Chapter 137 Terrifying Silence
The eldest princess adjusted her mindset and smiled.
"Nothing, it just felt a little sudden and I didn't react for a while. This is a good thing. There is no better way, so let's give it a try. How is the information I asked you to find out?"
The female official just breathed a sigh of relief, then raised it again and replied nervously.
"Slave, I didn't ask."
The eldest princess was stunned for a moment and frowned.
"did not ask?"
The female official bowed and explained.
"Yes, after I delivered the message on behalf of His Highness, the princess suddenly said that she didn't want to cancel the marriage."
The eldest princess stood up holding the cat and said in surprise.
"What did you say? She doesn't want to quit?"
Sweat broke out on the female official's forehead.
"Yes."
The princess threw the cat out directly. The cat made a loud cry, looked back after landing, and then ran away.
The princess glanced at the cat, looked at the lady-in-waiting, and slightly opened her red lips.
"Did she tell you why she didn't want to quit?"
"said."
The eldest princess nodded, sat down again, and spoke softly.
"Speak slowly and clearly!"
"Yes!"
Next, the female official repeated Lin Wan'er's words carefully and added another sentence after she finished speaking.
"Your Highness, the princess is determined. I think she really has feelings for Fan Xian."
The eldest princess opened her mouth wide after hearing this.
"Fan Xian has only been in the capital for three days. Even if she ran into him on the first day of his arrival, it has only been three days. And she has already fallen in love with him? This is too fast!"
The female official said.
"From what the princess said, it seems that they had it after the first meeting. Your Highness, what should we do?"
The eldest princess looked at her.
"You ask me, who should I ask?"
After saying that, the eldest princess stood up, paced a few steps, and asked the female official in confusion.
"She has been recuperating in the Royal Courtyard for many years. How could she have the chance to meet Fan Xian?"
The female official didn't understand it either.
"That's right. I even asked the princess about it, but she didn't say anything. She just said it's not important."
The eldest princess waved her sleeves.
"Forget it, it's really not important. What's important is that Wan'er has him in her heart, but the current situation is really beyond my expectations."
The female official said.
"Then Your Highness, this marriage..."
The eldest princess was a little annoyed.
"The marriage must be cancelled!"
The female official said.
"I'm afraid the princess won't agree."
The eldest princess sighed and said.
"Her thoughts are not important! She is still young and not very mature. She was just fooled by Fan Xian's sweet words. After the engagement is cancelled, she will forget about it after a while. It's not a big deal."
The female official said no more and bowed and left.
The eldest princess inexplicably developed a sense of urgency. Her daughter's thoughts were of course important. The two of them had only been in contact for a short time, and even if she had feelings for him, they definitely did not have deep feelings for each other. So she had to speed up the process of getting rid of Fan Xian, so that her daughter would suffer less harm.
……
Fan Xian rushed to Teng Zijing's home and comforted Teng Zijing's wife and children. He repeatedly assured them that he would bring Teng Zijing back safe and sound, so that they could rest assured.
After Teng Zijing's wife calmed down, Fan Xian rushed back home and arrived just in time for dinner.
Everything went as usual for dinner. After dinner, Fan Xian called Fan Ruoruo aside.
"Ruoruo, accompany me to the banks of the Liujing River."
Fan Ruoruo roughly understood what Fan Xian wanted to do, and nodded when she heard it.
The two of them left the Fan Mansion and did not take a carriage. They walked all the way. Along the way, Fan Ruoruo introduced the name of each road and the iconic buildings in detail to help Fan Xian memorize the route.
When they reached Niulan Street, Fan Xian looked around with interest at the wide, empty and deserted street in front of him.
Fan Ruoruo said.
"After crossing this street, you will reach the bank of Liujing River. Guo Baokun must take this road to go home."
Fan Xian nodded upon hearing this.
"Let's go for a walk."
The two walked back and forth along Niulan Street. Fan Xian observed carefully and had a rough idea in his mind.
The two of them returned home immediately. When Fan Xian returned to his yard, he unexpectedly saw Versace.
"How did you come?"
Versace glanced behind him.
"What are you doing so late at night? Where is your guard? Why are you alone?"
There was no way to answer, so he didn't answer. Fan Xian looked at Versace quietly and asked again.
"What do you want from me?"
Versace said.
"What else could it be? It's about the shop. You said you didn't care, so I had no choice but to come to you. I went out for a walk today and picked out a few locations suitable for opening a shop. I came to discuss it with you."
Fan Xian said softly.
"You don't need to discuss this with me, just decide it yourself."
Versace nodded.
"Okay, I'm not targeting you in the first place, and you're not familiar with Kyoto, so I'll decide for myself."
Fan Xian hummed.
"Anything else?"
Versace thought about it.
"Well, you can come up with a name for the shop. You have to contribute anyway."
This is possible. The name of the store is still very important. Fan Xian thought about it.
"Let's call it Danbo Bookstore."
Versace asked.
"Indifferent to fame and fortune?"
Fan Xian smiled.
"Bo is that Bo, and Dan is the Dan in Danzhou." said Versace.
"Okay, I'll remember that. Oh, and you have to pay more attention to the book. A lot of the current volume has been stolen and sold. I don't think it will last long."
Fan Xian nodded.
Versace said.
"Okay, I have nothing else to do. I'm leaving now. You can have some rest."
Then he walked out of the yard.
Fan Xian looked at his back and somehow suddenly remembered his fellow villager's advice, and his heart moved.
"You wait first."
Versace heard the footsteps and turned around.
"what happened?"
Fan Xian looked at Versace, thinking that after all, he practiced martial arts, and even if he controlled his strength, accidents were unavoidable. If he was really beaten badly by Guo Baokun, he would have a hard time explaining to his fellow villagers. Versace, with his weak arms and legs and having never practiced martial arts, was just the right fit. With Fan Xian watching from the side, it would be difficult for anything to happen.
But, is it appropriate to invite him? Aunt Liu...
Versace was puzzled when he saw Fan Xian staring at him without saying anything.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Tell me what's going on!"
Fan Xian thought for a moment and said.
"Look, I have something fun going on here, and I want to ask if you want to join in."
Versace became interested when he heard this and walked towards Fan Xian.
"Fun things? How fun is it? Is it more fun than playing Pai Gow?"
Fan Xian thought about it.
"Hmm...it's hard to say. Why don't I tell you and let you judge for yourself?"
Versace waved his hand.
"you say!"
Fan Xian said with a smile.
"I'm going to knock Guo Baokun's head off tonight and beat him up. Do you think this is fun?"
Versace became excited when he heard this. If it was someone else, he might not be interested, but if it was Guo Baokun, he would be very interested.
In front of Yishiju, Guo Baokun not only wanted to ban his business, but also insulted his father and ordered his guards to beat him. Versace remembered all these grudges!
He must be beaten!
Versace rolled up his sleeves without saying a word.
"It's fun! It's so fun! Young Master, I've disliked that guy named Guo for a long time. When are we going to set off?"
Fan Xian was happy.
"Would you like to consider it?"
Versace didn't even think about it.
"What's there to think about? If it weren't for the fact that he has so many powerful subordinates, I would have wanted to do this a long time ago! With someone like you who has practiced martial arts, we are not inferior to him. We must kill him! We must kill him!"
Fan Xian was mainly worried about Aunt Liu.
"Then your mother..."
Versace waved his hand.
"Don't worry about my mother. If she knew that Guo dared to insult my father in public, she would probably want to do it herself!"
"..."
My goodness, Aunt Liu is so fierce? I didn't realize it.
Versace said.
"How do you hit with this club you mentioned? How many people should we call? Or why not call everyone!"
Fan Xian waved his hand.
"No one, just the two of us!"
Versace was stunned.
"Just... the two of us?"
Fan Xian nodded.
Versace is a bit hollow.
"How can that work? His guards are not only old but also young, and they are all good at fighting. If it's just the two of us, we'll just be delivering food."
Fan Xian laughed.
"I can't imagine this. Don't worry. He's going to a brothel tonight. He won't be able to bring many guards with him. I'll take care of them all. You hide aside first and come out after I'm done with them."
Versace asked.
"How do you solve it?"
Fan Xian waved his hand.
"Don't worry about it. You'll know when the time comes. Just tell me if this works or not."
Versace thought about it and nodded.
"feasible!"
Fan Xian laughed.
"Okay, it's settled. I've found out that he'll be home around midnight. I've already checked the time. If we leave an incense stick earlier, we can definitely catch up with him. It's just past midnight now, so you can go back and rest first."
Versace nodded excitedly.
"Row!"
……
In the middle of the night.
Guo Baokun was drunk and yawned as he got into his own sedan chair. He supported his head with his arms and felt drowsy as the sedan chair swayed up and down.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, the sedan suddenly stopped. Guo Baokun sighed and rubbed his sleepy eyes.
"Arrived so soon."
No one answered from outside the sedan, and Guo Baokun didn't care. He lifted the curtain and barely opened one eye and was about to get up and get out of the sedan, but the strange scene he saw with his left eye made him stop. He glanced left and right and spoke in confusion.
"What the hell is this place?"
Still no one answered.
Guo Baokun thought to himself, what's going on? Are they all mute? He leaned over to look to the side.
"Hey! All..."
The sound stopped abruptly because there was no one in front of him.
Guo Baokun instantly felt something was wrong and he retreated back into the sedan. Not giving up, he lifted the side curtain to take a look, but still there was nothing. He was puzzled as to what was going on.
While he was puzzled, a gust of cold wind blew up the curtain of the sedan chair in front of him, giving Guo Baokun a fright.
Guo Baokun froze, with only his eyeballs moving. Weird! It was too weird. Guo Baokun swallowed his saliva, mustered up his courage, and shouted tremblingly.
"Who, who is it~"
Silence, terrifying silence, fear is gradually spreading...
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(End of this chapter)
