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Xiao Fan sized up the middle-aged man. Although the man was very good at hiding his true nature, he was completely unconcealed in front of Xiao Fan.

"In that case, please lead the way."

Although Xiao Fan had some guesses about the person behind Tianxiang Tower, he still wanted to meet him. After nodding in agreement, he and Yun Yun followed the middle-aged man upstairs.

Following behind the middle-aged man, the members of Tianxiang Tower stopped what they were doing and bowed slightly to him, while subtly observing Xiao Fan and the other person behind him.

The middle-aged man led Xiao Fan and the other man upstairs, not stopping even when they reached the sixth floor. Only when they reached the stairs leading to the seventh floor did the middle-aged man turn around and gesture to Xiao Fan to proceed.

"You two, please."

Xiao Fan glanced at the staircase leading to the seventh floor and looked curiously at the middle-aged man: "The seventh floor?"

Isn't it said that the seventh, eighth, and ninth floors of Tianxiang Tower are incredibly mysterious? Why would this person directly send him to the seventh floor?

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, the middle-aged man nodded slightly, his expression calm and composed, and explained to Xiao Fan, "I was just following orders. You two can go up directly."

Xiao Fan nodded upon hearing the middle-aged man's explanation, then exchanged a glance with Yun Yun before heading up to the seventh floor.

With their strength, they have no worries about any unforeseen events.

Upon reaching the seventh floor, Xiao Fan discovered that Tianxiang Tower's seventh floor had no partitions and appeared to be a spacious hall, furnished with numerous luxuriously decorated sofas.

Upon hearing footsteps behind him, a young man sitting on the sofa hurriedly walked towards Xiao Fan and his companion, his face filled with excitement.

The boy looked to be around twenty years old, with a sickly pale complexion. He wore a black brocade robe with gold thread embroidery, and his right hand, exposed outside the cuff, was extremely pale with distinct knuckles, clutching a blue handkerchief.

Xiao Fan glanced at the young man who was approaching them quickly. He hadn't expected that the person behind Tianxiang Tower was just a young man of about twenty. He looked to be only about twenty, but his face was sickly pale, and the embroidered handkerchief he was holding in his right hand indicated that he was in poor health.

"you are?"

After glancing at the young man, Xiao Fan's lips curled into a faint smile, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. If Xiao Fan didn't have his Golden Eyes, he might have been completely fooled by the young man's disguise.

"Ahem, I am the owner of Tianxiang Restaurant. You two can just call me Thirteen."

The young man covered his mouth with a handkerchief in his right hand, coughed once, explained to Xiao Fan, and then turned to Xiao Fan and the other man, gesturing for them to sit down: "Please sit down, both of you."

Xiao Fan nodded, and then sat down on the soft sofa with Yun Yun.

After Thirteen took his seat, he curiously asked Xiao Fan, "I wonder what you two are like..."

"Didn't you already know that?"

Xiao Fan glanced at Thirteen with a half-smile. If the other party didn't know their identities, how could they have directly sent someone to lead them up to the seventh floor?

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Thirteen's face flashed with surprise, which quickly disappeared before he smiled again. He cupped his hands in greeting to Xiao Fan and said with a smile, "As expected, I can't hide anything from you. I am Sikou Lei of the Chuyun Empire. I greet you both. I am the thirteenth child in my family, so over time, everyone has come to call me Sikou Thirteen. You can just call me Thirteen."

"Just call me Xiao Fan."

Xiao Fan nodded upon hearing Thirteen's words. If the information was correct, the current emperor of the Chuyun Empire was indeed Sikou Thirteen's elder brother.

Since Si Kou Shisan was so polite to them, and he still wanted to find out about Little Fairy Doctor from Tianxiang Tower, he naturally wouldn't put on an arrogant attitude.

Xiao Fan glanced at Si Kou Shisan's face, then raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you poisoned?"

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Si Kou Shisan's face flashed with surprise. He then quickly looked up at Xiao Fan and said, "No wonder you were able to escape unscathed from Yun Shan's clutches. Your insight alone far surpasses that of ordinary people."

After making a remark, Si Kou Shisan continued, "This is a small matter. The reason I troubled Uncle Tai to invite you two up is that I want to make a deal with you."

"What deal?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan glanced at Si Kou Shisan with curiosity. If he wasn't mistaken, the toxins in Si Kou Shisan's body had already begun to threaten his lifespan. However, judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to care about it and instead wanted to discuss a deal with Xiao Fan and the others.

"I wonder what Xiao Fan and the others think of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect?"

Si Kou Shisan did not speak immediately, but instead asked Xiao Fan a question.

Upon hearing Si Kou Shisan's words, Xiao Fan understood his meaning. The royal family of the Chuyun Empire had been hampered by the Wanxie Sect for quite some time now, and it seemed that they couldn't wait any longer.

Xiao Fan did not rush to make a move, but instead spoke to Si Kou Shisan, saying, "We encountered someone on our way to Tianrong City."

"who?"

Si Kou Shisan knew that Xiao Fan must have had his reasons for suddenly bringing this up. But what did it have to do with his own problem? Could it be that the other party was from the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect?

Thinking of this, Si Kou Shisan's heart tightened.

"Mo Qiancheng, I don't know if you know him."

Xiao Fan looked at the name Si Kou Shisan and slowly spoke.

"Mo Qiancheng?"

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Si Kou Shisan's face showed a hint of doubt. He then tried to recall any clues about the name "Mo Qiancheng" in his mind. He even considered some of the deacons in the Wanxie Sect, but he had no recollection of it.

"I don't know him."

Si Kou Shisan shook his head helplessly, and then spoke.

Xiao Fan was not surprised to see this. After all, Mo Qiancheng had said that he was infiltrating the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect on the orders of the emperor of the Chuyun Empire. It was estimated that apart from the emperor, almost no one knew of his existence.

Xiao Fan shook his head, then told Si Kou Shisan about Mo Qiancheng's background.

"He said he was a spy planted in the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect by the Emperor of the Izumo Empire ten years ago..."

As Si Kou Shisan listened to Xiao Fan recount the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's plan, a cold glint appeared on his face, his eyes filled with rage. When he heard about Mo Qiancheng's death, a look of sorrow also appeared on his face.

After listening to Xiao Fan's story, Si Kou Shisan stood up, bowed deeply to Xiao Fan and Si Kou Shisan, and said solemnly, "Shisan thanks you both."

When Si Kou Shisan first learned of Xiao Fan and Yun Yun's identities, although he showed them respect, he didn't have much sincerity. He just wanted to try and see if he could win them over.

However, upon hearing that Xiao Fan had built a solitary grave for Mo Qiancheng, Si Kou Shisan solemnly bowed to the two of them. This bow was merely his way of expressing his brother's gratitude to Xiao Fan and the other man.

After all, if it weren't for Xiao Fan, they probably wouldn't have known that Mo Qiancheng had already fallen victim to the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's treachery.

Heroes should not be forgotten.

"I will send someone to that mountain to bring him back." Si Kou Shisan pondered for a moment, then remembered the message Mo Qiancheng had sent.

"No wonder the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect has been acting so strangely lately; it turns out they want to start another war."

Thinking of this, Si Kou Shisan gave a helpless bitter smile. Even if they knew about the Wanxie Sect's plan, they had no chance to fight back now.

Despite having initiated that plan, within the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, Scorpion Bi Yan alone left the royal family with no room for resistance.

The person they recently tried to win over still hasn't given them a definite answer.

Thinking of the person he had recently tried to win over, Si Kou Shisan recalled the news he had just received from Wan Zuochen yesterday.

Wan Zuochen was his confidant. If it weren't for offending the Qi family, and given the current situation where the royal family shouldn't break ties with the Qi family for the time being, he wouldn't have been transferred out of the center of the vortex by Wan Zuochen under the pretext of demotion.

However, Si Kou Shisan did not expect that Wan Zuochen would suddenly send such news.

After all, almost no one in the Chuyun Empire knows about the existence of the Heavenly Poison Woman. Those involved back then have all been secretly dealt with by the Emperor. So it seems that Xiao Fan might have some connection with the Heavenly Poison Woman...

With this in mind, Si Kou Shisan gradually formed a plan.

"Mr. Xiao Fan, since that's the case, I won't beat around the bush anymore. I wonder if you would be willing to help us fight against the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect?"

[Ding! New mission triggered, Izumo Stance.]

[Option 1: Help the Izumo Empire's royal family destroy the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. Reward: Battle Qi +200, Source Coins +2000, news of Little Fairy Doctor; Option 2: Help the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect control the Izumo Empire and start a war. Reward: Battle Qi +100, Source Coins +1000, favorability towards Scorpion Biyan, and gain control of the Zombie Beast.]

As soon as Si Kou Shisan finished speaking, a mechanical voice rang out in Xiao Fan's mind again.

"new task?"

Xiao Fan looked curiously at the suddenly triggered mission. Seeing two choices, he chose the first one without hesitation.

After all, his initial purpose in coming to the Chuyun Empire was for Little Fairy Doctor, and even if it didn't involve Little Fairy Doctor, he wouldn't help the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect.

After all, Xiao Fan disliked the way the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect operated and had no intention of colluding with them.

After Si Kou Shisan finished speaking, he saw Xiao Fan remain silent. As time passed, Si Kou Shisan's heart gradually sank.

I was too naive. Although Xiao Fan was able to escape unscathed from the Dou Zong, why should he go against the Wanxie Sect for the sake of the Chuyun royal family, with whom he had no connection?

After all, the gap between Yunlan Sect and Wanxie Sect is not small. Xie Biyan of Wanxie Sect is a veteran Dou Zong powerhouse, who is far superior to Yunshan.

"can."

Just as Sikou Shisan was beginning to despair, Xiao Fan's calm voice rang out again.

PS.

The above text has reached the required word count; please, reviewers, have mercy.

The author wanted to use a mild form of profanity.

Some people say I plagiarized a certain book. Look at the update times and see who copied whom. I signed a contract last July and officially started updating on Migu on August 1st. Now look at how long it took for that book to update its first chapter. It was around September 20th.

At first, I thought it was a coincidence. But when I checked, I found that many supporting characters, such as You Ruo, Yao Yang Jue, Eagle Protector, and He Feng, were written by the author himself. With so many coincidences, it couldn't be a coincidence. If I weren't the author and could see the update times, I would have thought I plagiarized.

And you mentioned that book where, for some reason, around chapter 300, the plot suddenly jumps to fighting the Thunder Clan in Zhongzhou, creating a gap in the storyline. Do you know why? Because I wrote that part around December 19th of last year, then I went into labor and stopped updating until March of this year (you can see this in the comments at the end of chapter 286). I was just getting to the part where they come out of the tower and fight Han Feng. He had nothing left to copy, so he had to make it up himself, and that's why the plot suddenly collapsed.

If it weren't for the recent increase in traffic, the author wouldn't have known that the book had been plagiarized so early. I would also appreciate it if you gentlemen could leave a comment at the beginning of the book to let new readers read the chapter that touches their hearts first, since many people have already been discouraged (the author was indeed not serious enough at the beginning, sorry). Thank you!

Finally, I was affected by something today and was angry all afternoon. After reading about the plagiarism, people came to accuse me of plagiarism, and the more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I'll make up for it this weekend and post a separate chapter to explain later (I can't post chapters that are less than 2,000 words, so I can only put them here). Goodnight everyone.

Chapter 16 Cooperation

"You...you agreed?"

Si Kou Shisan looked at Xiao Fan in surprise, not expecting that the other party would actually agree to his request.

Looking at the surprised Si Kou Shisan, Xiao Fan thought to himself, "If it weren't for the system suddenly triggering this task, I really wouldn't have wanted to agree to Si Kou Shisan's request."

After all, he had no connection with the Izumo Empire's royal family, so jumping on their pirate ship like this was not Xiao Fan's style.