The two were chatting for a while when Zhu Fei and Zhu Yan returned. Both of them were slightly injured, looking as if they had just been in a fight. It was estimated that their actions had been detected by the imperial guards in the palace.
Zhu Yan and Zhu Fei knelt in front of Mu Fengqie. With guilty looks on their faces, they said in unison, "Young Master, we failed to carry out our task. Please punish us."
"What on earth happened? Could it be that you didn't even manage to enter the palace?" Mu Fengqie asked, puzzled.
This brother - sister duo was extremely efficient in their work, and they were both highly skilled in martial arts. That was why Mu Fengqie always liked to bring them along.
Zhu Fei frowned, her face deathly pale and weak. "Young Master, Bei Moxue is indeed in the palace. But we failed in our task. That woman noticed us. I barely managed to escape with my life. My brother and I almost died in the palace."
Zhu Yan and Zhu Fei had fled for their lives. They had managed to sneak into the palace with great difficulty, but unexpectedly ran into Bei Moxue. Not only were they discovered, but they had also barely made it out alive.
Mu Fengqie let out a slight sigh of relief, but then frowned again. The fact that the woman was in the palace was both good and bad news. The good news was that they had finally found her whereabouts. The bad news was that they couldn't get her out of the palace for the time being.
Moreover, their whereabouts were probably already known to that woman. This made the situation much more dangerous. After all, Bei Moxue knew Zhu Yan and Zhu Fei who were by Mu Fengqie's side. With her intelligence, she would surely guess that Mu Fengqie was nearby.
Sure enough, not long after the two returned, the street became noisy. Mu Fengqie cautiously opened a crack in the window to observe the situation outside.
There were many imperial guards on the street, holding portraits and searching everywhere. Mu Fengqie's heart sank. It seemed that their journey ahead would be difficult.
"Quick! Zhu Yan, go back quickly and inform the young master. Zhu Fei, send someone to inform Tian Lin that A Ru and I are in danger. The message must be delivered at all costs."
Mu Fengqie started to get nervous. Although they had brought quite a few people this time, they were on enemy territory, so they had to be extremely careful.
The guards outside had already started their investigation. It was estimated that they would soon reach this inn. So they had to find a way to deceive them. The waiter in the inn was already familiar with them.
But just as the messenger had left, the guards had already reached the inn. Everyone started to get nervous, including Yuan Yuhan.
If he were alone, he was confident that he could break out. But now he had two women who didn't know martial arts and a little boy with him. Although there were secret guards protecting them in the dark, he was still worried about the two women. He simply couldn't be in two places at once.
"If they come here later, we'll break out. I'll protect A Ru and Fengqie. You guys take care of that kid." Yuan Yuhan said seriously.
Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Everyone in the room got extremely nervous and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
But the knocking on the door became more and more urgent. The sound seemed as if the door would be knocked open the next second. Yuan Yuhan protected everyone behind him and drew out his sword.
The knocking suddenly stopped. Just as everyone was puzzled, the door suddenly banged open. Yuan Yuhan rushed forward without thinking, but stopped when he saw who it was.
He had thought that the guards had found them, but unexpectedly, it was Tule Haojia who was knocking on the door. What was he doing here at this critical moment?
"Don't misunderstand. I'm not here to arrest you. You're in great danger now. Come with me!" Tule Haojia said anxiously.
Although he was curious about what Mu Fengqie had done to make Beiming mobilize so many troops to hunt her down, this was not the time to be curious. There were already many guards downstairs. Maybe they would come up the next second.
"We're not going with you. You're a grassland person. Aren't we in the same danger if we go with you?" A Ru said unhappily.
It was already such a critical moment, yet Tule Haojia still came to cause trouble. And now the door of the room was wide open. If the guards came to investigate, the situation inside the room would be completely exposed.
"But if you're taken away, it's a dead end. If I wanted to harm you, I would have done it long ago, right? This is your only choice now. Of course, the choice is yours. Think it over carefully. The guards are already downstairs."
Tule Haojia said helplessly. He clearly meant no harm, but these people always seemed to be on guard against him, which made him very helpless.
Mu Fengqie had been thinking deeply about what to do. The noisy sounds were getting closer.
The grassland person was right. If he wanted to harm them, he would have done it already. Why wait until today?
"Okay, we'll go with you. But don't try to pull any tricks." Mu Fengqie threatened, looking at Tule Haojia.
One could never imagine how excited Tule Haojia was at this moment. He immediately led them to his room. Just as the door closed, the guards gradually came up the stairs.
"Gentlemen, this is the room where those guests stayed. Please go in." The waiter said obsequiously with a smile.
The guard kicked the door open, but the scene inside the room surprised everyone. According to the waiter, there were quite a few people in their group, but there was not a single person in the room.
The waiter then led the guards to other rooms, but the situation was the same. There was not a single person to be seen. The guards started to get impatient.
The guard grabbed the waiter's neck angrily and said viciously, "Are you playing tricks on me? Where are they? Didn't you guarantee that no one had left? Where did they go?"
The waiter became more and more confused and scared. "Sir, I'm not lying. Those guests were so good - looking that I couldn't have mistaken them. They must still be in this inn. Why don't you gentlemen search carefully..."
The guard impatiently let go of the waiter and then started to search room by room. Everyone in the inn was knocked on the door and made to come out. Soon, they reached Tule Haojia's room.
Tule Haojia opened the door unhappily. The guard was stunned when he saw him. He didn't expect to see a grassland person here.