Chapter 404 (1/2)

Chapter 404

Chapter 404: The Sword And The Edict

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After Fan Xian finished reading the Council report, his eyes felt a bit dry and he couldn't resist cursing a few times in his heartWhen he was little, his naed by those peopleSurna of this now, this naiven to him by that Edou, orimperial examination last year, when had he ever been unoccupied[JW1] ?

When he so by the experience of two lives, Fan Xian had to come to a conclusion that he was not very happy withThe old Eh he knew that a large part of the reason the Eiven him so much poas because he needed the existence of someone like himself to use to balance the situation in courtFurtherreat ability in this area

The royal family had always been heartlessFor hiiven to his mother's favorThis s for him—at least he wasn't like the Han E better and better

Fan Xian would not be infatuated with this glily clear-headed and cal hinan and so much work at him, so h Haitang see Sizhe around like one

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He rubbed his eyes and took out the long rectangular box from beside him and curiously ripped open the wax seal on the outside

This was a gift wang Qinian had carefully asked Xia Qifei to bring backIn the letter, it said it was to show respect to him but did not explain what it was

The box slowly opened and revealed the true appearance of the thing insideFan Xian narrowed his eyesIt was a sword, a sword that did not appear to be unusual but a sense of great age e sword, he wrapped his right hand firmly around the hilt and slowly pulledWithout a sound, the blade of the sword left the sheath and e Mountain, like the blue in North Lake, like the wind in Jiangnan, the clear and bright sword light rippled in the studyIt was unbelievably war cold enveloped within it

Fan Xian expression shi+fted slightlyHe saw the preciousness and sharpness of this swordWhat particularly gave him secret joyful was that this kind of murderous intent within the warhtly flexed his wrist and casually swung it a few tiht was very suitable as wellThe blade of the sword swept out silentlyIt passed over the candle three times, and the candle did not move at all

The weapons Fan Xian usually used were nothing but secret crossbows and the slih to kill with, he still did not have a suitable weapon, particularly if he was going to fight against true aces

Since he had been stabbed by the Shadow, Fan Xian was fortunate in learning the secrets of the Sigu SwordThese days, he practiced single-mindedly, and it could be said he has had so had already proved this pointWith the Sigu Sword in his heart, Fan Xian had a growing desire to , it was Haitang who lent him a soft sword

One could not live off a woood to always borroord

Fan Xian lightly flicked the edge of the sword and listened closely to the soft buzzing soundHe couldn't help but nod his head in approvalHe considered this fawning of Lao wang's well done

Lifting the paper in the box, on it ritten wang Qinian's skillful supporting wordsFull of fawning, it showed regret for peeking at his letter last year and talked about the history of the sword, which actually belonged to the last Edo families took the opportunity to riseThe treasures in the Royal Palace had long been stolen away by the eunuchs and soldThis sword had since then fallen aainHowever, after 20 years, it finally resurfacedAfter wang Qinian heard, he had paid a hefty price to buy it and then carefully nan

”So, it is an emperor's sword…” Fan Xian looked at this sword and smiled, yet he did not quite accept it in his heartIf this sword truly had an idom would not have died back then

However, i Qinian knew that he was the Ee sum to buy the Wei Emperor's sword and then send it to him from so far aas this truly just an act to curry favor or was he using this sword to hint at so, A hter, how could he have such bravery? It should be hi too much

He felt a bit uncomfortable in his heartAt heart, he was just like the E out the candle he left the study to sleepFan Xian couldn't resist ht was peaceful, and the candle broke into four piecesOne stuck to the surface of the table while the three others rolled without stopping

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Three days later, an IdouThe Is, they were the eunuchs only responsible for bringing es from the EmperorThey could not fly; they could only ride horses, so were naturally slower

Hua Garden was cleaned until it looked like newThe courtyard had been swept, incense lit, and all related tasks completedWith Fan Xian as the head and the Third Prince beside him, everyone in the Overwatch Council Qinian Unit, as well as the Sixth Bureau guards and Tiger Guards, stood densely togetherThey all waited patiently in the front yard for the arrival of the i the iirl of Northern Qi, it was not suitable for Haitang to be present, so she had left earlier

However, Fan Xian and his people waited for a long time no one arrivedFan Xian beca him a chairHe sat himself in the corridor and had Sisi shell pumpkin seeds beside hi Zi Yue moved closer to his ear with an aard expression and said, ”Sir, be careful, the wait is inevitable”

His gaze flicked over to the side

Fan Xian knehat he wanted to sayHis subordinates in the Overwatch Council did nothim, but his insolent behavior did indeed seehtTo the side there was also Gao Da and the other six Tiger Guards, there were also the Tiger Guards responsible for the Third Prince's safetyNo one knehether or not there were people a them sent by the Emperor to spy on hiIn his Northern Qi trip, as well as this Jiangnan trip, it had always been Gao Da and the other six following himThe two sides had interacted happily, at least, they hadn't dragged hi that made him uncomfortableRecently, Fan Xian had purposely shown his true side to them

He suspected that these seven people would be his personal bodyguards for life, so he ht as well use endless s ht, they could only be hookedIt was like this between men and women, and it was actually also like this between er Guards, fortunately, they didn'tthe sound of a canon outside, a few royal guards walked in first and then bowed a eunuch into the garden

Fan Xian had stood long agoHe led the Third Prince forward by the hand and saluted deeply, then he quietly waited to listen to the imperial edict

The eunuch, who had come to announce the imperial edict, was Eunuch Yao and an old acquaintance of Fan Xian'sThe twoh his heart, so he passed over the processes that he could and directly opened the double daan to announce the edict

The contents of the imperial edict were just as Fan Xian expectedSome of the sentences within it were even matters that Fan Xian and the Ereed on in their secret letters

As the ruler of a country, the EnanThe ie to harshly upbraid Fan XianIn the i falimmer of a smile flashed across the corner of his roundThis was as it should beHow could a nan affect the Eh this time the incident had not been small and the people's blood letters had been sent to the capital, and a few corrupt officials even wanted to try the case before the E of Fan Xian could be considered an accounting for all those under heaven

However, the imperial edict, the court's official docu fa matters carefully, but what matter was it? The court would not say a word on itThis as called politics

It was only so words and, of course, fined Fan Xian another year of salaryThere were no other punishh pitched voice stoppedEveryone thanked the Emperor then roseThey then asked after the E matters, after which Fan Xian finally accepted the imperial edict and handed it to an official behind hiain?” Fan Xian couldn't resist”Father and I haven't been paid for the past few years, who is going to feed the family?”

He and the Third Prince walked in frontEunuch Yao followed behind with his body bent forward, he walked with s smile

”Lao Yao…You have to return the silver to ly scolded

Eunuch Yao put on a bashful expression and walked forward a few steps”Havenan for half a year and yet you've earned tens of millions of silver for the courtWhat use do you have for e?”

As Eunuch Yao spoke, he silently cast his gaze briefly toward the Third PrinceFan Xian's earlier joke could be aIn the past, the Fan fahlyOf course, he also knew that Fan Xian did not care all for his income

However, he had made this joke in front of the Third PrinceEunuch Yao knew that although this prince was young, his thoughts were cohtly afraid, but he saw in this glance that the Third Prince's expression was calht, since Fan Xian dared to say such things in front of the Third Prince, then naturally he must have his reasons