"Nothing, I was just saying." Mirai could tell that Ming Chuan's suspicion was genuine, and no other expression showed on his face. His heart sank. Then he smiled again. "Let's go. I didn't find the flower you mentioned. I'm looking for it."
Ming Chuan nodded modestly. "Alright!"
However, Mirai really did find the seemingly legendary flowers Ming Chuan had mentioned in this unremarkable garden.
Mirai did not know much about flowers. Even in the old world, he had only known a few popular varieties. Yet in Ming Chuan's humble garden, aside from roses, there was not a single popular flower that Mirai recognized.
Since that was the case, Mirai gave up searching and began thinking about the attack and attempted murder from earlier.
The person who attacked and tried to kill me definitely wasn't acting on behalf of someone who wanted me dead, and he readily revealed the person behind him.
The Hiraki Clan has been frightened by me. When I arrived, I even saw advertisements on the streets recruiting beautiful women. Therefore, the person who attacked me has nothing to do with the Hiraki Clan.
The most likely suspect is this unremarkable Ming Chuan. If he wanted to use his enemies to ambush me and drive a wedge between me and the Pingmu Clan, that would make the most sense.
However... Mingchuan's humble and courteous expression clearly made him seem as though he knew nothing. Was his acting truly that good, or was he really not acting at all?
Besides, the Hiraki Clan couldn't be completely ruled out. Who knew whether they had already begun using this trick to create discord between me and that humble family?
It was even possible that the person who tried to assassinate me had nothing to do with either clan...
*It looked like