The Longevity Spring Tower was brightly lit.
Night fell, and the world fell into silence. However, this place was indeed a place of luxury, with bells ringing and cauldrons eating.
"Knock, knock, knock …"
Following a series of knocks on the door, Jiang Xiaofan stood up and opened the door of the private room. He smiled at the two people outside the door and said, "You two are finally here."
Ye Hao looked apologetic and said, "The day after tomorrow is the Immortal Abode. Master Chu Heng gave us some instructions, so we were delayed. Xiaofan, I apologize."
"It's okay, it's okay. Come on in." Jiang Xiaofan said and the two people went in.
At this moment, Ye Yi followed behind Ye Hao. He held a wine jar in his hand and raised it to his face. "This is the good wine from our inner tribe's wine cellar. It's incomparably sweet. Let's not go home until we're drunk tonight!"
"Oh!"
Ye Hao and Ye Yi walked into the room and bowed to Bai Yichen and Long Xi. After greeting the three brothers, Jiang Xiaofan led them to sit down.
Everyone was here, and the waiter immediately began to serve the dishes.
The dishes in the Sky private room were worlds apart from those in the hall downstairs. Everything here was absolutely delicacies. There was precious thousand-year-old ginseng stewed with fire chicken, rare spirit herb stir-fried snow venison, deep sea ice crab, underground gu rats … There were things that flew in the sky, walked on the ground, swam in the water, and burrowed in the soil.
The meat of these demonic beasts was full of spiritual energy. Cooked with various spirit herbs, it was naturally a great supplement. Paired with a cup of mellow old wine, there was probably nothing more beautiful in this world!
Bai Yichen and Long Xi sat at the side and ate the dishes. Compared to the delicacies, they seemed to be more interested in the six people's bragging after drinking.
"Ah, Brother Jiang, I heard that although you're in the Earth Martial Arts Realm, you can even fight against a cultivator in the Sky Martial Arts Realm. We're so envious of you for being so young and promising," Ye Yi said with a smile as he stood up and held his wine cup.
"No, it's all nonsense. If I'm really that awesome, then I'm in the sky." Jiang Xiaofan waved his hands.
Ye Hao patted Jiang Xiaofan's shoulder and said, "After working with you in the Forest of Fasting, I knew that you would come to the imperial capital sooner or later. There's no place for you in the Howling Sky City."
"Isn't that so? Boss is good at alchemy and crafting, and he's also very strong." Iron Hammer laughed foolishly and ate a pig's leg.
Ye Yi nodded. "It's really fortunate for the Imperial Guards to have you, Xiaofan. If you were snatched away by the Imperial Medicine Department or the Imperial Weapon Department, it would definitely be a loss for the Imperial Guards."
Hearing everyone's extravagant praise, Jiang Xiaofan's face was red and slightly tipsy. He felt like he was about to float. Although he said no, the thoughts in his heart were written all over his face.
…
After finishing a jar of wine, the six of them were also dizzy. The strong wine in the Ye Family was very strong, and they were all defeated by the power of the wine.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, everyone leaned back on their chairs and chatted about all sorts of things. However, at this moment, something strange happened!
Bang!
A loud sound came from outside the house. Jiang Xiaofan frowned slightly. He had already sensed an obvious change in the martial energy in the hall downstairs.
Bai Yichen and Long Xi stopped whispering and looked towards the door.
Jiang Xiaofan stood up shakily, pushed open the wooden door, and walked to the railing. He lowered his head and looked into the hall!
As expected, there was a fight in the hall!
"Who do you think you are? You're just a Secondary Class Eight halberd leader in the East City. How dare you be so arrogant? "A sarcastic voice echoed in the hall.
Jiang Xiaofan looked over and realized that it was a man in his thirties. He was dressed in a navy blue robe with a token hanging on his waist. He could vaguely tell that he was from the Ministry of Rites.
"Zhou Wu is just a child. Don't you people from the Ministry of Rites have any humanity?"
A young man on the ground with blood at the corner of his mouth glared angrily at the few people in front of him. "I must seek justice for this matter. I'm not afraid even if I have to enter the capital to meet the emperor!"
"You're just a small fry in the East City. Meet the emperor? If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know what you're capable of! Beat him up! "With the man's roar, the people around him surrounded the man on the ground and started punching and kicking him.
Feeling the Martial Qi wrapped around the man's arms, Jiang Xiaofan knew that these were the attacks of an expert in the Earth Martial Arts Realm. If this went on, he would be crippled even if he didn't die!
In the imperial capital, not to mention the fact that officials protected each other, there were countless officials who had no respect for the law. Only the Imperial Guards and the Minister of War in the inner city, Chu Heng and Bai Moxing, had strict laws. This rarely happened, but in other departments, this kind of situation basically existed.
As long as no one was killed, this was also a kind of experience. Good preparation could be used to turn anger into strength and constantly strengthen oneself.
Jiang Xiaofan didn't want to intervene in this matter, but in the end, he couldn't stand it anymore. There were two reasons. First, these people were too ruthless. He could see that the shopkeeper didn't dare to stop them and was about to be beaten to death. Second, he knew the man on the ground. It was Lin Cang!
If he hadn't seen him today, Jiang Xiaofan would have almost forgotten his existence. He was Lin Cang, who made everyone tremble with fear at the mention of his name during the martial arts competition in the barracks of the East and West City.
After Jiang Xiaofan defeated him, he left the barracks and was transferred to the outer city. It turned out that he was going to be a halberd leader.
Jiang Xiaofan had a good impression of Lin Cang. At least he had a clear distinction between love and hate. Jiang Xiaofan defeated him and didn't hesitate to give up his weapon to cure him of the poison. Jiang Xiaofan only told him to stop relying on his strength in the barracks and not leave a way out for the West City Barracks. The next day, he resolutely left the East City Barracks.
Just this alone made Jiang Xiaofan admire him.
"Looks like you've eaten a weight and made up your mind. How dare you look at me with such disrespectful eyes. Dig out my eyes and throw them out!" The man pointed at Lin Cang and scolded.
His subordinate was also ruthless. He actually responded and pulled out a dagger to stab Lin Cang's eyes. At this moment, Jiang Xiaofan had already come downstairs. He shouted, "Stop!"
His shout made them stop. After all, the high-ranking officials were too lazy to care about this matter, and the low-ranking officials did not dare to interfere. They did not expect someone to interfere.
Lin Cang turned his head slightly and looked at Jiang Xiaofan. Suddenly, a complicated expression appeared in his eyes. There was shame and unwillingness …
The man looked up and down. This teenager in a long robe was quite unfamiliar. In his impression, there was no such person in the Imperial City.
"I am a fifth-rank advisor of the Ministry of Rites. No matter who you are, you'd better not interfere in my business!" The man scolded angrily.
"Fifth-rank advisor of the Ministry of Rites? If I remember correctly, you should be Zhao Zhou on a diplomatic mission to East Continent. Why? Did you just come back today? " Jiang Xiaofan's tone was calm. As he spoke, he walked to Lin Cang's side and tried to help him up.
Zhao Zhou was stunned. He didn't expect the person in front of him to know him. Could it be a bureaucrat from the Inner City? Fearing that he might have missed something, he thought about the bureaucrat in his mind and confirmed that he had never seen this person before.
However, it didn't matter whether he knew him or not. Jiang Xiaofan actually helped Lin Cang up in front of him without his permission. He simply didn't take him, the advisor of the Ministry of Rites, seriously!
He had been on a diplomatic mission to East Continent by the Emperor's order and had been away for about three months. Today, when he returned to the city, he was caught red-handed by a random soldier. Therefore, he flew into a rage and left resentfully after crippling the soldier's legs. He didn't expect that when he arrived at the Longevity Spring Tower to enjoy dinner, Lin Cang would come in a hurry to seek justice.
In the imperial capital, high officials were justice, and power was the law!
Then the previous scene happened. The five people around him were all experts in the Earth Martial Arts Realm, and Lin Cang was nothing to be afraid of.
"You know that I'm the advisor of the Ministry of Rites, and you still dare to help him in front of me? Do you not want to live anymore? "Zhao Zhou shouted.
Jiang Xiaofan didn't pay attention to him at all. Instead, he brought a bench and helped Lin Cang sit down. He asked, "How are you? Are you hurt?"
"It's okay. It's just a flesh wound," Lin Cang said softly in a weak voice.
Upstairs, Bai Yichen and Long Xi stood by the railing and watched what was happening in the hall. Long Xi clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. "He dared to be so fierce to my master. I'll kill him."
She was about to go downstairs when Bai Yichen grabbed her and said, "Sister Xi 'er, don't go. Xiaofan can handle this."
Thinking back to the Fulai Inn in Lei Tian City, this scene was so familiar. Jiang Xiaofan was this kind of person, he hated evil as if it was his enemy. The more arrogant and despotic someone was, the more willing Jiang Xiaofan was to intervene and uphold justice. This was his nature.
"How dare you be so disrespectful to me? I'll teach you a lesson today!" Zhao Zhou was enraged. His eyes were red. Even when he was on a diplomatic mission to the East Continent, the ministers treated him with respect. Few people in the city dared to offend him, let alone Jiang Xiaofan!
Buzz!
As Zhao Zhou clenched his fists, his Martial Qi soared instantly. The pressure of the peak of the Earth Martial Arts Realm directly pressed down on Jiang Xiaofan.
At this time, Jiang Xiaofan was taking out an elixir from a porcelain bottle and handing it to Lin Cang. Lin Cang's eyes widened when he felt the pressure. He was about to tell Jiang Xiaofan, but Jiang Xiaofan gave him a look to calm him down.
Yes, he was defeated by Jiang Xiaofan. Moreover, Jiang Xiaofan was an Imperial Guard of the imperial city. Whether it was the pressure or the official pressure, Jiang Xiaofan was not worried at all. Why should he be anxious?
The powerful pressure fell on Jiang Xiaofan, but the diners and waiters around him were not worried about Jiang Xiaofan at all.
Zhao Zhou had been away for three months, so he did not know what was happening in the city. More than a month ago, Jiang Xiaofan became an Imperial Guard. Moreover, he was personally promoted by His Majesty. No one dared to say anything, but Zhao Zhou and the others were kept in the dark.
The pressure fell, but Jiang Xiaofan was not affected at all. Lin Cang took the elixir and swallowed it. Immediately, the wounds on his body began to heal quickly.
When Zhao Zhou saw the miraculous effects of the elixir, he frowned and asked, "Are you from the Imperial Drug Bureau?"
Seeing that Lin Cang was recovering, Jiang Xiaofan turned to look at Zhao Zhou. He smiled and said, "Imperial Drug Bureau? I'm not interested. However, you are just a Rank 5 official. How dare you attack an Imperial Guard? Perhaps we have to settle this matter. "
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