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Chapter 1446: Resurrection, taels, Si Lili's farewell
The Duke Zhenguo's Mansion!

In the study, Luo Xingfeng and Ge Sanniang, who were in charge of intelligence in the mansion, were reporting to Zhou Chen.

"Yushi Gong and his family have bought a house in East City and moved in. Today, Gong Yuan went to a restaurant with several officials' sons. During this time, the family mentioned your name a lot, pretending to be powerful."

Zhou Chen's expression was calm. He had naturally expected this result. Given the character of Zhou Xingniang's family, how could they not use his name to make a profit?

After Zhou Xingniang and her son were driven out, he had people keep an eye on the actions of this family. Emperor Qing wanted to use this family to disgust him, and he was also prepared to disgust Emperor Qing.

Doesn't Emperor Qing like to hide behind and plot things? Then he has to give Emperor Qing a good shrug.

"Keep watching. Tell me immediately if there is any movement."

"Yes."

"Have you finished what I asked you to do?"

"It's already been done. We disguised it as a murder by bandits. We checked it carefully and found no loopholes. The person has been taken to Kyoto and is being held in a safe house."

"Very good, let me take care of the people. They can be of great use to me."

"I will definitely keep an eye on them."

When Luo Xingfeng was reporting, Ge Sanniang went out and is now back.

"My Lord, I just received news that Fan Xian was assassinated on Niulan Street and was seriously injured. Judging from the direction he was heading, he seemed to be heading towards the Duke's Mansion."

"come yet?"

Zhou Chen waved his hand: "You guys go back first."

Luo Xingfeng and Ge Sanniang were the people chosen by Zhou Chen to be in charge of the intelligence organization. Ge Sanniang was responsible for Kyoto, and Luo Xingfeng was responsible for outside Kyoto.

Although Ge Sanniang is just a woman, she was one of the first batch of subordinates recruited by Zhou Chen. Ge Sanniang is also the elder sister of Tianji Star of the Thirty-Six Constellations. It was only because she was over 20 years old and had average aptitude in martial arts that she was arranged by Zhou Chen to Kyoto to collect intelligence.

Ge Sanniang and Tianjixing are siblings. They were originally concubines living in their husband's house. Later, they were sold by their husband's family. The siblings almost died. By chance, they were taken in by Zhou Chen, and it has been several years since then.

The reason why Ge Sanniang was able to be in charge of the intelligence organization in Kyoto was because she had a talent, she had an excellent memory. Although it was not to the level of photographic memory, it was not much different.

If Ge Sanniang was a man, he would definitely be able to achieve great things relying on his memory. Unfortunately, as a woman in this feudal society, and from a poor family, this talent was of no use at all, and she ended up with a miserable end.

Fortunately, they met Zhou Chen. Although they cannot say that they live a life of luxury now, it is definitely much better than that of most people in the world.

In the case of brother and sister Ge Sanniang and Tianjixing working together, Zhou Chen trusts them more, and the possibility of betrayal is much lower than for others.

Zhou Chen came to the yard, called Tong Quan, and asked him to wait at the door. When Fan Xian arrived, he took him to his yard.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Tong Quan led the staggering Fan Xian and Wang Qinian, who was carrying Teng Zijing on his back, into the yard.

As soon as he saw Zhou Chen sitting in the yard, Fan Xian ran to Zhou Chen and lay down on the table.

"Duke Zhou, Lord Duke, Teng Zijing, Teng Zijing is dying, please save him, please save him, you have the power to bring the dead back to life, you can definitely save him, please save him, please save him."

He wanted to catch Zhou Chen, but was afraid that Zhou Chen would be disgusted, so he could only look at Zhou Chen pitifully with anxious, nervous, and urgent eyes.

Zhou Chen turned his head to look over, and Wang Qinian hurriedly stepped forward and brought Teng Zijing closer to Zhou Chen.

"No need to look at him. His Qi is out of control, most of his meridians are broken, and his internal organs are all severely damaged. He won't survive more than a cup of tea."

Fan Xian shouted excitedly, "Duke Zhou, Duke Zhou, you are a great master. I have seen with my own eyes that you have the ability to bring the dead back to life. You can definitely save Teng Zijing. I beg you."

"Then do you still remember the conditions for me to save people?"

"condition?"

Fan Xian was only thinking about whether Zhou Chen could save Teng Zijing, and had no time to think about anything else. It was only after Zhou Chen reminded him that he remembered.

"One life, fifty thousand taels of silver, huh? I remember, I remember, as long as you save Teng Zijing, I will definitely raise the fifty thousand taels of silver for you."

"Fifty thousand taels?"

Wang Qinian screamed in shock, his face full of disbelief.

Zhou Chen glanced at him calmly: "Why, do you have any objections?"

Wang Qinian hurriedly explained: "No, no, the Duke misunderstood. I was just a little surprised, just a little bit, only a little bit."

But he was screaming in his heart. He thought hard every day and tried all kinds of ways to make money, but he didn't save much money in all these years. Fifty thousand taels for saving a life, wasn't this money too easy to make?
And the same goes for this young Lord Fan. Teng Zijing was just a guard, but he was willing to spend 50,000 taels to ask the Duke of Zhenguo to save people. Is he crazy?
"Duke Zhou, please take action. Teng Zijing can't hold on for much longer." Fan Xian urged from the side.

Zhou Chen looked at Teng Zijing. The reason why Teng Zijing was still alive until now was not because he was lucky, but because he left a trace of true energy in Teng Zijing's body. Even Teng Zijing himself did not discover it on the day they came to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

"He is seriously injured. No one in the world can save him except me, so don't think that spending 50,000 taels is a loss. Instead, you should consider whether it is worth it."

"Worth it, worth it." Fan Xian answered without hesitation.

Zhou Chen said: "Let's make it clear in advance that the fifty thousand taels is to save his life. Even if he survives, his martial arts skills will be completely lost and he will be a cripple."

"what?"

Fan Xian was horrified, Teng Zijing's greatest ability was his martial arts. If he lost his martial arts and became a disabled person, how would he support his family?

"Is there no other way?"

"Yes, I can help him rebuild his meridians, but it consumes a lot of energy and vitality. I don't do business without any cost. If you want him to recover, you have to pay more money."

"How much?"

"Eighty thousand taels in total."

Fan Xian didn't say anything, but Wang Qinian couldn't help but say, "My Lord, you are taking advantage of the situation..."

"Ok?"

Zhou Chen glanced over, and Wang Qinian immediately changed his words: "You are indeed a good man. You saved a life and reshaped the meridians. Eighty thousand taels is not expensive, not expensive."

"Fan Xian, what do you think? Is it worth spending 80,000 taels for a guard?"

Fan Xian hesitated for only a moment, then quickly gritted his teeth and said, "It's worth it. Money can be earned slowly, but there is only one life. Duke, please save me."

"readily."

Zhou Chen clapped his hands and laughed. After all, the current Fan Xian has not been completely changed by the times. It would be difficult to find a second person in the world who would spend 80,000 taels to save a guard.

He stretched out his hand and pointed at Teng Zijing on Wang Qinian's body, and Teng Zijing's body slowly floated up from Wang Qinian's body.

"You two, protect me and don't let anyone come to disturb me."

Fan Xian immediately said excitedly, "Please rest assured, Duke. I will never let anyone disturb me."

Wang Qinian also rolled up his sleeves, looking like he was ready to escort them.

Because Teng Zijing had the true qi he had injected earlier in his body, when he began to heal his wounds, that little bit of true qi formed a complementary fusion with his true qi.

Teng Zijing was only a seventh-grade master and was totally incomparable to him, the grandmaster. Even a little bit of his true energy was equal to all of Teng Zijing's true energy.

The Ruyi Jin Qi he created himself contains the healing properties of Yangzhou Man, and has the effect of bringing dead trees back to life, with excellent healing effects.

Fan Xian and Wang Qinian were guarding while looking over here. They saw that Zhou Chen did not approach Teng Zijing in the air, but just kept pointing at Teng Zijing's body from a distance.

Although it seemed like they didn't do anything, they could all feel how terrifying the true qi Zhou Chen used was. Compared with Zhou Chen's true qi, the difference between them was like the difference between a river and a stream, or perhaps even greater.

Fan Xian originally thought that curing Teng Zijing would take a long time and require extreme caution.

But Zhou Chen's opening and closing of the dots looked very casual, and in less than a cup of tea, Zhou Chen stopped, and Teng Zijing also fell from the air.

Fan Xian hurriedly stepped forward to support Teng Zijing's body. He put one hand on Teng Zijing's wrist and felt the beating of Teng Zijing's pulse with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Is that it, ready?"

"if not."

"No, it's that simple?"

Fan Xian really couldn't accept it. Teng Zijing was really about to die just now, but in just a cup of tea, Zhou Chen didn't even sweat, but he was saved. Even if he was a grandmaster, wasn't it too exaggerated?

"The meridians are also slowly recovering. This, this is too..."

He really didn't know how to describe it. Although he didn't know how powerful the grandmaster was, he felt that even a grandmaster couldn't possess the ability to bring the dead back to life.

He suddenly understood what Zhou Chen had said before. It seemed that among the five great masters, Zhou Chen might really be different.

Wang Qinian was also shocked. He saw with his own eyes how badly Teng Zijing was injured. In his eyes, he was as good as dead. But when he came to Zhou Chen, he came back to life in the blink of an eye, and even his meridians were repaired. It was simply against common sense.

"It's true that he can save people, but it's also true that the money is easy to earn. Eighty thousand taels, even if I don't eat or drink, I can't earn that much in my whole life, right? And the Duke of Zhenguo got eighty thousand taels in just a cup of tea. I wish I were a grandmaster."

After making sure that Teng Zijing was fine, Fan Xian was so excited that tears came to his eyes. He asked Wang Qinian to support Teng Zijing while he walked up to Zhou Chen and bowed deeply to him.

"Duke Zhou's great kindness, I will never forget it. Whenever the Duke has any favor in the future..."

"There's no need to say more polite words. Just send the 80,000 taels of silver as soon as possible. That would be the best way to thank you."

The expression on Fan Xian's face froze instantly. Suddenly, he felt a headache. He was only concerned with saving people and didn't think too much about it. But now the person is alive. Where is he going to get 80,000 taels of silver?

He felt that he was really crazy and his brain must have short-circuited at that time. He wanted to renege on the debt, but after comparing the strength gap between the two sides, he still followed his heart.

"Of course, but 80,000 taels is not a small amount after all. I may need some time to prepare."

Zhou Chen waved his hands and said generously: "It doesn't matter, you can't run away anyway. If you run away, then I can only go to Fan Mansion to ask your father for it. I believe he will give me this face. The Minister of Revenue is in charge of money, so he should have a lot of silver."

"No, no, the younger generation should solve their own problems. There is no need to look for my father."

Fan Xian was about to break out in a cold sweat. If Grandmaster Zhou Chen really went to the Fan Mansion to ask for money, his father would definitely not be able to bear it. He decided not to put the pressure on the old man.

Zhou Chen asked again: "I see you are also seriously injured, do you want me to help you heal? I won't charge you much, just 10,000 taels."

Fan Xian shouted, "That's not necessary, Duke Zhou, there's no need to bother you with that. I know a little bit about medicine, I can do it myself, I can do it myself."

He must be crazy to agree to pay 12,000 yuan for one treatment.

He searched his pocket and finally only took out two silver bills.

"Duke Zhou, I only have one hundred taels on me right now. How about I give it to you first, and then I can slowly collect the rest for you?"

Looking at the two crumpled banknotes, Zhou Chen looked disgusted.

"Are you sending away beggars? Eighty thousand taels. Don't take out anything less than ten thousand taels."

Fan Xian smiled awkwardly. There was indeed a big difference between one hundred taels and eighty thousand taels, but he had no choice. This was all he had.

"Go away. When you have collected ten thousand taels, come back and pay it back."

Fan Xian felt relieved. Together with Wang Qinian, he carried Teng Zijing on his back again and left quickly.

"Teng Zijing is not dead. I wonder if you will be filled with righteous indignation and cause a big commotion in Kyoto like in the plot?"

Fan Xian in the drama went crazy investigating the case just because Teng Zijing died. What he said was very lofty, and perhaps he had such thoughts in his mind, but in the final analysis, it was because Teng Zijing was a friend he recognized.

If it were any other guard in the Fan Mansion, he would never do that. This is human nature. People care more about the people they care about.

Zhou Chen is the same. He never thinks of himself as great or a great man. He is just a person who cares about his family and friends. As for other people and other things, it is impossible for him to have the same empathy as his family.

Fan Xian's assassination caused an uproar in Kyoto, and all forces were keeping their eyes on Fan Xian.

When they found out that the first place Fan Xian went to after being assassinated was the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, many people were very surprised. No one had expected that Fan Xian had a relationship with the Duke of Zhenguo Zhou Chen.

During this chaotic period, at night, Si Lili disguised herself and came to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and met Zhou Chen.

"The assassination of Fan Xian caused too much noise. Sooner or later, they will find me. I can no longer stay in Kyoto. I plan to leave Kyoto tomorrow. I came here tonight to say goodbye to you."

There was a flash of reluctance in Si Lili's eyes. Kyoto was actually her hometown, but she had to leave it.

There weren't many things in Kyoto now that she could miss, and Zhou Chen was probably the person she was most reluctant to leave. After spending a few months together, she had developed unprecedented feelings for this man, and she was very reluctant to leave suddenly.

Zhou Chen looked at Si Lili, who had lost much of her worldly look, and said softly, "It's better to leave. Kyoto is a vortex place, too dangerous. Don't worry, I promised Haitang Duoduo that I would protect you. On your way out, I will have someone protect you and escort you safely to the border. Haitang Duoduo will pick you up then."

"You protect me just because of Duoduo?" Si Lili suddenly felt strange and looked at Zhou Chen closely.

Zhou Chen walked up to her and touched her cheek gently.

"It's not just because of her, but you also know that I'm a playboy and there's more than one woman around me, so you need to think about it seriously."

Si Lili understood what Zhou Chen meant, and she held Zhou Chen's hand in return.

"I will. If I go back to Northern Qi, will you still go to Northern Qi?"

"of course."

"Is it for the eldest princess?"

Zhou Chen did not answer. Although he had spent more time with Si Lili, in terms of status in his heart, the Princess Zhan Pianpian of Northern Qi obviously held a higher position.

Si Lili understood everything. She had experienced a lot over the years, so she didn't feel jealous. Compared to Zhan Pianpian, she was indeed a latercomer.

"If you are going to Northern Qi, you must tell me."

"must."

Si Lili left. After she left, Zhou Chen made arrangements and said that he would protect Si Lili and bring her back to Northern Qi. He would do what he said.

On the second day after the assassination on Niulan Street, Fan Xian was dissatisfied with the Inspection Institute's decision to release Cheng Jushu, so he chose to kill Cheng Jushu in front of the Inspection Institute in public.

At the same time, Si Lili also began to plan her own evacuation route. She did not tell Zhou Chen how she was leaving because she did not want to implicate Zhou Chen.

Although Teng Zijing did not die, the plot still unfolds the same way, which is also related to Fan Xian's revengeful character.

In order to investigate the assassination, Fan Xian and Wang Qinian quickly identified Si Lili as a secret agent from Northern Qi, and then prepared to chase after the fleeing Si Lili.

Thinking of the relationship between Si Lili and Zhou Chen, Fan Xian was a little worried, so he brought 12,000 taels of silver notes collected from his father Fan Jian and his sister Fan Ruoruo, and went to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to explain the matter to Zhou Chen.

"Si Lili is a spy from Northern Qi? Has it been confirmed?"

Zhou Chen accepted the banknote and was surprised when he heard Fan Xian talking about Si Lili. Fan Xian, who had been staring at his expression, could not see any problem at all.

Fan Xian cupped his hands and said, "It seems that Duke Zhou has also been kept in the dark. Let's prepare to go after Si Lili now."

Zhou Chen said indifferently: "Then go ahead. If you really catch her, don't hurt her. After all, we have known each other for so long, and there is still affection between us."

Fan Xian understood what Zhou Chen meant, responded, and then left with Wang Qinian.

"Wang Qinian, do you think what Duke Zhou said is true?"

"what?"

Wang Qinian was shocked: "There is no reason for the Duke of Zhenguo to lie to us. He is a great master, extraordinary and unworldly. There is no reason for him to collude with the Northern Qi spies."

"That's true."

Fan Xian was just a little skeptical. He thought that Zhou Chen was such a capable person and had known Si Lili for so long, how could he not notice any problem?
But this was just his guess. If Si Lili really wanted to kill him, and Zhou Chen was in cahoots with Si Lili, there was no possibility for him and Teng Zijing to survive.

The Grand Master wanted to kill him, and he didn't even have a chance to escape.