Chapter 157 (2/2)
”There's no need for thatstuff One cartload would be plenty” Fan Xian then added, ”Grand a lot of that” He had often spoke to Wan’er and Ruoruo about his life in Danzhou, rant tea countless times
The housekeeper smiled ”The tea already arrived today The latter two loads are food and so ”
Fan Xian heard it clearly and inwardly co He asked the housekeeper to take a rest and receive his pay arrived As a fifth-ranked scholar, Fan Xian had to return to the capital to assume his position; he couldn’t hide in the mountains forever And after the examinations in the fourth otiations between two nations; a secret trade of captivesall at once
If Fan Xian were to have a say in the ed the captives last year The soldiers and generals aside, Fan Xian was yun, who the head spy of Qing, who kne much he suffered whilst imprisoned by an ene to serve this nation, but not the Iular training, he dragged his fatigued body back to the ht clothes were dirty fro he had prepared He then tossed the bag aside
While training, he had lain in the snow, alone Under the pale ht froze into a straight line as he stared at the rocks in the distance, black rocks protruding from the snohich had remained still for millennia Other ti rapidly through the snow All of this chipped away at his staave ”that” to hi sessions, there was no one to talk to; no one to oversee hi of loneliness reminded him of his past life
It was all silent in the mountain estate Only thehis return Sht It had been sunny for a while during the day,the snow on the stone platform Fan Xian walked around the puddles which reflected thealerted him and he stopped abruptly
Presently, he stood at the other end of the hallway, right outside Ruoruo’s rooaze He turned and pressed his palainst the door and released just a small amount of his zhenqi The wooden door was forced open froht breeze
On the bed, the blankets were in a mess Ruoruo was nowhere to be seen
Calmly, Fan Xian reached under the blankets and discovered that, other than the spot near the bed warone for a long tihtly shaken – could this be the work of some unknown enemy? He steadied higer He was ready for a night raid
”Xian!”
Outside the doorway, Fan Ruoruo was holding a lantern Seeing her brother standing by her bed wielding a blade, she called out to hi her safe and sound, felt his entire body and nerves relax He closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths Moht?”
Ruoruo had covered herself with a silver-colored blanket, but under that she was only wearing her sleepwear She looked at Fan Xian, as if not realizing what heer”
Fan Xian ser He walked toward her and held her shoulders, ”You're the scary one I alking outside and it was abnormally quiet, I couldn’t even hear you breathe You had me worried to death”
”You sure can talk You are the one running around outside in the dead of the night, and you're saying I was the one who scared you?”
”Where did you go exactly?” Fan Xian asked Fan Ruoruo blushed and lowered her head, ”Sometimes it’s best if you don’t ask for details”
Only now did Fan Xian realize ”There’s a toilet inside The ht Don’t catch a cold”
”I know” Ruoruo smiled shyly and pushed hi for you”
Outside, Fan Xian gently rubbed his cold fingers Judging froone for a while; definitely not to the bathrooht after he left theabout that, Fan Xian couldn’t help but treat this as a great mystery But he forced back his desire to find out Everyone keeps secrets, and it’s iht Ruoruo that back in the capital Now, as her elder brother, he must lead by example