Chapter 413 (2/2)
There were not a lot of people who strolled past it, so they were h other than high-ranking officials in the navy, the other guests were officials from JiaozhouEven faced ealthy merchants who could stand in public and sonan, these soldiers did not relaxThey carefully checked the gift boxes to ensure that no one brought a weapon inside
It was theirwas absolutely safe
Other than the front door being closely guarded, Fan Xian's zhenqi secretly shi+fted and heard sounds inside the manner that told him there were a number of soldiers hidden in isolated areas
He quickly walked by with his head loweredA glimmer of a sinister smile rose to the corners of his lipsHe clearly evaluated the strengths of the guards at the corners of the street outside the large raphicalarea and deeply i compared with back in the day when he had only walked once through the enormous Royal Palace andbehind the bustle and the sounds of greeting, he let that eye-piercing red of the red lantern disappear in the darkFan Xian pressed his lips togetherHis eyes, seely unconsciously, swept toward an area below the wall on the street and saw a fa to the end of a small alley
It was a dead end
Fan Xian raised his head to look at the wall at the end of the alley and shook his headHis toes tapped against the floor, and his entire body rose upHis palhtly landed on the wall, and he flipped over
Silently, Fan Xian, in the disguise of a norain disappeared into Jiaozhou
Behind the as a little courtyardThe place was not very quietThe sounds on a street a few large houses away could faintly be heardAlthough there were six rooms in the front and back, they looked to be old and wornIthere, they were also not living very well
Fan Xian walked up the stone steps and enteredPushi+ng open the door, heup the teapot beside him, he sniffed it and then poured himself a cup of tea, which he drank
Anxious footsteps ca a youngthere, he was about to ask questionsSuddenly, he saw the person's handshocked and joyful, ”Teacher, you're finally back”
Fan Xian sazed at Hou Jichang's slightly thinner face and couldn't resist saying, ”You're in Jiaozhou to be an officialI had thought it could better your wizened bodyHow are you even thinner?”
After Hou Jichang had seen Yang Wanli on the banks of Jiangnan, he hadof the hardshi+ps and rushed to Jiaozhou to take up his postThe trip was tiringAdditionally, he had to secretly help Fan Xian investigate those shocking eHe had been in Suzhou for a ressDeeply afraid that he would hinder his teacher's great plans, he had not slept for daysAt this time, his eyes were deeply sunken and his cheekbones protrudedHe looked nothing like the confident and at-ease talent he was in Jingdou
He sly said, ”I don't have teacher's ability to shedAlthough of his four disciples, Hou Jichang could be said to be the , when faced with the upco bloodiness, it was easy to see that scholars were still scholars after allThis matter could have been handled by the Overwatch CouncilHowever, Fan Xian had arranged for Hou Jichang to come because he wanted to shock the Jiaozhou officials and he had a personal agendaAfter Jiaozhou's crisis, soeachieve unconventional promotion
Fan Xian wanted to leave this kind of benefit for this student, only, he had to take some shock that could be considered the price
”Since you arrived in Jiaozhou has there been anything strange?” Fan Xian asked calmlyHe did not ask about thebecause he kneell that it was iured out these darkthought for a bit and said, ”Everyone under heaven knows that I am your student, so the officials have been quite polite to enerals have been very discreet, only…I have not found any anything, I've only heard some ru guessedHe thought for a bit and said, ”The Ad his birthday feast todayDid he not invite you?”
Hou Jichang paused and said, ”I aiving you faceThe Ad today, so I have been waiting at hoo”
”Go,” Fan Xian said without hesitation”You go first”
Having hio after
Hou Jichang furrowed his brows and said, ”You are just one person?”
”One person is enough,” Fan Xian s Kun is not Xiao EnHe does not have the right for me to attach too much importance to him”
He paused and then said, ”Today is his birthday feastIn the future, his family can celebrate his birthday after his death and have his memorial service on the sa's heart juazed in a daze at his teacherHe knew that Fan Xian was going to kill soht, but he didn't kno exactly his teacher was going to do it under the protection of the valiant Jiaozhou NavyFurthermore, a navy admiral was an official of the first-level and couldn't just be assassinated and have that be the end of the matterThe Emperor and his teacher…shouldn't commit such a muddled mistakeIf the feast became a desperate battlefield, hoould they deal with the aftermath?
[JW1] I opted to keep the literal translation because there is a play on words in the following sentence: 兔子不吃窝边草 - A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiohbors
Chapter 413 So A Feast In JiaozhouTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioThe Black Knights headed straight for JiaozhouIn order to fool people, the route they chose could not be the official roadNo matter how hts strong battle power, he knew that if a disturbance started, he couldn t hold back one of the three great navies of the Qing Kingdom with only 400 ridersSo, entered the city quietly without a shot firedSeeing the gates of Jiaozhou in the distance, Fan Xian dis an Overwatch Council trick he learned in his childhood, he found a quiet spot and let the horse goThe horse had understood what his owner meantWithout hesitation, it headed toward the valley on its own and, in a moment, disappearedIt was not that Fan Xian didn t have the heart to kill the horseThe iron stench of blood was truly unnecessary and would only bring troubleAfter confir the horse would not reveal hisa small hole beside himHe took off his clothes and buried the and er, secret crossbow the Third Bureau had given out, and the sleeping powder and poison that never left his side were all thereHe then rubbed so his headShortly after, he let out a sighSo Qinian had sent into the dirtFan Xian wondered when he would be able to use this sword openly and publiclyBy the time he had left the tree, Sir Fan junior had already turned into a nor manHis appearance was still delicate only the space between his broas slightly wider and the corners of his eyes were pulled down slightlyHe lost a bit of heroism and added a sense of sincerityHe was a co was still the black nightclothes he wore next to his skinFortunately, the quality of the material was excellent and breathable, so it did not feel hotFollowing a rarely usedsunk beneath the top of the sAt the last ates closed, Fan Xian arrivedHe handed over his travel docuuard, then he easily walked into the cityThe travel docuh quality fakesThey were the real thing, so no one would find any probleh he was cautious and respectful, he was not panickedJiaozhou was near the seas, so there were uards had long seen everything, so did not give it ates, Fan Xian rubbed his eyes and smiled, just like a traveler froaze to evaluate the private residences and scenery around him, but he didn t move too slowly nor did he slow his footstepsHe perfectly played the part of a foreigner busy with his affairsJiaozhou was indeed different frohbored the sea, its co industry was not very developedThe wealthiest street that went across the city did not have many stalls to either sideEven those that did have so of a shop front were half hidden and did not have a signIt was i sold insideThe entire city seemed solemn and quietIt lacked the aura and snityAs Fan Xian walked, he paid attention to these detailsHe knew that this was because the Jiaozhou Navy was often stationed hereJiaozhou was far away from the middle plainIt was truly a place where the hThe Emperor was far away and the navy theth was truly scaryIn coth of Jiaozhou itself appeared so official was only a ZhizhouIn front of the admiral of the navy, he remained well behavedJiaozhou s commercial affairs depended on the whims of the navyAll of the life necessities of the tens of thousands of navy officials, other than what the court appointed, were coh this ht a strange wealth at least they did not have to worry about not being able to sell their goods and grainBecause of these reasons, Jiaozhou was the large navy s base of logisticsIt was like the sweet maiden at a warrior s side she could only accept and could not e as the navy beside them, Jiaozhou also carried a thick military auraThe best pieces of land were coestnavy officialsThe best girls were all forcefully taken by the navyAlthough the court had explicit orders that did not allow stationed troops and generals to live in the neighboring provincial cities, everyone knew this rule had long lost its effectiveness not only in Jiaozhou, but also the provincial and border troopsAs long as it was a ure with some power, no one wanted to live in the harsh conditions of the ht houses and wohts were exceptions of exceptionsFan Xian raised his head to gaze at the brothel with its hovering red lanterns and couldn t help but smileWhere there were a lot of soldiers, the brothels business would be very goodHe wondered whether or not the navy officials would refuse to payHowever, according to the inforh the Jiaozhou Navy were the Erass near their burrowJW1 Usually, they ate the grass on the sea to the SouthFan Xian lowered his head and walked quickly past a large rand eaves, red painted doors, and walls hidden a bambooIt took up the space of half a street and was even douThe large ht red lanterns hanging outside, and it appeared very cheerfulOn the door were i beardsIt appeared that so a birthdayAt odds with this festive atecould faintly be seen below their earsThey were probably people who spent lance aroundWith a sole by the manorThere were not a lot of people who strolled past it, so they were h other than high ranking officials in the navy, the other guests were officials from JiaozhouEven faced ealthy merchants who could stand in public and sonan, these soldiers did not relaxThey carefully checked the gift boxes to ensure that no one brought a weapon insideIt was theirwas absolutely safeOther than the front door being closely guarded, Fan Xian s zhenqi secretly shi+fted and heard sounds inside the manner that told him there were a number of soldiers hidden in isolated areasHe quickly walked by with his head loweredA glimmer of a sinister smile rose to the corners of his lipsHe clearly evaluated the strengths of the guards at the corners of the street outside the large raphicalarea and deeply i compared with back in the day when he had only walked once through the enormous Royal Palace andbehind the bustle and the sounds of greeting, he let that eye piercing red of the red lantern disappear in the darkFan Xian pressed his lips togetherHis eyes, seely unconsciously, swept toward an area below the wall on the street and saw a fa to the end of a small alleyIt was a dead endFan Xian raised his head to look at the wall at the end of the alley and shook his headHis toes tapped against the floor, and his entire body rose upHis palhtly landed on the wall, and he flipped overSilently, Fan Xian, in the disguise of a norain disappeared into JiaozhouBehind the as a little courtyardThe place was not very quietThe sounds on a street a few large houses away could faintly be heardAlthough there were six rooms in the front and back, they looked to be old and wornIthere, they were also not living very wellFan Xian walked up the stone steps and enteredPushi+ng open the door, heup the teapot beside him, he sniffed it and then poured himself a cup of tea, which he drankAnxious footsteps ca a youngthere, he was about to ask questionsSuddenly, he saw the person s handshocked and joyful, Teacher, you re finally backFan Xian sazed at Hou Jichang s slightly thinner face and couldn t resist saying, You re in Jiaozhou to be an officialI had thought it could better your wizened bodyHow are you even thinner After Hou Jichang had seen Yang Wanli on the banks of Jiangnan, he hadof the hardshi+ps and rushed to Jiaozhou to take up his postThe trip was tiringAdditionally, he had to secretly help Fan Xian investigate those shocking eHe had been in Suzhou for a ressDeeply afraid that he would hinder his teacher s great plans, he had not slept for daysAt this time, his eyes were deeply sunken and his cheekbones protrudedHe looked nothing like the confident and at ease talent he was in JingdouHe sly said, I don t have teacher s ability to sh of his four disciples, Hou Jichang could be said to be the , when faced with the upco bloodiness, it was easy to see that scholars were still scholars after allThis matter could have been handled by the Overwatch CouncilHowever, Fan Xian had arranged for Hou Jichang to come because he wanted to shock the Jiaozhou officials and he had a personal agendaAfter Jiaozhou s crisis, soeachieve unconventional promotionFan Xian wanted to leave this kind of benefit for this student, only, he had to take some shock that could be considered the priceSince you arrived in Jiaozhou has there been anything strange Fan Xian asked calmlyHe did not ask about thebecause he kneell that it was iured out these dark ht for a bit and said, Everyone under heaven knows that I am your student, so the officials have been quite polite to enerals have been very discreet, only I have not found any anything, I ve only heard so guessedHe thought for a bit and said, The Ad his birthday feast todayDid he not invite you Hou Jichang paused and said, I aiving you faceThe Ad today, so I have been waiting at hooGo, Fan Xian said without hesitationYou go firstHaving hio afterHou Jichang furrowed his brows and said, You are just one person One person is enough, Fan Xian s Kun is not Xiao EnHe does not have the right for me to attach too much importance to himHe paused and then said, Today is his birthday feastIn the future, his family can celebrate his birthday after his death and have his memorial service on the sa s heart juazed in a daze at his teacherHe knew that Fan Xian was going to kill soht, but he didn t kno exactly his teacher was going to do it under the protection of the valiant Jiaozhou NavyFurthermore, a navy admiral was an official of the first level and couldn t just be assassinated and have that be the end of the matterThe Emperor and his teacher shouldn t commit such a muddled mistakeIf the feast became a desperate battlefield, hoould they deal with the aftermath JW1 I opted to keep the literal translation because there is a play on words in the following sentence A rabbit doesn t eat the grass by its own burrow idiohbors