515: Chapter 515 Do You Believe It?

Prince of Donghai rolled on the ground a few times, and when he turned his head, he saw that behind him was actually a bottomless cliff!?

This carriage hadn't gone to the secret residence at all, but had come to a mountain cliff in the wild!

The carriage driver took off his bamboo hat, revealing a handsome face that was calm and composed.

"You... could you be..."

Prince of Donghai's eyes widened in terror, and he said tremblingly, "Prince of Zhenbei?!"

"Tell me, who are the people providing you with those weapons?" Lin Xiao asked directly.

Through recent investigations, Yanyu Pavilion had already found that the Eastern Sea Army was secretly equipping itself with firearms.

That sulfur was being transported deep into the hidden mountains to mass-produce explosives.

The thing Lin Xiao worried about most had still happened; even if he didn't want modern weapons to appear so early, his enemies didn't care about that.

"Hmph, as expected, it's you..."

Prince of Donghai did not answer, instead sneering, "You are a prince of a different surname after all, yet you lie in wait here as an assassin. You truly have no shame!"

"Why are you answering beside the point?"

Lin Xiao was a bit weary and said, "Whether I'm a prince or not is just a title; I don't care at all. I care even less about what you think of me."

"Looking at you, it seems you don't want to answer properly, so it's time for you to be on your way..."

Prince of Donghai's heart leaped to his throat, and he hurriedly replied, "It's the Moon Worship Cult! Those things were sent by the Moon Worship Cult's Left Protector!"

At this point, he could only think of a way to save his life first.

"Left Protector?"

Lin Xiao frowned. Wasn't that First Prince Li Chengqi? Did that kid have such capability?

"Do you know where that Left Protector is?"

Prince of Donghai shook his head. "He only sends people to contact Qinhuai Pavilion every time; he never finds this Prince directly."

"This Prince also tried to investigate, but the other party was very cautious, and I couldn't catch their tail."

"How about you release this Prince, and I will join forces with you to lure the snake out of its hole? What do you think?"

Lin Xiao was thoughtful. "This method could be worth a try... but how can you prove that you can contact that Left Protector?"

Prince of Donghai was about to speak but realized something and said cautiously, "This Prince has his own contact method. You only need to let this Prince go back and promise not to harm my life."

"It seems you're quite afraid of death."

Lin Xiao jumped off the carriage, grabbed Prince of Donghai by the collar with one hand, and lifted him over the cliff.

Looking at the bottomless precipice, Prince of Donghai's blood ran cold, and he didn't dare to move a muscle!

"Lin Xiao! If you kill this Prince, don't even think about finding the Left Protector; you will definitely startle the snake!"

"You... keeping this Prince alive is definitely more valuable than killing me!!"

"This Prince can give the Eastern Territory to you, just like my ancestors surrendered their land to the Gan over a hundred years ago. This Prince does not speak in jest!"

Lin Xiao said with an indifferent face, "Whether you die or not, this world will be mine sooner or later. What kind of thing is it to take my own territory and give it to me as a gift?"

"I'm only asking you one thing: how do I find the Left Protector?"

Prince of Donghai felt extremely aggrieved, but he was truly afraid of death. He gritted his teeth and said, "You must promise this Prince to keep me alive!!"

"I promise you, as long as you speak out, I won't kill you."

"Stop playing these word games! Even if you don't kill this Prince, that woman on the carriage will!"

"Oh?" Lin Xiao was amused. "Quite clever, aren't you? Fine then, as long as you tell the truth, I guarantee you will be safe and sound."

Prince of Donghai still had some hesitation on his face. "You... truly?"

"Cut the crap! I don't have that much patience!!" Lin Xiao looked impatient.

Prince of Donghai had no choice but to say, "The Great East Sea Gambling House in East Sea City—on the surface, the boss is a bearded man, but the real owner is the maidservant beside that man."

"That maidservant is a member of the Moon Worship Cult?"

"Exactly. She is the one who contacts Qinhuai Pavilion every time..."

Lin Xiao nodded. "Anything else to say?"

Prince of Donghai frowned. "No more. Feng Yue was the one handling the contacts. Since Feng Yue is now being impersonated by your person, I suppose... she is dead too."

"Yes, so go down and accompany her..." Lin Xiao said calmly.

"You! You dare to deceive this Prince!? You're a man who goes back on his—Argh!!—"

Before Prince of Donghai could finish speaking, he had already been thrown over ten meters away by Lin Xiao, screaming hysterically in mid-air!

Lin Xiao struck with a Great Mercy Hand from a distance, and the "Virtuous Prince" of the East Sea was instantly torn apart, turning into fragments that fell down the cliff.

After finishing, Lin Xiao turned back to the carriage, only to find Liu Hanyi, disguised as Feng Yue, looking at him with a look of astonishment.

"What's wrong?"

"Didn't the Prince say just now... that he guaranteed he wouldn't die?" Liu Hanyi was puzzled.

Lin Xiao was speechless; he hadn't realized this girl was quite naive!

"Let me ask you, if a heinous bandit said to a woman from a good family that as long as she stripped naked, he would let her go, would you believe it?"

Liu Hanyi shook her head. "Naturally not. There isn't a single word of truth from an evil person's mouth."

"Then isn't that it? An evil person won't keep their word themselves, so why should you keep your word to him?"

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Being true to one's word depends on who it's for. What kind of credit are you talking about with someone like Prince of Donghai?"

A look of realization appeared in Liu Hanyi's eyes, as if she had understood something. "So that's how it is... in special circumstances, there's no need to be reasonable."

"Pretty much..."

Lin Xiao said, "Go investigate what he just said, that female owner of the Great East Sea, and see if you can dig out the identity of the person behind her."

"Yes, Prince."

Liu Hanyi nodded and asked at the same time, "Prince, are you going to impersonate Prince of Donghai next?"

"Correct. The Prince of East Sea cannot disappear, otherwise there will be great chaos, and it will be easy for people to guess that I assassinated him."

Lin Xiao said frankly, "Although Prince of Donghai did many bastardly things, Prince Zhao's Mansion has a deep foundation after all."

"For over a hundred years, millions of people in the Eastern Territory have received favors from Prince Zhao's Mansion. The people's hearts cannot be changed in a short time."

"Therefore, to take over the Eastern Territory, I must have a sufficiently valid reason. Relying on assassination and some public opinion is not enough."

Liu Hanyi bit her lip. "In that case, I must also continue to play the role of Feng Yue and serve the Prince... After all, as the most favored concubine, I can't just disappear suddenly."

"That won't be necessary!"

Lin Xiao waved his hand. "I have already planned it. I can't stay in Prince Zhao's Mansion for long; there are too many eyes and ears, and playing the role for too long will easily expose me."

"I am going to Dan Province to personally lead the Eastern Sea Navy to Centipede Island to wipe out the Ghost Shark Wokou!"

"It just so happens that those firearms and explosives have been made. There's no point in not using them; using them to practice on the Wokou is most appropriate!"

After speaking, seeing a flash of disappointment in Liu Hanyi's eyes, Lin Xiao suddenly realized...

Wait, what kind of "serving" did she mean by "serving the Prince"?

Lin Xiao suddenly came to his senses and cleared his throat. "Of course, going to Dan Province can wait for two more days. While investigating the Moon Worship Cult, you still have to cooperate with me in acting."

A spark of light reappeared in Liu Hanyi's eyes, and she bowed gracefully. "Yes, Prince..."