Chapter 336 (2/2)
”Oh?” Fan Xian asked curiously ”Perhaps Master Xia does not want to win back the Ming clan? The clan that originally belonged to you As far as I know, in the will of old Master Ming back then, the first na was Xia Qifei's original naritted his teeth ”It is not that I don't understand the current situation, but there arethe head boss of the Jiangnan water bandits, I havefamily As for the matter of the palace treasury, perhaps I a family is wealthy and powerful, how could I openly defeat the people when the nights are dark and the wind is high? I believe you have this power and decisiveness Only these years have proven that you are not such a crazy person To run the risk of co family home…nevermind whether or not you have this power, even if you could do it, hoill you convince yourself? Your bandit brothers will be on the wanted lists, and their orphans and ould be left to wander this world Is this what you want to see? Or do you think that after this ending, after you've had your revenge and died, that you will still have the face to see the old bandit chief you owe everything to, who saved you and helped you to your place?”
He spoke , but these words struck where Xia Qifei was the weakest The powerful persuasion accoan to sink into Xia Qifei's thoughts It caused hi for Xia Qifei to recover himself, Fan Xian continued ware, but also to take back the Ming family and stand proudly in front of your older brother who is over half a century old If killing people would solve the problem, then I wouldn't have waited all these years What's th to acconan bandits Even if youfa you stole back still exist?”
Fan Xian cale you not to choose that option To have the goal you've been fighting for so ood feeling To preserve the Ming fah the Ming fa to hurt you and your mother”
Xia Qifei stood in silence and didn'tFan Xian's words This ht of so man in front of him had siet back what once belonged to hiinally the Ye family business Did he want to take it back?
Fan Xian did not feel angry at his earlier refusal, instead he waited with great patience for the results of the other party's thoughts He had confidence in his words and,Their similar pasts allowed Fan Xian to understand, as clearly as was possible, the other's true thoughts
”Master Xia, what you want is the Ming fa ht, Xia Qifei threw out a last question ”Sir, there is one thing I don't understand”
”Please, go on”
”This trip was in preparation of taking over the palace treasury The Cui and Ming fa controlled the external channels and are too deeply connected to that side Naturally, you will have to defeat them” Xia Qifei forced back the three words ”the Eldest Princess,” and his face turned slightly red frohly of me? Given your power and position, you easily crushed the Cui fa fa this on your own and don't need my help”
Fan Xian shook his head ”Ah, the Cui fa family As to why I don't appear personally It is inconvenient for me to do so”
”Inconvenient” was a truth of officialdom He was already the Overwatch Council coulations of the court were strict The palace treasury was only responsible for production; all exports must be conducted by public merchants who had to write in for them Whether it was Council or personal business, Fan Xian could not come forward for either of them Thus, he needed someone trustworthy and convenient to use as a spokesperson
For Fan Xian, the situation between the Cui fa with the Cui fa time After a period of silence and sha went s family had learned a lesson from their predecessors and made sufficient preparations It would be a difficultchannels and accounts to catch those profiteers
Of course, the biggest difference was that Fan Xian had a powerful person as an aide That person held the greatest power outside of the Qing royal faures connected to the Ming fayi or overseas Fan Xian had once killed two of Sigu Sword's fe hioat countless times The hatred was too deep between the family, he didn't think he had that ability
Fan Xian rose and used his finger to lightly tap the token a few times ”I'll leave this token here for now Give ht Of course, you knohat you need to prepare if you agree”
Xia Qifei respectfully turned and moved to the side He didn't directly reply, instead he said, ”Your arrival today is like the descent of a God Although you don't like to disturb the people, given your reputation, it ht be difficult to hide”
It was difficult to tell whether these words were sycophantic or if they hid another lanced at him and said, ”At the moment, you are still someone who accidentally bit off more than they could chew As for my movements, why do I need to hide thetze River I will have to trouble you to have your subordinates escort it downstream I have a chest of silver with ain”
Xia Qifei lowered his head ”Thank you for sparing our lives”
Fan Xian turned around and led the Third Prince from the chair It was only at this nored this little nobleman and felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart It was too late to make up for it His brain whirred He heistantly said, ”Sir, if I set up against the Ming fa, they will certainly become suspicious at that time”
”You stand on htly s the Third Prince's hand, he headed outsideone last comment ”Master Xia decides quickly; I like that very much”
There was absolute silence at the Shazhou branch of the Jiangnan water bandits, a deathly, still silence The head boss had sent out the h he didn't say it explicitly, all the brothers knew that souess and not spread it around
Xia Qifei sat in astill warm chair His face was cloudy, and it was unclear what he was thinking
The advisor entered and leaned near his ear to whisper, ”The sailors have sealed their camps I don't knohat happened”
Xia Qifei's expression beca as thisshouldn't have any problems”
The advisor slowly said, ”They've already captured many of our shi+ps As per your orders, we haven't clashed with thedou left, they also released our shi+ps”
Xia Qifei lowered his head ”This is thehed coldly ”In their eyes, we are nothingFeng is cleaning his sword in the back rooive the order His brow furrowed deeply A moment later he asked, ”Advisor Qian, do you think this should be done?” His hand slowly stroked that Overwatch Council token The token was very so it was made?
The advisor replied in a shaky voice, ”It's all up to your orders, I…dare not interfere”
Xia Qifei closed his eyes ”The person fros in this hly of his abilities Even if he does have a few seven- and eight-level uards, if we attacked with all our poe still have a chance”
The advisor cursed him in his heart You already know that's not possible, yet you still say this kind of thing; you just don't want to carry that notoriety and want me to try and persuade you Out loud he said, ”The head of the guards has reached the peak If he were in the nan, he's completely able to build a temple and start a school Please consider this well”
”The most important is that man himself” Xia Qifei opened his eyes In reality, the terh to sway hiht of being someone else's subordinate, particularly since there was little chance of ever rising up again Earlier, he had been speaking hu to kill all The , happened to be at the Shazhou branch, so the Jiangnan water bandits were not completely without the power to retaliate
He knew in his heart that the so-called ”kill all” was self-co too e sadness He knew that the Jiangnan water bandits would turn into lackeys for the court by his hands This kind of feeling was e at his advisor who see to cry, knew that he was afraid of hi a stupid choice Unconsciously, he patted the other person's back, wanting to comfort hi wet and cold Xia Qifei paused and then realized the advisor had, in the middle of winter, been scared into a cold sweat by the people froly at hiht of the royalty and the Overwatch Council clearly was not soainst
Finallyhis decision, he said with a serious expression, ”Immediately disperse all the men On the surface, keep the shi+p under surveillance, but ensure the safety of the shi+p in secret We dou shi+p reaches Suzhou safely!”
”What about on land? Beside that man?”
”He has many masters around him; he doesn't need us to interfere”
”Yes” The advisor nodded his head, then furrowed his brows ”But, about old Hong Feng…he is prepared to attack”
Xia Qifei sank into silence and knew that this matter was a bit complicated His secret alliance with the Overwatch Council could not be exposed too early on the jianghui, otherwise he would lose control and the pressure froent problenan water bandits To speak of generation, he was a fellow disciple with the old bandit boss' teacher, his own great uncle teacher He rarely interfered, yet he was the hidden glue of the Jiangnan water bandits
What if that old-fashi+oned yet persistent old Hong Feng knew that he, this outsider, wanted to coovernment?
Xian Qifei shi+vered with fear and realized he ht have underestimated the complexity of this matter After a moment of silence, his expression suddenly becauards of the inner hall”
The advisor felt a chill in his heart and knew that the he was preparing to get rid of Hong Feng, only…could their people do it?
Half an hour later, the head of the Jiangnan water bandits, Xia Qifei, brought a bowl of chicken soup and respectfully ca to show his respect to Hong Feng, a man with the most special position in the water bandits, but behind hiht to finish this in one try
He stood outside the door for a moment, but no one caarden
Xia Qifei pushed open the door and walked in He calmly called out, ”Great uncle teacher?”
No one replied to hiaze around He felt a sudden chill in his heart His hand loosened, and the chicken soup s everywhere
He saw a silver-haired elder sitting on a cushi+on beside the bed His hair was tightly bound, and he wore a sword goith a long sword tied to his side A murderous aura e already had brought himself to the perfect real Feng was no longer able to kill Only his wide eyes showed a strong dissatisfaction and rage If gazes could kill, then it was profoundly unsettling
A terrifying yet delicate wound split open his throat, reaching all the way to the back and bisecting the throat Fresh blood flowed down old Hong Feng's back and onto the floor
Hong Feng already had died
The person who killed Hong Feng had remarkable skill with a sword There was no blood on the front of Hong Feng's body because it had all been forced, by the ht of the sword, to the back of the body
Xia Qifei shook as he walked around Hong Feng's body; he was a little scared to look directly at this scene in front of hi that would betray his teachers and ancestors, but after this had happened, he found it unbelievable He had been prepared to sacrifice the lives of dozens of people, so as able to kill this old le sound?
A piece of paper floated down
Xia Qifei swept the rooht about it, yet I will still give you the opportunity He was ready to kill, so I killed hian to shake uncontrollably It wasn't until now that he truly realized the power of the Overwatch Council—it was not one that could be challenged by a gang The other party was helping him clear out the final obstacles for his sub