Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

Previously, the second brother and the eldest princess conspired to use the strategist Wu Bo'an to force Fan Xian's father-in-law Lin Ruofu to step down.

When Fan Xian was on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, he conspired to use the fourteen-year-old Fan Sizhe and the eight-year-old Third Prince to open the Baoyue Tower, intending to implicate the entire Fan family.

But he was met with a fierce counterattack from Fan Xian after he returned to Beijing.

After finally having a few days of peace, he went to the south of the Yangtze River. Before he had time to deal with the Third Prince's mess, he was brought to his doorstep!

After being silent for a while, Fan Xian laughed silently.

It can be seen that the third prince is still at the age of loving to play. Since he likes to play so much, why don't I...

Let him try something exciting?

Chapter 278 Night Walk.

No matter what changes happen, the earth will always turn and life will go on.

Although the outside world was already making a lot of noise about the Ming family's lawsuit, Fan Xian turned a deaf ear to it and continued to do his own thing.

This disturbance did not last long. Although those who were watching were still watching the direction of the wind, wondering whether the imperial envoy would only deal with this family or wipe out all the ethnic groups in Jiangnan, Fan Xian was already on his way to Hangzhou.

Before Fan Xian left, five branches of Baoyue Tower, radiating from Suzhou, had already been opened in this area.

And they are still occupying the surrounding markets at the rate of one every three days.

This was the most conspicuous business move after the fall of the Ming family, and it was impossible for others not to notice it.

Today, another branch of Baoyue Building opened. Although the opening ceremony has become a routine, there are many people coming to congratulate, and some of them are of very distinguished status.

Just because this Baoyue Building is called a flagship store, and it will also be established as the Jiangnan headquarters of all branch buildings.

In addition, there was a rumor from somewhere outside that the owner behind Baoyue Tower was actually a prince, which made everyone start to get anxious.

This news not only made people of status take action.

Even some slightly famous brothel girls flocked to the place. This is a product effect.

As commodities in the brothel industry, the top girls are naturally the top girls in Baoyue Tower. Although there are two masters, Sang Wen and Yuan Meng, in Kyoto, it is Kyoto, what does it have to do with Jiangnan?

Just because the boss is a prince, this so-called signboard has come to an end.

Although he had previously planned to hold out until Sang Wen came to Jiangnan, thinking of using her fame in the industry to attract some Jiangnan folk song masters to perform there, he was no longer so anxious.

The person who represented Baoyue Tower was Shi Chanli.

He is Fan Xian's student, but those who have some information channels know that he has been very close to the Third Prince recently.

Although they wanted to avoid suspicion, everyone confirmed the accuracy of the rumors that had been spread before.

Today, the Baoyue Tower opened for business. The girls are still preparing to come out to receive customers, but outside there is already a huge crowd of people.

In addition to some officials, there were also people of high status such as the heads of the Sun family in Quanzhou and the Xiong family in Lingnan.

Inside the pavilion, the Third Prince was staring blankly at the woman in front of him with a stupid look on his face.

Being in the royal family, he has many people serving him every day. He can face all kinds of people with a normal expression, but the person in front of him seems to have opened the door to a new world for him!

Even though he was less than ten years old at that time, his eyes were so watery, as if they could speak!

"This is a beautiful girl from Xihu. According to Lord Fan, she seems to be the daughter of a tribal chief of Xihu." An official accompanying the Third Prince sighed and reminded, "It doesn't matter where this person came from, but she was sent by His Highness."

The meaning is very clear. This is the eldest prince's spoils of war, given to Fan Xian. The third prince cannot act recklessly.

"I see."

"I haven't seen many Hu people, I just find them a little strange."

Li Chengping chuckled, his eyes never leaving the man.

Hey, what is this? The Third Prince was fooled by the Second Prince in Kyoto and followed Fan Sizhe from the Fan Mansion to open a brothel. How come he went to Jiangnan and resumed his old ways?

Didn’t Lord Fan seriously warn and teach his younger brother a lesson before? Why would he agree to let the Third Prince open a brothel in Jiangnan this time?

Thinking about the Supervisory Council in Fan Xian's hands, the official felt something in his heart.

Could it be that he is planning to harm the Third Prince, or is he trying to take advantage of him?

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Baoyue Tower is opening branches in Suzhou at such a fast rate, it's certainly not because Fan Xian wants to launder money or make money.

This is Fan Xian's own business, and it also serves as the second intelligence system besides the Supervisory Council. He will not put all his eggs in one basket, and he does not completely rely on others.

Apart from the fact that he did not completely trust the Overwatch Council deep down in his heart, he also wanted to have some power that belonged entirely to him.

One of them is to deal with Ang Lee later!

Regardless of whether he relied on divination or had his own spy intelligence system, this brothel intelligence system had a certain counter-effect. Even if the final effect was not great, he still had a considerable source of wealth.

He used the title of the Third Prince to shield himself from criticism and quietly digested everything that originally belonged to the Ming family.

At least in the Jiangnan area, he wants to keep all the people from Junshan Society and Li Ang out!

The second point is for Emperor Qing.

Under the current situation, it is still unknown what kind of turmoil Fan Xian will face after returning to Beijing. Whether he is dead or alive still depends on the emperor's words.

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In the carriage, Gao Da asked again: "Sir, are we going with just a few people? If something unexpected happens, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape unscathed!"

Gundam’s highest mission is to ensure Fan Xian’s safety. Before he is completely sure, he dare not let Fan Xian take risks like this!

Therefore, he was not afraid of Fan Xian's cold gaze, as others feared. He continued to comfort him despite the pressure, "The Ming family is now completely destroyed. Although Xia Qifei resents the Ming family, he is from the Ming family after all. In this environment, there is no guarantee that he will not have ulterior motives!"

"Don't worry."

Fan Xian lowered his head and spoke softly, then confirmed again: "Looking at the appearance of those who came to assassinate us earlier, they are indeed people who have lived in the water fort by the river for a long time, but can you confirm that they are Xia Qifei's men?"

Gao Da did not hesitate, nodded and said: "The Jiangnan martial arts world is not very big, but it is just a group of famous people. The corpses last time were checked by the people from the procuratorate, and there are indeed a few famous people in the water stronghold. What's more, many people are involved in murder cases and are being wanted by the government!"

"Just because he was hiding a suspect, Xia Qifei cannot be trusted!"

Fan Xian waved his hand to stop the topic, leaving Gaoda still mumbling something like "at least we should bring more people."

As if analyzing something in his mind, Fan Xian fell silent.

The only sound in the car was Gundam's heavy breathing.

In the darkness of night, when the carriage had gone a long way, Wang Qinian outside the carriage suddenly spoke.

"Sir, we will be in Hangzhou in three hours. Do you think we need to notify the government and ask them to send people to cooperate with us?"

Fan Xian frowned slightly after hearing this, and a sneer appeared on his lips as he said, "Before, the Ming family protected that person, so the officials from all over Jiangnan naturally gave him some face. It's obvious that they don't take me seriously."

"But now that the Ming family has been destroyed and all the clans in Jiangnan are in a state of panic, are these officials thinking of turning back now?"

Fan Xian shook his head and continued, "We are doing this in private without telling anyone. If we inform the local authorities, they might escape again!"

"After I finish dealing with her, I have to hurry up and deal with the matter of the water fort!"

"That's right." Gaoda nodded. This criminal case has never been the responsibility of the hospital, let alone letting the Tiger Guards take the lead.

It seems that Mr. Fan has something to ask!

Chapter 279 Kill Yuan Meng.

When the carriage stopped outside the city of Hangzhou, several people had already abandoned the carriage and started walking.

Wang Qinian followed behind the crowd, glanced at Gundam running in front, and asked in a low voice: "Sir, is it appropriate for the Tiger Guard leader Gundam to know about this?"

Fan Xian followed his gaze and shook his head.

Since he was allowed to come this time, Fan Xian was not afraid that he would say something to the palace.

He didn't know yet what his father Fan Jian was up to. He could only analyze it this way: "She is the eldest princess after all. No, to be more precise, she should be the second prince's person. It will not be easy for us to catch her. Since she was ordered to flee, she must have been followed by experts. Letting Gao Da follow her was also for this reason."

Wang Qinian didn't take action very often.

If he were to run away, no one would be able to catch him, but if he were to fight, I'm afraid Wang Qinian would bring up his wife again.

"So are we going to capture her alive this time? Or are we going to kill her?" Wang Qinian frowned and asked, "She's just an employee, how much can she know?"

"I don't need her to speak, I just need the list in her hand!"

Fan Xian felt the wind whistling past his ears. Even though twenty years had passed, he was still very grateful that his legs could walk again and he was no longer bedridden and unable to move like in his previous life.

"Taking advantage of the commotion that Baoyue Tower has caused in Suzhou, no one will know that we came here to kill her, a minor character. Not even she herself would have thought of it!"

Wang Qinian understood Fan Xian's idea, which was to maximize the benefits of this trip to the south of the Yangtze River.

But why is Fan Xian so anxious?

Is the pressure brought to him by Northern Qi really that great?

Outside a remote alley in Hangzhou City, several people stood silently in the dark.

One of them stretched out a hand and made certain gestures from time to time, which is a common tactic used by the Supervisory Commission.

"I didn't expect Yuan Meng to be so capable of running away. When the Ming family was still around, she was doing all sorts of things in Suzhou City, and her presence could be seen everywhere. Now that things are not going well, she has abandoned the Ming family so early and fled to Hangzhou." Fan Xian took out the dagger from his boots and nodded gently.

Several figures flashed away.

Fan Xian grabbed Gaoda's clothes and said softly, "Gaoda, you are in charge of the outer room. If anyone escapes, remember, leave no one alive!"

Gundam responded in a deep voice.

Fan Xian nodded slightly, slid towards the fork in the road like a fish, and disappeared into the darkness after a moment.

Fan Xian loves adventure. Although he has various excuses every time, he always loves this feeling deep in his heart!

Whether accompanying Wu Zhu to jump off a cliff, or breaking into the Qing Palace with Li An at night, or finally going to Northern Qi to fight Shen Zhong for smuggling, he enjoyed such excitement from the bottom of his heart. In his opinion, perhaps this is the confidence that martial arts brings him.

Unlike Emperor Qing who dislikes martial arts, Fan Xian is grateful for martial arts.

There were countless experts hiding in this small courtyard, and what about Fan Xian? Excluding Wang Qinian and Gao Da who stayed outside to keep watch, there were only four people involved in the operation!

While Gundam was calculating the time, there was movement in the yard. He quickly moved to the back of the yard and waited.

There were several crisp sounds, and Gundam curled his lips. It seemed that he would not have to appear this time.

Fan Xian seemed to be in his element in the darkness, and within a few breaths he had killed several people! He was floating like a ghost, and the air was filled with a very special, very fresh fragrance.

All the maids and servants who smelled this fragrance fell asleep on their beds. They were not dead, but just unconscious, often with slight snoring sounds.

The rest of the men with thick fingers were killed in their sleep.

Fan Xian is now a ninth-rank official, and he practices the way of an assassin. There are very few people in this world who can withstand his poison and assassination.

Fan Xian's hands moved quickly, but his eyes were full of vigilance.

The Overwatch Council is not famous for its force, but for its terrifying insight! No matter how big or small the matter is, the intelligence of the Overwatch Council is always detailed enough, which requires a pair of sharp eyes to achieve.

Fan Xian jumped over a tree and swung the sword in his hand.

One of them had his throat cut and fell to the ground. Fan Xian continued to look around with eagle-like eyes.

A moment later, Fan Xian jumped through a pillar under the eaves, and then three people fell down!

These three people all looked strong, and they were originally planning to launch a sneak attack, but they did not expect to be killed so easily by Fan Xian. In total, they just waved their arms three times!

What kind of swordsmanship does Fan Xian use?

If Shadow were still here, I'm afraid he would never be as indifferent and calm as before!

If the dead Yun Zhilan could see this scene, he would definitely exclaim: When did his master accept another little disciple?

This is the Four-Look Sword Technique.

I can barely say that I learned it from Shadow.

Fan Xian's vision transcends this era. In his view, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and all sword moves and routines cannot deviate from this framework.

Some moves are unrealistic or restrictive, which simply violates the principles of joints or mechanics.

The most important thing in all martial arts is the pace!

Only when the pace is right can the rhythm be correct. When others fall into their own rhythm, what is the difference between them and fish on the chopping board waiting to be slaughtered?

Perhaps, this is the true meaning of Si Gu Jian!

There are different types of pace: quiet, fast, and light, and there is always a trade-off.

When you need quietness, you can't rush. No matter what, it is best not to make any sound or stir up any air or wind!