The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1115

Chapter 1115: 540 Mastermind (First Update)

"Big brother, stop wasting words with him, why bother knowing so much when you’re about to die anyway?"

"Right, this guy isn’t even worthy of knowing the young master’s name."

The leader of the men in black chuckled and said to the others beside him, "Kill this kid, and make it clean."

"Rest assured, big brother, we know what to do. This kid doesn’t know martial arts, so however he dies is for us to decide!"

A few of them roared with laughter, disdainfully pressing towards Xiao Hen.

Ahead of Xiao Hen stood the men in black, and behind him was a huge cliff. He had two choices: one was to be killed by them, and the other was to jump off the cliff and die from the fall.

"Jump then."

One of the men in black taunted with a smile.

Such a height was nothing to a martial artist, but to a Hanlin official, it was a certain death.

They didn’t believe Xiao Hen would jump; in fact, Xiao Hen didn’t jump.

A few of them sneered as they closed in on Xiao Hen, but just as they were about ten steps away, Xiao Hen suddenly pulled something out of his pouch and threw it forcefully at their feet.

The men thought it was a hidden weapon and hastily retreated a step!

Too bad for them, stepping back was useless; the dark object hit the ground and exploded with several bangs!

The explosions sent the men tumbling and sprawling!

The leader of the men in black was taken aback, but before he could react and strike at Xiao Hen, Xiao Hen was one step ahead, taking out a few more black beads and hurling them as well.

"Oh no!"

Boom!

He hadn’t even had the chance to escape and was knocked out by a series of explosions from the black beads.

The black powder beads that Gu Jiao had given to Xiao Hen were mixed with a small amount of paralysis medicine; their explosive power wasn’t as great as that of pure black powder beads, but the concoction could swiftly overpower and incapacitate the opponents.

After knocking out the group, Xiao Hen quickly left by a small path in front to search for Minister Xing who had fallen down the slope earlier. He hadn’t fallen from a very high place, and with some luck, he wouldn’t be fatal.

When Xiao Hen found him, his arm was dislocated, but he could still walk.

Xiao Hen helped him up, looked around, and chose a direction, "Let’s go!"

Minister Xing, clutching his dislocated arm and in pain, cursed, "What kind of people are these?"

"Not sure," Xiao Hen said.

Minister Xing grumbled frustratedly, "Alright, alright, it seems they wanted to target me. When I return to the Capital City, I’ll investigate and uncover their true identities!"

Admirable courage.

Minister Xing spoke earnestly, "Xiao Hen, don’t be frightened; we accept the Emperor’s favor and bear his worries. As a servant of the court, we’re bound to face troubles. Don’t be discouraged by this little disturbance."

With a precise sense of direction towards the Capital City, Xiao Hen replied, "Mmm, I won’t be."

What was this little disturbance compared to what he had faced? Moreover, it was him they were after, it had nothing to do with whether he served as a court official or not.

They set up this grand scheme to target him, starting from the case at the Xianle Inn. From that point on, the game began, and everyone involved became pawns on the chessboard.

It was just unclear who the ’young master’ mentioned by those men was, and what the connection to the Xianle Inn was?

Xiao Hen said, "My lord, after we return to the Capital, I want to visit the Xianle Inn again."

"Fine! I’ll listen to you! Damn it, I also think there’s something fishy about that Xianle Inn!" burst out Minister Xing, filling the air with curses.

The people of the Capital had long speculated about the background of the Xianle Inn. Unfortunately, no one had managed to catch them doing anything illegal, so it wouldn’t be appropriate to simply close it down or raid it without cause.

Moreover, what would be achieved by taking down the Xianle Inn? Was the focal point the Xianle Inn itself, or the person behind it?

Minister Xing’s teeth ached!

After walking for a bit, Minister Xing suddenly asked, "By the way, I thought I heard some strange noises earlier. You’re alright, aren’t you?"

Having been dizzy for a while after his fall and given the distance, Minister Xing could not clearly ascertain whether he had heard incorrectly or what had happened.

"I’m fine." Xiao Hen made no mention of the gunpowder.

Gunpowder was only found in Yan Country; heaven only knew how Gu Jiao had come by it. It was better not to court extra trouble, and since Minister Xing was unsure, he must have heard wrong.

"What about those men?" Minister Xing asked again.

Xiao Hen replied, "We’ve temporarily shaken them off, but they might catch up again soon. We need to leave quickly."

"Ah... but where are we?" Minister Xing was completely lost.

Xiao Hen pointed ahead and said, "One li to the east and we’ll reach Little River Village. If we pass through the village, there’s a post station where we can hire a carriage."

"Oh," Minister Xing nodded blankly.

He had a nagging feeling something was amiss, but he couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was.