Chapter 83
The night watchman’s drum could be heard on this spring night . It was the time when roosters crowed—the perfect time for the likes of thieves to sneak about .
A shadow lightly fell from the back wall of Fan Manor like a leaf . It hit the ground without making any noise and dusted itself off before disappearing into the darkness . That shadow was none other than Fan Xian . As he prodded along in the dark, he inwardly lamented that there wasn’t any true qinggong in this world which would let him jump ten meters in one leap; every time he climbed a wall he got himself covered in dust .
As prosperous as the capital was, not many places were illuminated at night . Areas that were lit included places such as Wanong Alley, where there was a night market as well as various street performers, and the areas around the river pond which were lit so customers could board boats . Most other streets were dark, only sparingly dotted by dim lights from private residences, some of which shone through cracks in door and onto the stone-paved streets, forming bright lines .
Fan Xian navigated between those lines, running in the night . The cool night wind brushed against his slightly burning cheeks, giving him a very refreshing feeling . After only a short while, he had already arrived at the royal complex, at the same alleyway he’d visited during the day . Seeing the building in the courtyard a distance away, he frowned—there must be palace guards roaming about . In Wu Zhu’s words, his neigong was level seven, and his control of it was level three . If he wished to get inside without alarming those very skilled guards, he had to be extra cautious .
He had to see Lady Lin no matter what, even though he still did not know her full name . He had to tell her who he was, who she was going to marry, and most importantly, what disease she had .
Everything was quiet in the night . The night watchmen’s drums had just sounded and would not sound again anytime soon . Only some frog calls carried over from the distance . Fan Xian stood quietly behind the alley walls, adjusting his zhenqi, letting it slowly course through his entire body . Using xueshan behind his waist at the control center, Fan Xian could perfectly control his every muscle and his awareness .
He didn’t know if Wu Zhu was around, but he did know he couldn’t rely on Wu Zhu his entire life . Regardless of how strong Wu Zhu was, the blind man couldn’t protect him at all times, or else his mother wouldn’t have suffered the fate she had all those years ago . Vigorously wiping away any sweat from his palms, Fan Xian aimed at an inconspicuous spot on the wall . Zhenqi slowly seeped out from the center of his palms and miraculously flowed back along the outer edges, forming a dip . Just as he had climbed the cliffs back in Danzhou, his hands easily adhered to the wall . Fan Xian began to slowly climb .
That wall was over six meters high; an ordinary person, no matter how skilled, could not have jumped over it . Furthermore, the wall was smooth, lacking any footholds in order to discourage climbing . For those reasons, this spot was the least heavily guarded . No one would expect that a Spider-Man would come visit tonight .
Having scaled to the top, Fan Xian anchored one hand on the wall while wiping away his sweat with the other . Why did he have to take so much risk just to see his future wife? But now was not the moment to back down . He raised his head and watched as the crescent became obscured by the clouds . This opportunity excited him .
With the sudden darkening of the moonlight, Fan Xian dropped down to the courtyard and squeezed into the dense bushes like a leopard cat . With the vegetation hiding his presence, he darted straightforward . And yet, he did all of that without making a single sound, all thanks to Wu Zhu’s harsh training back in Danzhou .
He was even more fortunate that there weren’t that many guards in the courtyard . It was close to midnight now, and the security was even laxer . From the sound of it, there were still people awake at the front gate, but there were basically no patrols in the courtyard . Fan Xian let out a sigh of relief . Carefully making his way to that building, he discovered all the lights were out . He wondered if she had already gone to sleep .
The door was locked . Furthermore, there was the chance the laxative from earlier was still working, which meant that old nanny could get up at any moment . Grinning at the possibility, he gave up on the initial path and walked around . Putting his strength into his hands, he held on firmly to the wooden corridor and climbed up . Once on top of the corridor, the second level projected horizontally about half a meter outward . Fan Xian lightly breathed out and started feeling the framework with his hands . Finding a small crack, he hooked onto it with his index and middle fingers . His body then hung in the air . Using the strength in his abdomen, he swayed and lurched upwards like a bat, sticking closely against the window .
Fan Xian believed the Lady inside must have understood his words earlier that day, so he pulled on the window with a confident smile… It didn’t budge . He used more strength and pulled it again… The window still didn’t budge!
Lin Wan’er had gone to bed early, but she couldn’t fall asleep . She gripped the corners of her blanket, eyes wide open in the darkness, staring at the canopy of her bed, thinking of something .
She immediately heard the sound from outside . Suddenly nervous, she didn’t know what to do; she wasn’t expecting that youth to be so bold, sneaking into the royal complex in the middle of the night . She thought about calling someone over but stopped herself . If guards really came, that handsome youth would surely get the death penalty . Unable to bear the thought, Lady Lin could only bite at her bottom lip in frustration .
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