Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

"Your Highness is right. I will go to the Fan Mansion to invite Fan Xian." Li Hongcheng bowed and turned to leave.

The breeze blew Li Chengze's bangs, making him smile gently. He picked up "A Dream of Red Mansions" in his hand and continued to read it.

Outside the pavilion, Xie Bian stood motionless like a statue.

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After seeing off the last guest, Li An breathed a sigh of relief. These guests are becoming more and more tricky!

The guests' questions were more curious than each other, and some, like the young ladies from wealthy families, sat there without saying a word after arriving. For most of the day, they didn't ask a single question, and just stared at Li Ang!

What? I am the guardian of Sichuan - the panda?

Ang Lee looked up at the sky in frustration. Fortunately, the money had been paid, so he decided to just watch it for a while.

The eldest disciple lived up to expectations and found the two old sisters-in-law early, one to cook and the other to clean. Li An counted with his fingers and found that everyone was fine, so he could rest assured.

In the evening, the second and third brothers also brought the owners of the two courtyards on the left and right. Li An had already made plans to buy them at a premium and was ready to persuade the two to sell the courtyards to him.

I don’t know if someone instructed me to do so, but the two of them sold the yard to me at a fair price without much negotiation.

After watching the two of them sign and seal, they readily gave the land deed. For the first time, Li An felt the benefits of fame. He pondered secretly, now that his life is guaranteed, in addition to pursuing his own strength, should he do something for the people of this world?

I am not as foolish as Ye Qingmei, who wants to achieve equality for all in this feudal dynasty. I just want them to get something for their work, have enough food and warm clothes, and have fewer orphans like Hong Kaijia.

Of course, this is not to say that Ye Qingmei is bad. She has great ideals, but her actions of skipping several social stages are not in line with the progress of the times.

How can you expect a person to fly if she can't even walk properly?

But Ye Qingmei, who has such an ideal, is also respectable. In Li Ang's opinion, she is at least more noble than those female protagonists in the Qing Dynasty, who think about the love affairs in the palace all day long. This is the difference between a science girl and a liberal arts girl.

After it got a little dark, under the curious gazes of his disciples, Li Ang gathered his energy in his palms and with two snaps, he broke the walls on the left and right of the courtyard. Thus, the three courtyards were connected together.

"Clean it up, and then allocate the rooms after leaving a few guest rooms. Let Kaijia do this." Li An ignored the surprised looks of the crowd and gave the order.

Hong Kaijia bowed and said, "Yes, teacher."

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Chapter 37: Fierce Fight on Niulan Street.

The next day, at Fan Mansion.

"Brother, let me accompany you!" Fan Ruoruo said hurriedly.

Looking at his slightly anxious sister, he also understood that she was worried about him. Fan Xian didn't want to say anything harsh, but explained helplessly, "I understand your worries, but that place is after all a lush and beautiful place. How can a girl like you go there? If my father knew about this, wouldn't he break my legs?"

Fan Ruoruo's face darkened. This was not the first time she complained that she was not a man and could not help her brother. She said, "But."

"Ruoruo, don't worry. I know the Second Prince wants to win me over, but you know me. I hate these power struggles the most and I just want to stay away from them. I went to the banquet this time just because I had something to do. As for the Crown Prince..." Fan Xian thought for a moment and said jokingly to comfort his sister, "He won't kill me in the street, will he?"

Seeing that her brother understood everything and indeed had something to do, Fan Ruoruo had no choice but to stop insisting.

Fan Xian called Teng Zijing over and drove out to Zuixianlou to keep the appointment with the Second Prince. Suddenly, he remembered what Li An said before and asked Teng Zijing casually, "Where will we pass by later?"

Fujiko thought for a moment and replied, "It will pass through Zhuque Street, Chang'an Street, and then reach Niulan Street, and then..."

"etc!"

Fujiko Kyo didn't understand what he meant and looked at Fan Xian. He saw that Fan Xian's face was pale and looked a little scary!

"what happened?"

"This is not right! Did you just say that we will pass Niulan Street?" Fan Xian asked.

Fujiko Kyo thought about it and said affirmatively: "Not bad, but so what?"

Fan Xian asked, "Are there any other routes?"

"Of course there are other routes, but Niulan Street is the only way to Zuixianlou. No matter which road you choose, you can't avoid it." Fujiko Kyo affirmed.

Fan Xian jumped off the carriage, paced back and forth, and muttered to himself. Seeing this, Fujiko Kyo followed suit and got off the carriage.

"Do you know Wanshizhai in the capital?"

Fujiko Kyo nodded: "Of course I know, the fortune teller in the studio is said to be very skilled and his answers are always accurate."

Fan Xian stopped and said, "That man is called Li An, and he is my friend. He came to Kyoto with us, but he was practicing in the carriage all the way, so you don't know much about him. He told me that I had a calamity that would happen to a person or place with the word 'Niu' in it. I have been in Kyoto for some time, and I have not dealt with anyone with the surname Niu yet. But now the name of Niulan Street is really worth noting!"

Fujiko Kyo also became cautious after hearing this: "What should we do now? Should we not go to the appointment today?"

"No, we still have to go. We can't run away just because we are afraid of danger. Danger will come sooner or later. Fortunately, we now have the opportunity to prepare in advance. Let's do this and that..." Fan Xian whispered his thoughts to Fujiko Kyo.

Soon after, the carriage slowly drove away from the gate of Fan Mansion.

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At this moment, in a secret house in Kyoto, two masked women in white came to a locked iron box and released Cheng Jushu, an eighth-rank master of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

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In Wanshizhai.

Li An called his eldest disciple and said to him, "Kaijia, after breakfast, you will lead the junior brothers and sisters to do morning lessons. Don't slack off."

"Disciple obeys the order, Master, are you going out?" Hong Kaijia asked.

Li An nodded, pretended to go back to his room, took out his sword case, and put it on his back.

Now, the eighteen disciples brought back by Li An have gradually recovered their health with a proper diet and started to practice martial arts. Hong Kaijia in front of him also gradually grew up and became more angular.

They understand that life today is not easy, and they all work very hard, hoping to learn skills as soon as possible and be able to help their teachers. Even if they are not so good, they want to be able to support themselves and not let their teachers support them all. Therefore, they do not miss any time to enrich themselves and practice hard.

Li An has also been trying to develop other skills recently, and finally successfully lit up the remaining three of the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and consumed the wealth points to the ninth level of the founding sect, so that his disciples can learn.

The disciples also found their favorite direction and studied it. However, Li An was not too worried about these four skills, but there were only a few people who could inherit the art of divination, which made Li An very worried.

In the end, only Zhao Tong'er was able to listen to some of the content and gain some understanding, which made her three senior brothers very envious.

Looking at the heroic and tenacious disciple in front of him, Li An said, "Look after the house. If there are any guests coming today, let your fourth apprentice sister receive them and answer them. If there are any questions, let her use the textbook to answer them herself. The fee is ten taels of silver."

"Disciple, don't worry."

After making all the arrangements, Li An left without taking a carriage, and disappeared in the crowd a moment later.

Time passed little by little, and near noon, a horse-drawn carriage drove to the intersection of Niulan Street.

If you look closely, you will find that the carriage is moving at a slightly fast speed. There is a coachman wearing a bamboo hat and keeping his head down sitting outside. He keeps nodding his head as the carriage sways.

When the carriage reached the middle of the street, something unexpected happened!

Two female assassins jumped out from the walls of the two rows of houses, holding powerful crossbows, drawing the bows and shooting at the moving carriage!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The two arrows hit the carriage straight in the air.

This is not over yet. The two assassins were so fast that they kept drawing their bows and shooting arrows. In a blink of an eye, more than a dozen arrows were shot!

The driver sitting outside the carriage had already been hit by several arrows!

The horses were well tamed and could walk calmly at first, but by the time they got there, they were already running wildly.

Whoosh!

There was another sound of a bowstring being released, but this time it sounded particularly loud and heavy - it was the Divine Arm Crossbow!

The Shenbi Crossbow, also known as the crossbow spear and arrow, is used by the army to defend cities and is extremely powerful!

The arrow, like a gun barrel, pierced through the moving carriage and nailed the horse to death. At the same time, a giant man broke out of the wall and rushed towards the carriage!

With a crack, the carriage broke into pieces under the weight.

"Something is wrong, this is an empty cart!" An assassin exclaimed, and slashed with his sword, causing the hat on the "coachman"'s head to fall off. It turned out that the man who was shot with several arrows was actually a straw man!

As if in response to her words, a loud shout came: "Of course something is wrong! Can you tell me who sent you to kill me?"

This voice was naturally Fan Xian!

Seeing the target of assassination appear, the two women held Cheng Jushu and rushed towards Fan Xian, drawing their bows and shooting arrows as they rushed forward.

Fan Xian shrank his head and jumped into the wall to hide.

The Cheng Jushu didn't dodge or evade, but crashed headfirst into the wall, instantly creating a big hole. Upon seeing this, the two girls quickly followed and entered the hole!

Fan Xian and Fujiko Kyo in the courtyard resisted with swords, and the two sides started fighting.

During the fight, Fan Xian secretly thought that he had made a mistake. He thought that after disguising the carriage and avoiding the first wave of attacks, these assassins would retreat. He did not expect that when he jumped out and took the opportunity to inquire about the identity of the person behind the scenes, these assassins would actually chase him in broad daylight, as if they were not afraid of being discovered at all!

"Don't they say that if an assassin misses his target, he will flee thousands of miles away? The online article has harmed me!" Fan Xian cursed inwardly.

The two sides fought hard, and at this time Fan Xian also discovered the other party's cultivation level.

The two women were of the sixth rank or higher cultivation level, and because of their mysterious swordsmanship, their combat power was comparable to that of those below the seventh rank.

And that giant was even more amazing. Not only was his cultivation higher than his own among the eighth rank, he had reached the realm above the eighth rank. His natural supernatural power and horizontal training kung fu made him even more of a headache and very difficult to deal with!

On the other hand, on his side, there was only Fujiko Kyo, who had just entered the sixth rank, and he was immediately caught in a tough battle.

Damn, it’s dangerous!

Chapter 38 The masters gather together!

Zuixian Tower and pavilion.

The Second Prince Li Chengze and Prince Jing's son Li Hongcheng arrived at Zuixianju early today to wait for Fan Xian.

Meanwhile, Si Lili was brewing tea with light movements. She had profound tea art skills and looked elegant and beautiful.

However, when the three of them were drinking tea, the cup suddenly cracked for no reason, which startled Si Lili, but she tried to remain calm.

At this time, a man approached quickly, but was stopped by Xie Bian outside the pavilion, who shouted, "Your Highness, Fan Xian was attacked on Niulan Street on his way to the banquet!"

When the Second Prince heard the news, his face changed drastically. He turned his head and stared at the person who brought the news!

"Is the news true?" Li Hongcheng on the side asked hurriedly.

After confirming that everything was correct, he turned around and asked the Second Prince: "Should we send someone to rescue them?"

The second prince fell on his chair and said, "It's too late!"

The Second Prince was worried when he learned that Fan Xian had been attacked. Although he was not responsible for this incident, he was the most suspicious! No matter how others looked at it, they would think that it was Li Chengze who did it!

Li Hongcheng remained silent, but Xie Bian said, "How about I go there?"

The Second Prince was silent for a moment, then finally nodded: "Go and take a look, and bring back the results. If you can help, then help. Show your position."

After Xie Bian took the order and left, he turned to look at Si Lili who was performing the art of tea art. Seeing her indifferent expression, he was moved: "Miss Si Lili, you and Fan Xian had a one-night stand after all, so don't you worry about his safety?"

"Of course I'm worried, but what can I do?" Si Lili replied silently and steadily. Little did she know that the more she said so, the more suspicious the Second Prince became!

"This news shocked me and everyone in Kyoto, but it didn't shock you, Miss Si Lili!" The second prince spoke slowly to Si Lili, but his words seemed to have a hint. After he finished speaking, he stroked his hair and tilted his head to look outside the pavilion: "The tree wants to be still, but the wind does not stop!"

Si Lili could only smile slightly, reducing her presence. But after turning her head away, her expression became very solemn.

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Turning our attention to Niulan Street, the battle has entered a fierce stage!

In the desperate fight, Teng Zijing had already recognized Cheng Jushu. Seeing that Fan Xian was no match for him, he used his best skills. After all, he was from the Supervisory Council, so naturally he had some skills that ordinary people didn't have.

He threw his cape behind him, and suddenly, countless darts flew towards the two women like flowers scattered by fairies. He did not stop, but turned and kicked towards Cheng Jushu, and went forward to fight with him.

The dart was indeed insidious. One of the two assassins was hit by the dart and fell to the ground. The other one was so frightened that she waved her sword to block and retreated, and had no time to take care of other things.

Seeing strong reinforcements coming to help, Fan Xian immediately cheered up and joined forces to attack Cheng Jushu!

But although Cheng Jushu was a martial arts fanatic and acted crazy when fighting, he was extremely powerful. The two of them could only barely hold off and ended up in a draw.

The bad news came late. The remaining female assassin recovered and joined the battle, making the situation increasingly unfavorable.

In the chaos, Teng Zijing took a heavy punch from Cheng Jushu and used a hidden weapon to finally kill the remaining female assassin, but he himself was also seriously injured and fell to the ground. Fan Xian quickly swung his sword to save her, and then fought with Cheng Jushu for several times, spitting blood from his mouth!

After the two men fought repeatedly, the scene and the surrounding houses were shattered. An oil lamp in someone's house fell, and in an instant, the house was ignited and a raging fire started!

Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly worse, Fan Xian pulled Teng Zijing up from the ground and ran into the room.

"Fortunately, we made preparations in advance. Just hold on!" Fan Xian encouraged Teng Zijing. Although Teng Zijing was seriously injured at this time, his life was not in danger. He nodded after hearing this and secretly praised Fan Xian for his foresight.

The two of them flew back, which made Cheng Jushu go crazy. He wiped the blood off his head, took big strides, and chased inside!