Two black figures suddenly appeared in the study. They were located on the left and right of Xiang Nan, and they were obviously the city lord's personal guards.
Both of these two guards had the strength in the early stages of the Good Fortune Realm. As soon as they came out, they pressed Xiang Nan's shoulders respectively.
Xiang Nan's expression remained the same, nothing changed at all.
The city lord leaned back and said with great interest, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
Xiang Nan smiled: "I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid, but if I insist on running away, you probably won't be able to stop me."
"What's more, Amethyst City has been very uneasy recently. I have already solved a lot of troubles for you in the dark. For you, my role is greater than my arrogance."
The city lord squinted his eyes and nodded, and waved to the two guards, who let go of Xiang Nan.
The city owner said: "Tell me, what kind of deal do you want to make with me, if it is not beyond my tolerance, I will consider it."
Xiang Nan shook his shoulders and said, "I want to see some secret files you have."
The city lord shook his head: "The secrets of the empire are not something you can see if you want."
Xiang Nan said seriously: "I'm not interested in your country's secrets, I only read the part about Su Ran's father."
"You know, someone is secretly chasing and killing Su Ran. I have to know the reason so that I can better understand how to protect her."
The city lord pondered for a while, and said, "Wait here."
After all, the city lord pushed the door out, and after about half an hour, he came back with a thin book.
The city lord handed the book to Xiang Nan, and said, "I probably guessed that you would want to understand Su Hongtian's secret, but I still advise you, don't waste your efforts."
"Here is the situation about Su Hongtian. As you wish, I will give you an hour to read it."
"Su Hongtian..." Xiang Nan muttered something, and opened the book.
This is the secret file about Su Hongtian. From what the city lord said, it seems that they have investigated Su Hongtian.
Xiang Nan flipped through the files, the more he looked, the more incredible he felt.
On the Steel Continent, there is a first-class sect called the Natural Sect. There are two famous Xuandao masters in the mainland. These two are brothers.
The senior brother is called Su Hongtian, and the senior brother is called Xiang Qingchou. The two senior brothers have a very good relationship, as if they were biological brothers.
As the two highly respected elders of the Natural Sect, they have extraordinary identities and have spent their entire lives studying Xuan Dao.
But there was one time when Xiang Qingchou acted daringly and tried to create a taboo-level mystical technique, but in the end he ended up with neither life nor death, and his life was not long.
As a senior brother, Su Hongtian begged the sect to save Xiang Qingchou's life, but to save Xiang Qingchou, he must use the foundation of the natural sect and pay an unimaginable huge price.
The Natural Sect finally chose to remain silent.
Thinking of brotherhood, Na Suhong broke into the magic sea that was open in the Northern Territory by himself.
I don't know what Su Hongtian experienced in the sea of demons. When he walked out of the sea of demons, he was chased and killed by countless people.
There are secret rumors that Su Hongtian obtained the Xuan Grade Kung Fu in the Demon Sea, and some even say it is the Dao Grade Kung Fu.
Originally, the credibility of this secret was not great, but Su Hongtian really cured Xiang Qingchou and saved Xiang Qingchou's life.
As a result, this matter has attracted the attention of various sects, and even the most powerful empire on the Iron Continent, the Iron Empire.
They investigated openly and secretly, and chased and killed Su Hongtian, trying to force Su Hongtian to tell the secret of the Xuanpin, or Daopin's exercises.
Xiang Qingchou turned to Tianranzong for help, and wanted Tianranzong to protect Su Hongtian.
But at this time, Tianranzong made a decision that made Xiang Qingchou very desperate. Not only did they fail to protect Su Hongtian, but they exposed Su Hongtian's hiding place.
At that time, various sects and the forces of the Iron Empire surrounded Su Hongtian.
Su Hongtian was desperate, and handed over the masterpiece of his life, the four battle puppets, to the Iron Empire official, but interestingly, he did not hand it over to the Zongmen.
At this point, Su Hongtian committed suicide and disappeared from the world forever with that unknown secret.
Four battle puppets, it is said that one of them was unfortunately damaged during forging, and the other three were brought back and studied for decades.
Of course, the result was nothing, and the official also decided that the news that Su Hongtian had mastered Xuanpin or Daopin exercises was a misrepresentation, otherwise Su Hongtian would not have died so easily, and he should have become stronger.
And those three fighting puppets are the final prizes of this competition. Since the official has given up on the investigation of Su Hongtian, these three puppets are meaningless.
As for Xiang Qingchou, he "sees through the world of mortals". He turned to Tianranzong for help twice, the first time for his own life, and the second time for Su Hongtian's life, but Xiang Qingchou's actions both made Xiang Qingchou worry. Feeling disheartened.
At this point, Xiang Qingchou broke with Tianranzong completely. Before leaving, he destroyed the library of Tianranzong and changed his name to Old Man Tianji.
Xiang Nan closed the file, thoughtful.
There is a lot to think about in this matter.
In the introduction about Su Hongtian, it was not mentioned that Su Hongtian got married and had children, and Su Ran's birth was also unclear.
The second is the three battle puppets, this is the only thing Su Hongtian left behind, if Su Hongtian really has a secret, it must be hidden among the three puppets.
But the Iron Empire has studied the three puppets for more than ten years, but they haven't found a reason, which shows that there may be nothing in the puppets.
But before Su Hongtian left, he told Su Ran that he must win the championship of this competition and get those three puppets.
Xiang Nan rubbed his chin, still unable to figure out the reason.
"Thank you, City Lord, and I'm leaving." Xiang Nan cupped his fists and bowed, stood up and was about to leave.
The city lord stopped Xiang Nan and said: "Su Hongtian's contribution to our Iron Continent is outstanding, but our Iron Continent failed him."
"It can be said that we owe him as well as Su Ran. I hope you can stay and protect Su Ran with your strength."
"This is my personal request."
Xiang Nan nodded and said, "I reserve your opinion on Su Hongtian's actions, but regarding Su Ran, even if you don't tell me, I will protect her."
After finishing speaking, Xiang Nan turned and left.
Then, Xiang Nan went to Zheng's mansion to find Su Ran, and took her back to the Crystal Palace.
As for the puppets that were taken back, they were naturally returned to the various families as the price of the transaction.
Crystal Palace, Su Ran's room.
Su Ran stretched her waist, yawned and said, "I'm too tired this day, I want to rest earlier, you should go take a bath too."
Xiang Nan stood quietly behind Su Ran, and suddenly cut Su Ran's neck with a knife, knocking Su Ran unconscious on the bed.
Xiang Nan took out the Nightmare Knife and cut Su Ran's arm open!
Looking at Su Ran's severed arm, Xiang Nan had mixed feelings for a moment, and a feeling of sadness welled up in his heart.
Su Ran's flesh and blood are normal, but her bones are...
Metallic.
It turned out that the fourth puppet was not damaged, Su Ran was the fourth puppet forged by Su Hongtian!