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

Chapter 73 Escape

Seeing this, Leng Feibai couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "Your Highness really wants to see me? He must have known that I rejected the Crown Prince this morning. Lead the way."

Xie Bian breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he and Lao Fan were both masters close to the ninth rank, there was no guarantee that they could defeat Leng Feibai if they joined forces.

On the path at the entrance of the alley, Li Chengze was flipping through a few books silently.

"Both books are interesting and exciting in their own way! They are hard to put down."

"If you want to flatter me, there's no need to say more!"

Leng Feibai came directly to the opposite side of Li Chengze, while Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu stood twenty steps away with weapons in hand.

"Mr. Leng, you are truly a wonderful person!"

Li Chengze stood up and asked, "Can you explain to me why, among so many experts on Xiake Island, only Shi Potian, an illiterate fellow, was able to comprehend the profound meaning of the Taixuan Sutra?"

"It's simple, because everyone else is stuck in a martial arts block!"

Leng Feibai explained calmly, "The more obsessed one becomes with advanced martial arts, the less likely one is to obtain, comprehend, or seek. This is why those people can't comprehend. Ultimately, it's just three words: greed, anger, and ignorance!"

Hearing Leng Feibai's words, Li Chengze's expression changed. "There's something else behind your words. Master Leng, are you trying to persuade me not to fight the Crown Prince anymore?"

"Honestly speaking, I don't even bother to care about you and the prince!"

Leng Feibai smiled and said, "Your Highness came to see me. He brought two of the Eight Generals with him, but I don't know if the others are here, such as Xu Wenjun!"

Upon hearing this name, Li Chengze's face changed again.

"That brat Fan Xian, even though I'm annoyed with him..."

Leng Feibai's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "But he was raised by my grandmother and me after all. Guo Baokun had an argument with him. I had to keep a close eye on him. As a result..."

Leng Feibai took a few steps closer to Li Chengze and said, "Your Highness, please guess what I saw."

Seeing this, Li Chengze sweated a little on his forehead.

"I don't need to pursue what happened before!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "Your Highness and the Crown Prince, the most we can do is not help each other. But if Your Highness provokes me again, I don't mind showing you how it feels to have your loyal guards die in front of you. If you don't care about their lives, please continue!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai turned and walked in another direction.

"Click"

A blue bolt of lightning descended from the sky and landed on a huge rock at the city gate.

Li Chengze jumped aside in fright, his face suddenly becoming ugly.

"Leng Feibai, you are so cruel!"

Li Chengze swallowed his saliva, covered his chest, and said silently, "What a pity. Just because Fan Xian wants to take over the inner treasury, I can't just remain indifferent. So..."

Li Chengze looked at Leng Feibai's back, and a hint of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes.

But at this moment, Leng Feibai, who was not far away, suddenly turned around and showed a mysterious smile on his face.

Li Chengze was frightened and panicked. He picked up the book on the table and left the alley with Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu.

"Humph, as expected of a royal descendant, he exudes murderous aura at such a young age."

Leng Feibai's expression returned to normal, "But showing murderous intent in front of me, isn't that asking for trouble?"

At this moment, Leng Feibai was already thinking about whether to draw a talisman of the Five Evil Spells and then throw Li Chengze into some special place in the south of Kyoto.

Leng Feibai did not go back to the Fan Mansion directly, but returned to the yard he bought opposite the Fan Mansion. For some reason, at this moment he just wanted to be alone for a while.

In less than half a minute, the news of Leng Feibai and Li Chengze's meeting had reached Emperor Qing's desk.

"This second brother really knows how to win people over!"

Emperor Qing put down the intelligence in his hand and said, "I don't know what Leng Feibai said, but the second brother was so scared that he ran away."

After hearing this, Eunuch Hou couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, isn't Leng Feibai's behavior a bit presumptuous? After all, the Second Prince is..."

"Hehe, this is a good opportunity for the second brother to learn a lesson!"

Emperor Qing snorted coldly, "He ordered his men to beat Guo Baokun. Did he really think he did it perfectly? Fan Jian knew about it a long time ago, but he simply didn't make a big deal out of it. I'm curious about what happened to that lightning bolt. How did it happen to land right next to the Second Brother?" Eunuch Hou hurriedly asked, "Could it have been Leng Feibai's doing? After all, that kid's methods are endless..."

"Even the four great masters can't control lightning, how could he possibly do it!"

After Emperor Qing finished speaking, he turned to look at Eunuch Hou and asked, "What is Leng Feibai doing now?"

Eunuch Hou quickly said, "He's making dumplings in the yard he bought!"

"This boy!"

Emperor Qing changed the subject and asked, "Isn't Chen Pingping back yet?"

"President Chen is already on his way and will be back in Kyoto in the next few days!"

Emperor Qing picked up the memorial in his hand and said, "Tell him to come back quickly. If he doesn't hurry up, I'm afraid this Inspection Office will soon become someone else's."

In the yard, Leng Feibai took out the cooked dumplings and was about to enjoy them in the yard.

Just then, a figure jumped over the wall and walked in.

"You're back!"

Leng Feibai looked at Fan Xian who walked in and asked, "How was it, how was your first meeting with your father-in-law?"

Fan Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Not bad. Prime Minister Lin intends to hand over the entire Lin family to me."

"hehe!"

Leng Feibai smiled and said, "But he can't help you much. After all, you have to take over the inner treasury. You have your adoptive father, the quasi-Minister of Revenue. If you add Lin Ruofu, the powerful Prime Minister, you will be second only to a few people."

Fan Xian was stunned after hearing this. "Brother Feibai, you mean that His Majesty intends to get rid of Prime Minister Lin."

"Imperial power and prime ministerial power have always been two extremes!"

Leng Feibai said as he served Fan Xian a bowl of dumplings. "Although we've only met once, I can tell that our emperor is a man of great ambition. Using your connections, it shouldn't be difficult to depose Lin Ruofu, the most powerful minister."

"I rely on!"

After thinking for a moment, Fan Xian said, "Brother, I kind of want to run away."

"Okay!"

Leng Feibai said jokingly, "Dumplings on the bus and noodles on the bus. After we finish eating the dumplings, we'll go back to Danzhou immediately."

"Don't make trouble!"

Fan Xian said unhappily, picking up a dumpling and putting it into his mouth.

"But you shouldn't waste your time with me!"

Leng Feibai also ate two words, "The news of Lin Gong's death has reached Kyoto, and Lin Wan'er should have known about it. Why don't you go and comfort your sweetheart?"

After hearing this, Fan Xian shook his head and said, "I just came back from her place. She cried for a long time, and I comforted her for a long time. I waited until she fell asleep before coming back."

"Taiping Villa, have you asked your adoptive father?"

Leng Feibai changed the subject, and Fan Xian nodded. "Father didn't tell me. He said I should hide my mother's information. To avoid attracting the attention of the remnants of those who killed her."

"A bit cautious, but not wrong!"

Leng Feibai ate a few more dumplings and said, "After all, what your mother did in Kyoto was more powerful than the last. If those people knew about your relationship with your mother, they would use your ashes to make rice."

"what"

Fan Xian shuddered and said, "I'm a little curious. How many things did I do in Kyoto that angered heaven and earth? How could so many enemies want to kill me?"

"Has Wang Qinian looked for you?"

"I've looked for him, and he told me that the prince was under house arrest."

Fan Xian said unhappily, "Brother, do you think this prince is sick? He's doing this. Isn't he afraid that His Majesty will depose him?"

　Thanks to zzy, Cang Weitian, book friend 20210301106576765962, and Liu Feihua for their monthly tickets.

　　
　
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