Just like what Fan Xian often said, no matter what happens, life must go on.
So when time has entered the fourth month of the sixth year of the Qingli calendar, the Jiangnan area has not changed much from previous years. The sensational family property lawsuit of the Ming family is still going on. The work of selling goods is also going on, the officials are still secretly collecting money, and the citizens of Suzhou are still talking about state affairs, family affairs and sexual affairs.
But there are some small changes. First of all, the family property lawsuit of the Ming family has been going on for too long, and the two sides have been tossing for too long, so that they gradually lost the initial fresh and exciting feeling. The Zhizhou lord and the litigants of both parties could hardly bear this marathon-like torture. The opening of the court every day turned into the opening of the three-day court, and now there has been no court opening for six days.
With the help of their respective forces, Song Shiren and Chen Bochang were digging into old papers and moldy Qinglu looking for strong evidence against themselves, while the Ming family and Xia Qifei's focus had shifted from the case.
The Ming family knew that they could no longer be dragged by the imperial envoy to the family property lawsuit, so they forcibly cheered up and started to take care of the internal treasury business, which was bound to lose money this year, in order to make a smaller loss.
And Xia Qifei also needs to start learning how to do business. Now he has transformed himself and has become the largest imperial merchant in the south of the Yangtze River besides the Ming family. In previous years, most of the routes of the Cui family's trip to the north have been taken over by him. The defense line needs to be connected with the merchants in the north. Although Fan Xian is behind him to help him, this is still an extremely complicated task.
On the day before leaving Suzhou, Xia Qifei, as the Seventh Young Master of the Ming family, treated the wealthy Jiangnan who were still staying in Suzhou to a meal. During the night, there were crowds of people, horse-drawn carriages flocked endlessly, and businessmen were very expensive. Straight away, it took seven points of the wealth and nobility of Suzhou City.
And all these auras of wealth and nobility gathered in the place where Xia Qifei entertained guests - Baoyuelou Suzhou Branch.
After several days of delay, Baoyuelou Suzhou branch finally opened. This building was originally bought by the Ming family's Zhuyuan Pavilion, and it was the busiest place in Suzhou City. Shi Chanli took the fifty thousand taels of silver and went around to take care of it, and the various levels of government also gave Fan Xian enough face, waving all the way Let it go, it should be opened as soon as the renovation is completed, but because of some problems in the middle, it was delayed until today.
The problem is that there is no red card girl in Baoyuelou. Everything in this world pays attention to a brand effect. Although Shi Chanli borrowed some prostitutes from the bosses of Jiangnan Fengyue, there is no one whose reputation resounds throughout Jiangnan.
Baoyuelou, which wanted to make a name for itself in the south of the Yangtze River, did not dare to just open it without a big name to support the building, so it was delayed until Sang Wen came to Jiangnan. With her status in the industry, she attracted several Jiangnan people. Mingqu everyone. Shi Qing'er from the Baoyue General Building in Kyoto took great pains and troubles to invite a newly-rising red lady on the Liujing River, and a beauty from Xihu who was snatched by the eldest prince from Xihu, and sent the two girls to their homes. When he arrived in Suzhou, with those masters of Mingqu, Shi Chanli had the confidence to officially open.
That night, Xia Qifei hosted a banquet on the second floor for a group of wealthy people from the south of the Yangtze River. The red light hangs high and the silk and bamboo are soft, which just makes a very beautiful start for the opening of Baoyue Building.
On the first day of opening of the Baoyuelou Suzhou branch, it did not invite many guests, but attracted all the richest people in the south of the Yangtze River. As soon as this momentum came out, those self-proclaimed romantic sons and officials' children would not be able to return in a few days. All pouncing like a dog with its tongue out
The newly-emerged red lady on the Liujing River in Kyoto is surnamed Liang Diandian. He is only sixteen years old. There was a hint of coldness in her heart, and as soon as she made her debut, she caught thousands of eyes on the romantic scene in Kyoto. She was hailed as the one with the most potential to sit on the top after Yuan Meng, the master of Yuan, and Si Lili, who had become a legend of a generation of brothels. woman.
It's just that this Liang Diandian girl was forced to buy by Baoyuelou unwillingly before she had time to show off her skirt in Kyoto, and she was forcibly sent to Suzhou. She couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable, but she just knew the background of Baoyuelou , and it is impossible to earn anything by force, but after coming to Suzhou, he signed a rather novel contract with shopkeeper Sang Wen from the very beginning, which surprised the girl who was only sixteen. To my own advantage... Where in this world is there such a good bustard
And another beauty from Xihu, her birth is quite different from that of a Central Plains woman, her eyes are slightly sunken but not abrupt, but the extremely deep outline makes her face more attractive, especially the slightly dark one. Her skin doesn't look rough, but has a mysterious beauty like black pearls, and this Xihu beauty's figure is really curvy, protruding forward and backward, making Qing people who are used to the bland taste of Chinese women feel dry .
It's just that this Xihu beauty's origin is even more... weirder than that Liang Diandian. This Xihu beauty's surname is Ma and her name is Suosuo, and she is a princess of a tribe in Xihu!
The first prince led the Western Expedition, and Xihu, who fought back and forth, was defeated. I don’t know how many tribes he conquered, and the leader of the second largest tribe dedicated his precious daughter to the first prince in order to show his sincerity of surrender. the meaning of. Unexpectedly, the first prince is really a rough guy, he treats the enemy's daughter like a slave girl, especially after marrying the princess of Northern Qi, it is even more inconvenient to keep this Xihu beauty in the palace. Said that Fan Xian opened a brothel in the south of the Yangtze River, so he hurriedly sent it to Baoyuelou, and then transferred to Suzhou.
The two girls went from Kyoto to Suzhou. Before the opening of Baoyue Tower, the Eight Offices had already done enough publicity for Fan Xian. It is a small problem that there is a peerless beauty in the sky, but there is absolutely no one in the world. Shi Chanli cooperated with the speculation and rumors about these two girls in the market, and cleverly made the two girls choose to take a carriage to go out of Suzhou city for an outing a few days ago...
The outing is just to create momentum, so that the lechers in the south of the Yangtze River can see the peerless looks of the two girls from afar. Along the way, there were countless disciples who followed the carriage of Baoyuelou, and the green fields before and after the carriage were all flattened by the feet or hoofs of those men. The so-called outing really flattened the grass.
In this way, everyone in Jiangnan knows what kind of two women Baoyuelou has now, and their appetite has finally been caught.
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Today, however, the Baoyuelou sub-colon opened, but the two leading girls did not go out to meet the guests. Even people with such identities as the heads of the Sun family in Quanzhou and the Xiong family in Lingnan are not qualified to let them go out and sit with them for a while.
Because these two girls are very well-behaved and quietly sitting in a room, sitting next to a young man, gently raising their wrists and cups, feeding the young man food and drink.
In front of this young man, no matter how much resentment they had in their hearts, these two girls did not dare to show one or two things, and they did not even dare to display their best skills of bewitching men's hearts casually.
They survive in this world, all they rely on is their appearance and delicate and thoughtful thoughts, and at this moment, the young man An Ran Ruosu sitting between the two of them is already beautiful and beautiful , As for thoughts... Everyone knows that Mrs. Fan has a crystal heart, there is nothing in this world that he doesn't know, and there is no one that he can't see through.
Fan Xian shook his head, signaling the two girls around him not to wait on him anymore. To say that he is surrounded by two beautiful girls who are already famous in the south of the Yangtze River, if he, a normal man, has no idea in his heart and doesn't want to drink that soup, he is definitely lying, but Now his mind is really not in these aspects.
He looked at Liang Dian, sighed, and thought to himself, how could this sixteen-year-old girl be so good at seducing people? The watery eyes seem to be able to talk. Thinking of this episode, I can't help but think of the question that has troubled me for a long time-how old is Duo Duo
Seeing Liang Diandian's eyes full of affection, Fan Xian knew that this girl was just professionally trying to get a backer, but when he turned around and saw that beautiful woman from Xihu, Fan Xian cried out more and more bitterly.
The slave was originally Princess Xihu, but now she is in the ditch... This Ma Suosuo may have resigned to her fate a long time ago. Women in this world are just goods in the hands of men. They are resold casually, and now they are sent to Jiangnan by the eldest prince. This Baoyue Tower doesn't seem to be very scary, the shopkeeper Sang and Shi Dong's family are not very vicious, and this Fan Da in front of him is really beautiful in life. It is much happier to die in time.
Fan Xian sighed to Sang Wen who was sitting opposite, "What is this called? Your Highness, is this bullying?"
Sang Wen was taken aback, opened his big mouth, smiled, and said: "Miss Suosuo was born very beautiful, but adults rarely see barbarians, so I am not used to it for a while, Your Highness did not deliberately fool you .”
Fan Xian snorted. He had seen many Western beauties in his previous life, and he was a loyal fan of Miss Adjani. Of course, he could see the attractiveness of this Western beauty... It's just that the First Prince is such a genius. No fear, no fear, but now she is afraid to send this girl to Suzhou. It is obvious that the princess of Northern Qi finally succeeded in transforming into the lioness of Hedong after marrying Nan Qi for several months. The eldest prince sent Ma Suosuo to Suzhou, Naturally, he wanted to save Ma Suosuo's life. In this case, it showed that even though the eldest prince had no affection for this beautiful woman from Xihu, he also had a hint of pity.
Under such circumstances, does Fan Xian really dare to ask Ma Suosuo to pick up the guests? I'm afraid I have to take care of it carefully, what if His Majesty suddenly becomes interested one day, dreams of returning to the company of blowing horns, lighting up the lamp while drunk, and looking for someone to ask for
"You really don't want them to go out to meet customers?" Shi Chanli walked in from the outside, he probably drank some wine with the businessmen, his face was a little red, his words smelled of alcohol, and he stared blankly at Fan Xian.
Fan Xian frowned and thought for a while, then turned his head and glanced at Liang Diandian's thoughtful expression, knowing that if he really kept Ma Suosuo, Liang Diandian also needed to be comforted, and after a while he calmed down and said: " They are just trying to gain fame right now, and there is no rush to let them go out to meet guests."
He smiled slightly and said, "It's just that once in a while, the two of you go out to play music, do a little dance or something."
Liang was a little startled, and he saluted at the same time as Ma Suosuo. Ma Suosuo's official speech was not very clear, but his eyes showed gratitude to Fan Xian.
Fan Xian continued with a smile and said: "A wife is worse than a concubine, a concubine is worse than stealing, stealing is worse than not being able to steal, not being able to steal is worse than being itchy to be seen every day but still not being touched... Let the men in Jiangnan bear it for a few days and learn from it." You can only observe from afar and not be obscene."
He finally said to Sang Wenshi: "Men are very cheap animals. If you can understand this, the business will be easy."
Hearing this sentence, Shi Chanli was slightly embarrassed and felt dissatisfied, but Sang Wen covered his mouth and laughed.
"Take the two of them out to meet Xiong Bailing and those old fellows. With these businessmen bragging about them, they will have a better reputation." Fan Xian closed his eyes and waved his hand.
Liang Diandian took Ma Suosuo's hand, stood up and saluted Fan Xian gracefully, and then went out under the leadership of Sang Wen.
Fan Xian asked Shi Chanli to come closer, and said in a low voice, "Ma Suosuo, watch, and let the wind out so that people know that she is the eldest prince's... woman."
Shi Chanli responded in shock, "What should I do if I send it back to the capital?"
"I just want people to know that I have a good relationship with the First Prince." Fan Xian licked his dry lips, took a sip of light wine, and said with a smile: "At this time, everyone is still showing their cards... The point is, they Why should I wipe the buttocks of the couple's housework?"
He snorted through his nose and said, "I went all the way south with the eldest princess. Of course I know that he is not a good master. The eldest prince seems straightforward, but I also know that I am probably the only one in this world now... the eldest princess will give two people to me." Save face, since I want to contribute, of course I have to pay a little price."
Fan Xian was just a little upset, thinking that I was busy in the south of the Yangtze River, and you brothers and princes were busy with housework in Beijing, so I felt very unbalanced.
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Baoyuelou Suzhou branch is of course not just for money laundering, it is as simple as making money, it is purely Fan Xian's own industry, and shoulders the important responsibility of becoming Fan Xian's second intelligence system. Chu always didn't fully trust the Overwatch Council, because in the current situation, whether he could own the Overwatch Council was still a matter of the emperor's words.
Therefore, during the decoration, the brass pipes had been laid according to the settings of the old building in Kyoto, and the manpower sent by the father to collect information, had been concealed from the corresponding officials, and had already entered the building before the girls. .
When the sound was falling in the front building, the voice gradually became louder, but the room Fan Xian was in was unusually quiet.
He stood up, went to the toilet behind the bed to empty the inventory, adjusted his internal breath, took off the civilian clothes he was wearing, took out the long-lost "work clothes" from the cabinet, and tried it on. After a while, I found that it fits quite well. It seems that the half-year life of the rich and powerful has not caused his figure to lose shape quickly.
After sitting for a while in a strange way, after confirming that he had begun to get used to the feeling of being absent for half a year, Fan Xian pushed open the window of the room, and with his fingers forcefully picked at the outer wall under the dark night, he looked towards the darkness downstairs like a gecko. Swipe away.
Since the meridians in his body were severely injured by the explosion of zhenqi, he began to be careful about the movement of zhenqi. When it was not necessary, he stopped trying to spit out the zhenqi out of his palm and then retract it. This method is really exhausting. with infuriating.
With his feet on the ground, he turned a few times between the complicated corridors, found the back door of the Baoyue Building semicolon, pushed the door out, and saw the carriage waiting for him in the alley.
Deng Ziyue sat on the driver's seat, with a straw hat covering most of his face.
Gao Da sat in the carriage, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked outside vigilantly.
Fan Xian stepped in and whispered a word: "Let's go."
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"My lord, how is your injury?" Gundam is not afraid of Fan Xian's cold gaze. His highest mission is to ensure Fan Xian's safety. He really dare not let Fan Xian take risks until he has received confirmed information. .
Regarding Fan Xian's strange injury, people all over the world have different opinions, but most people think that he has recovered long ago. There are only a few people who really know the inside story, and Eunuch Hong must be one of them, but the emperor ordered Fan Xian to recover. He remained silent in a very chilling manner, and like Gundam, although Fan Xian hid it from him at first, he has been by Fan Xian's side for the past few months. Of course, he can find that the true energy of Lord Tisi is completely different from that when he went to Beiqi. no the same.
With the gift of Haitang's Tianyi Dharma, no one knows how well Fan Xian's injury has healed, except himself, including Haitang.
He bowed his head and said softly: "It's okay." Then he said: "Confirm her location?"
Deng Ziyue outside the carriage nodded: "She has stayed in Suzhou since she escaped from the capital. The courtyard didn't expect her to be so courageous, nor did she think that the officials in Jiangnan would dare to provide her with asylum secretly... so it wasn't until a few days ago that I found out. to her place."
A sneer appeared on Fan Xian's lips: "With the Ming family covering her, of course the officials in Jiangnan should show some face... It seems that the officials in Jiangnan still don't take me seriously."
After all, Gao Da is the Emperor's Tiger Guard. Hearing this, he frowned slightly and said, "Master, should we notify the local government to arrest people... After all, criminal cases are never handled by the court."
Since Fan Xian dared to bring him here tonight, he was not afraid of what he would say to the palace. He shook his head and said, "Notify the government, maybe she will be let go again. After all, she belongs to the second prince and Hongcheng, and is a sea arrester from the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Documents are useless to her, and it is not easy to arrest her on the surface."
"We should bring more people." Gao Da said with a frown, "Since she was ordered to flee, she must be accompanied by experts. It is not easy to capture her alive."
"It's not a capture, it's just a murder." Fan Xian leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest his mind. "I don't need to use her to deal with the Ming family, I just need to use her to suppress the Ming family again. The Baoyuelou branch opens today, No one should have thought that we would find her to do it, and no one would have thought that... I would do it myself."
Gao Da hesitated to speak, and began to understand Fan Xian's thoughts, but he couldn't stop him. The purpose of Fan Xian's action tonight is actually very simple. Since the officials on Jiangnan Road are faintly standing on the opposite side of him on the way to deal with the Ming family, and they dare to cover for the Ming family, then he will pass this matter tonight. , Shocking the officials on Jiangnan Road.
For those officials, nothing can highlight the power of the Overwatch Council more than blood and death.
The carriage fell into a deathly silence, only the sound of the wheels crushing stones could be heard below.
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The carriage drove outside a quiet alley in Suzhou City, and stopped a long way from the house.
Fan Xian touched the dagger in his boot, and lightly pressed the soft sword on his waist. This sword was borrowed from Haitang. After carefully confirming the equipment, he said in a low voice, "Gundam, you are in charge of the periphery, don't you?" Stay alive and don't let anyone slip away."
Gundam replied in a deep voice.
"Zi Yue, are the people ready to be sent to the Governor's Mansion?" Fan Xian asked.
Deng Ziyue nodded.
"Wait here for us, stay safe."
After saying this, Fan Xian flashed out of the carriage like a black loach, and disappeared into the darkness under the high wall extremely quickly.
Tonight, there were only three people in total. Originally, with Fan Xian's current status, he shouldn't have come alone to take the risk. It's just that today's business must be done in secret, and the most important reason is-Fan Xian has always kept it from the bottom of his heart. With this kind of adventurous impulse, and he must take an action to restore his confidence in martial arts, and at the same time test the extent of his secret training on that sword these days.
Gao Da counted the time, reckoned that it was almost there, re-tied the hemp rope on the long knife handle, got out of the carriage, and walked calmly to the back of the house like a god of evil.
I don't know how many masters are hidden in that house in the dark night, but there are only two of them, probably only Fan Xian and Gundam have such confidence.
Gao Da stood silently under the back wall of the house, his whole body seemed to be integrated with the stone wall, gradually indistinguishable, but the true energy in his body gradually moved up, and he could hear the subtle voices inside the wall clearly.
There was an occasional soft sound in the courtyard, like the sound of the hard-tipped quill pen scratching the paper that Mr. Tisi likes to use. If you don't listen attentively, no one will notice this sound.
Gundam knew that one person had already died under Fan Xian's hands.
There was another muffled sound, like a freshly baked sesame seed cake suddenly deflated.
Gundam frowned slightly, could it be that Master Tisi opened someone's head with his palm...
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Fan Xian was walking steadily and silently in the courtyard like a ghost in the dark night. There were several corpses lying behind him. very thorough.
As for the rooms beside him, the doors were wide open at this time, and the sleeping people in them had already been killed by him on the beds before they got up.
The servants and maids in one room also collapsed on the bed powerlessly. There were no wounds on their bodies, and it seemed that they were just drugged. Up to this moment, no one in the courtyard has discovered that a murderer has come to his side.
Just like what Chen Pingping once taught him, no one can resist a master-level assassin forever, and there are not many assassins like Fan Xian who have reached the ninth rank and have studied dark skills since childhood. The place can stop him.
Fan Xian walked towards the backyard in silence while watching the high walls on both sides with vigilant eyes. The Overwatch Council's intelligence was detailed enough to check the yard's defenses clearly, so no one hiding in the dark could escape his cold, hawk-like eyes.
Walk past a tree.
A person flashed behind the tree, holding a knife and slashing silently!
Fan Xian stared ahead, his face remained still, his right hand was already on his waist, he drew out the soft sword with a sneer, his wrist flicked, his left foot took a step back, his right heel turned slightly, and his whole body turned to the left It deviated from a very ingenious angle, and the sword in his hand also pierced out seductively along his forearm, like an arrow leaving the string.
The sword seemed to have a strange smell, and it formed a perfect harmony with Fan Xian's body. The tip of the sword was so light, and it pierced the attacker's throat cartilage neatly.
With a click, the attacker's throat shattered and he fell silently, spurting blood.
Fan Xian withdrew his sword, even at this moment, he still didn't look back.
The door to the side room on the stone steps opened, and a person noticed Fan Xian's presence, and rushed down panicking and shouting angrily.
Fan Xian held his arms flat, with a sword across his chest, as weird as if he committed suicide, but it blocked all the empty doors in front of him.
But the next moment, he rushed three steps under his feet, and the seemingly impeccable horizontal sword suddenly turned into a sudden attack full of tyranny!
As the sword passed, Fan Xian seemed to have all his attention in front of him, and his spirit and vigor were all contained in this sword. With such power, how could that person be able to stop it
I saw a splash of blood, and the head fell to the ground!
Fan Xian still had a calm expression on his face, and he took two light steps to the right. True energy burst out from the snow-capped mountains and from his shoulder blades, and his right arm bounced off like a spring, like a spring outside Suzhou City. The time-hard willow branch was pulled down by the naughty boy, and then bounced back quickly.
With such a poetic flick, the sword held in the right hand was like the last ink dot of everyone in Danqing, and it was gently sprinkled down.
Just hit the throat of another person, killing another person.
Fan Xian used three swords and killed three people. What kind of swordsmanship is this...
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If Gundam was in the courtyard at this time, he would definitely exclaim. If Haitang saw this scene, she would definitely know why Fan Xian kept avoiding herself while practicing these days. If Yun Zhilan, who was playing sniping with the shadow in Jiangnan, saw these three swords, he would be stupid on the spot, wondering when did the master accept such a young junior again
Look around the sword.
Sigu Sword's Sigu Sword.
Si Gu Jian, who cares about the front, disregards the back, and disregards the left, disregards the right.
Stabbing all the thugs who woke up in the courtyard to death, Fan Xian flicked his sword lightly with some satisfaction. He was quite satisfied with the results of tonight's trial. The Shadow Assassin stabbed him, nearly stabbed him to death, and he finally asked for compensation... which seemed to be enough to make up for the damage.
Not anyone in this world is as lucky as Fan Xian to learn the true essence of Si Gu Jian.
The key to the Sigu sword is not the sword's momentum, let alone the sword moves, but the footwork. Only the footwork can completely concentrate a person's strength in an iron sword.
And Fan Xian felt even more faintly that footwork wasn't even the most critical part!
The key is the kind of ruthlessness that cares about the past and ignores the future, left and right! When you strike with a sword, you must do your best. The killing intent moves forward vertically and horizontally. God can't stop it, and the sky can't hinder it. The so-called looking around is actually ignoring.
Thinking of this episode, Fan Xian shook his head silently. Thinking of the sword pierced by the shadow on the Hanging Temple in white clothes, it seemed to cover up the sun's rays. If he was not the one facing the sword at that time, maybe The shadow has already assassinated himself under the sword without mercy.
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A cold sword dazzled the courtyard, and everyone who could die died under this sword. Only two people escaped from the back wall. Fan Xian ignored it, just carried the long sword on his back, and walked quietly into the quiet bedroom. go.
There were two swishing sounds from outside the back wall, Gao Da retracted his long knife, looked at the pieces of meat that had been broken into four, and shook his head.
The bedroom door was pushed open by Fan Xian. He looked at the woman who had just woken up from the bed and only had time to light a red candle but had no time to put on her clothes. He smiled and said, "Master Yuan, long time no see."
Wanted by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Yuan Meng, who was hiding in Suzhou, bit her lower lip tightly, looked at the handsome young man who was murderous at the door, and after a while, suddenly shouted: "Master Fan...why don't you let him go?" I?"
"Very childish question...but I'm willing to answer you." Fan Xian walked towards her slowly, and said calmly, "You have too many innocent women's blood on your hands. My lord father has his life. As a child, of course, you must try your best." Filial piety."
Yuan Meng's black hair fluttered weakly on his forehead, and he smiled miserably: "I am just ordered by others for the matter of the capital... As for the arrest of me by the Ministry of Criminal Justice... You should know that your younger brother and you are teaching me now. His Third Highness is not very clean, if you want to kill me, kill me, but don't think of using such righteous words to disgust me."
Fan Xian raised his long sword flatly, and said with a smile: "Accept fate, you are a bad person, if I am a good person, maybe you still have a chance, but unfortunately you also understand that I am also... a bad person."
Yuan Meng bit her lower lip nervously, shrouded in fear, and suddenly said with a sharp smile: "Haha! You want to catch me to deal with His Highness? Tell you, it's impossible!"
After saying this, she gritted her teeth and committed suicide by taking poison. Her whole body froze suddenly, and she fell on the red quilt in the bed with a bang.
Fan Xian shook his head, thinking that he only wanted to kill you. With a wave of his arm, the tip of the sword pierced the girl's throat.