Chapter 148 Jin丨Exclusively published by Jiang Wenxue (20,000 favorites plus more)
After satisfying her curiosity, Yun Heyan helped Yu Qi clean up the wound and carried him to the main body.
After staying at sea for three days, Xue Chen planned to rest for a day before continuing on his journey.
Gong Jiu had already arranged a place to stay at the pier, and Xue Chen moved in directly with the vests. He also sent someone to take a few ingots of gold and loose silver, and took the beef soup to the north.
Before the alchemy furnace exploded, the main body handed Xie Heng to Hu Sheng and did not have time to move the wheelchair.
The wheelchair that had suffered so many disasters had already been burned to charcoal in the flames and was completely unusable.
Xie Heng took advantage of these few days to ask Mr. Hu to find a carpenter to make a new wheelchair. Normally, he can only move with the help of others, and his range of activities is limited to the bedroom and the yard outside.
System: [Has Xie Heng achieved his life goal?]
Xue Chen: [How is that possible? My alchemy furnace has not yet been mass-produced!]
System: […]
The thin young man sitting in the yard basking in the sun picked up the wine pot at hand, raised it to his mouth, and put it back.
Xie Heng's medicinal materials were all destroyed in the explosion. Until now, he has not touched anything related to alchemy and medicine, and has not made new drinks to replace the wine.
Mr. Hu still kept his old habit and prepared drinks for him every day. Xie Heng also habitually picked them up, but put them down in disappointment after smelling the alcohol.
Xue Chen: [I still have to work hard to make high-quality explosives that can be mass-produced. It may not be possible to make it by refining the elixir. Now that I have left the Nameless Island, Xie Heng has gained his freedom. I can arrange an empty place for him, ask my father for people, take protective measures, and help him experiment and improve the elixir furnace that killed Wu Ming.]
System: [Can it really be made?]
Xue Chen: [According to the standard of the Pili bomb, with Wen Xue'an's "Fire Tiger" as a reference, there will always be a time to make it. 】
"Fire Tiger" is an extremely powerful weapon that Wen Xue'an exchanged with Lei Yu of Pilitang using "Thousand Suns in Hand". Xue Chen has not seen this weapon with his own eyes yet, and it is not available on the market. The manufacturing method should be in the hands of Lei Yu himself, and it is very likely to be very expensive.
Although it is rare, it is enough to show that the level of thermal weapon manufacturing in this world is actually very high, but it is hidden and there is no way to obtain it directly through simple methods.
System: [What is Xiaoqi doing? ]
Xue Chen: [I found that Xiaoqi is the only one who does not reject drinking among the vests. I went to help Xie Heng solve the problem so as not to be suspected by Hu Sheng. ]
System: [Xiaoqi still looks underage! ]
Xue Chen: [Then I will change my disguise. ]
The system has nothing to say.
The text description of the vest was too concise. Xue Chen himself didn't know how old these bodies were. Judging from their faces, Xie Heng was about the same age as Yun Heyan, followed by Xiaofen, who had just turned twenty, then Xiaoqi, whose age was unknown, and finally Xiaomian, who was sixteen years old.
Xue Chen had been hanging around in the Luosha Sect for so long, and had stayed in four halls. He had also looked through all the documents of the Bai Hall. He not only deduced Yuqi's age, but also found out his date of birth.
Yuqi came directly to Xie Heng, picked up the wine pot and smelled it. He didn't even use the wine glass and drank from the spout.
System: [Don't you want to change your disguise?]
Xue Chen: [Is it fun to deceive yourself? 】
System: [……]
Yu Qi drank wine and looked around Xie Heng's courtyard.
This courtyard was ordinary and there was nothing special to pay attention to. But in Xue Chen's perspective, there was a cognitive gap.
Yu Qi used the bone-shrinking skill to change his body shape, and his vision was the same as that of an ordinary child. After he became smaller, everything he saw seemed very big. The world in Yu Qi's eyes was much broader than the world in Xie Heng's eyes.
He held the wine bottle in both hands, used light skills to jump into Xie Heng's arms, found a comfortable position, and sat on his lap.
As soon as Hu Sheng came back from outside, he saw Xie Heng holding a child in his arms and feeding him wine.
Yu Qi greeted him: "Mr. Hu."
Xue Chen: [Mr. Hu is also one size larger. 】
System: [Just play. 】
Xue Chen:【It's really fun to be a child, not only will my body size become smaller, but other people's attitudes towards me will also change. Physical contact, which adults deliberately avoid, is also a very common thing for children. It would be great if my brother could also disguise himself as a child, it would definitely be very interesting.】
System:【Brother control! 】
Xue Chen:【I've told you so many times, I'm not! 】
Mr. Hu greeted Xie Heng first, and seeing that Xie Heng looked normal, he said with some complaints: "Sir, how can you give wine to such a young child? If it was sweet wine, it would be fine, but these are all strong liquors."
Xie Heng took back the wine pot without saying a word.
Mr. Hu picked up Yu Qi and said, "You look frail, but you are not light at all. You are really strong. You are not allowed to sit on the young master's lap in the future."
Yu Qi squinted his clear eyes and said, "Why?"
Xie Heng wanted to take a sip of wine, but when he saw the place where Yu Qi's lips had touched him, he felt a little disgusted. He frowned, put the wine pot aside, and said self-deprecatingly, "Are you afraid that he will break me? These legs are useless to begin with, how bad can they get?"
The system was pleased: [I haven't seen you act seriously for a long time.]
Xue Chen: [?]
He has been acting seriously all the time!
Mr. Hu put Yu Qi down: "Young master..."
Mr. Hu used to be loyal to the Nameless Island. After being enlightened by the Ninth Young Master, he realized that the person he should really be loyal to was Xie Heng, who had always been taken care of by him.
But he was still unsure about how to treat Xie Heng.
From Xie Heng's perspective, he should be wary of the Nameless Island, and it would be best not to offend those in power. Xie Heng was obsessed with alchemy and didn't care much about external things. Hu Sheng should remind him from time to time, but he felt that if he really did so, it would be no different from before.
Yu Qi blinked: "I'll go back first."
Xie Heng: "Okay."
After Yu Qi left, Xie Heng handed the wine pot to Hu Sheng: "Pour it out, remember to clean the pot well."
Hu Sheng took the wine pot: "Young Master has been too depressed recently, is it because your alchemy furnace is broken?"
Mr. Hu knew that Xie Heng was very concerned about his legs, so he did not mention the wheelchair.
Xie Heng was silent.
System: [Is Xie Heng depressed?]
Xue Chen: [Of course I am depressed! The alchemy furnace is gone, and my drinks are gone too. I have to guard a pile of wine all day, worrying about how to solve the problem. In the past, the wine could be burned as fuel, but now it can only be secretly poured into the sea. After returning to land, even pouring it out has to be done secretly. This is brewed with grain! I deserve to die for wasting it like this.]
System: [Then tell Mr. Hu not to bring you wine anymore.]
Xue Chen: [Do you believe it or not? If I tell him, he will still say that I am depressed?]
System: [...I believe it. Hu Sheng comforted him, "
Now that the alchemy furnace is gone, just buy a new one. The Ninth Young Master cares about you so much, he will agree to anything you ask for. And now that you've left the island, you don't have to stick to one place anymore, you can finally travel around."
Xie Heng: "Travel around?"
Hu Sheng: "You were busy with family affairs before, but now you have some free time, shouldn't you travel around?"
Xie Heng: "Where else can I go..."
Xue Chen: [Xie Heng faked his death to escape, if he runs into someone he knew before, won't he be like Lu Xiaofeng, and come up with a lot of things in his head, thinking that I'm the mastermind behind a case?]
System: [It doesn't matter, you can PUA them.]
Xue Chen: [I never PUA. 】
System: [……]
Mr. Hu didn't know where to go. He didn't even know whether the Ninth Master would still use Xie Heng after leaving Wuming Island.
He didn't disturb Xie Heng's thinking. He quietly cleaned up the table and took the wine pot to wash it.
Xue Chen: [I gave Xie Heng the pseudonym "Gong Wuming" because I wanted Lu Xiaofeng to find Wuming Island and check the old man before my brother did more bad things, and help my brother escape. Now that Wuming Island is gone, Lu Xiaofeng is of no use...]
System: [……] What kind of villain's speech is this.
Xue Chen thought for a while, and used his original body to continue writing letters. This time, he sent them to various forces distributed outside Wuming Island.
Those people's positions are unclear. They are not insiders of Wuming Island. Most likely, they are only loyal to money.
Xue Chen did not reveal too much information in the letter. He just wrote that the contact information of Wuming Island would be changed from now on. The specific change would be notified later. He also required them to reply and express their attitude.
After writing the letter, Xue Chen sat in a chair for a while.
Xue Chen: [What are the forces outside Wuming Island used for except making money to support invisible people? And the management methods are all stained with blood. I am really sick to take over such a rotten stall.]
System: [Yes.]
Xue Chen: [???]
He turned around and locked the system in the small dark room.
After Xie Heng's wheelchair was completed, Xue Chen asked him and Hu Sheng to return to Beijing first, and he took Yun Heyan to various places to inspect the industry of Wuming Island.
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Jinghu South Road, Shaozhou.
A bright carriage followed the path into the city and stopped in front of the inn.
Several idle men on the street immediately noticed the rich-looking driver. They winked at each other and followed him into the inn.
Looking back, I saw a young man in white clothes coming out of the carriage and entering the inn with two rows of guards.
The waiter immediately came forward and said, "Sir, are you staying at the hotel?"
The guard beside him glanced at the price list hanging on the wall and took out a silver ingot: "Stay at the hotel, two upper rooms and two open rooms."
The waiter said, "You have come to the right place. Although the rooms in our hotel are not the best in the city, they are the cleanest. They are cleaned every day, and the bedding is also dried every day. Please sign here."
When staying at the hotel, you need to register your identity information, as well as where you come from and where you are going. After
the guard finished the registration, he ordered someone to bring in the luggage.
They cleaned the room again, replaced all the bedding and pillows with their own, and then came downstairs and respectfully invited the man in white to rest in the room.
The young man in white was aloof and silent the whole time, seemingly not taking the inn seriously.
After these people left, the two idle men walked to the counter and asked the waiter, "Who is this man? Where did he come from?"
The waiter flipped through the booklet and said, "The young man's surname is Wen, his name is Ge, and he is from the capital. The rest are all his servants. I just saw that when the black-clad guard took the money, the package was full of gold. He was a fat sheep."
The idle man nodded and left the inn together.
Zuo Tai put away his luggage and came out of the house. He was about to look for Xue Chen, but he ran into the black-clad killer head-on.
He was stunned for a moment: "Are you going to the young master's place too?"
Yun Heyan shook her head and turned to go downstairs.
Zuo Tai was not familiar with Yun Heyan. He only knew that this person was transferred to the eldest young master by King Taiping himself and was very trusted by the eldest young master.
Before on the Nameless Island, the eldest young master was very close to him. Many things were not even told to them, the personal guards, and all were left to Yun Heyan.
Zuo Tai knew very well that they were the prince's people after all.
Although it was unclear why the eldest young master exchanged identities with the prince, since the eldest young master did not say it explicitly, they could only pretend not to know.
Zuo Tai came to Xue Chen's room and was about to knock on the door when he heard someone inside say, "Come in."
He pushed the door open and saw the young man in spotless white clothes sitting at the table, and he still felt dazed.
If the eldest son was not in poor health and had been ill once at Wanmei Villa, who would have thought that this man who looked exactly like the prince and even had the same demeanor was actually the gentle eldest son?
Xue Chen said calmly, "Is there anything wrong?"
Zuo Tai bowed and said, "The young master was under surveillance when he entered the city. This store is also opened by people from the island. I saw that the waiter's eyes were uncertain and seemed to be observing the young master. Why don't you just reveal your identity to avoid getting into danger?"
Xue Chen: "You also discovered it."
Zuo Tai originally looked down on Xue Chen.
He thought that although the eldest son was smart, he had never left the palace and had little experience in the martial arts world. He didn't expect that his observation ability was amazing and he had already noticed what he said.
Zuo Tai: "Sir, you only brought 60 guards with you. There are all kinds of people in Shaozhou City. I don't know how many people are secretly watching you. Please take your safety as the most important thing."
Xue Chen shook his head: "I came here for this reason. I have made up my mind. There is no need to say more. Besides, the city may not be as scary as you think. Gong Jiu's identity is not useful, but he has other identities, right? I don't believe that the local government is colluding with the gangs."
Zuo Tai had to obey his orders and retreated.
Yun Heyan followed the two idle men outside to a hall.
The gang here is called Huwei Gang, and the local people are afraid of it.
Yun Heyan jumped to the rooftop, bent down and walked along the ridge until she came to a small courtyard. She listened to the two idle men reporting to the man who looked like the steward. They told her everything about their entry into the city, the inn they stayed in, and the place they registered at the inn and were going to.
The steward took out the reward money and said, "You did a good job. These are all rewards for you."
The idle man was delighted, took the money and left.
The steward went to another place and repeated what the two idle men had said to the man above.
The man immediately said, "Then what are you waiting for? We will send people outside the city tomorrow, and as soon as the young master leaves the city, we will capture them!"
Xue Chen: [It turns out that they are in large numbers. No wonder my brother's guards are so worried. He must have been here and is very clear about how these people make money.]
System: [Is it your brother's fault again?]
Xue Chen: [Don't forget, my brother spends money directly with gold. If he is doing a legitimate business, how long will it take to earn a piece of gold? It's all the fault of the old man. He raised my brother to be like this! It was too easy for Da Mian to kill him with a sword.]
System: [......] Brother control!
Xue Chen: [Are you secretly saying that I am a brother control again?]
System: [......]
Xue Chen sneered: [Heh. 】
System: [……]
Xue Chen: [Yes, I am. What’s wrong with me being a brother-con?]
System: [I’m wrong. Be more normal.]
Xue Chen: [Thanks to you. Otherwise, I might not be able to figure this out.]
System: [What’s the reason? You are a brother-con?]
Yun Heyan jumped down from the roof and followed the steward to watch him inform others. Although he was tall, he was like a cat on the roof. He didn’t make any sound. Few people even noticed the black shadow flashing above.
Xue Chen: [Actually, I’m just too thin-skinned. I care too much about what others think of me.]
System: [……Is that so?]
Xue Chen: [I have been conscientiously playing the role of a pseudonym and restraining myself. I dare not let myself go. Isn’t it because of this?]
System: [Ah? 】
Xue Chen: 【The vests that were pulled out are scrapped again. From the undignified Xie Heng to the undignified Xiao Qi, each vest has its own flaws. Xiao Mian is better. Out of sight, out of mind. All other vests have encountered discrimination, which caused me great trouble. 】The more
the system listened, the more it felt that he was talking nonsense.
Xue Chen: 【So I decided to let go a little. 】
System: 【? 】
Xue Chen: 【I just think too much about others and have too high moral standards for myself, but I never thought about whether other people know when to stop when they get along with me. In the future, you can't just play as a vest. Vests with full synchronization rates can learn from Xiaofen. Whoever makes me unhappy, I will make him unhappy. Especially my brother, I must not let him go easily! 】
System:【I don't know why, but I'm a little scared.】
Xue Chen:【You're right to be scared!】
System:【……】
The main body brought a lot of guards. For safety, the Huwei Gang directly called in 500 people. From Yun Heyan's perspective, they were standing densely in a large area.
These people should eat well on weekdays. They look tall and strong, and their physique is better than that of ordinary soldiers.
After the steward left, Yun Heyan followed him, attacked him from behind, pierced his back with a sword, pulled out the sword and left immediately.
The steward wanted to do a big fight, but the joy in his heart had not yet subsided, and he fell down inexplicably.
Before he died, he wanted to look back at the murderer's appearance. He turned around with all his strength, but found that there was no one in the alley. He was horrified and felt that he might have been punished for his evil deeds. He lost his voice in fear.
Yun Heyan came to the superior who was in charge again.
This person should be the leader of the Huwei Gang, and his residence is in the center of the gang.
Yun Heyan walked in quietly, his tall figure blocked the sunlight, and the shadow covered the gang leader.
The gang leader looked up and saw a strange face. He couldn't help but be shocked and angry: "Who are you? Why did you break in without permission?"
Yun Heyan: "Nameless Island."
Yun Heyan's sense of oppression was too strong, and it was obvious that he was a very powerful master.
The gang leader suppressed his panic: "You want to seek revenge on the people of Wuming Island?"
Yun Heyan shook his head: "What else does your gang do besides robbing?"
The gang leader looked at him blankly.
Yun Heyan sighed: "Forget it."
The sword flashed, and the gang leader lost his voice in an instant.
Yun Heyan didn't care about the minions under him anymore. He took the token of the original body and came to the government office. After showing the token, he successfully met the county magistrate and asked the county magistrate to take the yamen runners to collect the bodies of the Huwei Gang.
The county magistrate was shocked. He took the token and looked at it several times. After confirming that it was not a fake, he ordered the yamen runners to go to the Huwei Gang.
Yun Heyan returned to the inn and went back to the house to rest. After a while, she heard cheers from downstairs. The yamen runners carried two corpses covered with white cloth and walked through the street. The people stopped to watch, their faces full of joy.
The original body had a cold face and was not happy at all.
System: [What's wrong with you?]
Xue Chen: [It feels like my brother got all his money this way, not much of it comes from legitimate sources. Do I have to get rid of all those forces? Without those incomes, let alone private soldiers, I can't even support my brother.]
System: [What should I do?]
Xue Chen: [Never mind, let's go back and teach him a lesson first.]
After staying in the inn for a day, they had to fill in information and register again when they left.
Xue Chen entered the carriage surrounded by guards. Zuo Tai stayed at the counter to fill in the information and looked at the waiter meaningfully: "You dared to leak the news about the Ninth Master. The Ninth Master is very unhappy."
The waiter's face turned pale: "Ninth... Ninth Master?"
Zuo Tai said: "How do you think those people from the Huwei Gang died?"
The waiter knelt in front of Zuo Tai in front of the public, in front of all the diners: "I deserve to die! I deserve to die! I am ignorant and have offended the Ninth Young Master. Please spare my life!"
Zuo Tai said coldly, "You take yourself too seriously. The Young Master is of noble status. How could he take someone like you seriously?"
The waiter kept kowtowed: "Yes, thank you, sir, thank you, young master."
Zuo Tai: "I'll spare you this time, but I may not spare you next time. You'd better take care of yourself."
After saying that, he left the inn.
The waiter kept kowtowed until someone stopped him and he woke up from his fear. He wiped the cold sweat from his head and found that his hands were all bloody.
The kind guest asked, "Who is that man? Why are you so afraid of him?"
The waiter said, "Don't ask, don't ask. If you know, you will die."
After saying that, he staggered to the back.
The guest looked at the direction the carriage left and thought: "Ninth Young Master..."
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"Young Marquis, something happened in Shaozhou. The leader of the Huwei Gang was assassinated, and a manager also died." Someone stood in front of Fang Yingkan and reported the news from various places to him.
Fang Yingkan was dealing in daily necessities. It seemed that the profit was very small, but they were things that were used every day.
His business was very big, all over the country, even in the Jin Kingdom. If
a person wanted to do business to this extent, he had to get through the checkpoints in various places to ensure that the things would not be seized when they were transported, and the money would not be robbed when it came back.
Not only that, Fang Yingkan also had to ensure that his things had a market. The gangs in various places would take his money and help him suppress other merchants to ensure that his goods sold better.
The Tiger Power Gang was one of them.
Fang Yingkan actually didn't remember this small gang very well. After hearing the news, he was stunned and said indifferently: "If he dies, we will replace him. If we really can't choose one, we will support someone else to sit on the position of gang leader."
The messenger said: "It's too late. After the leader of the Tiger Power Gang died, someone immediately took the secret order from the Taiping Palace to the local government office. The local officials have always regarded the Tiger Power Gang as a thorn in their eyes. When the gang leader died, it was a time when there was no leader. The officials in the government office were very worried. After receiving the order, he brought back the bodies of the Huwei Gang and asked the army to cooperate in detaining the gang members. Now there is no Huwei Gang anymore.
Fang Yingkan: "Secret order from the Taiping Palace? Is this news accurate?"
The messenger said: "It is absolutely true."
Fang Yingkan pondered for a moment: "I know. Don't worry about Shaozhou for now. Let's talk about it after this storm is over. You can go down."
After everyone left, Fang Yingkan sent a visiting card to the Taiping Palace. After receiving the reply, he took a sedan chair to the Taiping Palace.
The former Taiping King was very distant from anyone in the court. Except for major events such as weddings and funerals, the Taiping King rarely invited others to his palace. Those who came to visit were basically the Taiping King's subordinates. Even if other officials wanted to give gifts to the Taiping King, they would usually send someone to bring them directly to sit for a while and then leave.
Fang Yingkan had been here several times, but he was still not familiar with the Taiping Palace.
The servant of the Taiping Palace took him to the flower hall: "Young Marquis, please wait a moment, the eldest son will be here soon."
Fang Yingkan asked: "Eldest son?" The
servant said: "The prince is still in the army, the prince is not at home, only the eldest son is at home. Everything in the mansion is decided by the eldest son, and the post sent by the marquis is also written by the eldest son."
Fang Yingkan smiled and said: "So that's how it is, thank you eldest son."
A moment later, Gong Jiu brought Xiao He to the flower hall.
Gong Jiu was wearing his brother's clothes, his hair was not combed as tightly as usual, his expression was relaxed, showing a little indifference, not as cold as usual.
Fang Yingkan stood up: "Sir, I'm sorry to bother you."
Gong Jiu: "Young Lord, you're welcome."
Fang Yingkan: "How is your health?"
Gong Jiu's face was always pale, and now it looked bloodless. He didn't need to pretend to be Xue Chen, and it didn't feel awkward to say that he was not in good health.
He said lightly: "My health has always been like this. It's not very good, but not too bad either."
Fang Yingkan: "I'm going to do what I promised you. I wonder what you want to ask?"
Gong Jiu knew what he was talking about.
It was related to his brother's future, and Gong Jiu was very concerned about it. He didn't agree with Xue Chen taking on this task. If he really let Xue Chen do it himself, the more outstanding he was, the more scolding he would get.
Now Fang Yingkan is willing to take over and bear the bad reputation for Xue Chen, thus solving a big problem.
Gong Jiu's attitude became more enthusiastic: "I don't understand these. When it comes to understanding the emperor, the young marquis knows more. I believe that the young marquis can do a good job, and the strange stones he finds will definitely satisfy the emperor."
"I will do my best. It's just that the eldest son promised me..." He smiled and complained: "I heard that the eldest son has been very close to Lord Liu of the Shumiyuan recently. Lord Liu often comes to visit the mansion?"
Gong Jiu nodded.
Before Xue Chen left, he told him that he didn't have to do anything, just stay at home to recuperate. Liu Yixuan and Yuan Feishuang will come to see him by themselves. At that time, he will invite the two people in to make a scene. When the time comes, the two will naturally go back.
These things are very convenient to do, and Gong Jiu doesn't need to worry too much. Now there are rumors in the capital that the Taiping Palace is preparing to join forces with Cai Jing. Everything is developing according to the eldest brother's expectations.
The only bad thing is that Liu Yixuan and Yuan Feishuang always come suddenly. Gong Jiu has reminded them several times and sent a message in advance, but these two people still do their own thing. Now he dares not leave the palace in broad daylight, let alone find someone to whip him in the daytime.
Fang Ying said unhappily: "What does the eldest master mean? Are you really going to join forces with Cai Jing?"
Gong Jiu: "It's just a delaying tactic."
Fang Yingkan: "My lord, please don't forget what we have to do."
Gong Jiu didn't like his aggressive look and nodded silently.
After paving the way, Fang Yingkan talked about the real purpose of his trip: "The prince is not at home?"
Gong Jiu: "He had some things to do and left the palace a few days ago. Does the young marquis have something to do with Lian'er?"
Fang Yingkan: "My people seem to have met the prince on Jinghu South Road, but I'm not sure. I didn't expect that the prince was really not here. Maybe the person over there is really your brother."
Gong Jiu's expression changed slightly: "Really?"
Fang Yingkan: "Look..." Young Master Lai doesn't know yet. I heard that there is a local tyrant in Shaozhou, called the Huwei Gang, who is arrogant and domineering, and doesn't even give face to the county government. Not long ago, the gang leader was killed, and not long after he died, someone went to the government with a secret order from the palace, ordering people to collect the body. "
Gong Jiu has a good memory and knows the power of Wuming Island very well. Hearing Fang Yingkan say this, he already understood what his elder brother was doing.
Seeing that he had no reaction, Fang Ying continued, "Does the eldest master know about this?"
Gong Jiu: "I have been staying at home all the time and have never known what is happening outside. If it was really done by Lian'er, he must have his own ideas."
Fang Ying nodded: "I also learned about it from my subordinates by chance. The eldest master also knows that my subordinates are a mixed bag. Although some of them are not good people, they have outstanding talents. I need these people to manage my business, and these people have all kinds of connections, so it is inevitable that they will collide with the Huwei Gang. Such gangs have intersections. "
Gong Jiu's face darkened: "Do you think Lian'er intends to target the Huwei Gang in order to clip your wings?"
Fang Yingkan smiled: "Of course I don't mean that. Who doesn't know that the relationship between the prince and the eldest son is the best? I am a friend of the eldest son, and I should also be called a friend of the prince. The prince may not know the inside story. This incident is just a coincidence."
Fang Yingkan's words are full of meaning. As long as you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to hear that he is reminding the "eldest son" to be careful of the "prince".
Gong Jiu was proud in his heart, but Fang Yingkan didn't know that he was the one who stayed in the mansion, and the one who was outside was his brother.
The eldest brother took action against the Huwei Gang not to quarrel with Fang Yingkan, but for himself.
Gong Jiu: "Young Marquis, you worry too much, it is indeed a coincidence."
Fang Yingkan: "Then I'm relieved. I'm about to go out, I wonder if the eldest master has chosen someone to accompany me?"
Before Xue Chen left, he had mentioned to Fang Yingkan that he wanted to send someone to train with him, but he suddenly decided to go to the Nameless Island. The only suitable person, Yun Heyan, was taken away by his original body, so he had to open a new alias.
The new alias stayed in the Western Regions for a while, and when it came to the Central Plains, several days had passed, and it was impossible to catch up with Fang Yingkan's actions.
Xue Chen readjusted the plan and asked Liu Yixuan to bring a letter to Gong Jiu, telling him how to answer when Fang Yingkan asked.
He deliberately used the original body's font when writing the letter, which looked like it was written by the original body himself.
Gong Jiu didn't suspect anything and took his brother's words to heart.
He said according to Xue Chen's suggestion: "Just go, someone will come to find you when the time comes."
Fang Yingkan said: "Okay."
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Xie Heng returned to the capital first, and under Hu Sheng's arrangement, he moved into a house not far from the Taiping Palace.
Hu Sheng arranged daily necessities and bought two maids to be responsible for daily cooking and sweeping.
He was very thoughtful and bought all the alchemy furnace, soil, medicinal materials and other things that Xie Heng needed, and vacated a separate room to use as an alchemy room.
Boxes of things were carried into the yard, and it was very noisy with people coming and going. Xie Heng seemed unaware, sitting in a wheelchair, looking up at the sky, as if his thoughts had left the world.
System: [What are you thinking about?]
Xue Chen: [Don't make noise, I'm calculating.]
The system fell silent.
After a while, Xie Heng retracted his gaze and saw Hu Sheng standing in the distance, staring at him anxiously. When he saw him looking back, he immediately looked away.
Xue Chen was speechless: [Why is he always like this? He makes it seem like I'm miserable.]
System: [But you are indeed miserable. You kept it a secret from Hu Sheng every day and poured out the wine. When you couldn't hide it anymore, you had to drink it yourself. It's okay to drink, but you also have to pretend to enjoy it.]
Xue Chen: [Wuwu, stop talking. The hard days are over. I've survived.]
System: [What did you just say? 】
Xue Chen: [I am calculating how long it will take for Fang Yingkan to reach Jiangnan, and then calculating Xiao Qi's moving speed to determine how long Xiao Qi can stay on the road. There is also the time when the original body returns to the capital. It is best to stagger things, so that you can divide your energy and solve things one by one, instead of doing them all at once. 】
System: [... Such a difficult math problem. 】
Xue Chen: [It's okay, Xie Heng's calculation ability is top-notch. If I use the original body's brain to calculate, I will have to calculate for a long time to get the result. 】
He pushed the wheelchair and turned around awkwardly.
Hu Sheng immediately stepped forward and held the armrest at the back: "Where do you want to go, sir?"
Xie Heng: "Change clothes and go to the Taiping Palace to visit the eldest son."
Hu Sheng pushed him into the house.
Xie Heng leaned back in the chair and watched Hu Sheng find clothes for him.
He had just moved in and hadn't sorted out his things yet. All his clothes were in boxes, and they were not as convenient to take out as those in the closet.
The system asked in confusion: [What are you doing in the palace? Does Xie Heng know that you and Gong Jiu are exchanging identities?]
Xue Chen said briskly: [To teach his brother a lesson.]
Hu Sheng took out a turquoise robe and put it on Xie Heng, then half-carried him up.
Xie Heng had no feeling in his legs, and he leaned on Hu Sheng, holding Hu Sheng's neck, and waited for Hu Sheng to sort out his clothes before sitting back in the wheelchair.
Hu Sheng held his feet, put on new shoes and socks, put them on the footrest of the wheelchair, and pushed him out of the house. When he went out, he used his inner strength to lift him and the wheelchair together, stepped over the threshold and continued to walk forward.
Hu Sheng looked at Xie Heng holding the handrail tightly with both hands, as if he was afraid of falling, and felt very uncomfortable.
Xue Chen: [I also want to fly two ways.]
System: [? ? ? ? ! ! ! ! I beep——]
Xue Chen: [What the hell are you thinking about?]
The system said tentatively: [Shuangfei. This word is not blocked!]
Xue Chen: [You are a little too knowledgeable.]
System: [I don't understand, why do you suddenly want to play such a big deal? Who are you with?]
Xue Chen: [Idiot.]
System: [Why are you scolding me suddenly?]
Xue Chen: [Shuangfei is the name of the wheelchair that Wuqing used before! You are the one who is wronged, or the system! What kind of system are you?]
System: [...Oh, I have no brains.]
After a while of silence, when Mr. Hu pushed Xie Heng to Hefangzhai, Xue Chen said doubtfully: [Is Wuqing sick? He gave the wheelchair such a name?]
System: [I think so too! Living together and flying together with the wheelchair? 】
Xue Chen: 【He also has a sedan chair, and he also gave it a name.】
System: 【……】
So they really are a couple?