The man of course also noticed something was amiss. However, he had just used his inner strength to sense that the house was already surrounded by people. It might not be so easy to escape.
"Let me think for a moment, Empress Dowager. Don't be impatient."
With a solemn face, he was about to leap onto the roof to take a look when there was a noise at the door.
His expression tightened. He felt something was wrong. Before he could rush to the door to block it, it was already too late.
Just like that, Ye Xinxin burst in with dozens of top - notch experts, bumping right into him.
The moment she saw the man, there was a sneer on her lips.
"I just heard from my subordinates that someone had sneaked over. I originally thought those shortsighted fools were lying. Now I see it's my own lack of discernment. The National Preceptor has honored us with his presence, but I, as the host, have failed to give you a proper welcome."
"You! Ye Xinxin, you should know that the Emperor and the Shi family will find this place soon. All you're doing now is just a last - ditch struggle. Do you think the few people you've brought can hold out for long?"
After hearing his words, Ye Xinxin seemed to have heard a great joke.
"The whole of Daliang says that the National Preceptor wields great power, is as elegant as an immortal, has a deep mind and is full of schemes. How come you can't even tell that all the people behind me are death - warriors?"
These words made both of them change their expressions.
They only thought that the Ye family had spent a lot of money to hire these well - known experts in the martial world. They never expected that these people were actually killers carefully trained by the Ye family.
The two exchanged a glance. The man instinctively stepped back in front of Shi Muwǎn, blocking her from view.
"Then you should have also heard of my peerless martial arts. Do you think these people can stop me?"
If the man hadn't been constantly urging her to leave, Shi Muwǎn might really have thought that he could fight against many.
However, their little movements didn't escape Ye Xinxin's eyes in the end.
"It's too late to run now. The National Preceptor has added another bargaining chip for me today. I won't let the two of you die too painfully."
She waved her hand, and the death - warriors swarmed forward. Just like that, the two were surrounded by the crowd.
The man originally planned to break through with Shi Muwǎn. However, as soon as he made a move, a strange fragrance wafted into his nostrils.
Looking at the person who waved at him, he gritted his teeth in hatred. He wished he could kill Ye Xinxin with the hidden weapons on his body.
"You will surely regret your decision today, Ye Xinxin. It seems the whole Ye family is ready to be buried with you."
His body went limp and he collapsed on the ground. Fortunately, Shi Muwǎn managed to support him in time.
Ye Xinxin's facial expression had now become distorted.
"I've already severed ties with my mother and the others. So everything today is my own doing. My mother and the others don't know about this."
However, no one would believe such words.
The man gradually fainted due to the drug, and Shi Muwǎn also felt exhausted.
Just before they fainted, the two vaguely heard Ye Xinxin's last words.
"Just throw these two here. The drug will keep them quiet for a few days."
The situation here was not optimistic, while on the other side, some clues were discovered.
Shi An deliberately left some gaps in the surveillance around the Ye mansion so that the people inside would think they had a chance to escape.
At first, Lord Ye was not so easy to be deceived.
He first sent a few maids out on the pretext of buying vegetables. After they successfully got past the surveillance, he and his wife disguised themselves and quietly left the Ye mansion with their entourage.
He thought he had done everything flawlessly, but in fact, he was already being watched as soon as he stepped out of the door.
Shi An led his men and quietly followed behind. At first, when he saw the two heading towards the outskirts of the city, he thought he had made a wrong judgment.
After all, he remembered that the Ye family did have a manor on the outskirts of the city, but they had already searched it and there was not even a single mouse inside.
However, all his self - doubts disappeared when he saw Ye Xinxin.
When he saw Ye Xinxin appear and the shadowy figures with deep inner strength suddenly appearing in the manor, he knew that his bet today had paid off.
At this moment, Lord Ye didn't know what a huge disaster his decision today would bring.
He looked at his daughter with heartache in his eyes and sighed.
"All the members of the Ye family have been imprisoned. Fortunately, we found the gap in their surveillance. It's just a pity for you, daughter. You originally entered the palace with the intention of repaying us, but in the end, you ended up like this."
"Father, don't worry. I've already told those two that I've severed ties with you. Even if this matter is discovered, I won't let them blame you."
"My poor daughter. I will never forget all you've done for us."
"Father, Mother, let's go inside first. There are too many people outside. We don't know if we'll be seen."
"Don't worry. We've covered our tracks."
The three then entered the manor. All the people Shi An brought were top - notch experts. Although those death - warriors were also highly skilled in martial arts, it was not difficult for them to hide their auras and follow them in.
Just like that, after following them through a series of twists and turns, they finally entered a secret chamber.
The design of this secret chamber was ingenious. In fact, it was connected to another place. If they hadn't followed them in, Shi An might have turned the whole area upside down and still wouldn't have thought that the people were actually hidden here.
With a cold face, he waited until the three of them took some people to a nearby house before he quietly came to the room where Shi Muwǎn and Cui Qizhou were being held.
After seeing through the crack that the two were safe and sound, he let out a sigh of relief.
However, the words that followed next made his heart tense up again.
Ye Xinxin had already made up her mind.
"These two should attract others soon. We must exchange them with the Emperor as soon as possible and get that little slut out and kill her. As long as she's alive, our Ye family will never have a chance to rise again."
"You're right. She knows too much. If those past events are known to the Emperor, our Ye family will be like fish on the chopping block, at the mercy of others."
"Father is right. Our Ye family has come this far thanks to those things. Ye Ranran must not be spared. The Empress Dowager and the National Preceptor also know too much."
After some discussion, the three of them decided the fates of the other three.
However, from their conversation, Shi An knew that the Ye family was far from being as calm as it seemed on the surface.
Lord Ye's usual obedience to him was all an act.