Joy of Life: Invincible Starting from Basic Swordsmanship

Chapter 39: Building Fan Xian's Appetite

However, Ye Chengfeng escaped the crisis of being suspected by Fan Xian due to a slip of the tongue.

However, he couldn't escape the fact that he had sent Xiaolan to take Fan Ruoruo to Dongyi City.

Fan Xian initially thought Ye Chengfeng was joking, and he felt that Ye Chengfeng shouldn't do something so outrageous.

Moreover, Fan Xian is extremely familiar with the capital, and his father, Fan Jian, is the Marquis of Sinan, who can even mobilize the Imperial Guards.

Even though Xiao Lan is a ninth-rank martial artist, Fan Xian doesn't believe she can easily take Fan Ruoruo away.

"Is it true that you told me before that you had your maid take my sister away?"

"If I said I was joking, would you still believe me?"

"Ye Chengfeng, are you a bastard? How can Ruoruo possibly view you?"

But Ye Chengfeng didn't take it to heart. Instead, he said to Fan Xian meaningfully, "You should understand your own situation. I took Ruoruo away to protect her."

"If it weren't for your father's high status in Nanqing, I would have wanted to bring your whole family to Dongyi City."

Fan Xian rolled his eyes upon hearing this, believing Ye Chengfeng's words.

Since he met Ye Chengfeng, Ye Chengfeng's actions have been unpredictable yet interconnected.

This time, Fan Xian didn't object too much to Ye Chengfeng taking Fan Ruoruo away, but he was a little resentful.

But the two of them are in love, and Fan Ruoruo will eventually fall into the hands of Ye Chengfeng, that "yellow-haired guy".

"Why can't you just openly and honestly marry Ruoruo and bring her back to Dongyi City? Your marriage is already arranged, why resort to such methods?"

"Is this my fault? If Ruoruo and I weren't engaged, it would be fine, but do you think your rivals would use Ruoruo to threaten me and make me deal with you?"

The reason why those people didn't take advantage of Fan Ruoruo in the past was because Fan Ruoruo wasn't very useful.

But things changed after Fan Ruoruo and Ye Chengfeng were betrothed by Emperor Qing.

Fan Xian remained silent. Did he hope that Ye Chengfeng would be threatened because of Fan Ruoruo, or did he not want that to happen?

"You've got a lot of excuses!"

Fan Xian said through gritted teeth.

"Don't talk to me like an elder scolding a junior. If you weren't Ruoruo's brother, do you think I'd call a little brat 'brother-in-law'?"

Seeing Fan Xian's dark expression, Ye Chengfeng secretly felt smug.

Sometimes, Ye Chengfeng can be quite naive.

But this isn't abrupt; there's a saying, isn't there?

"A man is a boy until he dies!"

In this world, only Fan Xian could share some common ground with him, and Ye Chengfeng was more at ease with him.

But Ye Chengfeng forgot one thing!

Fan Xian's cultivation level has broken through; he has broken through to the ninth rank, and the speed at which he did so is even faster.

Before Fan Xian broke through, Ye Chengfeng could barely dodge Fan Xian's attacks.

Now, facing Fan Xian's fist, he can only parry!

Ye Chengfeng was chased around by Fan Xian.

"Fan Xian, you're actually serious? Believe me or not, I'll turn on you!"

"Can you flip one over and let me see?"

Fan Xian finally vented his anger, but he knew his limits. If he really pushed Ye Chengfeng too far and made him draw his sword, Fan Xian would be the one who would suffer.

There was no way around it; Ye Chengfeng's skills lay mostly in swordsmanship. Without a sword, Ye Chengfeng was no different from Sun Wukong without his golden cudgel.

After giving Ye Chengfeng a slight lesson, Fan Xian stopped.

"Alright, enough joking. I've been wanting to ask you this: who exactly are you worried about that could harm me and involve Ruoruo?"

Although Ye Chengfeng was very angry, he could not defeat Fan Xian for the time being since Fan Xian had asked him so seriously. So he had no choice but to give up.

Are you sure you want to listen?

"What? Is this someone I can't afford to offend? I've even offended the Crown Prince. Is there anyone in Qing Kingdom with more power than the Crown Prince?"

"Is it Li Yunrui?"

Fan Xian first named someone, and if he were to say who he had the greatest grudge against, it would be Li Yunrui.

In terms of power, even though Li Yunrui is the eldest princess, she is still somewhat inferior to the crown prince.

"No, whether it's Li Chengqian, Li Yunrui, or Li Chengze, none of them pose a significant threat."

Ye Chengfeng smiled slightly and named Fan Xian's enemies one by one.

"Then who are you afraid of? It can't be Chen Pingping, can it?"

It's no wonder Fan Xian suspected Chen Pingping. When Yan Xiaoyi attempted to assassinate him, Chen Pingping's Black Knights didn't appear, which made Fan Xian suspicious of him.

"Chen Pingping is indeed not to be underestimated, but I don't think he would be a threat to you. If we rule out Chen Pingping, I think you can guess what he means even if I don't say it."

"Emperor Qing?"

Fan Xian, with surprise and uncertainty, named this person.

He couldn't understand why Emperor Qing would want to harm him, given that he was a subject of the emperor!

"That's right, it's Emperor Qing. What kind of feeling did you get from being with him?"

Fan Xian recalled his feelings when he spent time with Emperor Qing.

He immediately replied, "He seems like an elder or a relative, and also like an emperor."

Fan Xian felt that Emperor Qing's attitude towards him was normal.

Fan Xian had heard some things about the relationship between Emperor Qing and his father, Fan Jian.

It is no exaggeration to say that Fan Jian was Emperor Qing's favorite minister, and he was also very capable, managing the Ministry of Revenue in an orderly manner.

"I have some information here, but it depends on whether you can offer enough in return. How about it? Are you interested?"

Ye Chengfeng's lips curled slightly; the information he wanted to tell Fan Xian was about to be revealed.

Fan Xian didn't doubt the authenticity of Ye Chengfeng's information, but recalling the information Ye Chengfeng told him, it seemed that he was always the one who suffered losses after learning it.

"Let's forget it. You're probably going to try to scheme against me again."

Fan Xian learned from his mistakes, especially since he had just beaten up Ye Chengfeng.

Ye Chengfeng was already being lenient by not retaliating against him, so why was he being so kind as to tell him such crucial information?

"If you don't want to know, then forget it. I hope you won't regret it."

Ye Chengfeng looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

This made Fan Xian even more curious about what kind of information Ye Chengfeng would give him!

"You bastard, just tell me, how exactly do you want me to give you this information?"

Ye Chengfeng stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then said, "It seems there's nothing about you that I'd be interested in right now."

"Oh, by the way, I heard you're about to take over the internal treasury, right?"

"That's right, you're not planning to do business with me, are you?"

"There's no need for that. My Dongyi City doesn't have a well-organized army, so we don't need the business of the three major workshops."

Although Fan Xian knew about the three major workshops, he had come to Kyoto specifically to take over the Imperial Treasury.

In addition, Fan Xian is also a supervisor of the Censorate, and has the authority to view various intelligence reports from the Censorate.

Even if they didn't see the relevant information at first, they will definitely see it later.

"The three major workshops are most skilled in metallurgy. My requirements aren't high; if you agree to forge a set of swords for me, I'll tell you. How about it?"

Ye Chengfeng's request was rather simple, which made Fan Xian hesitate.

The requirements weren't high, but the intelligence was crucial. Fan Xian didn't believe Ye Chengfeng was acting out of kindness!

"I wasn't sure before, but now I'm sure. You were definitely plotting against me!"

Even though he knew he was being set up, Fan Xian was still curious to know what information Ye Chengfeng would tell him.

Ye Chengfeng had already piqued his curiosity; this was an open conspiracy.

Secondly, Fan Xian felt that even if Ye Chengfeng tricked him, he wouldn't harm him for Fan Ruoruo's sake.

With that in mind, Fan Xian's concerns lessened somewhat.