C146 (2/2)

The leader of the group led the way into the study. Not long after, the entire study room suddenly became silent, as if all those people had disappeared. Xiao Cui hid for a while, after confirming that the guards were gone, she quietly walked out, planning to return to her room.

”Who is it!” Just as she walked out of the courtyard, she heard a loud shout coming from behind her. Xiao Cui's heart skipped a beat, no one knew where she got the courage from, and without waiting for the man to speak, she ran.

It turned out that the person was just a servant who had woken up late at night. Not far away, he faintly saw a figure. Recalling the screams he had heard recently, he thought he had seen a ghost. Thus, he called out subconsciously. He did not expect that when Xiao Cui heard his shout she was scared away, thinking that he was a thief, she chased after him, while shouting, ”Catch the thief!” ”There's a thief!”

At this time, everyone in the mansion had already fallen asleep. After hearing this, they all got out of their beds and grabbed their fellows to catch the thief. The guards also heard and ran in the direction of the servant.

Xiao Cui was extremely anxious, she did not know where she got the strength from, but she knocked open a door in the backyard and ran out onto the street. Coincidentally, there was a carriage parked in front of her, and she got in.

The carriage had been hired by a family whose mother had given birth to a child when they went to fetch a midwife. Now that the midwife had arrived and the coachman had paid for the carriage, he did not think that there would be anyone else in the carriage, so he took the carriage and left.

Just as the car turned the corner, the people from the Palace of Hua-Yang chased after it. They looked around and found no one there, so they went back cursing.

However, with this incident, the people who were going to kill Zhang Long and the others to eliminate all traces of their corpses immediately became passive. At this time, the Prince's Mansion was bustling with noise and excitement, and they could only stay in jail. Just like that, they had been delayed for four to four hours.

At this time, Zhao Wei led his troops day and night. That night, they finally arrived near Qingzhou. In order to find out where Zhang Long and the others were being held, he asked the local spies to assist him in his investigation.

But who would have thought that just as the spy sneaked into the palace, he heard a sound that could be seen from that. As he panicked, he left the mansion and hid inside an empty carriage. However, before long, a person jumped into the car.

The man was terrified. It seemed to be a woman. She jumped into the carriage and found that there was someone inside. She tried to struggle, but was knocked unconscious by the spy.

When Xiao Cui woke up again, an hour had already passed. At this moment, she found herself lying in a guest room with tea and snacks on the table beside her. Even though it was already midnight, the candlestick on the table was still lit.

”You're awake?” Hearing that, Xiao Cui was startled, she immediately jumped off the bed and knelt down to beg for mercy.

”Please don't kill me, I promise I won't tell anyone!” Xiao Cui cried as she spoke.

When the spy heard this, he knew that the man in front of him seemed to know of the matter. He immediately helped Xiao Cui up, and after cajoling and cheating, he finally managed to get the information out.

When he found out that the Duke Mansion's butler had brought a group of people with him to the secret room at midnight, he had an ominous feeling for some reason.

He immediately called for someone and whispered a few words into his ear. The person then hurriedly left the inn.

The spy guessed that Ye Feian must have lost his patience and planned to ”create” evidence that he was a co-enemy of the Grand Dominance King. But today, if not for this young maid unintentionally messing them up, Zhang Long and the others would have already become corpses.