Chapter 106: Drunken Immortal House

Drunken Immortal House was one of the most affluent places in the capital.

The wealthy officials, talented scholars, and beautiful ladies of the capital all loved to come here to drink and chat.

Especially on the third floor of the restaurant; without a certain status, one definitely couldn't get up there.

Sitting in the largest private room by the window on the third floor, Lin Yu looked at the scene outside the window thoughtfully.

Following his gaze, one could see the Liujing River in the west of the city, where many painted boats were floating.

It was very clear that choosing to eat at this place was something Fan Xian had done on purpose, and it was definitely not as simple as just making a snap decision.

Fan Xian sat opposite Lin Yu, noticed his gaze, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"There are many private rooms by the window on the third floor, but in terms of scenery, I still prefer this one."

"Brother is absolutely right!"

The young girl in a white dress sitting beside Fan Xian spoke softly.

This girl had a slender figure and a clear, beautiful appearance. Although she couldn't be called a stunning beauty, she won with her clean temperament, especially those pitch-black eyes, which had a sense of clarity and cleanliness, an otherworldly feeling untainted by dust.

Without a doubt, this girl in the white dress was Fan Xian's sister, Fan Ruoruo!

After responding to Fan Xian, Fan Ruoruo turned to look at Lin Yu and said with a light smile: "I've heard that you are both scholarly and martial, a master whom even my brother admires."

"It happens to be such beautiful scenery before us, just right for a poem. I wonder if you would be interested in putting ink to paper and leaving behind some wonderful lines?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on Fan Xian's face stiffened instantly, and he rubbed his forehead with a headache.

Too rash!

He had repeatedly instructed Fan Ruoruo beforehand to treat Lin Yu as she treated him, but he didn't expect this girl to be so stubborn; the more he said that, the more unconvinced she became.

Now, right in front of him, she still wanted to test Lin Yu's talent with poetry. This was really...

Fan Xian had a bit of a headache and immediately gave Lin Yu a wink, signaling him to just copy two poems and be done with it.

But Lin Yu didn't do that; instead, he looked at Fan Ruoruo with a gentle smile and said: "Lin's mind is empty, not as talented as Anzhi. I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, Miss!"

"..."

Seeing Lin Yu speak so frankly, Fan Ruoruo couldn't help but be stunned.

When she came back to her senses, her pretty face flushed, and she felt a bit embarrassed.

As the number one talented woman in the capital, Fan Ruoruo was naturally a smart person.

And the common problem of smart people was that they thought too much, and Fan Ruoruo was no exception.

She seemed to think that the phrase "mind is empty" was a double entendre, which both pointed out Lin Yu's status as a guest and hinted that they, as hosts, were not hospitable enough...

Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed, so she hurriedly stood up, her pretty face slightly red, and bowed:

"Please wait a moment, Brother. I'll go urge the kitchen."

After saying this, she hurriedly left the private room.

After Fan Ruoruo left, Fan Xian winked and gave a thumbs up:

"As expected of Brother, even my proud sister can be handled!"

"Stop saying such misleading things."

Lin Yu shook his head and said: "It's your sister who thought too much and misunderstood my meaning herself."

As he spoke, he turned to look out the window, his gaze seemingly able to cross space and see everything happening on the Liujing River.

"The painted boat is still there."

Lin Yu suddenly said: "But Si Lili has already run away."

Fan Xian was startled upon hearing this, then smiled and said indifferently: "Let her run if she wants. I never intended to catch her, or rather, I didn't intend to catch her now."

"If she doesn't run away, how would the Overwatch Council know she's a secret agent of Northern Qi? If the Overwatch Council doesn't know she's a secret agent of Northern Qi, how can I pin the crime of colluding with Northern Qi on the Eldest Princess?"

"As for Brother Wu, I asked him to go over just to make a statement. Catching people outside the city later will also give us a pretext."

Speaking of this, Fan Xian paused and hurriedly whispered: "Let's not talk about this; Ruoruo is coming back!"

Before the words had faded, the curtain of the private room was lifted by someone; it was Fan Ruoruo and the restaurant waiter.

The waiter served the dishes, and Fan Ruoruo sat back in her original seat, but compared to before, her attitude had changed significantly; it was clear that she had adjusted her emotions during that time just now.

At the banquet, the three ate and chatted. As a talented woman, Fan Ruoruo was naturally knowledgeable.

But no matter what topic she brought up, Lin Yu could easily handle it, which made Fan Ruoruo feel even more guilty, thinking that Lin Yu's previous words were just self-effacing, and it was her own lack of elegance that made her think a master whom even her brother admired was a liar.

In short, this meal was quite pleasant.

Compared to them, Nie Kang, who had rushed to the Assistant Regional Commander's mansion in the south of the city, was not so relaxed.

The reason Fan Xian waited for a while before sending someone to the Assistant Regional Commander's mansion, besides waiting for Wang Qinian, was also because the original work had mentioned that Assistant Regional Commander Fang's family was silenced at night.

He thought Li Yunrui wouldn't take action in broad daylight, but he didn't expect that this assassination would still produce a butterfly effect.

Especially the speed at which he dealt with the assassins, which truly shocked Li Yunrui, who had sent people to clean up the aftermath, so much so that after receiving the news, she immediately sent people to the Assistant Regional Commander's mansion to silence them.

When Nie Kang arrived at the Assistant Regional Commander's mansion, everyone in the mansion, including Fang Da's wife, children, family members, maids, and servants, had already fainted on the ground.

Dozens of men in black were busy back and forth in the mansion, hanging them one by one on the crossbeams, disguising them as suicides.

Seeing the corpses hanging all over the corridor, Nie Kang was shocked and angry, and immediately rushed toward the main room in the backyard.

At the same time, in the bedroom of City Guard Assistant Regional Commander Fang Da.

A woman in a cloak stood by the wooden table, picked up the mask on the table, and glanced coldly at Fang Da, who was unconscious on the ground.

"Hang him up too!"

"Yes!"

Two men in black respectfully accepted the order, then stepped forward and lifted the unconscious Fang Da.

Seeing this scene, the cloaked woman took a step and walked toward the outside of the room.

Just at this moment, a brilliant sword light came head-on, filling the woman's field of vision.

The woman was startled, hurriedly dodged to the side, and at the same time mobilized her true Qi, channeled it into her palm, and fiercely slapped toward the sword light.

"Puchi—"

Blood splattered everywhere, and the woman's slightly rough palm was split in two.

And the sword light that had severed her palm continued forward, finally leaving a sword mark several feet long on her chest and abdomen.

Bright red blood flowed on her body, instantly staining her clothes red, causing a rich bloody smell to permeate both inside and outside the room.

"A Ninth-Rank expert?!"

The woman fell to the ground clutching her chest, looking at the young man in black covering his face in front of her with shock and anger.

Nie Kang was also a bit surprised; although it was just a casual sword strike from him, it wasn't something everyone could take.

This woman was so decisive that she could actually save her life under his sword at the cost of her palm and a serious injury.

This showed that besides having Eighth-Rank skills, she was also a veteran of the underworld with rich experience!

... But it didn't matter; if one sword didn't kill her, just add another one!

In this world, the gap in strength was far from being made up by experience.

Nie Kang glanced at the woman indifferently. Before she could open her mouth to shout, he swung his sharp sword, lightning-fast, across the woman's neck, severing her head.

Having killed one person casually, Nie Kang walked into the room.

The two men in black had already become alert, ambushing on the left and right, and launched a fierce attack from both sides.

In an instant, brilliant sword light bloomed from outside the door, filling the world before their eyes.

The two men in black were startled, finding their field of vision getting higher and higher, as if they had been subjected to some kind of impact from bottom to top, their bodies involuntarily flying upward.

Until the next second, when their perspectives turned downward, seeing the headless corpses flopping in the air, as well as the blood spraying from below, they finally realized and understood why there was this impact...

"Thump! Thump!"

Two corpses fell to the ground, and the severed heads also rolled down, stopping on the blood-filled threshold.

For this mission, he was filled with anger, so his actions were extremely cruel, often severing people's heads.

Nie Kang swung the long sword in his hand, spilling a line of blood on the ground, then stepped forward, walked to the unconscious Fang Da, squatted down, and checked his breathing.

"Still alive..."

Nie Kang first heaved a sigh of relief, but immediately frowned, staring fixedly at the black blood vessels on Fang Da's neck.

"It's actually not a sleeping drug!"

"I can't solve this poison..."

Nie Kang had a bit of a headache. After thinking for a moment, he carried Fang Da on his shoulder and turned to walk out of the house.

At the same time, the men in black in the Assistant Regional Commander's mansion also noticed the movement here, but they didn't rush over immediately; instead, they first took action against the Fang family members who were still alive beside them.

When Nie Kang jumped onto the roof, there were not many living people left in the entire Assistant Regional Commander's mansion.

Sensing the few remaining breaths in the front yard, Nie Kang couldn't help but hesitate.

Nie Kang was extremely angry at Fang Da, who had participated in the assassination.

He didn't care about the lives of the Fang family either.

Only these maids and servants were truly wronged to die.

If he could, he would definitely take action to save a few.

But unfortunately, his mission target was only Fang Da, and Fang Da was poisoned, so he really couldn't afford to delay...

After struggling for a moment, Nie Kang gritted his teeth, carried Fang Da, and jumped forward, wanting to rush back to the Fan residence before he died.

Just at this moment, the long sword in his hand lit up with green light, actually flying up on its own. In Nie Kang's astonished gaze, it turned into a stream of light, piercing through the chests of all the men in black in the Assistant Regional Commander's mansion within a few seconds.

Finally, the green flying sword came before the only living unconscious teenager.

The tip of the sword passed through the clothes on his back, just like that, carrying him flying to Nie Kang's front.

"... What is going on?!"

Nie Kang was extremely shocked, but thinking that this precious sword was bestowed by the Young Master, he accepted reality, turned to grab the teenager, and carried them both toward the Fan residence.

At the same time, Lin Yu at Drunken Immortal House put down his wine glass and said softly: "That's about it."

"..."

Fan Xian was slightly startled, then understood something, stood up, and said: "Then let's go back first!"

(End of chapter)