Chapter 105: Getting Married Next Month

Getting married next month...

Lin Yu did some mental calculations and couldn't help but nod.

According to the original plot, after the assassination at Niulan Street, the war in the Northern Frontier and the peace talks between the two countries would follow. Getting married next month was perfect timing; he should be able to get married before Fan Xian went on his diplomatic mission to Northern Qi.

"So, what do you plan to do next?"

"The Second Prince is hiding behind the scenes and acting friendly toward me on the surface, so I don't want to move against him just yet."

Fan Xian said calmly, "The most urgent task is to deal with my 'good' mother-in-law."

"Since this assassination didn't go through Lin Gong, it's bound to have some connection with her trusted subordinates. I plan to take action before the news spreads, follow this lead, and even if I can't shake her foundation in the end, I'll at least pull out a few of her claws!"

Lin Yu said thoughtfully, "It seems you've had this planned for a while..."

Fan Xian smiled slightly and said, "Brother, I invited you over this time just to properly host you. You don't need to worry about these trivial matters; just watch and see!"

It had to be said that after joining the chat group, Fan Xian had indeed changed significantly and had taken the initiative to do many things.

From Fan Xian's perspective and understanding, his approach was indeed flawless.

But in Lin Yu's eyes, the outlook of this little group member of his was still too narrow!

Biding his time and planning slowly was indeed what the "prophet" version of Fan Xian should do, but he wasn't someone who had returned with his memories; he was someone who possessed a golden finger like the chat group.

If he really kept calculating step by step like this, he would have already broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage and become an immortal-like existence before the timing was even ripe!

By then, all those political schemes and infighting would be useless.

Fan Xian would only need one person to suppress the world and clear away all the monsters and demons!

Whatever feudal nobles or martial arts masters there were, they wouldn't be able to make a splash in the face of Foundation Establishment stage spells.

As for the issue of public support that Fan Xian worried about, as long as he revealed immortal traces, resisted natural disasters, and ensured the world had favorable weather and annual harvests, who would oppose him under such circumstances?

Of course, even if he felt that political schemes were meaningless in his heart, Lin Yu wouldn't say it out loud.

In fact, apart from the group member Fan Xian, Lin Yu didn't really care about the fate of anyone else in this world.

Since Fan Xian wanted to do it this way, let him be; he could provide a safety net for him at any time anyway...

As the two chatted, they arrived at Fan Xian's residence.

Along the way, they met many servants of the Fan residence, but no matter who they encountered, Fan Xian had no intention of stopping the conversation.

And these servants of the Fan residence seemed unable to hear their voices; after bowing respectfully toward them, they hurried away.

This was naturally not the basic training of the Fan residence servants, but the illusion technique cast by Lin Yu.

Fan Xian knew Lin Yu had such means, which was why he dared to conspire loudly without any scruples.

Returning to the room, Fan Xian sat down on the steps of the front hall, fiddling with the waterwheel in the hall with his right hand, and sighed, "Ever since I learned about the future, I haven't felt this relaxed in a long time!"

Lin Yu stood beside him and said with a smile, "It's just a little illusion and soundproofing; you'll be able to learn it sooner or later."

Fan Xian shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about the techniques, but the person."

"Brother, you know my situation. Aside from the brothers in the group, I can only talk to Uncle Wu Zhu about these things. But Uncle Wu Zhu is an intelligent robot after all, and his brain circuits are different from humans. Even if I tell him, he can't understand..."

Lin Yu couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

But immediately after, he realized a problem: "Speaking of which, why haven't I seen Wu Zhu?"

Fan Xian smiled slightly: "Long before I went to the banquet at Liujing River, I asked Uncle Wu Zhu to help me do something!"

Before the words had even faded, a slight sound came from the base of the wall behind the house.

Lin Yu shifted his gaze, glancing in the direction of the sound, and said, "A thief, or one of our own?"

Fan Xian patted his butt and stood up, smiling as he said, "So sneaky, it must be Wang Qinian!"

Since he wanted to cultivate his own forces, Fan Xian naturally wouldn't let go of the characters who appeared in the original work.

Especially this Wang Qinian, who had superb lightness skills, handled things efficiently, and spoke well. Fan Xian had a very good impression of him, so he recruited him as a guest advisor in advance and cultivated him into his trusted aide.

This process wasn't difficult, because Chen Pingping had already intended to arrange Wang Qinian by Fan Xian's side.

When Fan Xian found Wang Qinian, he had already been dismissed from his post by the Overwatch Council due to the previous incident at the Qing Temple and was at the lowest point of his life, so he accepted Fan Xian's recruitment without hesitation and began running errands for Young Master Fan.

Hearing this name, Lin Yu couldn't help but become interested. His spiritual power penetrated the wall, carefully examining the middle-aged man outside who had accidentally stepped on a pottery jar at the base of the wall.

"He doesn't look like the one in the TV series either..."

Lin Yu muttered to himself while watching Wang Qinian's every move.

He saw him lightly straighten the pottery jar with his toe, carefully place it back, and only then did he heave a sigh of relief, silently circling the base of the wall to the front door of the front hall.

Before he even entered the door, Wang Qinian's slightly complaining voice had already sounded.

"I say, my lord, can you change the place where those pottery jars behind your house are placed? Last time I—"

Before he could finish, Wang Qinian's voice came to an abrupt halt.

He glanced at Fan Xian, who had a playful smile in the hall, and then at the strange young man in white behind Fan Xian. His expression stiffened, and he turned to ask in a low voice, "My lord, are you entertaining guests?"

Fan Xian nodded frankly: "That's right."

Wang Qinian straightened his expression and bowed respectfully: "Since my lord has guests, this subordinate will take his leave first!"

After saying this, he hurriedly turned around and walked outside with steps that seemed slow but were actually fast.

"Wait!"

Fan Xian grabbed Wang Qinian's arm and whispered, "Don't be nervous. This is a brother I got to know before; he's one of our own."

Wang Qinian was startled upon hearing this, glanced at Lin Yu suspiciously, and whispered, "Is he really one of our own?"

Fan Xian said irritably, "Would I lie to you!"

Wang Qinian smiled bitterly: "My lord, this matter cannot be taken lightly. If there's any slip-up, it could cost us our heads!"

Fan Xian rolled his eyes, turned around, walked to the steps of the front hall, sat down, and said with a smile:

"There's no need to hide my affairs from my brother. Tell me, what exactly did you find out?"

"..."

Wang Qinian hesitated for a moment but decided to trust Fan Xian, so he bowed and said: "Following your instructions, this subordinate went to the Overwatch Council to investigate the case files related to military equipment from the past month and found that the City Guard recently registered a batch of scrapped old military equipment, the quantity of which is not far from what you mentioned."

Fan Xian nodded: "So, the batch of crossbows used to assassinate me was lost by the City Guard?"

"Assassination?"

Wang Qinian was startled upon hearing this; he clearly didn't know about this matter yet.

Fan Xian smiled and told Wang Qinian about the assassination at Niulan Street.

Wang Qinian was shocked after hearing it and hurriedly asked, "My lord, you weren't hurt, were you?"

Fan Xian said irritably, "Stop talking nonsense. Who in this world can hurt me? First, tell me who is most likely to provide the military equipment."

Wang Qinian gave a dry laugh, thought for a moment, and said affirmatively: "Assistant Regional Commander of the City Guard, Fang Da!"

Fan Xian turned to look at Lin Yu, and Lin Yu nodded, indicating that it was also this person in the original work.

That was good. Fan Xian was afraid that some butterfly effect would lead to someone else providing the military equipment, which was why he had arranged for Wang Qinian to investigate in advance to avoid finding the wrong person.

"Wang Qinian, you did well. I, this young master, will certainly not go back on the reward I promised you."

"As for now, go and call Fu Hao, Nie Kang, and the other three!"

Wang Qinian's face showed joy; he hurriedly bowed to accept the order and left the house.

Before long, Fu Hao, Nie Kang, and Shi Hanwu walked in.

Looking at Lin Yu and Fan Xian in the hall, the three were not surprised and bowed respectfully: "Young Master!"

Fan Xian's gaze swept over the three and finally landed on Nie Kang, who was holding a long sword.

"Brother Nie, you are the fastest and the most clever. Please make a trip to the Assistant Regional Commander's mansion in the south of the city for me. It's best to leave now; I'm worried that if we go too late, Fang Da will be silenced by the person behind the scenes."

"Yes, Young Master!"

Nie Kang respectfully accepted the order, then activated his magic sword, stepped on a cyclone to fly over the high wall, and rushed toward the south of the city.

Fan Xian turned to look at the taciturn Shi Hanwu and said with a smile: "Wu Ge, you are the most reliable. Go to Liujing River and see if that Miss Si Lili is still there..."

Shi Hanwu was slightly startled, then understood Fan Xian's meaning, and a trace of killing intent couldn't help but flash in his eyes.

Fu Hao, who was beside him, finally reacted and said angrily in a low voice: "Was it that courtesan from the Drunken Immortal House who leaked the Young Master's whereabouts?"

"Young Master, let me go; I'll definitely catch that woman back!"

"Who told you to catch her!" Fan Xian glared at him, then looked at Shi Hanwu and said, "Just go and see. Don't take action, and definitely don't kill her; I still have use for her."

"Yes, Young Master!"

Shi Hanwu bowed to accept the order and turned to leave.

Fan Xian turned to look at Fu Hao: "Leave this matter to Wu Ge. As for you, stay in the Fan residence for now. If Si Lili has already escaped, I will definitely send you to catch her outside the city!"

"Yes!"

Fu Hao cupped his hands to accept the order and also turned to leave.

Lin Yu watched the show with great interest. After the three had all left, he clicked his tongue in wonder: "Having people under you is indeed much more convenient than fighting alone!"

Fan Xian turned around and said with a smile: "These three retainers of mine were all cultivated using methods from the group. Their strength is not inferior to the top-tier Ninth-Rank experts of this world. I trust them to handle things."

"As for us, I've already asked Ruoruo to book a banquet at Drunken Immortal House, just waiting for you to grace us with your presence, Brother!"

(End of chapter)