Inside a room of the hotel!

"Thank you, Mr. Ye!" Xie Jiantao's eyes were slightly red, obviously because he had just been crying.

Ye Xiao waved his hand slightly and said, "No need for that, let's talk about business."

Xie Jiantao nodded immediately upon hearing Ye Xiao's words. He knew what Ye Xiao wanted to discuss. After all, he was leaving today, so there was something he had to bring up right away.

"Mr. Ye, you're talking about the Dragon Banner, right?" Xie Jiantao said. "The Dragon Banner has never been on me; it's in a safe place."

Ye Xiao said to Xie Jiantao, "Leave the Dragon Banner here when you leave this afternoon."

"Huh?" Xie Jiantao felt a bit strange upon hearing Ye Xiao's words. Ye Xiao had previously said to take the Dragon Banner with him, but now...

However, Xie Jiantao wasn't a fool. Since Ye Xiao said to leave it, there was no way it wouldn't be left, so he hurriedly said to Ye Xiao, "Yes, Mr. Ye, I'll do as you say."

"Alright, then tell me where the Dragon Banner is, and I'll go get it!" said Ye Xiao.

Xie Jiantao quickly replied, "The Dragon Banner is at my house!"

"Your house?" Ye Xiao couldn't help but laugh when he heard Xie Jiantao's words and said, "The most dangerous place is often the safest."

Xie Jiantao laughed dryly twice, nodded, and said, "Mr. Ye, you're wise!"

"But after so long, is it possible that no one has found it?" Zhou Hao asked.

Obviously, this doubt wasn't Zhou Hao's alone.

"If they had found the Dragon Banner, there would be no need to waste resources," Ye Xiao said.

Soon, Xie Jiantao wrote down the address and marked the location of the Dragon Banner.

"Brother Xiao, let me go this time," Wangg Yin looked at Ye Xiao.

After all, Wangg Yin thought that such an errand would be more appropriate for a subordinate like him.

However, Ye Xiao shook his head at this and said, "I think there will definitely be heavy guards there. Getting in easily, but getting out might not be easy."

"Then I should go even more," Wangg Yin immediately said more seriously.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Now that we know our opponents are from the Soul Sect, having a few Earth Rank experts is normal. Can you handle that?"

Wangg Yin was struck dumb by Ye Xiao's words.

"I'm sorry, I..." Wangg Yin was a bit embarrassed.

Ye Xiao patted Wangg Yin's shoulder and said with a smile, "You're my brother. Clearly, it's a dangerous pit, how could I let you go there? I'm going because I might withstand it, but your task is to cultivate hard so that you can handle what you can't now!"

Wangg Yin looked into Ye Xiao's sincere eyes, and he felt a bit excited, really excited, and also quite thrilled.

"Brother Xiao, I understand," Wangg Yin said seriously.

Ye Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Alright, you all stay here, prepare to send them off tonight."

Ye Xiao left the hotel and then went to the address Xie Jiantao mentioned.

Harlan District!

This is a well-known villa district in Han City. Of course, it's famous because it's entirely a villa community, and more importantly, the villa styles here are built according to the Federation's style.

Near the Northern Territory corner of Harlan District, this is where Xie Jiantao's villa is located.

Ye Xiao had bought a villa worth tens of millions in Bird City, but Xie Jiantao's villa was not much inferior to that. What was most surprising was that there was a swimming pool behind this villa. Of course, having a swimming pool was nothing, but because Xie Jiantao had spent a lot of money to install heating equipment, even though the temperature in Han City was below freezing, this swimming pool felt like a hot spring, maintaining a temperature of about forty degrees, allowing people to swim freely in it, stark naked, without any discomfort!

At this moment, Ye Xiao was located in front of this hot spring-like swimming pool.

It was quiet all around, as if no one was present.

However, because it was too quiet, Ye Xiao knew someone must be around, and he clearly felt someone was watching him.

Ye Xiao crouched by the pool, watching the water gradually lower, muttering, "This Xie Jiantao, truly has a clever mind, placing something so important here. Too bad for the Soul Sect; their intelligence is a bit low, completely unaware of such an obvious spot."

As Ye Xiao spoke, he turned his head through the villa window, looking at the villa's interior, which appeared as if it had been ransacked by thieves. In reality? It indeed had been ransacked.

Roughly two minutes later, the pool's water had drained completely.

Ye Xiao leaped into the pool, his eyes skimming along the pool's walls, and then he walked to the ninth tile from the bottom on the left side.

This tile looked no different from ordinary tiles, but Ye Xiao walked over, glanced at his right hand, where a rich Nine Yang True Qi immediately gathered, morphing his hand into an eagle claw, and sharply gouged at the tile.

The tile snapped off with a bang, and at that moment, several layers of water-repellent film appeared. Shortly, a wooden box wrapped in the film appeared before Ye Xiao's eyes. He reached out and retrieved it.

The antique wooden box in Ye Xiao's hand had the film torn off, revealing its contents.

When the box opened, it revealed a flag bearing a vividly painted five-clawed golden dragon.

Though it was merely a flag, and not particularly large, seeing the flag still made Ye Xiao feel a burst of excitement, for it was the Dragon Banner.

The Dragon Banner, recognized by the heroic figure it represents, perhaps derived its command from this magnificent five-clawed dragon.

In ancient times, only the Emperor, regarded as the true dragon deity, could use the five-clawed dragon. Others, even prince-born, were limited to the four-clawed serpent. This distinction marked the Dragon Banner's nobility!

Yet, as Ye Xiao admired the precious Dragon Banner, suddenly, a fierce gust from above swiftly targeted him from behind, its speed too quick for Ye Xiao to dismiss.

Ye Xiao clutched the Dragon Banner, leaping out of the pool. Simultaneously, he turned to face his assailant.

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