Chapter 164: The Troublesome Poison Scorpion

"What, is the great Pavilion Master Xiao finally willing to return?" Yi Huang looked at Xiao Han, who had suddenly appeared before her, with some pleasant surprise; however, the pride in her bones still made her words somewhat insincere.

"That goes without saying." Xiao Han laughed heartily. "I was a bit tired outside, so isn't it time to come home to my wife, children, and a warm bed?"

"Talking nonsense again!" Yi Huang rolled her eyes and gave Xiao Han a sharp pat. What was he spouting off about all day?

There weren't even any children yet!

However, speaking of children...

Yi Huang's face felt a little hot. Although Xian'er was almost like her own daughter, she had already grown up in recent years.

She actually wanted a cute baby. For a moment, Yi Huang's expression could be described as "ever-changing."

"Huang'er, what's wrong?" Xiao Han asked in confusion, even waving his hand twice in front of Yi Huang, instantly pulling her back from her wandering thoughts.

"It's nothing!" Yi Huang came back to her senses. Realizing her own thoughts, she felt a bit shy. Her expression remained cold, but Xiao Han could keenly detect the difference in her.

It was just that since Yi Huang didn't say anything, Xiao Han didn't ask. Even between husband and wife, there is a need for private space; there is no need to interfere in everything.

"Are there any matters in the pavilion that need handling recently?" Xiao Han wisely took the initiative to change the subject and began to ask about business.

"There haven't been any problems in the Central Plains," Yi Huang replied, having recovered, her tone calm.

"No problems in the Central Plains?" Xiao Han caught the implication in Yi Huang's words—that meant there was trouble outside the Central Plains. His gaze flashed immediately. "Has any accident occurred over at the Xiao Clan?"

"That's right!" Yi Huang nodded. "News came from the Xiao Clan that it seems the Soul Hall has stirred up some trouble in the Chu Yun Empire of the Northwest Continent."

"Soul Hall? Chu Yun Empire?" Xiao Han lowered his head in thought, his mind undergoing a brainstorm.

Xiao Han was helpless now. Good grief, the Soul Hall was really intent on wreaking havoc all around the Jia Ma Empire, wasn't it!

Back then, he had specifically contacted Yun Shan to block this path for the Soul Hall in the Jia Ma Empire, but he never expected that this bunch would actually run to the Jia Ma Empire's neighbor—the Chu Yun Empire.

"Who did the Soul Hall send over this time?" Xiao Han asked.

He wasn't worried that the Xiao Clan couldn't handle it. With the Xiao Clan's strength, the Soul Hall's forces in the Northwest Continent were completely beneath notice. What use could those cannon fodder Protectors be?

It was just that there are always accidents in everything. He didn't worry about Protectors; no matter how many died, the Soul Hall wouldn't feel the sting.

But if the other side sent a Venerable Elder and they really ended up killing them, the Soul Hall might actually come to investigate. That would be the real trouble!

However, things always developed in the direction one least wanted to see.

"That Soul Hall seems to have sent a Dou Zun powerhouse to the Wanxie Sect in the Chu Yun Empire. Called something... Du Xiezi!"

"Du Xiezi?" Xiao Han grinned.

"These days, there are actually so many who like to call themselves 'Scorpion'. Weren't those three old ghosts from the Yunyu Sect, who were chased around by all the major forces in the Central Plains, also some kind of scorpions?"

"Why are you bringing up those lecherous thieves?" Yi Huang said with displeasure. She was clearly quite disdainful of the Xie Mo San Gui that Xiao Han mentioned.

When dealing with the Xie Mo San Gui back then, although it was led by the Medicine Venerable, under Yi Huang's strong insistence, Xiao Han, who was still the Ice Venerable at the time, was also a main force in dealing with them.

Xiao Han had even beaten the second one, Di Xiezi, into a critical state, nearly causing him to breathe his last on the spot. He didn't know if there were any lingering aftereffects now.

"Alright, let's continue with business now!" Xiao Han said with a chuckle. That kind of thing was just a joke; that Du Xiezi was the main target.

"What is that Du Xiezi's cultivation level?" Xiao Han asked. If the other party was just a newly promoted Dou Zun, then Xiao Han didn't need to worry; that old fellow Yun Shan would naturally teach him a lesson.

That way, the Xiao Clan would also avoid the risk of exposure. As for why a Dou Zun powerhouse would appear in the remote Jia Ma Empire...

The founder of the Yunlan Sect back in the day was, after all, the renowned Yun Potian of the Central Plains. Is it so hard to understand that he might have a successful descendant?

But Xiao Han's pleasant assumption was immediately shattered by Yi Huang.

The latter said with slight surprise: "That guy is a Heavenly Venerate of the Soul Hall. He has traded blows with the Langya Guard before. Although his strength is average, he has the cultivation of a Five-Star Dou Zun."

"It's just unexpected that the Soul Hall would be willing to send such a powerful combatant to such a desolate place. Has he been exiled?"

The strength of a Five-Star Dou Zun was not a weak level no matter where it was placed.

Don't look at how it's always a battle of Dou Sheng when the Langya Pavilion and the Soul Hall fight; in reality, that is just a rare phenomenon.

Even for the Langya Pavilion, there are only nearly a hundred powerhouses at the Five-Star Dou Zun level or above. The opponent's strength was still quite good.

And this was the reason for Xiao Han's extreme shock. Even in the wars between the Soul Hall and the Langya Pavilion in recent years, the number of members at the Five-Star Dou Zun level or above who died was very few.

Of course, the time the Four Heavenly Sovereigns' Xue He was captured alive was purely bad luck. Who told that guy to be blind and lay a hand on the successor of the Langya Pavilion?

Xiao Han was in no mood to consider why a Heavenly Venerate-level combatant like Du Xiezi would run to the Northwest Continent.

He only wanted to resolve this big trouble without any future consequences.

This guy, it wouldn't do if he died, and it would be even worse if he didn't.

In a word, difficult!

"What, are you thinking about how to solve the problem of this Du Xiezi?" Yi Huang saw Xiao Han's distress and smiled slightly.

"Yeah!" Xiao Han's voice was strained, becoming increasingly lazy. "The existence of this Du Xiezi is a big trouble for the Xiao Clan. It's not easy to handle!"

"Are you thinking about letting the Xiao Clan solve him?" Yi Huang had the look of someone who had seen through the truth.

"That goes without saying. Besides the Xiao Clan, who else is a match for that Du Xiezi..."

Xiao Han had just spoken when he immediately stopped. He suddenly realized that there seemed to be other options.

"You mean... Yun Shan?" Xiao Han said hesitantly.

"That's right!" Yi Huang said with a charming smile.

Yun Shan's strength had reached the Dou Zun realm for several years now, and he was probably at about the two-star level.

Xiao Han could gift him a Venerable Extreme Pill, which could raise him by one or two stars, reaching the three-star or four-star level.

Coupled with the Yunlan Sect's Sect Protecting Array—the Yunyan Furi Array—and with Xiao Han gifting some high-level Dou Techniques and Cultivation Methods, the gap of about two stars could be completely erased.

Thinking this way, Xiao Han felt this method was becoming more and more feasible.

But the next instant, Xiao Han abandoned this idea.

"No, if Yun Shan kills that Soul Hall Heavenly Venerate, he and the Yunlan Sect behind him will be doomed. This method is too dangerous!"

Xiao Han knew very well that if a Soul Hall Heavenly Venerate died at Yun Shan's hands, once the Soul Hall investigated, this powerhouse without any backing would definitely be treated as the chicken killed to warn the monkeys.

To do so would be to sacrifice Yun Shan and the Yunlan Sect to preserve the Xiao Clan. He had a good relationship with Yun Shan, and he could not accept the act of throwing his own people under the bus.

"Then what about driving him back?" Yi Huang also understood Xiao Han's concerns. This approach indeed did not fit his character, so she changed to another idea.

"Repel them?" Xiao Han shook his head once more. Even if they managed to repel the opponent, a more ferocious counterattack would follow; it would be better to just finish off that Du Xiezi!

"Then what should we do?" Yi Huang was also helpless. This wouldn't work, that wouldn't work; she had reached the end of her rope.

"Huang'er, how about we have Xiao Wu and Xian'er make a trip back to the Jia Ma Empire?" Just as the two were caught in a dilemma, a flash of inspiration struck Xiao Han, and he suddenly said.

"Hm?" Yi Huang's delicate brows furrowed slightly, then immediately smoothed out, "Are you thinking of having the two of them deal with the people from the Soul Hall?"

"You could say that!" Xiao Han nodded.

"Besides, they can also look for the Venerable Medicine while they're at it."

"Could it be... that the Venerable Medicine is in the Jia Ma Empire?" Yi Huang asked with pleasant surprise.

Xian'er's Woeful Poison Body had always been a difficult problem plaguing her.

She was only sixteen or seventeen years old, yet she had already reached Dou Zong Peak and was about to break through to Dou Zun.

But precisely because she could not condense a Poison Pill, the poison body was at risk of erupting at any time. Xian'er could only choose to seal her cultivation, causing her realm to remain stuck at this level.

Therefore, Yi Huang had never given up the thought of searching for the Venerable Medicine. Such a good talent must absolutely not be delayed!

Now that she had learned the news that the latter might be hiding in the Jia Ma Empire, joy suddenly surged into her heart.

"That's right!" Xiao Han said with a smile; he remembered that he hadn't told Yi Huang this good news yet.