Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 170: Using Yourself as Bait to Catch Big Fish

Emperor Qing stared at Fan Xian with his old eyes. After a long silence, he said unhappily, "You really are causing trouble for your brother. Well, I'll go back first."

After saying that, Emperor Qing turned and walked out of the yard.

Leng Feibai looked at Emperor Qing's back and tried to stand up while holding onto the door frame.

Seeing this, Fan Xian cooperated and stepped forward to help the man up.

"His Majesty!"

As Leng Feibai spoke, he took out the guest jade token and said, "Your Majesty, return the guest jade token!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing stopped, turned around and asked, "What do you mean?"

Leng Feibai forced a wry smile and said, "Your Majesty, my time is running out. Once Fan Xian takes back the three main buildings of the Inner Treasury, I intend to take Sang Wen back to his homeland and live out the rest of his life there. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to grant me the return of the guest jade token."

"You keep it!"

Emperor Qing said calmly, "It serves as proof of our relationship as king and subject. Moreover, if within these three years, you return to the realm of Grandmaster, I will give it to you again."

After saying this, Emperor Qing turned and left the yard.

Upon seeing this, Fan Jian hurriedly followed and escorted Emperor Qing out of the Fan Mansion.

Seeing Emperor Qing and Fan Jian leave, Fan Xian supported Leng Feibai into the house.

Sang Wen and Lin Wan'er, who were worried about Leng Feibai's condition, also ran into the house and ordered the servants to move out the dead flowers and plants in the house.

After all the servants left, Leng Feibai looked at the anxious eyes of the three people, coughed twice and said, "Don't worry, wait for my adoptive father to come, and I will talk to you all together."

"Humph"

Fan Xian said angrily, "How dare you say that? I used the self-torture trick and you beat me. Now you're using the self-torture trick yourself."

"At least I didn't lose my life, but you almost lost yours!"

Leng Feibai said unhappily, "If you had listened to me and dispersed your energy and started cultivating again earlier, then this wouldn't have happened today... cough cough cough!"

Fan Xian was startled and hurried forward to take the patient's pulse.

"okay!"

Leng Feibai pulled his hand away and said, "I'll handle the rest myself. You three close your eyes first!"

After hearing this, Fan Xian and the other two obediently did as Leng Feibai said.

Leng Feibai immediately activated his dual hands, and red light burst out from his whole body. When Fan Jian came back from outside, he rushed back to Leng Feibai's yard.

The red light on Leng Feibai's body also dissipated.

"Okay, no problem!"

Hearing Leng Feibai's voice, Fan Jiangang hurried into the room. When he saw Leng Feibai about to get out of bed, he quickly ran into the room and said, "Feibai, you haven't recovered yet, you should lie down first!"

Looking at Fan Jian's expression, Leng Feibai smiled helplessly and said, "Foster father, I'm fine. I just lied to Your Majesty!"

"what!"

Fan Jian was stunned when he heard Leng Feibai's words. He quickly asked, "Then why did you vomit blood and say you were going to die?"

"The vomiting blood is caused by my own internal organs being injured and forcing out the blood!"

Leng Feibai said as he looked at the shocked faces in the room, "As for the imminent death, that's nonsense. In fact, I already achieved the status of Grandmaster in Northern Qi. It's just that when I broke through, no one noticed."

Fan Jian was nearly furious after hearing this. He had just been racking his brains over what he would do if Old Lady Fan knew that Leng Feibai was dying. And now, this little jerk Leng Feibai was telling him that he was faking illness.

"no!"

Fan Jian nearly went crazy. "Why are you imitating Fan Xian for no reason? I'm going to scare you so hard that you'll lose at least half a year of your life!"

Just as Leng Feibai was about to explain, Lin Wan'er suddenly interrupted, "Brother Feibai, you're seriously injured. Sister Sang Wen and I will go to the kitchen to get you something to eat."

After saying that, Lin Wan'er pulled Sang Wen out of the house.

The two of them ran out of the yard, and Sang Wen couldn't help but ask, "Wan'er, what are you doing?"

Lin Wan'er looked around and whispered, "Some things are better left unseen. After all, what they do is quite dangerous. If we knew about it and accidentally leaked it, it would be troublesome."

Sang Wen suddenly realized and immediately followed Lin Wan'er out of the room.

Inside the room, Leng Feibai released his mental power to sense his surroundings. After confirming that no one was eavesdropping, he stated his purpose. "I'm doing this to paralyze the vigilance of those in the palace. Once word gets out that I'm seriously injured and dying, those who are hostile to Fan Xian will send people to kill me. Then, I can kill them all and weaken their power. Secondly, this is also to paralyze the Jiangnan Ming family. The Jiangnan Ming family has a rich heritage and is a strong local tyrant. The head of the family, Old Lady Ming, is no less vicious and ambitious than Li Yunrui. My appearance in Jiangnan in a disabled and dying state will paralyze the Ming family to the greatest extent possible."

"third!"

Fan Xian said unhappily, "After you help me get the inner treasury back, you can return to Danzhou and live your life in peace."

Leng Feibai said nothing after hearing this, but just looked at Fan Jian calmly.

After listening to what the two said, Fan Jian couldn't help but sigh and said, "You all have your own concerns, so I won't interrupt you. But remember, be extra careful."

After saying that, Fan Jian stood up and said, "Then I'll go back to my room and rest. I'm really tired after working all day!"

Watching Fan Jian leave, Leng Feibai said to Fan Xian, "I've sent all of Qing Yu Tang's owners and their families to Jiangnan for resettlement. I'll give you the route map once we get there."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xian was stunned. Leng Feibai smiled calmly, "The people from Qing Yu Tang are one of the forces your mother left for you. It would be a pity to leave them in Kyoto. Once you take over the inner treasury, they will become your best helpers."

Fan Xian nodded, and Leng Feibai continued, "What do you think of today's assassination?"

Fan Xian shook his head and said, "I don't know why Shadow attacked, and I have even less knowledge of the origins of that eunuch and the guards. But that woman, brother, that woman is one of yours, right? She was sent here to attract attention in order to kidnap the owner of Qing Yu Tang, right?"

Leng Feibai nodded and said, "Yes, I just want to let His Majesty know who kidnapped these people. Otherwise, if that old man issues another arrest warrant, the chief manager and his men will have a hard time living."

While the two were talking, Wu Zhu pushed the door open and walked in, standing beside them without saying a word.

"Uncle Wu Zhu."

Fan Xian looked at Wu Zhu, who looked like he was in a lawsuit, and asked tentatively, "Where have you been?"

"fight."

Wu Zhu said calmly, "Shadow hurt you, so I went to fight him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Xian's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. "Uncle, is Shadow still alive?"

"Crawled back to the Inspection Office."

Looking at Wu Zhu's nonchalant expression, Fan Xian said nothing and could only smile along.

After a moment, Wu Zhu asked casually, "When do you plan to go to the Three Great Quarters?"

"Maybe half a month later!"

Fan Xian scratched his head and said, "My power has just recovered to the seventh level. I think it will be difficult to protect myself if I go south. So I plan to wait a few more days."

(End of this chapter)