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It was daybreak, and after half a day's preparation, the mission began to set off again.

Yesterday, Sean almost escaped, and during the pursuit, he was intercepted and killed by the Northern Qi Uesugi Tiger. Various changes made everyone more vigilant, and they truly realized the danger of this trip.

Fan Xian originally wanted to send someone to send Guo Baokun and Fan Ruoruo back together, but unexpectedly Fan Ruoruo agreed to go back, but Guo Baokun wanted to stay in the mission.

Looking at the flag that Guo Baokun was shaking slightly but still holding tightly, Fan Xian couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, smiling bitterly: "Mr. Guo, Ruoruo has already told me about your matter, and I am very grateful to you for escorting her all the way here.

It’s just that I really can’t help you with Mr. Guo’s matter..."

"Fan Xian... Lord Fan, I don't ask you to intercede on my father's behalf, I just hope you can allow me to go north with the mission." Guo Baokun said firmly: "Guo is willing to do some small work for my father.

Reduce culpability.”

"You also saw the tragedy yesterday. This trip is far more dangerous than you imagined," Fan Xian frowned slightly and then relaxed, as if he was meeting the arrogant and domineering Mr. Guo for the first time. He hesitated for a moment and said seriously:

"Have you thought about it?"

Guo Baokun leaned over and bowed, saying, "Please, Mr. Fan."

"Well, since you insist on that, I can't say more. From now on, you will be responsible for the internal support of the team." Fan Xian helped Guo Baokun up, called a guard to take him to the end of the team, with a smile on his face and a flash in his eyes.

Surprise and appreciation.

Fan Ruoruo was also walking towards him at this time. Looking at Guo Baokun passing by, he couldn't help showing a guilty expression, bowed and watched him leave.

Fan Xian sighed: "The Guo family has undergone such changes, this Young Master Guo has matured a lot."

Fan Ruoruo nodded in agreement, turned around and said, "Brother, you won't blame me, right?"

"Nonsense, of course I blame you." Fan Xian curled his lips and pretended to be angry, "But what can I do if I blame you again? You are my sister, and everything my sister does is right."

Fan Ruoruo covered her mouth and snickered, and a word that Zhou Ji had talked to her about suddenly came to mind, "sister control".

Thinking of Zhou Ji, Fan Ruoruo's smile faded slightly, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes. After hesitating for a long time, he still asked in a low voice with some hesitation: "He stayed out all night last night, will something happen?"

This one obviously did not refer to Mr. Guo who had gone far away. Fan Xian glanced at Fan Ruoruo helplessly and curled his lips and said, "With Barrett in hand, let him go."

‘Barrett’? Is that the sword case?

Fan Ruoruo nodded as if she understood and did not ask any further questions.

For safety reasons, Fan Xian specially transferred Gundam to lead a team to escort Fan Ruoruo back to Beijing. This person was personally appointed by his father and was a close confidant of their Fan family, so he could be trusted.

Turning around and looking at the boundless wasteland and rivers, Fan Ruoruo waited at the intersection for a long time, but after all, Zhou Ji did not wait to see him off.

"The meeting yesterday meant goodbye forever?"

Fan Ruoruo got into the carriage with some dejection and returned to Kyoto along the original route of the mission.

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The mission went north and had to pass through the strange rock ridge where they fought in the past few days. The corpses scattered yesterday had long been eaten by wild beasts, and only some fragments of armor and dark red withered grass on the ground were left, proving the tragedy of the time.

Wang Qinian covered his nose with his sleeves, looked at the gravel shoal in the distance, compared the map marks, ran forward and said: "Master Fan, ahead is the Wudu River, and beyond the Wudu River is the border of Qi State. The man who suddenly appeared yesterday

Saints of the Northern Qi Dynasty need to be careful and vigilant."

"Fan Xian! Come out!"

As soon as Wang Qinian finished speaking, he heard a slightly angry voice coming from the mountain road in front of him. Fan Xian got out of the car and looked around. He saw a woman wearing coarse clothes with a rustic look between her brows standing on a treetop not far away.

He jumped down and blocked the mission right in front.

"You guys go back first!" Fan Xian saw Haitang's hair that was still dripping with water, and immediately understood the other party's intention, and quickly stopped the guard who wanted to take action.

Now that Zhou Ji is not here, if the other party takes action forcefully, I'm afraid even their envoys tied together won't be enough to kill him.

Haitang glanced at the envoy and confirmed that Zhou Ji was not among them, and she couldn't help but feel relieved.

Just before dawn, she discovered the remains of Yan Xiaoyi in the wilderness near the mission.

Although most of the bones were eaten by wild wolves, the traces at the scene are enough to show that this was a one-sided massacre.

Walking along the horse's hoof prints, she relived the cause of Yan Xiaoyi's death in her mind. However, there was a gap of nearly 600 steps from the bonfire in the forest to his body.

There are a total of five potholes within 600 steps. The center of each pothole is the size of a bowl and spreads out in all directions. Its power is similar to that of a bed crossbow, but no matter how hard it is, no crossbow gun can be found.

From beginning to end, Yan Xiaoyi never fired an arrow.

"Yan Xiaoyi is dead." Haitang said in a low tone, staring at Fan Xian closely, paying attention to the change in his expression.

Fan Xian felt relieved, raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, raised his eyebrows and said, "You didn't come to me to tell me this, right?"

"You really know!" Haitang's body was filled with energy and blood. She suppressed the fear in her heart and gritted her teeth and said, "Give me the antidote."

"If you don't give it, I'll kill you." Haitang raised her hatchet and added viciously.

However, Fan Xian sharply noticed that the girl's eyes were a little panicked, and he couldn't help but smile: "It's not an aphrodisiac, don't worry, girl, this is just a tonic prepared by me to speed up metabolism, increase vitality, and help practice."

"Will it help practice?" Haitang scoffed at this, but after hearing that it was not poison, she calmed down and said coldly: "If you tell the truth now, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

A ninth-level master is far more resistant to drugs than ordinary people. She could vaguely feel that the drug was not harmful to the human body, so she put aside her murderous intentions and dared to confront Fan Xian.

"The matter of the mission is related to whether the people of the two countries are involved in the war. If something happens to me, there will be no possibility of peace talks between Nanqing and Northern Qi. Will you kill me?" Fan Xian shook his head and confidently found a stone to sit on.

He took out two pears from his pocket, gave one to Haitang, and asked casually: "How did you know that Yan Xiaoyi died?"

"Arrogant!" Haitang was furious, snatched it away, took a bite, and muttered: "How can there be someone like you?"

Fan Xian smiled and said, "So, have you seen Yan Xiaoyi's body?"

Suddenly recalling the remains of minced meat on the ground, the blood filling her nose, and the fact that no matter how sweet the fruit was, it was tasteless to chew in her mouth. Haitang glared at Fan Xian, then looked at the pear he had taken a bite of, and said with hatred:

"Zhou Ji, the sword coffin of your mission, is simply a lunatic!"

Based on the small idea that it is better to let others suffer along with her own discomfort, Haitang described the scene she saw vividly, and coupled with her own inference, it was so emotional that it felt like she was there in person.

Fan Xian stopped while eating, his throat was rolling, he turned his head and retched a few times, and looked at Haitang with some resentment.

The two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh, and the worries in their hearts were swept away...
Chapter completed!