Joy of Life: Invincible Starting from Basic Swordsmanship

Chapter 25: Only by muddying the waters can one fish in troubled waters.

"Do you have to be so obvious? By sending me this message?"

That letter was so obviously written; Fan Xian wasn't blind, so how could he not see it?

"Hehe, you're overthinking it. It's not for you."

"Oh? It's not for me? Is it for Ruoruo? Do you want me to pass on a message to you?"

"That's not entirely true."

Ye Chengfeng thought to himself, "If Fan Xian knew that I had already had Xiao Lan 'snatch' Fan Ruoruo back to Dongyi City, I wonder what he would think?"

"Who is that for?"

Ye Chengfeng gave it a gentle push, and the letter slowly flew to Fan Xian's side, hovering in front of him.

Fan Xian thought to himself, "What a show-off," but still accepted the letter.

"It's for Yan Bingyun. Of course, you can see it if you want."

"For Yan Bingyun? You knew him before?"

"I don't know you. Whether you give it to me or not is your decision. I'm leaving."

Ye Chengfeng's words left Fan Xian somewhat bewildered.

"Old Wang, do you think I should watch it or not?"

Ye Chengfeng's behavior was too deliberate. He said it was for Yan Bingyun, but his words implied that he wanted Yan Bingyun to see it.

Of course, Ye Chengfeng might also be trying to provoke him.

Unfortunately, Fan Xian misjudged the situation this time.

Whether Fan Xian reads the letter or not is unimportant; what matters is whether he gives it to Yan Bingyun.

"My lord, I think we should take a look. What if there's some incredible secret inside?"

Wang Qinian didn't think that much about it; he felt that it was always good to know more.

"That makes sense, let's take a look."

Fan Xian opened the envelope; the contents were not many.

He even knew what he had written in the first place.

The only thing that surprised Fan Xian was Yan Bingyun's background.

Combining the tasks assigned to him by Chen Pingping and Emperor Qing,

Coupled with Xiao En's probing along the way, Fan Xian was already puzzled.

Now that I've read this letter, everything makes sense.

"So that's how it is. So that's what His Majesty and Chen Pingping were planning. I just never imagined that our hero of Nanqing was actually Xiao En's grandson!"

"What do you mean by this, sir?"

"See for yourself."

Fan Xian handed the letter to Wang Qinian.

After reading the letter, Wang Qinian's first reaction was disbelief, but he immediately added, "My lord, this letter absolutely cannot be given to Lord Yan!"

Fan Xian naturally considered Wang Qinian's concerns.

Fan Xian sighed and said, "It's no use. Since he dared to ask me to deliver this letter, he must have guessed this. Even if I didn't deliver it, surely he would have other preparations?"

"Go, take this letter to Young Master Yan!"

Fan Xian's tone was quite helpless, but also contained a hint of anger. This feeling of being schemed against but unable to break the deadlock was extremely unpleasant.

He felt even more powerless than when he first arrived in the capital of Qing Kingdom and faced the Crown Prince and the Second Prince's abuse of power.

After Wang Qinian left, Fan Xian sighed again.

"I underestimated the people of this era, and now I finally understand why Si Gu Jian chose him as his successor."

"Such political maneuvering makes me feel that our Crown Prince and Second Prince of Nanqing are like children playing house."

Although Fan Xian didn't think much of Li Chengqian and Li Chengze from the beginning.

In terms of political maneuvering alone, Fan Xian never thought he was inferior to these two.

Wang Qinian delivered the letter to Yan Bingyun and then left.

Of course, after leaving the room, Wang Qinian pressed himself against the window, secretly observing Yan Bingyun's reaction.

"Hmph, why test me like this? Wang Qinian, go back and tell Fan Xian that I was born a citizen of Qing and will die a ghost of Qing. Why make fun of me like this?"

Yan Bingyun shouted sternly at Wang Qinian, who was eavesdropping.

Wang Qinian felt no embarrassment whatsoever and immediately chuckled, saying, "I know what Lord Yan is thinking, but this letter was sent by the little sword immortal from Dongyi City, so I don't know if it's true or not."

"Hmph, can't you even see through such a crude attempt at provocation?"

"What you say is absolutely right, Lord Xiaoyan. I am not as wise as you."

"Then I shall go back and report to my master?"

"Go."

After Wang Qinian finished speaking, he left immediately.

He went back and explained the matter to Fan Xian.

"Are you sure Young Master Yan said that?"

"Yes, sir. I saw it with my own eyes. Lord Yan's expression did not seem to be feigned."

Fan Xian laughed, a very happy laugh.

"Haha, Ye Chengfeng has probably miscalculated this time. He might not know Young Master Yan very well!"

Where was Ye Chengfeng at this time?

Of course, they went to the General's Mansion, because Sean was staying there at the time.

"Please inform the gatekeeper that Ye Chengfeng from Dongyi City has come to visit."

"Wait, I'll go and inform them right away."

Inside the General's mansion, Uesugi Tora asked Sean suspiciously, "Father, should we see him?"

"This little fox is probably up to something again."

"Then let's not see him, let's not see him. No matter how many schemes he has, it's useless."

Uesugi Tora may seem reckless, but his strategic thinking is also quite good; otherwise, he wouldn't have become such a great general and would be hailed as the God of War of Northern Qi.

"Why wouldn't I see her? Tiger, do you think your father can't outmaneuver this little fox?"

"What Godfather said is absolutely right. Then let him in. Someone, bring Ye Chengfeng into the mansion."

Uesugi Tora is very arrogant. Not only does he think Ye Chengfeng is inferior to his adoptive father, but he also doesn't care much about Ye Chengfeng.

In the end, he was just the master of a small city. If Dongyi City hadn't produced a grandmaster, who would have cared?

Upon entering the General's Mansion, Ye Chengfeng was not "invited" to the Martial Arts Hall by Uesugi Tiger, unlike Fan Xian in the original novel.

Instead, they invited Ye Chengfeng to the reception room.

Here, Uesugi Tora can sit in the main seat, but not in the Military Academy.

"Hello, Senior Xiao, we meet again."

"Speak, what business do you have with this old man, you little fox?"

Without wasting any words, Sean immediately questioned Ye Chengfeng about his purpose in coming.

"Haha, I admire your straightforwardness, senior. I've come to congratulate you."

"What's the source of this joy?"

"I have news of Elder Xiao's grandson; should I offer my congratulations?"

Sean looked at Ye Chengfeng with a big smile on his face, as if he really came to congratulate him.

"Oh, then tell me, where is my grandson now?"

"At the mission's post station."

Sean was suddenly stunned, combining the information he had learned from Chen Pingping over the years.

Furthermore, considering his experiences with Fan Xian along the way, and the fact that Fan Xian's age matches that of his grandson.

I immediately thought of Fan Xian.

"An envoy? Why would my grandson be in an envoy?"

Although Sean really wanted to "reunite" with his grandson.

However, she did not want to cause trouble for her grandson.

"Senior, you don't actually think your grandson is Fan Xian, do you?!"

"Um?"

Sean frowned immediately; that was indeed what he thought.

"Senior, you've been fooled by Chen Pingping. He did this to make you believe that Fan Xian is..."

"Hmph, kid, Chen Pingping never said that Fan Xian is my grandson. I just guessed it myself."

At this point, Sean had already begun to suspect that, given Chen Pingping's cunning, it was indeed possible that this was the case.

Sean never underestimated Chen Pingping; his control over people's hearts was absolutely top-notch.

"Senior, what's the best way to get revenge on someone?"

"Kill him? No, that's too mundane. The best revenge is to destroy his spirit. Senior, how should we destroy your spirit?"

"You've turned my only family member into my enemy, making us kill each other. But if that's the case, Fan Xian is more likely to be my grandson."

"No, although Fan Xian is very outstanding, he is not a hero of Nanqing. In this battle between Nanqing and your Northern Qi, whose contribution was the greatest?"

As if struck by lightning, Sean immediately thought of someone.

"Tiger, go and find out Yan Bingyun's age."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Uesugi Tora left to investigate Yan Bingyun.

At this moment, Sean looked at Ye Chengfeng with mixed feelings. He knew, of course, that Ye Chengfeng was not telling him these things out of kindness.

Instead, he had his own calculations, but it was still an open scheme, and he had no choice but to do as Ye Chengfeng suggested.