The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1595

Chapter 1595: 770 The Secret of the Han Family (Second Update)

Han Family.

As night fell, the servants lit candles in the courtyard of Han Wuye, and lanterns were hung one by one along the corridor.

Han Wuye sat meditating in the house.

Han Lao Taeye sat in the hall next to him, with Han Lei and Han Sanye also present.

Han Lei paced back and forth in the room with his hands clasped behind his back, his brows deeply furrowed.

With a look of helplessness, Han Sanye said, "Big brother, please, can you stop pacing? Your constant movement is making my eyes dizzy!"

Han Lei replied unapologetically, "If you don’t want to stay here, then get out!"

Han Sanye glanced at the old man, resting with his eyes closed and hands on the cane, and muttered to himself, "I wish I could leave, but if I show no concern for Lao Wu, wouldn’t the old man strangle me?"

After who knows how long, a long breath of meditation finally came from Han Wuye’s room.

Han Lei’s eyes lit up, "It’s Lao Wu!"

Han Lao Taeye slowly opened his aged yet sharp eyes and said gravely, "You two, go next door and check on the situation."

"Yes, Father," Han Lei responded.

Han Lei and the careless Han Sanye went to the next room.

Inside the room, no one else was present, only Han Wuye sat cross-legged, meditating to heal his injuries.

Not only had Gu Jiao been healing from her injuries these past few days, but Han Wuye himself had also made a round trip from Ghost Gate Pass.

Han Lei quickly approached the bed and asked with concern, "Fifth brother, how are you feeling?"

Han Wuye took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, opening his eyes to say, "Much better."

Han Lei looked him over, still somewhat uneasy, "Are you sure you don’t feel uncomfortable anywhere? Should we still call a doctor over to have a look?"

Han Wuye said indifferently, "Big brother knows my condition clearly, there’s no need for a doctor, and it wouldn’t be useful anyway."

Han Lei had no response.

Indeed, Han Ci’s condition was beyond medical help, yet he did not require treatment, for he was recovering very rapidly.

This all started when Han Ci was poisoned as a boy. He was merely eleven or twelve years old, hunting outdoors with his clan elders when he became separated from his relatives and accidentally poisoned.

At that time, many of the Han family’s guards were poisoned with him.

When the clan elders found them, all the guards had succumbed to the poison and died, only Han Ci had fortunately survived.

The elders asked Han Ci what exactly had happened and why he was poisoned? Han Ci remained silent.

After that incident, incredible changes occurred in Han Ci’s body. First, his punching and kicking became faster, and then his internal energy grew even more vigorous.

The strength of a martial artist’s internal energy is measured by the number of years, but Han Ci’s internal energy grew each month.

He suddenly became the most talented youth in the clan.

Logically, such joyful news should have been announced with gongs and drums for all to hear, but just as the Han family was about to do so, they discovered a strand of white hair on Han Ci’s head.

They had only ever heard of such an occurrence in storybooks and never thought it would happen to Han Ci.

The newfound talent that had suddenly emerged in Han Ci came at the cost of depleting his lifespan, a strange consequence they speculated resulted from the severe poisoning he endured.

As Han Ci’s abilities grew stronger, he aged more rapidly. To save his life, Han Ci had to give up the pursuit of higher martial arts realms.

His path as a prodigy came to a halt.

Even so, Han Ci continued to age faster than a normal person.

This time, if it hadn’t been for the incident with Han Ye, the Han family would never have allowed Han Ci to take action.

"Fifth brother..." Han Sanye stared at Han Ci’s hair, wide-eyed and speechless.

The surface of Han Ci’s hair was originally silver, but now, even more underneath had turned white.

Han Wuye said nonchalantly, "I’m fine, Third brother."

"Ah." Han Sanye fell silent.

Han Lei voiced his puzzlement, "But tell me, fifth brother, how could you have been defeated by Xiao Liulang?"

Han Ci paused for a moment, then answered truthfully, "I was distracted during the fight."

Han Lei was shocked, "Being distracted is a taboo, fifth brother, how could you make such a low-level mistake during a fight?"

After a long silence, Han Ci said faintly, "I was reminded of someone."

"Was it that person from the Xuanyuan Family? Fifth brother, you..." Han Lei didn’t finish his sentence, but he sighed deeply and said earnestly, "Fifth brother, you should let go. Over the years, the third brother and I have been keeping the truth from our father for your sake, but you shouldn’t always make things difficult for your brothers."

Han Ci replied softly, "Thank you, big brother, third brother."

Han Sanye waved his hand dismissively, "We’re brothers, no need to mention it. It’s big brother who doesn’t want to keep it silent; I never said anything. Even if I have to hide it all my life, I’m fine with it!"

Han Lei glared fiercely at the profligate brother.

Han Sanye sheepishly shrunk his neck, not daring to speak any further.

Han Lei continued to look at Han Ci, "But speak the truth to your big brother, did that Xuanyuan Xiaoliu really die back then?"

Han Ci met his brother’s scrutinizing gaze and said firmly, "He’s dead, I killed him with my own hands."

Han Lei forced a smile, "Big brother isn’t doubting you; I just feel that you were too close to him back then. After the Xuanyuan family’s mishap, you even hid him away secretly. If the guards hadn’t found out in time, our Han family would have been charged with harboring a traitor to the court..."