Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

As they spoke, the tension, panic, and fear on their faces all receded like the tide, leaving only their determined gazes, revealing their desire to survive.

After Zhou Lixuan gave a concise explanation.

He didn't talk to Fan Songdra about anything else. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and revealed a look of determination: "Zhang Yi and the other two will definitely come to kill us after the court session. If we delay any longer, the sky will be merciful, and our chances will be even slimmer. This time, we must succeed or die. Let's go."

Fan Songde is naturally not a person who will do bad things.

He immediately gave Zhou Lixuan an affirmative look, and was also quick-eyed and quick-handed. After carefully observing and listening to the movements outside, he found the right time and nimbly climbed out of the back hall window with Zhou Lixuan.

According to Zhou Lixuan's previous memory.

As expected, the two of them successfully took advantage of the hazy sky thanks to the watchers outside the window of the back hall. It was much easier to go out than at the beginning. After all, the people who were watching them in the mansion only thought they were still in the room, and there was no chaos in the mansion, so Zhou Lixuan and Fan Songde only needed to be careful and pay attention to avoid running into people working in the mansion.

The residence of the Marquis of Heqing is naturally not small in area.

By the time the two men broke open the rusty chain on a remote little doorway, the sky had begun to gradually brighten.

"Huh... we're finally out! We've been running for quite some time. I guess someone will notice us soon and start searching for us." Zhou Lixuan breathed a sigh of relief, a look of joy on his face, but he didn't look completely relaxed.

Once you become a marquis, the power under your control will definitely be considerable.

Whether you can escape later depends on your careful planning.

Fan Songde nodded and said, "There's no time to lose. While Zhang Yi, Cao Xing, and Zhu Shou haven't reacted yet and haven't deployed guards to the various entrances and exits of Tianfu, let's get out of the city first. Otherwise, we'll be caught in a trap."

Of course, the two of them had been undercover in Yingtian Prefecture, working as secret agents, and they must have left themselves many escape routes early on.

Although I am worried, I am not afraid of anything other than the Heqing Marquis Mansion.

The two of them had just finished speaking.

Behind them, a chaotic commotion could be heard from the Heqing Marquis's residence. "Quick! Our master has issued an order! Search the entire mansion first. Don't miss any clues! Make sure to capture those Zhou and Fan!"

"These two bastards! They look so polite and decent...but they actually played such tricks on me! They even fooled me! When I catch these two bastards..."

"They must be torn into pieces!"

"he~tui!"

"..."

Zhou Lixuan and Fan Songde ran quickly towards the direction of Heqing Marquis' Mansion with their backs to it. The various sounds of rummaging, footsteps, and cursing coming from behind them gradually faded away.

Until the sound behind me disappeared.

Fan Songde immediately sneered disdainfully: "Let them make a fuss!"

However, at this moment.

On both sides of the box where the two were, footsteps could be heard faintly, as if they were there and not there... Not only were there footsteps, but also the rustling sound of clothes being blown by the wind, and this sound quickly became more obvious.

Both Zhou Lixuan and Fan Songde's hearts skipped a beat.

They leaned their backs against each other in a flash and looked up at the wall in front of them.

I saw...

The bright sky illuminated a series of tall and mighty figures. They were wearing the frightening Feiyu suits, and the embroidered spring swords were hanging at their waists. Although they were not unsheathed, they still seemed to flash a cold light in the eyes of people.

Chilling.

The Feiyu suit and the Embroidered Spring Sword—everyone in Yingtian Prefecture knew them—the Emperor's personal guard! The sharpest, most lethal sword! The Imperial Guard!

See this scene.

Zhou Lixuan and Fan Song's pupils suddenly shrank, their faces were dazed, and their legs began to go weak.

"Why are there Jinyiwei here?!"

"Is this coming for... us!?"

The two of them tilted their heads, lowered their voices so that only they could hear them, and stammered.

They never expected that it was the Jinyiwei who was causing trouble for them.

But they couldn't understand why the Jinyiwei were coming for them.

Even if the two of them suddenly approached a noble marquis, their identities and backgrounds, as well as the preparations they had made long before approaching Zhang Yi, should be flawless, right? —After investigating, the Jinyiwei would undoubtedly think they were lowly merchants trying to curry favor with the powerful.

Just now.

At the entrance of the alley, a voice without much emotion came out:

"Zhou Lixuan and Fan Songde are so cunning and resourceful. Even my Jinyiwei subordinates almost misjudged them!"

"You ran out of the Heqing Marquis's mansion in such a hurry. Where are you going? I don't remember you two being brothers with the Heqing Marquis, Huaiyuan Marquis, and Zhuozhu Marquis. Why are you running away?"

Although the sound was not loud, it was just dawn and there was no one in the alley. It was deadly quiet, and the sound was like a drum hammer hitting their hearts.

The two of them immediately turned around like frightened birds and looked in the direction of the sound. It was a middle-aged man who looked thin but obviously lean. Others might not be able to recognize his identity.

But they act as secret agents and spies.

They had already made an effort to investigate those powerful people in the Jinyiwei in advance. Zhou Lixuan gritted his teeth and said, "Jinyiwei Commander, Zhao Feng!"