Chapter 246 Jin丨Exclusively published by Jiang Wenxue

Lei Shuo first used a move called “fight”, which caused a thunderous explosion.

Gong Jiu was too close, and he was also very good-looking and did not check for a moment, so he was shocked and his ears were ringing and his head was dizzy.

Lei Shuo seized the opportunity and used the word “formation”, which doubled his speed, as if he was invisible, and got close to Gong Jiu. He then used the word “soldier” smoothly, and hit Gong Jiu’s chest with an invincible force.

He had already thought of how to attack before he started. As long as he used the first move, he could kill someone in a breath!

Once Xue Lian died, he could escape with Xue Chen without any obstacles.

But his hand failed to hit the opponent’s heart.

A golden hairpin suddenly flew over, piercing his palm with such force that it made him retreat half a step and pierced the red pillar behind him.

The prince attacked with the hairpin at the same time, as if he had expected him to retreat. He picked up the teacup on the table and shattered it with his inner strength. He was a step behind the hairpin and embedded it into his throat.

Lei Suo couldn't breathe, and his inner strength also swelled. His face turned from white to red, and soon turned to purple. His eyes gradually lost their spirit.

"What a pity." Xue Chen sighed softly.

The system also felt it was a pity: [Why is he so depressed?]

Xue Chen: [Because he has no way to survive.]

System: [Ah? Why?]

Xue Chen: [It's like Lu Bu is desperate and worships you as his adoptive father. Will you let him go? 】

Lei Shuo may not have the intention to oppose him subjectively, but his existence itself is an obstacle. Even if he led the remnants of the Six and a Half Hall to surrender to the court, Xue Chen would not have kept him.

Blood River Red Sleeves, Should Not Be Retained.

Lei Shuo's Should Not Be Retained Knife is as famous as Fang Yingkan's Blood River Sword, Su Mengzhen's Red Sleeve Knife, and Wang Xiaoshi's Sword of Retaining. Knowing that there was danger today, he did not bring the Should Not Be Retained.

In the original novel, Lei Shuo was willing to give up himself to protect the Six and a Half Hall. Xue Chen guessed that he was going to die today, not as narrow-minded as he seemed. He should have done so in order to separate himself from the Six and a Half Hall and to gain a brief respite for his men, so that Di Feijing could take control of the Six and a Half Hall. For the sake of Yuan Feishuang, there was still a glimmer of hope.

This was a tacit understanding between him and Di Feijing.

Xue Chen was somewhat helpless. Even if Lei Shu died, he still had an influence on Di Feijing. As Lei Shu's only daughter, Lei Chun would definitely be taken care of by Di Feijing.

System: [You really like Lu Bu.]

Xue Chen: [I'm just using him as an example.]

Gong Jiu glanced at the golden hairpin in Lei Shu's hand and said to Xue Chen: "It's a pity. I'll find a better one for my brother someday."

He was in a very good mood. This was the first time he fought side by side with his brother. The two of them didn't even make eye contact, but they cooperated so well, which was enough to show how close they were.

Xue Chen gathered his scattered hair and said, "Let's go."

System: [What twins? There's no tacit understanding at all.]

Xue Chen: [Want to see tacit understanding?]

System froze in an instant: [No, I don't want to. Don't perform. 】

Gong Jiu: "I thought Lei Shuo was famous and his martial arts would not be too weak. I didn't expect that his reputation was not worthy of him. He was killed so easily."

Xue Chen smiled and said, "He is just an ordinary talent, not as good as a young talent like you."

It was not the first time that Gong Jiu was praised by his brother, but the wording of this sentence, and his brother's long hair spread softly, looking more gentle than usual, teasing tone and intimate look, made him feel a little uncomfortable, and his face turned red.

Xue Chen: [Who is my little baby? You are my little baby! ]

System: [Enough! ]

Xue Chen came out of the teahouse and got into the carriage directly.

He was ready to go home, and leave the rest to his brother.

-Yuan

Feishuang had been guarding Di Feijing's side. Several hours passed and no one came to disturb him.

Di Feijing was also in a calm mood, unlike before when he wanted to send him away after a short while.

Something was wrong.

Yuan Feishuang: "What did Lei Suo tell you?"

Di Feijing: "What do you want to know?"

Yuan Feishuang: "Will you take charge of Liufenbantang for him?"

He had asked similar questions before, but Di Feijing's focus was not here at that time, so he did not give a clear answer.

Di Feijing: "I..."

"Grandmaster! It's bad! The Prince of Taiping is coming with his troops!"

Yuan Feishuang curled his lips: "He came at the right time."

Di Feijing seemed to have expected it. After hearing the report, he just glanced at Yuan Feishuang and went outside calmly.

Yuan Feishuang followed him closely, and not long after he walked, he met Lei Chun who rushed in from outside.

"Di Fei Jing." The panic on Lei Chun's face was obvious. "What happened? Where's my father?"

Di Fei Jing seemed not to hear her words and greeted her, "Miss."

Lei Chun was young and had just arrived in Beijing not long ago. She had not yet participated in the management of Liufenbantang. She was not confident enough to face Di Fei Jing and did not force him to answer.

She could see the changes in Beijing during this period of time. In addition, Lei Shuo mentioned several times that he would send her back to Hangzhou, but delayed it for various reasons, which made her uneasy.

"Answer me." Lei Chun said.

Di Fei Jing said, "I'm here for everything. Miss, please go back."

"Is this what my father meant?"

"Yes."

This answer did not satisfy Lei Chun, and even made her angry.

Her father had no time to take care of her and directly left her in Hangzhou.

When he became good friends with Jinfengxiyulou, he arranged a marriage for her with Su Mengzhen, ignoring her wishes.

He asked her to come to the capital, and she came, but now he wants her to leave.

The capital was in turmoil, but she was isolated outside, and he didn't even tell her about her father's safety.

Just because her muscles and veins were weak and she couldn't practice martial arts, did her thoughts not matter?

"I won't leave." Lei Chun said firmly, "I want to stay here."

Di Feijing didn't say anything.

Yuan Feishuang suddenly bent down and looked at Di Feijing, meeting a gentle smile, "Heh."

Di Feijing: "..."

Lei Chun had never seen such a scene before, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you?"

Yuan Feishuang straightened up and crossed her arms: "Senior brother admires you very much."

Lei Chun: "Really? I didn't see that, and I thought he looked down on me, a woman."

How could she think so!

Di Feijing wanted to argue and tell her that he never looked down on her.

Yuan Feishuang: "Just bend down and you'll know."

Di Feijing: "..."

Even though she couldn't see Di Feijing's expression, Lei Chun could feel his embarrassment. Her anger was dispersed by this young man, "No need, it's not important. I just want to know where my father went. Do you know?"

"Senior brother didn't say." Yuan Feishuang came to Lei Chun's side, "Can I call you Chun'er?"

Lei Chun looked at him in surprise. She and Yuan Feishuang had only met a few times, and each meeting was very short and there was not much communication. She was sure that Yuan Feishuang had a mediocre impression of her, and she didn't expect him to make such an overreaching request.

Yuan Feishuang: "Forget it if it doesn't work." Lei Chun

: "Whatever you want."

Xue Chen: [Hehe. ]

System: [? Sudden onset of a serious illness? 】

Xue Chen: [Senior brother has been calling her Chun'er in his heart, but he is actually very scared and dare not speak out. It is so exciting to call Lei Chun in front of him.]

System: [How do you know that he is calling her in his heart?]

Xue Chen's mood turned from sunny to cloudy: [It is written in the book! Delete all your messy things and hurry up to supplement the original work!]

System: [Wuwu.]

It also wanted to ask why Gong Jiu was so late when he was only a few steps away from here. Now it seems that it is better to forget it. It does not want to be scolded.

Yuan Feishuang pulled Lei Chun towards the gate of Liufenbantang: "Chun'er, let's go, don't pay attention to him."

He is very strong, and Gong Jiu can't beat him, let alone Lei Chun.

Lei Chun was forced to follow him outside, and couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Although Yuan Feishuang was not yet twenty, his facial features had already grown. It might be related to the martial arts he practiced. This feminine and beautiful face did not have much masculinity, nor did it look like a woman, but it was full of youthfulness.

She did not feel offended at all. Thinking of Di Fei's surprise behind her, she even felt a little relieved.

Lei Chun remained calm, "Did you have a conflict with your senior brother?"

Yuan Feishuang: "Almost. He always treats me as a child and never takes my words to heart. No matter right or wrong, he only listens to your father."

Lei Chun felt the same way, but he didn't understand one thing: "You are already the hall master. You are very important to the Liufenbantang. Isn't it enough for him to take it to heart?"

"Do you know cats? Cats have a strong concept of hierarchy. A cat that has just been brought home will regard animals bigger than it as stronger and smaller than it as weaker. Even if it grows up and becomes bigger than the original strong one, it will still regard the other as a stronger one. The one smaller than it, even if it grows bigger than it, is still the one who needs protection. My senior brother is like a cat, not a human being."

Lei Chun was amused by him, "I've only seen people compare Di Feijing to a dragon, this is the first time I've seen someone compare him to a cat."

Yuan Feishuang: "That's because they don't understand my senior brother." When they

came out of Di Feijing's yard, there were more people outside. The subordinates of the Six and a Half Hall all hurried forward, and when they saw Yuan Feishuang and Lei Chun, they came over to ask questions.

"Master Yuan, Miss, have you two also received the notice from the Third Master?"

Lei Chun looked at Yuan Feishuang, and seeing that he had no reaction, he replied: "What did the Third Master tell you?"

"The Third Master didn't say anything, but just asked everyone to go to the front, and those who disobeyed the order would be killed or injured. Miss, has something serious happened?"

Lei Chun's uneasiness became stronger and stronger, and she curled her lips: "Won't we know when we go there?"

More and more people came, and the street outside was full of people. The doors and windows of the neighbors were all closed, and there was no passerby.

Gong Jiu stood in front of the central hall like a sculpture, not saying a word, with little expression, and breathing lightly. If he hadn't blinked occasionally, Lei Mei would have thought he was dead.

She sat in a chair in a trance. Whenever someone came from behind, she pointed casually and sent her subordinates to stand outside.

Seeing Yuan Feishuang and Lei Mei coming, Lei Mei said a few more words, "You are here too? It's great, find a place to sit by yourself, and go outside if you feel bored."

Yuan Feishuang: "It's even more stuffy outside, right?"

He went outside to take a look. It turned out that the streets were full of imperial guards with guns. The people of Liufenbantang huddled together. No one dared to escape, and no one dared to speak. The huge place was silent and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Yuan Feishuang came to Gong Jiu and poked his face with his hand.

Gong Jiu immediately revived, dodged and stared at him unkindly.

Yuan Feishuang said with a smile: "Are you afraid of me?"

Lei Mei and Lei Chun cast their eyes on him.

Yuan Feishuang blinked his left eye at him.

Gong Jiu said coldly: "Disgusting."

Yuan Feishuang approached again, and this time he did not dodge.

Yuan Feishuang's voice was almost inaudible, thin, and no different from a female voice: "Leave Lei Chun." Gong

Jiu remained calm.

Yuan Feishuang: "He has given you full authority to handle this matter, you must not let him down."

Gong Jiu said coldly: "Do you know him well?"

Yuan Feishuang: "What do you think?"

"Don't think that you know him well just because your elder brother sent you a letter. What qualifications do you have to point fingers at me?"

Di Fei was surprised to come over at this time and heard Gong Jiu's words.

He had long been worried that the Xue family twins would bully his junior brother, and now he really ran into them, and in his own home!

Di Fei was surprised: "The prince is wrong to say this."

Gong Jiu glanced at him.

Di Fei was shocked: "My junior brother is not the kind of person who meddles in other people's business. If the prince had not come in person, it would not be my turn to say anything."

System: [What do you mean?]

Xue Chen: [He said my brother came to get scolded.]

Di Fei was shocked and didn't want to argue about the verbal dispute, so he changed the subject, "The prince came here in person, he thinks highly of Liufenbantang, everyone in the headquarters is here, the prince has anything to say, just give him orders. The chief hall master has said before, we will not seek death."

If Gong Jiu wants to use them, they will naturally obey. If Gong Jiu wants to kill them, they will not sit and wait for death.

At this time, someone outside shouted loudly: "What's the matter, why don't you wait for President Lei to come!" "

Yes! The prince is here, why doesn't the chief hall master come out?"

Gong Jiu's eyes were like sharp blades, and the people he stared at felt the pressure doubled, and they unconsciously calmed down.

Gong Jiu: "Who said he didn't come?"

He winked at the guard at the door.

The guard called a few people, ran to the end of the alley, and came over carrying a corpse.

A few more guards entered the house and moved the square tables on both sides to the center and put them together. The guards outside came in and laid the corpse flat on the table.

Gong Jiu: "Lei Shou is dead, why don't you surrender?"

The blood on Lei Chun's face faded in an instant. She almost fell down and was supported by Lei Mei beside her.

Lei Chun was stunned for a while, walked to the front of the corpse, and half-knelt on the ground, "Dad..."

Lei Shou could no longer hear her voice. The last expression left by him who had been calculating for a lifetime actually revealed a rare calmness.

He had already anticipated what would happen after his death, so Lei Chun was not sent back to Hangzhou.

Lei Chun held his hand and thought, why didn't you tell me? Am I too weak?

After learning of Lei Shou's death, Lei Mei did not feel happy about her revenge, but rather a little disappointed. Seeing Lei Chun like this, she recalled her past self and became more tolerant towards Lei Chun.

She was once the eldest daughter of Liufenbantang and a legitimate heir. To have ended up like this today, she felt sorry not only for her father but also for herself.

Lei Chun was luckier than her. She did not meet a man who was used to sweet-talking but used her to the end when she was young and ignorant.

Her character was also better than his own. Lei Mei had only known her for a short time, but she could sense that Lei Chun was definitely not a weak person. She would not lose herself for others.

"My condolences." Lei Mei put her hand on her shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Now is not the time to be sad."

Lei Chun wiped her eyes and replied softly, "Yeah."

Di Fei was surprised that Lei Sha's death was not surprising at all, as if he had expected it.

He lowered his head, no one could see his expression, and everyone present could only hear his voice as weak as ever, "The headmaster has passed away, and the eldest lady is the successor, and should become the new headmaster."

The second head of the hall, Lei Dongtian, who was standing on the street outside, immediately objected: "The eldest lady is still young and doesn't know martial arts..."

Gong Jiu slowly walked to the side of a guard in the house. Before Lei Dongtian finished speaking, he suddenly moved.

Except for Yuan Feishuang, no one could see how he made the move.

Lei Dongtian's words stopped abruptly, and there was a bloody hole on his chest, exactly the same as the wound on Lei Shang's chest lying on the table.

Gong Jiu: "I said before, I'm here to pay my respects. Whoever wants to go with him, I'll do whatever they want. Whoever else, please step forward."

Lei Mei smiled and said, "You're not saying this here. The newcomers don't know."

Gong Jiu returned the sword to the scabbard of the imperial guard: "It's not too late to know now."

Lei Mei: "I didn't expect you to have such a good swordsmanship. How come there's no news at all? If people in the martial arts world knew about this, they would definitely call you the 'Sword God' or 'Sword Saint'."

"No reputation is as useful as the reputation of the Prince of Taiping." Gong Jiu said coldly, "No one objects. Lei Chun is the new chief hall master, Di Feijing is still the first hall master, Lei Mei is the second hall master, and you two will assist Lei Chun in managing the gang."

Lei Mei: "Me? What do I have to do here?"

Gong Jiu: "Don't want to?"

Lei Mei: "Who wouldn't be happy to be promoted? I just didn't expect the prince to think so highly of me and give me such an important position. After all, the eldest lady is the daughter of the enemy who killed my father."

Gong Jiu: "Aren't you still willing to do it?" Follow Lei Shou?"

The smile on Lei Mei's face disappeared, her eyes were gloomy, and then she showed a bright smile again: "Yes, I am willing."

Yuan Feishuang was watching the show. He pointed at a guard and whispered: "Go get me some tea and hot water. On the way, check if there are any easy-to-eat nuts in the back kitchen. If there are, bring some over. Senior brother, do you want them?"

Di Fei was surprised: "... No need."

The guard looked at Gong Jiu in embarrassment. Gong Jiu had no time to pay attention to him. When he didn't get a response, he thought of Yuan Feishuang and the eldest son's close friendship, and quietly went to the back to find the kitchen.

System: [You are still thinking about eating in such a serious atmosphere!]

Xue Chen: [It's really interesting.]

System: [Lei Mei should not hate Lei Shou too much. Lei Shou didn't force her back then. It was her own choice. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so contented to be the Third Hall Master for so long. 】

Xue Chen was very relieved that the system finally knew the content of the original novel. He didn’t know what was deleted and what was freed up.

【I think she actually hates herself more than Lei Shuo. But she is not the kind of person who makes things difficult for herself. She will still look forward. 】Xue Chen said, 【Fang Yingkan in the original novel gave her a way out, and now my brother has also given her a way out. As long as she has no problem with her brain, she will definitely seize the opportunity. 】

System: 【Yeah. 】

Xue Chen: 【And Lei Chun is not the biological daughter of her father’s murderer. At most, she is an adopted daughter. So my brother is not Lei Chun’s father’s murderer. At most, he is the murderer of his adoptive father. 】

System: 【Is there a big difference? 】

Xue Chen: 【This is a legitimate reason for her to get on the right track. 】

System: 【Do you want to announce it now? Xue Chen: [

No, Lei Chun has not yet shown her talent. Revealing her life story to the public now will only undermine the legitimacy of her succession and will not have a positive effect. Don't worry about it. Just watch the show.]

Yuan Feishuang watched Gong Jiu and Lei Mei discuss topics related to enemies for a while. In the end, the group of villains came to a very positive conclusion that the past will become wealth in life, and everything is to make the future better.

Gong Jiu dismissed everyone in the Liufenban Hall and took Lei Chun to the back to talk alone.

Di Feijing ordered people to make a coffin, buy incense, candles, and paper money to prepare for Lei Shu's funeral.

The imperial guard who went to get snacks didn't know where to find the kitchen and never came back. Yuan Feishuang went to look for him, carried him out of the backyard, and hurried back to the imperial guards.

Di Feijing was busy with the affairs of the Liufenban Hall and Lei Shu's funeral, and once again had no time to pay attention to Yuan Feishuang.

The coronation ceremony of King Taiping was imminent, and the entity was also busy, and Yuan Feishuang was getting more and more bored.

Xue Chen had a few days of intensive etiquette training at the mansion. In his spare time, he had to approve the ceremonial weapons needed for the ceremony, as well as the utensils, wine, flowers, candles and other offerings needed for the sacrifice. Every expenditure would eventually be sent to Xue Chen for review.

He spent a few busy and fulfilling days, and felt something was wrong: [They are moving the Ministry of Revenue to me.]

System: [I think you are doing it happily.]

[This is different.] Xue Chen said, [Look at Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty. He was the de facto Minister of Revenue. Regardless of how well he did, at least he had the power in his hands. When the successor takes over, he will still follow this procedure. If his ability is not up to standard, he will not be able to do his job well and it will be easy for something to go wrong. 】

System:【But isn't this a cyclical universe? How can there be latecomers? 】

【You have really grown up. 】 Xue Chen sighed, 【Okay, I just want to be lazy. If I can work when I want to, I can work, and if I don't want to work, I can just give up at any time. Just thinking about it makes me happy. 】

【Where can such a good thing exist. 】

Xue Chen thought it did.

He drank cold water at night and ran out to blow the wind, each time for an hour. Two days later, he had a sore throat and successfully developed a low fever.

Xiao He asked a doctor to come over. After the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, he prescribed medicine and told him not to overwork and went back.

When King Taiping heard that the child was sick, he put down his work and took the time to come over.

After entering the courtyard, he noticed that it was particularly quiet here. Xiao He was sitting at the door embroidering a handkerchief. When she saw him coming, she stood up quickly: "Prince."

"Is Chen'er asleep?"

"The young master was just reading a book. He said he didn't want to be disturbed. I was waiting outside."

"This child has been like this since he was a child. I'll go in and see him."

"Yes." Xiao He pushed the door open quickly.

Xue Chen was not reading a book, but simply holding the book in a trance. He coughed from time to time, which made him look a little fragile, and a strong sense of loneliness lingered around him.

King Taiping's heart tightened: "Chen'er."

Xue Chen turned his head and looked, as if he was dragged back to the human world. He put down the book and stood up, smiling and walked towards King Taiping.

Prince Taiping felt his forehead and found it was still a little hot. "Does it feel uncomfortable? Is the medicine ineffective?"

"I just took it, and it didn't work so quickly. I feel hot all over. I'll be fine after a sweat."

"Then you have to keep warm, or you'll catch a cold. You'll suffer." Prince Taiping pushed him back onto the couch and put a coat on him. "What were you thinking about just now? Why were you so engrossed?" "I was thinking

about my childhood. So many years have passed without me noticing. When I think back, it seems like it just happened not long ago. But when I think about it carefully, I can't remember a lot of things." Xue Chen coughed twice. "But I just remembered a lot."

"You're not much different from when you were a child." Prince Taiping said. "You've been like this since you were a child. You don't like anyone to serve you closely. Look at the children of officials out there. Which one doesn't have seven or eight close servants?"

"I just feel uncomfortable when there are too many people around."

"You are so afraid of cold, but you don't like to wear thick clothes. You get sick every autumn, and this time is no exception. Isn't it better to wear more clothes than to take bitter medicine when you are sick? It was the same in the spring. No one changed clothes more diligently than you. You look smart, but why can't you figure it out?"

"The doctor said that I was tired this time..."

King Taiping stared at the thin clothes on his body.

Xue Chen was so angry that he threw away the clothes he was wearing, lay down, covered his head with the quilt. He

still said that it was not a child. King Taiping laughed.

"Okay, it's good that you know it yourself. Have a good rest. I won't disturb you."

A hand stretched out from the quilt and grabbed him, "Daddy."

"What's wrong?"

"I didn't mean it."

"As a father, how can I not know what kind of person my son is?" King Taiping touched his hand. His palm was dry and slightly hot, but there was no sign of sweat. Although he didn't know why he was apologizing, he could easily find words of comfort, "Don't worry, Dad is here for everything." Xue

Chen relaxed and vaguely relaxed his consciousness. He vaguely heard his father asking Xiao He to change the quilt to a thicker one. The weight covering his body was particularly solid.

When he woke up, he was already sweating. Gong Jiu was guarding the side of the bed, just like he usually did when he was in a daze, staring at him without blinking.

The system shared his senses with him. After the main body woke up, the consciousness was transferred from the other vests. Gong Jiu was shocked: [Oh.]

Xue Chen: [Tong, what did you say before? The mission is completed after the soul is repaired. Are there any signs of soul repair?]

System: [I don’t know. How about you open another vest and try it?]

Xue Chen: [That’s what I meant.]