Chapter 335(2/2)
The conversation between the two of them landed in the ears of the Jiangnan water bandits and explained the other person’s identity. That child was probably a son of a big family, and Fan Xian, this beautiful scholar, was a private tutor. Only, he seemed to be a little young.
“Young master, let’s go in.”
Without paying attention to the alert and nervous gazes of those around him, Fan Xian was calm and unruffled. With one hand he held the hand of the young child, and the other held the girl’s hand, and they walked toward they gate of the yard.
Shi Chanli lowered his head with shame as he caught up to them. He had completely failed the test this time. Teacher had instructed him not to reveal his identity, but he also wanted to walk through the door openly and honorably. The scholar really didn’t know what to do.
The expression on the advisor’s face flickered without stopping. Looking at the combination of people of the party, he guessed that the other party was the enemy Master Xia had been desperately searching for. But ...how did they have the guts to come to their door? When did they get off that ship?
At this moment, countless Jiangnan bandit brothers and subordinates were working hard to find traces of Fan Xian and the other on the river as they engaged in a deathly battle with that big ship. Who would have guessed that the enemy they were searching for would come to Shazhou and so arrogantly arrive before the door of the brank and burst right in?
“Take them down!” The advisor’s face was green one moment and white the next. He seemed to have never met such arrogant enemies. He felt a bit panicked in his heart, but all bullheaded people, other than idiots, had something to rely on. However, Master Xia was in the yard. If he dealt with this himself, it might cause big problems.
With this shout, the thugs all pulled out short knives and charged toward Fan Xian and his group, roaring.
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Fan Xian felt his right hand being slightly squeezed and turned his head to look. He saw that the Third Prince had maintained his innocent smile, but his palms had unconsciously tightened. He was probably still a little scared despite his acting.
“Confidence.” Even at such a crucial moment, Fan Xian did not forget to explain. “People of the royal family must have the confidence to suppress all emotions.”
Dundundundun, it was like that song had absurdly begun. The Jiangnan water bandits of Shazhou also saw an absurd scene. They watched as countless small knives flew up from the yard gate, like it was raining, mysteriously leaving the control of their hands.
Following that were numerous muffled sounds, but any thugs who blocked Fan Xian’s way were all set flying.
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Gao Da led six Tiger Guards in like a gust of wind to stand beside Fan Xian and the other three. He silently pulled out the long knife from behind his back, appearing very imposing, and stunned some of the thugs back. He was easily dispelling those who would block his way.
Fan Xian continued to lead the two people calmly toward the garden. Accompanied by the tragic cries and flashing swords, his steps remained steady.
“Even faced with 10,000 people, I will continue forward,” he explained to the Third Prince beside him. “The court doesn’t need to deal with the jianghu people. We only need to assign tasks to them, so before you meet don’t discuss anything.”
The Third Prince nodded. His eyes skipped around the fights beside him, and he thought that this kind of feeling was very nice. He was excited, and his palms began to sweat.
“Why are these...jianghu people’s martial arts not that good?” The Third Prince was slightly confused by the reality before him.
At this moment, some of the Jiangnan water bandits were lying on the ground and hadn’t gotten up in a while. Those who could still stand now stared at Fan Xian and his group with fear in their eyes, particularly when they saw the silent long knife wielders, and were stunned into silence. The advisor was soaked in cold seat as his eyes stared at those hands that held the swords firmly. In his heart he cried: When did these masters suddenly appear on the jianghu? And they were only guards for someone.
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At this moment, the group had reached the bottom of the stairs. Fan Xian stopped hist stride and said to the Third Prince, “What is the purpose of learning to fight? It is the same as studying, it is for power, advantage, and fame. Whatever the jianghu can give fighters, the temple can give them more. That is why all the truly famous scholars are all officials of the court, and the truly outstanding fighters all fight for the court. The young master should not be fooled by those words. The jianghu is a poor place, how could a futureless job such as collecting protection money attract true masters ...?”
Right before the room of the main hall, the head boss of the Jiangnan water bandits, Xia Qifei, finally came out. He stared coldly at the approaching people and said, “Everyone back down; stop being so embarrassing. I’ll meet these respected guests from Jingdou.”
At this moment, his expression was calm, but his heart was completely stunned. He had long guessed that the other party was from that ship from Jingdou. How could he have guessed that they wouldn’t avoid him and instead tyrannically find their way to him?
Without waiting for him to extend an invitation, Fan Xian and his group naturally entered the middle hall as if they had returned home.
Fan Xian invited the Third Prince to sit in the host’s seat and then sat himself down grandly at the side. Sisi and She Chanli quietly stood behind him, and the seven Tiger Guards spread out across the middle hall with their hands on the handles of their knives.
Seeing the actions of the other party, Xia Qifei almost blew up in anger. Was this still his territory or not? He forcefully suppressed his anger and respectfully bowed to Fan Xian. “Greetings, Sir...only, there are exceptional people in the wilderness of the jianghu, perhaps your words earlier were a bit unjust.”
At this moment, if he hadn’t figured out that Fan Xian was a powerful person from Jingdou, then he truly was stupid, thus he must suppress his anger. Within the realm of the Qing Kingdom, the court’s terrifying existence was as strong as a plank of metal. Any party who set themselves against the power of the government would always disappear tragically without a trace in the end.
“Xia Qifei?” Fan Xian looked at this dark and ruthless person in front of him and checked his identity before smiling warmly and saying, “For now, I don’t want people to know I am a guest in your manor. Many people saw earlier, go deal with that. This will be slightly difficult. Consider it the first test.”