Vol 1 Chapter 24 (1/2)
Chapter 24: Tofu over Jade
It was a long while before Fan Xian htly to his body
He extracted the long and thin dagger fro noises of blade separating fro hi the intricate but deadly hidden crossbow fro in the assassin’s sleeve
Although the thin, long dagger was coated black to hide its reflective surface, Fan Xian knew that Teacher Fei Jie’s personally concocted black coating was not only poisonous, but had sometimes included a medicine which increases the sensation of pain in huer into the hard rubber scabbard and, with one last look of the assassin’s corpse in the bed and Old Ha’s legs under the bed, he turned around and left
The blind Five-Ba quietly at the corner of the stairs as he pushed open the door His voice travelled over, “If the carriage did not come, ould have happened?”
Fan Xian lowered his head and was silent for a long while Having finally overco killed a person for the first time, he raised his head and smiled triumphantly “I would have kept still like him and waited for you to come”
They cli the cliff outside Danzhou port finally paid off today Fan Xian’s two legs touched the floor and he sloalked away He knew that Five-Baer, he would appear again
The passersby were bustling all around as he strolled along thebeside his thighs slightly quivering
He walked with heavy footsteps to a corner of the market and stopped in front of a stall This was a tofu selling stall; the one entle and beautiful face; her hands were smooth and white An apron rapped around her waist
“Dong-er Onee-chan” Fan Xian sirl he had chased out of the Manor When he was still at a tender age, Fan Xian would often lie on her boso-er left the Manor, she opened a tofu stand in the market, which hy Fan Xian would often buy the tofu here back home
When Dong-er saw that it was hi hi master, why’re you here?”
They sat on the small stools As lanced at him
Fan Xian nodded, allowing her to return to taking care of her business He turned around towards the inside of the stall and discovered the cot A girl of two to three years old was sitting in the cot Her cheeks were rosy and her clu the small bell attached to the side of the bed
Fan Xian reached out and hugged the little brat out of the cot, playing with her When Dong-er turned around saw this, she hurriedly caet your clothes dirty When you return, the other servant girls will have to wash them”
“Dong-er Onee, when I was about the sa me everyday like that?” Fan Xian chuckled
Dong-er laughed “Young master, how could you co-er was chased out the Manortasted the dishes before Fan Xian had However, fro boy
Fan Xian scratched his head and did not knohat to say Dong-er seehter, “Call hi… Mas… ter…”
“Call me little Uncle” Fan Xian insisted
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He sat at the tofu stand for a long while, looking at the Dong-er cut, steairl beside hi while later, Fan Xian finallyup, he bid farewell to Dong-er
Dong-er was slightly troubled “You’ve caood to eat here”
Fan Xian laughed “Dong-er Onee, do you really think I lack good food?”