Chapter 350: Not Dead
"Senior, do you have anything else to ask? If so, please ask them all. If not, we should get off the bus now."
Mei Chengan didn't want to waste time arguing with him as he didn't get the question he wanted to hear, so he just spoke up and reminded him.
Don’t ask me or not? If you don’t ask me, I’m leaving.
After stopping Sean's bleeding, Fan Xian, who was wiping the long needle, was stunned when he heard this. After glancing at him, he couldn't help but speed up.
I'm speechless. Who is this? You're just urging me. I've been enduring for so long, what's wrong with enduring a little longer? I give in.
Sean smiled and shook his head slowly, as if he had nothing else to ask, but he suddenly stopped while shaking.
Looking like he suddenly thought of something, Sean spoke casually in a relaxed tone.
"Oh, by the way, I do have a small question about your last name that I would like to ask you one last time. It's purely out of personal curiosity."
That's right, the sooner you ask, the sooner you can finish work.
Mei Chengan smiled.
"Just ask, senior."
Sean nodded.
"I think I know a little bit about Qing. Among the common surnames in Qing, Mei doesn't seem to be a common one. Where are you from?"
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian, who had just put the iron box in his arms and was about to pick up the long strip of cloth, paused and turned to look at his fellow villager.
After hearing what Sean said, he became a little curious.
How about the surname Mei? It doesn't sound rare, and in fact it is not rare. But in daily life you rarely come across people with this surname. It cannot be said that there are no such people, but they are very rare.
Of course, this was in his previous life. In this world, it is really rare. At least in Danzhou and Kyoto, except for his fellow villager's family, he has never heard of or seen anyone else with the surname Mei.
Mei Cheng'an naturally had no idea what Fan Xian was thinking, and he didn't have the time to respond to his gaze. He was sneering in his heart.
Old Sean, you're talking in a roundabout way, but what he really wants to ask is just the last sentence. He's quite good at packaging himself.
What he was thinking in his heart did not prevent Mei Cheng'an from doing superficial work.
After a slight smile, he responded cooperatively.
"I grew up in Kyoto, and I vaguely heard my father mention it. My ancestral home is just an unknown place in the countryside, and there are not many people in my clan. It's normal that Senior Xiao has never heard of it."
Sean looked suddenly enlightened.
"I see."
After saying this, he seemed to be thinking about something and kept silent.
Mei Cheng'an smiled at him and turned to look at Fan Xian.
"Then let's go."
Fan Xian said "oh" and after picking up the cloth, he glanced at Sean who was slowly closing his eyes, then stood up and loosened the chain on the hook to free his arms. Seeing that he was obedient and did not make any other movements, Fan Xian turned around and shouted to the outside of the door.
"parking!"
The carriage soon stopped and the iron gate opened. Mei Chengan jumped off the carriage first and began to breathe deeply.
Fan Xian followed closely behind him and slowly got off the carriage on a horse stool. He glanced at him and shook his head in a helpless smile. It was not that necessary.
Well, I'll give you some time to adjust slowly. Fan Xian turned around and watched the tiger guards collect the horse stools, close the door, and lock it.
After they finished the operation, Fan Xian went forward and pulled the lock. After confirming that it was locked, he turned and walked towards his fellow villager.
"OK, let's go."
Mei Cheng'an also recovered. He nodded when he heard this and walked with him to the front of the convoy.
"Hey, Sean asked you so many questions. Which one do you think he really wanted to ask?"
Mei Cheng'an tilted his head as if thinking, and shrugged after a moment.
"I don't understand. What do you think?"
Fan Xian thought about it and spread his hands.
"I have no idea either. It sounds like nothing important... Hey, hey, where are you going? This is the carriage of the human manager Lili. Your carriage is in the front."
Mei Cheng'an, who had his arm grabbed, was speechless. "You tell me, I'm not blind, how could I recognize the wrong carriage?"
"I know, let go first."
"I know you still...hiss~"
Fan Xian took a sip of cold noodles, glanced back and forth between Si Lili's carriage and his fellow villager, and gradually came to his senses.
"..."
Seeing that he was looking at her strangely, and not only did he not intend to let go, but he even held her tighter, Mei Cheng'an was even more speechless.
"Don't think too much, I just want to..."
Fan Xian's eyes fixed and he interrupted directly.
"What do you want to do?"
"At once…"
"Stop it first!"
As he spoke, Fan Xian forcibly dragged him away from Si Lili's carriage and stopped at the side of the road.
"Now you can tell me, what do you want to do?"
Mei Chengan rolled his eyes and said helplessly.
"I didn't say anything, can you please let me go first? It's uncomfortable for you to hold my arm."
Fan Xian uttered a snort, glared, and tightly hugged his arms with both hands, speaking in a stern voice.
"I won't let you go until you convince me. Tell the truth, or you won't be able to go anywhere today."
"..."
Mei Cheng'an sighed, looking tired, and pinched his eyebrows.
"Okay, okay, okay. I'm just saying that I used up too much energy just now in order to deal with Sean's various questions and temptations.
At the moment, I just feel exhausted physically and mentally, and my head is dizzy, so I want to ask Si Lili to give me a massage. That’s it.”
Fan Xian looked at him suspiciously.
"I didn't see how tired you were just now, how come you became like this in an instant? You are not... pretending."
"..."
Mei Cheng'an's expression froze for a moment, then he sighed.
"Yes, I was pretending."
Fan Xian snorted, looking disdainful.
"I knew it."
"I mean, I was just pretending to be relaxed. I can't show in front of Sean that I'm having a hard time dealing with him."
"..."
Fan Xian's expression froze. After thinking for a moment, he decided to skip this topic and look for the next loophole.
"Even so, there's no need to go find Si Lili."
"Si Lili used to be a courtesan. Her massage skills are her specialty. Who else should we go to if not her?" "Your maid's massage skills may not be worse than hers. You brought your maid with you. Why do you have to go to Si Lili?"
"..."
It’s hard to say the real reason, but Mei Chengan reacted very quickly and came up with an idea in a blink of an eye.
"Do you think I really went to her for a massage? That was just an excuse. I actually had something serious to do."
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, somewhat unconvinced.
"Business?"
Mei Chengan looked at him with contempt and retorted in a bad mood.
"What do you think?!"
Although he seemed to be sneering, he was actually stalling for time. His brain was working fast, thinking about what important things he should do.
Seeing his reaction, Fan Xian was unsure whether he was just pretending to be an excuse or if it was true, so he asked.
"So what's the matter?"
I can just ask him directly. There is no time to think about it. What if he is pretending? If I delay for a while, maybe he will really think of it.
He will know whether it is a serious matter or not just by listening!
Mei Chengan said as he thought.
"Yes... it's like this, isn't it because Si Lili has a special relationship with the young emperor of Northern Qi that she was assigned to the Red Sleeves?
So I just wanted to...test Si Lili to see if she knows about the Red Sleeves Plan and how much she knows.
After all, she is the plan executor, I think we need to understand these situations, what do you think? "
Hiss~ There is really something important to do, okay?
Letting go of his arm silently, Fan Xian thought for a moment and nodded.
"We need to find out. If she knows the details of the plan, she must have reached some kind of agreement with Chen Pingping."
After a pause, Fan Xian said thoughtfully.
"Actually, I'm very curious about what conditions Chen Pingping promised her to make her willing to take such a risky action that could kill someone!"
Hearing this, Mei Chengan folded his arms and glanced at him.
"Why don't you go and ask?"
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, then touched his nose with a wry smile.
"She's interested in you, why would I go there to see what's going on? You should go. If she knows, you can help me find out."
Mei Chengan hissed and raised his foot to kick.
"Still spreading rumors, right?"
Fan Xian was prepared and dodged in time, laughing.
"That's what it is."
Mei Chengan rolled his eyes and turned away.
"It depends on my mood."
"Hey wait a minute."
Fan Xian called him from behind.
Mei Chengan stopped and turned back to look at him sideways.
"what?"
Fan Xian stepped forward.
"She and the little emperor of Northern Qi..."
Mei Chengan waved his hand impatiently to interrupt him.
"I know."
He thought of this at the same time when he came up with the first reason. The first one was enough, so he didn't mention this one.
After saying this, he raised his foot to leave again, but Fan Xian called out again.
"Hey, wait a minute, I haven't finished yet."
Mei Chengan was speechless.
"Let it go!"
Fan Xian looked hesitant, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.
Mei Chengan rolled his eyes.
"Will you tell me or not? If not, I'm leaving."
Fan Xian quickly reached out his hand.
"No, okay, okay, I'll tell you what I'm saying."
"Well, ahem, well, you can test it and massage it, but you'd better not make any mistakes, otherwise..."
Mei Chengan rolled his eyes to the sky.
"roll!"
He just walked away after scolding me. Who did he think he was? Damn it!
Fan Xian chuckled, thought for a moment, put his hand to his mouth as if to amplify the sound, and whispered a reminder to him from behind.
"Hold on, buddy!"
The sound was not loud, but Mei Chengan still heard it.
He gritted his teeth and resisted the urge to go back and kill the guy. He quickened his pace and walked quickly towards Si Lili's car.
If we delay any longer, who knows what more ridiculous and outrageous nonsense the guy behind us will shout out.
"Master."
He quickly rushed to Si Lili's carriage, waved to the blue bird and green ant who were saluting him to move aside, jumped lightly onto the carriage, lifted the door curtain and went in at a whoosh.
Blue Bird: "..."
Green Ant: “…”
The two looked at each other, no one said anything, and silently got on the carriage and returned to their original driving positions.
Fan Xian in the distance: "..."
I know you are anxious, but you are too anxious, buddy. This makes me believe that you can resist the temptation of beauty, brother!
After standing there for a moment, Fan Xian sighed. It was pointless to say more. Anyway, there was an antidote. Those who were not dead were not dead...
After forcing himself to comfort himself, he turned and walked quickly towards his carriage. A moment later, he gave an order.
The convoy, which had been stationary for a long time, started moving again and began to move forward slowly.
……
(End of this chapter)
