Chapter 309: Empty street

By the fourth day, an anecdote had been circulating in the streets.

That was an alchemist with a weird personality coming from the Privy Council.

He spends a lot of time every day among the brothel and incense workshops. At

the same time, the number of women patrons is astonishing, with dozens of

orders at a time. In order to entertain this distinguished guest, the normal

business of some brothels was affected, so that when the door was opened,

other guests could not find free girls.

This is simply a sordid act that was cast aside by everyone!

It is understandable that high-ranking officials and tycoons are a bit

different from ordinary people's hobbies. They at least keep their doors

behind closed doors and entertain themselves, how can they be so blatant like

this person. The key is that although his girl ordered a lot, she seldom

showed any mercy to someone. There were often as many people as they entered

the wing, and as many as they came out, as if no woman had ever received his

love. The practice is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.

Rumors even appeared in the streets and alleys that the benefactor wanted to

boycott this person collectively.

The brothel is another attitude.

Most of the well-informed old bustards already knew about Xia Fan's style, and

it was an acceptable price to send one or two girls away without offending the

Privy Council. As a result, when Xia Fan arrived at the door of the brothel,

the store had already summoned the girl to the room in advance to wait.

Since you can't avoid it, it's better to let him finish it earlier, so as not

to delay the rest of the business-this is also the consensus of most stores.

Even some old bustards, in order to avoid being poached away, would prepare a

few newcomers with strong resistance and disobedience, or old girls who were

uninterested, and send them directly to Xia Fan. The generous redemption fee

is directly waived, in order to get personal affection in the Privy Council.

Xia Fan is naturally happy to see it happen.

Anyway, it will not be him who will return the favor at that time.

"Today's presentation...it's not right. Let's talk about talent recruitment

first. If you are interested in going to Jinxia City, you can come to me to

talk in detail."

"Thank you for your kindness." The girls also got up and saluted, and then

filed out.

"It's over?" Fang Xiandao poked his head out of the back room.

"Well, the next step is to sign a tripartite agreement."

"Three parties...what?" Fang Xiandao frowned slightly, but soon he was

relieved, "Forget it, tomorrow is Grand Ceremony Day, and we will be back to

Jinxia soon."

"Indeed." Xia Fan walked to the window and pushed open the sash. A cold wind

suddenly poured into the room. Although it was somewhat cool, it also

dissipated the strong powdery smell in the room.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the red lanterns on the street lit

up one by one, looking like two rows of neat gratings from a distance. The

direction of the imperial palace is even brighter. The flaming torch on the

front of the city outlines the outline of the palace and illuminates the

nearby stone streets. As far as the night scene is concerned, in the era of no

electricity, the bright image of Shangyuan City is indeed Worthy of the title

of Qiguo Dadu.

For the residents of the city, the crown prince's enthronement is undoubtedly

a life-long event worth remembering, but they would not expect that this is

just the beginning of another earth-shattering change, and the new emperor is

just a footnote to the drastic change.

Of course, what kind of shock and change will Gyeonggi bring to Gyeonggi after

the news is released is not a question Xia Fan needs to worry about. During

the period of coming to Shangyuan, he not only obtained a lot of information,

secret records of spells, and blueprints of magic artifacts from the Privy

Council, but also poached more than a dozen enlightenment teachers who were

well-educated and were able to start working immediately with a little

training. It is already quite rewarding. When the ceremony is over, he will

make a request for returning home for the New Year, which is completely

reasonable.

In fact, even if he left without saying goodbye, the Privy Council would not

be able to respond in time—the news of the unity of the six nations will

definitely hit the ruling and opposition parties. With the visit and reception

of the Seven Star Alchemists, it is not easy for them to stabilize in

Gyeonggi. Pay attention to Yancheng, Shenzhou, thousands of miles away.

As Fang Xiandao said, the day for the return journey is coming.

"But today's night is really a bit deserted." Fang Xiandao said with emotion,

"Obviously it is the time when the brothel welcomes guests, but there are not

a few people on the street-could it be that everyone knows that you are

coming, so they all avoided this. Brothel?"

"It sounds like I'm like a disaster star." Xia Fan sneered, "Why didn't I see

them avoiding it yesterday? There are even people who want to come to find

fault."

"It's not that you beat that guy too hard to make everyone afraid."

"That doesn't mean that there are no guests..." Xia Fan's voice suddenly

lowered, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

This street is not only a brothel, a wine shop and a small inn can be seen

farther away. But at the distance of two to three hundred meters, even a

moving figure cannot be seen, as if the city is still under curfew. And Xia

Fan remembers that when he first arrived at this brothel, there were still

many pedestrians on the street, and the lanterns were not lit-in other words,

if there was news to make regular visitors reach an agreement, because his

relationship decided to find another pleasure So, it's impossible for street

residents not to know this. Then why do they hang out the lantern

deliberately?

"When is it now?"

"Qu Shisi has just passed." Fang Xiandao replied after thinking about it.

"Other places may not be surprising, but at this point in time, Shangyuan City

shouldn't any street be deserted so far?" Xia Fan questioned.

"It's a bit weird." Fang Xiandao also reacted. He took out a jade the size of

a fingernail, as if he wanted to figure it out. At this time, there were rapid

footsteps outside the door.

A servant walked into the room out of breath, with a sense of horror in his

eyes. He saw the two of them and immediately handed a note, "Master Xia,

someone asked me to give this to you! Please spare my life!"

Xia Fan and Fang Xiandao looked at each other, took the note and opened it.

There are only a few words above.

"Leave the attic immediately."

"Go out by the south side door, don't enter the main street, act now!"

"This person in front of you, just let him go to the wood shed and wait."

what's going on?

Xia Fan stared at the servant and asked, "Who is it that asked you to deliver

the letter?"

"My lord, my lord, I don't know. He is wearing an alchemist robe and has a

hood on his head. I, I can't see what he looks like."

"Alchemist robe?" Fang Xiandao asked in surprise, "Do you have any such

relationship in the Privy Council of Gyeonggi?"

This is undoubtedly a warning message ~www.mtlnovel.com~ plus the abnormal

anomaly outside the street, and the timing of its appearance is indeed

intriguing. But in the same way, it may also lead the two to a preset trap.

A green sword flashed in Xia Fan's mind.

"Can you run divination?"

"Of course not!" Fang Xiandao said it was an insult. "Fortunetelling requires

attentiveness and dedication to get a reliable result. I didn't ask for a bath

and incense, so I was considered a talented person."

"Then do as stated on the note first." Xia Fan said decisively, "If it is a

trap, you'd better prepare for your best combat technique."

Then he looked at his servant, "Can I go directly to the South Wall from

here?"

"Yes, yes. Go downstairs and cross the courtyard, then walk the stone bridge

on the left to cross the garden, then turn left, and go straight to the south

end." The latter said tremblingly.

"Okay, you can go to the firewood room to stay, there is nothing to do with

you here." Xia Fan winked at Fang, and walked downstairs first.