Joy of Life: Invincible Starting from Basic Swordsmanship

Chapter 48: A chilling thought, Fan Xian realizes the truth.

Ye Chengfeng and Fan Xian became more and more excited as they talked, and their plan became more and more complete.

At this point, the two were worried that the wildfire would burn for too long.

After all, if they did that, they would be trapped on the mountain.

Being scorched by such a wildfire for a day or two is extremely uncomfortable.

After the plan was finalized, Fan Xian called Gao Da over.

"My lord, you called for me? Rest assured, my lord, I will protect you even at the cost of my life."

"Don't be so pessimistic, Lao Gao. I already have a plan that will definitely help us get through this crisis."

"Ah? My lord, what is the plan?"

"This can be kept secret for now. I'm going to give you a few tasks."

"What are your orders, sir?"

"Send some skilled men to that pine forest to collect pine nuts and needles, and prepare some logs."

Even if Fan Xian didn't give the order, Gao Da had already had people prepare the rolling logs.

For defending a high mountain, rolling logs are definitely a powerful defensive tool.

"Sir, I understand the need to prepare rolling logs, but what is the purpose of preparing pine nuts and pine needles?"

Gao Da was puzzled. In his opinion, Songzi was only good for fighting ordinary people.

However, the ambushers at the foot of the mountain were at least sixth-rank martial artists, so even if they used true qi to throw the needles, the power would not be too great.

"Go and make the preparations. Oh, and find a way to hollow out the middle of the log; I need it."

"Also, clear away all the flammable materials around us. If conditions permit, pile all the flammable materials at the entrance at the foot of the mountain."

Gao Da wasn't stupid. When Fan Xian mentioned "flammable material" and "combustible material," he immediately understood his master's plan.

"Understood, I will take care of it immediately."

Gundam, who had guessed the general plan, also had a bright idea.

This hillside is indeed very suitable for using fire attacks.

Once everything is prepared, this crisis can be considered resolved.

Now that the crisis is over, we need to think carefully about who was behind this ambush.

"Brother-in-law, who do you think was behind this ambush?"

Ye Chengfeng stroked his chin and pondered for a moment.

"Li Chengze wouldn't be so unwise. He's just smuggling. This ambush tactic is too clumsy and doesn't seem like his style."

Fan Xian agreed with Ye Chengfeng's statement and did not think it was Li Chengze.

Based on his understanding of Li Chengze, the other party was a man of deep thoughts, but when he went to Northern Qi, he encountered Xie Bi'an and Fan Wujiu.

This doesn't seem to be Li Chengze's original intention.

Seeing Fan Xian's expression, Ye Chengfeng knew that Fan Xian already had someone he suspected.

"That's right, I think it's also your mother-in-law's doing. Your crazy beauties in Nanqing are indeed crazy enough."

Even Ye Chengfeng, who was familiar with the plot, was somewhat surprised by this ambush.

Little did he know that after Fan Xian went on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, Li Yunrui's dispatch of Yan Xiaoyi to assassinate Fan Xian was the last resort she could resort to.

If Yan Xiaoyi, a ninth-rank archer, fails in his assassination attempt, Li Yunrui has decided to temporarily abandon the plan.

But to her utter surprise, Yan Xiaoyi not only failed in his assassination attempt, but was also killed by Ye Chengfeng.

In this ambush, Li Yunrui not only intends to kill Fan Xian, but also Ye Chengfeng.

In other words, Ye Chengfeng was not implicated by Fan Xian this time.

Otherwise, why would Li Yunrui ambush someone within the territory of Qing Kingdom?

With so many people, the best opportunity to kill Fan Xian is to strike within the territory of Northern Qi.

The reason they didn't act at that time was because Ye Chengfeng hadn't yet reunited with Fan Xian.

"Sigh, does she really want to kill me that badly? The Imperial Treasury wasn't what I wanted either; it was His Majesty's order. It's not my fault, is it?"

"Heh, you think this is because of Li Yunrui? Couldn't it be that Emperor Qing plotted against you?"

Fan Xian was taken aback and said, "I can't be. If I had some doubts before, after learning about my background, I am, after all, his son."

Although he said that, he already had doubts about Emperor Qing in his heart.

Fan Xian, being a liberal arts student, understood all too well the ruthlessness of emperors.

Let alone his illegitimate son, even the most doted-on son, if he threatens the throne, will be killed without mercy.

"hehe."

Ye Chengfeng chuckled.

This sneer made Fan Xian feel somewhat embarrassed.

"Alright, I do suspect Emperor Qing, but I don't understand what his purpose is?"

Fan Xian felt somewhat helpless. Li Yunrui alone made him tremble with fear, let alone Emperor Qing.

In addition, there is Chen Pingping, who is even more cunning, making Fan Xian feel that his future is bleak.

"Brother-in-law, you have to help me, we're family."

"Come on, your biological father is Emperor Qing. By blood, I'm closer to Fan Sizhe than you are. Why should I help you?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Xian's breath hitched; Ye Chengfeng's words made perfect sense.

"Then let me put it another way. We're both time travelers, and you wouldn't want outsiders to know this secret, would you?"

Ye Chengfeng's face immediately darkened. This was why he was unwilling to interact with Fan Xian and didn't want him to know that he was also a "transmigrator".

Ye Chengfeng wasn't worried about Fan Xian telling Emperor Qing and the others, but rather about what would happen to Fan Xian once he learned the secret of the temple.

He revealed to the people in the temple that he was a "time traveler".

If that's the case, you can imagine what the consequences will be!

He will probably be hunted down by the robots in the temple, just like Fan Xian.

Ye Chengfeng was more worried that his identity as a true time traveler would be discovered by those humans who had left Earth.

Who knows if the artificial intelligence in the temple has any means of contacting those people?

"You're truly cunning. I wouldn't dare go against Emperor Qing. How about this: I'll tell you a big secret, and you'll let me go?"

"You don't dare to go against Emperor Qing? Then what were you doing in Kyoto this time?"

At this moment, Ye Chengfeng really wanted to slap himself a few times. He should have known better than to tell Fan Xian the purpose of his trip to the capital.

Seeing that Ye Chengfeng was about to turn hostile, Fan Xian immediately said, "Alright, alright, I won't drag you into this, okay? Tell me, what big secret is it?"

"Your father is a grandmaster."

"Huh? That father?"

"You have quite a few dads!"

When Fan Xian asked about "that father," Ye Chengfeng almost burst out laughing.

Fan Xian recalled the time he spent with Fan Jian and Emperor Qing.

Based on his observation, Fan Jian was not very strong, at most a fifth or sixth rank, and might not even know martial arts.

But Emperor Qing was different. That time, when Yan Xiaoyi sneaked into Taiping Villa, Emperor Qing stood in front of him to save him.

Does that mean that Emperor Qing was not worried at all that Yan Xiaoyi's arrows could hurt him?

"You mean Emperor Qing is a Grandmaster!"

Fan Xian didn't pay attention to Ye Chengfeng's teasing remark; he was somewhat incredulous.

That's Emperor Qing, the most powerful person in the Qing Kingdom, especially if he's also a Grandmaster!

Fan Xian dared not think any further.

With Fan Xian's intelligence, he could already guess many things.

Even if Emperor Qing wasn't a Grandmaster, as an emperor, he would probably kill any Grandmaster without hesitation!

However, if one is not a Grandmaster, one has no ability to threaten a Grandmaster.

The problem is, Emperor Qing is a Grandmaster!

Then everything becomes clear: Emperor Qing is probably playing a grand game, a game in which everyone except Grandmasters can be a pawn.