Chapter 2458 Assasin!]\

Chapter 2458 Assasin!

Lin Mu let the servants do the work this time, as they prepared a pot of good tea.

"Ah! Some nice Jumping Dragon Tea!" the minister recognized it just from the scent. "Looks like we have shared tastes." He laughed.

"Perhaps." Lin Mu replied. "It is good tea though." He nodded.

Apparently, the tea he was drinking was especially grown for the Imperial Family and was exclusive to their gardens. Getting this outside was almost impossible, and while there were other teas that could match its level, it was still a rarity.

The minister talked quite a lot about it and went off on random matters. It didn't seem like he had come to talk to Lin Mu for anything particular, but just wanted to make a connection with him. 'I suppose as a Treasury minister it is one of the things one needs to know how to do,' Lin Mu thought to himself.

Since Lin Mu could be considered his superior, it would make sense as to why the minister would want to do this. Plus, Lin Mu had command over the treasury too now and could take things from it as he wished, so it was best for the minister to know about it.

Things would get troublesome for the minister if things kept on disappearing and he didn't know that Lin Mu had taken them. At the very least, there needed to be some form of rapport between them to ensure things would get out of hand.

"Oh, I heard, Lord Imperator is a gourmand too?" The minister finally asked.

"I do like food." Lin Mu nodded. "Well, if you wish, I can set up an exclusive banquet for you." The minister offered. "While it might not match in value with the Imperial Banquet of the Emperor, I can at least assure you I can get some new dishes and unique ingredients from all over the world." He stated.

"Oh? That might be interesting." Lin Mu reckoned Little Shrubby would like that too.

"Haha! That's perfect then." The Treasury minister chuckled, his chins jiggling like jelly. "I'll get it set up in the next few days." The man said before a servant approached.

"My Lords, would you like us to bring in some snacks?" The servant asked respectfully.

~CRACK~CRACK~CRACK~

The servant's chest caved in before she was sent flying into the wall of the courtyard!

The dagger was still held in Lin Mu's finger, as he watched the minister act. But just as the rotund man was about to move again, he spoke out.

"Wait!" Lin Mu shouted. "We need her alive." He said before disappearing from his location.

~SHUA~

He appeared next to the servant and extended his hand.

"Meld." Restraining the space around her, Lin Mu lifted her into the air and scanned her body.

"Damned Black Ying Empire wretches! They dare try this in the Imperial Grounds!?" The minister was utterly furious.

But Lin Mu looked to be confused. His brows were furrowed as he checked the servant throughly, even probing their Dantian to check for anything suspicious.

"Strange... They don't seem to be from the Black Ying Empire." Lin Mu stated. "What?" The minister was now confused too.

"I don't sense the same energy from them." Lin Mu replied, finding the assassin to be different.

He remembered feeling it quite easily when he faced the soldiers earlier, so he was sure the servant wasn't from the Black Ying Empire.

"Are you sure?" The Minister asked in doubt.

"I'll need to verify." Lin Mu knew it was best to be through. 'Little Shrubby, to me!' he quickly sent a message.