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

Chapter 56 Sneaking into Zuimenglou

After hearing this, Eunuch Hou immediately brought the prepared honey syrup and filled two cups.

"This cup of honey syrup is to help you practice it."

Emperor Qing said gently, "Don't rush to leave tomorrow. I will ensure you a peaceful old age."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Mei Zhili finished speaking, he picked up the honey syrup and drank it all in one gulp.

Emperor Qing also drank the honey syrup and waved his hand to signal Mei Zhili to leave.

Mei Zhili breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and left the palace.

Seeing this, Eunuch Hou turned to look at His Majesty, "Your Majesty..."

Emperor Qing continued to review the memorials, and said in a cold tone, "Since he has not done anything excessive, I will spare his life and let him return home to enjoy his old age."

Inside the Fan Mansion, Fan Xian took the portrait Leng Feibai gave him and studied it carefully.

"What are you looking at?"

Fan Xian looked up and saw Fan Jian coming to his side.

"father!"

Fan Xian stood up and bowed. Fan Jian waved his hand and said, "Didn't you beat Guo Baokun?"

"It's really not me!"

Fan Xian said helplessly, "Dad, I don't want to marry Wan'er because of the inner treasury. I really like Wan'er. How could I possibly cause trouble for myself at this time? And Guo Youzhi also said that the culprit's fist is bigger than mine, so it can't be me!"

"Don't mention this yet!"

Fan Jian thought of something else, "How dare you question the Crown Prince about the assassination in Danzhou in court?"

After hearing this, Fan Xian smiled and said, "I asked when I thought of it!"

"You!"

Fan Jian raised his hand and nodded at him, "Let your brother Feibai know that you will not be able to escape a good beating. When the time comes, your father will not save you. Also, what is that piece of paper?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Xian quickly handed over the portrait and said, "Brother Feibai sent this to me. He said that he was the murderer who attacked Guo Baokun!"

Fan Jian took a look, his pupils narrowed involuntarily, and he raised his head and said, "Are you sure this man is the murderer who beat Guo Baokun?"

"What Brother Feibai said should be correct!"

Seeing this, Fan Xian couldn't help but ask, "Dad, you don't know this kid, do you?"

Fan Jian frowned, and after a moment he said, "The Second Prince, Li Chengze, has eight guards around him, known as the Eight Generals..."

"puff"

Fan Xian, who was drinking water, spit it out and couldn't help asking, "Eight Generals, Dad, is this Second Prince a member of a gang?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Fan Jian fumed, his beard puffing and his eyes glaring. He said unhappily, "Among them, Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu are the strongest, two swordsmen and knifemen who are close to the ninth rank. The remaining six are hiding in the dark, and few people know about them."

“Little known?”

Fan Xian looked Fan Jian up and down, "Then how did you know that, Dad?"

Fan Jian said angrily, "This man's name is Xu Wenjun. When I was training Tiger Guards for His Majesty, he failed the training and was later recruited by the Second Prince. In addition to his martial arts skills, he's also skilled in ventriloquism and voice-changing techniques!"

"Voice tricks!"

Fan Xian nodded and said, "This proves why Guo Baokun heard my voice. But since the Second Prince wanted to frame me for assaulting Guo Baokun, why did he bring Prince Jing to testify for me today?"

"I guess it's to drive a wedge between you and the Crown Prince. This will make it easier for the Second Prince to recruit you into his fold."

Fan Jian stroked his beard and said, "Of your majesty's princes, apart from the youngest prince who is young and has no scheming, and the eldest prince who is a military man and a straightforward man, the other two are not easy to get along with! You must be more careful!"

"My child understands!"

After Fan Xian finished speaking, he yawned and said, "Dad, I'm going to sleep for a while. Tomorrow, Ruoruo and I want to go to the Royal Villa to visit Wan'er. Is that okay?"

"It's up to you!"

After Fan Jian finished speaking, he turned and left Fan Xian's yard.

Inside the study, just as Fan Jiang had closed the door, Leng Feibai walked out from the corner, clasped his fists, and said, "Meetings, foster father?"

Fan Jian couldn't help but ask, "What happened to Guo Baokun being beaten?"

"I don't know!"

Leng Feibai frowned and said, "It was only through the yamen runners this morning that I learned that Guo Baokun was beaten. Later, I also used some methods to find out that it was this guy who beat him up."

After hearing this, Fan Jian sighed and said, "Now it seems that calling Xian'er to Kyoto wasn't a good thing! I hope nothing more troublesome will happen next time!"

"impossible!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "The power of the inner treasury is immense, and neither the Crown Prince nor the Second Prince will give it up easily. Furthermore, there's that old... old man, Chen Pingping, who wants Fan Xian to take over the Inspection Office. So, he'll definitely do whatever it takes to ruin Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er's marriage."

After saying that, Leng Feibai looked away and said, "Godfather, I'll go first... cough cough cough!"

Leng Feibai coughed violently for a while and suddenly spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.

"what happened?"

Fan Jian was startled and asked quickly, "Are you injured?"

"It's okay, just a minor injury?"

Leng Feibai wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "A few days ago, I faced the fourth Grandmaster and exchanged a few moves with him. I got a little hurt!"

"The fourth Grand Master!"

Fan Jian's expression changed repeatedly, and he said quickly, "I think you should just go back to the Fan Mansion. At least that will guarantee your basic safety!"

Leng Feibai shook his head and said, "Once I'm exposed, the mastermind behind this will return to the shadows, making it even more difficult to deal with him! Furthermore, I've received news that someone wants to harm Fan Xian. I'll investigate thoroughly in the next few days."

After saying that, Leng Feibai said goodbye to Fan Jian and returned to his own yard.

As soon as he returned, four or five talisman clones transformed into birds landed in the yard, silently waiting for Leng Feibai.

"how's it going!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he closed his eyes and concentrated, sensing the message conveyed back by the bird transformed from the talisman clone.

Not long after, Leng Feibai's face also became gloomy.

According to the information from the clone, the people sent by Lin Gong have successfully captured Cheng Jushu, and he is on the way back to Kyoto City.

"If nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, Lin Gong will go to Si Lili to seize the token and stage the Niulan Street assassination."

Leng Feibai thought about this and took out the talisman he had drawn earlier from his bosom. He said, "Then it will be up to you. Also, send someone to keep an eye on Lin Gong and Si Lili so that they don't miss the recording time!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he waved his hand and sent out the talisman birds again, asking them to keep a close eye on Si Lili and Lin Gong, waiting for the opportunity to come.

After doing all this, Leng Feibai returned to the house and continued to use his energy to dissolve the remaining energy left in his body by Emperor Qing!

On the afternoon of the next day, Leng Feibai finished his training, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"My injuries are almost healed. Luckily, that old loach only hit me casually, and with the healing effects of Shennong Liuli Gong and Banduanjin, I was able to recover in a short time."

After saying that, Leng Feibai closed his eyes and concentrated, communicating with every bird clone scattered in Kyoto, studying what happened that day.

What happened that day was a bit complicated. Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo went to the royal villa to visit Lin Wan'er early in the morning, but they ended up having a conflict because of the uninvited guest.

Inside the Royal Courtyard, Fan Xian, Lin Wan'er, and Fan Ruoruo were chatting and laughing together. Just then, a middle-aged man with a sturdy build and dark skin hurried in.

"Second brother!"

Lin Wan'er was stunned and asked quickly, "Why are you here? Fan Xian, this is my second brother, Lin Gong."

Fan Xian quickly stood up and was about to salute.

Lin Gong's face was ferocious. He drew his sword and shouted angrily, "Wan'er, get out of the way!"

After saying this, Lin Gong swung his sword at Fan Xian, "You bastard from Danzhou, you want to marry my sister? You're dreaming."

Although Fan Xian didn't know the reason, he still used the Cloud-Stepping Step to move aside.

"How dare you hide!"

Lin Gong pounced on him directly, and the two of them chased each other and ran out of the yard.

Fan Ruoruo suddenly became anxious, rushed over and grabbed Lin Gong and said, "Brother, run, run!"

Lin Gong was so angry at the moment that he didn't care who was behind him. He waved his hand and pushed Fan Ruoruo to the ground.

Fan Ruoruo fell to the ground and couldn't help but gasp.

"Ruoruo, damn it, Wan'er, I'm sorry."

Family members were a taboo in his mind, and Fan Xian suddenly became angry. He pulled out the dagger Leng Feibai had given him and started fighting with Lin Gong.

Lin Wan'er quickly helped Fan Ruoruo up, and watched the two fighting each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Lin Gong is proficient in both civil and military arts, and his strength is no less than that of the deputy commander of the palace, Gong Dian. His sword moves fiercely and each strike is ruthless and decisive.

But Fan Xian had been taught by Wu Zhu and Leng Feibai after all, so his reaction speed and flexibility had already reached perfection. Coupled with Professor Leng Feibai's Small Breaking Knife Step and Stepping Cloud Step, Lin Gong's attacks could not hurt him at all.

"Step to kill, shatter the dream!"

Fan Xian moved quickly, dodged Lin Gong's sword, and swung his dagger to hit the sword's spine.

Under the shock of his clever power, the knife in Lin Gong's hand fell to the ground. Fan Xian took advantage of the situation and swung the dagger against his neck, saying, "For Wan'er's sake, I will spare you this time."

After saying that, Fan Xian kicked Lin Gong to the ground, raised his head and shouted, "Ruoruo, let's go!"

Fan Xian gave Lin Wan'er an apologetic look and left the royal villa with Fan Ruoruo.

Afterwards, Lin Wan'er and Lin Gong had a quarrel. Lin Gong left in anger, asking Lin Wan'er to think it over carefully.

As for Si Lili and Cheng Jushu, one of them was still staying on his flower boat, and the other was staying in the box in the yard.

"What an unexpected change!"

Leng Feibai spoke, signaling his clone to continue monitoring the movements of Lin Gong, Cheng Jushu and Si Lili.

After saying that, Leng Feibai opened his eyes and prepared to take the next step.

At the same time, there was a depressing atmosphere in the Fan Mansion.

Fan Jian, who had just returned home from court, was listening to Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo talking about the Royal Villa. He angrily slapped the table and said, "How dare you, Lin Ruofu, allow your son to bully my daughter. Ruoruo, are you okay?"

Fan Ruoruo didn't reply, just shook her head.

"father!"

Fan Xian couldn't help but say, "Do you want me to put Lin Gong's sack on him, and then..."

As Fan Xian spoke, he raised his hands and made a few boxing movements.

The anger on Fan Jian's face finally faded a little. He turned to look at Fan Xian and said, "Don't worry about this matter. Leave it to your father. Even if Lin Ruofu is the prime minister, I will make him give me an explanation!"

After saying that, Fan Jian walked towards the study angrily.

Fan Xian turned to look at Fan Ruoruo and asked, "Ruoruo, are you really okay?"

"fine!"

Fan Ruoruo said, "Some parts of my body were bruised. I'll just apply some medicinal wine on them later!"

"If I had known that Lin Gong was such a reckless person, I wouldn't have taken you to see Wan'er during the day!"

Fan Xian covered his head and said, "Wait a moment, I'll make you some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing ointment."

Fan Ruoruo quickly said, "I'm not in a hurry. Brother, why don't you go see my sister-in-law first? During the day, I saw her look, and she also felt very guilty."

"Then I'll go see her later!"

Fan Xian sighed and said, "I'm not some yellow-haired guy, why does Lin Gong hate me so much?"

"Huang Mao?"

Fan Ruoruo was stunned. "What yellow-haired guy? Brother, what are you talking about?"

Fan Xian waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. Go back and rest first. I'll come find you after I prepare the ointment!"

After saying this, Fan Xian quickly returned to his yard.

As night fell, Leng Feibai, who had finished tidying up, looked at the sky outside the window, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"It's time to go. Fortunately, I'm not claustrophobic!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai turned around and walked into the house, and at the same time, black smoke emanated from his body.

The smoke spread in all directions, and soon compressed and condensed into a moth the size of a ping-pong ball, which flew out of the window in an instant and flew towards Zuixianju and Si Lili's flower boat.

Although Leng Feibai had not entered Zuixianju during this period, he secretly found out which flower boat Si Lili had.

Taking advantage of the night, Leng Feibai spent about half an hour before flying to the outside of the flower boat.

By the candlelight in the flower boat, Leng Feibai clearly saw Si Lili sitting at the table silently flipping through the copy of Red Mansions in her hand.

Although the story between Fan Xian and Si Lili was interrupted due to Leng Feibai's intervention, Si Lili still developed a yearning for Fan Xian because of her admiration for his poetry and Dream of the Red Chamber.

"Since you are Duoduo's good friend, I will spare your life."

Leng Feibai was secretly calculating in his mind, and turned into a wisp of green smoke and floated into the wardrobe in the corner.

"Um"

Si Lili looked around. For some reason, she felt like something was flying past her.

"Somebody come!"

Si Lili called two maids and said, "Go tell the madam that if there's nothing else tonight, I'm going to rest first."

The maid nodded after hearing this and turned back to the outside of the flower boat.

"Master Fan, what kind of person are you to be able to write such a classic?"

After Si Lili finished speaking, she sighed softly, blew out the candle, and went to bed to rest.

Inside the closet, Leng Feibai transformed from a golden cicada into a small spider, sticking to a corner of the closet.

If he remembered correctly, in the original drama, the morning after Fan Xian learned of Lin Wan'er's true identity, Lin Gong came to Zuixianju to threaten Si Lili to hand over the spy token.

"The next step is to wait patiently. When Lin Gong and his men force Si Lili to hand over the spy token, I will use the video recording symbol to record their conversation and then make it known to everyone in the city."

Leng Feibai thought to himself, "I want to see what decision Emperor Qing, that old loach, is going to make!"

There was a silent night. The next morning, just as the sky began to turn pale, the noisy and chaotic footsteps immediately caught the attention of Si Lili, who had just gotten up.

Si Lili was about to get up and go out to check when she saw the door of the room being kicked open, and two figures, a man and two women, appeared in her eyes!
Si Lili recognized the leading man at a glance and said calmly, "So it's Master Lin Gong. Why is Master Lin coming to Zuixianju so early in the morning to drink?"

(End of this chapter)