Chapter 348
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There were no clouds in the sky, and it was daytime. He couldn't fly in the clouds as he usually did. That would disturb the people and cause unnecessary trouble. Now that he was Matsumoto Takeyoshi's guest of honor, he didn't want this news to spread to Jianghu.
The eldest grandson of the Ye family, Ye Fan, helped Matsumoto Takeyoshi of Dongying to find the cauldron and take over the Ming Dynasty.
Once this news spread to Jianghu, not only would the Ye family's thousand-year reputation be ruined, but those righteous people with high cultivation would also hunt him down. He only wanted to save the soul of his beloved wife and didn't want to cause trouble.
Now he had to keep a low profile and couldn't be as willful as before.
"What are you looking at?" Akatsuki, who was dressed in a red robe, saw Ye Fan looking at the sky and frowning. She didn't know what he was doing.
"I'm looking at whether there are clouds in the sky," Ye Fan replied.
"Clouds?" Akatsuki frowned. She didn't understand what the clouds in the sky had to do with their mission.
She felt more and more strange about the person in front of her. He was young, but he had silver hair. No matter where he went, he took Baihu with him. They were inseparable. The way he spoke was strange, and she couldn't understand what he meant.
"Let's go," Ye Fan said as he walked forward.
They had plenty of time. They just needed to reach Sishui before the sun set.
Akatsuki and Ye Fan walked side by side.
"Are we going to walk like this?" Akatsuki asked Ye Fan.
"It's daytime now. It's too risky to use body movements," Ye Fan replied as he walked. "I'll rent a carriage later. We'll take it."
"How far is it from here to Sishui?" Akatsuki asked.
"More than a thousand miles," Ye Fan replied.
"Do you think a carriage can travel a thousand miles in a day?" Akatsuki asked.
"You don't have to worry about that. I know what I'm doing," Ye Fan replied calmly.
Akatsuki glanced at Ye Fan with her beautiful eyes and didn't say anything. Matsumoto Takeyoshi had told her that for this mission, Ye Fan would be in charge and she would be his assistant. She would do whatever Ye Fan said.
The two of them did not speak along the way.
An hour later, the two of them arrived at a small town.
The small town was not big, but it was very lively. At this time, the sun was already high in the sky, and people were coming and going on the streets.
Ye Fan stopped in front of a stall selling masks.
"How much is this mask?" Ye Fan picked up a mask hanging on the stall and asked the old man.
Akatsuki frowned again. This strange person was acting up again. Instead of carrying out the mission, he was actually looking at masks.
"Mister, this mask hasn't been painted yet. Take a look at the other masks." The old man pointed at the other masks hanging on the shelf behind him and said, "Six copper coins for one, ten copper coins for two."
"I'll take this." Ye Fan said as he put on the white mask that had not been painted yet. Then he took out a gold leaf from his chest and put it in the old man's hand. He turned around and prepared to leave.
"Mister, mister!" The old man called out to Ye Fan from behind.
Ye Fan turned around.
"Mister, this mask is not worth much. I really can't accept your gold leaf." The old man embarrassedly handed the gold leaf in his hand to Ye Fan and said, "I'll give the mask to you, mister. You should take the money back."
Ye Fan frowned.
He had bought so many things, and all the sellers he met were greedy by nature. It was the first time he met someone who was not greedy for money.
"Old man, you should accept it," Ye Fan said to the old man, "Your mask is worth so much money."
Good people always have good karma. This had always been Ye Fan's idea.
Although he no longer believed in this sentence, he still hoped that this sentence would come true for the old man in front of him.
After Ye Fan finished speaking, he was ready to leave again.
"Mister, please stay." The old man said as he took an extremely exquisite beauty mask from the mask shelf and handed it to Ye Fan. "This mask is the best one I have. I'll give it to your wife as a token of my appreciation." After the old man finished speaking, he looked at Akatsuki who was standing behind Ye Fan with a smile.
After hearing this sentence, Akatsuki's face turned red.
"I'm not …" Akatsuki was anxious to explain to the old man.
"Thank you, old man." Ye Fan interrupted Akatsuki's words. As he spoke, he put the beauty mask into his pocket and turned to leave.
He wanted to give this mask to his wife, Fujiwara No Chiko, and not to Akatsuki.
Akatsuki was unable to explain herself. Her face was red as she followed behind Ye Fan.
With the mask, he could walk on the street without worry. He no longer had to worry about people recognizing him.
The two stopped in front of a carriage shop.
This carriage shop was not small. There were seven or eight different kinds of carriages parked in front of the door.
"Do you have money?" Ye Fan turned his head and asked Akatsuki.
"Money?" Akatsuki frowned and asked, "Don't you have money?"
Just a moment ago, Ye Fan casually took out a piece of gold leaf. She did not understand why Ye Fan wanted to ask her for money.
"That is my money, not the money for the mission." Ye Fan calmly said to Akatsuki. "For this trip, did Matsumoto Takeyoshi not give you money?"
"He gave it." Akatsuki replied.
"How much?" Ye Fan continued to ask.
"Five hundred taels." Akatsuki replied.
"Give it to me." Ye Fan stretched out his hand.
Akatsuki looked at Ye Fan. Then she took out two silver ingots and a banknote. She handed them over to Ye Fan.
"You wait here. I'll go rent a carriage." Ye Fan said. He stepped into the carriage shop.
Akatsuki stood in the same place. She quietly looked at Ye Fan's back. Her eyebrows were tightly knitted together.
The gold leaf that Ye Fan gave the old man was worth at least fifty taels of silver. But renting a carriage would not even cost five taels of silver!
This is a kind man. He is also a man with principles. Akatsuki thought in her heart.
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