Vol 2 Chapter 212 (1/2)
Chapter 212: To and Fro
”Why are you laughing, Master Fan?”
This hat he had expected Haitang to ask Fan Xian cleared his throat and bea was rather surprised, and anger flashed behind her eyes
”If I a, may Heaven strikecould not help but doubt his oath, but she still did not understand it She had been teased in the palace for the way she walked for ht back to his underhanded tactics by the edge of the northern sea, and felt even more confused
The two of them were silent as they walked toward the palace under the dark canopy of trees that covered the hly revered in Northern Qi, and the moment the palace eunuchs and , they i reverently toward this indolent country bu to look directly at her
”His Majesty is quite fond of me I must admit I am rather terrified” Fan Xian finally spoke, carefully choosing his words to gauge her response
”There is no need to be”His Majesty is a great fan of poetry, and when the Banxianzhai Poetry Anthology came out, all the scholars in the land had a copy His Majesty was no exception When Zhuang Mohan returned fro and told His Majesty of his experience, froreat interest in you, and speaks often of you If Northern Qi had such a poetic talent as yourself, that would be wonderful indeed We regret that we have yet to find such talent Now that you have returned Xiao En to the capital and our two countries stand in confrontation to one another, His Majesty naturally fears for your safety”
Fan Xian said nothing It see Emperor had formed quite a connection to a person - himself - that he had never once ested that there were other things he wanted to tell him, but the walls of the palace had ears, and he did not want to talk of such things in front of Haitang - what these things were, he had no idea
”Is that so? That is quite unexpected” Fan Xian frowned, see
”Today you looked over the mountain forests of the palace and spoke of man as part of nature I quite admired it Once your official business is concluded, if you have tiive your advice After y, he was silent for a long while, and then finally sighed in adinally rather surprised, but speaking with you today, I have only now realized that your reputation is well-deserved”
”You are too kind” She spoke genuinely, and so Fan Xian replied with sincerity ”I hope that you will provide assistance regarding Yan Bingyun”
”I do not involvecalmly
Fan Xian frowned ”Then why did you travel alone to the northern sea in the hopes of killing Xiao En? Don't tell reat effect Xiao En's death would have on this agree smiled ”Before I made my move, Master Fan, it seemed that you also wanted to kill Xiao En Why did you suddenly change your mind?”
”Because I was interested in the secrets that he holds” Fan Xian rubbed his slightly wet hands, and turned his head to look at the wide expanse of palace scenery
”I tried to kill Xiao En because that secret could cause a lot of trouble for a lot of people,” replied Haitang calreen leaves above the the's sturdy shoulders and suddenly spoke ”In this world, nothing can stay a secret forever”
”While Xia
o En is still alive, it's possible that many people could die”
Fan Xian raised his eyebrows He knew that her inexplicable melancholy seemed in e anything withhe wanted to ask of you,” said Haitang
Fan Xian was slightly taken aback She had seen it too He paused for a ht ”Do you knohat it was?” he asked earnestly
”I don't know either,” replied Haitang ”But if it is anything to do with Si Lili, I ask that you inforht away The thought troubled him What help could the ruler of a nation need from him? Could it really be about Si Lili? He was powerless in Northern Qi What could he do about it?