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

Chapter 74: First Meeting with Chen Pingping (Two in One)

"not necessarily!"

Leng Feibai sneered, "Think about Sima Yi, how he launched the Gaopingling Incident. What's the Thirty-Six Stratagems called here?"

"Pretending to be crazy, but not mad!"

Fan Xian raised his eyebrows and continued, "Brother, are you saying that the Crown Prince is deliberately pretending to be stupid and weak in order to lure the Second Prince into a trap and make a wrong judgment?"

"Guess so!"

Leng Feibai laughed and said, "But his acting skills are not very good. The Second Prince probably didn't fall for his trick."

The two of them ate and chatted until they finished the dumplings, then they set off to return to the Fan Mansion.

It was not until noon on the fourth day that the shadow came in front of Leng Feibai.

Looking at the man in black standing in front of him, Leng Feibai had an expressionless face. He picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and continued writing.

"Chen Pingping wants to see you, and Fan Xian will be there soon!"

Shadow's emotionless voice rang in Leng Feibai's ears. Leng Feibai grinned, "Don't worry, there's still a little more!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai quickly wrote the last few words, put down the brush and said, "Let's go, it's done."

Shadow interrupted and asked, "A new manuscript, or a martial arts novel?"

"Ok!"

Leng Feibai stretched and said, "Compared to the love stories like A Dream of Red Mansions, which are actually full of hidden meanings, I still prefer martial arts novels, where you can enjoy revenge and wander around the world."

Shadow said nothing more and flew out of the yard.

"Don't you people from the Inspection Bureau like to walk properly?"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he also flew out following the shadow.

A moment later, Leng Feibai arrived at the Inspection Institute again. He saw an old man in black clothes and with white hair sitting in a wheelchair, looking at him silently.

"Is Fan Xian not here?"

Leng Feibai did not salute, but looked around.

Chen Pingping smiled and said, "He's still with Lin Wan'er. I'll ask him to come over later. Why, you don't want to see me?"

"If it weren't for Fan Xian, I would never have any contact with you."

Leng Feibai said calmly, "I have always had that view of Kyoto since I was a child. And you are the second most venomous snake in Kyoto."

"How courageous!"

Chen Pingping laughed and said, "If you think you can walk around Kyoto with impunity just because you're a Ninth Rank Upper, you're totally wrong."

"So after coming to Kyoto, I'm almost like a young wife."

Leng Feibai complained, "In order to avoid getting into trouble, I rarely even go out on weekdays."

Chen Pingping continued, "I called you here because I have something to tell you. What happened to the strange phenomenon that appeared in Kyoto that night?"

"Didn't they say it was created by a Northern Qi illusionist?"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "President Chen, let's be frank. I know you want Fan Xian to inherit the Inspection Institute, but everyone has his own path. Let Fan Xian decide how to go about it. You can intervene if necessary, I won't interfere, but if you do, I will. After all, my best skills are fists and feet."

"Oh!"

Chen Pingping laughed and said, "Aren't you afraid that Fan Xian might take the wrong path?"

"Which way is right and which way is wrong!"

Leng Feibai said coldly, "If harming innocent people and oppressing the people is wrong, then at least half of the people in Kyoto have taken the wrong path. So, Dean Chen..."

Leng Feibai flashed to Chen Pingping's back and whispered, "Don't interfere in Fan Xian's marriage. Don't make everyone unhappy."

After saying that, Leng Feibai returned to Chen Pingping again.

"What a light gong!"

Chen Pingping's eyes flashed with a cold light. "I thought Wang Qinian's Qinggong was already top-notch in the world, but I didn't expect your Qinggong to be even better than his."

"Traveling in Qing Kingdom, I have to hide from your Inspection Bureau. I can't do this without a good pair of legs!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "But I still have to thank you. If it weren't for the information you provided me, I wouldn't have made so much money!"

Chen Pingping took advantage of the situation and said, "How about you just stop asking me for the profits from the Knight's Journey?"

"Casual!"

Leng Feibai had never cared about the profit from the book. He took a few steps closer and said, "After all, you and I have a common goal."

After saying that, Leng Feibai took a few steps back and said, "Dean Chen, I'm leaving now."

Before Chen Pingping could come to his senses, Leng Feibai had disappeared in front of him.

Watching Leng Feibai disappear without a trace, the smile on Chen Pingping's face disappeared in an instant, and he looked at the vegetation in the corner of the wall seriously.

"This kid is weird!"

A shadow stepped out from the shadows. "A common goal? That's quite true. You two are both quite concerned about Fan Xian."

"Yes!"

Chen Pingping lowered his head, but thought to himself, "But protecting Fan Xian isn't my biggest goal."

That evening, Leng Feibai looked at Fan Xian, who was handling the medicine, and asked jokingly, "How was your first meeting with Chen Pingping?"

"Brother, tell me why!"

Fan Xian couldn't help but say, "Chen Pingping, the director of the Inspection Bureau, second only to the most powerful person in Kyoto. Why is he so nice to me for no reason?"

"It's because of the lady!"

Wu Zhu's voice came from the stairs beside him, and someone slowly walked down from upstairs.

"Uncle Wuzhu!"

Fan Xian stood up and said, "Lin Gong was killed!"

"He was killed. Who did it?"

Wu Zhu was also a little surprised. Fan Xian quickly said, "The public news is that he was killed by horse bandits, but Minister Lin doesn't quite believe it. Oh, right, you just said that Chen Pingping treated me so well because of me. So what is his relationship with me?"

"Can not remember!"

Wu Zhu tried to recall, but could only recall fragments. "But if I remember correctly, the people who avenged the young lady back then were Fan Jian and the Black Cavalry under Chen Pingping."

Leng Feibai remained expressionless after hearing this, but a few ripples appeared in his heart. He thought to himself, "Yes, but the most important enemy has not yet been taken action. The Qin family in the military, and those guys in the palace."

At this moment, Wuzhu suddenly started making a big noise.

Words like Nuwa who repaired the sky, the cause of all things, and the end of the end flew out of his mouth one after another.

Fan Xian was startled and quickly rushed forward to hug Wu Zhu, shouting, "Brother Feibai, come and help!"

After the three of them struggled for a while, some new images appeared in Wuzhu's mind.

Wu Zhu's emotions gradually calmed down, and he put down his hands and said, "I remember now, Taiping Villa is right here..."

A few days later, in the mountains and forests five miles east of the city, Leng Feibai wandered aimlessly by the river.

A few days ago, Wu Zhu successfully recalled the specific location of Taiping Villa.

After thinking it over, Fan Xian decided to use the excuse of taking Lin Wan'er out for a picnic to go to Taiping Villa for a visit.

Firstly, he could take Wan'er out of the city to play, and secondly, he could complete his plan of exploring Taiping Villa.

Although Leng Feibai did not agree with Fan Xian's behavior, he did not object too much. There was nothing bad about this matter anyway. After all, Emperor Qing, this old loach, was still half a human being. He turned a blind eye to some of Fan Xian's rude actions. It would be a good idea to use this incident to teach Fan Xian a lesson.

"Brother Feibai!"

Fan Ruoruo watched Leng Feibai walking alone by the river and couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Brother Feibai, don't you want to go out for an outing? It's beautiful here."

"The surrounding scenery looks different to everyone, depending on their age!"

Leng Feibai said helplessly, "If it were ten years ago, I might have liked this place very much. But now, it's no different from any other ordinary landscape."

Fan Ruoruo then remembered that Leng Feibai in front of her was already a 25-year-old young man, while they were still teenagers.

"Joruo!"

Leng Feibai took out a bag of homemade pastries from his pocket, stuffed it into Fan Ruoruo's pocket, and said, "Go look around and see if you have any reason to take Fan Xian away."

Fan Ruoruo knew Fan Xian's intention in coming here, and quickly said, "Okay, I'll go and take a look." But when Fan Ruoruo was about to leave, a nimble figure walked over.

"Ms. Ruoruo!"

Ye Linger looked at Fan Ruoruo and greeted her, "Mr. Leng, it's been a long time since we last met. Are you all right?"

"Ok!"

Leng Feibai smiled and said, "Miss Ye, you came to see me, do you still want to spar with me?"

"Forget it, it's only been two or three months. I don't think I can catch up with you in these two or three months!"

Ye Ling'er finished speaking and sighed, "Fan Xian told me that you already have someone you like. But don't worry. If you can really lure the Saint Girl of Northern Qi to our Southern Qing, His Majesty will probably be very happy."

"Forehead!"

Leng Feibai's face was slightly embarrassed, and he quickly said, "Let's stop asking this question for now and change the subject! Miss Ye, there are many good men in Kyoto. You can find a man you think is suitable."

Ye Ling'er sighed after hearing this and said, "It's not that easy, Master Leng, I'm leaving first."

After saying that, Ye Ling'er left Leng Feibai somewhat sadly.

Leng Feibai said nothing and walked into the forest.

The forest was quite large, but there was no sign of any animal life. Not even a trace of human presence...

"Oh, what was I thinking!"

Leng Feibai cursed in his heart. Lin Gong died in a different way this time. Naturally, Lin Ruofu would not send anyone to test him and Fan Xian again.

As for the Crown Prince, the war between Northern Qi and Southern Qing has not yet ended, so there is no possibility for him to come out and talk to Fan Xian.

"Perhaps because of my interference, the plot has become much more boring..."

Leng Feibai rubbed his head and now he could think about how to deal with the matter of Baoyue Tower.

According to the character setting in the drama, Fan Sizhe did not have the courage to open a brothel.

If he had been warned in advance, perhaps Fan Sizhe could have been prevented from investing in the mess that was Baoyue Tower.

It was not difficult to kidnap those girls from Baoyue Tower. Whether it was Yuan Meng or the thugs in the tower, they were just some insignificant trash to him.

The difficulty lies in how to properly settle those girls after they are rescued.

I am alone and have no power, so I have no way of accommodating more than a dozen people.

"If that doesn't work, we still have to find Chen Pingping..."

While he was thinking, a big hand fell towards Leng Feibai's shoulder.

Leng Feibai remained calm, raised his hand to grab the big hand behind him, and threw it to the ground over his shoulder.

"what!"

Fan Xian cried out in pain, "Brother Feibai, you should know it's me."

"You're already old, and you're still playing this game. How childish!"

"I'm still three months away from turning seventeen!"

Taking advantage of Fan Ruoruo's presence, Fan Xian deliberately said stubbornly, "Unlike you, you're almost 25 and still single!"

"Fan Xian!"

Leng Feibai turned around and said, "You really think I don't dare to pull down your pants and beat you, right?"

Fan Xian choked and took two steps back.

"puff"

Seeing this, Fan Ruoruo burst out laughing and quickly tried to dissuade them, "Alright, alright, Brother Feibai, stop messing around. Let's get down to business first."

"cut!"

Leng Feibai pulled Fan Xian up and said, "Let's get down to business first. Have you found an excuse?"

"Ok!"

Fan Xian quickly said, "I told you to come and pick some flowers to make a wreath for Wan'er. It won't arouse their suspicion!"

After saying that, the three of them hurried all the way to the river bank.

On the other side of the riverbank is a spacious courtyard.

From a distance, the decoration of the courtyard was very luxurious, even more luxurious than the Fan Mansion.

You know, the Fan Mansion was once the residence of Emperor Qing’s uncle, Prince De.

"Is this where I lived in Kyoto back then?"

Fan Xian was dumbfounded and said, "It's really surprising!"

Seeing this, Fan Ruoruo said loudly, "Brother, didn't you say you wanted to pick flowers for sister-in-law? The flowers here are very nice!"

As soon as the words fell, the sound of breaking air rang in Leng Feibai's ears.

"Snapped"

Leng Feibai raised his hand and pointed, a flash of red light flew out of his hand and knocked the arrow to the ground on the spot.

"Ruoruo, retreat back to the woods!"

Leng Feibai said seriously, "It's not safe here."

"Ok!"

Fan Ruoruo didn't dare to force them to stay. After all, she was not good at martial arts, and staying would only hold them back.

Seeing this, Fan Xian took two tentative steps forward.

But not long after, two arrows were shot out one after another.

"careful!"

Leng Feibai grabbed Fan Xian by the scruff of the neck and dodged back into the woods, only to see Fan Ruoruo leaning against a tree, having fainted.

"Uncle Wuzhu, you're here too!"

As soon as Leng Feibai finished speaking, Wu Zhu immediately jumped out from the darkness.

"Ruoruo, is she okay?"

"She's fine. You have a good sense of perception. I feel much more at ease knowing you're by Fan Xian's side."

After saying this, Wu Zhu used the iron rod in his hand to point at the arrows on the tree and said, "I saw these two arrows. They are powerful enough to be above the ninth rank. You can't resist them. As for Fei Bai, you can stop them, but it's not enough to attract their attention!"

"Oh!"

Leng Feibai deliberately asked, "Then how does Uncle Wuzhu plan to attract her?"

Wu Zhu said nothing, pulled out an arrow from the tree and threw it out.

The arrow flew straight out and pierced through the wall. In just a moment, the gate of Taiping Courtyard opened wide.

A team of soldiers came out with tables, chairs, grills and other items and placed them one by one on the river bank.

Not long after, a man holding a longbow walked out from the darkness, sat down on a chair and started eating and drinking.

“Watermelon and grilled lamb!”

Leng Feibai snorted coldly and said, "He's not afraid of dying from eating like this. It seems that guy is Yan Xiaoyi, the commander of the Imperial Guards."

"Leave this to me, you guys go in quickly!"

"Exact location!"

Leng Feibai said unhappily, "This place is so big, even if Fan Xian and I work ourselves to death, we won't be able to find anything in such a short time."

"Across from the square tower in the lake, go into the bedroom and focus on checking the bookshelf and under the bed."

Wu Zhu said calmly, "When I saw this yard just now, I vaguely..."

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