All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

“Your Highness, Teng Zijing is about to break through to the ninth rank, but he has been hiding his cultivation at the seventh rank.”

"He recently received orders from his superior to assassinate Fan Xian of Danzhou, but he feels there is something fishy about this mission."

"He was in charge of surveillance across the land, and the Sixth Bureau was responsible for assassinations. He shouldn't have received assassination orders while he was in the Fourth Bureau."

"Therefore, he wishes to meet with His Highness and ask for instructions in person."

Li Chang'an knew that Teng Zijing was facing a choice: if he wanted, he could fake his death during this mission.

Li Chang'an could send his wife and daughter away, either to some trap or to the Western Qin Kingdom.

"I understand. Have him come to the headquarters of the Luo Wang in Kyoto tonight."

Danzhou.

Fan Xian was fast asleep, his arm around his maid Sisi, smiling even in his dreams.

Since testing Li Chang'an two years ago, he has been determined to stay in Danzhou and become a wealthy man.

Danzhou is the capital of Dongshan Road. Although it is not very prosperous, it is very suitable for a leisurely life.

Therefore, he planned to have many, many children in Danzhou and live a very, very good life.

Not long ago, in a chance encounter, he completely took advantage of the maid Sisi.

Now, Fan Xian is a well-known young chess master in Danzhou, and he has no rivals in the Danzhou chess world.

He practiced martial arts even more diligently and has already reached the seventh rank, making him an absolute leader among his peers.

After getting up and having breakfast, Fan Xian planned to take his servants for a stroll.

However, as soon as he stepped out the door, he saw a group of red-armored knights galloping towards him on the street.

Grandma always said that when the Red Knight arrives, danger is also coming!

Chapter 64 Teng Zijing fakes his death! Emperor Qing lures Fan Xian to the capital!

The red-armored knights sent by Fan Jian were elite troops from the Qing Palace Imperial Guard. Their arrival to pick up Fan Xian was, of course, foolproof.

However, Fan Xian's grandmother resolutely refused, and Fan Xian wholeheartedly agreed with what she said.

“They were sent by your father to take you to Kyoto, but I have already turned them down for you.”

“Kyoto is not a good place. Your mother died in Kyoto. If you stay in Danzhou, you will live longer.”

Fan Xian said respectfully, "Grandma is right. Kyoto is a place of trouble, and I have no desire to wade into that muddy water."

Ever since he recognized the existence of another time traveler, Fan Xian has been filled with resistance to going to the capital.

The time traveler was hiding behind Prince Yong, holding a high position and great power, which Fan Xian always felt was very dangerous.

Moreover, he and Sisi are currently on their honeymoon and have no intention of leaving their comfortable home in Danzhou.

Kyoto City.

At the mansion of a wealthy merchant outside the city, Li Chang'an met Teng Zijing.

Currently, Teng Zijing is only one step away from breaking through to the ninth rank due to his outstanding talent.

In the Supervisory Council, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he always presented himself as having the strength of a seventh-rank official.

If he were to reveal his full strength, given his rather upright character, it would be difficult for him to explain the origin of the secret manual in a way that is consistent with his own beliefs.

Name: Teng Zijing

Age: 29 years old

Realm: Peak of the Eighth Rank

Talent: Hidden Weapons (Rank 9)

Abilities: Poisoning (Rank 7), Espionage (Rank 5), Business (Rank 4)

Emotion: 100

"Your subordinate, Teng Zijing, greets Your Highness!"

A martial artist at the peak of the eighth rank who specializes in hidden weapons can ambush and kill a martial artist below the ninth rank; this is the domineering nature of hidden weapons.

"Get up. Your martial arts skills are quite good, and you've done a great job with intelligence work over the past four years."

"There is indeed a problem with the assassination mission you received, but you can use this opportunity to fake your death and escape."

For the past four years, Teng Zijing had been cautious, always waiting for Li Chang'an to return, and also waiting for this opportunity.

"Your Highness, do you mean I can fake my death and leave the Surveillance Bureau, and you will send my wife and children out of the capital?"

Li Chang'an nodded and said, "There are several places for you to choose from. After you fake your death, you can secretly send your wife and children there."

“These places are all protected by my people, so they are absolutely safe. Of course, if you are not comfortable with that, you can find a place yourself.”

The ten elites trained by Luo Wang have joined the Surveillance Bureau in the past two years. They have clean backgrounds and strong talents.

These professionals are better suited for espionage work; Teng Zijing is more suited to be a passionate bodyguard.

"Your Highness, wherever I choose to go, I will definitely return to serve under Your Highness after settling my wife and children."

Teng Zijing is now on track to break through to the ninth rank, and he is still somewhat unwilling to retire to the mountains.

"Teng Zijing, was this assassination ordered by Xu Yunzhang from the Fourth Division?"

Teng Zijing nodded in surprise and said, "Your Highness, it is indeed this person. How did you know?"

Li Chang'an then said, "You were originally supposed to go on official business near Danzhou, but everyone else in the area has been transferred, so Xu Yunzhang had no choice but to select you."

Teng Zijing didn't know the full story, but she thought Li Chang'an was simply amazing, as if he knew everything.

"Your Highness, what's going on here? It seems like things are very complicated!"

Li Chang'an said, "Go to Danzhou first, then find an opportunity to fake your death. After you settle your wife and children and return, I will tell you the whole story."

Teng Zijing accepted the order and left the capital. Li Chang'an instructed Jing Ni to first settle Teng Zijing's family at the headquarters of Luo Wang.

Fan Xian's trip to the capital was part of Emperor Qing's plan, and it had two purposes.

Firstly, Emperor Qing truly liked Ye Qingmei, but he also genuinely feared her.

Therefore, he also wanted to give Fan Xian, the illegitimate prince, a chance. This trip to the capital would be the starting point for Fan Xian's rise to prominence.

Secondly, Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping, the two sixth brothers, want to extract the secrets of the temple from Xiao En and disguise Fan Xian as Xiao En's grandson.

Fan Xian will be quickly promoted after arriving in the capital. This is both a necessity for the disguise and a manifestation of Emperor Qing's paternal love, killing two birds with one stone.

Fan Xian is betrothed and will take over the Imperial Treasury after the marriage. The Crown Prince and Li Yunrui plan to assassinate Fan Xian, and Xu Yunzhang is one of the Crown Prince's men.

The two old men decided to use Li Yunrui's assassination attempt to provoke Fan Xian into coming to the capital to investigate the real culprit.

Therefore, the assassin cannot actually kill Fan Xian. After seeing Fan Xian's badge, the assassin must dare to disobey orders.

The Director General is on the same level as the heads of various departments, and the Supervisory Council cannot arbitrarily assassinate its own people.

This assassin must have a sense of justice and dare to question his superiors, rather than being a Sixth Division killer who blindly obeys orders.

Chen Pingping knew the personalities of the members of the Overwatch Council very well. After recommending several people, Emperor Qing chose Teng Zijing, who was always eager to help others.

Half a month later, in Danzhou.

Teng Zijing disguised himself as the nephew of a vegetable farmer who delivered vegetables to the Fan family villa and sent a basket of slightly poisonous bamboo shoots to the Fan family villa.

After Fan Xian saw through the scheme, he successfully found Teng Zijing, and the two immediately started fighting.

Fan Xian was surprised to find that this assassin's skills were only slightly inferior to his own.

As Teng Zijing fought and fled, he came to the edge of a cliff, where there was no way to retreat.

Fan Xian, believing victory was assured, said, "You successfully poisoned the Fan family's villa, but you didn't use a deadly poison, so you still have some conscience. Tell me who's behind it, and I'll spare your life!"

Teng Zijing declared resolutely, "The Oversight Council has issued a secret order: execute the traitor!"

Fan Xian was surprised, then took out the badge given to him by his teacher Fei Jie, "What a coincidence, I am the Director of the Supervisory Bureau."

When Teng Zijing saw the waist token, he was also shocked. It seemed that His Highness Prince Yong was right; this matter was far more complicated than he had imagined.

Now that things have come to this, Teng Zijing has no time to argue with Fan Xian; it's better to fake his death as soon as possible.

"That thief is indeed cunning, actually forging the waist badge of the Supervisory Bureau. Did you think the elites of the Supervisory Bureau were so easily deceived? Take this flying knife!"

Fan Xian said anxiously, "You're so stubborn! My teacher is Fei Jie, the head of the Third Bureau, have you heard of him?"

With a flick of his sleeve, Teng Zijing sent three throwing knives hurtling towards Fan Xian. "You cunning scoundrel, you're actually impersonating Master Fei's disciple!"

Fan Xian dodged the flying knife, his domineering true energy surging into his palm, striking Teng Zijing in the lower abdomen!

Teng Zijing spat out blood and flew backward, falling off the cliff.

Looking at the bottomless cliff, Fan Xian couldn't help but sigh, "The people from the Surveillance Bureau are indeed all honest and simple-minded."

“You didn’t kill me, and you’re a colleague of the teacher, so I didn’t really want to kill you.”

Teng Zijing tumbled into the mist along the cliff face. He used the rope dart at his waist to stab the trees, then quietly climbed the cliff and left.

Teng Zijing, a peak eighth-rank cultivator, is not so easily killed.

……

When the news reached Kyoto, Emperor Qing remained silent for a long time.