Hearing this, the waiter's face flushed with anger as he glared fiercely at Su Ran.
"I've told you nothing but the truth. How dare I deceive a young lady like you?"
"Humph!"
Tang Youyou cast a nonchalant glance at the waiter. "Do you know where those black - clothed men are being held?"
"I'm not sure. But I do know that those black - clothed men are being held in different places. Each place holds some big - shots, including officials, outlaws, and wealthy merchants. There are all kinds of people!"
As Tang Youyou listened to the waiter's description, her doubts deepened.
If it was the work of those in the martial arts world, how could they have caused such a ruckus on Chang'an Street?
Tang Youyou frowned, lost in thought.
"Miss, if you're interested, we can go and take a look. I guarantee you won't be disappointed!"
At the waiter's suggestion, Tang Youyou's eyes lit up.
Right! These black - clothed men might be after her. If she disguised herself as a man like before, things would be easier...
With that thought in mind, Tang Youyou nodded. "Okay, then trouble you to lead the way. By the way, please find out what happened on Chang'an Street today."
"Sure thing! No problem. Follow me!" The waiter led Tang Youyou towards a place not far away.
As they walked, he introduced the situation here to Tang Youyou.
"Miss, Chang'an Street is the busiest area in Chang'an City. Usually, it's often visited by high - ranking officials and noble young masters."
Of course, Tang Youyou knew this. What she was most concerned about now was whether these common people could drive that despicable emperor crazy.
After some thought, Tang Youyou smiled. "Well, thank you."
"You're welcome. It's my pleasure."
Tang Youyou continued to follow the waiter. Halfway there, she suddenly stopped, pointed to a place not far away, and said to the waiter, "Wait a minute. I just remembered that I left something behind. I'll go back and get it."
"Alright. Take your time!"
Tang Youyou turned around and walked into a nearby alley.
A moment later, when she emerged from the shadows, she was in the guise of a young man.
Looking at the two people standing by the roadside, Tang Youyou tiptoed behind Su Ran and casually tapped him on the back.
Immediately, she heard the man roar, "Who's there!"
When he turned around and saw Tang Youyou in male attire, he was stunned for a moment and couldn't recognize who she was.
On the contrary, Su Bai beside him immediately recognized Tang Youyou.
The corner of his mouth curled up into a smile.
"Su Bai?" Tang Youyou whispered.
Su Bai gently shook his head. "Yes. Master has changed into this look?"
"Let's go quickly!" Tang Youyou grabbed Su Bai and rushed towards a place not far away.
"Why?"
Tang Youyou laughed. "Don't you guys want to see the despicable emperor's frustrated expression now?"
What she wanted to see was naturally Su Jin's helpless expression. Presumably, that man was already furious because she hadn't returned for a long time.
And Rong Xun had disappeared without a trace. But based on the time, they should have already arrived at the Empress Dowager's mansion.
She just needed to go to the Empress Dowager's mansion first to make sure of Rong Xun's safety and then she could leave.
Hearing this, Su Bai and the other nodded and then followed Tang Youyou away.
Before long, the three of them arrived at the gate of the Empress Dowager's mansion.
But they saw that the gate of the Empress Dowager's mansion was tightly closed, and the air was filled with the smell of blood. Tang Youyou carefully pushed open the gate...
A strong smell of blood assailed their nostrils.
A guard was lying on the ground, covering his chest. His chest was bloody, staining a piece of cloth.
On the other side of the grass, there were four corpses. Their deaths were extremely tragic. The clothes they were wearing were all in tatters, even stained with dirt and blood. It was obvious that these corpses had just been killed.
Moreover, judging from the degree of their deaths, they should have just been poisoned.
Looking at these tragic corpses, Tang Youyou frowned tightly, and a wave of sadness welled up in her heart.
She could recognize at a glance that the clothes of these people belonged to her former subordinates and now the servants of the mansion.
In her mind, memories of the time when they followed her resurfaced.
She remembered that each of them was very loyal to her.
She had never treated any of them badly, but now, they had all died under the swords of these black - clothed men.
Her heart was filled with endless hatred and anger.
"Su Bai, Su Ran, you two go and check if there are any other survivors inside."
She took a deep breath and suppressed this hatred in her heart.
"Okay!" Su Ran and Su Bai replied and then walked into the house.
Tang Youyou clenched her fists tightly. Her eyes were fixed firmly on the corpses in the yard.
These corpses were all killed by those black - clothed men, but they died so miserably and unwillingly. They didn't even have time to let out a cry.
"Ah...!"
Just then, Tang Youyou heard a shrill scream coming from inside the house.
Su Ran's voice came, "Master, there's someone in the house!"
"Let's go quickly!" Tang Youyou ordered immediately.
Then, she and Su Bai rushed into the house together.
As soon as they entered the house, they saw Su Ran stabbing a black - clothed man through the heart with a dagger.
That black - clothed man seemed to want to blow himself up, but was stopped by Su Ran with the dagger.
"Su Bai, I'll leave this to you." Tang Youyou instructed and then rushed out of the room.
As soon as Tang Youyou got out of the house, she saw Su Ran and Su Bai standing in front of the door.
"Hurry!"
"Okay."
Su Ran and Su Bai replied. One on the left and the other on the right, they protected Tang Youyou.
Looking at them, Tang Youyou felt a warm current surging in her heart.
Both Su Ran and Su Bai were extremely capable. With the two of them joining hands and her by their side, they were more than capable of dealing with a group of black - clothed men.
"Go!"
Hearing the black - clothed man's muffled order, the rest of them scattered. In a short while, they merged with the darkness...
Inside the palace.
Su Jin was sitting in the imperial study.
He was sitting on the dragon throne, his legs crossed. He stared straight ahead, his face calm and solemn.
Looking at the dying black - clothed man in front of him, he sneered.
"Have you done what I ordered you to do?"
"Your Majesty, we've done it all. But..."
"But what?!" Su Jin roared, glaring at the black - clothed man with a piercing look.