Chapter 38 Suzhou Baoyue Tower, Fish Man Yun Zhilan

When I came to Suzhou Baoyue Tower again, the Baoyue Tower in front of me was not divided into two.

It seems that Ye Liuyun has not taken action yet. Perhaps because of the previous conversation between Ye Qi and Li Yunrui, the second prince, they gave up on killing Fan Xian in Suzhou.

When they arrived at Baoyue Tower, Fan Xian, Wang Qinian, the Third Prince, and Yang Wanli were all sitting there.

Fan Xian looked like he didn't sleep well, he had thick dark circles under his eyes and kept sighing.

Seeing Ye Qi and the other two coming in, Fan Xian and the others were very excited and actually came over to support Ye Qi.

"What's going on? It feels like a long time since we last met?" Ye Qi was confused by the enthusiasm of these guys. There must be something fishy here.

Fan Xian pointed cautiously outside the window of Baoyue Tower: "Did you see that fisherman? He is Yun Zhilan, the eldest disciple of Si Gu Jian from Dongyi City. He has the ninth rank strength. There are also many eighth and seventh rank masters around him. They are all here to team up and kill me."

So this is the one who is frowning.

"I noticed it when I came up. Now that we are here, you don't have to worry. It's just Yun Zhilan. Serve the wine and food, and ignore them for now."

Fan Xian felt much more at ease after hearing Ye Qi's words.

Fan Xian did not bring any combat power with him when he went to the south of the Yangtze River this time, so he certainly could not deal with the people from Dongyi City. Fortunately, Ye Qi and others arrived in time.

Fan Xian thought that Ye Qi and the other two were all ninth-grade strong, so they would have no problem dealing with this group of guys.

"Son, bring the best wine and the most signature dishes!" With confidence, Fan Xian spoke much louder.

At the riverside downstairs, Yun Zhilan, who was pretending to fish, turned his head to look at the second floor and saw Ye Qi's face in the window.

Yun Zhilan raised his eyebrows. Before coming here, he heard that Fan Xian and Ye Qi went to the south of the Yangtze River together. Could that person be the great general Ye Qi of Northern Qi?

Now he was in trouble. He heard that Ye Qi was also a ninth-rank expert. With him around, it would be difficult for Fan Xian to kill him.

What to do? Just cancel this operation and find another time to assassinate Fan Xian.

Ye Qi glanced downstairs, and Yun Zhilan immediately turned his head away and pretended to continue fishing.

Why was Yun Zhilan sent by Si Gu Jian to assassinate Fan Xian?

Maybe Si Gu Jian felt that Fan Xian was the hope for Nanqing's future, so he sent his eldest disciple Yun Zhilan to kill Fan Xian because he didn't want Fan Xian to completely control the inner treasury.

After all, with Fan Xian's ability, if he was allowed to return to Kyoto smoothly, then the future of Dongyi City would be in jeopardy.

In addition, Dongyi has been cooperating with the Princess for many years, and this time they came to help Princess Li Yunrui. If Fan Xian were to take over the inner treasury, the smuggling business of the two countries would definitely be greatly affected.

Another point, doesn’t Si Gu Jian know that Fan Xian is Ye Qingmei’s son? If he knew, he would definitely not send anyone to assassinate Fan Xian.

There is some contradiction here.

Yun Zhilan thought about it and decided to give up the assassination plan.

However, at this moment, a fish took the bait.

Yun Zhilan was delighted and immediately pulled the rod to reel in the line.

He had told his men before that swinging the club represented an attacking signal.

This sudden movement of the rod made his subordinates mistakenly believe that he was going to launch an attack.

"Kill!"

The group of seventh and eighth rank masters hidden around jumped up and rushed towards Fan Xian on the second floor.

Yun Zhilan felt that this was a bad situation. Everyone else had gone up, but he couldn't go up either.

I've been here for so long today and haven't caught any fish, but at the critical moment, a fish was caught.

Yun Zhilan thought about it and decided to go up and test it out. Fan Xian was an eighth-rank warrior, and Ye Qi was a ninth-rank warrior. If they attacked together, they might be able to kill Fan Xian. If they couldn't kill Fan Xian, he could take the opportunity to escape.

Both of them are ninth-rank masters. If one of them wants to escape, it will be difficult for the other to catch him.

Thinking of this, Yun Zhilan made up his mind and flew towards the second-floor window with many seventh- and eighth-rank masters.

"Wang Jian, take action."

Ye Qi took a bite of beef and said calmly.

Wang Jian drew out the Kunwu sword and swept it lightly.

A powerful sword energy flew out, and all the assassins who had just flown to the second floor were cut in half by the sword energy.

Only Yun Zhilan narrowly escaped this terrible attack.

The sword energy hit the lake surface behind him, splashing waves dozens of meters high, and many fish were blown out of the water.

Yun Zhilan secretly cried out that something was not good, as there was a grandmaster among this group of people.

He had only seen such powerful sword energy in the hands of his master Si Gu Jian. It was impossible for a ninth-grade swordsman to possess such a strong sword energy.

However, when he came to his senses, it was too late. Wang Jian's sharp blade was already on his neck.

Yun Zhilan looked at Wang Jian who appeared in front of him like a flash and swallowed his saliva.

I cursed in my heart, thinking that the intelligence department was a bunch of bastards. No one knew there was a grandmaster on the other side.

Ye Qi waved his hand: "Don't just stand there like an idiot. Come and sit here."

Yun Zhilan pointed at himself: "Are you talking about me?"

Ye Qi smiled and said, "Who else could it be but you? Yun Zhilan, Si Gu Jian's senior disciple. Let's have a chat."

The reason why Yun Zhilan was not killed was because this guy was still useful and could help besiege Emperor Qing in the future battle of Mount Dadong.

Even if Wang Jian was promoted to Grand Master, Ye Qi was not 100% sure of killing Emperor Qing. One more ally meant a better chance of winning.

Yun Zhilan sat at the dinner table anxiously.

Ye Qi didn't say anything, just sat there eating peanuts and drinking wine.

Fan Xian didn't say anything either. His heart was filled with turmoil.

Fan Xian looked at Wang Jian from time to time. The attack just now was definitely not the sword energy that could only be unleashed by a ninth-grade master.

"General Ye, can you tell me what kind of strength this brother named Wang Jian has?"

Ye Qi looked at Fan Xian with a half-smile: "What do you think?"

"Grand Master!" Fan Xian said confidently.

Ye Qi did not answer, which meant he agreed.

Fan Xian smiled bitterly, picked up the wine jug, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp.

The current situation is changing rapidly. The once powerful Qing Kingdom does not seem as strong as Northern Qi now.

Ye Qi looked at Yun Zhilan and said, "Tell me, why did you come to kill Fan Xian? If you lie, you will end up like those people."

Ye Qi pointed at the group of assassins who died tragically.

Yun Zhilan also understood that this was his only chance to survive, and he must seize it.

"This time we are here to protect the Ming family under the command of the Princess, and to prevent Fan Xian from taking over the three major workshops."

Just as Ye Qi guessed, Li Yunrui still couldn't let go of the inner treasury.

"Go back and tell Si Gu Jian that when Northern Qi obtains the technology of the three major workshops, we can cooperate with Northern Qi in smuggling. We can achieve mutual benefit and win-win results!"

"Then... then I'm leaving."

Yun Zhilan glanced at Wang Jian with some concern.

"Let's go."

With Ye Qi's permission, Yun Zhilan quickly left Baoyue Tower. His escape speed had reached the ninth level limit.

"If I let him go like this, what if he comes back to kill me?" Fan Xian felt a little unwilling.

Ye Qi patted Fan Xian on the shoulder and said, "Remain calm. Dongyi City will not send anyone to kill you. It may be due to the lack of information. I guess Si Gu Jian already knows that you are Ye Qingmei's son."

"I am Ye Qingmei's son, so Dongyi City won't send people to kill me?"

"Not only will we not kill you, we will also send someone to protect you."

(End of this chapter)