Chapter 54 (2/2)

TheHis expression ily unconcerned one he had before; it was now one of reverence with a touch of fear ”You are looking for Master Fei?”

As they spoke, thethe coin up Fan Xian's sleeve Fan Xian raised an eyebrow He knew that the man's skill seeht of hand for ly ordinary functionary of the Overwatch Council was a secretthat he had co clean the hand that had patted his shoulder

”Master Fei is not here,” he replied politely, carefullydistance between hi matters near the border”

It suddenly hit Fan Xian that this hat Teng Zijing was talking about The Director of the Overwatch Council was visiting his hometown, a journey that would take at least three , the only superior who could control him was not present Of course Fei would slip away

He thanked the man and turned to leave ”Pardon me, what is your name?” he asked theQinian, sir” wang Qinian, official at the Overwatch Council, had seen this youngster with his bashful s to see Master Fei, asking for him by name He decided that he was no ordinary commoner, and it was best to be deferent and call him ”sir”

Fan Xian knew that after this man heard him ask after Fei Jie, he would have subconsciously connected hier of poison, and so he wiped his hands andQinian and smiled ”If Master Fei returns, please let me know Tell him his student has co Qinian had a sudden urge to chop off his right hand; to punish himself for his impudence He cleared his throat

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As he left the Overwatch Council, the sun shone down on the trees on either side of the street, and the shadows of countless leaves fell across Fan Xian's body He walked ard along the road, and then sat on a railing by the side of the running waters His hands were propping him up on both sides and he watched the croalk by For a while, he was unsure where to go next

He didn't want to go back to Fan Manor, even though his beloved sister was there When he thought about Lady Liu and his father – and his plump little brother, forced to co happily – he felt uneasy

He illing to fight for as his, and he wasn't going to give up

But Fan Xian was still unsure what exactly belonged to him in this world After all, he had once lived a different life, and he felt a degree of separation frooing to the Overwatch Council to find Fei Jie Although his father knew that Fei Jie was his teacher, he always felt that Fei Jie see after corown close to Fei Jie, as he had taught Fan Xian about the huer in the capital This raised soements for him to come to the city And so he wondered what to do next

As he pondered, he leapt off the railing and began to walk back absent- for the second ti to the right side of the street, avoiding the entrance as if they feared that so

He narrowed his eyes and headed toward the building The thin clouds overhead scattered and exquisite sunshi+ne radiated out, leaving hi his eyes, he headed tohere the light was reflecting from and discovered a tablet by the entrance to the Council, squatting like a vanquished tiger on the floor The tablet was made of stone and had a feords written upon it

Fan Xian furrowed his brow The words felt somewhat familiar, as if he'd seen them somewhere before But when he racked his brains, he couldn't think of where they ht have come from He looked beneath and saw the inscription

It was a strange yet familiar name