Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard-Chapter 091.2: The Annoying Prince Ren (2)

“Furthermore, although the other party was aiming for me, the 7th Prince was the one who got injured. If not for his indifference to it, we would have another troublesome matter on our hands.” Speaking of this matter, Du Xiaoli no longer messed around as this wasn’t something that could be joked about.

“Are you saying that yesterday’s attempt was from the Hitman Pavillion?” Han Mingyi asked.

Du Xiaoli nodded while replying, “Yes, they personally admitted to it. The people from Moon Water Paradise also mentioned it.”

“Hitman Pavillion…” Han Mingyi murmured as he twirled his thumb ring. “In 3 days from now, I don’t want to ever hear again about the Hitman Pavillion’s existence, Leng Yi.”

“Yes. This subordinate will head out now,” Leng Yi replied.

“Don’t bother returning if you’re unable to find out the people who hired them,” Han Mingyi added.

“This subordinate understands.”

Right after giving his reply, Leng Yi immediately headed out. Who would have thought that the Hitman Pavilion would get decimated because of a single order from Han Mingyi!

“So you said that the second assassination attempt seemed to be by the royal family’s bodyguards?” Du Yunhan asked with a cold expression, having managed to grab ahold of the key points in Du Xiaoli’s earlier narrative.

“During my previous trip to the capital, I traveled with Grandfather Meng and the others, and we also encountered an assassination attempt. The impression I got from both those bodyguards and the assassins was that they were well trained,” Du Xiaoli replied. “After that, Jiang Zhuo-jiejie explained to me that the bodyguards were dispatched from the palace, ordered by the Emperor to protect Grandfather Meng and the others. Therefore, this led me to wonder... Could those people have been dispatched by the palace?”

“The palace? Don’t tell me it’s…” Du Yunhan looked towards Han Mingyi. Although Du Yunhan didn’t finish his sentence, everyone was well aware of what he was referring to.

“It shouldn’t have been the Emperor,” Du Xiaoli said while shaking her head. “During that time, I was traveling with the 7th Prince. Even if he had only ordered me to be killed, it would have been hard for the 7th Prince to avoid getting injured. The emperor wouldn’t have caused extra trouble for himself.”

“It’s not him.” Han Mingyi also didn’t believe that Han Mingze was the person behind that attempt.

“So who could it be?” Du Yunhan didn’t know who still held such deep-seated hatred for Du Xiaoli that they would dispatch so many people in order to kill her.

“Leave this investigation to me,” Han Mingyi said. “Since it’s someone from the palace, they won’t be able to escape. However, this isn’t what I’m worried about now. When did you learn Sound Arts?”

“Uh, during the time when all of you were still in Du Village? It was… It’s that time when Luo Qi-gege got injured. When I saved him, that secret book and Phoenix Flute were wrapped up in a bundle, so I just grabbed it on the way back. In the end, Luo Qi-gege lost his memory and didn’t know which sect this martial art hailed from. Then he just gave me the items and had me train in this new martial art,” Du Xiaoli replied. “After that, it was only when Luo Qi-gege regained his memory that we finally found out that that secret book was the one that the entire martial art world has been chasing after. I’ve never even told anyone about it before I reached the 5th level. Today’s the very first day that I’ve used it to kill people!”

“Speaking of the people from Moon Water Paradise, what was their purpose in seeking you out?” Having traveled about in the Jiang Hu world, Du Yunhan had some understanding of Moon Water Paradise. “They must wish to snatch back the secret book.”

“No. They want me to go be their sect leader or something.”

“Did you agree to it?”

“No. However, they said that whoever can play the Phoenix Flute is their sect leader. They said that I don’t need to take the role for the time being, but it is impossible for them to not take me as their sect leader. Consequently, they’ve spoken about wanting to send people into the capital to protect me,” Du Xiaoli replied helplessly.

“Although you’ve wiped out those two groups of assassins, news of the Wind Blowing Snow’s reappearance in the world should have already quickly disseminated throughout the Jiang Hu world. I will try to find a way to divert their attention from you. However, you definitely have to be careful in the future,” said Han Mingyi.

“Yes, I know.” Du Xiaoli understood the effect this Wind Blowing Snow had on the people from the Jiang Hu world. Nevertheless, most people wouldn’t be able to threaten her at her current level of strength.

Indeed, on the second day of Du Xiaoli’s journey, news of the Wind Blowing Snow’s reappearance had already started to spread throughout the Jiang Hu world. Just like a bolt of lightning, it blew up the entire Jiang Hu world, which had been silent for quite a few years.

Through some unknown method, Luo Qi also received information about the assassination attempts on Du Xiaoli on the second day. When he also got wind of her having used Wind Blowing Snow, he crushed the information slip in his hand into a clump.

“They actually dispatched over 200 people! How despicable!”

Spotting the gloomy look on Luo Qi’s face, a 20-odd-year-old youth who stood to the side asked, “Young Master, did something happen to Miss Du?”

“Xia Hong, go and make preparations. We’re taking a trip to the capital,” Luo Qi replied.

“Young Master, didn’t the village owner order you to take a trip to Northern Yuan? With those matters in dire straits, I’m afraid that you won’t be able to make it in time to deal with them if you head to the capital right now,” Xia Hong advised.

Luo Qi took a long and deep stare at the information slip that had been crushed within his hand before finally sighing. He said, “I might be too overly worried. With her current level of martial arts, those who go seek her out now would really be asking for death. Let’s pack up. Ultimately, it’s best if we go to Northern Yuan.”

Xia Hong proceeded to head out. With a shake of his hand, Luo Qi turned the information slip in his hand into dust. Crossing his hands behind his back, he stood stiffly in the pavilion, looking out into the distant scenery where the clouds in the sky appeared to slowly transform into the silhouette of a small familiar face.

“You will be fine. After settling the matters in Northern Yuan, I’ll go to the capital to find you.”

At this moment, Du Xiaoli had no idea about what was happening within the Jiang Hu world as she was observing the male talent competition at the competition grounds. Originally, she assumed that there would be many people participating in the competition of the four arts: playing the zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting. It was only afterward that she found out participation was voluntary.

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