Domestic Zone: You already have a system, why join a chat group?

Chapter 66 Damn Subject 1

Fan Xian waved the wooden box in his hand and gave a smirk: "Since we're here, let's take a look together."

The three returned to the car, and Fan Xian opened the wooden box, his face instantly darkening.

Inside, besides a letter, there were only three things: a rubber protective glove that didn't belong to this era, a dried-out candied hawthorn, and a letterhead printed with the name of Danbo Bookstore.

They represent Fan Xian's master Fei Jie, Teng Zijing's wife and children, and Fan Sizhe, respectively.

"Is something the matter?" Noticing Fan Xian's unusual expression, Yan Bingyun quickly asked.

Fan Xian shook his head, passed the letter from Li Chengze, which was half threatening and half trying to win him over, to Yan Bingyun, and then closed his eyes, trying to calm his turbulent emotions and the almost uncontrollable killing intent.

He's a bit confused right now and doesn't know what to do next.

He wasn't worried about his teachers Fei Jie and Fan Sizhe. The former was the head of the Censorate and the world's number one poison expert, so Li Chengze couldn't touch him. The latter was his father's own son, and no matter how arrogant Li Chengze was, he wouldn't dare to easily kill the son of a high-ranking official.

Only Teng Zijing's wife and children...

Just as his mind was in turmoil, Fan Xian caught a glimpse of Russell out of the corner of his eye and suddenly perked up, asking, "Russell, do you have any truth serum or anything like that?"

Yan Bingyun was taken aback by this question. Even torture and forced confessions require skill and time, but to simply give someone a drug that would make them tell the truth... During the time he was imprisoned by Northern Qi, had the outside world developed to this extent?

Russell chuckled. Coincidentally, he actually did have one.

He really couldn't produce it before today, but Han Li was so enthusiastic that he actually had a bottle of True Word Pill in his box of low-grade pills.

This elixir is only effective for cultivators below the mid-stage of Qi Refining and ordinary people.

"Phew..." Seeing Russell's expression, Fan Xian breathed a long sigh of relief: "Then it's alright. We'll go find Li Chengze directly when we get back to the capital."

"Are you going to kill him?" Russell suddenly became interested. In the original story, these two guys were a couple. Was Fan Xian really going to kill him?

"Let's control him first. Once we find out the location of Teng Zijing's wife and children and what he did, I'll file a complaint with the Emperor. If His Majesty doesn't kill him, then we'll kill him." Fan Xian agreed without hesitation.

Are you kidding me? If he had the power to crush you, why would he bother with palace intrigue?

"No..." Yan Bingyun opened his mouth. Although his persona was that of aloof and unsmiling, these two were really treating him like dirt. How could they say anything to his face?

This involves the Second Prince, the royal family!

Even though what he did was really despicable, you should at least try to cover it up!

Seeing Yan Bingyun's stunned expression, Fan Xian patted him on the shoulder with a serious expression and said earnestly, "Young Master Yan, everything is for the sake of Daqing!"

Yan Bingyun: "..."

What else could he say?

Everything for Daqing!

……

"You agreed?"

In the afternoon, Xie Bi'an was preparing to lead his men to ambush and kill Fan Xian. As soon as he received the order, Fan Xian came up to him, grabbed his hand, and said some nonsense such as "I have been drifting aimlessly for half my life and have not met a wise ruler." He was practically worshipping the Second Prince that Xie Bi'an was talking about.

Xie Bi'an was stunned on the spot. If Fan Xian was so easy to talk to, they wouldn't have needed to go through so much trouble with scheming and ambush.

"Of course! Your Highness is of noble birth, and it would be my honor to serve under you. If Commander Xie still doesn't believe me, why don't we swear a blood oath and become sworn brothers? Come on, give me your hand!"

Faced with Xie Bi'an's doubts, Fan Xian spoke with conviction and sincerity, grabbing Xie Bi'an's hand as if to draw his sword and bleed him.

"I believe it! I believe it!"

In terms of strength alone, Xie Bi'an was no match for Fan Xian. He couldn't even pull his hand away. Before he could finish speaking, he was stabbed in the hand. With his meridians stimulated by the true qi, blood spurted out two zhang away.

"Ouch! Commander Xie, you should have said so earlier if you didn't want to. You got stabbed for nothing. Alright, alright, let's leave it at that for now. Brotherhood doesn't need formalities. We'll talk about the rest when we get back to the capital." Fan Xian released Xie Bi'an's hand without any hesitation, patted his butt, turned around and left, leaving Xie Bi'an looking at his bleeding hand, bewildered in the wind.

"Fan! Xian!" Xie Bi'an gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do. He could only grimace as he hastily bandaged his wounds and summoned his trusted confidants to relay the news of Fan Xian's agreement to cooperate back to the capital. He then rode his horse to follow the caravan, lest Fan Xian try any more tricks.

……

A month passed in the blink of an eye. At the last post station on the outskirts of the capital, officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Court of State Ceremonies, and the Court of Imperial Sacrifices were already waiting for them.

"Lord Fan, you must be tired from your journey!"

"Lord Fan's trip has enhanced our national prestige and deterred Northern Qi; it is truly a blessing for Daqing and a boon for our nation!"

Amidst a flurry of flattering words, Fan Xian entered the post station, surrounded by a group of officials.

He smiled and returned the greetings to the officials around him, feeling neither annoyed nor slightly anxious.

He had barely sat down in the chair and taken a sip of tea when he asked, "What's the next step? Has the palace issued any decree? When can the delegation enter the capital? Let me make it clear, I'm not in a hurry, but the Grand Princess of Northern Qi is waiting for us."

Yes, the eldest princess of Northern Qi.

Originally, Fan Xian's caravan was in front, and the eldest princess's marriage caravan was behind. However, due to the relationship between Russell and Xie Bi'an, the delegation stopped in place for a full day and a half. During this stop and start, the two groups met just before arriving in Kyoto.

A minor official quickly replied, "The Crown Prince is also returning to the capital today, and his camp is less than three miles away from your entourage."

"Oh~" Fan Xian understood; he was being asked to make way for the eldest prince.

If it were before going to Northern Qi, I would have given in anyway, since the other party was a prince.

But now, who isn't a prince?

In addition, he needed to let Emperor Qing know that he would not have too much involvement with the other princes.

Fan Xian had no choice but to wave his hand and force his way in!

The question is, how can the princess of Northern Qi, representing the diplomatic relations between the two countries, wait for so long? His Highness the Crown Prince is a man of great principle and will surely understand.

"This..." The officials looked at each other, sweating profusely.

Upon receiving the news, outside the east gate of the capital, a group of officials responsible for welcoming the delegation stood sweating profusely and timidly before the city gate, watching helplessly as Fan Xian's delegation, the Northern Qi princess's entourage, and the Crown Prince Li Chengru's personal guards blocked the city gate completely. No one dared to step forward, and they kept cursing in their hearts, cursing Fan Xian's mother.

"What do you mean? Should we give way or not?" Inside the carriage, Fan Xian observed the movements of the First Prince while looking at Russell sitting beside him.

Since this guy recovered a bit, his appetite has become extremely astonishing. For the past month, he's been eating like a starving ghost, grabbing whatever he could get his hands on. If it weren't for the timely supplies at the post stations along the way, the entire delegation would have been eating tree bark.

"Right turns yield to left turns, left turns yield to straight turns. How did you learn your driving test?" Russell said calmly and casually. If you don't even understand this basic traffic rule, what are you doing riding a horse?

"Goodness! You even know about driving theory test?" Fan Xian was genuinely surprised this time. The alien actually knew about Earth's traffic rules.

"Your mother..." Fan Xian's gaze truly stung Russell. How could he not know? He had taken that damned theory test three times.