171 Clues (1/2)
”Young master, now….. how will you participate in the family dinner now?” Old Pang took an umbrella from the guard behind him, and held it above Jun Mo Xie's head.
”Not an issue! I didn't sustain any injuries.” Jun Mo Xie answered in a heroic manner: ”This was just a small incident, I've been through worse.”
Even though Old Pang's mouth parted to open, but he didn't speak. He could tell that Jun Mo Xie had indeed gotten used to these affairs. [The young master had sustained a few injuries during the last assassination attempt on the princess…. Compared to that, this assassination attempt on the young master's life was nothing since the young master is perfectly unharmed.]
”In that case, you must return to the residence young master. The master and the Guan family have been waiting a long time now.” Old Pang stated.
”Just a minute, but first I have to go back because I need to take a look at my palanquin…. There should still be something inside it.” Jun Mo Xie took the umbrella and turned around.
[The palanquin was first attacked by concealed weapons, and was then set ablaze. And now this rain has turned it into a pile of dirt and ash; what could possibly be still left in it?]
Even though Old Pang didn't quite agree, he still followed after Jun Mo Xie for the sake of keeping him safe.
Jun Mo Xie circled around the remains of the palanquin a few time like a fly, and then bent down to pick something up from the floor, and then first looked east, then west, and then swirled around in a circle once. Then he handed the umbrella back to Old Pang and said: ”Let's go.”
”I don't think that the weapon you just picked up belongs to you, young master.” Old Pang's keen peak Earth Xuan eyes were capable enough of spotting the item that Jun Mo Xie had just picked up. [You just walked all the way over to here for picking up a concealed weapon which was left behind the enemy? These kinds of weapons are very common…. It's common sense to know that this will give us no clues…. The young master considers himself to be too smart…]
Even though he had seen Jun Mo Xie picking up that weapon, he hadn't noticed the way his eye had lit up or the 'Ah, is that so' smile on Jun Mo Xie's face at that moment.
Even the pouring rain and fierce winds weren't enough to completely wash away all the traces of the assassins. Though some minor traces still lingered, the Jun Family's sleuths weren't capable of understanding or interpreting them.
For example, the wind was still carrying a faint fragrance with it.... Even though the fragrance was so faint that a normal person wouldn't exactly be able to tell things apart, but Jun Mo Xie's amplified senses were keen enough to detect it.
And then there had been a hint of familiarity in that 'Withdraw' command; these two factors were alone enough! A wretched smile creased onto his face as he put two and two together.
Upon reaching home, Jun Mo Xie found his grandfather standing at the gate of the hall way. The Old man's eyes scanned his grandson from head to toe but found no scratch on his body. He frowned his brows in rebuke: ”When will you be strong enough for me to stop worrying about you! Now go and change your clothes.”
Jun Mo Xie obediently left for his room even though he didn't quite agree with his grandfather.
He quickly changed his clothes and entered the dining hall, and found that the food and beverages had already been set on the table. Jun Wu Yi was sitting in his wheelchair with a thin layer of blanket atop his legs. He looked at Jun Mo Xie, smiled faintly and whispered in a low voice: ”I don't know what kind of skills would be required to handle this matter in such a neat manner….. Mo Xie, your uncle is very curious ah. You have to tell me about the origins of these mysterious skills; don't say that you don't know anything about it!”
”Uh…. Uncle, this big world is filled with all kinds of wonders, and some extraordinary talents, this…..” Jun Mo Xie smiled mischievously.
”Stop, I don't want that talk again.” Jun Wu Yi widened his eyes to stare at his nephew: ”What about those people? Do you have any idea about them?”
”I did get some idea about them; I might be able to track down a few of them.” Jun Mo Xie winked.
”Should I send some more men to assist you?” Jun Wu Yi's expression suddenly became very cold. [Those bastards tried to assassinate my Mo Xie, therefore they must die!]
”That time hasn't come yet.” Jun Mo Xie smiled back: ”They've given us something to build on, but if we send out our men after them right now, then we'll only make them more cautious.”
”You mean... you already know who's behind this?” Jun Wu Yi's eyes lit up.
”Uncle, your clear as flame foresight is capable of planning battle strategies from a tent and can win a battle from a thousand miles away.....” Jun Mo Xie mockingly flattered.
Jun Wu Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
”Guan Family?” Jun Mo Xie asked out of curiosity: ”We've organized this banquet for them, so why aren't they here yet?”
”They are in your sister-in-law's courtyard. Qing Han had a fit of rage.” Jun Wu Yi smiled subtly: ”This is their internal family matter after all; therefore it's alright to wait a while.”