possibly be the Great Yan Dynasty."

"In one day, to simultaneously destroy the Bloodcloud Pavilion's branch in the Great Yan Dynasty and the gathered headquarters."

"The Great Yan Dynasty doesn't have that kind of capability."

"Let's go. Now that Zi Ruoyan is held up by the old fellow, it's the perfect opportunity for us."

As the black-robed elder finished speaking, he and the young man's figures twisted again.

The shadow beneath them, like a swamp, slowly engulfed them.

"Teacher, where are we going now, the Northern Battlefield?"

"No, we're going to Qingyan Mountain!"

As the elder's voice fell, the figures of the master and disciple disappeared simultaneously.