Han Dongxu was a fervent collector of weapons, and now that Xu Fan had asked him to help find a Treasured Sword, he thought of a fine weapon he possessed.
"Boss, give half an hour," he said.
It seed as though he was in a rush to hand over the good sword to Xu Fan, and with an excited look at Xu Fan, Han Dongxu hurriedly dashed out of the private room.
"..."
With this kind of urgency, one couldn't help but wonder what kind of fine weapon Han Dongxu had hidden; Xu Fan sat in the private room, waiting patiently.
Less than half an hour passed before the door to the private room opened again, and in ca Han Dongxu, carrying a long, dark-colored box.
Seeing his state, it was likely he had run ho to fetch this sword.
The round trip took less than half an hour; he must have exceeded the speed limit quite a bit on the way…
"Huff! Boss, take a look!"
With a thud, Han Dongxu placed the box on the table, wiped off his sweat, and said excitedly.
The mont he set it down, the cups and bowls on the table trembled. Xu Fan couldn't help but notice the modest-looking black box before him.
The item inside must be heavy.
"Mm, let see."
Xu Fan nodded, and then, he unlocked and opened the long box on the table.
Wrapped inside with blue brocaded cloth was a longsword about four feet in length, lying peacefully within.
A typical Han Sword, unadorned and without any startling beauty to behold.
At that mont, Xu Fan simply glanced at it twice before taking it in hand.
Grasping the hilt, he casually flicked it into a sword flower; the sword was indeed not light...
If it weren't for his own high cultivation level, he might have struggled just to hold it.
"What material is this sword made from?"
Curious about the material of the sword in hand, Xu Fan asked Han Dongxu.
Seemingly stumped by the question, Han Dongxu scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "I'm not too sure myself."
"This sword was given to by the forr Gang Leader; it can be considered a token of the Qing Gang."
"He said the Qingyue Sword is a fine blade, just that it hasn't found soone capable of wielding it. Now it has co to and it's just gathering dust…"
Speaking of which, Han Dongxu was ashad that he had only played with the Qingyue Sword a couple of tis at most.
Compared to swords with a modest design, he personally preferred those that looked more flashy.
"Boss, what do you think of this sword?"
Just now, Xu Fan casually spun an elegant sword flower, and Han Dongxu thought that instead of letting the sword collect dust in his hands, it would be better to let Xu Fan bring out its edge!
"Pretty good," Xu Fan remarked.
With his middle finger pressed against his thumb, he gave a light flick, and the Qingyue Sword emitted a series of resonant, dragon-like trembling sounds.
Xu Fan was quite satisfied with the sword already.
Since it was a Qing Gang heirloom, he believed it must have extraordinary qualities.
Besides, in the short span of three days, it was improbable to find any better weapon.
"That's enough for today. I'll take this sword for now."
It was getting late, and Xu Fan planned to head to Floating Mountain Island the next day, waiting for the arrival of the third day.
After securing the Qingyue Sword, he left the tavern directly.
Floating Mountain Island was a small island outside the bay of Shanghai, also known as Jade Plate Mountain. The island featured undulating mountains and was ho to Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries.
Every spring, many people from Shanghai enjoyed visiting the island to offer incense. Now that the peak incense offering season had passed, there were not too many people on the island.
This was indeed a good place to commit a murder.
The next morning, having prepared everything, Xu Fan was ready to head to the dock to take a boat to Floating Mountain Island.
However, before he could leave, Li Qinghe's phone call ca racing in.
"What? Just one day has passed, and you're already thinking about how I should repay you?"
Yesterday, Li Qinghe had done him a big favor, and as Xu Fan answered the phone, he couldn't help but think that this girl was probably calling to reap so benefits.
"Xu Fan, I'm not in a hurry yet. As for the goodies, I haven't really thought about it."
"See? Soone wants to et you, and I was wondering if you were free today."
"Hm? et ?"
Li Qinghe's reason for contacting him wasn't what he'd expected, and upon hearing that soone wanted to see him, Xu Fan couldn't help but ask, "Who?"
"My grandfather."
"This..."
Hearing Li Qinghe's response, Xu Fan couldn't help but let out a wry laugh.
Upon reflection, it made sense that the old Mr. Li would want to see him.
After all, he had just swindled his granddaughter into endorsing his jewelry line.
Having received such news from Ke Longxiang, and knowing that the old Mr. Li was already not fond of him, how could he not want to have a word with Xu Fan?
"Xu Fan, don't worry about it, you don't have to co. After all, our contract is already signed."
Li Qinghe knew very well the kind of difficulties Xu Fan would face at the Li family and didn't want to put Xu Fan through such discomfort. She intended to bear the brunt of it all by herself.
"No worries, I happen to be free today."
"I'll head over right now."
Xu Fan knew what Li Qinghe was thinking at the mont. Asking Li Qinghe to endorse his jewelry had already put her in a tough spot. Now, if Mr. Li started questioning her, and Xu Fan allowed her to shoulder it alone, he would be falling short of being a real man.
"Xu Fan, you don't have to..."
"Enough, you don't need to say anymore. It's not like the old man's going to kill right away, right?"
"This matter started because of after all, so I'll go and talk to him."
Without giving Li Qinghe a chance to dissuade him, Xu Fan imdiately agreed to go.
It seed he would have to visit the Li family before embarking on his journey to Floating Mountain Island.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Fan glanced at the Qingyue Sword he had prepared and then headed out the door.
Seemingly aware that she couldn't stop Xu Fan, once he had left, Li Qinghe sent him her grandfather's address.
Driving to the address Li Qinghe had provided, in about an hour, Xu Fan arrived at his destination.
Perhaps worried that she would face difficulties later on, upon stepping out of the car, Xu Fan could see that Li Qinghe was waiting alone outside.
"Xu Fan, you've arrived."
"Hmm, where's your grandfather?"
After greeting Li Qinghe, Xu Fan asked about Mr. Li.
Li Qinghe had no good premonitions about what was going to happen next.
Looking at Xu Fan worriedly, she said, "He's currently strolling in the backyard garden. He told to wait here for you and said that once you arrived, you should go alone to find him."
"Xu Fan, why don't you just leave?"
By now, her grandfather had made up his mind to marry her off to Ke Longxiang to form an alliance with the Ke family.
As Xu Fan now posed a threat to the interests of both families, it didn't matter how she thought about it; nothing good would co from his visit today.
It was still possible to leave unscathed at this mont since she was the only one waiting outside.
"I'm already here; there's no reason to leave."
Xu Fan gave a faint smile and flatly rejected Li Qinghe's kind intention.
In three days, he might die by the sword of Li Xiaochen. As a man with death hanging over him, there was nothing for Xu Fan to fear.
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