After Li Xuan left with his men, the envoys from various countries kept chuckling at the Fuso envoy.
But they gradually dispersed.
The onlookers then buzzed with discussion.
“That fellow was truly imposing just now, twelve points of handsome looks with twelve points of killing intent.”
“Right, combined with that air of authority, he truly seemed like Yang二郎 leading three thousand raw recruits, hunting down enemy chiefs!”
“Did you guys notice that he was wearing a flying fish robe?”
“What’s a flying fish robe, I’ve been watching for a long time, and I saw his eyes emitting golden light!”
“No, it was only when he was as imposing as Yang二郎 at the beginning that he was emitting golden light, and when he calmed down, the golden light disappeared.”
“Didn’t Er Ye have three eyes, how come it became two eyes emitting golden light?”
“You guys think he looks like Erlang Shen because he’s handsome, I think he looks fierce, though he does seem a bit fierce... But did he act fiercely towards us commoners!”
“Don’t we say something about internal holiness and external kingship, that fellow wearing the flying fish robe, maybe he’s the Heavenly God sent by His Majesty to enforce law internally and the Golden Winged Great Roc bird to fight externally!”
Unbeknownst to Li Xuan.
The public had once again fleshed out his second-created character image.
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Grand Ming Palace.
After listening to Dai Quan’s report, the Emperor laughed and said:
“This kid is still a little sly.”
“Grant him what he requests, severely punish the Right Deputy Minister of the Honglu Temple and all the people involved. I want to see who dares to put something that I had crushed years ago above my people!”
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乾清 Palace.
After listening to Xia Shouzhong’s words, the Emperor smiled bitterly: “This Seventeenth son…”
“After all, he is the son of a loyal minister, let him be lenient towards Wei Jin, even if he has strong martial arts talent, can he single-handedly form an army?”
“As for the Honglu Temple, investigate thoroughly, I want to see which officials are engaging in such treasonous acts!”
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The East Courtyard of the Rongguo Mansion.
Jia She listened for a while and impatiently pushed the reporting servant away.
He snorted, “Even if Xuan Ge is mighty, isn’t he still the young master of the Mansion?”
“If he really causes trouble, he’ll go to the Li family of Jinling, what does it have to do with my Rongguo Mansion?”
“Keep playing the music, keep dancing, don’t disturb my enjoyment, Old Master!”
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Ministry of Works.
Jia Zheng shook his head, “This Xuan Ge…”
“His killing intent is a bit heavy, but he has demonstrated the integrity of us literati, showcasing the majestic spirit of our Great 乾, and even caught those treasonous officials from the Honglu Temple.”
“Hmm, he’s still a good kid.”
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Ningguo Duke’s Mansion.
Jia Zhen looked at Jia Rong and Jia Qiang, “Is Li Xuan really so powerful now?”
“I don’t believe it!”
“Unless he helps me beat up Jia Hu and snatch Qin Shi back for me!”
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Rongqing Hall of the Rongguo Mansion.
After listening to the little maid’s vivid description.
Jia Mu’s eyes were filled with emotion: “Xuan Ge is a promising one, he reminds me of how powerful the Duke of Rong was, clad in fine clothes, riding a spirited horse, looking down on the world.”
Lin Daiyu: Old Madam, you’re talking about a dissolute wastrel, not a duke, right?
Tanchun clapped her hands in approval: “Fourth Brother Xuan did right, a small country coming to my Celestial Empire to act wild, it’s truly taken his heart away!”
Xichun: “Fourth Brother is amazing, catching corrupt officials, magnificent!”
Even Jia Baoyu, at this moment, wasn’t concerned with his sisters ignoring him and focusing on Li Xuan’s affairs.
He also clapped his hands in approval, imitating Tanchun, “Fourth Brother Xuan did well!”
“I thought he was a traitorous scoundrel, and unfairly tarnished his clean identity. Unexpectedly, even if he entered the mire, he could still emerge from the mud without being stained, wash in the clear lotus without being affected.”
“He didn’t go to be a traitorous scoundrel, he went to catch those rats.”
“I need to get closer to him in the future!”
After a long while, Yingchun tilted her head and said, “Huh, what did Xuan Ge do?”
Everyone: What a blockhead, didn’t you hear anything just now!
…
He submitted his report to the Northern Town Guard Headquarters, and the follow-up was handled by others.
Li Xuan once again transformed back into the knowledgeable and well-mannered scholar.
He looked at various case files and processing methods in the Archives.
He looked at weapons in the Armory.
He looked at secret manuals in the Library.
A day quickly passed.
Although his colleagues had strange looks, and passersby on his way back also had strange looks, Li Xuan thought that everyone was afraid of the persona he established.
He was quite happy.
When he entered the courtyard through the side door and heard Qingwen running over excitedly, her mouth going “blah blah blah”, Li Xuan realized that he had messed up again.
Other protagonists could establish a persona and remove labels whenever they wanted.
Why was it always not smooth for him?
Could it be that there are too many protagonists, and his additional strengths are not in the area of strategy!
(Iron Shirt, Iron Cloth Shirt, Thirteen Tai Bao Henglian, etc. raised their heads and looked at Li Xuan doubtfully: Strategy?)
No, it’s too embarrassing, I need to keep a low profile for a while…
Taking advantage of the fact that it was still early, he told Jia Lian about the situation where they had investigated Zhang’s family from all sides, but found nothing.
Li Xuan kept a low profile between the courtyard and the Northern Town Guard Headquarters.
He didn’t wander around the courtyard randomly, and at the Northern Town Guard Headquarters, he tried to assign his subordinates to go out to work, while he immersed himself in various useful and useless materials.
Unfortunately, he didn’t get to enjoy his peaceful days for long.
Because he was playing with his sisters and didn’t keep a low profile in front of them, Li Xuan was forgotten for a few months after the Phoenix Egg incident.
As winter approached, his sisters were weak and couldn’t come out to play together.
Jia Baoyu loved a lively environment, and going to find just one or two people wouldn’t be lively at all.
He remembered Li Xuan.
Seizing the time before he had to go to work, he ran to the small courtyard in the northeast corner early in the morning without even eating breakfast, accompanied by a group of maidservants.
What he saw was Li Xuan holding a long spear, fighting with Lin Daiyu, who was holding a flower spear.
They were as fierce as a tiger, their speed like a meteor.
All they could see were two white shadows drifting back and forth, occasionally interspersed with the sharp sound of metal clashing, and the thud of flesh hitting flesh.
How do you know that these two shadows were Li Xuan and Lin Daiyu?
They would fight for a while, then stop to summarize, which allowed people to see clearly.
Jia Baoyu: (ΩДΩ)
Fourth Brother Xuan is a martial artist, I know he can fight.
But how come Lin Meimei, who looks as soft as spring willow, can also fight so well?
You said you started practicing martial arts at the age of three, we thought you were joking when we saw you looking so skinny and weak, but you said you were serious!
For the first time, Jia Baoyu witnessed such unimaginable combat prowess.
He smiled awkwardly and said, “Fourth Brother Xuan, do all martial artists fight like this, I feel like you could slap me to death with a single palm.”
Wiping off the little sweat that had formed, Li Xuan smiled, “How could everyone be as powerful as me, I think I’m quite talented.”
“As for slapping you to death, those who are really powerful are the ones who fight tigers.”