The moment Xia Fan disembarked from the dock, a familiar feeling suddenly arose.
Even in winter, there are still many ships active on the inland waterways. Compared with the mixed and dirty dock area half a year ago, the place is now very orderly, with more than double the number of signs and slogans. He even Saw some novel stuff.
"What's wrong?" Li walked to him.
"Look at that wall." Xia Fan pursed his lips.
I saw several banners hung halfway up the city wall not far away, but the content on them had nothing to do with the Secretariat.
"Xu Ji Clothing, Jinxia City's clothing store with the most diverse styles and the finest tailoring, welcomes you at any time."
"Jinxia Inn, a century-old hotel, the best choice for accommodation!" There is a row of small words at the bottom, "It is only one street away from the General Affairs Bureau and can provide consultation services in the city."
"The Zui brothel is recruiting people, and the treatment is generous, but they don't have to sign a contract of sale!"
"Did the merchant hang it up himself?" Li clicked his tongue.
"Well, they are beginning to realize the importance of publicity." Xia Fan said with a smile. Isn't this the predecessor of advertising? It seems that the business competition in Jinxia City has reached a new level, and it will be difficult to stand out without promoting yourself. Moreover, the recruitment advertisement for a brothel is really surprising. After all, it is impossible for the Secretariat to recommend people to a brothel when introducing jobs. This can be regarded as a struggle to survive.
"Xia, Master Xia?"
Probably because of their large number, they attracted the attention of the dock guard. After the other party approached, they quickly recognized Xia Fan's identity.
Xia Fan made a quiet gesture, indicating that there was no need to say anything.
"Yes!" After the guard saluted, he couldn't wait to run towards the city.
"Is this... someone watching your movements?" Li Rao asked with interest.
"Maybe there are a lot of things waiting for me to do in the house." Xia Fan smiled bitterly, and then looked at the people traveling with him - in addition to Luo Qingqing, Fang Xiandao and others, there were more than a dozen members of the escort team. If not These people explored the route in advance and took care of the entire journey. There was really no way they could reach Jinxia City in time for the Lunar New Year. "It's been a hard journey! Now we've finally arrived at Jinxia. I won't delay everyone going back to see their families. So everyone, dismiss!"
"Here!" everyone said in unison.
"I'm going back to my place too." Fang Xiandao stretched out, "This trip to Gyeonggi is really exciting. Next time it's such a dangerous thing, don't take advantage of me again."
"Master, are you afraid?"
"Who's afraid? I'm worried that I won't have the chance to delve into those profound techniques. That's the real loss!"
"Qianzhi, I don't believe it!"
"I see your skin is itchy..."
Xia Fan smiled and shook his head, bidding farewell to Fang Yanni, Qian Yan and others.
"What about you?" He looked at Luo Qingqing.
"I don't know either."
Xia Fan was suddenly startled. This tone... couldn't it mean that a great revenge had been avenged, that he had no desires and desires in this life, and that he decided to wander around for the rest of his life and no longer care about the rhythm of worldly affairs
"Could it be that you... want to leave Jinxia City?"
"Ah?" Luo Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, "Where did you think you were going? I just felt that after this incident, Dragon Scale seemed to have changed again, and I wanted to find a place to practice well. But I don’t know where is more appropriate, so I gave such an answer.”
So that’s what happened. Xia Fan breathed a sigh of relief, "Then go to Fengyang Villa. The princess's house has a mine... No, I mean there are many empty houses, and there is also a special martial arts field. If you go there to perform magic, it will not be affected at all. To the others. I happen to be going to see the princess later, will you come with me?"
"Well... still not," Luo Qingqing thought for a moment and then replied, "Although practice is very important, I also want to see Luo You'er. I'll go there by myself tomorrow."
"Okay." Xia Fan nodded.
"And..." She suddenly raised the corner of her mouth and said, "I have already made an oath to wield the sword for a better order. Although I cannot create such a world, I am more and more sure now... that I have found such a world. Order. I will not retreat into hiding until my goal is achieved."
After speaking, she waved her hands and stepped into the crowd.
"Uh... what does she mean?"
"Probably she won't leave without saying goodbye—at least for now."
"Okay..." Xia Fan sighed with emotion until the other party's back disappeared, "We are the only ones left."
"There is another unconscious guy in the cabin." Li reminded.
"Ah, I almost forgot." He patted his head and then made a decision, "Forget it, let's take her to the villa with us."
…
When the carriage stopped, the thin snowflakes had grown a lot bigger and were already fluttering up and down in the cold wind, like white goose feathers.
Xia Fan lowered the brim of his hat, opened the door and got out of the car, then held Li's hand and guided her to land steadily.
But when he looked towards the gate of the villa, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.
I saw a familiar figure standing in the center of the door with his arms crossed.
Li covered his mouth and snickered, "Now I probably know who is watching your movements."
"Uh," Xia Fan hesitated, "Why do you feel like she looks so angry?"
"It's not difficult to understand," Li took off his hood, revealing his ears that had been suppressed for a long time. "We promised to use the audio device to report the situation every day, but in fact we didn't do it half the days. It's strange that we don't have any opinions. After all, ordinary people say , you have no joke."
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that Li was getting more and more sarcastic in his speech.
Is this considered a black man who is close to the ink
Of course, Mo is definitely not him.
Either a thousand words, a thousand knowledge, or both.
After glaring at the fox demon, Xia Fan strode towards Ning Wanjun.
We haven't seen her for almost a month, and her height and appearance haven't changed much. She just changed from autumn clothes to palace winter clothes. A furry fur coat was put on over a golden-red silk robe. The rare thing is that her hair is not tied up, but hangs open, like a black waterfall.
At the same time, the hair on her head was already covered with little bits of snow, and she had obviously been standing here for a while.
The closer Xia Fan got, the more clearly he could see the anger that was about to burst out from the other person's face.
He could imagine how terrible the consequences would be if Ning Wanjun was allowed to speak first.
We must take a preemptive strike!
Xia Fan sped up and walked to her, suddenly squatted down and reached out to gently brush away the snowflakes on her head.
Ning Wanjun couldn't help but be stunned. She originally thought that the other party would find an excuse to explain, or simply pretend to be stupid, but she didn't expect that he would do this.
"you-"
Xia Fan looked directly at her and said in a soft tone, "Your Highness, I'm back."
Ning Wanjun opened her mouth, but couldn't answer the words for a long time. For some reason, the dissatisfaction and anger melted away like the first snow with these words.
In the end, she could only respond softly, "Well, just come back."
Volume 5 The Battle for Independence