Chapter 268 I’ve seen you
The night is getting deeper.
A street in Kyoto far away from the Imperial Palace.
After chasing for most of the night, Hong Sixiang suddenly lost the trace of the man in black robe on this street.
After searching vigilantly for a long time and still finding nothing, Hong Sixiang's eyes flashed with a hint of displeasure.
The boy actually escaped!
You little bastard! Don't let me see you again! Otherwise, you're dead!
……
On the other side, Yan Xiaoyi came out of Changxin Palace and wanted to leave the palace directly, but he still had work to do.
Listen to the report of the search results and arrange the follow-up patrol tasks, which will take some time.
By the time he left the palace and rushed to Fan Mansion, it was already dawn.
……
Mei Cheng'an had just laid down on his bed at this moment.
An hour ago.
After dealing with the locksmith's matter, Mei Cheng'an originally planned to go back home and sleep.
However, after parting with Wang Qinian, Mei Cheng'an felt that if he just went home and slept, the night would have been wasted.
Thinking of this, he changed direction and headed towards the palace. He wanted to see with his own eyes the famous scene of Fan Xian being shot to the ground.
He was also there when the check was done, and he knew exactly where Fan Xian would enter and leave the palace.
However, by the time he arrived, the famous scene had already passed, and Fan Xian was already lying on the ground, his life or death unknown.
The situation was urgent and Mei Chengan didn't have time to think too much. He immediately stepped forward and took Fan Xian away.
He carried Fan Xian and ran for a while, using his Qinggong skills. After making sure there were no pursuers, he found a street shed and put him down.
At that time, Fan Xian's face was pale, his whole body was trembling, and his eyes were tightly closed. One could tell without looking that he had suffered serious internal injuries.
Mei Cheng'an straightened his body, quickly pressed a few acupoints on his chest, and then patted him hard on the back.
Fan Xian opened his eyes immediately, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out!
"Cough cough cough cough~"
Feeling the slight numbness coming from his fingertips, Mei Cheng'an secretly sighed that this domineering true energy was indeed domineering and quite protective of its master.
Standing aside with his hands behind his back and glancing at Fan Xian who was still coughing, Mei Cheng'an picked up the arrow on the table and looked at it.
The arrow was hanging on the lower back, stuck on the clothes, and was brought all the way here.
"Thanks, ahem~thanks!"
Hearing the sound, Mei Cheng'an put down the arrow and looked at him.
"What happened? Did you run into Yan Xiaoyi by chance?"
There was a hint of redness on Fan Xian's face, and it was unclear whether it was because he had recovered or because he was embarrassed.
"Ahem, no, I turned a corner on the road and something… happened. I was discovered, ahem."
Mei Chengan looked at him with a smile.
"Sure! So have you put the key back?"
“Cough cough cough cough cough cough~”
"..."
"I see, that means no."
Fan Xian spat a mouthful of bloody saliva to the side, took a few deep breaths, and then hummed.
"Why didn't you put it back?"
This question was not asked by Mei Chengan, but by Wu Zhu who suddenly appeared.
Looking at Wu Zhu who suddenly appeared in front of him silently, Mei Cheng'an was secretly shocked. He was indeed a being comparable to a grandmaster!
In front of Wu Zhu, his sharp five senses seemed to be blocked, not giving him any feedback.
Fan Xian was surprised to see Wu Zhu appear here.
"Uncle? How did you know we were here?"
As he was about to stand up, Wu Zhu stepped forward and pressed his shoulders to push him back down.
"After I got away, I wanted to meet you outside the palace wall. When I arrived, I saw you being taken away by him, so I followed him!"
As he spoke, Wu Zhu raised his head slightly and "looked" at Mei Cheng'an.
"Thank you!"
Mei Chengan smiled.
"It was a coincidence, I just happened to run into you. It's just a small favor. You're welcome."
Wu Zhu nodded slightly and looked at Fan Xian.
"You are hurt!"
Fan Xian coughed lightly.
"I'm fine, uncle. I just got a stitch in the side from Yan Xiaoyi's arrow. I can't catch my breath. I'm feeling much better now.
Let’s not talk about this for now. Do you know who I met in the palace? Zhuang Mohan! It’s the chief…”
Mei Chengan interrupted him.
"Stop now. It's not too late to talk about gossip later. Since you have revealed your tracks, the most urgent thing is to return home as soon as possible."
"You were shot by Yan Xiaoyi's arrow and yet you were able to escape. He won't let it go. With his keen eyesight, he may well suspect you."
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment and then stood up. Due to the large amplitude of the movement, his internal injuries were affected and he started coughing heavily again.
Wu Zhu held him in place.
Fan Xian grabbed Wu Zhu's hand.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem, uncle, he's right, I have to go back quickly, I'm afraid, ahem, Ruoruo can't hold on."
Wu Zhu said in a gentle voice.
"Okay, I'll take you back."
Fan Xian looked at his fellow villager and wanted to say something.
Mei Chengan waved his hand.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. We can talk later. Let's go."
Fan Xian nodded and said no more. He was supported by Wu Zhu and walked out of the shed. Soon, the two of them disappeared at the end of the street.
After watching the two leave, Mei Chengan also stood up.
Looking at the blood sprayed all over the ground by Fan Xian, Mei Cheng'an raised his eyebrows with some disgust.
He looked around, picked up half a bucket of water from the corner of the shed and washed the ground clean, then picked up the arrow and left.
He casually threw the arrow into the stove of a fixed stall on the roadside, and it was deeply embedded in the earth wall.
……
Fast forward to the present. Just as Mei Cheng'an was snoring softly and falling asleep quietly, Yan Xiaoyi was about to arrive at Fan's house.
Fan Mansion, Fan Xian's bedroom.
Fan Ruoruo, who had been sitting all night, did not feel sleepy at all. It was already dawn but Fan Xian had not returned yet, and she became a little anxious.
Especially when she heard the faint sound of conversation outside the door, her already nervous heartstrings instantly tightened. "Why are you so clumsy? Be careful! There's only a little porridge in here, and you'll spill it all."
Fan Ruoruo's eyes rolled around and she had an idea. She immediately stood up and paid attention to the movement outside the door while quickly arranging the bed.
"Ruoruo."
Liu Ruyu's soft voice came from outside the door.
After arranging the quilt to give the illusion that someone was sleeping, Fan Ruoruo heard the sound and responded loudly while letting go of the bed curtains.
"Hey, auntie!"
Liu Ruyu's voice came from outside the door again.
"You still here?"
After struggling to untie the left bed curtain, Fan Ruoruo pulled the curtain to cover the bed and replied at the same time.
"Yes, I'm still here!"
"How is Fan Xian?"
Fan Ruoruo is so busy. After finishing the left side, she immediately starts with the right side.
"Brother...Brother is still asleep!"
"Ah, then I'm coming in."
As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Ruyu pushed the door open and entered the room, and Fan Ruoruo just pulled up the curtains on both sides of the bed and turned to look at her.
Liu Ruyu looked at the bed through the thin, transparent bed curtains without any doubt.
"Asleep?"
Fan Ruoruo also took a look, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded.
Liu Ruyu looked at her and said with a smile.
"You kid, stay here all night."
Fan Ruoruo responded with a smile.
"I am okay."
Liu Ruyu nodded, turned around, took the food box from the maid behind her, and said.
"I saw that he drank too much last night, so I got up early in the morning and asked the kitchen to make him some porridge."
As she spoke, she carried the lunch box and walked towards the square table beside her. Fan Ruoruo looked back at the bed, forced a smile, and followed him.
After putting the food box on the table, Liu Ruyu looked up at the bed and said to Fan Ruoruo who was standing in front of her.
"Fan Xian..."
Fan Ruoruo spoke first.
"Brother is still asleep. He caught a cold yesterday. I added a blanket to his bed and boiled some Fenghanling spirits on the stove. Brother can drink it when he wakes up."
Liu Ruyu exclaimed and looked at the bed again in surprise.
"I caught a cold."
As he said this, he was about to go forward to check.
Fan Ruoruo moved sideways to block her.
Liu Ruyu was stunned for a moment and looked at her with a strange expression.
Fan Ruoruo's reaction was completely subconscious. She felt extremely embarrassed when Liu Ruyu looked at her like that.
Fortunately, she was quick-witted and quickly thought of the correct way to deal with the situation. She took half a step to the side, nodded, and spoke.
"Um, Auntie, do you want to take a look?"
After she said that, Liu Ruyu felt reluctant to step forward. After all, he was not her biological son, so she still had to be careful in some aspects.
Liu Ruyu said, waving her hands hurriedly.
"No, no, let him sleep, let him sleep!"
Fan Ruoruo smiled and silently praised herself in her heart, what a smart person!
Liu Ruyu thought about it and said to Fan Ruoruo.
"You've been busy all night, go back and rest early. I'll keep watch for you."
Fan Ruoruo was shocked. That wouldn’t do!
"Um, I'm fine. I just couldn't understand a few lines of poetry yesterday, so I want to ask my brother when he wakes up."
Liu Ruyu didn't think much about it when she heard it. As a talented girl, it was normal for her to be studious, so she just smiled and scolded him.
"You kid."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ruyu's personal maid suddenly ran in from outside.
"lady."
Liu Ruyu looked at her and pressed her hand.
"Speak softly, what's wrong?"
The maid came up to her and reported in a low voice. Liu Ruyu frowned slightly as she listened. After thinking for a while, she said to Fan Ruoruo.
"There's something going on up ahead, I need to go over there for a bit, then you..."
Fan Ruoruo smiled.
"Aunt, just go and do your work. I'll be here for you, brother."
Liu Ruyu nodded, turned around and left with her maid.
After closing the door and turning around to lean against it, Fan Ruoruo breathed a sigh of relief; she had finally dealt with it!
Wiping the sweat from her forehead caused by nervousness, Fan Ruoruo soon started to worry about Fan Xian again, wondering why he hadn't come back yet.
……
Liu Ruyu asked after she and her maid stepped out of Fan Xian's courtyard.
"Someone wants to see Fan Xian so early?"
The maid responded.
"you do not say."
Liu Ruyu glanced at her and asked in confusion.
"Who is it?"
Before he finished speaking, there was a commotion coming from the front, and a man in his thirties, wearing tight clothes and holding a bow in his hand, rushed over here despite the obstruction of the servants of the Fan Mansion.
The maid pointed.
"it's him!"
Yan Xiaoyi walked up to Liu Ruyu and stopped.
Liu Ruyu stretched out her hand to stop the servants from the Taoist temple who had been following and trying to stop the man in front of them. The servants all fell silent and bowed to her.
Liu Ruyu looked at the man in front of her.
"I have seen you before. You are a guard in the palace."
……
(End of this chapter)
