Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

"also may."

Fan Xian agreed and also picked up the seafood with his chopsticks and drank it with the wine.

Xia Qifei turned around, suppressed his anger and ordered: "Each of you leave one hand free! Use the hand that touched the knife just now!"

The people behind him didn't even hesitate, their knives flashed, and several hands were placed on the table.

Instead of thinking about healing their wounds, they also had to protect their leader.

Listening to the sound of dripping water, Fan Xian praised: "Good trick."

"Let's just let this little episode pass. Next, Xiao Xia, please answer the question I just asked!"

Knowing that he couldn't get away with just a few hands, Xia Qifei had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I didn't know about it at first!"

Didn't he deny that the person who assassinated or killed Fan Xian was not from the Water Stronghold? Didn't he just say that he was not aware of it?

Fan Xian pondered for a moment, and he began to believe what the person in front of him said.

Otherwise, Xia Qifei would not dare to appear in front of him like this.

"How did you deal with it? Or, how do you plan to deal with it?"

Xia Qifei glanced at Fan Xian and became somewhat alert. It's not that he hadn't planned to fight to the death, but the previous six months were the most important six months in his life! He experienced something different!

A desire for power and wealth made him stay away from so-called emotional struggles.

He is not selfish, the fact that the brothers in the water fort are living a better life is proof of this!

The Ming family has an illegitimate son named Ming Qingcheng. After the old man died, he left too much inheritance to the seventh son in his will, so the eldest son Ming sent people to hunt down the illegitimate son at the instruction of his mother. The seventh son of Ming had nowhere to hide, so he simply joined the underworld and changed his name to Xia Qifei. In five or six years, he not only became the owner of Wanjinfang, but also secretly became the big boss of Jiangnan Water Village.

Today, Wanjinfang has become the new headquarters of the Water Fort Alliance.

Wanjinfang is not a fixed building, but is located on a very large ship and is quite magnificent.

After living like this, Xia Qifei doesn't want to go back to the past.

"I will handle it however you think it should be handled!" Xia Qifei said word by word with a ferocious look on his face.

Gundam was ready to attack at any time, but Fan Xian smiled slightly: "We are all acquaintances now, is there any need to be so nervous?"

The atmosphere was eased for a while, but Fan Xian suddenly made it even more tense.

"Your subordinates did such a big thing without telling you, the leader, and you, the chief leader of the Eighteen Waterways of Jiangnan, knew nothing about it! At this point, do you still feel wronged?"

"If there's one, there'll be another. This isn't a good sign for you!"

"Today they dared to do this behind your back, so next time they will force you, the leader, to step down because you did something unfavorable to them!"

"Not to mention the charge of assassinating the imperial envoy, and you are asked to take the blame. What, you still can't bear to kill him?"

In fact, Fan Xian's words were indeed a bit harsh, and he did some injustice to Xia Qifei.

Although he is the leader of the Jiangnan Water Fort Alliance, since it is an alliance, it means that some of the relationships are cooperative and are not directly under his leadership.

And Fan Xian's words undoubtedly showed that he regarded it as his responsibility.

This matter has its pros and cons, and it also gives Xia Qifei a real reason to unify the entire water fort!

Chapter 284 Uninvited guest!

"Thank you, sir, for reminding me."

Xia Qifei had a plan in mind, but his face showed a bit of confusion: "Why did you tell me this, sir?"

Hearing what Fan Xian meant, it turned out that he had no intention of brooding over the matter, but instead had a faint intention of supporting him.

It should be noted that he had received great help from Fan Xian in the previous bidding for the inner treasury. At this time, not only did he not care about the assassination from the Jiangnan Water Fort, but he let him go.

Is it just to integrate the shipping forces of the water fort to lay a solid foundation for future convenience?

Every gift will have a price marked on the back!

Xia Qifei, who transformed from a pirate to a ship merchant, understood this deeply.

"I don't care which of those people should be killed and which should be spared. In addition to asking you to give an explanation for this matter, there is something else I want you to do!"

Fan Xian revealed the real purpose of this trip.

Xia Qifei was, after all, still a man of the martial arts world. As a celestial official representing the imperial court, he did not need to deal with people of the martial arts world. He only needed to arrange for them to do things. There was no need to say much at the beginning of the meeting, but he gave him excessive advice, which would make anyone doubt Fan Xian's purpose.

That’s right, he needs the help of Jiangnan Water Fort.

"Please make it clear, sir!"

The personnel of Jiangnan Water Fort were of mixed quality, and the few remaining priests had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle.

With their current manpower, the only things they can be used for are shipping and gathering information.

"Didn't you have close contacts with some naval officials before?" Seeing Xia Qifei was about to say something, Fan Xian waved his hand and continued, "There are actually two things I want you to do this time. One is something that will require news in the short term, and the other is a long-term task."

I didn't expect that this was not just a simple gathering of information, but dealing with high-ranking officials from various naval forces.

"Sir, Qifei is just a commoner."

"Maybe you can listen first."

"Yes."

Fan Xian sorted out his thoughts and said slowly, "The first thing I want you to do is to investigate a piece of information. Did you know that the Ming family teamed up with someone in the military and sent out the navy to wipe out a group of bandits entrenched on an island?"

To put it bluntly, no matter how big or small the things on the water are, or how secretive they are, there are very few things Xia Qifei doesn't know about.

Since people are going out to sea, someone has to get out of the boat and into the water, right?

People always need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate to replenish supplies along the way, right?

When encountering areas with dense reefs, coolies from both sides of the river are needed to pull the boats.

Fan Xian's question was really unnecessary.

Xia Qifei thought there might be some connection between them, but he still answered truthfully: "Qifei knows about this matter, but it is just a helpless move of the Ming family to cut off their tail in order to survive."

They travel on inland rivers. Even if they want to transport goods to Dongyi City and other vassal states, they only sail along the edge of the coastline. Once they raise the flag, ordinary islands will not easily provoke them.

What's more, the pirates raised by the Ming family are specifically designed to rob their own goods. Their methods are really clever.

But now that the Ming family has been destroyed, it seems that Master Fan is going to take action against the military? Xia Qifei was immediately startled and decided not to get too involved.

Seeing some understanding on Xia Qifei's face, Fan Xian nodded, and he didn't have to talk too much.

"I want to know which navy the other party is from."

Xia Qifei did not answer at first, but subconsciously glanced at the next room, then thought for a moment and replied: "This is easy, Qifei will be able to tell you the answer later."

"Please tell me the rest of the story!"

This time it was Fan Xian's turn to be surprised. He had only assigned this matter to Xia Qifei as a task and the final round of test, but he did not expect that he could get the answer directly here without any effort.

After taking an ambiguous look at the Ming Qi Master in front of him, Fan Xian continued:

"Now that we know who the other party is, it will be easy. I want you to integrate the Jiangnan Water Fort, eliminate those who don't obey you, and then mobilize the manpower. I may be of great use to you later!"

Whatever you worry about will come true. It seems that I will have to follow Lord Fan forever!

Previously, the cooperation between the two was only confirmed in private, and it was not exposed. Now, they were standing on the opposite side of the navy with real swords and guns. When everything was settled, Fan Xian could just pat his butt and leave, but what about himself?

How should the people of Jiangnan Dao view themselves?

"I know this may be difficult and embarrassing."

"And the people you have mobilized have no reason to fight against the navy. I can relieve you of your worries here. If you are willing, I can allow you to enter the Overwatch Council!"

This is a complete recruitment!

In the blink of an eye, a man who was originally a pirate leader was promoted to the official class. No matter how you look at it, it was a huge reward!

After the young official in front of him spoke, Xia Qifei's head exploded and his ears felt buzzing.

Don't doubt how important an official position is to these people in this era.

Xia Qifei was kicked out of the Ming family and had to join the underworld to make a living. Although he was very successful, he could never get on the stage.

Ever since he met Fan Xian more than half a year ago, he knew that his chance had come. He should make good use of Fan Xian to clear himself and turn from a bandit into a businessman.

But the process was only halfway done, and the opportunity to become an official was placed in front of him?

If it was a few days ago, Xia Qifei would have agreed without hesitation, after all, this matter would be of great benefit to him, but now

Fan Xian frowned slightly. He vaguely felt that things seemed to be out of control.

Following Xia Qifei's gaze, he looked behind him and saw the next room. He smiled slightly and said loudly, "Your Excellency is very clever. We were so close, but I didn't even notice that there was a distinguished guest next door!"

Fan Xian turned around and looked at Xia Qifei: "Is this the reason why you are hesitant?"

Xia Qifei lowered his head and said nothing. Now any answer would be wrong.

It is wise to keep silent. If you speak, you will vote for the people in the box.

"Please forgive my rudeness!"

The door of the box was opened, and a young man dressed like a scholar, looking somewhat wealthy, walked out.

The door opened and closed, even though it was only for a moment, it still made Fan Xian's heart tremble!

There are still two people in the box who haven't come out!

Shisan Wang!

Si Gu Jian!

How did these two masters and apprentices come to be connected to this extent?

Fan Xian stepped back subconsciously, planning to escape if things didn't go well, and he already had the intention of retreating!

Seeing his master's shocked and angry expression, Wang Qinian put down his chopsticks and put away his smile, while Gaoda drew his sword and became alert!

Fan Xian was indeed an extraordinary person, and he realized as soon as he thought about it that he might have been worrying too much.

When he calmed down, he smiled. He was only in his twenties, but people called him senior?

He looked carefully at the young man in front of him and asked softly, "Who are you? Why do you call yourself a junior?"

The other person looked unfamiliar, and he came with Si Gu Jian from Dongyi City. Could he be the other party's disciple?

"I am Chen Xiao, a junior. My master Li An is an acquaintance of Senior Fan, so I am naturally a junior!"

"Chen Xiao?"

Chapter 285 Confrontation.

"So you are a disciple of the Northern Qi Imperial Master. I wonder why you have come all the way to the south of Qing State?"

Fan Xian regained his composure. With the Supervisory Council in his hands, he naturally knew who this Chen Xiao was.

Although the other party is young, he was trained in Qing Yu Tang for a year when he was still in Qing Kingdom.

After completing his studies, he went to Northern Qi to look for his master Li An. Now the People's Bank and the commercial street in Northern Qi are under his management, making a fortune every day.

Not only that, perhaps the Northern Qi royal family was very confident in Li Ang, and even handed over the operation of the domestic royal merchants to Chen Xiao.

"I have no choice but to go on this journey. It is just that I cannot disobey my master's orders."

Chen Xiao said with a helpless look on his face, and it was obvious that he was not very satisfied with this trip.

"Oh?"

Fan Xian was somewhat curious about the other party's purpose, but he was still cunning enough to hold back: "I see, I wonder how your master is doing now? I didn't expect that we haven't seen each other for almost two years since we last met!"

"Thank you for your concern, Master Fan. My master is doing well!" Chen Xiao responded with a smile.

The experience of more than a year has made him adept at dealing with all kinds of people.

Fan Xian nodded, then looked at Xia Qifei standing beside him. Seeing that he still kept his head down and said nothing, he said unhappily, "So you still have this concern. Now can you tell me who the navy that massacred the island was?"

Fan Xian sat in the cabin drinking tea, and it seemed that he was no longer in a hurry from this moment on.

A new round of dialogue begins again.

Xia Qifei's face was gloomy. Fan Xian had oppressed him again and again. He had no one to rely on and had to endure it all the time, but as a man of the world, he still had some blood in his body.

Even if the other party had used clever means to destroy the Ming family, this time he was undoubtedly asking me to do something. Previously, they were just partners. He lent me money to attack the Ming family, and when I completed the project, I would not refuse to hand over the dividends and interest.

"Master Xia?"