Chapter 376 I am Li Feiyu (two in one)
ps: I was not very satisfied with the ending of the previous chapter, so I made some changes. I suggest you read the revised content first and then read this chapter.
This paragraph is not included in the paid word count.
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Gundam, who was standing behind him, was also confused. After thinking for a while, he guessed.
"Could it be that... Master Xiaomei has reached an agreement with that woman? Master, did you just see that the woman was smiling at Master Xiaomei?"
Fan Xian was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously glanced at Sean. After thinking about it, he raised the corner of his mouth. Although he didn't think so in his heart, he didn't intend to say it out loud. It might be good to provoke this old man.
Sean: "..."
Sean narrowed his eyes and felt inexplicably depressed. He had previously disregarded life and death because he felt that he was going to die.
But later he realized that the two young men did not want to kill him, and when he heard that they wanted to protect him, his desire to die gradually disappeared.
Now, his will to survive has just emerged, and that brat named Mei seems to have changed his mind again.
He didn't think that the girl would give up the task assigned to him by the bald man. Now the two of them were coming here talking and laughing. It could only be that there were changes on the side of the boy named Mei. This was too... It was too torturous to change one's mind so many times. If you want to kill or cut her up, can't you just do it quickly?
……
"Explain it."
Mei Cheng'an tilted his head to glance at Haitang who was following him. The morning sun shone on her delicate face, giving it a soft luster. Her clear eyes reflected his shadow. He calmly curled the corners of his mouth, shrugged his shoulders, and said "oh".
"When I say I won't fight anymore, I mean I won't fight now."
"Now?"
Does this mean we can continue playing later?
Haitang understood, but didn't know what it meant.
"why?"
"Because I have other things to do at the moment."
"what's up?"
"Uesugi Tiger is almost here."
"Who?"
Mei Cheng'an looked at her, smiled and repeated it again.
"Uesugi Tiger, the war god of Northern Qi, and Sean's adopted son."
"I know."
After responding softly, Haitang closed her mouth, her eyes thoughtful. She did not suspect that Mei Chengan was lying to her. She had also heard about the relationship between Uesugi Hu and Sean, so this could not be false.
As for the fact that the person is almost here, it is even more impossible to fake it. She is right here and she will not leave until the task is completed. There is no point in lying to her on this point.
but…
Although the teacher's task must be completed, she did not really want to meet Shangshan Hu. Whether she could beat him or not was secondary. The main thing was that she was carrying out her teacher's secret mission this time, and the Northern Qi royal family did not know about it yet. Moreover, she and Shangshan Hu were both very famous people in Northern Qi. Once the two of them faced off, not only would the people of Qing Kingdom watch the joke and reap the benefits, but she would also have a hard time explaining if the news got to the Northern Qi royal family.
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a sense of urgency. There were only two options before her: either fight quickly and decisively before Uesugi Tora arrived, or retreat temporarily and wait and see, waiting for the opportunity.
A quick win...
As she thought about it, she glanced at Mei Chengan beside her and saw that he noticed her gaze and grinned at her. His big white teeth were a little dazzling in the sunlight. She stretched out her hand to block her view and continued thinking.
This guy's true Qi is a bit weird, and each stream of true Qi seems to contain several kinds of forces, one wave after another. Even though the two of them had been fighting for a long time just now, she could clearly feel that he didn't consume much true Qi. Although this guy's swordsmanship was not top-notch, he had the blessing of his ghostly body movement. She might not be able to defeat him in a short time. This was... very annoying, and Haitang showed a depressed expression on her face.
"Do you understand?"
Mei Chengan's voice rang in her ears. She moved her hand away, rolled her eyes at him, and asked in a sullen tone.
"When will Uesugi Tiger arrive?"
Mei Cheng'an thought about it and shrugged.
"I don't know either. It could appear at any time."
Haitang thought about it and asked again.
"Then can you fight off Uesugi Tiger?"
Mei Cheng was happy.
"Why, you think it's easier to kill Sean from us than from Uesugi Tiger, right?"
Haitang didn't feel embarrassed when her little secret was exposed.
"That's right!"
"..."
Mei Chengan looked at her with a strange expression.
"Do you have to be so blunt?"
Haitang spread out her hands.
"That's the truth, and I won't be tactful."
Mei Cheng'an was speechless and nodded.
"Okay, that's great. I don't know if we can defeat Uesugi Tiger, but how about... you give us a hand then?"
Haitang rolled her eyes.
"In your dreams!"
Mei Cheng'an withdrew his gaze and laughed. As they spoke, the two of them had already walked close to the group. About four or five meters away from the group, Mei Cheng'an was the first to stop, and Haitang also stopped.
Fan Xian glanced at Haitang, then looked at his fellow villager.
"What's going on?"
Haitang crossed her arms and looked at him quietly without saying anything.
Mei Chengan waved his hand and smiled.
"Nothing. Miss Duoduo is very understanding and decided to try to complete the mission after we defeat the other enemies."
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, and said something subconsciously while looking at Haitang.
"So easy to talk to? Uh..."
After meeting Haitang's indifferent gaze, Fan Xian came to his senses and felt embarrassed. He smiled awkwardly and touched his nose.
Whether saying that someone is easy to talk to is a compliment or an insult depends on the context. In the current context, "easy to talk to" is obviously not a good word. Fortunately, the person he complained about either didn't hear it or didn't take it seriously, and didn't have any stress reaction.
Fan Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This was an upper ninth rank cultivator. Even his fellow villagers couldn't beat him, let alone him.
Mei Cheng'an smiled and walked towards the low rock opposite to everyone. After taking a quick look, he chose a relatively flat spot on the top, turned around and sat down, then reached out and patted the spot next to him.
"Duoduo, come, sit down and take a rest."
Upon hearing this, everyone on the opposite side, including Fan Xian, had a very strange expression on their faces. It had only been a short time, and they were already so familiar with each other? Several people looked at Haitang, seemingly looking forward to her reaction.
As the Holy Maiden of Northern Qi, Haitang was already accustomed to being the center of attention. She didn't care at all. She glanced at Mei Chengan and actually walked over.
Seeing this scene, everyone's expressions suddenly became interesting. It felt like they were eating melons on the spot, which was very exciting.
However, contrary to what everyone expected, Haitang did not sit down at the seat designated by Mei Chengan, but chose a relatively flat place a little further away from him and sat down.
Haitang doesn't care what others think. Her coming here to sit has nothing to do with Mei Chengan. She is just simply lazy and would rather stand than sit.
Mei Chengan looked at the disappointed expressions of the people opposite him and smiled, letting you bunch of imaginative freaks speculate on whatever you want.
After waving his hand to signal Gundam to increase vigilance, Fan Xian looked at Haitang curiously and asked.
"Miss Duoduo, why did you want to kill Sean?"
This sentence is nonsense. In fact, everyone knows the reason. The reason why he insisted on starting with nonsense is, first, because he is not familiar with Haitang, which can effectively ease the embarrassment, and second, because this nonsense is also paving the way for his subsequent questions.
Haitang glanced at him and was quite cooperative. It was mainly because it was too boring to just sit face to face without saying anything.
"The teacher asked me to do that."
Fan Xian glanced at Sean and saw that he had his eyes closed and looked as if he was not hearing anything. He felt a little regretful. He had wanted to take the opportunity to observe his reaction, but now it was too late. What a pity.
Shaking his head, Fan Xian looked at Haitang again.
"Then do you know why your teacher wanted to kill him?"
Haitang paused, glanced at Sean, opened her mouth slightly and uttered two words.
"know."
Then he kept silent.
"..."
Don't stop, just keep talking.
The corner of Fan Xian's mouth twitched, and his expression was somewhat speechless.
Mei Cheng'an, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but burst out laughing. When he saw Fan Xian looking at him, he quickly covered his mouth and waved his hands, signaling him to continue.
Fan Xian rolled his eyes at him, took a deep breath, forced a smile on his face, looked at Haitang, and asked patiently.
"Then why did your teacher kill Sean?"
Haitang glanced at him and spoke briefly.
"I do not want to tell you."
"..."
Fan Xian's smile froze and he was speechless.
Mei Chengan couldn't help it this time and burst into laughter.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."
Perhaps they were infected by his laughter, or perhaps they also thought it was hilarious to see Fan Xian being humiliated, Gundam and his group pursed their lips, trying hard to hold back their laughter, and Sean, who had his eyes closed, also curled up the corners of his mouth.
Haitang glanced at Mei Chengan who was laughing, and became more convinced that this man was sick. She didn't understand what was so funny.
The hearty laughter echoed among the stone forest, and then stopped abruptly at a certain moment, followed by the throwing of a silver needle and a loud shout.
"who!"
Time went back to a moment ago. Mei Cheng'an, who was laughing, suddenly moved his ears. The moment he raised his finger, a silver needle appeared between his fingers. He stopped laughing, turned around, threw away the needle, and shouted loudly. Everything was done in less than a breath.
At the same time, Haitang Duoduo's eyes focused, and she flew up. With a flash of her arm, a short axe appeared in her hand. She raised it high and chopped it down suddenly, also completing it in less than a breath.
Fan Xian's pupils shrank, and he turned to hide. A moment later, the arrow that had been shot at him broke and fell powerlessly to the ground. In the distance, the top of a towering stone peak exploded with a loud bang. That was where the arrow had come from.
"Keep an eye on Sean."
After quickly instructing Gaoda, Mei Cheng'an, Haitang and Fan Xian quickly dodged and hid at the foot of the nearest peak.
"Yan Xiaoyi, Commander Yan."
Fan Xian loudly revealed the other party's identity.
At the same time, Yan Xiaoyi appeared at the exploded peak, holding a longbow in his hand. He looked a little embarrassed at this moment. Not only was his face dusty, but there was also a bloodstain on the side of his cheek left by the exploded debris. He coughed lightly and yelled.
"Fan Xian, today, I will pay you back for the humiliation you in Kyoto!"
Hearing the noise, Mei Cheng'an and Fan Xian looked at each other and laughed at the same time. Fan Xian responded cheerfully in a hoarse voice.
"Oh my, Commander Yan must have choked. He must have inhaled a lot of dust. I hope he's not injured."
Yan Xiaoyi gritted his teeth, hatred surging in his eyes.
"The one who threw the silver needle, please tell me your name!"
His attention was previously on Fan Xian. After the arrow was shot out, he actually saw who fired the silver needle. It was the man who had been sitting on the stone with his back to him. Although he turned around, the speed of the flying needle was incredibly fast. He was busy dodging and did not see his face clearly, so he asked this question.
Fan Xian and Haitang looked at Mei Chengan from the left and right.
Noticing the gazes of the two, Mei Cheng'an was speechless. After thinking for a while, he responded loudly in a slightly rougher voice.
"Commander Yan, I will not change my name or surname. I am Li Feiyu from the Supervisory Council!"
Fan Xian and Haitang were stunned when they heard this. After coming to his senses, Fan Xian almost couldn't help but burst out laughing, but fortunately he covered his mouth in time.
Yan Xiaoyi narrowed his eyes, but didn't think anything else. He shouted while imprinting the name firmly in his mind.
"Li Feiyu! I'll remember you!"
Facing Fan Xian's thumbs-up gesture, Mei Cheng'an smiled.
He didn't expect Yan Xiaoyi to be so easy to fool.
In fact, it’s not that Yan Xiaoyi is easy to fool. The main reason is that although he was famous in Kyoto before, that was just his reputation. The news of his ninth-grade skills was never revealed.
Not to mention that Yan Xiaoyi didn't have any suspicions, even if he did, he wouldn't suspect Mei Cheng'an. The most important thing is that although Yan Xiaoyi was not familiar with the Supervisory Council, he knew that the council was full of talented people. Those people liked to hide their identities because they were spies. In addition, with Fan Xian's identity as the director of the Supervisory Council and Chen Pingping's high regard for him, it was reasonable and not surprising that such a master who was good at using silver needles suddenly appeared at this time.
It may seem absurd, but in fact everything makes sense.
"It is an honor for me to be remembered by Commander Yan!"
Mei Chengan controlled his tone and replied calmly.
Yan Xiaoyi's eyes were stern, filled with hatred and murderous intent.
Fan Xian chuckled and suddenly remembered something. Thinking of this, he looked at Haitang and asked curiously in a low voice.
"Hey, that arrow just now was aimed at me, why did you block it for me?"
Haitang rolled her eyes at him, raised the short axe in her hand and said unhappily.
"You are such a shameless person. Who blocked it for you? I attacked subconsciously. I only realized I was going to shoot you after I was done."
Mei Cheng was happy and looked at Fan Xian with interest.
Fan Xian's expression froze for less than a second before returning to normal and putting on a flattering smile.
"Anyway, thanks."
Haitang glanced at him with her big eyes and uttered two words lightly.
"Need not."
Fan Xian raised his thumb and pointed at Yan Xiaoyi's approximate location.
"Hey, that's the ninth-rank archery god of our Qing country, unrivaled in the world!"
Haitang looked puzzled when she heard this.
"What does it have to do with me?"
Fan Xian ignored his fellow villager's amused look and smiled slightly.
"That's very relevant!"
After saying that, regardless of Haitang's puzzled look, he turned around and yelled with his face raised.
"Let me introduce you. The one who cut off the arrow you shot at me and saved me was the Saintess of Northern Qi, Haitang Duoduo! Commander Yan, killing the Saintess will be a great opportunity to make a name for yourself among the border troops!"
Mei Cheng'an was surprised when he heard this. He pointed at Fan Xian and spread his hands towards Haitang, indicating that he had not expected Fan Xian to do such a shameless thing and was deeply shocked by it. After that, he shook his head, sighed, and stepped back, indicating that he had drawn a clear line between himself and Fan Xian.
Haitang glanced at him and snorted, then looked at Fan Xian coldly, narrowed her eyes, and gradually increased the strength of her grip on the short axe.
Mei Chengan, who stayed out of the matter, hid in the dark, crossed his arms and looked at the two with interest with a smile on his face, looking forward to the next scene.
Yan Xiaoyi started looking for prey from the moment he said his first sentence. Unfortunately, due to the angle, he couldn't see Fan Xian at all. After he finished speaking, Yan Xiaoyi shouted loudly.
"No matter what you say, you will die today!"
Fan Xian looked at Haitang again with satisfaction, put on a worried expression, and spoke in an extremely concerned tone.
"Oh, Miss Duoduo, you must be careful behind. You must have heard what Commander Yan said. He might want to kill you."
Haitang was shocked. She was shocked at how he could so brazenly put on such an expression and say such words in front of her. How could a person be so mean? She was greatly shocked, so shocked that she forgot to release her previous anger and wanted to kill this bitch with an axe. She was so shocked that she gritted her teeth and trembled with anger.
"Shameless..."
Looking at Fan Xian's pretentious look and Haitang's reaction, Mei Cheng'an wanted to hold back his laughter but failed and burst out laughing.
Haitang glanced at him with her eyes wide open. His laughter stopped abruptly and he quickly covered his mouth and waved his hands, then pointed at Fan Xian wildly.
"That's right, shameless, too shameless. I have never seen such a shameless person!"
Haitang successfully moved her gaze away again. Mei Chengan put down his hands, patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fan Xian clapped his hands, an expression of empathy on his face.
"Who said it wasn't true? This Yan Xiaoyi is really shameless! Miss Duoduo, let's go out together later so that we can take care of each other, okay."
After saying that, he turned around and went to the side of the stone wall to observe the enemy situation.
Haitang raised her hand and wiped the hot tears from her eyes with her sleeve, then looked into the distance and began blinking wildly. It was not because she was angry that she was crying, but mainly because she was so busy immersed in shock that she stared at Fan Xian with eyes wide open, forgetting the time. As time went on, her eyes started to sore and tears kept pouring out.
After looking at the distant scenery for a while, Haitang, who had recovered from her stress, fixed her eyes on Fan Xian's back. She twisted her wrist, an axe flashed, and she was about to step forward.
When Mei Cheng'an saw this scene, he forced himself to suppress the urge to laugh wildly, and quickly grabbed Haitang.
"No, no, no, there is a strong enemy beside us, stay calm, stay calm, don't be impulsive!"
Haitang turned her head to look at him, raised her hand, the axe flashed, and she said fiercely.
"If you don't let go, I'll chop you down too!"
When Mei Cheng'an heard the noise, he let go of her hand, took a step back, bent down, and stretched out his hand to signal her to continue.
"Please!"
At such a close distance, Fan Xian naturally noticed the movement behind him, but he still had no intention of turning back. Firstly, he felt that he had a rough idea of Haitang's character from what he had heard and seen. Secondly, his fellow villager did not try to stop him. Yes, you heard it right. If there was real danger, his fellow villager would not have just ignored it. Since he did not care, it meant that he thought the same as he did and did not think Haitang would really attack him.
He might be wrong, and his fellow villager might be wrong too, but he thought the possibility of both of them being wrong was almost non-existent.
Sure enough, Haitang was already behind Fan Xian, with the axe raised, but it was frozen in mid-air and she couldn't chop down.
Seeing that Fan Xian was not turning back, Haitang knew that she could not do anything to him, so she opened her mouth and even wanted to remind him that she was going to chop him.
Fan Xian's calm voice was the first to sound.
"Don't hold it up. Aren't you tired after holding it up for so long?"
Haitang opened her mouth slightly, her tone filled with surprise and confusion.
"You knew I was going to chop you down, but you didn't dodge or turn around?"
"You won't cut me."
Haitang was stunned for a moment. She felt that this scene was familiar and she subconsciously looked back at Mei Chengan behind her.
Mei Cheng'an naturally didn't know what she was thinking, nor did he understand why she was suddenly looking at him. Anyway, he subconsciously shrugged and spread his hands to indicate that it had nothing to do with him.
Haitang rolled her eyes. She realized that, except for the lack of dialogue, this scene was exactly the same as when Mei Chengan exposed his back to her. With the experience from last time, she came to the conclusion very quickly this time. This Fan Xian was just like Mei Chengan, he had a problem with his brain!
How could a normal person trust a stranger so much when they first met and hadn't even said a few words to each other? Moreover, she was the one who was going to have a conflict with them. Isn't this a disease?
Although she had come to a conclusion, Haitang still wanted to ask in person why. It was really too puzzling for her, so she withdrew her gaze and looked at the back of Fan Xian's head.
"Why do you..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a rumbling sound of horse hooves in the distance, the sound quickly grew stronger from nothing. The three people who were hiding turned their heads and looked in that direction. Fan Xian ignored Haitang's axe and took two steps out. Of course, he didn't dare to go too far, his body was still within the range of the stone mountain, after all, there was Yan Xiaoyi behind him.
Haitang put away his short axe and glanced at the person coming from a distance. After seeing the person's attire, he turned his head and looked at Mei Chengan who had stood beside her at some point, and whispered.
"Dressed up as a Northern Qi cavalryman, it should be Uesugi Tiger."
Mei Cheng'an put his hands behind his back and nodded softly when he heard this.
Behind the few people, Yan Xiaoyi changed his position and continued to search for Fan Xian and Li Feiyu. In fact, he had already observed the group of people who suddenly appeared before the sound of horse hooves was heard. After seeing the dress of the people, he fixed his eyes, and then quickly scanned the nearby area. After searching for the target in vain, his figure flashed and disappeared on the top of the mountains.
He had come here alone, separated from his team. He had intended to launch a sneak attack, but he didn't expect that the Northern Qi Saint and Li Feiyu would ruin his plan. Now that the sneak attack had failed, he had to go and reunite with his subordinates. It would be difficult for him to deal with the people coming from the north and the chaotic situation that would follow alone.
As soon as Yan Xiaoyi withdrew, Mei Chengan, who had been distractedly listening to his location, naturally knew it at the first time and spoke softly.
"Yan Xiaoyi is leaving. Go meet up with our people first."
These words were spoken to Fan Xian, who was standing in front of him with his back to him.
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian did not turn back. He just hummed and walked quickly towards Sean to meet up with Gaoda and his group.
Gaoda noticed Fan Xian's figure from the corner of his eye, and hurriedly took a few steps towards him and spoke in a solemn voice.
"Sir, judging by their attire, they are soldiers from Northern Qi."
Fan Xian looked over there with his hands behind his back and hummed.
"It's Uesugi Tora."
After saying that, he suddenly hissed and said while turning his head.
"No, it's black... eh? Damn..."
After walking around in a circle and not seeing the figures of his fellow villager and Haitang, Fan Xian was dumbfounded.
"Fuck, no!"
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(End of this chapter)
