Joy of Life: The melon-eating prince sees through Fan Xian's fake death

Chapter 8: Join the game and hunt for the mastermind

Baoyue Tower.

"Stop, no one is allowed to enter without a pass."

The guards on both sides stopped Li Chengqian and his group and refused to let them in without seeing the token.

These people were all thugs hired by Baoyue Tower. Most people had only heard of Fan Xian's name but had never seen him, let alone the powerful Crown Prince, so they would be even less able to recognize him.

The thugs' knives came towards his face, but Li Chengqian knocked the blades away, grabbed the necks of the guards on both sides with both hands, and with a little force, he sent them to death.

There was a flash of surprise in Fan Xian and Wang Qinian's eyes. The Crown Prince, who was usually kind and friendly, actually had such a murderous and decisive side.

"It is not too late for those who have done many evil things to die."

Li Chengqian stepped over the threshold and walked into Baoyue Tower, followed closely by Fan Xian and others.

Inside the building.

There was an uproar.

A group of strong thugs were surrounding Old Jintou, punching and kicking him, scaring the courtesans present so much that they dared not look, and the noise was so loud that they didn't even notice the group of people breaking into Baoyue Tower.

"Old Goldhead!"

Fan Xian was furious, his domineering inner energy surged, he rushed towards the crowd and knocked down a group of thugs, then protected Old Jintou and asked, "What's going on?"

The rescued old man still had a look of despair on his face, and said dejectedly: "Sir, I didn't redeem my daughter, and I can't get back the five hundred taels you gave me."

Fan Xian thought of Li Chengqian's words outside the building and looked at the Crown Prince beside him. His expression was calm as usual, and he had already expected all this.

"why?"

Under Fan Xian's questioning, Old Jintou painfully recounted his experience, "They said that five hundred taels would only be enough for two hours, and they asked me to go with my daughter."

A murderous look appeared in Fan Xian's eyes.

"If you want to redeem my daughter, you have to pay another 10,000 taels of silver," Old Jintou stretched out a trembling finger, "I'm just a vegetable seller. I can't earn 10,000 taels of silver in my lifetime!"

"They have no intention of releasing you," Li Chengqian walked up to Old Jintou, "Even if you gave them 10,000 taels of silver, they would still dare to ask for 100,000 taels."

When Old Jin heard this, he burst into tears, and Fan Xian felt uncomfortable.

What His Royal Highness said just now is right.

In their eyes, the people’s money is no longer silver!

"Is there any law in this world?" Fan Xian's eyes were red as he stood up.

If he could not reveal his identity, a ninth-rank master would have turned the place upside down.

"Who dares to cause trouble in my Baoyue Tower?"

On the high platform, the shopkeeper Yuan Meng walked towards them slowly, waving a plump woman with a palm-leaf fan.

Born in Liujing River, she has seen countless men and recognized Fan Xian's identity at a glance.

But the men around Fan Xian were all very dignified, and Fan Xian was even very humble to them, so he must be of a very high status.

I can't see through it.

Yuan Meng has sent someone to deliver the news to the Second Prince that Fan Xian has appeared in Baoyue Tower, but what she doesn't know is that this is just the tip of the iceberg of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's plan.

Fan Xian responded coldly, and was prepared to rescue Old Jintou and his daughter by force, even at the cost of exposing his identity.

But Li Chengqian raised his hand to stop him.

"You don't have to take action."

Before Fan Xian could react, another maid came out from behind Li Chengqian. She was the mature maid with the fullest figure. She bowed respectfully beside Li Chengqian and said, "I can do it alone." [Luan Hongyu]

【Cultivation: Eighth Rank】

[Potential: Martial Arts, Massage]

【Loyalty: 60】

[The maid the queen arranged to be with the prince was ostensibly for protection, but in reality for surveillance.]

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, and Luan Hongyu leaped up, snatched the pipa from the courtesan and used it as a weapon, then beat all the guards so hard that they could not fight back. Qingzhu's beautiful eyes flashed with envy.

However, nearly a hundred people fell in a moment. Luan Hongyu returned the intact pipa to the courtesan, went back to the prince and bowed deeply, then retreated behind Qingzhu and turned back into an ordinary maid.

"Good means."

Fan Xian and Wang Qinian applauded. The prince must have had so many maids with such powerful abilities.
Yuan Meng looked at the thugs wailing all over the ground, frowning slightly, and felt that the man in the Confucian robe was of extraordinary status. She immediately stepped forward and bowed to apologize, "Sir, I am really sorry for disturbing your leisure time. Would you like to..."

Li Chengqian was not moved by the beauty, and Yuan Meng gave a forced smile after being humiliated.

"Someone, bring Miss Jin up here and return her to the master!"

moment.

The girl from the Jin family was brought into the building. She was terrified at first, thinking that she would be persecuted and disciplined by Yuan Meng again, but she saw Yuan Meng bowing his head, smiling and flattering, "I am also following someone's orders, please don't hate me in the future."

"daughter!"

Old Jintou ran towards his daughter crying and finally rescued the child he had been thinking about so much. The grievances that the girl from the Jin family had accumulated after entering the building turned into unstoppable tears. The father and daughter cried for a long time after they were reunited. Only then did Old Jintou take her to the adults who helped him.

"These are the adults who saved my life, father and I. Kneel down and thank you!"

The girl from the Jin family was quite confused. She looked at the thugs who usually showed off their might, now lying on the ground wailing, as well as several important figures surrounded by the crowd, and the man in Confucian robes whom Yuan Meng wanted to please. She wondered how important a figure her father had to have met to break into Baoyue Tower and rescue her.

"Thank you for saving my life, sir."

They first knelt in front of Fan Xian, who smiled and waved his hand, "If you want to thank someone, thank this gentleman instead."

Li Chengqian sighed, helped the Jin father and daughter up, and told the servants to arrange a good place for them.

Fan Xian took the opportunity to ask Yuan Meng if there was a woman with a child in the building.
The answer is no.

At the same time, the subordinates Li Chengqian sent out to search Baoyue Tower also reported that no one was found.

Teng Zijing’s wife and children were not found.

Li Chengqian confirmed the Second Prince's plan, which was to transfer the two in advance as a bargaining chip to threaten Fan Xian.

It seems that we can only confront each other face to face.

Li Chengqian left Baoyue Tower. Before leaving, Yuan Meng was still reluctant to let him go, hoping that the master could visit the girls of Baoyue Tower. If not possible, she could come and accompany him herself!

Li Chengqian ignored him. As the crown prince, he only needed to wave his hand and countless beauties would throw themselves at him. He couldn't sleep with all the beauties in the palace. What was the point of driving a bus? Wasn't it dirty?

After he completely disappeared from sight, Yuan Meng showed a vigilant expression and sent someone to the Second Prince's Mansion immediately to report everything that had just happened. Finally, he instructed the servants of Baoyue Tower: "Tell the boss to return to Baoyue Tower as soon as possible to take charge of the situation."

Fan Xian and Wang Qinian followed him out and looked back with some disappointment when they walked outside. They did not find the person they wanted to rescue in Baoyue Tower, and Teng Zijing's wife and children were missing. Where should they start?
On the other hand, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Li Chengqian was relaxed and contented, as if he had everything planned out. "Fan Xian, you should have guessed it, right? Second Brother has already moved the people away. He is not targeting anyone else, but you!"

Fan Xian curiously asked about the next preparations, "Your Highness, what should I do?"

Li Chengqian put his arm around his shoulders and whispered in his ear.

"Get involved and fish out the banker behind the scenes."

(End of this chapter)