Chapter 230: Holding a Meeting

"Everyone, take care!" Xiao Han waved at the backs of the many experts who were moving away from this place.

"The harvest this time is not bad!" Looking at the three jade slips—crimson, black, and red—in his hand, Xiao Han said silently.

Only strength can make one valued by others; the way Xiao Han had just brutally beaten Hun Miesheng and that Shadow Prison assassin had stunned everyone present.

After Hun Miesheng and the others fled, the many experts watching from afar had come forward one by one to express their desire to be on good terms with Xiao Han and Langya Pavilion, and the three jade slips in Xiao Han's hand were, respectively, from the Ancient, Lei, and Yan clans, serving as something equivalent to passes.

Casually tearing open a rift, Xiao Han stepped directly into it and returned to Langya Pavilion.

……

Langya Pavilion.

"What? Pavilion Master, you want to attack Shadow Prison?" Upon hearing what Xiao Han announced, the high-level members of Langya Pavilion were extremely shocked.

What was going on? Did Shadow Prison provoke their Pavilion Master?

If it were an ordinary faction, they probably wouldn't even need to discuss it; they would just send people to finish it. Langya Pavilion's experts would launch a full-scale attack, the Pavilion Master and other top-tier experts would take out the opponent's high-end combat power, and they would clean up the small fry.

The job would be guaranteed to be done beautifully!

But Shadow Prison was not right; how could an assassin organization that had survived for thousands of years and still flourished be so easily provoked?

The connections and interest chains within it could be described as "pulling one hair and moving the whole body." The existence of Shadow Prison met the interest demands of many factions; after all, who didn't have some dirty work that required Shadow Prison to step in?

For Shadow Prison, this was a natural protective umbrella. If they wanted to act willfully, there was no telling how many factions would jump out to stop them.

Coupled with the opponent's strength, the foundation accumulated over a long time, and the fact that the opponent was fighting on their home turf—knowing oneself but not the enemy—the win rate was immediately cut in half. Because of all these factors, they had to consider it carefully.

Furthermore, Langya Pavilion still had a major enemy, Soul Hall, on the side. If the two factions joined forces, Langya Pavilion might not necessarily be able to hold out.

And...

"We don't even know where Shadow Prison is hiding," Yi Huang said with a frown.

The most important thing for an assassin is concealment, and Shadow Prison had almost reached the extreme in this regard. The low-level Shadow Prison assassins were fine; their strength was not high, and relying on Langya Pavilion's strength, they could investigate them with reasonable accuracy, and they were not very threatening.

But it was different for assassins at the Silver Medal level and above; almost every one of them existed independently, had single-line contacts, and had their own identities in the outside world, making them practically omnipresent.

From the lowest mercenary in the Central Plains to the Clan Leader of a first-rate family, they might secretly be a Gold Medal Assassin of Shadow Prison, making it impossible to investigate.

And the headquarters of Shadow Prison seemed to have never had any news of exposure.

"I know where the headquarters of Shadow Prison is," Xiao Han said calmly, looking at the group of people who were showing expressions of difficulty.

"You know?" Yun Lei Jingling asked suspiciously. He had, of course, learned about an assassin organization like Shadow Prison. To find the lair of a group of people who could hide so well—was he joking?

"Mm."

The others were all listening intently to the few big shots talking. Unless the matter was too outrageous, they were only responsible for executing orders.

"When I went to attend the Space Trading Fair, I was assassinated by Shadow Prison..." Before Xiao Han could finish his sentence, the scene immediately exploded.

"What? Shadow Prison actually dared to assassinate the Pavilion Master?"

"Wipe them out, must wipe them out!"

"..."

Xiao Han was like a totem figure in Langya Pavilion; attacking him had already touched everyone's reverse scale.

"Shadow Prison!" A faint green light appeared in Yi Huang's eyes. "A group of assassins who cannot see the light, and they dare to come and provoke us?"

This unintentional outburst from Yi Huang shocked the others. "Is the Vice Pavilion Master this strong?" someone muttered in a low voice.

"Cough!" Feeling the scorching air around him, Xiao Han couldn't help but remind her: "Huang'er, calm down first. Didn't I say I'm fine!"

At this moment, Yi Huang suddenly withdrew her flames, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Xiao Han continued: "When I was fighting that Shadow Prison expert, I secretly planted a hidden force into their body. Unless they can reach my level of strength, it is absolutely impossible for them to detect it."

"A Four-Star Dou Saint Shadow Prison assassin is definitely absolute high-level management within Shadow Prison..." Xiao Han's eyes flickered.

"Once I find them, am I afraid I won't be able to catch Shadow Prison's tail?"

"But are you sure we can completely annihilate Shadow Prison?" Yi Huang didn't put it too harshly, but in her heart, she didn't think Langya Pavilion could really destroy Shadow Prison along the way.

In that case, originally they were just taking money to do a job, and after failing, they had also received a lesson; they likely wouldn't dare to act rashly.

But if they attacked Shadow Prison and heavily wounded or even scattered the opponent, once a high-level assassin escaped, it would cause huge trouble for Langya Pavilion.

"Not now, of course!" Xiao Han smiled, and what he said left everyone speechless. He wasn't stupid; if he wanted to completely finish off the opponent, the current strength of Langya Pavilion was likely insufficient.

"But I didn't say we were attacking Shadow Prison right now!"

"What do you mean?" Yi Huang asked strangely.

The others were also confused.

"I had some rather interesting gains this time, and I need to study them for a period," Xiao Han said.

"When we attack Shadow Prison, I will personally lead the Langya Guard to take action. It is impossible for them to pass on any news."

Yi Huang even doubted whether this arrogant Xiao Han was her usually extremely cautious husband; in other words, Xiao Han had become inflated.

"Are you... sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine! Just give me two more years," Xiao Han shook his head.

"I'm only saying this now because I hope Langya Pavilion can concentrate its intelligence resources on the investigation of Shadow Prison and try to figure out the opponent's background as much as possible."

"Just that?" Yi Huang was stunned. Wasn't investigating Shadow Prison just a matter of one word from Xiao Han? Did they need to hold a meeting?

"Mm!" The voice was so flat that it made Yi Huang want to hit someone. Did he think it was a simple matter for so many Elders to gather for a meeting?

"Then now..." Xiao Han was about to say something.

"Meeting adjourned!" Yi Huang interrupted.

"Yes!" Seeing this posture, Xiao Han was about to say something strange again, and the many Elders were already used to it.

Listen to the Pavilion Master for the meeting, and listen to the Pavilion Master's wife for the adjournment. This was a rule the Elders of Langya Pavilion had summarized over many years.

"Uh..." Xiao Han looked helplessly at the departing Elders, deeply feeling that his dignity as Pavilion Master had been severely challenged.

His gaze turned to Yi Huang. "What are you doing?" the latter said coldly.

"Nothing!" Xiao Han immediately turned his head; a good man doesn't fight with a woman.

"I need to go into seclusion for a period of time to carefully study the things I obtained at this trade fair; I will leave all the trouble to you."

"Haven't these things always been done by me?" Yi Huang said indifferently.

"Then... goodbye!" As Xiao Han's voice fell, his figure had already vanished from the main hall.