Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1556 Depression

"Miss, don't you recognize me?" The man raised his eyebrows, but Fang Zilan didn't even raise her eyelids. "Did you recognize the wrong person?"

"Even if your appearance has changed, young lady, I recognize your sword." The man's eyes fell on the sword Fang Zilan placed aside, "That is the Plum Sword, Zixiu's Plum Sword."

Fang Zilan lowered her eyes and glanced at the Plum Sword. In order to hide her identity, she had wrapped the plum branch shape of the hilt with cloth, making it look no different from an ordinary sword.

"The girl didn't say anything, but you agreed?" The man's expression gradually turned cold, but there was a look of determination in his eyes.

"I am half a Jianghu person, so I have naturally heard of Zixiu's name." Fang Zilan said calmly: "I heard that everyone who has seen her and the plum sword in her hand is dead."

The man's expression froze, and Fang Zilan glanced at him. "I bought this sword on the way to Zuiyue Tower. I just bought it based on my liking for it. As for its origin, I'm too lazy to go into details. If you like it, you can make an offer."

"What did you say?" A look of surprise flashed across the man's face. Fang Zilan said calmly, "Why, do you have no money?"

"I..." The man was speechless for a moment. Fang Zilan frowned and said, "I hate dealing with poor people the most. If you don't have money, stay away from me as soon as possible, so as not to pass on your poverty to me, which is unlucky."

As she spoke, she brushed her sleeves, her face full of disgust, as if she was afraid of being tainted by the man's poor air.

"You are going too far!" The man slammed the table and stood up. "I am Geng Nan, the 27th generation descendant of Xiaojing Lake. How dare you say that I have no money..."

"So you are the hero of Xiaojinghu. What a pleasure to meet you. But, does Xiaojinghu still exist?" Fang Zilan said sarcastically, "Qi Liu, the 26th generation leader of Xiaojinghu, is your master? He lost all the houses and land of Xiaojinghu to the Huo family of Daomen at the gambling table. Isn't it time for hero Geng to change his mind now?"

"You..." The man named Geng Nan gritted his teeth and was about to take action, but was stopped by the woman next to him, "Senior Brother Geng, please don't cause trouble."

Seeing this, Mingxiang leaned over to Fang Zilan's ear and whispered, "This woman is the youngest daughter of the Huo family of Daomen, Huo Chuner."

"While seducing the daughter of the Huo family, he was also looking for Zixiu's whereabouts." Fang Zilan deliberately dragged out her tone and said loudly: "Hero Geng has a good method."

She used some of her inner strength, so although the sound was not loud, it was loud enough for everyone in the hall to hear clearly. Immediately, a curious person came over and asked, "Where is Zixiu?"

"Then we have to ask this hero Geng." Fang Zilan waved her hand, and the waiter holding tea not far away dared to come forward, quickly put the tea on the table, and ran away without a trace.

"Don't listen to her nonsense!" Geng Nan blushed, "She has Zixiu's plum sword, she..."

He suddenly stopped talking halfway, because Fang Zilan picked up the teapot tremblingly, and the wide sleeves of her robe fell down, revealing the hideous scar on her right hand. Awan, who was sitting next to her, hurriedly took the teapot, "Master, let me do it."

The onlookers looked at each other, and saw the indescribable expressions on each other's faces, so someone couldn't help but say: "My hero, why are you so aggressive to a weak girl?"

Everyone was whispering, but Fang Chongzheng, who was standing among them, was indifferent. All the officials were indignant for Chen Xu. Could it be that they had forgotten the original intention of the establishment of the Censorate, which was that no false statements were allowed?

The Su family is weak and doesn't like to offend people, so they always try to be peacemakers. Today, the Censorate is controlled by the Su family and is almost like a fence-sitter. If no one reminds the censors, if things go on like this, I'm afraid that any unfounded things will be reported to the court, which will not only disrupt the court, but also be used by those with ulterior motives to kill people without shedding blood.

I think Li Shengxuan saw this and allowed Fang Zilan to openly shoot Chen Xu. But...

Fang Chongzheng sighed imperceptibly. In the Censorate, there were people like Chen Xu who were indecisive and opportunistic, as well as people who were upright and prudent. If they were frightened by the current situation and were maliciously threatened a few more times, there would probably be no one in the court who would really dare to speak out.

Zhuge Yu had the same concerns as Fang Chongzheng, but he did not think that far ahead. Instead, he suddenly remembered that during the Lantern Festival not long ago, he met his brother Master Leyuan in Baiye Temple.

At that time, Master Liaoyuan seemed to casually mention that Fang Zilan went to Baiye Temple a few years ago to add oil to the two eternal lamps offered there, and then he vaguely talked about Li Shengxuan's attitude towards her. Although he only said a few words, it was enough to make Zhuge Yu alert.

Even if he couldn't understand Li Shengxuan's attitude towards Fang Zilan, Master Liaoyuan could always see clearly. Since he wanted to give some advice, he had to pay attention.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Yu's expression turned a little cold. After Li Shengxuan summoned the imperial physician to bring Chen Xu back to the palace and everyone left, he followed Li Shengxuan and Fang Zilan away without saying a word.

Li Shengxuan glanced at the two people following behind him, signaled Xiahou Zhang to leave first, and then curled his lips slightly, "I remember the last time I raced with you two was in the northern border."

Fang Zilan and Zhuge Yu were both startled when they heard this, but their surprises were different. The former was thinking about the lingering fear of having narrowly escaped death in the Western Territory, while the latter was thinking about the half-sincere and half-provoking words he said at that time - hoping that His Majesty would obey his wishes.

Li Shengxuan looked at the two people with indescribable expressions on their faces and couldn't help but laugh: "Why do you two have such expressions?"

Fang Zilan coughed lightly and said, "It's nothing. I just haven't raised a bow and shot an arrow for a long time, so my arm is twisted. Your Majesty, don't worry about it."

Zhuge Yu also coughed. He had always admired Fang Zilan's frankness, but after today, he admired her even more. Her acting was even more realistic than his.

"Are you feeling unwell, Lord Zhuge?" Fang Zilan looked at Zhuge Yu. He shook his head and said nothing. For a moment, there was only the sound of the wind in the forest, rustling the branches and leaves on the treetops.

"Fang Zilan, from today on, don't ask about anything other than your government office matters." Li Shengxuan suddenly spoke up and said in a deep voice, "Do you understand what I mean?"

Fang Zilan nodded slightly, "I understand. Your Majesty, rest assured that I will not interfere with Mo Han's implementation of the new law."

She paused as she spoke, a hint of murderous intent in her eyes, "However, if someone is blind and intends to hurt Mo Han, I will not sit idly by."

"Lord Fang, you..." Zhuge Yu waved his sleeves and didn't say anything else.

Li Shengxuan looked at Fang Zilan steadily, "With me here, you don't need to worry about Mo Han's safety. Just take care of the affairs of the government office. Next month, Di Rong's troops will send envoys to the capital, and Prince Rong'an will also bring the princess to the capital. There must be no mistakes inside or outside the government office."