Celebrating more than two years of peace in the world

Chapter 96 Moving forward in the dark
When Fan Xian woke up from his sleep, it was already afternoon, his head was a little drowsy, he rubbed his temples, then sat up, twisted his neck, and pulled the bed curtain away.

Seeing Qu Han and Fan Ruoruo in the room, the two girls were sitting around and playing chess, Fan Xian yawned, Fan Ruoruo realized that Fan Xian had awakened, and immediately stood up, and Qu Han saw Fan Ruoruo turned around, this time Only then did he discover Fan Xian.

"Brother, you're awake!" Fan Ruoruo ran to Fan Xian's side, and Qu Han followed.

"What time is it?" Fan Xian asked, rubbing his head.

"It's time for Shen Shi, you can see that it's almost dark." Fan Ruoruo said.

Only then did Fan Xian nod his head, "Go ahead and play, I'll go out and have a look first."

After leaving the door, Fan Xian went straight to the door of the room where Yu Ping'er was. Gao Gao saw Fan Xian and said in a low voice, "Wang Qinian's people just came to report that Cheng Lao Wu is missing."

"Missing?" Fan Xian yawned, pushed open the door, and said with a smile, "I think he's dead."

Gao Da was stunned and didn't speak.

Fan Xian strode in and looked at Yu Ping'er who was resting in front of him. He sat down at the table, picked up the tea and drank it, while Yu Ping'er was resting on the bed without moving.

Fan Xian didn't bother to talk to her, finished drinking a glass of water, poured it down, and muttered, "Hey, if you keep pretending I'll kill you."

With a cry, Yu Ping'er sat up straight away. She looked at Fan Xian in horror, "Don't, I'm just taking a nap. Come, come, I'll give you something."

Speaking of which, Yu Ping'er directly put the signed and handprinted IOU in front of Fan Xian, "Let me say yes first, I can't pay with meat! After all, I still want to marry, if..."

"I'll take the note." Fan Xian said to Yu Ping'er indifferently, "I want you to help me with something, if you talk to me about the meat compensation again, did you see that tall man at the door?"

"Mm!" Yu Ping'er was terrified.

"That's what will happen to you!" Fan Xian said sharply.

Yu Ping'er didn't dare to speak anymore.

"Tell me about your so-called platform." Fan Xian drank another glass of water before he said to Ping'er, "Tell me clearly what you are doing."

Yu Ping'er glanced at Fan Xian before sighing, "Why are you interested in these things in Cangzhou?"

"If you tell me, just say it." Fan Xian's face darkened.

Yu Ping'er stuck out her tongue, "Scary."

When Fan Xian was about to get angry again, Yu Ping'er hurriedly said, "Ah, the situation in Cangzhou City starts with the collapse of the former Qinghua Hall. The Qinghua Hall collapsed five years ago, and the last A bit of the road to business was ruined, so Qinghuatang bid farewell to the commercial firm."

"But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the Cui family still has a lot of money, and they can't hold it in their hands, so they started a game of gambling. Of course, this is a legend. You want me to give you reliable clues, who No, because the Cui family is conservative in doing things, and I am just a gambler, and no one knows how to operate it." Yu Ping'er explained, "The table you mentioned is the table of Sanzhou Mansion. , that table is not a serious table, the real big table is in the Xiuyu Hall, it is the biggest table, and celebrities from Kyoto City and people from Sanzhou Prefecture often come to participate in the gambling game, and the tricks are very rich."

"Not the ordinary Pai Gow mahjong?" Fan Xian asked.

"Those are just small jobs. The things on the table are much bigger. You can also see that the hidden heads are goods, and there are other things. They are as famous as the dark heads and have more people playing them. Anshui, let me explain it to you in layman’s terms. For example, a group of merchants passed by a place, and the person who started the game is responsible for killing all the merchants, stopping the goods, and finding at least three people. If the table is large, there are at most [-] people, and these [-] people took photos of the goods of this group of merchants based on their own information, of course, without opening the goods."

"For example, if you spend 1000 taels of silver on the auction, even if you sell a pile of grain from the goods inside, it is still yours. You can't find a later account, and you can't refund the money. The 1000 taels of silver will be returned to the table. What came out was a cart full of yellow..." Yu Ping'er bit her tongue again when she said this, and said with some embarrassment, "A cart of gold and silver treasures is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. No snatching, no re-shooting, no price increase."

Fan Xian looked at Yu Ping'er thoughtfully. He guessed that the people in Cangzhou would play big, but he didn't expect to be so arrogant. It's more hateful than the bandits in Danzhou City, and even more disgusting than the people who smuggle through the inner treasury!

Cui's...

Fan Xian thought of the name and understood what it meant.

The Cui family was actually not in Emperor Qing's eyes, but Qinghuatang was there, and Fan Xian understood some truths. The reason why Qinghuatang turned against him in such a violent manner must be Emperor Qing's intention, and the birth of Neiku was also the reason. A pawn in Emperor Qing's thinking. Both of them are actually business empires operating with huge capital flows, but the difference is that the head of Qinghuatang belongs to his Cui family, while the head of the inner treasury is the emperor. Own.

Money is a very sensitive thing, and it is also the most critical thing. It is impossible for such a huge money empire to be handed over to others, so Emperor Qing supported the inner treasury at all costs and took it as his own.

Take it for yourself...

Thinking of this, Fan Xian seemed a little hesitant, but Yu Ping'er immediately said again, interrupting Fan Xian's thoughts, "This is Antou, but Anshui is different."

"The meaning of dark water is to bet on silver. Generally, Xiuyutang only gambles on dark water once a day, but this bet on dark water means betting on the harvest of Xiuyutang today. Xiuyutang will post a number behind each maid. Tourists who come in can take maids. A maid’s one-day companionship is 50 taels, and then each person has to bring a wealth boy. The price of the wealth boy is 30 taels. It is a child who helps you manage your finances. There is also a number behind the child. "Yu Ping'er said, "Finally, after entering the Xiuyu Hall, you can choose the eight floors. When your principal reaches 1000 taels, you can go to get a stone for free. There is also a number on the stone. These three numbers are yours. The order of arrangement is the numbers of the maid, the money boy, and you. When the three numbers match the order, you will win today's first prize, which is the daily income of Xiuyutang, about 10,000+ taels of silver."

Fan Xian looked at Yu Ping'er contemptuously. If his mother hadn't intervened in this matter, he wouldn't believe it. This way of playing is entirely Ye Qingmei's handwriting!
At this time, Fan Xian understood that the Xiuyutang must have something to do with his mother, but Fan Xian didn't know the extent of the relationship, and the Cui family also had a relationship with his mother, not a small one.

That being the case, Fan Xian had to investigate the inside and outside of Cui's family. If it was really related to his mother, then they probably knew why his mother died, and it was more likely. Know some of these things.

Thinking that Fan Xian was not in a hurry for the time being, he continued to ask, "What about the rest?"

"The rest is a dark flower, and this is the one I play the most." Yu Ping'er said, "It's killing people!"

Fan Xian was startled, frowned and asked, "Murder?"

"Exactly!"

"Let's listen to it." Fan Xian looked at Yu Ping'er squarely.

Yu Ping'er nodded and said, "Dark Flowers is the last and biggest show of the evening. Twenty maids will be randomly selected to go to the center of the venue. The selected maids will repost their numbers, and then everyone places bets, and then the biggest show of the night The winner of the game will randomly shoot a maid, and then unlock the number on the maid. After seeing the number, all rewards for participating in the hidden game will be given to the gambler who bet the highest on this maid according to 80.00% of the total amount, and the remaining The next nineteen maids can be redeemed on the spot and bought directly."

Fan Xian looked at Yu Ping'er in front of him, this so-called hidden flower directly stunned Fan Xian!
what is this?Naked murder?Disregarding human life is an understatement!Fan Xian was shocked, he never expected such a terrible act!And it turned out to be murder and looting in public!This is simply lawless!

Is this dark?Can this be called the darkness of Qing Kingdom?This is simply hell!
A hell of a group of ghosts and demons having fun!

Fan Xian clenched her fists and looked at Yu Ping'er who was speaking. Yu Ping'er realized that Fan Xian was already angry, but she didn't say anything but just lowered her head and continued, "At first I couldn't understand, but when After I joined the secret gambling, I realized that no one took these things seriously, everyone enjoyed it, and no one cared about the lives of those people."

"Besides, you also know that the state of Qing has always been like this, and merchants are in great danger, so there are bodyguard escorts, but how many people can afford to hire bodyguards now? Most of them are themselves. Act in a hurry and pass by quietly." Yu Ping'er said, "Besides, merchants are the enemies of the inner treasury. To put it simply, it is a relationship of competition. If they don't trade with the inner treasury, then the default is not to trade with Qingguo. Well, those officials can't look down on these people who are doing business in private, and it's just..."

"Crack!" Fan Xian slapped the table with his palm, and the force of the palm was heavy!Not only was the table broken in half from the middle, even the ground on the ground was cracked!Fan Xian's anger could no longer be hidden!

Hearing the sound, Gundam and Wang Qinian walked in, and looked at Fan Xian and the shattered table floor in shock. They didn't know what happened, but they could tell that Fan Xian was already angry at this moment, and it was them Angry like never before.

Looking at everything in front of them, the two were a little shocked, but they still kept silent, not daring to speak. Fan Xian at this time was extremely frightening!
"Where is Xiuyutang!" Fan Xian asked sharply!
Yu Ping'er was obviously intimidated by Fan Xian's situation. She was stunned before she said to Fan Xian, "It's...in the west of Cangzhou City, close to the private road leading to the capital city."

Fan Xian looked at Yu Ping'er in front of him at this time, he took a few breaths, and then said through gritted teeth, "Depart at night, Xiuyutang!"

After that, he turned and walked out of the room.

What Fan Xian didn't notice was that he had matured a lot. If it was Fan Xian in the past, he would be on his way to Xiuyu Hall by now, but the current Fan Xian chose to return to the room , he can no longer be a mindless and rampant person, after all he doesn't want to lose anyone, including himself, at this time Fan Xian chose to go back to the room to think about the matter itself.

"Brother..." Fan Ruoruo looked at Fan Xian.

Qu Han and Fan Ruoruo were in the room just now, and together with Wang Qinian, they listened to the whole process. There was a secret passage in the room that Shi Chanli had dug through the night before, in order to monitor Yu Ping'er. Disappeared, it seemed that Fan Xian's order was on him, so he didn't stay.

Seeing Fan Xian's appearance, Fan Ruoruo was very worried. She walked up to Fan Xian's side carefully, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, are you alright?"

Fan Xian closed his eyes and shook his head. At this time, his mood was already in a mess. He seemed to be able to regain some sense after listening to Fan Ruoruo's words, and said in a low voice, "Ruoruo, you don't need to worry about this matter, I'm fine. , but a lot of people are going to have trouble soon."

Hearing Fan Xian's words, Fan Ruoruo looked at Fan Xian's eyebrows, "Brother..."

"What's wrong?" Fan Xian looked over.

"Do you still remember that you once told me that you never wanted to change the whole world, but just wanted to be alone?" Fan Ruoruo asked with blinking eyes.

Fan Xian was taken aback, he had never thought about this question.

Back then, in front of Fan Ruoruo, he really just wanted to be alone, to protect himself and the people around him, and just live on slowly, regardless of the world, but things happened again and again until now, Fan Ruoruo Xian sees more and more things, experiences more and more outrageous, and loses more and more people around him.

This is destined to be an extremely dangerous road, and the current Fan Xian is also doomed not to be able to live easily, can he escape?As the power in his hands grew, he could gradually understand the words his mother Ye Qingmei carved on the stone tablet. He changed from not understanding and disapproving to being the same person as Ye Qingmei, Perhaps my own choice has an inseparable relationship with this mother.

Thinking of Fan Xian here, and suddenly looking at Fan Ruoruo, he felt relieved.

He doesn't want to worry about these things anymore, what should he do?Isn't it best to do whatever you want?Why should he worry about whether he can live in peace?Is it possible that I have to rely on others to make choices for my own survival?

Fan Xian turned his head and looked at the people behind him whose eyes were fixed on him. At this time, Fan Xian was not living alone. He was bringing many people with him. The lives of these people were all tied to him. If he If you continue to make ends meet, you may end up taking these people with you to death.

It was at this time that Fan Xian seemed to understand Chen Pingping.

Since the Kingdom of Qing is dark, then I must be darker than everything in the Kingdom of Qing.

Since the Qing Kingdom is cruel, then I will be more cruel than everything in the Qing Kingdom.

Controlling violence with violence has always been the best way, and Fan Xian has never rejected such behavior. Now Fan Xian suddenly smiled knowingly. He thought of a very good way to deal with what happened in Cangzhou , It's just that this method seems more cruel.

But he thought about it again, is it cruel?
Compared with them, it is not cruel.

Unimaginable things have unfolded in his mind like a flood, and he began to conceive of everything that is about to happen. If the mountains, seas and cliffs that are about to collapse are in front of him, then the monstrous river water and the blood-stained gravel will rush towards him. Come on.

He didn't know if he could take it on, but he knew that if he quit, the day he took over the internal treasury would be the day he died.

We can only move forward in the dark.

(End of this chapter)