Chapter 188 (1/2)
Having left Cangzhou, the diplohts, slowly and steadilytheir way north Northern Qi was not truly to the north of the Kingdo, but rather to its northeast Between the two countries lay a great number of powerless vassal states On the eastern shore lay the largest city in the land and its yi
The route the diploh the vassal states, because the h, the harder it was to be on guard Of course, the ireeh the City of Dongyi either If the once-deu Sere to descend into madness, then it could provoke a war between all three states; ould want to be responsible for that result?
So the diplomatic mission crossed north of the wastelands, then h the route was er, it was also much quieter Save for a few horse thieves, there was unlikely to be anyone strong enough to cause them harm
The journey was quiet Xiao En was quiet, as was Si Lili Even Fan Xian, the most important person on the diplomatic mission, kept quiet Each person had their own reason for their silence
Fan Xian withdrew the fine needle fro over the old man's aleary face Xiao En suddenly opened his eyes The cold light in his gaze hit Fan Xian's face as if it had taken physical for who sees them”
”I have a question,” said Xiao En, slowly closing his eyes ”Why do you bind uess that it makes o to such trouble to pour this poison into my veins?”
”It is” Fan Xian smiled An intravenous injection, of course, was ait in food No one in this world knew methods for intravenous injection, but that didn't mean that Fan Xian didn't For the fearsome Xiao En, normal poisons had had no effect, and his zhenqi was formidable indeed Only intravenous injection could have any effect Xiao En frowned, and after some time, he suddenly spoke ”This method seems somewhat familiar, and I will adotten so old that I have forgotten who it was”
Fan Xian's heart skipped a beat, but his face showed no response He smiled ”Think back in your own time, Mr Xiao”
”Those riders in the distance are Chen Pingping's minions, correct?” Xiao En suddenly spoke
Fan Xian was taken aback There were no s in the carriage, and he was separated by a thick layer of steel For hihts encircled thehts,” he replied gently ”The descendants of the ones whoto Chen Pingping's leadershi+p of the Black Knights years before, when they had kidnapped Xiao En frodoreatest humiliation, and had left hi to kill ain, without a hint of ee in questioning, suggesting soht perhaps have unthinkingly fallen into the trap - but Fan Xian was no ordinary person ”What?” he said, somewhat astonished
Xiao En smiled, a faint redness in his narrowed eyes ”I think Chen Pingping does not want me to return to the north”
Fan Xian shook his head ”I a about my superiors' motives I si man” Xiao En looked at hi his heavy iron chain onto the table
”What makes you say so, Mr Xiao?”
”We have travelled for h you spend e, you do not allow your fondness for her to blind you to your duty” Xiao En spoke indifferently ”Most i and evening Your willpower is far greater than mine, even in my youth”
Fan Xian smiled ”I work to coth is not great and h Naturally, I ifts are very good and your powers are strong But you have never challenged true strength by yourself, so you have had no way to rouse the true strength of the zhenqi within you”
Fan Xian looked calmly at the old man's withered smile His eyes were deep as wells He couldn't help but think - what if the old e alone?
Having left Cangzhou, the diplomatic mission was under the jurisdiction of the northern arrassland Fan Xian did not wish to cross paths with the ninth-level master Yan Xiaoyi The mission took a roundabout route, and in any case, they were under the escort of the Black Knights, so he presu Over the past few days, scouts from bands of mountain outlaws had tried to discreetly spy on the from the front, had scared them back into the e for months