Chapter 540 The Person Behind the Scenes (First Update)
"Brother, stop wasting your breath on him. He's about to die anyway, what's the point of knowing so much?"
"Indeed, this guy isn't worthy to know the young master's name."
The leader of the men in black smiled and said to the man in black beside him, "Kill this kid, and make it clean."
"Don't worry, brother, we know what we're doing. This kid doesn't know any martial arts, so we can decide how he dies!"
The group burst into laughter and disdainfully moved closer to Xiao Heng.
In front of Xiao Heng were men in black, and behind him was a huge steep slope. He had two choices: be killed by them or jump off the slope and die.
"Jump!"
A man in black gave a provocative smile.
Such a height is nothing to a martial arts practitioner, but for a Hanlin scholar, it would be a certain death.
They didn't believe Xiao Heng would jump, but in fact, Xiao Heng didn't jump.
The group approached Xiao Heng with cold smiles. When they were about ten steps away, Xiao Heng suddenly took something out of his money bag and threw it at their feet.
The group mistook it for a hidden weapon and hurriedly took a step back!
Unfortunately, it was no use taking a step back; that dark thing exploded with several bangs after it landed!
Several people were blown to bits!
The leader of the men in black was taken aback. By the time he realized what was happening and was about to attack Xiao Heng, Xiao Heng had already taken out the remaining black fire beads.
"not good!"
Bang!
He didn't even have time to escape before he was stunned by a series of black fire beads.
Gu Jiao mixed a small amount of sleeping potion into Xiao Heng's Black Fire Pearl. The explosive power was not as great as that of the pure Black Fire Pearl, but it was enough to quickly knock the other party out.
After stunning the group, Xiao Heng quickly left and took a detour down a small path to find Minister Xing.
Minister Xing just fell down the hillside. He didn't fall from that high place, so he's lucky he won't die.
When Xiao Heng found him, his arm was dislocated, but he could still walk.
Xiao Heng helped him up, looked around, found a direction, and said, "Let's go!"
Minister Xing clutched his dislocated arm, cursing in pain, "What kind of people are these?"
"I don't know," Xiao Heng said.
Minister Xing said angrily, "Very well, so they've set their sights on me. Once we get back to the capital, I'll investigate them thoroughly and find out what's going on behind their backs!"
His courage is commendable.
Minister Xing said earnestly, "Sixth Brother, don't be frightened. We who eat the emperor's food bear the emperor's worries. As officials of the court, how can we not encounter some troubles? Don't back down because of this little trouble."
Xiao Heng helped him accurately identify the direction of the capital: "Hmm, no."
What's a little commotion? Besides, it was all directed at him, and has nothing to do with whether he becomes an official of the imperial court or not.
They set up this grand scheme to deal with him. The scheme began with the murder at Xianleju, and they were all just pawns on the chessboard.
I just don't know who the young master they were talking about is, and what his relationship is with Xianleju.
Xiao Heng said, "My lord, after returning to the capital, I would like to visit Xianleju again."
"Fine! I'll listen to you! I also think there's something wrong with this Xianleju!" Minister Xing cursed angrily.
People in the capital have long speculated about the background of Xianleju, but unfortunately, no one has ever been able to find any fault with it, so it wouldn't be right to just shut it down or shut it down.
Furthermore, what good would taking down Xianleju do? The key issue isn't Xianleju itself, but the people behind it!
Minister Xing has a toothache!
After walking for a while, Minister Xing suddenly asked, "By the way, I think I heard a very strange sound just now. Are you alright?"
After falling, Minister Xing was dizzy for a while. Because the place was far away, he couldn't hear clearly and didn't know if he had misheard or what had happened.
"I'm fine." Xiao Heng didn't mention gunpowder.
Gunpowder was only found in the Yan Kingdom. Heaven knows how Gu Jiao got it. It's better to avoid trouble. Since Minister Xing is unsure, he must have misheard.
"By the way, what about that group of people?" Minister Xing asked again.
Xiao Heng said, "We've shaken them off for now, but they might catch up again soon, so we need to leave as soon as possible."
"Ah... but where is this?" Minister Xing was completely lost.
Xiao Heng pointed ahead and said, "Go another mile to the east and you'll reach Xiahe Village. There's a post station through the village where we can hire a carriage."
"Oh." Minister Xing nodded blankly.
He vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
The group did catch up, but Xiao Heng was too familiar with the terrain around the capital, and he was able to shake them off no matter what.
After the carriage entered the city gate, Minister Xing suddenly realized what was going on: "You...aren't you from Youzhou? How come you know the capital better than I do?"
Anyone who didn't know you would think you grew up in Beijing!
The group didn't seem to intend to make a move in the capital. After entering the capital, the two traveled much more smoothly, no longer having to hide, and moved much faster.
Since Minister Xing was injured, Xiao Heng simply sent him to the Miaoshou Hall.
"Sixth Master is here." The second landlord greeted him with a smile. "You're here to see Little Gu, right? She's treating a patient's injuries; she'll be done in a bit."
Xiao Heng hummed in agreement and turned to the second master to introduce him, saying, "This is Lord Xing. He has injured his arm, and I would like to trouble the second master to find a doctor to treat him."
Minister Xing was dressed in official robes. Although the second landlord did not recognize which government office he was from, he could tell at a glance that he was a high-ranking official of the third rank or above. The second landlord hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "My lord, my apologies for not being respectful! This way please, I will go and call a doctor for you."
The second master invited Minister Xing to the upstairs side room.
Xiao Heng went to Gu Jiao's courtyard.
Xiao Heng knew that a female patient was living in the courtyard. He never interfered with Gu Jiao's medical practice, but he was unaware that the patient had moved into Gu Jiao's room.
He pushed the door open and bumped into the other person unexpectedly.
After Gu Jiao left, Mo Qianxue tried to sneak off the ground for a walk. Just as she reached the table, Xiao Heng came in.
Xiao Heng saw her, and she saw Xiao Heng too.
She was dressed in Gu Jiao's clothes, and she was dressed neatly and properly, without any impoliteness or inconvenience, but she still caught people off guard.
Her walking posture was different from that of normal people. Xiao Heng quickly realized that she was a patient. He quickly looked away, nodded slightly, and turned to leave.
Just then, Mo Qianxue called out to him, "Stop right there!"
Xiao Heng paused, hesitated for a moment, and looked at Mo Qianxue.
To be fair, with her exquisite face and beautiful features, it would be hard to find a woman in the entire capital with a more captivating appearance.
Even the second owner and the doctors at the clinic were speechless with surprise when they first saw Mo Qianxue's clean and pure appearance.
Xiao Heng remained calm.
There was no amazement or infatuation in his eyes; it was simply the way he looked at a stranger, no different from how he looked at ordinary people on the street.
Mo Qianxue frowned slightly: "Is this your reaction when you see me?"
Xiao Heng was completely confused by what he heard.
What's wrong with his reaction?
What kind of reaction did she think he should have when he saw her?
Xiao Heng looked at Mo Qianxue with a puzzled expression.
Despite the pain from her wounds, Mo Qianxue slowly moved towards Xiao Heng.
When she came within three steps of him, Xiao Heng unconsciously took a step back, his intention to avoid suspicion quite obvious.
Mo Qianxue's eyebrows furrowed even more: "What's wrong with you?"
If the first sentence left Xiao Heng completely bewildered, the second sentence allowed him to discern some clues.
She spoke to him in a tone that didn't sound like a stranger.
"You recognize me?" Xiao Heng looked at her suspiciously.
Mo Qianxue pointed to his right eye: "You think I won't recognize you just because you lost that mole? Although you have indeed changed a bit from a few years ago, I can still recognize you!"
Xiao Heng frowned slightly.
He did have a beauty mark under his right eye, could it be that she really saw him?
Seeing his pensive and silent expression, Mo Qianxue's face darkened, and she said, "You don't remember me, do you?"
Xiao Heng remained silent.
Mo Qianxue's almond-shaped eyes widened as she exclaimed, "You really don't remember! I was wondering why. Last time I ran into you near the Hanlin Academy, I sent my maid to find you, but you completely ignored me!"
Near the Hanlin Academy... a maid...
Xiao Heng remembered that such a thing did happen, and it was even seen by Cen Bianxiu, who spread rumors in the Hanlin Academy that he was entangled with a courtesan.
Xiao Heng stared at her intently: "Were you the one that day?"
Mo Qianxue nodded: "That's right! It was me! I even deliberately dropped a token on the ground, but you didn't pick it up. Instead, some weirdo picked it up! After that, that person actually dared to go to Xianleju to look for me!"
Xiao Heng's eyes flickered: "Xianle Residence?"
It is true that the incident occurred near Xianleju. The investigation revealed that the editor-in-chief was audacious and coveted the girls at Xianleju. However, he did not have a token to enter, so he tried to sneak over the wall, but was beaten to death by the guards of Xianleju.
So, he wasn't beaten to death by someone who mistook him for a petty thief; he was ordered to be killed by the woman in front of him.
Mo Qianxue was unaware of the impact her words had on the room. She said calmly, "Didn't I tell you before that if I saw you again, I would tell you who I am?"
Xiao Heng looked at her, his eyes filled with a cold, probing gaze: "Is that so? Then who are you?"
Mo Qianxue raised an eyebrow and smiled: "I am Mo Qianxue, the most beautiful courtesan at Xianleju!"
(End of this chapter)
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