Episode 14: Fan Xian kills Cheng Jushu in the street to avenge his friend

Fan Xian stopped Cheng Jushu and loudly stated his crime in front of all the people, saying that if someone wanted to make a deal with him, if he didn't do it, he would not kill him because of the overall situation, so he would do it himself. Cheng Jushu burst out laughing after hearing this. He pushed away the two inspection agency envoys who were escorting him, and then rushed forward to fight with Fan Xian. Fan Xian took out Teng Zijing's prepared dagger, and thinking about what Teng Zijing had said to him, he struck out ruthlessly and without mercy. Zhu Ge knew that Fan Xian would not let him go easily. He asked all the masters in the area to ambush and respond in the woods, but he did not expect that Fan Xian would take action in the street. He immediately went to stop him personally.

After a fight between the two, Cheng Jushu was seriously injured and lost. He was beaten until he vomited blood. At this moment, Teng Zijing's son appeared out of nowhere. He saw Cheng Jushu greeting him very naturally, not at all like him. Others are generally afraid of him. Cheng Jushu smiled when he saw him. He wiped the blood on his hands, gently touched the child's head, and then rushed towards Fan Xian. Fan Xian was also worried that Cheng Jushu would hurt the child. Upon seeing this, he immediately stepped forward and stabbed the dagger into Cheng Jushu's body, not forgetting to ask the child to turn his head away. Before Cheng Jushu died, Fan Xian asked him why he didn't take the child hostage. Cheng Jushu weakly said that he had been ugly since birth. People who saw him were afraid and disgusted. They either begged him to kill someone or stayed away. He was the only one who asked him to eat fruit.

When the child heard Cheng Jushu's words, he innocently said that the big man ate pears as fast as a child. Fan Xian couldn't explain what he felt in his heart, but Zhuge arrived just then. He immediately sent people to take Fan Xian down. Fan Xian didn't resist, but sternly told the child not to look back and go home quickly. Back at the Inspection Institute, Zhu Ge sternly asked Fan Xian why he disobeyed the order. Not only did he confiscate his Tisi badge, he also sent him to the dungeon. When the news reached the palace, Eunuch Hou was worried that the news might not be suppressed under the public gaze. Emperor Qing, however, was not angry but smiled instead, praising Fan Xian for judging the situation and killing well, and asked Eunuch Hou to immediately draft an order to rescue Fan Xian.

Zhuge was about to personally escort Fan Xian into the dungeon, but was stopped by a group of people from the third place. Fan Xian is Fei Jie's disciple, and Fei Jie led the Third Division single-handedly. Speaking of which, Fan Xian can be regarded as their junior brother. The leader begged Zhuge for mercy, thinking that no matter how many mistakes he made, he would not be sent to the dungeon. Zhuge didn't want to talk nonsense with these poisonous people, so he sternly shouted at the people who blocked him, pleading guilty to treason. Unexpectedly, everyone in the three places laughed when they heard this. Zhu Ge couldn't bear it anymore and put the sword in his hand on Fan Xian's neck to ask them to get out of the way. Seeing that the situation was not going well, Fan Xian stopped these kind-hearted brothers in time. Show that you can handle this little thing yourself.

Zhu Ge told Fan Xian that Fei Jie was not in Kyoto, and the people in the three places could not succeed without a leader. Fan Xian had ruined his plan to conquer Qi, and no one could save him today. As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Qinian appeared out of nowhere and boldly stopped Zhuge and his party. Zhuge was about to get angry when Wang Qinian brought out the information about Cheng Jushu from the Inspection and Examination Institute, showing that Fan Xian not only had no fault but had merit because Cheng Jushu had not been friends with him at all. The Northern Qi general probably wanted to take this opportunity to send false information about this transaction, so he begged Zhuge to be accommodating.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gelian said that he had found out the details of Cheng Jushu long ago in order to take advantage of his plan, but Fan Xian killed Cheng Jushu and disrupted his plan. The more Zhuge thought about it, the angrier he became, and he told Fan Xian directly that no one could save him now that the dean was not in Kyoto. But as soon as he finished speaking, someone stopped him. Zhuge looked back and found that the person who came was actually Yan Ruohai. Yan Bingyun was demoted to the Northern Qi Dynasty because of Fan Xian, and his life and death were uncertain. Zhu Ge didn't understand why Yan Ruohai still wanted to save Fan Xian. Yan Ruohai said expressionlessly that he was just here to convey a message, and then took out Emperor Qing's secret decree. Zhuge had no choice but to let Fan Xian go and return Tisi's belt to him. After Fan Xian left, Yan Ruohai told Zhu Ge that it was precisely because Fan Xian killed the Northern Qi master Cheng Jushu in public that it was considered a good story. Now that the war is imminent, what Emperor Qing wants to protect is not Fan Xian, but the pride and invincibility of the people. Fighting spirit.

On the other side, Si Lili set fire to the flower boat, then rode out of the city with a dozen people in the same clothes, and left Kyoto separately. After leaving the forensic institute, Fan Xian asked Wang Qinian for money to continue to help investigate the person behind the assassination, and then took Teng Zijing's body home in a carriage. Teng Zijing's son was very happy to see Fan Xian and asked Fan Xian why he was fighting with the big guy in the box? Fan Xian did not answer, only asked him where he had seen him, and the child told him that it was in the yard next to the stables on Dashu Street.

The child took Fan Xian to find his mother. Teng Zijing's wife sat by the oil lamp all night. She had a bad feeling in her heart. After sending the child away, Fan Xian, although it was difficult to say anything, told Teng Zijing's wife that he After being assassinated on the streets of Kyoto, Teng Zijing died fighting to save herself. He knelt down and begged her for forgiveness. Teng Zijing's wife vomited blood in grief after hearing this. She told Fan Xian that Teng Zijing had told her that he stayed not to repay his kindness, but because he regarded Fan Xian as a confidant, and this path was his own choice. , as a wife, she could not interfere, but she could not forgive, so she asked Fan Xian to come less frequently in the future because she did not want her son to be hurt. Fan Xian felt guilty and could only leave in tears.

After returning, Fan Xian asked Wang Qinian to find a few people in Kyoto to secretly protect the Teng family mother and son. Wang Qinian told Fan Xian that he peeked at a secret investigation document and discovered that the two female assassins were the disciples and grandsons of Sigu Jian, the master of Dongyi City, and the crossbows they used were military weapons. The four great masters are all extraordinary people. Even if they want to kill him, they will not be so sneaky. There must be someone else behind them.

In order to further trace the clues, Fan Xian took Wang Qinian to the yard on Dashu Street and accidentally discovered a lost token. Wang Qinian felt that the symbols on the token looked familiar, but the secret report was in Zhuge's hand. Wang Qinian took the initiative to ask Ying to investigate. He was already familiar with such matters. Late at night, Wang Qinian sneaked into a place to search for the secret volume, and sure enough he found the same symbol as on the token. But when he came out, he saw Zhuge and a group of people from the place waiting for him. Fortunately, Wang Qinian was successful. , seeing that the situation was not going well, he immediately ran away. On the other side, Fan Xian went to the home of the general who had lost his ordnance, but unexpectedly found that everyone in the general's house had hanged himself.

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Joy of Life or Qing Yu Nian (庆余年), is a Chinese web novel written by Mao Ni (猫腻). The novel was originally published by China Literature Limited's Qidian platform.

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