Chapter 339 (1/2)
Aunt Song? Everyone was surprised Did the cozhou? Overwatch Council members knew that in dou who rarely boasted of such things Despite his youth, he rarely went out to find the attention of wohts hts went crooked Fan Xian was only thinking about whether this Hangzhou would be the sa who sold fish soup In this West Lake, there was no Su Causeway or Bai Causeway, but he wondered if there were Jiangnan wo traveled the world, he finally arrived at the Jiangnan fondly written about by literati and scholars Fan Xian felt a little excites and directed the horse to enter the city
Entering Hangzhou was siroup had prepared the necessary travel peruards of a large fazhou No one could see anything wrong with the stamps on the travel permits and documents For their own convenience, the Overwatch Council often used advanced forging techniques, roup cheerfully followed the straight road beneath the gates into the city At this tie and lifted the curtain to look at the scene inside Hangzhou He saw the people they passed were happy and content and a forest of stalls on either side of the road Before long, they came across a restaurant Since it was still early, there were no alluring scents drifting out By looking at the clothing of the conan ealthy
After driving for a while, a long row of tidytrees appeared in front of the carriage Since the tail end of winter was still cold, the s did not welco weakly like whips They were still tidy and neat, which left a strong first impression
Fan Xian's eyes were sharp, and he saw the surface of the water hidden behind the curtain of s
The light on the water was clear and soft, without a single ripple In this late winter weather, the air gave off a clean smell and was not so cold that it pushed people thousands of entle warreen hills could be seen, although their beauty was shrouded in iving off a sense of wealth without being overly ostentatious
This body of water was West Lake, and the banks of it were so by the banks of West Lake, breaking offbranches and gifting green plums,” these were two lines of a random poem Fan Xian had learned in the elementary school of his previous life In that life, he had a natural yearning for Hangzhou He alondered how West Lake could be so beautiful, and how could there be so many famous people?
Within his circle, he had a classzhou who once told him that West Lake really wasn't much At that time, Fan Xian, as still called Fan Shen, found it difficult to believe But, he never had an opportunity to see Hangzhou for himself, partially because he became sick later, but zhou were expensive to the point of being ridiculous
The Loushang Tower beside West Lake was the best restaurant in Hangzhou Outside the building, sails fluttered and trees cast shadows, and there was a large plain suitable for showcasing literary talents Inside the building ooden tables, black clothed servants, and courtesans singing Everything was made to be enjoyed Unfortunately, as it inter, the sails froze solid, the trees were yellow, and there were vulgar people fighting The courtesans still sang, but their allure was greatly weakened since they couldn't wear light silk
Fan Xian sat at a table near the rail and peeked through the wind-blocking bamboo curtain outside the rail at the surface of the lake He felt slightly disappointed There was no Aunt Song's fish soup There was also no dongbo pork or beggar's chicken There wasn't even water shi+eld soup Fortunately, Longjing prawns still existed, otherwise he probably would have turned around and left because he was so depressed
There was no Leifeng PaGoda or Broken Bridge This West LakeWas it still the West Lake in his heart? He lifted a wine cup as thick as three of his fingers and downed it in one gulp He was unspeakably disappointed
In reality, he was being too exacting The original dishes of Hangzhou were light with a sense of codou—they were quite fadom
There were three tables in the private roouards outside the door, Fan Xian had ordered all the others, regardless if master or servant, noble or co with enjoy sound was drool or soup landing on the table Although they were hungry after a long journey, seeing the way these people ate also de Toere skillfully roup of people were eating silently and aggressively, and the two guards at the door were sing their saliva Only Fan Xian had thewith his wine in hand to admire the scenery
He raised the curtain a little and instantly the light burst in The ie of the wintry lake was imprinted on his eyes The wind blew into the tower and dissipated the aro in the roo cheer came froht the cheer into the tower and drew the attention of Loushang Tower custo on the rail They joined in unison with the cheer In a moment, there was an incredibly lively roar of voices
Only this private rooainst the rail to see and drank more wine A smile floated onto his face He was not surprised
His subordinates were startled into raising their heads by the countless cheers They knew the martial competition downstairs had reached a crucialto watch Instead, they once again lowered their heads and focused on finishi+ng the delicious food on the table
Fan Xian glanced at his subordinates and thought it was strange Even if you are proud in your heart and think that these ainst a few attacks from you, except as kindred spirits, you should at least have enough interest to offer soht?
In reality, he didn't understand For the Tiger Guards and swordsnan Martial assembly was it would never be as attractive as the food on the table Those aces of various schools were skilled, but when it cah—after all, they were professional assassins
Sisi and the newly purchased girls were afraid of the killing and slaughtering scene, so they sat quietly at a table to the side
There was only the Third Prince watching It was he who pushed for this visit to Hangzhou to see the assembly Who knehat kinds of ree, so how could he possibly miss it? He held a plate of quick-fried eel in one hand and chopsticks in the other that brought it to his mouth His face was filled with interest and scrunched up in excite outside on the plain
Fan Xian glanced at hihness, is it that delicious?”
The Third Prince was a bit angry to be interrupted in his shoatching He rolled his eyes and said, ”The palace isn't allowed to make this”
Fan Xian paused a ulations So like the eel, which was rare and from the North, couldn't be supplied year round It also looked ugly, which made it difficult to enter the ly as he followed the Third Prince's gaze and looked down He instinctively opened his ive an explanation to the child
”The person wielding the sword is a disciple of the Dragon-Tiger Mountain It looks like he's at least a seventh-level ace It's a pity his wrist strength is slightly lacking Rumors say his teacher was once a scholar and didn't fully master the fundamentals His bad habits have also been handed down to his descendants”
”The person who is battling him is relatively famous Surnairl She is the disciple of Dongyi City's Yun Zhilan and could be considered the feuished background, naturally she is extraordinary I think that swords to lose an eye”
”TeacherYun Zhilan?” The Third Prince's chopstick full of eel stopped short of his mouth Even a child like hiu Sword's top disciple and had long advanced into the ninth-level He was considered one of the yi diplodom, this nan not just to encourage his favorite feht for ato do with the Ming faood relationshi+p with the Eldest Princess However, its relationshi+p with Fan Xian was not very positive Although the two sides had not had much direct contact, they had almost crossed swords countless tih for him and the other party to form a difficult-to-resolve hatred
He had killed two of Yun Zhilan's female disciples on Niulan Street
Fortunately, Fei Jia had dignity He personally visited Dongyi City and used the respect he had gained when he cured Sigu Sword's illness four years ago to extract a proyi would coeful nature of the Dongyi people, Fan Xian would not have passed the past two years so comfortably
It e creature—was a dom
There were not many people on the plain They had put up a ba the lake Under the canopy were a few seniors of virtue and prestige In the nan water bandit, Xia Qifei, was sitting the furthest away He was young and not senior enough anan martial artists The person who sat on the platfor official of the Overwatch Council Fourth Bureau Only Fan Xian recognized his identity
The Jiangnan Martial asse on the plain had switched out a few times There were all kinds of weapons, and it was very lively Although there had been aze of the court official, the jianghu people were more cautious In the end, the Martial asse one Sohu won fame, and others won a rare opportunity to show their faces Some won flashy but impractical martial experience
Fan Xian looked coldly on this scene and rehu is a corner of the kingdoht now could probably not be considered a corner; it was only a flowery border in the kingdom
There was still a faint trace of worry on his face These jianghu aces did not bring out any rare techniques or fight for their lives, but there were soon-Tiger Mountain swordsyi City, he was never disadvantaged He had probably given up half a step in the end for the sake of Sigu Sword
True aces did not ar Behind these people, without exception, ealthy families or the shadow of the feudal officials If there was soether, Fan Xian would find it a bit of a headache No wonder the court always ed this area strictly It seemed that His Majesty knew the court ainst martial abilities in the public At the same time, the court also used its brilliance to attract the other party
Fan Xian knew that, in the end, he had been careless Xia Qifei was right There were heroes aressively suppressed martial power for 20 years, so there hadn't been much of an opportunity to demonstrate it
”Where is Yun Zhilan?” The Third Prince searched curiously through the groups of people below and didn't notice Fan Xian's momentary distraction
Fan Xian shook his head and said, ”His identity is not the same Of course he doesn't have the patience to sit under the canopy with those old one at this hour?”
It was said that the year before last, in the royal palace, Fan Xian had been pierced a few tiaze But he was thick skinned and black hearted and knew the other party couldn't do anything to hi once talked about the hatred between the Shadow and Sigu Sword That marrow-deep hatred could not be controlled by official business, particularly since Yun Zhilan was traveling in disguise in Jiangnan and wasn't taking official roads If the Shadoanted to kill hiathered like clouds and officials and seniors were present, if, under the thousands of eyes present, a ninth-level battle broke out, the ih the croould be pleased
Fan Xian was deep in thought It was clear that Yun Zhilan was not cozhou for this worthless asseoods toward Dongyi City Nofa fareat swords master from the shadows first
At this moment, the official under the canopy down below stood up and walked on to the plain He raised his hands in a salute and war today, I couldn't but be deeply do the people I hope that everyone will continue to practice hard There will be a day that you will be able to aid the Qing Kingdom in battle to open new lands It is only a e and bring honor to your ancestors”
The official laughed and said, ”I'h I adh to here to watch your martial skills, I am full of admiration and envy I wish I could learn a few tricks from you so that in the future I can ride horses and kill thieves to earn face for the Ehu people on the plain sht this official had soh they were angry there was an official of the court watching as supposed to be a jianghuwhat he said made some people feel that it really was this way Good martial skills were eventually sold to the royal fahu was naturally free and at ease, but it is easy to end up in dire straits It couldn't co the army, which would ensure both reputation and benefits The Emperor always considered martial ability of paramount importance After so ht and plenty of tiht like this were the hu removed from politics were free and at ease They naturally turned their noses up at this court official Someone said darkly, ”It is true that there arethe people, but they doyi City earlier? Are you going to persuade theyi City?”
Upstairs, Fan Xian listened; he originally thought that this Jiangnan Road official had a clever ords After hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh and gently scolded, ”What a sharp tongue”
The Third Prince ruthlessly said, ”They are all a bunch of wicked people Teacher was right; there really is no point We shouldn't have come to watch”
The official then spoke evenly and inally recognized no borders A scholar of our court who once participated in Northern Qi's imperial examinations has now married and becou Sword of Dongyi City is a great grandmaster, and naturally his disciples are extraordinary It is a fortunateIf anyone of Dongyi City wishes to serve the court of the Qing Kingdohed a few tiyi City have long had a good relationshi+p What the gentlehuthese words ”There arewere to truly start, ould be fit to be our opponent other than just Northern Qi and Dongyi? Sir says on't fight Dongyi, then that ht Northern Qi?”
The crowd roared Solare at that person and think, It is coht with officials, why are you purposely clashi+ng with theht he looked unfananupstairs, also found it strange but couldn't say why