r18novel Chapter 72: Barrett Appears!
Chapter 72: Barrett Appears!
Time flies, and on the day of Fan Xian's wedding, Ye Chengfeng and Fan Ruoruo did not appear.
It was not advisable for the two of them to show themselves at this time, since they had secretly sneaked into Kyoto.
Although they probably know everything about the two of them in Kyoto, both things they should and shouldn't know.
But just because they know it doesn't mean that the two of them can appear openly and legitimately.
Ye Chengfeng led Fan Ruoruo to the roof of a side room in the Fan residence.
Fan Ruoruo watched with immense envy as her brother and sister-in-law walked into the hall to begin their wedding ceremony.
"I really envy my brother and sister-in-law; their wedding was so grand!"
"Don't worry, when we get married, I'll give you a wedding that's even more lavish than theirs."
"Hmph, you're all talk, you haven't even set a wedding date yet."
Remembering this, Fan Ruoruo glared at Ye Chengfeng reproachfully.
"I swear, our future wedding will be nothing compared to your brother's simple wedding, or even the emperor's wedding."
Ye Chengfeng said with great confidence.
"real?"
"real."
Seeing Ye Chengfeng's incredibly serious expression, even though she knew he was just trying to coax her, she was still very happy.
The wedding ceremony continued until evening, after which the guests were seen off.
Now only the Fan family remains in the Fan residence.
The family sat at the dining table, enjoying a happy time together.
Fan Xian was overjoyed and introduced him to his wife, Lin Wan'er, saying, "Wan'er, this is my good-for-nothing brother-in-law. Didn't you want to ask him about Ling'er? Now you can ask him."
"What do you mean by a good-for-nothing brother-in-law? Are you asking for a beating?"
"You think you can beat me? I'm a ninth-rank official now."
"Sorry, I'm a ninth-rank official."
Fan Ruoruo sighed, stood up, and went to Lin Wan'er's side, saying, "Sister-in-law, don't take it to heart. They always bicker whenever they meet, just like little kids."
Lin Wan'er just smiled; she envied the harmonious atmosphere of the family.
Having grown up in the palace, she rarely experienced this kind of direct family affection.
Her only loving brother is dead, which is why she hates Wu Zhu so much after learning that Wu Zhu killed Lin Gong.
Fan Jian couldn't stand it any longer and immediately rebuked, "You two, sit down properly! What kind of behavior is this?"
Fan Jian spoke, and the two immediately became obedient.
However, for the sake of his wife, Fan Xian still asked Lin Wan'er a question.
"Ling'er is Wan'er's best friend, why don't you talk to your sister-in-law about her situation!"
Ye Chengfeng stood up and bowed to Lin Wan'er.
"Sister-in-law, you are well. I can't tell you the specifics, but I can tell you that Ling'er is very safe now."
Of course, Ye Chengfeng could not tell Lin Wan'er that he had sent Ye Ling'er to Northern Qi.
"It's good that Ling'er is alright. She's impulsive, so please try to be more tolerant of her, brother-in-law."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, this womanizing bastard treats Ling'er very well!"
With Fan Ruoruo's mediation, the somewhat awkward atmosphere eased a bit.
"By the way, you said you'd prepare a wedding gift for me. Where is it? The wedding is over now, and I haven't seen you give me a gift."
Taking advantage of the improved atmosphere, Fan Xian immediately changed the subject.
"It's already prepared for you."
As he spoke, Ye Chengfeng took out a wooden box from under the table.
"What is this?"
Fan Xian immediately took the box.
"Just open it and see for yourself, then you'll know."
Fan Xian opened the wooden box, inside which were three secret manuals.
One book is the Heavenly Dao Heart Sutra, another is the Four Directions Sword Technique, and the last one is naturally the Sword Control Technique that Ye Chengfeng cultivates.
"Didn't you give me one before? Why are you giving me another one? Is there something wrong with the manual you gave me before?"
Am I that kind of person?
Fan Xian gave him a look that said, "You're just that kind of person."
Ye Chengfeng could only helplessly explain, "You don't think that just because you've obtained the manual, you can cultivate in peace, do you?"
"Let me put it this way: even if you practice the secret manual I gave you before, you won't be able to master it even if you do it for a lifetime."
Fan Xian's face darkened.
"I knew you'd screw me over back then."
As he spoke, Fan Xian took out a box from under the table and tossed it to Ye Chengfeng.
Ye Chengfeng opened the box and saw that it contained a manual for domineering true qi.
"Oh my god, you didn't trick me too, did you?!"
"For the same reason as you, I removed some key information."
The family watched in disbelief as the two sixth sons schemed against each other without batting an eye.
Time flies, and two days have passed in the blink of an eye. Fan Xian officially began to take over the Imperial Treasury.
Fan Xian was also troubled by the deficit in the imperial treasury.
However, having just gotten married, he didn't want Lin Wan'er to worry, so he planned to take her to Cangshan for a trip.
Ye Chengfeng and Fan Ruoruo naturally followed along.
Fan Sizhe also went along.
At the same time, Fan Xian also thought of taking this opportunity to completely resolve the problem of the internal treasury deficit.
Before that, Fan Xian also met with the group of elderly members of the Ye Family Chamber of Commerce left behind by Ye Qingmei.
They obtained a list of Kyoto merchants.
Fan Ruoruo was a little anxious in the carriage!
How can I not be anxious!
That's twenty million! She really couldn't imagine how Fan Xian would solve this problem.
"Alright, don't worry, and don't underestimate your brother. He'll definitely find a way to solve it. Besides, even if he can't, there won't be any danger."
Seeing Ye Chengfeng's unwavering composure, Fan Ruoruo's mind raced, and she immediately asked, "Do you have a solution?"
"I'm just a martial artist, what can I do?"
As he spoke, Ye Chengfeng lay down on Fan Ruoruo's lap and closed his eyes to rest.
Fan Ruoruo was furious and grabbed Ye Chengfeng's ear, saying, "What time is it? Why are you still making a scene?"
"Alright, since we're here to have fun, let's not think about anything else. Things will work themselves out."
Soon the group arrived at Cangshan. A few days later, Fan Xian prepared a batch of invitations and had Fan Sizhe send them out.
The invitations were delivered, and it would also take time for the group of merchants to arrive in Cangshan.
About half a month later, everyone had arrived.
Fan Xian immediately produced the prepared explanation.
This is what is known as "treasury debt"!
Ye Chengfeng naturally wouldn't get involved in this.
Because someone approached him!
To be precise, they approached him and Fan Ruoruo.
That's right, it was Wu Zhu who came looking for them.
Ye Chengfeng and Fan Ruoruo can be said to be the only two people around Fan Xian who have met Wu Zhu.
"Are you Uncle Wuzhu?"
"Uncle Wuzhu?"
Upon hearing Ye Chengfeng call out the person's name, Fan Ruoruo recalled that Wu Zhu had seen her back at Taiping Villa.
However, Fan Ruoruo kept her eyes closed at the time and did not see what Wu Zhu looked like.
When she opened her eyes, Wu Zhu had already disappeared.
"Fan Xian trusts you all, and I hope you can protect him."
"Us? To protect our brother?"
Fan Ruoruo could understand asking Ye Chengfeng to protect Fan Xian, but she had only just begun learning martial arts, so how could she protect Fan Xian?
It's more like Fan Xian is protecting her.
Wu Zhu didn't explain, he just put the box he was carrying on the table.
Ye Chengfeng was even more bewildered than Fan Ruoruo.
In the original novel, it was indeed at this time that Wu Zhu had Fan Ruoruo begin to learn sniping.
The problem is, now that there's another person involved, why would Wu Zhu trust him?