Vol 2 Chapter 214 (2/2)
Tan Wu frowned ”There is no time like the present, as they say Master Fan, I ask that you bestow ain
”I know that you are not rily ”You are also highly skilled in ht and killed Cheng Jushu, a fighting master of Northern Qi Could it be that you holdthat this soldier was unyielding He laughed ”Although I am head of this diplo trouble, I have always respected men on the battlefield I know that you have spent all year fighting back barbarians in the snowy north Is it too late to offer youa winner with our fists?”
Tan Wu was a straightforward sort of fellow Hearing Fan Xian's calhtly, but his temper rehed and shook his head ”Take care not to overdo it,” he said to Gao Da, who stood behind him
Gao Da sloithdrew the blade fro off the stone steps and steadily extending his right hand to this valiant young esture of invitation
Tan Wu narrowed his eyes He could sense a slight air of danger frouard He knew that his opponent was an expert, and the southern diplo him out to coround, placed his palether, and advanced toward Gao Da to attack
They set to each other, with loud groans, their strengths pitted against one another, kicking up dust froht a blow to the right side of his chest, a trace of blood seeping froht hand rapped around Tan Wu's throat! The calluses on his hand, forainst the skin on Tan Wu's neck This Northern Qi military officer had never once known fear Now, he treht hand
Tan Wu looked at this master, his name unknown to him, and felt a sense of shock The diploiven him no chance to hit back! In the blink of an eye, as he had chopped at his opponent's chest, he had not seen the man's hand reach out toward him He knew that if Gao Da had not shown lenience, his throat would have been crushed long ago!
Tan Wu also knew full well that if this were a fight to the death, this man, a clear master of the blade, would not allow hiet close to him with his sword He bowed deeply toward Gao Da, and saluted Fan Xian onceback
Although it had only been one e went along the streets of Shangjing toward the Ministry of Rites, protected on all sides by stern-faced Iet anywhere near the Qing diplohtly closed ”Why did you take that blow just now?”
Gao Da cleared his throat ”My opponent was a military man, so I wanted to be direct, and I did not want to reveal th too much” He looked at Fan Xian and lowered his head ”And it seeht I should go easy on hi Euard force, they had after all been personally chosen by Count Sinan, so Fan Xian saw the seven Tiger Guards who had acco Zijing He fixed Gao Da with a look that was a about Tan Wu Why in the hell would I want to hters in this world Tan Wuabout hihter, why does that mean I have to make friends with hi to letto let me have any fun at all?”
Gao Da was stunned Wasfriends with capable people not the favored pasti? If there was a proble and amusement?
Fan Xian fished around inside his breast pocket and finally pulled out a pill which he handed to Gao Da and asked hi Qinian poked fun ”Is that orange peel too?”
”It's for your injuries,” said Fan Xian grumpily
Gao Da took it, but still didn't understand ”I thought you told er did you touch Tan Wu with?” he scolded him
Gao Da was silent
”I' Anhou's son to cause trouble” wang Qinian was still thinking about the previous events ”Logically, since the Eations of the agree the Ih to show a clear signal to everyone in Shangjing To still have people coet that the agreement between the two countries seehtly tapped thefrae The Northern Qi soldiers were outside, so the three of thes in Northern Qi are evenErip on his power”
”As long as it doesn't affect our business, then it's fine”
He had been quite busy today, entering the palace early in thewith Haitang, and getting caught up in the chaos outside the diplos His first day in Northern Qi had been awfully busy, and he hadn't had a chance to eat, his stomach filled only with the tea he had drunk with the Ehed at hi him out The reason he had tired himself out today was because he had settled on a plan - he would quickly get Yan Bingyun out of Northern Qi's strict, ice-cold prison Otherwise, if he were seen to be eating and drinking well, he feared that he would not be able to enjoy it