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

Chapter 75 Goodbye Emperor Qing (Two in One)

"I remembered something else!"

Leng Feibai said unhappily, "However, Uncle Wu Zhu and Fan Xian, haven't you considered one thing? Why is Yan Xiaoyi here? He's the commander of the Imperial Guards. How can he just come here casually?"

Wu Zhu tilted his head after hearing this. Fan Xian thought for a moment and asked curiously, "Could it be that His Majesty ordered Yan Xiaoyi to be stationed here? But why would he do that?"

"Is there a possibility!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "His Majesty is staying in the Taiping Courtyard."

"His Majesty!"

Fan Xian was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't help but ask, "His Majesty should be in the palace reviewing memorials. How could he possibly be back here?"

"Because this courtyard was once related to His Majesty!"

Leng Feibai looked towards Taiping Villa and said, "The day before yesterday, I privately asked my adoptive father about the origins of Taiping Villa. He said it was given to your mother by the late emperor during the Qianlong period."

"So His Majesty also knows me!"

After hearing this, Fan Xian thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Feibai, if that's the case, I must go in and take a look."

"Think of a good reason!"

Leng Feibai gritted his teeth and said, "If you really run into His Majesty, remember to think of a good excuse. Or run away quickly!"

After saying that, the two of them ran like the wind in the forest for a while, and made sure that they had avoided Yan Xiaoyi's sight.

Then they simultaneously activated their lightness skills and flew into the Taiping Villa. There were so many houses in the villa that they were dazzled. After thinking of their purpose, they immediately followed Wu Zhu's instructions and ran towards the target bedroom.

After running quickly all the way, the two of them soon arrived outside the house.

Fan Xian was about to go in, but was stopped by Leng Feibai.

"What's the matter!"

Fan Xian couldn't help but ask. Leng Feibai frowned and whispered, "There's someone in the room. Let's leave first!"

As soon as these words came out, Fan Xian gritted his teeth and for a moment he didn't know whether he should go in or not.

"squeaky"

The door opened automatically, and Emperor Qing's old face came into the eyes of the two men.

"See Your Majesty!"

Leng Feibai and Fan Xian hurriedly bowed to Emperor Qing. Emperor Qing looked calm and turned to walk into the house.

For a moment, the two of them didn't know whether to go in or out.

"Come in now, do you want me to invite you in?"

As soon as these words came out, the two of them hurried into the house.

Emperor Qing paced around the room, looked at the two of them and said, "Tell me, what are you two doing here?"

"this!"

Although Fan Xian had been reminded by Leng Feibai, his mind went blank the moment he saw Emperor Qing.

"This stupid boy!"

Leng Feibai looked at Fan Xian and couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Then the Emperor of Qing said jokingly, "According to Qing law, anyone who trespasses into someone else's house shall be punished with forty strokes of the cane. You two..."

"His Majesty!"

Fan Xian said with a stiff upper lip, "Wan'er and I went out for an outing. We passed by here and felt thirsty, so we wanted to come in and ask for a drink..."

"Ask for a drink of water?"

Emperor Qing smiled slightly, looked at Leng Feibai and asked, "What about you?"

Leng Feibai said quickly, "I saw Fan Xian trespassing into someone else's yard. I was afraid he might get into trouble, so I wanted to come in and take him away. But I was a step too late... Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Leng Feibai's brain was working rapidly, and he even thought about whether he should learn from Zhang Chulan and do a tiger landing style or something like that.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Qing did not pursue the matter and simply stood up and said, "Do you two know who has lived in this courtyard?"

Although Leng Feibai and Fan Xian knew the answer, they didn't dare to answer.

"An old friend of mine once lived here, so I come here to relax when I have free time!"

As Emperor Qing walked around the room, Leng Feibai and Fan Xian also walked around the room casually.

Inadvertently, Leng Feibai deliberately slipped and fell to the ground.

Emperor Qing raised his eyebrows when he saw this and asked, "A dignified Ninth Rank Upper, can't you even walk?"

"Your Majesty, I am trembling with fear and dare not act recklessly!"

As Leng Feibai spoke, his eyes quickly glanced under the bed and under the bookshelf.

But he knew in his heart that there couldn't be anything here.

"You!"

Emperor Qing looked at Fan Xian and said, "Your brother fell. Don't you even know how to help him up?"

Fan Xian quickly helped Leng Feibai up, and Emperor Qing interrupted, "Fan Xian, Leng Feibai, I remember that you two have never knelt before me!"

After hearing this, Fan Xian smiled awkwardly and said, "How about I kneel down before you now?"

"His Majesty!"

Yan Xiaoyi's voice suddenly came, "Just now, there was a sneak attack by unknown archers on the river bank. I am worried that assassins may have sneaked in, so I came to pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Although Emperor Qing was displeased by the interruption, he still responded by saying, "Zhen An, you can go down!"

Yan Xiaoyi had already heard that Emperor Qing was not the only one in the room. He slowly stood up, drew his bow and arrow, and said, "Since Your Majesty is fine, I am relieved. But I dare to ask, Your Majesty, do you want to eat?"

As soon as the words fell, Emperor Qing was stunned. Just as he was about to speak, Leng Feibai took the initiative and opened the door through the air.

The door opened, and Yan Xiaoyi's actions immediately caught the eyes of the three people.

"Get out!"

Emperor Qing finally realized something and quickly said, "This is Fan Xian, the Assistant Law Officer of the Imperial Court, and Leng Feibai, the guest official. They are not assassins, and I am not being held hostage."

Yan Xiaoyi then put down his bow and arrow. Emperor Qing continued, "Go down. Don't stop them when they leave! We'll also dispatch a battalion of imperial guards to station here. Don't let outsiders in casually from now on."

After saying this, Emperor Qing looked at Fan Xian and said, "You have a good brother. He's a ninth-rank expert who can confirm a person's location by listening to their breathing through a wall. If Leng Feibai hadn't suddenly attacked, you would have been killed by the arrow."

Fan Xian was a little surprised after hearing this, and his expression changed repeatedly.

Seeing this, Emperor Qing jokingly said, "Aren't you thirsty?"

"Return to your majesty!"

Fan Xian said stubbornly, "Seeing His Majesty is like being showered with refreshing rain. I no longer feel thirsty!"

"hehe!"

Emperor Qing patted Fan Xian on the shoulder and said, "Don't wander off carelessly in the future. If the censors from the Metropolitan Censorate find out, you won't be able to escape this beating."

"I know I was wrong!"

Fan Xian bowed again, and Emperor Qing lifted his hand to help him up. "If you have nothing to do tomorrow, go to the palace and take a look. After all, Wan'er was raised by the Empress Dowager and the concubines. They want to see you too! Everyone, go down."

Fan Xian felt as if he had been pardoned, but he couldn't help but be curious about the relationship between Emperor Qing and his mother, and he kept looking back.

Upon seeing this, Leng Feibai bowed to Emperor Qing again and pulled Fan Xian out of the villa.

Outside Taiping Villa, Yan Xiaoyi stood at the door and looked at the two of them, with a cold light in his eyes.

Leng Feibai stopped in front of Fan Xian and said in a cold voice, "What does Commander Yan want to do?"

"You are Leng Feibai." Yan Xiaoyi looked at this guy who gave Li Yunrui such a headache and said coldly, "You are the one who killed Cheng Jushu?"

"Except for the four great masters, I am confident that I have no rivals."

Leng Feibai knew Yan Xiaoyi's background and said calmly, "Commander Yan, do you want to try? But His Majesty has issued an imperial decree, and you cannot stop it. If you take action, you will be disobeying the order."

"you"

Yan Xiaoyi said coldly, "Who was that guy who was shooting arrows on the other side just now? Tell me quickly if you know what's good for you."

"I have no obligation to do so."

Leng Feibai asked with a look of disgust, "I really don't know who gave you the courage, a bow soldier dared to get close to someone of the same realm."

"you!"

Yan Xiaoyi was so angry that he was about to say something when Leng Feibai interrupted him.

"To take action is to disobey the emperor's order. Think it through."

"I remember you!"

As soon as Yan Xiaoyi finished speaking, Leng Feibai sneered, "If you were a beautiful woman, I would really hope you would remember me."

After saying this, Leng Feibai didn't give Yan Xiaoyi another chance to speak, and pulled Fan Xian away from Taiping Villa.

Fan Xian couldn't help but ask, "Brother Feibai, this Yan Xiaoyi seems to be quite hostile towards you and me?"

"Now is not the time to talk about this, go find Ruoruo first."

Leng Feibai pulled Fan Xian to the other side of the river and walked into the woods. At this moment, Fan Ruoruo had woken up and stood in the woods waiting for them to come back.

"Brother, Brother Feibai!"

As soon as she saw the two of them coming back, Fan Ruoruo immediately walked over to them.

Fan Xian pointed at the tree that was broken into two sections and asked, "What's going on?"

"That archer is so skilled that he actually shot the tree in half."

As soon as Fan Ruoruo finished speaking, Leng Feibai raised his palm and slapped out, smashing a tree of the same thickness next to him into pieces.

Leng Feibai put down his hand and said calmly, "This is not a difficult thing?"

Fan Ruoruo was speechless, turned around and asked, "Brother, did you find the thing?"

Fan Xian shook his head and said, "No, but I did meet His Majesty. He seemed to know my mother as well."

Seeing this, Leng Feibai interrupted calmly, "Fan Xian, do you know why Yan Xiaoyi reacted that way?"

Fan Xian was stunned and shook his head. Leng Feibai turned his head with a stern expression, looking towards the Taiping Villa behind him and said, "Because although Yan Xiaoyi is loyal to His Majesty on the surface, his true loyalty is to your mother-in-law."

"Princess!"

Fan Xian was stunned and couldn't help but say, "My mother-in-law is quite good at winning people over."

"It's a life-saving grace!"

Leng Feibai said angrily, "This guy almost starved to death back then, but was saved by Li Yunrui. I even suspect that if Li Yunrui asked him to kill the emperor, he would not hesitate to shoot an arrow into Emperor Qing's heart."

As soon as these words fell, Fan Ruoruo's expression changed and said, "Brother Feibai, be careful with your words."

"Don't worry, that guy can't hear you!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he turned around and said, "Let's go, we should go back. They must be waiting anxiously."

As the three of them were walking back, Lin Wan'er and an unexpected figure appeared in front of them.

"His Royal Highness!"

Fan Xian immediately stepped forward and stood between Leng Feibai and Li Chengqian, and said hastily, "I heard that you were under house arrest. How did you come here?"

Li Chengqian smiled gently. "Lord Fan, you may not know this yet, but victory news arrived this morning. Our Qing army has successfully captured Liaozhou, a territory on the border of Northern Qi. Northern Qi has surrendered and, along with Dongyi City, has sent an envoy to Daqing for peace talks. Therefore, the Crown Prince's house arrest order has naturally been lifted. Since the weather is fine today, I, the Crown Prince, would like to take a walk outside the palace."

Fan Xian's face remained calm as he quickly said, "What a coincidence! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is out for an outing and unexpectedly runs into us. This is truly..."

“It’s not an accident!”

Li Chengqian said frankly, "Mr. Leng, Mr. Xiao Fan, I came here specially to see you."

"Oh"

Leng Feibai raised his eyebrows slightly, "Your Highness, are you here for..."

Li Chengqian still looked gentle and elegant. "Since Lord Fan came to the capital, we have had some conflicts. But it is not a deep hatred. I was worried that Wan'er had put her trust in the wrong person, so I repeatedly behaved disrespectfully. Please don't blame me!"

After saying that, Li Chengqian bowed to the two of them.

Leng Feibai and Fan Xian immediately moved to the sides. Fan Xian said hastily, "Your Highness, just speak frankly. Why harm us?"

After all, Li Chengqian was the crown prince of a country, and apologizing to these two minor officials would indeed bring them trouble.

Li Chengqian maintained his amiable demeanor. "You two are both talented people, and I value talent. The inner treasury belongs to you, and I won't fight for it. As long as you two are willing, I'm willing to be your backer. In the future, if the three of us join forces, we might be able to turn Qing into a peaceful and pure land."

When this sentence came out, Leng Feibai was not surprised at all. After all, starting from the second season, the prince's character gradually became more like pretending to be stupid on the outside, but actually being cruel and vicious.

Just as Fan Xian was about to speak, Leng Feibai looked in another direction and said, "It seems quite a few people have come for this outing today. Come out, Second Prince!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chengze and Xie Bian walked out from the darkness on the forest path nearby, and walked towards him with helpless expressions.

"I just arrived not long ago, there is no need to worry, Prince!"

Leng Feibai whispered to comfort the prince and prepared to continue watching the show.

When Li Chengze saw Li Chengqian, he knelt on the ground and shouted, "The prince pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"What kind of rules are these, second brother?"

Li Chengqian looked helpless, but he was actually gritting his teeth in hatred.

Leng Feibai saw this and took the opportunity to say, "Your Highnesses, it's been a long time since we last met. This is a good time to catch up with your brotherly love. We dare not disturb you and will take our leave first. Also..."

Leng Feibai paused and continued, "Coincidentally, we met His Majesty at a nearby manor. If your two highnesses are free, you may wish to go and pay your respects."

After saying that, Leng Feibai winked at the three people beside him. Fan Xian and the others understood and quickly left the place.

After all this trouble, the few of them had no intention of continuing to play and returned to their own residences.

That night, inside the Fan Mansion, Leng Feibai looked at Fan Xian, who was sitting cross-legged, and couldn't help but say, "You're feeling quite confused. What are you thinking about?"

"think!"

Fan Xian closed his eyes tightly and whispered, "Yan Xiaoyi's archery skills, meeting the Emperor at Taiping Villa, and the Crown Prince's attempts to win him over..."

Leng Feibai remained calm as he listened to the information coming out of Fan Xian's mouth.

"So what's giving you the most headache?"

“It all gives me a headache!”

After some thought, Fan Xian said, "But I was surprised that the Crown Prince would take the initiative to win me over today. After all, he was very targeted towards me in the Kyoto government office before!"

"Lin Gong is dead. If Lin Ruofu wants to keep the Lin family alive, he can only rely on you, his son-in-law."

Leng Feibai said calmly, "In the court, the emperor is the boss, and the prime minister is the second. Seeing that you have become so powerful, the prince naturally wants to win you over. But since he dared to say so, perhaps the Niulan Street assassination really had nothing to do with him."

"Let's not talk about this for now!"

Fan Xian turned to look at Leng Feibai and said, "Brother, there's one more thing. Why do I feel like there's a huge gap between my strength and the masters I've met, even though we're clearly at about the same level?"

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