Wu Shattered Star River

This is Bianzhou, not a place to stay for long, so Jiang Han naturally wanted to return to the Eastern Ten States first.

At least he had to leave Bianzhou and the sphere of influence of the Qingyu Clan before negotiating with them.

There was a Dao Ancestor Realm expert from the Star Union outside, and Ye Wanqiu was probably lurking nearby, so Jiang Han wasn't worried about going out.

The Qingyu Clan's Dao Ancestor Realm expert was likely being held back or searching for him around, which was his chance to leave.

Jiang Han flashed out, and indeed there were no experts or soldiers nearby.

He didn't hesitate and immediately used Star Flash Teleportation to leave. Before leaving, he also crushed two jade talismans to remind Ye Wanqiu and Yan Shuangfei to evacuate.

He didn't go to the cave where Yan Shuangfei was. He had Star Flash and wasn't unable to escape, so why bother going there unnecessarily?

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Just as he teleported away, several sentries flew over and immediately sent messages upon seeing Jiang Han disappear.

Jiang Han didn't stop and teleported more than a dozen times in a row, easily leaving Bianzhou. He even crossed several states and arrived at a large state within the Human Clan's territory.

He stopped here. It would be difficult for the Qingyu Clan to hunt him down, and since he had Qing Ning in his hands, the Qingyu Clan would be wary and definitely wouldn't dare to act rashly.

He glanced at his spatial ring and found that two jade talismans inside had shattered. He nodded secretly.

Ye Wanqiu had successfully evacuated, and Yan Shuangfei had probably left as well, also reminding him to meet at the previously agreed location.

Jiang Han crushed another jade talisman, asking Ye Wanqiu to return to Ningzhou first, while he teleported towards the location agreed upon with Yan Shuangfei.

The Star Union's intelligence system was very strong. Jiang Han needed the Star Union to contact the Qingyu Clan and exchange for the secret technique.

After this incident, his trust in the Star Union greatly increased. The Star Union kept its word and sent out a Dao Ancestor Realm expert as promised.

Although it was a loosely organized group, they coordinated well during the operation and didn't fail.

The agreed location was inside a small city in Gangzhou, which was also Human Clan territory.

After teleporting for most of the day, Jiang Han arrived in Gangzhou. He spent another hour finding the small city.

He disguised himself as a soldier from a small clan and entered a manor. The manor was empty and felt somewhat eerie, with only a few servants.

Jiang Han was led by a servant to a room, where he met Yan Shuangfei.

"So efficient?"

Jiang Han was a little surprised. He had been using Star Flash Teleportation all the way, but he didn't expect Yan Shuangfei to retreat so quickly. It seemed she had been teleporting all the way within the big cities?

This was Human Clan territory, so Yan Shuangfei must have a disguised identity or someone from the Human Clan's higher-ups helping her, otherwise it would be impossible to teleport over so quickly.

"Congratulations, Sect Master Jiang!"

Yan Shuangfei said with a smile, cupping her hands, "Sect Master Jiang, as expected, you succeeded easily!"

Jiang Han smiled and said, "I have to thank the Star Union's Dao Ancestor Realm expert for helping. What do we do next?"

Yan Shuangfei said, "Where's Qing Ning? Hand her over to me first. We'll handle the rest. I guarantee we'll exchange for the Void Realm Refining Technique."

"Hmm?"

Jiang Han raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. Yan Shuangfei actually wanted Qing Ning?

What level was she in the Star Union? How dare she ask for a person so casually? If Widower was here and asked him, he might not be surprised.

Yan Shuangfei was just an elder of the Thousand Charming Sect. If Qing Ning was handed over to her, wouldn't the Star Union be afraid of problems?

Qing Ning was related to the secret technique of refining the Void Realm. How could Jiang Han hand her over so easily?

He pondered for a moment and said, "Let's keep Qing Ning with me for now. You guys contact the Qingyu Clan. If they're willing to exchange, I'll go to the trade myself. I don't want Elder Shuangfei to risk her life because of my affairs."

"It's not me taking the risk!"

Yan Shuangfei explained, "The higher-ups requested that Qing Ning be taken away. They will have a strong expert come forward to exchange with the Qingyu Clan."

"Sect Master Jiang, the Star Union values you very much and doesn't want you to take any more risks. Just leave the rest to us. If we can't get the technique, you can only blame the Thousand Charming Sect!"

Jiang Han still didn't want to hand her over. What was the use of blaming the Thousand Charming Sect? If they couldn't exchange for it, would he destroy the Thousand Charming Sect?

So he firmly refused, "Elder Shuangfei, it's okay. I'll still go to the exchange. You just need to contact the Qingyu Clan."

Yan Shuangfei's face darkened, and she said, "What? Sect Master Jiang, don't you trust us? Think about it, if it weren't for our help, could you have captured Qing Ning?"

Jiang Han frowned. Yan Shuangfei's attitude was a bit off. Why did it feel like she was starting to coerce him?

Was there any difference between Qing Ning being in his hands or in the Star Union's hands?

Weren't they both going to be used to exchange for the Void Realm Refining Technique?

Could it be that the Star Union wanted to exchange for more treasures and techniques? Even if they wanted to exchange, wouldn't it be the same in his hands?

Could it be…

They didn't just want to exchange, they also wanted to kill Qing Ning? To eliminate future troubles?

Jiang Han's mind raced, and he involuntarily imagined Qing Ning's small body.

He pondered for a moment and said, "It's not that I don't trust you, I just think there's no difference between her being in my hands and in your hands. Why do you insist on me handing her over?"

"If you want to exchange for more treasures and techniques, you can go ahead and talk. I only want the Void Realm Refining Technique."

Yan Shuangfei pursed her lips and said, "Sect Master Jiang, I don't know the details either. I'm just acting on orders, it's an order from the Saint Venerable. Moreover, the Saint Venerable… is in the courtyard. Don't dawdle, or the Saint Venerable will be angry!"

"Hmm?"

A cold light flashed in Jiang Han's eyes. There was actually a Dao Ancestor Realm expert lurking in this courtyard. Was it the Dao Ancestor Realm expert who had attacked earlier? Yan Shuangfei was even threatening him with this Dao Ancestor Realm expert?

If he didn't hand her over, this Dao Ancestor Realm expert might attack him?

"Something's wrong…"

Jiang Han became highly vigilant. He felt that there was a problem here!

If it was just an exchange, there would be no difference between Qing Ning being in his hands and in the Star Union's hands.

The Star Union insisted on getting Qing Ning, which meant they didn't want to exchange, at least… they didn't want Qing Ning to return to the Qingyu Clan alive!

"He is Jiang Han, Jiang Han of the Eastern Region!"

Jiang Han suddenly remembered that after he attacked, a sentry in the mountain suddenly shouted. A sentry alone, reacting so quickly? Instantly seeing through his identity?

A group of Saint Sovereigns hadn't reacted, but this sentry reacted? Even if he reacted, there was no need to shout, right?

This was not in line with common sense!

Also, the cave that Yan Shuangfei took him to. Since the Star Union knew that he was Jiang Han, they must know that he could cross the void and had the ability to teleport over long distances, right?

Then, setting up such a strong formation in this cave, and even setting up a teleportation formation, wasn't that unnecessary?

Also, he had already succeeded, so the remaining things were very simple. The possibility of the Qingyu Clan rescuing Qing Ning was very low.

In that case, what was the point of the Star Union's Dao Ancestor Realm expert being here?

In addition, the Dao Ancestor Realm expert who attacked earlier used a secret treasure to disguise his identity, making it difficult to tell whether he was male or female…

Everything was connected, and a very bold idea suddenly emerged in Jiang Han's mind—

The Star Union didn't want to help him exchange for the secret technique at all. The Star Union just wanted him to take action and capture Qing Ning. Then, the Star Union would kill Qing Ning and frame him.

The Star Union wanted to kill Qing Ning and make him take the blame, attracting the Qingyu Clan's firepower!

Even!

The Dao Ancestor Realm expert who attacked might not even be from the Star Union, but from one of the Seven Great Powers. This possibility was not impossible!

In just two breaths of time, Jiang Han had figured things out.

Without any hesitation, his body shot out of the hall and rushed towards the sky above the small city.

"Chi la—"

Just as he rushed out, a blade light immediately lit up in a nearby room, directly slashing towards Jiang Han.