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However, Xiao Fan and his companion entered Zhan Yun City directly from mid-air without anyone noticing.

"Since the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect intends to sacrifice the people of a city, it's impossible that they only sent some low-level disciples. There's a high chance that there will be a Dou Huang in the city."

The two landed in Zhan Yun City, and Yun Yun transmitted her voice to Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan nodded upon hearing this, and then said, "When we arrived in the evening, I saw that there were still travelers coming and going on the official road outside, so they should not have made a move yet, otherwise they would have sealed off the surrounding area. We are not familiar with Zhan Yuncheng, so why don't we go to the Zhan family first to check the situation?"

Since the Zhan family has always been dissatisfied with the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, and they are descendants of the city lord of Zhan Yun City, Xiao Fan and Yun Yun both plan to find out about the situation in Zhan Yun City by contacting the Zhan family first.

After all, this is a city on the border of the empire, and it is always necessary to guard against enemy spies. The Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect has mobilized so many disciples. If they enter Zhan Yun City, the Zhan family, as the city lord of Zhan Yun City, cannot possibly be completely unaware of it.

With this thought in mind, Xiao Fan and Yun Yun flew straight towards the center of Zhan Yun City. Soon, a spacious mansion appeared in front of them.

City Lord's Mansion.

However, upon seeing the City Lord's Mansion appear below, Xiao Fan and Yun Yun did not fall down. Instead, they exchanged a glance and then concealed themselves.

"Something's not right with this city lord's mansion."

"Yes, there are many people here who have reached the Dou Ling level, and there are even two Dou Wangs."

Xiao Fan nodded, a golden glint appearing in his eyes as he surveyed the situation inside the City Lord's Mansion.

"However, I did not detect where the source of their so-called poison was."

Xiao Fan swept his soul power through the city lord's mansion but did not detect anything strange. Logically speaking, if the so-called source of poison was so terrifying, it would be impossible for it to be hidden so well.

Therefore, there is only one truth!

The source of the poison has not yet entered Zhanyun City.

Come to think of it, such a big operation by the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect couldn't possibly be handled by just two Dou Wangs; it would make sense if at least one Dou Huang were in charge.

However, Xiao Fan's original plan was to enter the City Lord's Mansion and learn about the situation in Zhan Yun City through the Zhan family. Now it seems that this path is probably not going to work.

The city lord's mansion has become the lair of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, so the Zhan family members have probably already fallen into the hands of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. It's just unknown when they will start their plan.

But since a sacrifice is to be made, the first step must be to seal off Zhanyun City.

Chapter 24 Closing the City

The Zhan family has already been taken over by the Wanxie Sect. Without finding the source of the poison, Xiao Fan and Yun Yun cannot enter the City Lord's Mansion.

The members of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect inside the City Lord's Mansion are not scary. With Xiao Fan and Yun Yun's strength, they can easily deal with them. The key is that they don't know the location of the poison source. If they alert the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, it may arouse their suspicion, and then stopping them will become much more difficult.

With no other option, Xiao Fan and Yun Yun had to leave the City Lord's Mansion temporarily and wait in the shadows until they found the source of the poison before they could take action.

The next day, Xiao Fan and his companion looked at the bustling city lord's mansion with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

As they had anticipated, the City Lord's Mansion had already fallen under the control of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, so there shouldn't have been so many people coming and going.

Just as Xiao Fan and Yun Yun were observing, a middle-aged man, who was about thirty years old and had a large build, walked out of the city lord's mansion surrounded by a group of people.

The once bustling crowd gradually quieted down upon seeing the fat man, and the people on the street looked at him with fear in their eyes.

"Who is this person?"

Xiao Fan curiously sized up the fat man. His strength was only a three-star Dou Shi, and at around thirty years old, his talent could only be described as average.

"It's that fatso again. He's been so arrogant lately."

"Who can argue with that? But Lord Zhan has recently gone into seclusion to break through to a higher level, and has entrusted all the affairs of the city to him. We can only put up with it for now."

......

Listening to the discussions in the surrounding restaurants, Xiao Fan gradually figured out the fat man's identity.

This fat man is named Zhan Taisu, the younger brother of Zhan Tailing, the current city lord of Zhan Yun City. The current city lord, Zhan Tailing, has a son and a daughter and is well-regarded in Zhan Yun City, deeply loved by the people. However, Zhan Taisu is different. Relying on his status, he acts arrogantly and domineeringly in Zhan Yun City. Fortunately, he is restrained by Zhan Tailing and does not dare to be too presumptuous.

However, according to the surrounding people, the city lord Zhan Tailing recently announced that he was going into seclusion to prepare for a breakthrough. This was because Zhan Tailing's son, Zhan Zi'ang, was away on training and not in Zhan Yun City, and his daughter, Zhan Ziyu, was not suitable to appear in public. Therefore, he entrusted all the affairs of Zhan Yun City to Zhan Taisu.

However, relying on his current status as acting city lord, Zhan Taisu could forcibly take whatever he wanted in Zhan Yun City. If anyone displeased him, he would order his men to attack. If anyone dared to fight back, he would mobilize the city's army, incurring the wrath of the people. But in this small Zhan Yun City, the Zhan family was the undisputed overlord, and no one could defy them. So everyone dared not speak out against them and could only hope that when City Lord Zhan Tailing finished his seclusion, he would reclaim the power from Zhan Taisu.

"Zhan Taisu..."

Xiao Fan watched Zhan Taisu walk away down the street, exchanged a glance with Yun Yun, and then left the money for the meal on the table before disappearing from the spot.

Zhan Taisu is currently riding high.

Ever since those mysterious powerful figures approached his elder brother and were refused, they have directly taken control of the City Lord's Mansion. Zhan Taisu was originally quite afraid. After all, although he was arrogant, he was not stupid. He knew that only with his elder brother around could he act arrogantly in Zhanyun City. If something happened to his elder brother, he probably wouldn't have any chance of survival.

However, Zhan Taisu did not expect that after taking control of the city lord's mansion, this group of people did not go on a killing spree. Instead, they came to him and promised that as long as he listened to them and cooperated well, the Zhan family would not have any problems afterward. On the contrary, they would be able to obtain great benefits.

Zhan Taisu did not know the identities of these people, but he guessed that they might be spies sent by other empires. However, Zhan Taisu did not care about such things.

In his view, the Zhan family had made so many contributions to the Chuyun Empire, but the Sikou family had betrayed them in the end. Not only did they not reward the Zhan family, they also demoted them to such a godforsaken place. Zhan Taisu had long held a grudge against the Sikou family, so no matter what their purpose was, as long as they did not harm the Zhan family, Zhan Taisu did not care.

On the contrary, he even harbored a sliver of hope that this group could inflict enormous damage on the Yun Empire. Only in this way could Tantai Su find a sense of satisfaction in taking revenge on the Sikou family.

"Get out of the way!"

Soon, Zhan Taisu arrived at the place in Zhan Yuncheng where the notice was posted. He ordered his men to push aside the crowd in front of him and then ordered someone to post a notice on it.

After doing all this, Zhan Taisu turned around, looking at the crowd around him with a smug expression, and said, "Everyone, open your eyes wide and read this notice carefully. From now on, Zhan Yuncheng will be under lockdown for three days. No one is allowed to leave without authorization. Otherwise, they will be punished for treason, and their entire family will be beheaded. Do you all understand?"

The crowd around them looked rather grim upon hearing Zhan Taisu's words.

"This... Lord Zhan, our whole family relies on going out of the city to dig up some medicinal herbs to sell in order to make a living. If you close the city for three days, our income will be cut off." An elderly man with gray hair looked at Zhan Taisu tremblingly.

Upon hearing the old man's words, Zhan Taisu glared at him fiercely and roared, "What, do you have a problem with me? Things aren't peaceful outside right now. There are spies who have infiltrated our Zhanyun City, so closing the city for three days is for everyone's safety, right?"

"Besides, it's only three days, what's the big deal? Just bear with it and it will pass."

After Zhan Taisu finished speaking, he turned to leave.

"Lord Zhan, Lord Zhan, please wait a moment!" A fat man dressed in expensive clothes squeezed out from the crowd and shouted loudly to Zhan Taisu.

"what happened again!?"

Zhan Taisu turned around impatiently and glared at the wealthy businessman with a sharp look in his eyes.

When the wealthy merchant saw Zhan Taisu's gaze, he put on a fawning expression and tried to get closer to Zhan Taisu, but was stopped by the guards beside him.

"this......"

The wealthy merchant looked pleadingly at Zhan Taisu, who waved his hand, and the two guards released the merchant, but still kept a wary eye on him.

"My lord, I am in the business of trading medicinal herbs. I just happened to be in Zhanyun City today to reorganize things. A lot of the things in the caravan won't last long. I wonder if you could make an exception and let my caravan leave the city?"

After the wealthy merchant finished speaking, he subtly took out a bag from his pocket, intending to hand it to Zhan Taisu discreetly. Unfortunately, with so many people watching, no matter how discreet his actions were, it was just burying his head in the sand.

Zhan Taisu took the bag from the wealthy businessman, weighed it in his hand, then smiled and said, "Not bad, you..."

"no!"

Before Zhan Taisu could finish speaking, a guard in gray clothes standing beside him interrupted him, then looked at Zhan Taisu and said with a serious expression, "Sir, this matter is of great importance. From this moment on, no one can be allowed to leave."

"this......"

Zhan Taisu tossed the bag in his hand, then glanced at the serious-looking guard. Seeing that the guard was unwilling to budge, his face darkened. In the end, he could only snort and throw the bag back to the wealthy merchant: "No, I have already said that this matter is of great importance. From this moment on, Zhan Yun City will be under lockdown for three days. No one is allowed to disobey."

After speaking, Zhan Taisu waved his hand and then walked back the way he came with an icy expression.

Amidst the crowd, Xiao Fan and Yun Yun watched Zhan Taisu gradually disappear into the distance. They glanced at the guard who had interrupted Zhan Taisu earlier and whispered, "The city has already begun to be sealed off. It seems the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect is about to make its move."

"That's right, but we don't know what their so-called source of poison is, and we haven't found any unfamiliar powerful figures entering Zhanyun City yet."

"Let's wait and see. Since the city has been locked down today, it means their operation is about to begin. They might start tonight. We'll have to be extra careful then."

The lockdown order issued by Zhan Taisu quickly spread throughout Zhanyun City. Although everyone was furious, Zhan Taisu made the matter sound so serious, and since the lockdown was only for three days, although people had many complaints, no major chaos was caused.

As time passed, Zhan Yuncheng was gradually enveloped by night, the daytime hustle and bustle disappeared, and it fell into silence.

.....

Meanwhile, in the Yunlan Sect of the Jiama Empire.

The morale of the Yunlan Sect has been very high recently. Although the previous sect leader, Yun Yun, has left the Yunlan Sect, the current sect leader is a Dou Zong powerhouse. Although he was defeated by Medusa, he is still the number one powerhouse among humans.

Therefore, everyone has even higher expectations for the future of the Yunlan Sect.

Within the forbidden area of ​​the Yunlan Sect's back mountain, a series of violent fluctuations suddenly emanated, quickly attracting the attention of all the Yunlan Sect disciples.

That's... the direction of the Gate of Life and Death.

"The Gate of Life and Death... Could it be that Junior Sister Yanran has emerged from seclusion?"

Many disciples of the Yunlan Sect looked at the direction from which the fluctuations originated with delighted expressions, and even some elders were quite surprised.

"The Gate of Life and Death..."

Yunshan appeared in mid-air, looking at the portal from which the fluctuations were emanating. His tone carried a hint of surprise. As the head of a sect, Yunshan was naturally well aware of the difficulty of the Gate of Life and Death. He also knew that Yunyun had a disciple who had entered the Gate of Life and Death, but he did not expect that the disciple would be able to successfully break through the trials of the Gate of Life and Death.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a blurry figure gradually stepped out from within the Gate of Life and Death...

Chapter 25 Attack

Xiao Fan and Yun Yun sat atop the inn, looking at the silent Zhan Yun City. They knew that since the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect had sealed off Zhan Yun City, their move was probably not far off.

As dusk fell, the night, like a shadow, gradually enveloped the entire city of Zhanyun.

On the roof of the inn, Yun Yun sat cross-legged, closing her eyes to regulate her breathing. Xiao Fan lay on the roof, resting his head on Yun Yun's lap, enjoying the fragrance.

"coming!"

Suddenly, Xiao Fan opened his eyes, only to find that his vision was blocked by a mysterious protrusion above his head, and he could not see Yun Yun's face.

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Yun Yun reached out and patted Xiao Fan's head, then turned her gaze to the outside of the city, her expression solemn.