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Maid Lu and Liu Ruyan were shocked, Liu Ruyan did not say anything for a long while, and started to ponder about the man in white's identity and intentions.

Just by looking at his luxurious clothes, one could tell that he was a young master from a wealthy family. However, he did not know if he had connections with the Shangguan family.

Tonight's farce could not be blown up no matter what. Since Maid Lu did not say anything, and only said a few words and did not reveal herself, it was probably better than being trapped in this tavern.

"Young master, if you really want to report to an official, why don't you go tomorrow. It's already late, perhaps the Shangguan Family is already resting. Young master has a lot of capable people by his side, could it be that he's afraid of that thief running away?"

"We have to let them go. Even if this man is extremely daring, it would still be inappropriate for him to cause such a ruckus in the middle of the night. Young master, is it true?"

Liu Ruyan raised her hand and pulled down the reed hat on her head. Her voice was also lowered, making him sound like a weak man.

The surrounding people started to discuss, some pointing at Liu Ruyan, trying to guess her identity.

Zhuang Lu Sheng and Lin Xiaode turned their heads, and the two big and burly men looked at each other coldly, scaring those people into not daring to speak anymore.

He was speechless for a moment.

After a while, the man in white snorted coldly and said: "This young brother is so low-key, wearing a reed hat and looking down, could it be that there is something shameful about him?"

"Young master is thinking too much. It's just that I don't want to add fuel to the fire when I'm outside." Liu Ruyan could not help but frown, her intuition told him that this person was extremely troublesome to deal with. It was already midnight, so it would not be good to continue tangling with him.

He then threw down a sentence, "I hope that young master can be merciful and forgive me. Don't make any more noise."

With that, Liu Ruyan turned and returned to her room, and before leaving, she gave Maid Lu a meaningful glance.

Maid Lu and the two guards understood, and stopped at the fence for a while.

The man did not continue to make things difficult for the two bandits. He merely instructed the person beside him in a cold voice, "Tie them up. It seems like this will continue for the time being."

The shop owner heaved a sigh of relief and raised his head to look at the fence on the second floor, but there were no traces of Liu Ruyan and the rest.

Only then did the onlookers disperse. Since the people involved had already stopped pursuing the matter, the onlookers naturally dispersed as well.

It was already very difficult to sleep, and after being made a ruckus by the man, Liu Ruyan did not sleep at all for the entire night.

To prevent herself from getting into unnecessary trouble, Maid Lu got up early the next morning and left the Li Mi County with Liu Ruyan.

Since they were going to look for Liu Yuanzhan, they couldn't stay too long in one place.

Since he wasn't out for a sightseeing trip, his pace naturally became much faster.

They rode for several days without stopping, day and night. Finally, they moved away from the capital.

At the same time, in the capital, the spy from the royal palace had also reported.

The night was as cold as water, a bright moon hung high in the sky and Lian Chengming sat in the secret room. It was dark inside with no lights, and only the moonlight outside the window could be seen, illuminating the entire secret room.

Lian Chengming was dressed in profound robes, as though he had blended into the night. He closed his eyes and sat on the bed, holding a string of buddhist beads, the entire room was deathly silent.

Moments later, sounds of movement came from the entrance.

"Your Majesty, the Private Guard outside the city has come to see you." It was the voice of the Eunuch Xu.

Lian Chengming opened his eyes and answered with a calm voice.

Not long after, the door to the secret room was opened and a Private Guard wearing night walking clothes walked over. He knelt down and saluted Lian Chengming, and replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Consort Fangyi Hui'er has already safely left the capital at this time. Li Mi County, who left yesterday morning, has quickened their pace to reach the Feng City, and will arrive in a few days time."

Private Guard was in a hurry. Even though he was kneeling down, he was still panting heavily as he spoke.

When Lian Chengming heard this, he closed his eyes and sighed without batting an eyelid for a long time.

He really didn't know if it was right or wrong to let her go. In order to be absolutely safe, he couldn't tell her his plan. But on the way, if something were to happen …

Lian Chengming had no choice, hence he sent Private Guard to follow Liu Ruyan, it was just that no one noticed.

Waving his hand, he told Private Guard to withdraw, he hoped that the plan would go smoothly.

"Miss, we have reached the Anyang Mansion. Let's rest here for a while. General Liu had stayed in the Anyang Mansion for a period of time, so we can ask around. Standing outside the Anyang Mansion City, Maid Lu led her horse and suggested.

Liu Ruyan nodded, and said: "Alright, let's find an inn."

After so long on the road, he was so tired that his body was about to fall apart.

Liu Ruyan moved her body a little as she watched Maid Lu talking to the shop owner inside the Fragrance Pavilion. When she turned around, she saw that the two guards were also exhausted.

In the evening, Maid Lu came out from the water. It was steaming hot and covered with a white mist.

"Miss, I'll help you wash up." After saying that, Maid Lu was about to help Liu Ruyan take off her shoes.

Liu Ruyan immediately dodged and waved her hand: "maid, you are too serious. Since you have already left the capital, there are not that many rules, I think it would be better for me to do it myself."

"You must be tired after so many days of travelling. Go rest first. When tomorrow comes, you still have to go out and find out more information. You are old, so you can't overdo it."

When she was at General's Mansion, she was not used to being closely attended to by others. Furthermore, she was outside, how could she have so many rules?

Maid Lu was someone close to Princess Anyang after all, and her qualifications were high as well. Washing her feet for her, wouldn't that be giving her a hard time …

Liu Ruyan was also worried about the Maid Lu, but seeing that Liu Ruyan was insisting, the latter did not say anything more.

However, when he thought back to what he saw just now, the Maid Lu hesitated for a moment before saying: "Miss, just now, I was downstairs, and I seem to have met that Young Master from the Mi County …"

Liu Ruyan, who was carrying the water over, was immediately shocked. She almost lost control of the water basin in her hands.

After shaking her body for a while, Liu Ruyan raised his head and asked, "Are you talking about that white-clothed young master who made trouble late at night to catch the thief?"

Maid Lu nodded her head. As they got closer to the border, the clothes the citizens were wearing became simpler and simpler.

At first, the Maid Lu was suspicious, but when she thought about it, she knew that the person looked familiar. When she went upstairs, he suddenly remembered that it was bad.