Vol 2 Chapter 138 (1/2)

Chapter 138: There Is a Key in Everyone’s Heart

Five days prior, Wu Zhu entered the palace for the last ti Hall Therefore, it was the first location Fan Xian investigated Perhaps because of the long period of peace, Hanguang Hall, which was inhabited by the eirls were all asleep, and the young eunuchs were starting to get drowsy

A faint fragrance wafted by Whether eunuch or palace girl, they all drifted off into a deep slumber

In the di the dark corners and entered the eant bed in the distance, he frowned slightly On the bed lay an old lady; could that be the empress?

There wasn’t much for Fan Xian to exclai which e history He walked forward cal at the most powerful woman in the world

Keep cal that Wu Zhu and Fei Jie had taught him

The iuard did not appear Fan Xian was prepared for so in wait to protect the royalty

He didn’t think tooHall tone could hide valuables He slid under the empress’s bed without an to touch the wooden floor beneath the bed The floorboards were h quality tie

A short while later, he opened his eyes in the darkness There was a glint of absurd joy in his pupils

Back in Danzhou, he had hidden his nameless skill-book under his bed boards; in The Deer and the Cauldron, Mao Dongzhu hid forty-two scriptures under the darkness of her bed As it turned out, the e followed suit

The current situation showed the liination

Putting just a little force into his dagger, Fan Xian dug the blade in from the side The tip made no sound as it pierced the wood The e in her sleep, but Fan Xian pretended not to hear and continued expressionlessly Soon, the lattice cah he dared not to disturb it with his hand With his superhuht-vision, he was easily able to see it

There was only a white cloth, a letter, and… a key

Looking at the shape of the key, Fan Xian frowned slightly,the white cloth and the letter, he took the key and slipped out

Moain under the palace walls

He clihtly, ”I need speed”

”Yes sir” wang Qinian didn’t know the details of the plan He only knew that he had to pick up Fan Xian, and then go meet the ”other person”

”I hope nobody knows I’e”

”Sir, rest assured This carriage was borrowed from the Privy Council No one would dare to stop it, so no one will find out”

”Very good” Relaxing a little, Fan Xian half-sat down First, he had pretended to be a drunken, poetic ht Both were severely taxing to his mind

The carriage stopped soot out Putting on their headcovers again, they walked down to a cha Qinian said in a ”

Standing in front of thenizable ht The owner of the tools appeared to be an honest, ed man His face was dark tan and he had a hearty smile

Locksmith was a profession, and it was also a title But this Suo Jian didn’t just stop there—”Suo Jiang” literally meant ”locksmith” From his name alone, one could see his level of craftsmanshi+p

Fan Xian nodded and said to wang Qinian,

”Wait outside”

And so, wang Qinian excused his he would never know, and not knoould ensure his safety