Fairy, I really am a villain!

"Did Master Xue make a mistake?" Fang Xiwen shook her head slightly. "Even if you were honest with me about this, it would only make the court look even more unreliable. It would give me another reason not to cooperate with you."

"...You cheated me?" Xue Ruyu's face turned ugly.

"Please make it clear that I never promised anything from the beginning."

~~

The two of them remained in a stalemate for a while.

When the other party finally couldn't bear it anymore and was about to leave, Fang Xiwen smiled slightly, stood up to pour tea, and the tense atmosphere suddenly relaxed, "Of course, it's the same if you agree now."

"...If you have anything to say, please just say it directly. Don't waste everyone's time."

Having had enough of the half-truthful probing, Xue Ruyu spoke directly.

He thought that his first impression was really wrong, and the person in front of him was indeed a shrewd "businessman".

"Then I want to know why you are so anxious."

"Because everything is handled by the Shangshu, I don't know the details..." "Enough, how could he do this without your acquiescence? My respected Inspector Xue, you are now the 'number one chair' in Jiangzhou, don't push the blame on others."

Xue Ruyu's pupils shrank.

He reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, subconsciously looking into the other person's eyes, which were as calm as the surface of a lake.

"Third Master is awesome."

No wonder he refused to agree at first, it turns out he had already... He was startled.

"It's just that I have better eyes and ears. I won't tell anyone about this. Can you speak frankly now?"

"To be honest, I just want to turn around and leave now."

Xue Ruyu said, putting his hands on the table.

"Please go ahead. I won't stop you." Fang Xiwen extended his hand and said, "It won't do me any good to reveal your identity. You can go without any worries."

Seeing this, his expression froze for a moment before he sat up straight again.

"how?"

"Since you have admitted your identity and are leaving like this, it means that I trust you, Master San. Otherwise, I would have kept my mouth shut. And since you trust me, why would I leave?"

"That's really flattering."

Hearing this, Fang Xiwen cupped his hands hypocritically, and the two smiled at each other.

"In fact, everything on those dozen ships is fake," Xue Ruyu said.

~~

"It's so boring to listen to them talking. I'm almost sleepy."

At a high place above the piano store, a pretty girl in a white dress yawned and withdrew her gaze from the interior of the piano store.

To her, all the building barriers were almost meaningless. As long as she thought, she could even count the number of whiskers on Fang Xiwen's chin. It was naturally not difficult for her to eavesdrop on a conversation.

"Xiaoqing, come over and chat with me~" she called out to the other side in a coquettish manner.

"Don't disgust me."

The sword immortal not far away showed an extremely disgusted expression and stared at her coldly.

The Starfall Goddess who was suppressed by her in the spiritual realm before broke through the seal and now seems to be making trouble everywhere -

That night, the sword fairy came to inform Fang Xiwen of this matter: however, at that time, two people in the room were intertwining and being affectionate with each other, and she failed to find the right opportunity, and was later entangled by the goddess.

She didn't want to let the latter out of her sight. After all, the person in front of her was a crazy woman, and it was not surprising that she would do anything.

"In that case, shall I go find Brother Xiwen?"

"You're such a pity you can even say that. Tsk." The Sword Immortal rolled his eyes. "Don't interfere with his arrangements in Jiangzhou."

"Hey, but this will be bad."

Pointing her finger downwards, the goddess said with a smile:

"The reason why that court gigolo wanted to transport fake goods was to lure out the Dajiang Gang members to hijack the ship. He could either play a trick of crying wolf to pave the way for the future, or kill them all in one fell swoop."

“He chose the former.”

"As for our handsome and intelligent brother Xiwen, he seems to have gained some fame in Zhoushan by giving out porridge and raising wages. He seems to want to appease the people and prevent riots with his personal charm. "

"In fact, they used wages to intensify the conflict between the boat people and the Cao Gang, causing the two groups to fight."

"This will divert attention and avoid provoking a civil uprising while also allowing the ferry to land smoothly - although a small number of people will be sacrificed, the final result will be good."

"Oh, he's just too soft-hearted."

With her hands supporting her cheeks, the goddess lazily lay in the air and yawned again, "These two people's plans will all be ruined. Do you believe it?"

"Do not believe."

"tell me the story?"

"I don't want to waste my words with you," the sword immortal didn't fall for her trick, glanced down, and said, "He won't be what you said."

"So what?

She stood up, took light steps, and approached her with a smile, saying, "Actually, you also want to see him mess things up, right?"

"Ah."

"I mean those things that are beyond his ability. Human power is sometimes limited. If he really reaches a critical moment, the person he can seek help from will not be the stupid guy next to him..."

Deliberately lengthening the end of her words, she whispered into the sword fairy's ear: "It can only be you."

"What do you want to say?"

"Nothing~"

The goddess leaned back and dodged the sword, with an even wider smile on her face, "In fact, it's not that you can't stop me, but you deliberately let me break free from the seal, right? You want to talk to him more, want him to rely on you even more..."

"We are accomplices in this regard."

Swish!

The invisible sword tip pressed against the goddess' throat. The latter shook her head slightly, pinched it with some pity, and said:

"Actually, you are very jealous, right? Luo Qingni obviously has nothing to lose, yet she can stay by his side so easily."

"What she's stepping on is our shameful past."

"Tell me, on what grounds?"

"No reason," the sword immortal sneered after staring at her for a while, "Your means of bewitching people are still pretty bad, what a poor imitation."

Wow!

A mighty sea wave surged up into the sky, smashing the goddess' figure into pieces, leaving her unable to utter a single word.

However, a hand suddenly emerged from the waves and grabbed the sword fairy by the collar.

Along with the clear laughter like silver bells, the two thoughts disappeared at the same time.

~~

"Pleasant to work with."

Inside the music shop, Fang and Xue shook hands with gentle smiles and parted ways.

After discussion, the final solution was for Mr. Wen San to come forward and claim the dozen ships, saying they were goods that he had temporarily stopped in Jiangzhou.

After all, what was filled inside was not stone, but grain transferred from other prefectures - Xue Ruyu played a trick of borrowing the road - he made a special trip to stay in Zhoushan for a while, which was actually a sting operation.

If we force the Cao Gang to rebel in advance, it will be easy to suppress them before the incident becomes serious and there are not many people who are incited.

If it's okay, it'll be easier to deal with.

For Fang Xiwen, this not only helped him find out the other party's true attitude, but also gave him a lot of initiative.

If the imperial court did not act rashly, he was confident that he could delay the changes in Jiangzhou for a long time while handling his own affairs well.

The only variable is the malice coming from somewhere...

"This kid is quite nice. It's rare that Emperor Jin Yuan sent an official with a conscience. Unfortunately, he is still a little immature in his conduct... Hey, are you listening?"

After seeing Xue Ruyu off, he found Luo Qingni still eating snacks there, and his mouth was crooked with anger.

"Yeah," she puffed her cheeks like a hamster, raised her head, and blinked her big eyes, "I'm listening."

"What did we just talk about?"

"You lied to him, he lied to you, and you lied to him," Luo Qingni swallowed the food with great difficulty, counted on her fingers for a while, and said with a smile: "Xiwen won."

"What do you mean by winning? You just eat here! It's because I spoiled you in every way that you became such a fool!"

"S-Stop pinching my face!"

"You should learn more from me when I do things next time. I will test you again after that. If you don't perform well, you won't have food to eat."

"I do not want it!"

"Well, I don't want to take a fool with me, let's go back to the sword sect and report..." "I'm going to make a scene, I'm going to make a scene!"

Chapter 428 Punishment and Spanking

Although he promised Xue Ruyu that he would take responsibility for the matter, and some details about the ship had been negotiated and a list had been made, which could be said to be foolproof, Fang Xiwen did not rush over immediately.

This is not because he is still CPUing the other party, but he wants to get to the bottom of it and be patient: although he has already gained a certain initiative from the court, his personal affairs have not been settled yet.

After strolling around the piano store, looking through the information and giving instructions, Fang Xiwen returned to the yard where he rented.

Ignoring Luo Qingni's eager eyes looking towards the kitchen, he went straight into the inner room, wiped off his disguise, sat in meditation, and began to practice the small and large circulations.

Sitting cross-legged, his plain clothes drooped gently, his eyes closed and his expression peaceful, as if he was detached from the world.

"Damn it, Xiwen seems really angry."

After being locked outside the door for a while, the silly girl finally realized what was happening and was a little at a loss for a moment.

After all, Fang Xiwen's emotions were quite stable in the past. I had never seen him lose his temper since I met him. Even when he expressed his dissatisfaction, his methods were very gentle:

He either frowned, sneered, or smiled with his mouth but not his eyes. This was the first time I saw him so silent.

Her spiritual thoughts dispersed, and Luo Qingni wanted to secretly take a look at his appearance, but was blocked outside by the iron-clad formation. If she wanted to investigate, she would inevitably alarm him.