Chapter 206: Let him come himself!

"..."

Haitang Duoduo frowned slightly, as if she hadn't expected Fan Xian to know so much.

Looking at the silent Haitang Duoduo, Fan Xian spoke indifferently again: "It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. Since I, Fan, am here, no one will be able to kill the prisoner..."

"Is that so?"

Haitang Duoduo raised an eyebrow, appearing somewhat unconvinced.

Fan Xian said indifferently: "If you don't believe me, feel free to try."

Haitang Duoduo glanced at Fu Hao and the other two guards, and had to admit that the strength of these three was indeed extraordinary; they could actually bring her a sense of fatal crisis.

"Three Ninth-Rank experts, Young Master Fan has quite the resources!"

Haitang Duoduo said indifferently: "However, the road is still long, there will always be opportunities..."

"No need to look for opportunities!"

Fan Xian interrupted her without hesitation, looking at the slightly frowning Haitang Duoduo calmly: "I, Fan, can give you this opportunity right now!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the three guards beside him.

The three of them bowed respectfully and retreated into the carriage convoy.

The Tiger Guards and other guards responsible for protecting the convoy looked at each other, then sheathed their swords one after another, looking at Young Master Fan with bright eyes.

"Come on."

Fan Xian said with a calm expression: "Xiao En is in the carriage behind me!"

Haitang Duoduo frowned, unable to figure out what medicine Fan Xian was selling in his gourd.

If he said he had gathered three Ninth-Rank experts around him, Haitang Duoduo would believe it, but to say that Fan Xian himself had Ninth-Rank skills was a bit of a joke!

After all, as everyone knew, this Young Master Fan was only seventeen years old this year!

A seventeen-year-old Ninth-Rank—how could there be such a genius in the world?

Haitang Duoduo didn't believe it, so she pulled another short axe from her waist and stared at Fan Xian: "Since you are so arrogant, then... this girl won't be polite!"

As she spoke, she tapped her toes, and her figure rushed toward Fan Xian like a gale.

The small, exquisite axe tore through the air, drawing an arc, and slashed fiercely toward Fan Xian's neck.

Not dodging?

Looking at the handsome young master sitting calmly on his horse, a trace of doubt and anger flashed in Haitang Duoduo's heart.

Although she was angry at Fan Xian's dismissive behavior, if she really had to kill this important figure of the Southern Qing envoy group, she certainly wouldn't want to, nor would she dare to do so.

After a moment of hesitation, she immediately held back a bit of her strength, and at the same time, turned the axe blade to change the target to Fan Xian's shoulder.

Noticing this, Fan Xian curled his lips, and a hint of a smile appeared in his pitch-black eyes.

"Boom!"

The next second, a surging momentum erupted from him, pressing down from all directions as if it had condensed into substance, causing the surrounding air to ripple with distortions.

What?!

Feeling the momentum pressure that was as heavy as a mountain and as scorching as fire, Haitang Duoduo's face showed shock, and she looked at Fan Xian on the horse with disbelief.

As the personal disciple of the Grandmaster Ku He, no one was more familiar with the power of a Grandmaster than she was.

And the momentum Fan Xian was emitting not only did not lose to her master Ku He, but even faintly surpassed him!

... How is this possible?!

How could Fan Xian be a Grandmaster?!

How could there be such a young Grandmaster in the world?!

Just as Haitang Duoduo was shocked in her heart, her movements also froze for an instant due to the locking of the momentum.

The next instant, Fan Xian on the horse finally moved. His slender and powerful hand reached out like lightning, knocking the short axe from Haitang Duoduo's hand in an instant, and then he grabbed her collar and pressed her onto the horse's back.

From Haitang Duoduo's perspective, her vision blurred, and the scene she saw changed from the handsome young master on the horse to the horse's legs stained with mud and the ground smelling of damp earth.

"So fast!"

Haitang Duoduo was first startled, then felt the pressure on her back and realized her awkward situation.

Her pretty face flushed, and she couldn't help but stir her true Qi, struggling hard while saying shyly and angrily: "Fan Xian, let me go!"

Seeing this scene, the expressions of everyone, including the three personal guards, were somewhat strange.

Especially Fu Hao, who had just tried to strike, couldn't help but look embarrassed, scratching his head and whispering: "Old Nie, does the young master have feelings for this Northern Qi Saintess?"

"Shut up!"

Nie Kang glared at him, then looked at his nose, his mouth, and his heart, appearing as if he hadn't seen anything.

Fu Hao's lowered voice reached his ears; Fan Xian's expression stiffened, and he also realized that the current posture was slightly inappropriate.

However, he endured it and didn't show it, continuing to hold Haitang Duoduo's wrist, pressing her onto the horse's back, and looking at her struggling back, he said indifferently:

"Go back and tell Ku He, if he wants to kill Xiao En in my hands, then let him come himself!"

After finishing, he raised his hand and threw Haitang Duoduo away several zhang.

Haitang Duoduo twisted her waist, turned half a circle in the air, stabilized her figure, and landed on the ground.

"What a Young Master Fan!"

Haitang Duoduo looked deeply at Fan Xian and said: "Truly hiding your light!"

As she spoke, she bowed, picked up the short axe on the ground, and left without looking back.

Fu Hao and the others looked at each other and cautiously approached: "Young Master, just let her go like that?"

"Otherwise?"

Fan Xian glanced at the three of them.

Fu Hao grinned and whispered: "If you like the title of Saintess, Old Fu will catch her for you right now, and tonight she will serve—"

"Bang!"

Before the words fell, Fan Xian gave him a flick on the forehead and said irritably: "Serve your head. If you really have the ability, don't just say it in front of your young master. Why don't you go back and tell Waner about it?"

Fu Hao was terrified, hurriedly closed his mouth tightly, and didn't dare to say anything more.

Beside them, Nie Kang and Shi Hanwu held back their laughter, looking at Fu Hao with schadenfreude.

Fan Xian's expression softened slightly, and he said indifferently: "What is a Ninth-Rank Saintess? Grandmaster Ku He is your true opponent!"

Having said this, he paused, then glanced at the lake light looming outside the dwarf cedar forest: "But before that, we must first solve this army sent by Shang Shanhu..."

Fu Hao and the others were energized, immediately smiled, and bowed: "We will definitely not fail the mission!"

Fan Xian said indifferently: "Go!"

"Yes, Young Master!"

The three bowed and left with big strides.

Fan Xian turned his head and said to Wang Qinian, who was supervising Xiao En in the carriage: "Camp here, rest for a while, and wait for Fu Hao and the others to clear the roadblocks ahead before continuing the journey."

"Yes, Young Master."

Wang Qinian bowed and left the carriage.

Not long after, sounds of fighting and screams came from the dwarf cedar forest.

Fan Xian was not worried about the battle outside the forest at all. Under his support, even Wang Qinian, who specialized in light-body techniques, could now exchange a few moves with a Grandmaster, let alone these three confidants who specialized in combat!

Long before Lin Yu connected this world, these three were already at the Ninth-Rank Upper level.

And now, each of them had injected serum, plus various abilities from other worlds; even if Ku He came in person, he probably wouldn't be their match!

Just like that, Fan Xian rested in the carriage while opening the chat group in his mind.

At this time, the topic had long since shifted from gossip about Yunye to Li Shimin's Shu Han.

The members turned into experts in political keyboard-warrioring, offering suggestions to Li Shimin one after another.

Due to the significant time difference between the Three Kingdoms world and the chat group, in the state of the chat group being closed, Li Shimin had already spent several months in these twenty days.

Under the supply of materials from He Jingfeng and the Bai Yu Group, the people of Shu Han had spent the most prosperous winter of their lives.

Throughout the country, there wasn't a single person who starved to death!

For the people of that era, this was undoubtedly an incredible miracle.

As for the number of Shu people who froze to death, it was quite high, but not because of a lack of food or clothing; it was because they drank too much alcohol on snowy nights and got drunk in various streets and alleys.

Plus, it was snowing at the time, and their bodies were covered by snow. Passersby didn't notice, and they froze to death overnight.

To a certain extent, this was a bizarre way of dying that only Shu people, who were rich enough to drink freely, could achieve.

Therefore, neither the imperial court nor the common people felt there was any problem with this; on the contrary, they believed it was a sign of a prosperous age.

Regarding this, Li Shimin was quite angry, reprimanding the officials who boasted of his achievements, and then quickly restored the curfew on snowy winter nights and issued a snow-shoveling order to prevent such tragedies from happening again.

The beginning of this political discussion was Li Shimin's complaint about this matter.

He really didn't expect that the curfew he had specially lifted for the people would indirectly lead to the deaths of hundreds of people.

And he didn't expect that the attitude of the civil and military officials in the court toward this matter would be so chilling, as if the lives of those hundreds of people had nothing to do with the Emperor and the imperial court.

【Su Haoming: To be fair, just looking at the concepts of that era, you really aren't responsible...】

【Li Shimin: But I have already seen a better era; how can I be content with the past concepts?】

【Li Shimin: Not to mention anything else, just take the New Huaxia of Brother He's world. If dozens of people froze to death in a city, many officials would definitely have to be held responsible, right?】

【He Jingfeng: Dozens of people...】

【He Jingfeng: That would indeed cause an earthquake.】

【He Jingfeng: However, comparing my side to Shu Han is really bullying them.】

【He Jingfeng: Whether it's the level of material wealth, the level of technological development, or the management systems in various aspects, Shu Han has not yet reached the peak of the feudal era, let alone modern society.】

【Li Shimin: I understand this, of course, but having seen something better and more efficient, and then looking at this group of officials under my command who have no sense of responsibility, I get so angry I could explode!】

【Li Shimin: How can I govern Shu Han well while mixed up with this group of vermin?!】

【Su Haoming:...】

It could be seen that Li Shimin was indeed very angry, even using the imperial "Zhen" (I).

【Su Haoming: No need, no need!】

【Su Haoming: Now is the time to use people; pick the best among the short ones, just use them for now!】

【Su Haoming: The civil and military officials of Shu Han are already considered good; at least they have the highest moral standards of that time. If you changed them to those officials in Cao Wei next door who are particularly good at acting, wouldn't you be so angry you'd die on the spot?】

(End of chapter)