Vol 2 Chapter 223 (1/2)
Chapter 223: Meeting Shen Zhong in the Rain
Raindrops beat upon the roof of the carriage, their i within Fan Xian closed his eyes and tried to rest So - he found that the carriage had stopped The carriage door opened Fan Xian s that an u hi its way through the alley and underneath the u the uuards carried their longswords on their backs, silently for two lines on either side of Fan Xian
Fan Xian earing a dark-colored overcoat with a white gown underneath, and underneath that were the night-walking clothes he had prepared before he left the Qing capital This way of dressing, with si lethal power underneath, coorous appearance, looked formidable indeed
”Commissioner Fan This way please” The Brocade Guard who led the way extended a hand, his face expressionless as he ushered them into the courtyard In the alley by the side of the courtyard, Fan Xian turned his head slightly, hearing the faint bustle ahead of hihed ”Looks like this is the rear courtyard of a pleasure house”
The Brocade Guard's face was rigid Then he s is impressive, Commissioner Fan This is the rear courtyard of Panshanlin Master Shen likes to entertain guests here”
Fan Xian knew of Panshanlin He had heard that it was Northern Qi's finest red-light establishuest here He s stones into the rear courtyard In the courtyard, the baarden was ents of the Brocade Guard were everywhere These uards, and had made no effort to hide the Qinian held the u silently behind, with Fan Xian at the front coolly and confidently walking deeper into the courtyard
As they walked, watching these enemies from the south, the Brocade Guards could not help but feel somewhat surprised They were surprised by their counterparts' boldness, and by the youth of their leader alked in front
wang Qinian put away the umbrella and fell in silently behind Fan Xian Fan Xian rested his hands behind his back and narrowed his eyes as he looked at the courtyard The rooe round table with a floral pattern stood in the reat deal of space around it, filled with all sorts of elaborate decorative iteh to seat 15 or 16 people, but at that moment, only two people were sat around it
One of them was a man in expensive clothes, with a silk cap on his head and a jade thu on his hand After he saw Fan Xian enter, an unusual coldness appeared in his otherwise ordinary-looking eyes He looked Fan Xian straight in the eye, and after aforward totoday is very much out of the ordinary”
Fan Xian did not i He was savoring the fact that the Northern Qi Brocade Guards had all addressed him as ”Commissioner Fan” It seemed that today's discussion was between the Overwatch Council and the Brocade Guard, rather than being diploovernht hand and undid the collar around his neck with his two fingers The overcoat he earing slipped off hi Qinian was already behind him to catch it
Fan Xian sat on one side of the round table Looking at this rich man, he saw that his broere
extremely thick, as if they had been painted on He couldn't help but smile ”Master Shen, if you scowl so at everyone you meet, why are you instead so courteous toward , Provost of the Discipline Commission of the Brocade Guard Countless 's control It was hard to believe that sohly detailed files on the uess at his identity
”It is not courtesy” Provost Shen sighed Looking at Fan Xian's handsome face, he couldn't help but shake his head ”Master Fan, you are renowned throughout the land as a poet You have o I would receive the news that Fan Xian, Fan the immortal of poetry, had becodo I must admit I do not quite understand What exactly is old Chen thinking? Master Fan, how can so around like rats in the gutter?”
Fan Xian laughed ”Master Shen, you are toothousands ofone does for money No matter what one does, first of all one must seek benefit for the state, but after that one must carve out a life for oneself” [1]
His speech was rather inforhed to himself He couldn't help but look down on this southerner despite their co and he spoke crudely He really didn't knohat Chen Pingping was thinking, and he didn't knohy the South's forement within the Overwatch Council
In truth, Provost Shen Zhong of the Discipline Commission of the Brocade Guard had always felt an unspeakable envy for his southern counterparts, and a certain respectful fear of that old wheelchair-bound cripple He had never been able to understand how his southern counterparts had earned the complete trust of the southern E in the royal court, unsure if one day he would be thrown out of the palace like a pair of worn-out shoes
Realizing his ether He knew that this young man was the head diplo with hireat benefit to beand the palace were intrigued