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

Chapter 183: Street Chat Reveals the Truth
Xia Qifei's words were like a thunderclap, leaving Fan Xian and Leng Feibai as if struck by lightning.

After hearing this, Fan Xian couldn't help but ask, "Chief Xia, what do you gain by doing this?"

Xia Qifei smiled and said, "As long as I can avenge my mother, I will be content. In addition, if Lord Fan is willing, I am willing to take on the work of waterway transportation when the three major workshops ship goods in the future!"

"I will think about it!"

Fan Xian didn't give a definitive answer, since Xia Qifei hadn't told him the exact location of the secret room.

Seeing this, Xia Qifei stood up and said, "Then I will come back in a few days to discuss the specifics of the cooperation with Lord Fan?"

Fan Xian didn't insist on keeping him, but instead asked, "How many days?"

"We'll wait until Lord Fan takes back the three major workshops!"

After Xia Qifei finished speaking, he gave Fan Xian a slight bow and led his subordinates out of the inn.

After they had gone, Fan Xian said to Leng Feibai, "Brother, what do you think of Xia Qifei?"

"do not ask me!"

Leng Feibai waved his hand and said, "Whether you cooperate or not is up to you. As for the secret room he mentioned, it might be a good way to bring down the Ming family! If not, I'll sneak into the Ming family tonight and see if I can find the exact location of the secret room from Ming Qingda's mind."

Listening to Leng Feibai's words, Fan Xian also began to formulate a new plan.

"Then I'll go back to my room first!"

Leng Feibai sighed and said, "I also have to appease my two wives. It's really too tiring."

"Fuck off!"

Fan Xian looked at Leng Feibai with disdain, but said nothing.

Inside the room, Sang Wen was chatting with Haitang Duoduo, and their relationship quickly grew closer.

Taking this opportunity, Haitang Duoduo couldn't help but ask, "Wenwen, have you been with him for so long? Hasn't he taught you martial arts?"

Sang Wen shook her head and said, "My husband has taught me, but my aptitude is too poor. He has taught me several times, but as soon as I sit down, I feel restless and can't calm my mind to find the Qi. My husband has found many cultivation methods, but I can't even get to the basics!"

After hearing this, Haitang Duoduo frowned slightly, grabbed Sang Wen's arm, and examined it carefully.

Sang Wen's aptitude was indeed not very good. Her meridians were extremely weak, and her internal energy flowed very slowly. She was simply not cut out for martial arts.

Seeing this, Haitang Duoduo couldn't help but sigh.

Martial artists can live to be eighty or even ninety years old, while ordinary people live to be sixty or seventy at most. If Sang Wen cannot learn martial arts, he may become the first person in his family to leave in the future.

Leng Feibai pushed open the door and walked in. Upon seeing the two chatting, he stepped forward and embraced them.

"Why are you back!"

Haitang Duoduo looked at Leng Feibai, who was hugging her, blushed, and pulled away, saying, "Didn't you go to the Ming family with Fan Xian?"

"I've already told him that he can handle the Ming family's affairs himself. I won't interfere!"

Leng Feibai smiled and said, "Besides, he's married now, it's time for him to learn to stand on his own two feet. So, I'll stay at the inn with you for now. Or, how about I take you to Suzhou for some snacks later?"

Seeing this, Haitang Duoduo couldn't help but say, "Aren't you going to ask me how Fan Ruoruo and Fan Sizhe are doing?"

Upon hearing this, Leng Feibai was taken aback, not because he hadn't considered this point.

Instead, Leng Feibai knew perfectly well how Fan Ruoruo and Fan Sizhe were doing, as both of them had their own talisman clones with them.

"What are you asking?"

Leng Feibai said with a smile, "Could it be that Master Kuhe really dares to harm Ruoruo and Sizhe? Otherwise, I'm afraid Northern Qi will be in big trouble."

After hearing this, Haitang Duoduo smiled and said, "That's really the most straightforward threat."

"Dodo!"

Leng Feibai grasped Haitang Duoduo's hand and asked, "Are you going back to Northern Qi after this trip?" "Yes!"

Haitang Duoduo said, "If you hadn't sent me here, my junior nephew would have arranged a convoy to take me to the border."

After hearing this, Leng Feibai remembered something and couldn't help but say, "Speaking of which, that brat Zhan Doudou still owes me a beating! He sent me a bunch of kidney-tonifying herbs out of the blue, making everyone in the capital think that my kidneys were failing!"

Looking at Leng Feibai's strange face, Haitang Duoduo also thought of Zhan Doudou's crazy actions, and couldn't help but feel speechless.

When he found out what Zhan Doudou had done, he almost tore her ears off if the Empress Dowager hadn't pleaded for her.

Seeing the two of them looking at each other calmly, Leng Feibai sighed and said, "Once things are settled in Jiangnan, the three of us will return to Danzhou. Let's go to my family's ancestral hall and offer incense to my parents and grandparents!"

Upon hearing this, Haitang Duoduo asked curiously, "What, don't you want to go back to Kyoto?"

"Kyoto is big, and it's not easy to live here!"

Leng Feibai sighed and said, "You are the Holy Maiden of Northern Qi. If you stay in the capital, countless eyes from the Surveillance Bureau will be watching us. Let's go back to Danzhou. It's so much better than that wretched place, the capital."

Seeing this, Haitang Duoduo deliberately asked, "What if we go back to Danzhou and the Surveillance Bureau is still watching us?"

"we'll talk about it then!"

Leng Feibai stood up and said, "Let's go shopping!"

"You go ahead!"

Sang Wen stretched and said, "I've been on the boat all the way, and I'm exhausted. I want to get some sleep."

"Then you should get some rest!"

As Leng Feibai spoke, he followed Haitang Duoduo outside.

Just as the two of them went out, a bird flew in through the window and landed on the roof beam, staring at Sang Wen who was resting.

The streets of Suzhou were quite lively, with countless places offering various acrobatic performances and street acts.

The two of them, holding snacks bought from the street vendors, watched the various street performances.

"People say that the scenery in Jiangnan is beautiful, and seeing it today, it certainly lives up to the saying!"

After hearing this, Leng Feibai sighed and said, "No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it becomes the same after a while! Duoduo..."

As he spoke, Leng Feibai pulled Haitang Duoduo into a small alley.

After confirming that no one was watching, Leng Feibai asked softly, "Si Lili, did you really have a son?"

Seeing Leng Feibai's expression, Haitang Duoduo smiled and said, "Guess?"

"You!"

Leng Feibai said gently, "Anyway, it's Fan Xian who should be having a headache. Besides, your niece is also having a headache right now. Her son or daughter actually has half of the royal blood of the Qing Kingdom!"

As soon as she said that, Haitang Duoduo's expression changed several times, and she couldn't help but ask, "You, when did you find out?"

"Do you really think I'd let Fan Xian run wild outside all by himself, even if I'm in seclusion?!"

Leng Feibai calmly lied, "Before I went into seclusion, I secretly infiltrated the palace once to protect Fan Xian. But the moment he saw your junior nephew, I, hiding on the roof beam, discovered that your junior nephew was a girl!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai turned his back to Haitang Duoduo and said, "You also know that I have cultivated the art of observing qi. On the night of our wedding, I knew that your junior nephew and Si Lili were both in the bamboo house courtyard!"

After hearing this, Haitang Duoduo bit her lip and asked, "Are you trying to threaten me?"

"You are my wife, why would I threaten you!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "I just want to know the truth of the matter. After all, this concerns Fan Xian's well-being for the rest of his life!"

(End of this chapter)