Chapter 649: Turning Intent Hole

If time could be rewound, Xu Xiaoshou swore he would never act so arrogantly again.

Ban Sheng...

Was a Ban Sheng easy to provoke?

If it were someone like the disfigured Ban Shengs, such as Lang Bei Sheng Ren or Hui Wu Ren, then of course it would be easy. In fact, even a prime-condition Zhan Dao might be able to take them down.

After all, the scene of the storyteller chasing Hui Wu Ren was still vivid in his mind...

But as for the true, upright Ban Shengs living openly on this continent, the only one Xu Xiaoshou could recall was that arrow from Xi Tian, which even Sang Lao couldn't block—Ai Cang Sheng!

Was such an existence something he could afford to provoke?

No!

But there were no ifs...

Xu Xiaoshou's face had turned pale. Staring at the hand Jiang Xian extended toward him, he felt like he was riding a tiger and couldn't dismount.

If he shook it, that would mean accepting the goodwill, but after acting so wildly earlier, taking this offered step down now would hardly match his defiant "true nature."

But if he didn't shake it... A Ban Sheng coming to my home?

"Received test, passive value, 1."

The information panel gave its answer.

Smack!

Xu Xiaoshou pondered for only half a second before swinging his hand to slap Jiang Xian's hand away forcefully.

Test?

What was there left to test?

I, Xu De Yan, am from the Sheng Di Shi Jia!

In his mind, he frantically hyped himself up. At that moment, Xu Xiaoshou's aura rose even higher. He swept a cold glance over the Jiang family members, then turned away with a flourish.

"No next time!"

The warning was blunt and utterly arrogant.

Even after hearing that the Jiang family had a Ban Sheng, he hadn't given them any face at all.

The Jiang family group looked upset.

Even Jiang Xian, with his excellent self-control, couldn't quite keep his composure.

The onlookers whispered among themselves, their expressions a mix of wanting to exclaim in shock but holding back due to the pressure, which made them look uncomfortable.

"My heavens, what on earth is this Xu Shao's background?"

"That Jiang family, a Ban Sheng lineage from Bei Yu— and he's not giving them any face?"

"Let's pull back, pull back. This showdown probably won't happen, but once they're gone, their sharp edge might turn on us. Quick, run!"

"Go, go, go— if we're any slower, we're done for!"

The crowd scattered in a hurry, clearly realizing that this spectacle wasn't safe to watch for long.

The face of a Ban Sheng family wasn't something you could trample on lightly.

Who knew if they'd be tracked down later and silenced?

"Received awe, passive value, 145."

"Received suspicion, passive value, 122."

"Received fondness, passive value, 66."

Xu Xiaoshou didn't even dare glance too much at the information panels. He turned back, nodded his head slightly, and led his group straight through the center of the Jiang family, stepping into the Duo Jin Merchant Guild.

"This..."

The Jiang family Wang Zuo was furious, but since the other side had even greater backing, they had no choice but to swallow their anger this time.

"Jiang Shao?" The Jiang family Wang Zuo who had caused the trouble hesitated, but in the end, he spoke up.

Jiang Xian turned back coldly. "Go back and take your punishment yourself!"

"Yes!"

The Jiang family Wang Zuo closed his eyes in bitter pain, knowing he had truly stirred up a mess this time.

Jiang Xian paused for a moment, then turned to another person with a decisive expression.

"Immediately investigate 'Tai Xiang' and 'Xu family'! Whether it's place names or family names, as long as there's anything similar, compile it all for me. Don't limit the scope— this title might be fake."

"Also, dig up all the Tai Xu Shi Jia and Ban Sheng Shi Jia in Bei Yu, whether hidden or not, and make a list. Get it to me within three days!"

"Furthermore, a Ban Sheng's birthday celebration is a big event— why didn't our Jiang family receive any information?"

"Start from that angle and list all the families that have held Ban Sheng birthday ceremonies in the past ten years— no, the past hundred years. Don't limit it to Bei Yu."

"Finally, prepare gifts!"

"Gifts?" The Wang Zuo was about to acknowledge the orders and get to work, but this last one startled him. "Even after all this, we're still going to offer compensation?"

Jiang Xian glared at him coldly. "Gifts for life and death— everything!"

The Jiang family Wang Zuo froze, suddenly understanding.

"Yes!"

With that, he accepted the order and vanished in a flash.

Ah...

Jiang Xian sighed inwardly.

This whole affair was incredibly frustrating, catching him completely off guard.

If the other side was truly from a force even higher than the Jiang family, then this matter could be big or small, depending on it.

It mainly depended on what kind of attitude Xu De Yan had...

"Wait!"

Thinking of Xu De Yan, Jiang Xian called out immediately.

But the subordinate had already gone far, and he couldn't call him back.

"Jiang Shao, any other instructions?" Another person quickly stepped up.

Jiang Xian opened his mouth, about to speak, but hesitated and sighed. "Check the full name of this Xu fellow."

He had a feeling that the two sides might cross paths again in the future.

The next time they met, he couldn't just call him "Xu De Yan" if the other called him "Xian"!

What a strange name that was...

"Yes!"

The subordinates took their orders and left, leaving only the last two guards behind.

Jiang Xian glanced around, his gaze settling on Rong Da Hao, who stood frozen like a statue, and his brows furrowed at once.

Who was it that said earlier this matter would be handled by him?

Just one sentence, and now he was acting like he didn't exist?

Ignore him, and he'd vanish?

"Rong Pang Zi, what's your—"

"Jiang Shao!" The other Wang Zuo, who had been silent, suddenly interrupted, his voice full of shock.

Jiang Xian turned his head, his brows lifting.

"The Tian Zhi Zhu... it's moving, it's moving!"

The Wang Zuo who spoke held a crystal ball about the size of a baby's fist.

Inside the crystal ball, something like an eye seemed to be sealed, obscured by thick white mist.

And now, the Tian Zhi Zhu, which had shown no movement since coming from Bei Yu, was faintly trembling within that mist, as if the sealed eye was struggling to look in a certain direction.

"It's moving?"

Jiang Xian was greatly alarmed. He quickly took the Tian Zhi Zhu in his hands.

The white mist surged.

The "Tian Zhi Zhi Yan" trembled once before returning to being hidden by the fog, showing no further signs.

"It's here!"

Jiang Xian knew he hadn't imagined it. Since the Tian Zhi Zhi Yan had moved, that meant his mission target was indeed in Dong Tian Wang Cheng.

"On whom?"

He pondered deeply.

His "San Yan Tong Mu" had recorded every person and every pair of eyes he had seen since entering Dong Tian Wang Cheng, replaying them frame by frame in his mind.

But there was no clue!

Even if there were a few with spiritual or unusual eyes, they were far from matching the descriptions in "Tian Xia Tong Shu," so they couldn't have caused the Tian Zhi Zhu to react.

"Was it him?"

Jiang Xian thought of Xu De Yan.

But in their earlier confrontation, if the other had something similar, why hadn't his San Yan Tong Mu sensed anything?

They had been so close!

"Not him— maybe the other two?"

Jiang Xian finally realized something.

All his attention had been on Xu De Yan earlier, so apart from that young Wang Zuo, he could barely remember the two women behind.

"Something's off!"

With San Yan Tong Mu, even a glance should have left an impression.

How could he have no memory at all of those two women?

Unless they had erased it...

"Erased..."

The thought of memory erasure made Jiang Xian a bit panicked.

That wasn't impossible!

"Rong Da Hao!" He called out loudly.

Among them, only Rong Da Hao had walked up to that group and likely gotten a clear look at the two women.

"Why are you spacing out?"

After Jiang Xian called, Rong Da Hao still showed no reaction.

He strode over quickly and slapped Rong Da Hao hard on the shoulder.

Splash!

Water droplets flew.

Jiang Xian was stunned.

That sweat...

"Are you dead or what?" His voice turned icy as he raised his hand, not sure whether to wipe it or not.

"I..."

Rong Da Hao seemed to finally regain his senses, his body shuddering suddenly.

Jiang Xian could clearly see the fat man's pores erupting all at once.

"What happened? What did you see?"

He sensed something was very wrong.

What had Rong Da Hao seen to scare him like this?

"I..."

Rong Da Hao turned his pale face, and in his mind, that small bronze furnace replaced Jiang Xian's face, appearing on the neck of the person in front of him.

Then, endless gray mist billowed.

The deathly crisis from Ling Rong Ze surged back.

—Gui Shou power!

"I..." Rong Da Hao couldn't get out a complete sentence for a long time.

Jiang Xian's gaze was intense, though he was eager to drag out what the fat man had seen, his expression remained gentle.

"Speak up. It's okay."

Rong Da Hao parted his lips, then clenched them shut, his eyes locking tightly as he shook his head vigorously.

"You can't say?"

An inexplicable anger rose in Jiang Xian's heart.

But along with it came a hint of fear.

What exactly had he seen to make this Tai Xu Shi Jia heir, who wanted to befriend him, refuse to speak with such an obvious "nothing to see here" attitude?

"Say it. If you're scared, I'll handle it," Jiang Xian said seriously. "I can take it."

Rong Da Hao was filled with grief and indignation. "But I can't take it..."

Crack, crack!

Jiang Xian's fists clenched tightly.

"You saw something that isn't what I'm looking for?" He noticed the detail keenly, realizing the fat man had seen something else.

Rong Da Hao's body was trembling.

The higher the level, the more one knew how terrifying Gui Shou was!

As a Tai Xu Shi Jia descendant and the current heir of a branch family, Rong Da Hao knew far more secrets than most.

That's why he didn't dare say another word.

The white and red robes of Sheng Shen Dian Tang weren't just for show!

And the major forces among the Gui Shou were real too!

If he said something and dragged his entire family into this vortex, he didn't know how it would end for both sides.

But he knew one thing— the Rong family would be doomed!

He, Rong Da Hao, would be the eternal sinner of the Rong family!

"A Tai."

Jiang Xian realized he couldn't get anything out of this fat man in his current state. Clearly, he knew something, so he turned back to the troublesome Jiang family Wang Zuo.

Jiang Tai understood immediately. He flexed his fingers, and a Jie Yu silently enveloped them, isolating the busy street and creating a separate realm.

In the Jie Yu, only Jiang Xian and Rong Da Hao remained.

"Rong Pang Zi, look at me." Jiang Xian's tone was soothing and full of warmth.

"Sorry, I really can't say..." Rong Da Hao looked conflicted. He glanced up slightly, and as soon as their eyes met, his heart skipped a beat— he knew it was too late.

But it was already done!

Jiang Xian's "San Yan Tong Mu" flashed with dark light. In the whites of his eyes, the gloomy three gray spots swirled and merged, pulling even the iris toward the pupil's center.

In an instant, those eyes no longer looked human— just deep, profound gray voids.

"Urgh..."

Rong Da Hao's expression turned blank in a flash, and blood tears began to flow from his eyes.

"What did you see?"

"A... small bronze furnace..."

"Bronze furnace?" Jiang Xian had no recollection of it.

"Yes, a bronze furnace..."

"What does it symbolize?"

"Zhi Wu object... Gui Shou..."

Jiang Xian's heart skipped a beat, his face turning deathly pale. "Zhuan Yi Kong" nearly broke.

"Gui Shou?"

"You wouldn't be trying to dec—"

He stopped mid-sentence, suddenly remembering that under "Zhuan Yi Kong," it was the other person's true heart speaking, so deception was impossible.

"Why do you know about it?" He pressed on.

"Bai Ku... Ling Rong Ze... sealing Gui Shou..."

Jiang Xian was frantic inside.

He finally understood why Rong Da Hao had changed so drastically after one glance— he had seen that Gui Shou!

"What cultivation level?"

"Don't know..."

"Which Gui Shou? Born in a different dimension? Nan Yu? Or Kong Xu Island?"

"Don't know..."

"Is it a humanoid Gui Shou?"

"It's humanoid..."

"Ai!" Jiang Xian's pupils contracted sharply as he quickly formed a seal with one hand to stabilize "Zhuan Yi Kong" and prevent it from breaking.

This question couldn't go on!

A humanoid Gui Shou!

No wonder Rong Da Hao hadn't said anything earlier...

"Besides the Gui Shou, what else did you see? Did those two have any special eyes?"

"No..."

"Waste!"

"Yes, I'm a waste..."

Jiang Xian: ...

In his frustration, he almost interrupted "Zhuan Yi Kong" for the third time. Feeling the pain in his eyes, he quickly said, "You know nothing, you've seen nothing— including this conversation."

"I know nothing..."

"Good, go to sleep!"

"Ai!"

Jiang Xian dispelled the seal, channeling his Ling Yuan to shatter the blood tears on Rong Da Hao's face.

He then pulled out a pill, fed it into his mouth, and supported the wobbling body.

Thump!

The world spun, and his elbow hurt.

Jiang Xian was knocked to the ground, his face turning green.

"Damn it, how much does this weigh?"

The temporary Ling Yuan dormancy after using "Zhuan Yi Kong" left him relying on physical strength to hold up this several-hundred-jin fat man.

But the fat man was completely out of control!

Not only were his legs like jelly, but he was also collapsing right onto him— who could handle that?

With one hand, Jiang Xian fished a pill from his ring and swallowed it. As his Ling Yuan stirred slightly, he finally managed to prop the man up.

Straightening his clothes and composing himself, he called, "A Tai!"

With a hum, the Jie Yu retracted, and Jiang Tai and the other Wang Zuo appeared instantly.

"How did it go?" Jiang Tai asked with concern.

How did it go...

Jiang Xian was at a loss.

A guy brazenly wandering Dong Tian Wang Cheng with a Gui Shou host— what do you think?

Look at the mess you've caused!

Jiang Xian was furious. He suddenly tossed the Rong Da Hao in his hands over.

Thump!

Jiang Tai was caught off guard, his head smashing straight into the ground, legs flailing up, nearly suffocating him.

When he got up, Jiang Tai was baffled.

"Carry him!"

"Oh, oh... okay."

"Go back and report to the enforcement hall yourself— to Jiang Xing Da Zhang Lao!"

"Oh, oh, huh? Jiang Xing Da Zhang Lao?"

"Any objections?"

"Uh, no..."

With that, Jiang Xian turned and left, leaving the others to deal with the aftermath.