Chapter 1346

Hongxiu, standing to the side, gave Ning Chen a grateful glance; she hadn't expected Ning Chen to say exactly what she had been thinking.

"Ah Han, Ning Chen is right—go on up. Don't worry, we are all your solid backing behind you. Besides, if you didn't do it, you didn't do it. You have reason and evidence; the common folk can all see it clearly."

Xiao Han wanted to shake off the huge pot pinned on his head more than anyone, but the scenes of not being believed in the past kept lingering in his mind, and even after returning for so long, he still hadn't figured out how to appear before the public.

Ning Chen patted Xiao Han's shoulder: "Your Master certainly wouldn't want to see you like this. Go on with peace of mind—we're all here."

Xiao Han turned his head and looked at the round platform in the middle; standing on it now were disciples of the Beixuanmen Sect.

Xiao Han stood up, leapt into the air, and landed on the round platform, in front of his opponent.

Everyone's attention converged, after all this was the man beside Miss Hongxiu, and everyone was extremely curious about who he was.

The one standing on the platform for the Beixuanmen Sect was the Sect Master's second disciple; his ability was extraordinary, and he could be said to be the most formidable person in the entire Beixuanmen Sect apart from the Sect Master and the senior disciple.

This man's heart was extremely pure, and he was even the person in the entire Sect with the greatest chance of ascending.

"May I ask who you are?"

Xiao Han said nothing, but offered the other party a salute.

Seeing this, the other party understood that Xiao Han did not wish to speak.

"In that case, let us begin." The man bowed to Xiao Han, then pulled back to create distance.

The battle was on the verge of erupting. The man's weapon was a fan, emanating a faint glow.

The two men began to fight; everyone stared fixedly at the two on the platform, not missing a single detail.

The man was somewhat surprised—he could feel that his opponent's ability was extraordinary, and there was even a vague sense that it might surpass his own.

How could such a powerful person have never appeared in the jianghu before?

A hint of doubt flickered in the man's eyes.

Xiao Han had originally been a disciple of the Grand Elder of the Dongqing Sect, and was absolutely a person of outstanding talent. Coupled with the abilities granted from his previous world, the man was quickly defeated.

The man dropped to one knee; he knew he had lost.

Xiao Han did not take the opportunity to press the attack, but stood not far from the man.

The man rose, sheathed his weapon, and bowed to Xiao Han.

"It is I who have lost."

The scene erupted in an uproar; no one had expected this. The disciple of the Beixuanmen Sect with the greatest chance of ascending had actually lost, and the two had exchanged fewer than fifty moves.

Even the Sect Master of the Beixuanmen Sect had not expected this; he gazed at Xiao Han's figure and fell briefly into thought.

"Master, my second junior brother he…"

The Sect Master of the Beixuanmen Sect shook his head: "He has indeed lost; the opponent is very powerful. Moreover, I feel his figure looks somewhat familiar."

Xiao Han glanced toward Ning Chen's side, then looked at the position of the Dongqing Sect, and slowly reached up to remove his mask.

The scene fell silent, while everyone on the Dongqing Sect's side was plunged into a state of stunned disbelief.

"This person—I feel like he looks really familiar."

"Me too, me too. Hasn't he participated in this before?"

"I remember now—isn't this Xiao Han of the Dongqing Sect?"

"Xiao Han? That legendary one who killed the Sect Master and betrayed the Sect?!"

"Seems like it. Damn, I remember he went missing—how did he show up again, and even sitting beside Boss Hong?"

"I think there's probably more to this matter. Who would kill their own Master for no reason? Isn't that just being a pure fool?"

……

People below the stage had already recognized Xiao Han, and they whispered among themselves in discussion.

"So it was you." The man who had fought Xiao Han had not yet left the stage; he looked at Xiao Han with a smile.

"I recognize you. I had heard of you before—heard you were a cultivation prodigy. I had always wanted to duel you once, and this time it fulfills that wish. I lost, and I accept it wholeheartedly."

After speaking, the man stepped down from the stage and returned to his own Sect Master's side.

Suddenly, the Third Elder of the Dongqing Sect rose, looked toward Xiao Han, and spoke: "Xiao Han, how are you here!"

Xiao Han glanced at the man, but said not a single word.

If it had been the Second Elder present today, he would probably have come down on the spot to seize him in the name of traitor.

And this Third Elder was the one who had always refused to believe Xiao Han would do such a thing.