Chapter 365: Killing and Burying
Five limbs? What does that mean?
There was a flash of doubt in Sean's eyes, and then he suddenly realized.
I guess the head is included. This is the first time I've heard this term. Four limbs plus one equals five limbs. That's interesting.
With a curl of his lips, Sean said lightly.
"Everything should have a bottom line. When things exceed my limit, at least I still have the ability to kill myself. Chen Pingping is very clear about this, so before asking for the information he wants, he doesn't want me to die, and he can't bear to see me die."
Fan Xian thought about it and nodded, but soon shook his head.
“It still doesn’t make sense.”
Sean was stunned for a moment, then frowned at him.
"where?"
"In order to prevent you from committing suicide due to the humiliation, it was reasonable to use means that did not exceed your bottom line. But now that you are being sent back to Northern Qi, and there is no chance to interrogate you anyway, why not chop off your hands and feet before leaving Kyoto?"
Sean narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashed in his eyes as if he was thinking about something.
Fan Xian leaned forward slightly, revealing a mouthful of cold white teeth.
"Now that you have a glimmer of hope, I think you will not give up this hard-earned chance to survive and seek death. At this time, I will cut off your hands and feet or destroy your martial arts. There will be no threat on the road. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
As he spoke, Fan Xian leaned back again, his eyes full of confusion, and he muttered suspiciously.
"Chen Pingping should understand this principle better than me. Why did he suddenly... become kind to you?"
……
Kyoto, Supervisory Commission, President's Office.
Chen Pingping was lying flat on the couch, resting his eyes. A sloppy old man was squatting beside the couch, chattering incessantly.
"This is also what I don't understand. Northern Qi wants Xiao En alive, but they don't require him to be intact. You can chop off his limbs or destroy his martial arts, but why leave such a big disaster to Fan Xian? What are you thinking?"
The sloppy old man was naturally Fei Jie, who was concerned about his beloved disciple. At this moment, his expression was exactly the same as that of his beloved disciple who was thousands of miles away.
Of course, in addition to being puzzled, Fei Jie also felt a little depressed and indignant, as can be seen from his aggressive questioning.
It was strange that Chen Pingping could fall asleep when someone was making a lot of noise next to him. It wasn't that he was impolite to close his eyes and not look at people, he just didn't want to bother with the old man next to him.
At the beginning he might still have patience, comforting him and answering his questions, but it has been almost a month and he is almost numb.
Chen Pingping's eyelids moved while he was lying on the soft couch. He exhaled heavily, then slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Fei Jie, and said helplessly.
"I've told you a thousand times, you don't have to worry about Fan Xian's safety..."
"I know!"
Fei Jie interrupted him impatiently.
"Your Black Cavalry has been escorting him north, and he has Mei Cheng'an by his side, so he will definitely be safe.
It's just a few words back and forth! Can you tell me something new? "
"..."
Chen Pingping rolled his eyes, straightened his head and closed his eyes again. It was unnecessary for him to pay attention to him.
Fei Jie held onto the edge of the couch and moved closer to Chen Pingping to continue complaining.
"Yes, the Black Knight is powerful, and Mei Chengan is also quite capable, but Sean is no ordinary man after all. How can I not be worried?"
After saying that, he waited for a long time but there was no response from Chen Pingping, as if she had fallen asleep. Fei Jie's mouth twitched and he was speechless.
Feeling bored, he stood up reluctantly. After glaring at Chen Pingping who was pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed, he flicked his sleeves and turned away.
He had not taken a few steps when Chen Pingping suddenly called him from behind.
"Eh!"
Fei Jie stopped and turned back to glance at him with his eyes slanted.
"what?"
Chen Pingping didn't open his eyes either, and said softly.
"Turn out the lights."
Hey~ You ignore me, and I should turn off the lights for you?
Why am I so cheap?!
"I do not care!"
Fei Jie roared, waved his sleeves, and walked away quickly.
Chen Pingping on the couch couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, but he quickly calmed down. After a while, his breathing gradually became smooth and steady.
……
The delegation was in a ferocious prisoner car.
"Huh huh huh~"
Sean lowered his head and looked serious, closed his lips, and squeezed out a few chuckles from his throat before slowly speaking.
"Merciful, this word is suitable for anyone, except Chen Pingping. I guess... he did it on purpose."
Fan Xian raised his eyebrows and spread his hands.
"What does he want? He can't be hoping that you will be grateful to him and give up seeking revenge on him, right?"
Sean smiled.
"Chen Pingping is not that naive."
Fan Xian shrugged and put his hands on his knees.
"I think so too, so why?"
Sean still didn't look up, but his eyes were flashing red.
"Perhaps it is to allow me to maintain sufficient fighting strength."
"Oh?"
Fan Xian asked curiously.
"and then?"
Xiao En concealed the red light in his eyes, slowly raised his head and looked directly at Fan Xian.
"In order to... let me deal with you." A hint of surprise flashed across Fan Xian's eyes, and then he frowned.
"I don't understand."
Sean smiled and said meaningfully.
"Lend me this knife, and kill... and hone your rising star."
All he was thinking about was killing. He changed his words because the word "kill" seemed too absurd to be used in his words and it would be hard to convince the person in front of him.
Since Sean made the changes in time, Fan Xian did not sneer at him and completely disbelieve it. He thought about how when he went to see Emperor Qing, Emperor Qing kept saying that he lacked experience. Could it be that this was a trial and assessment deliberately arranged for him by the two old men?
Emmm…reasonable!
After figuring it out, Fan Xian was a little speechless but not too disgusted. Instead, he was eager to try.
Sean looked at him quietly, and when he saw the excitement hidden in his eyes, he frowned slightly.
The situation... seems to be different from what I expected.
"Aren't you upset?"
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment.
"What's up with you?"
"..."
Sean felt a little disappointed and depressed, but after thinking about it, he gave some advice.
"Don't trust Chen Pingping too much!"
Fan Xian nodded.
"He also told me to just trust myself."
"..."
Sean suddenly felt a little tired and lost interest in continuing the conversation.
He slowly closed his eyes and said lightly.
"That's all for today, Master Xiao Fan."
Fan Xian was not annoyed at being sent away, he just smiled and said.
"Then I won't bother you anymore, please have a good rest."
After saying this, he nodded slightly at him, then stood up and got off the carriage.
Standing beside the carriage, quietly watching the tiger guards on duty lock the iron gate and lower the iron bars, Fan Xian was reviewing his conversation with Sean today in his mind. When he came to the matter of his father-in-law, he frowned, and after a moment he sighed deeply.
I hope my father-in-law can hold on.
After he quickly reviewed the subsequent conversation, the Tiger Guards had also blocked Sean's carriage. Fan Xian nodded to the Tiger Guards and turned away.
Glancing at Si Lili's carriage from a distance, he saw that there was no light and no one around the carriage. Fan Xian walked towards the tent.
He still needs to discuss Sean's plan with his fellow villagers, and ask Si Lili if he has finalized it.
……
Time slips away silently in the day-to-day schedule.
In a blink of an eye, a day and a half had passed.
After many days of journey, the delegation finally arrived at the big lake at the border between the two countries.
The big lake has no name, and no one knows what it is called in Northern Qi, but it is called the Big Lake in Qing. As the name suggests, the lake is very big!
Looking at the endless blue waves in front of him and being blown by the breeze blowing from the lake, Mei Cheng'an felt himself become awake, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
Perhaps as the horizon broadens, people's minds will also broaden. The oppressive boredom during the long journey seems to be swept away in an instant, and everyone laughs very happily and freely.
Mei Cheng'an closed his eyes, opened his arms, gently sniffed the lake breeze blowing towards his face, and then roared happily.
"Wuhu~"
His action did not attract anyone's attention, because everyone was doing the same thing, and some were even shouting more exaggeratedly than him. He was still restrained, at least he did not run and jump wildly along the lake.
After roaring several times as if to vent his anger, Mei Cheng'an smiled and glanced at the delegation that had become lively again, then looked back at the lake.
In the distance, there were many birds gliding close to the lake surface with their wings spread out, and their long and sharp beaks drew a straight white line in the water.
When it encounters a fish that is unwilling to be lonely, it opens and closes its sharp beak with extreme sensitivity, and then it picks up the fish in its mouth and flies towards the shore.
As soon as it landed, the bird controlled its body, raised its neck to the sky, opened and closed its sharp beak, quietly turned the fish around, and swallowed it into its stomach with a gulp, looking extremely relaxed and comfortable.
Mei Cheng'an, who witnessed all this, swallowed his saliva unconsciously and touched his neck, feeling very confused.
How did the fish swallow such a big fish with such a thin neck? It was gone in a gulp? Is this the fish vanishing technique?
"What are you looking at?"
Fan Xian patted his shoulder from behind and stood beside him.
"Why are you holding your neck? Does your throat hurt?"
Mei Cheng'an looked at him and shook his head.
"Have you ever eaten a live fish?"
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……
Although the delegation has now arrived at the lake, it will take several days to go east around the lake and actually enter the border of Northern Qi.
If Sean wants to cause trouble and become Shawshank, it should be in the next few days. This is the consensus of Mei Chengan and Fan Xian.
In the next few days, Mei Cheng'an found several suitable natural plant medicinal materials in the wild fields by the lake. He combined them with the various medicinal materials brought by Fan Xian and prepared an antidote for Si Lili and himself.
Don't get me wrong, that night Mei Chengan successfully strengthened his heart, resisted the temptation, and did not take Si Lili.
Why would you prepare an antidote for yourself then?
Just in case!
Although Mei Cheng'an didn't want her, Si Lili had already aroused his evil desire, so he had to release it. How? With his hands and mouth!
What are you thinking about?! The hands and mouth are of course Si Lili's. She picked the task, so of course she has to be responsible for providing fire-fighting services!
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(End of this chapter)
