The prince is very cruel

His face changed, and he put away the letter in a lightning speed. He directly put out the fire with his hand and jumped onto the beam. The whole process was done in one go and took only a few breaths.

Then he remained silent.

After about a dozen breaths, someone came!

In the dim light, the person had her face covered, but judging from her figure and gait, she was a woman. She tiptoed into the main hall like a thief and started rummaging through the drawers and cabinets just like Guan Ning did.

Guan Ning, who was peeking from the beam, was stunned. What happened? Did he meet someone in the same industry?

Could it be such a coincidence that it was another chivalrous man like Luo Zhongtian who came to seek information from Zhao Tai because he was dissatisfied with the harm he was doing to the country and the people?

Out of curiosity, he did not disturb her and even helped the woman to be alert to the situation outside.

But soon, Guan Ning felt something was wrong, even outrageous!

This woman was definitely not some chivalrous chivalrous woman. She had no skills at all and even rummaging through a box seemed like a struggle. Because she was nervous, she almost knocked over the vase on the table several times. She seemed quite clumsy.

Guan Ning broke out in a cold sweat.

With such skills, how did she dare to sneak into Zhao Tai’s territory?

As he was guessing the other party's identity, his ears suddenly moved slightly and his face changed. Footsteps and some firelight were heard in the corridor outside the hall.

At least ten people are walking here. They should be people from the Church of Balance who have checked outside and are coming to check inside.

The masked woman below reacted much slower, but the noise was so loud that anyone could hear it. She panicked instantly and didn't know what to do.

Seeing that he was about to be discovered, Guan Ning had to take action, thinking that he was a grasshopper on a rope. He jumped down and landed behind the woman.

The woman was frightened and was about to scream.

Guan Ning covered her mouth tightly.

"Someone's coming. If you don't want to die, don't move!"

As he spoke, he covered the person with his right hand and restored the contents of the box as quickly as possible with his left hand.

The woman's mind went blank.

Tap, tap, tap... The footsteps were getting closer and closer, but the things that were being searched on the table had not been restored yet.

Snapped!

The door was pushed open and twelve people rushed in. The firelight instantly illuminated the entire main hall.

The leaders were the three men in black from before, wearing Yin-Yang Taoist robes, and were from the Balance Sect.

Their eagle-like eyes scanned everything in the lobby: "Search!"

"Yes!"

Everyone clasped their fists and began to search throughout the hall, but their goal was only to find people, and the envelopes and books in the grids in the main hall were not turned over.

Guan Ning on the beam breathed a sigh of relief!

If they conducted a thorough search, they would definitely find that the things in the cabinet had been turned over, because there was no time to tidy up just now, and he just stuffed everything in there at once.

The night was oppressive, and every minute felt like a year. Finally, the search was over.

"Sir, there is no one!"

"Not here either!"

"I've checked, and there's no one!"

Upon hearing this, the three masters of the Balance Faction looked at each other.

"There's no one inside or outside the building. It seems like there might be something fishy going on."

"It's never a bad thing to be careful."

"The man who assassinated the Governor will definitely come again."

"Let's go, pack up."

Amidst the discussions, the twelve people retreated, and the moment the door closed, the entire hall fell into darkness and silence again.

But even so, Guan Ning still didn't dare to move, and he covered the masked woman's mouth tightly to prevent her from making any sound. He didn't let go until he was sure that the other party had gone far away.

His expression was solemn. It seemed that Zhao Tai had guessed that he would come to Guangling City. After the assassination attempt failed once, the future would be very difficult.

"Hu, hu!" The masked woman took a deep breath, her forehead covered with sweat.

"Thank you, thank you." She trembled.

Guan Ning said, "You don't look like someone from the Jianghu, and you can't get in here. The only explanation is that you are from Feiniao Pavilion?"

The masked woman was surprised, but seeing that Guan Ning had no ill intentions and was not from the Governor's Office, she nodded and acknowledged it.