se, these two ill-tempered dogs had gone a long way to earn him a reputation for honesty.

The two dogs were irritated by the slowly falling snowflakes. They barked desperately at the sky. What use was there in frozen dogs barking at the snow? The snow continued to fall slowly and determinedly downward.

With two sorrowful cries, the two ill-tempered dogs fell dead to the ground. A dozen assassins wearing the clothing of common people cautiously took control of the area around the quiet He manor. They then quietly slipped into the manor.

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Fan Xian narrowed his eyes and looked at the sky. Opening up the black umbrella, he covered his eyes and the sky.

The snowflakes accumulating on the black cloth umbrella melted quickly and could not gather together, making him slightly unhappy. Walking like this, he arrived in front of the Royal Palace. He did not go outside the front doors and wait to be summoned. Instead, he went around the root of the Royal Palace. Under the alert gazes of the imperial soldiers, he came to the row of unremarkable houses of the Hall of Governmental Affairs.

Fan Xian pushed open the door and entered. He brushed off the snow from his body and his hair and carefully placed the black umbrella dripping with snow and water by the entrance. He smiled at the dumbfounded officials inside and said, “Long time no see.”

Scholar He, sitting on the warm bench and intently reviewing all kinds of memorials, slowly raised his head. He glanced at this noble guest by the door who had come without an invitation and furrowed his brows.