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"Boss, don't waste time talking to him. He's going to die anyway, why bother letting him know so much?"
"True, this guy doesn't even deserve to know the Young Owner’s name."
The leader of the black-clad men chuckled and said to the person beside him, "Kill this brat, do it cleanly."
"Don't worry, boss, we know what to do. This kid doesn't know martial arts, whatever way he dies, it's up to us to decide!
A few people burst into laughter as they disdainfully advanced towards Xiao Heng.
In front of Xiao Heng were the group of black-clad men and behind him was a massive cliff. He had two choices: let them kill him or jump off the cliff and die.
"Go ahead and jump."
One of the black-clad men taunted with a smile.
For someone who practiced martial arts, this height wasn't much, but for a Hanlin official, it was a deadly situation.
They didn't believe Xiao Heng would jump, and indeed, he didn't.
Several of them approached Xiao Heng with mocking smiles.
When they were about ten paces away, Xiao Heng suddenly took something out of his money pouch and threw it at their feet.
Thinking it was a hidden weapon, several black-clad men hastily took a step back!
Unfortunately, taking a mere step back was of no use as that dark object unexpectedly exploded with a series of bangs after it landed on the ground!
Several people were blown into a state of disarray!
The leader of the black-clad men was stunned. When he finally reacted to attack Xiao Heng, Xiao Heng was already a step ahead, revealing several more black gunpowder balls.
"Not good!"
Bang!
Before he could escape, a series of black gunpowder balls exploded, leaving him unconscious.
Gu Jiao had mixed a small amount of sleeping powder into Xiao Heng's black gunpowder balls. The explosive power was not as great as pure black gunpowder balls, but it quickly incapacitated the opponents.
After incapacitating the group of assassins, Xiao Heng quickly left, taking a detour through a narrow path to find Minister Xing.
Minister Xing was the one who fell down the slope earlier. The fall wasn't too high, and if lucky, he wouldn't have suffered fatal injuries.
When Xiao Heng found him, Minister Xing had dislocated his arm, but he could still walk.
Xiao Heng helped him up, glanced around, and pointed in a direction, saying, "Let's go!"
Minister Xing, clutching his dislocated arm, grumbled in pain, "Who are these people?!"
"I don't know." Xiao Heng replied.
Minister Xing muttered, "Good, very good. They've actually targeted this official. When this official returns to the capital, I'll investigate and dig up their backgrounds!"
What a commendable courage.
Minister Xing spoke with sincerity, "Liulang, don't be frightened. To enjoy the emoluments, one must bear the responsibilities. As officials serving the imperial court, how can we avoid encountering some challenges? Don't retreat just because of this little disturbance."
Xiao Heng, supporting him and accurately identifying the direction of the capital, said, "Mm, I won't."
What was the big deal about this little disturbance anyway? Moreover, it was aimed at him, and it had nothing to do with whether he was an official of the imperial court or not.
They set up such a big scheme just to deal with him, starting with the Heavenly Music House murder case. Everyone involved was a pawn on the chessboard.
However, he wondered who the "Young Owner" mentioned by those people was and what connection he had with the Heavenly Music House.
Xiao Heng said, "My Lord, after we return to the capital, I want to visit the Heavenly Music House again."
"Sure! I'll follow your lead! Damn, I've always felt something's off about Heavenly Music House!" Minister Xing cursed in frustration.
There were many speculations about Heavenly Music House's background in the capital, but unfortunately, no one had ever obtained evidence against them. Without concrete proof, it wasn't feasible to shut it down or seize it.
Moreover, even if they took down Heavenly Music House, what difference would it make? The key was the person behind the Heavenly Music House!
Minister Xing was frustrated!
After walking for a while, Minister Xing suddenly asked, "By the way, I heard a strange noise just now. Are you okay?"
Minister Xing had been dizzy for a while after falling, and the distance was considerable, so he wasn't sure if he had misheard or if something happened.
"I'm fine." Xiao Heng didn't mention the black gunpowder balls.
Black gunpowder was only found in the State of Yan. Who knew how Gu Jiao got hold of it. The less people knew about it, the better. Since Minister Xing was unsure, just let him think he must have misheard it.
"By the way, where are those people now?" Minister Xing asked again.
Xiao Heng said, "We shook them off for now, but they might catch up soon. We need to leave quickly."
"Oh... But where are we?" Minister Xing was completely lost.
Xiao Heng pointed ahead and said, "Keep going east for about a mile, and we'll reach Xiaohu Village. There's a post station after passing through the village, and we can hire a carriage there."
"Oh." Minister Xing nodded absentmindedly.
He vaguely felt that something was amiss, but couldn't figure out what exactly.
The pursuers caught up, but Xiao Heng, familiar with the terrain around the capital, managed to shake them off easily.
After the carriage entered the city gates, Minister Xing suddenly realized, "You... Aren’t you from You Province? How do you know the capital better than I do?"
Those who didn’t know would think he grew up in the capital.
Those people seemed to have no intention of attacking within the city. After entering the capital, their journey became much smoother; and they no longer needed to hide and could travel faster.
With injuries on Minister Xing, Xiao Heng decided to take him to Miraculous Hands Hall.
"Liulang is here." Second Owner greeted with a smile. "Are you here to see Little Gu? She's treating a patient and will be done soon."
Xiao Heng replied positively, turning to the Second Owner and introducing, "This is Lord Xing, his arm is injured. Kindly arrange for a physician to treat him."
Minister Xing was wearing an official’s attire. Although Second Owner didn't recognize the specific department he was from, he could tell Lord Xing held a high rank. Second Owner promptly bowed, "My Lord, excuse my disrespect. Please follow me, and I'll get a physician for you."
Second Owner led Minister Xing to a room upstairs.
Xiao Heng, on the other hand, went to Gu Jiao's small courtyard.
Xiao Heng knew that there was a female patient living in the courtyard, but he never interfered with Gu Jiao's medical practice.
However, he was unaware that this patient had moved into Gu Jiao's room.
Entering the room without warning, he accidentally bumped into the person inside.
After Gu Jiao left, Mo Qianxue had tried to wander around secretly. Just as she reached the table, Xiao Heng entered.
Xiao Heng saw her, and she also saw Xiao Heng.
She was dressed in Gu Jiao’s clothes, neatly and orderly, without any rudeness or inconvenience. However, she still caught people off guard.
Her walking posture was different from that of a regular person, and Xiao Heng quickly realized that she was a patient. He hurriedly averted his gaze, nodded faintly, and turned away.
Just then, Mo Qianxue stopped him, saying, "Stay right there!"
Xiao Heng paused, hesitated for a moment, and looked towards Mo Qianxue.
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