Joy of Life: I, a man, became the Queen of Northern Qi?

Chapter 171 The delegations from both countries arrived in Kyoto.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

When the arrangements on the Northern Qi side came to a temporary end, the Qing Kingdom, as the host party of the peace talks, was making preparations for it.

Time flies, and there is only half a month left until spring.

South Qing Kyoto.

The Overwatch Dungeon.

"Did you see Sean?"

Chen Pingping sat in his wheelchair and looked at Fan Xian with a smile, but when his eyes caught sight of Si Lili standing beside him, they turned extremely cold again. However, he continued to ask slowly, "What do you think of him?"

Fan Xian pushed Si Lili to the back of the secret passage in a bad mood, took out a dagger and pulled Wang Qinian forward to block them, saying, "It's already this time, why are you still talking about Sean?"

He turned his head and asked Shadow: "Are there any other secret passages here?"

The shadow did not answer, and his meaning was very clear: tell Fan Xian to give up on this idea.

It seems that this time it is mysterious.

Fan Xian was a little nervous, and murmured to Wang Qinian, "No need to say, we have to fight for our lives!"

The Supervisory Council was in turmoil, and those holding swords were all elite fighters. Not only were they highly skilled in fighting, but they also had many skills. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to chase people and solve cases all over the world. They also had the ability to cooperate with each other, and often when several people formed a formation, they could defeat martial artists who were one or two levels higher.

The passage here is narrow, and there is only Shadow on my side who can fight with him.

As for Wang Qinian?
He also looked extremely nervous, but he was not worried about dying. He was afraid that his ex-wife would not know and would get angry and be scolded. Fan Xian wanted to get angry immediately! You are going to die, why are you afraid of being scolded?
Suddenly, Shadow turned around and said coldly, "There is another way for us to escape and kill Chen Pingping. Anyway, the people outside just want his head."

After these words were spoken, the people present stiffened slightly. Chen Pingping raised his head slightly and glanced at Yingzi coldly.

However, most of his attention was focused on Fan Xian.

"ill!"

Fan Xian was shocked. Did he really think he never watched TV dramas before? You know, myasthenia gravis patients don't have much else to do every day, but they have a lot of time!
I don't know if you can get out alive. How could you fall into this simple test?
If I agree to it, don't turn around and kill myself first, maybe I can add a BUFF or something.
He reached into his arms and felt around, luckily he was cautious and always brought his stuff with him when he went out.

Fan Xian stared at the entrance of the passage carefully. As soon as someone broke in, he would be able to scatter the powder out immediately. Then he could take advantage of the chaos and fight for a while, and perhaps he could escape danger.

He had indeed entered the realm of the ninth rank, but all he had learned came from Wuzhu. Whether it was his body movements or his martial arts, they were all suitable for open areas, big and straightforward. This place was too narrow. Once someone broke in and fought with real swords and guns, he would have to face several steel knives at the same time. He asked himself if he could hold out for long.
Just as he was hesitating and anxious, he suddenly felt the dagger in his hand being snatched away.

It turned out that Shadow took the dagger, left a word "wait", and walked out slowly. After a while, a burst of howling sounded outside.
Fan Xian's face was full of surprise. At first he thought it was a play, but the screams in his ears were too real.

He turned to look at Chen Pingping, only to see the latter crossing his hands to keep warm, with a smile on his face.

Seeing Fan Xian looking over, he explained, "It's not that the people outside are weak. They are all masters above the seventh rank. However, Shadow alone can defeat a thousand cavalrymen."

"Test me?"

"Shadow's idea." Chen Pingping said with a smile, "However, you were not by my side just now, and I also want to see what Miss Si Lili will do."

Hearing this, Si Lili took a deep breath and silently said three words:
"I can not."

Obviously, her experiences in the dungeon of the Overwatch Council during these days told her how sinister and vicious the lame old man in front of her was. She hesitated and was afraid!

This man is capable of capturing Sean alive. Even with such an obvious opportunity in front of her, she dare not act rashly!

Chen Pingping kept smiling, as if he thought this answer was reasonable. He nodded and said to Fan Xian, "Push me out."

Several people went outside.

As soon as he walked out of the secret passage, he saw more than a dozen corpses lying miserably on the ground, blood splattered everywhere, all of them were stabbed in the vital arteries. Shadow's attack was precise and deadly, even among the nine-grade ones, he was among the best, and coupled with his assassination swordsmanship, it was truly terrifying!
Fan Xian's heart trembled as he watched, but he asked, "Did you know about this rebellion?"

"I don't know." Chen Pingping enjoyed the feeling of being pushed by Fan Xian. He said leisurely while sitting in the wheelchair, "But I can give them this opportunity."

"The Supervisory Commission is independent of the six ministries and holds a high position of power. Although I am the president, I cannot protect the whole world."

"There are always some organizations, some forces, and even people from enemy countries who will try their best to send people in. These people are the best at hiding their innocent backgrounds. If I don't give them such a chance, how can they all jump out and let me eliminate them all at once?"

Fan Xian stayed where he was, touching his chin with his hand, looking a little embarrassed.

It turns out that testing myself was just a side job.
It seemed that Dean Chen was not going to leave anyone alive for questioning. He frowned and looked at his former colleague from the Overwatch Council on the ground. He did not pretend to be sad, but asked abruptly, "It would take a lot of determination and planning to kill you. It is impossible to organize it with just these people. Do you have any suspects?"

Chen Pingping rubbed his brows and did not answer. He waved forward, signaling Fan Xian to push him out. The sun outside was very bright.

But after the wheelchair moved forward one meter, it suddenly stopped.

Si Lili stopped and stared at a corpse on the ground with a dull expression. Who is this person?
"It seems like this is a pleasant surprise?"

Chen Pingping lowered his voice and ordered Wang Qinian, "Wang Qinian, search."

"Yes."

Wang Qinian walked quickly to the corpse, pushed aside the bloody body on top, and quickly searched the body for a while, even checking the hair and mouth. Then he turned around and said, "Dean, there is a letter!"

Seeing Chen Pingping squinting at him, Wang Qinian said in a deep voice: "You should see it with your own eyes."

The letter was very ordinary, but on the surface it was addressed to "Chen Pingping".

Chen Pingping paused for a moment, and Fan Xian immediately reminded him, "Dean, do you want me to open it? What if it's poisonous?"

The lame old man shook his head and tore open the letter anyway.

Perhaps because there was not much content in the letter, he just glanced at it and took out a tinder to light it, and then burned the letter.

Wang Qinian was addicted to touching the corpse, and soon found a few jade pendants and some valuables and put them in his arms without leaving any trace, his mouth almost grinning to his ears. When he clapped his hands and looked up, he saw Fan Xian looking at him teasingly, so his face became bitter and he planned to hand over the things he had found.

"Keep them all and quickly send Miss Lili back to her original place." Wang Qinian responded, "Okay!"

Seeing the other party's actions, Si Lili returned to the water prison. Fan Xian stopped where he was and began to ponder.

This internal strife in the Supervisory Council must have been initiated by a person in charge!

This person has a high status, position and reputation, and is even a strong contender for the next dean. Otherwise, he would not be able to mobilize so many people to join him in the rebellion.

Fan Xian didn't believe that all the people who died today were spies of others. Some of them were followers of this person, who mistakenly believed that he could change the Supervisory Council and stick to his original beliefs.
There are only these people currently hosting several events in Kyoto. After eliminating some of the marginal ones, there are only two people who meet the requirements.

The first is Yan Ruohai, the organizer of the event.

His son was transferred to Northern Qi to take over the spy network because of him, and then something went wrong. It was understandable that this person hated him and wanted to kill him, and it was also obvious that Dean Chen had been helping and favoring him inexplicably, so it made sense that Yan Ruohai wanted to get rid of Chen Pingping.

The second one is hosted by Zhu Ge.

This person did not have many reasons, but simply inferred that whoever would benefit the most from the success of this matter would be the person behind the scenes, so he was the most suspicious.

After thinking about this, he was about to have a chat with Chen Pingping, but was interrupted by the latter: "The envoys from Northern Qi and Dongyi City will arrive in Kyoto in half a month. Now people from all over the country are assisting the local government to receive them."

"Has the list of personnel been sent back? Calculating the time, shouldn't it have arrived in Beijing a long time ago? Why has it been delayed until now, and even takes half a month?"

Chen Pingping nodded: "Dongyi City is led by Yun Zhilan. The administration there is very simple and casual, and it is all decided by this person. In terms of time, it is coordinated with the Northern Qi delegation. Otherwise, even if they arrived early, the main person had not entered yet, and the negotiations could not be held."

"As for the Northern Qi envoys, the situation is complicated. The envoys were late, and it was said that it was Queen An's idea. The chief envoy was Lang Tao, the first disciple of the Northern Qi imperial teacher, and the deputy envoy was He Daoren, the confidant of the Queen Mother. Both of them are ninth-rank warriors, responsible for the safety of the envoys. Among them, the former has the strongest combat power and should be among the top three ninth-rank warriors in the world. However, the one who can make the decision is not these two people, but Zhuang Mohan, the world's literary master!"

"Zhuang Mohan?"

Pushing Chen Pingping to the yard, Shadow had been waiting outside for a long time.

The three of them walked slowly in the courtyard. Fan Xian suddenly asked, "Why did this great literary figure come to Qing Kingdom during such a tense situation? Another thing, what is the bottom line of the Northern Qi delegation's visit this time?"

"You have to investigate why Zhuang Mohan came here yourself." Chen Pingping naturally knew the inside story, but he would not tell Fan Xian. "Now that you are the deputy reception envoy and the director of the courtyard, you can naturally get information from everywhere to prepare for the negotiations."

Chen Pingping turned around to look at Fan Xian's delicate and gentle face and asked softly, "If Yan Bingyun's failure to return can reduce the losses in this negotiation, what would you do?"

Fan Xian replied calmly, "Although I have been appointed to the Ministry of Rites, I don't even understand the basics of the imperial court's music and system. This time, I was appointed as the deputy envoy for reception, but Your Majesty only borrowed my humble literary name to serve as a token of respect. How can I be allowed to make a decision on such an important matter as the peace talks between the two countries?"

"Just make your choice as a clerk."

"Is it because of the letter just now?"

Fan Xian raised his eyebrows, and after a moment's deliberation, he continued, "I will choose to return Sean in exchange for Yan Bingyun!"

Chen Pingping smiled slightly, but did not comment. However, he still said seriously: "I am just asking, you don't have to take it to heart. As a subject, we will do whatever His Majesty tells us to do, and remember to abide by the rules of a subject."

Fan Xian was a little surprised to hear such a sentence, but he quickly responded: "What the dean said is true. The dean is loyal to the emperor and cares for the people. I have always admired him and will keep his words in mind."

It was another bland conversation, in which neither of them believed what they said. This made Shadow on the side feel very uncomfortable, and he hated these officials even more.

Fortunately, the appearance of a person broke the weird atmosphere at the scene.

"Juggernaut, you're back?"

"Dean! This time when I came to the courtyard, I discovered such a tragic situation. Looking at the wounds on my colleagues' bodies, I'm afraid they were all caused by Shadow!" Zhu Ge held a sword in his hand. Although he was a little surprised to see Chen Pingping, he still saluted with his fists, and then pointed his weapon at Shadow. The people following behind him also followed suit, and the situation was about to break out!
"I arranged all this."

Chen Pingping spoke with a smile, but when he saw Zhuge's dodging gaze, the warmth in his smile gradually cooled down: "Since you are back in Kyoto, then call all the sponsors in Beijing back to the institute. I have something to say."

By the end of his speech, Chen Pingping had no expression on his face.

Zhuge was somewhat unwilling and helpless. In just a moment, he knew his outcome. He looked sideways at the shadow that was watching him. He calmly withdrew from the field, bowed and said, "Yes."

After saying this, he quietly retreated with his men.

"President, if there's nothing else, I'll leave too." Fan Xian saw that the Supervisory Council was in deep trouble today, and he didn't want to get involved too early, so he decided to retreat.

Chen Pingping originally wanted to take this opportunity today to introduce Fan Xian to the various departments of the Procuratorate, but after changing his mind, he decided to let Fan Xian go.

However, before leaving, he still handed over two copies of the information to the other party.
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When Fan Xian returned to the mansion and opened the two documents, he found that one of them contained information hosted by all departments of the Supervisory Council, so he put it aside and opened the other document.

When he finished reading it all, he burned the information silently.

In the following ten days, the Fan family was at peace. Apart from diligently reporting to the Ministry of Rites, Fan Xian would go to the bookstore to collect money and catch up on the updates of "A Dream of Red Mansions". He lived a very comfortable life.

However, after hearing the news of the Northern Qi envoys' arrival in Beijing and Zhuge's death, his good days finally came to an end.
That night.

"Brother, what is the matter that you called me for?"

Fan Ruoruo came to Fan Xian's courtyard and saw several silver needles of different sizes on the table. She asked curiously, "These are for embroidery. Brother, do you need to mend something? I can do housework, so let me help you mend it, okay?"

Fan Xian smiled and said, "Although it's not about sewing clothes, there is indeed something I need your help with."

Fan Ruoruo thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Are you going to meet your future sister-in-law again? What excuse will you use this time?"

Recently, her brother has often stayed in the house to teach her literature and medicine. He has even written many chapters of "Dream of Red Mansions", which has not been updated for a long time. He no longer goes out to cause trouble or fight underground boxing. His good appearance makes Fan Ruoruo very happy.

"It's not that complicated. Let me ask you, are you familiar with the palace?"

"The Imperial Palace?" Fan Ruoruo puffed her eyes wide and nodded, "It's familiar. I used to visit my aunt and brother often. Where do you want to go? You can ask my sister-in-law directly. I grew up in the palace since I was a child."

She really can't be allowed to do this.
Fan Xian took out a pen and paper and said seriously: "I need you to draw a map of the palace. The routes between Xingqing Palace, Hanguang Hall, and Guangxin Palace are particularly important. The more detailed the better!" After thinking for a while, he added: "This matter cannot be known to outsiders!"

Fan Ruoruo nodded in confusion at first, then seemed to have thought of something and exclaimed in a low voice:
"Brother, are you going to break into the palace at night?"

(End of this chapter)