Joy of Life: Invincible Starting from Basic Swordsmanship

Chapter 57: Schemes of All Parties

Fan Xian looked at Ye Chengfeng with some envy.

He initially hoped to live that kind of life, surrounded by women on both sides.

Unfortunately, there was a group of people who wouldn't let him have his way.

Ye Chengfeng suddenly noticed that Fan Xian's eyes were a little strange!

That intense resentment stared straight at him.

"What do you want to do?"

"I just don't understand, how could my sister fall for you?"

"What? You're not planning to go and complain to Ruoruo, are you? Let me tell you, if you dare, I wouldn't mind telling Lin Wan'er about your affair with Si Lili."

Fan Xian's face immediately darkened; he was genuinely afraid that Ye Chengfeng would do such a thing.

"Hmph, Ruoruo will find out about this sooner or later. How are you going to explain it to her then?"

Fan Xian's intention was to remind Ye Chengfeng not to go too far.

But Ye Chengfeng didn't care at all, and looked at Fan Xian with a smile, saying, "It's okay, she has her brother as a role model, I believe Ruoruo will understand me."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xian's face darkened even more.

"Hmph, I can't be bothered to argue with you."

Fan Xian turned and left indignantly, afraid that if they continued talking, he would lose his temper and start a fight.

Three days later, the group arrived outside Kyoto.

Perhaps Emperor Qing miscalculated the timing; the delegation was supposed to meet the eldest prince, Li Chengqian, when they returned to the capital.

The truth is, Li Chengru arrived yesterday.

Ye Chengfeng came to Kyoto in a private capacity, so Emperor Qing naturally wouldn't arrange accommodation for him.

Therefore, Ye Chengfeng parted ways with Fan Xian before entering the city.

Ye Chengfeng found an inn in Kyoto to stay in.

At the same time, he also sent Xiaomei to Baoyue Tower to inquire about the situation and see if Li Chengze would use the same methods as in the original novel to scheme against Fan Xian.

In Ye Chengfeng's view, this was definitely a good way for Li Chengze to get away unscathed.

It was late afternoon when Xiaomei returned to report.

"Young Master, I am incompetent and have failed to find out who the owner of Baoyue Tower is."

"It's okay, that's not important. Just knowing that such a place exists is enough."

Although Xiaomei couldn't find out who owned Baoyuelou, she did find out that Baoyuelou was a brothel.

Her young master had asked her to investigate a brothel, so she had to persuade him.

Xiao Mei blushed and said, "Young Master, if you want to find women, you don't need to go to brothels. That would damage your reputation. You can, you can come to us!"

"What are you thinking about, you little rascal?"

Ye Chengfeng rolled his eyes. Was that what he meant?

Xiaomei stood there rubbing her fingers, looking somewhat lost.

"Alright, you can go now!"

"Young Master, are you sure you don't need me to warm your bed? Should I call your wife over?"

The "young master's wife" that Xiaomei mentioned is naturally Zhan Pianpian.

"Get out of here right now! Do you think your young master is that kind of person?"

After Xiaomei left, Ye Chengfeng pondered in his heart.

"I remember that Baoyue Tower was originally called Zuixianju."

"Now that Baoyue Tower has appeared, it means Li Chengze has made his move. Should I warn Fan Xian?"

In the original novel, Fan Xian was able to gain a slight advantage by returning to the capital ahead of time, but now Fan Xian has no idea about this.

If Li Chengze suddenly makes a move, Fan Sizhe's fate will not be good.

After all, he was his future brother-in-law, so Ye Chengfeng thought about it and decided to give Fan Xian a reminder.

However, Ye Chengfeng was overthinking it; Kyoto was Fan Xian's home turf.

After he returned to Kyoto, Chen Pingping sent someone to remind Fan Xian.

At this moment, in the Fan residence, Fan Sizhe knelt at the door of the study, not daring to breathe loudly.

"Do you own Baoyue Tower?"

"Brother, I really didn't know Baoyue Tower was a brothel. I just check the accounts occasionally."

Fan Sizhe truly didn't know, nor would he dare to open a brothel. If he had known from the beginning, Fan Sizhe certainly wouldn't have agreed.

"Kneel down properly, I'm going to go talk to Dad."

"oh!"

Fan Xian entered the study, where Fan Jian had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Do you think this was Fan Sizhe's idea, or was someone plotting against him?"

"Father, according to the information provided by Dean Chen, I believe someone is plotting against me, but not against Sizhe!"

"And I can guess who it is!"

Fan Xian's face was very ugly. He had just impeached Li Chengze in front of Emperor Qing earlier that day.

Chen Pingping then told him about the Baoyue Tower incident.

Fan Xian had already roughly guessed Emperor Qing's purpose, and now that he had encountered this situation, it was hard for him not to suspect Emperor Qing.

"What are you planning to do?"

"Let Sizhe leave Qing Kingdom for a while, it would be best to send him to Northern Qi."

Fan Jian was pleased with Fan Xian's decision, as it meant that Fan Xian had not chosen to sacrifice his family in order to achieve his goals.

"What are your plans regarding the Second Prince?"

"Since we've already made enemies, let's go all the way."

Fan Jian is one of the people Fan Xian trusts the most. Fan Xian will not hide anything from him and will express his thoughts.

"Is there a plan?"

"I have already ordered men to surround Baoyue Tower. The owner of Baoyue Tower is not only Sizhe, but also the Third Prince. And Prince Jing's heir, Li Hongcheng, is the one who facilitated the connection. Perhaps we can start from this angle."

"That's not enough, and having connections alone isn't enough to bring down the Second Prince."

"What if we add smuggling? Also, when I was on my mission to Northern Qi, I was ambushed and killed by Yan Xiaoyi, including Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu, the retainers of the Second Prince."

"It's too late. A few days ago, the Second Prince released news that Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu had defected and even attempted to assassinate him."

"What?"

Fan Xian was truly at a loss for what to do; he hadn't expected Li Chengze to be so ruthless.

As for the smuggling, Fan Xian didn't have any substantial evidence.

"No need to rush. You can seek help from the little sword immortal of Dongyi City. He was among those who were ambushed and killed. If he comes forward, and you corroborate his testimony, the Second Prince will have no way to refute it."

Fan Jian is indeed a cunning old fox. Since Fan Xian has spoken up about this, Emperor Qing will most likely let it go leniently, after all, they are all his sons.

But once Ye Chengfeng said it, things became more complicated, and it turned into a diplomatic incident.

Assassinating one's own people is something that can't be discussed openly.

However, if Ye Chengfeng brings this up, the assassination attempt on Fan Xian will be magnified infinitely!

At the same time, Crown Prince Li Chengqian would not let go of this excellent opportunity.

As for Li Yunrui, there was no reason to deal with her at this time, especially since she was not in the capital.

"I understand, Father. I will go to see him tomorrow."

Have you figured out how to persuade him?

"I have my own plans, Father, you don't need to worry. I will arrange for Sizhe to go to Northern Qi tonight."

After learning about this, Fan Xian made a plan and even wrote a letter to Haitang Duoduo.

But knowing that Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu had "defected," he felt he had to write another letter to Haitang Duoduo!

Meanwhile, inside the Second Prince's residence, Li Chengze was truly anxious.

"What did you say? Fan Xian had Baoyue Tower surrounded? Where did he get the manpower?"

"Your Highness, judging from their attire, they appear to be from the Zhenbei Army's personal guard!"

"The Border Guard Battalion? Aren't they the group that participated in the ambush of Fan Xian? How come they're taking orders from Fan Xian?"

Li Chengze completely broke down!

"Baichuan, go and tell Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu that as soon as Fan Sizhe leaves Qing Kingdom's territory, bring him back to me!"

"Yes, Your Highness, I will take care of it immediately!"

(Zheng Baichuan, one of the eight generals of the Prince's Mansion!)