Chapter 48 Doubts about his identity: Who are you? Doubts about his...
Ye Jindian really wanted to throw his sleeve out of the building.
But even though the Right Prime Minister had a bad reputation, he was one of the heroes who quelled more than 130 years of war and brought peace to the world. His merits and demerits cannot be compared or offset.
Therefore, before the world is settled, he must not be killed by evildoers who take advantage of the situation.
Otherwise, this world will become the chaos we see before our eyes again—
The powerful are like a pack of demons, while the powerless become their playthings, and even the thought of being a complete human being is a delusion.
She took a deep breath, glared at him, pushed him behind her, and held the hidden weapon in the cloth bag tightly with her other hand.
If the woman in front of her makes any unusual movement, she will press the trigger without mercy.
"I'm truly sorry, but since the Right Prime Minister chose me first, you'll have no choice but to look for another man." Ye Jindian stepped aside, blocking the man behind her. "Madam, please—"
She turned her palm aside.
Zhang Min couldn't help laughing behind his back, and it made people want to turn around and kick him.
Laugh at him, you big head ghost!
Luo Ying: “…”
His head was spinning, and he was a little confused about the relationship between the Prime Minister and his sister-in-law.
The stunningly beautiful woman's face didn't look good, but she missed her target with one strike, and if she continued to rush forward she would only die.
She could only force a smile and retreat.
Seeing her leave, Ye Jindian quickly turned around and pulled Zhang Min's sleeve, whispering, "There's something wrong with this person. Get out of here quickly."
Zhang Min naturally knew that it was wrong, but he had stepped into the trap on purpose, so there was no reason for him to leave.
He ordered Luo Ying: "Send Miss Ye to a safe place."
Ye Jindian frowned, pulled his sleeve and explained, "That person really has a problem."
The young lady's grip was quite strong, and she pulled Zhang Min so hard that he stumbled and fell back, caught off guard.
She was completely unaware of what she had done. She only quickly explained what she had seen and guessed today, and explained that she had done that just now to prevent the assassin from getting close to him.
Luo Ying pretended to be relaxed and advised her, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Our Prime Minister has seen a lot of situations. He will be fine. But you——"
Before he could finish his words, several firecrackers were thrown at them, rolling to their feet and emitting a hissing sound of smoke.
"Not good!" Zhang Min quickly grabbed Ye Jindian and retreated three feet, "Get out of the way!"
Before the words reached the ground, the firecrackers exploded with a bang.
A strange floral fragrance mixed with the smell of burnt gunpowder filled the air, and Ye Jindian seemed to hear the muffled sound of someone falling to the ground.
Without waiting for her to think more, Zhang Min covered her mouth and nose with his hands, dragged her towards the railing, and tried to send her downstairs.
Suddenly a big hand stretched out from behind, and Ye Jindian struggled subconsciously.
"Don't move," Zhang Min said in a deep voice. "This is a cheap aphrodisiac powder. If you inhale it, your hands and feet will quickly become weak and you won't be able to move. You won't even be able to move."
He was extremely anxious that the other party used this method to deal with him.
Ye Jindian's struggling stopped instantly, and she was even afraid that he was not holding her tightly enough, so she reached out and pressed it down tightly.
The rich scent of pepper and angelica is a bit pungent, but it makes people feel particularly sober at this moment.
Zhang Min laughed muffledly.
But soon, he couldn't laugh anymore.
Through the fine mesh of his eyes, he saw a dim light flash at the stairs, fearing an ambush. In this smoky situation, no matter who rushed over, they would definitely not let them go.
As expected.
Screams soon rang out in the darkness.
Zhang Min thought for a moment, then took Ye Jindian back to a corner, leaning against a movable board. With a turn, he found himself in a new world.
He let go of his hand.
Ye Jindian didn't know what was going on, so she quickly held her breath and raised her elbow to cover her mouth and nose.
Until a faint light came on.
Zhang Min saw that she was nervous and blew out the fire, leaving only a small light: "There is no smoke here, no need to cover it."
Ye Jindian looked at the pool in the house, which was filled with hot mist and half covered by gauze, and her mind was almost at a loss: "What is this place?"
Zhang Min sat down, dragged over the porcelain pot, poured out a cup of tea, raised his wide sleeves to block it, lifted the hem of the mask, and took a sip.
"You know that Chunxiao Tower is built on the mountain, right?"
Ye Jindian nodded.
The tea has gone cold.
Zhang Min poured it away, straightened the mask, picked up the copper pot beside him and went to the bamboo tube at the end of the warm pool.
He removed the stopper from the bamboo tube and used a copper pot to collect the flowing water: "This is the water from the warm pool halfway up the mountain next to us."
“Dongdong——”
The cool mountain spring water hit the copper kettle and soon filled it up.
Zhang Min blocked the mouth of the kettle, picked up the copper kettle and placed it on the red clay stove. He lowered his head and poked the charcoal fire in the stove with tongs, and found bamboo shells and cotton wool in the basket to ignite the charcoal fire.
Ye Jindian looked at his slow movements and always felt that something was wrong, but this feeling was replaced by the numbness and itchiness that gradually spread over her body.
She felt her bones growling with impatience at her being tickled, and with it came a burning heat deep within them, like a handful of dry wood crackling and burning.
So thirsty.
In an instant, a third feeling emerged, clamoring.
She stretched out her hand to support the table, and without waiting to sit down, she hurriedly reached for the cup and teapot, poured a glass of cold water and drank it.
Zhang Min heard the noise and turned around in surprise.
The young lady leaning against the table had some fine, light sweat oozing out of her forehead, and her cheeks were flushed, like flying clouds into the sunset, steaming out some gorgeous and gorgeous colors.
It looks unusual at first glance.
He stood up suddenly, his face gloomy, and walked towards her quickly.
Ye Jindian was still drinking water. When she heard the noise, she raised her head and stared at him warily, then moved to sit opposite him.
Only then did Zhang Min stop.
He was so anxious that he put his hands on his hips, his knuckles stuck in the leather belt: "Have you taken Chinese medicine?"
"Maybe you inhaled some smoke?" Ye Jindian poured another glass of cold water down his throat to quench his thirst, but it had little effect.
Even so, she couldn't help wanting to drink.
Seeing that she wanted to drink more water, Zhang Min took the cold water bottle away: "Don't drink it."
Ye Jindian reached out to grab it, but couldn't, and she felt a little angry. But the place was brightly lit, and she was just an ordinary craftsman in the Military Equipment Bureau. It was difficult for her to defy his authority and glare at the Right Prime Minister. She became even angrier, and her peach blossom eyes were almost flattened.
"The water is cold." The Right Prime Minister seemed to understand her anger and said softly, "Heat it up a little before drinking."
Her period was about to come, and she couldn't stand this kind of torment.
Zhang Min turned around and poured out the cold water.
Ye Jindian closed her eyes, took two deep breaths, opened her slightly red eyes and looked at him: "Why are you okay, Lord?"
This mask clearly has holes, which shows that smoke can penetrate it.
No one can hold their breath for that long.
"If this thing only had medicinal properties and no poison, perhaps I wouldn't be able to escape." Zhang Min looked at her with some concern, but his tone was very calm, even with a hint of ridicule. "Unfortunately, the assassin has a vicious heart. I'm afraid this medicine is a bit toxic and won't work on me."
"It's better for you to hide your Prime Minister's weakness." Ye Jindian pressed her face against the cool jade-covered table. "I'll just pretend I didn't hear it."
Zhang Min chuckled: "It's too late. You already know my weakness. I won't let you go easily."
Ye Jindian: “…”
She found that this man was quite shameless and not at all like the serious and ferocious man as rumored outside.
Zhang Min felt better after being given a cold shoulder by his wife.
He turned around to fill a glass of water, lifted the hem of his mask, tested the water temperature, and found it okay, so he filled the kettle halfway and put it on the table: "Drink it first, and then fill it up after you finish it."
Ye Jindian reached out to grab it.
Zhang Min adjusted the sword at his waist and walked out: "Don't run around here, but be careful to hide. I'm not the only one who knows about this place. I'll go check on Luo Ying and the others."
She was in a hurry before, but in this situation now, she was not interested in going out and being a burden, so she nodded and said okay.
Before leaving, Zhang Min coughed lightly: "Um... there's a toilet behind the screen."
He ran away after he finished speaking.
Ye Jindian's mind was affected by the drugs, and she realized what he said belatedly.
She gritted her teeth and almost bit off a corner of the cup.
Zhang Min stepped out of the trapdoor, his face suddenly turned gloomy. He looked at the place in front of him filled with thin smoke and groped towards the window.
He pressed the scabbard of his knife against the window sash and gave it a strong push.
At night, a breeze blew into the house, blowing away the thin smoke and exposing his position.
In an instant, seven or eight people surrounded him in a corner. After they had thrown all the firecrackers, people with wet cloths wrapped around their mouths and noses rushed up and fought with him.
He pretended to inhale some smoke, and his movements slowed down a little.
The man knocked to the ground by the back of the knife was ecstatic: "The traitor has fallen into the trap! Brothers, charge! Kill!!"
There was a fierce fight outside, and Ye Jindian, who was sitting by the warm pool, was half full after drinking water.
She poured another cup of warm water. Unable to find anything to protect herself, she simply picked up a heavy round stool, turned off the light, and hid in the gauze in the corner of the trapdoor holding the stool.
Her face was so hot that she leaned against the stool to cool down.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but there was a sudden sound from the trapdoor, and she woke up instantly, her heart pounding as she listened to the other person moving around and the scabbard rubbing against each other.
The most important thing is that the person who came had an extremely strong smell of blood.
She gripped the bench tightly in her hand and heard the other person's footsteps getting closer and closer to her. In the silent darkness, a vague outline slowly appeared.
The other party was coming towards her.
Ye Jindian's palms were covered with sweat. Seeing that the other party was about to discover her, she simply took the initiative, jumped up suddenly, and swung the round stool over.
The person who came dodged nimbly by lowering his head.
The round stool fell down with a "bang" and smashed the trapdoor.
A hand grasped her wrist firmly through the silky, cool fabric.
In the darkness, someone chuckled, "What a powerful young lady! With such strength, are you trying to send me to hell?"
Ye Jindian's twitching hand froze, and he hesitantly called out, "Prime Minister?"
"Yes." Zhang Min took the stool from her and put it down. "The government officials will come to investigate later. I will take you away from the mountain path and let Luo Ying pick you up."
Ye Jindian perked up a bit: "Are Luoying and the others okay?"
Zhang Min: “…No.”
He pulled the man towards the hot spring, and before removing the window panel, he couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you ask me if I'm okay?"
"Your Excellency is a valiant man." Ye Jindian twitched her nose. "But the smell of blood is a bit strong. He must have been in a fierce battle. If there are no major injuries, then there must be minor ones. Add to that the old injuries, it's hard to say he's fine. Why bother asking?"
Zhang Min: "...Then should I praise your intelligence?"
Ye Jindian felt that he seemed to be sulking and did not say anything.
With two "bangs", the window panel was removed.
The bright moon flows into the inner room like running water, bringing a hint of coolness and the fragrance of mountain grass and soil.
The golden mask took on a cold color under the bright moon.
Zhang Min's heart ached. He pushed himself up and jumped out of the window. He stepped on the jagged rocks and leaned over to her, holding out his hand. "Be careful."
Ye Jindian didn't want to bother him, so she just lifted her skirt and looked down. There was still a half-leg-long abyss between Chunxiao Tower and the rocks. If she wasn't careful, she would fall down, and her body would probably fall apart.
She decisively held his hand, climbed onto his shoulders, landed on her feet and moved away.
Zhang Min: “…”
He swept his tongue across the fangs, inexplicably wanting to bite someone.
"This way." He walked towards a mountain road, turned around and around, and came to a place with deep woods.
Ye Jindian followed closely behind him, looking at the extra bow and arrow on his back, thoughtfully.
When they reached a corner, Zhang Min raised his index finger and pretended to be quiet.
He leaned close to Ye Jindian's ear and whispered, "Do you want to avenge the loss of that medicine?"
“???”
Just as I was wondering, I saw a group of people walking out from behind Chunxiao Tower, hunching over and looking sneaky.
They held horizontal and circular swords in their hands, and were either wearing the clothes of thugs or actors.
Zhang Min handed the bow to her: "Do you know how to use it?"
Chunxiao Tower is on the left rear side. When they turned around, the positions of the two people were reversed.
She hid behind rocks and trees that were large enough to conceal her whereabouts, and Zhang Min hid behind her. When he handed her the bow, he was stepping on a stone and leaning over to look up at her.
In an instant, the quiet night forest in front of me quickly receded with the flowing light, and was replaced by yellowed desert dunes like a faded painting.
The young man, his face covered with a thin copper mask, stepped onto the sand dune, leaned forward, and handed her the bow: "Do you know how to use it?"
Ye Jindian will.
But she was possessed by some strange force, and she said, as she had done before, "I have made many bows and arrows for others, but I have never shot anything."
Zhang Min was also a little dazed.
The eyes under the golden mask flashed, and he said, "Then I will teach you?"
He half-armed her from behind, holding her hand, holding the bow in one hand and the arrow in the other.
Even the three arrows clamped between her fingers were exactly the same. They were suddenly shot out under her nose, piercing through the yellow sand and the dark night before her eyes, and piercing into the living creatures they were aimed at.
As soon as the arrow was shot, he quickly put three more arrows on the bow.
After the twelve arrows were fired, he pulled her and ran wildly amid a series of screams and curses, running out of the faded yellow sand and falling back under the moonlight of that night.
Ye Jindian looked at him in surprise and doubt, muttering, "Who are you?"
Zhang Min half-closed his eyes, looked into her eyes, chuckled and asked: "Who do you think I am in your eyes at this moment?"
At the foot of the mountain, the pines and cypresses stood tall and straight, leaving no shadows. The bright moonlight flowed completely onto them, casting two long overlapping shadows.
The surroundings were silent, with only the buzzing of invisible insects brushing past my ears.
"Brother, is that you?"
Ye Jindian raised her head and reached out to grab his golden mask.
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