"Master, something bad has happened! Someone came in claiming to be an old acquaintance of Miss Zhiyu. He said he had something very important to discuss with Miss Zhiyu. I dare not stop him."

An old acquaintance? A matter of great importance? And it happened while the emperor was present?

Jiang Kang'an glanced at the emperor imperceptibly, then asked, "Could that man introduce himself?"

"It is said that... the surname is Su."

…

Su Bai was wearing a human skin mask. Although he looked handsome, he didn't seem to have any memorable features.

He followed the servant, fanning himself with a fan.

At the beginning, Jiang Zhiyu asked him to go to Xiao Yanli and said that he should create the illusion that he was imprisoned by He Yanting, but he did not understand the intention. Moreover, Jiang Zhiyu did not look for him for so many days. Su Bai finally could not bear it anymore.

After turning countless corners along the way, the servant finally stopped.

Su Bai stepped into the room and found Jiang Kangan alone sitting in the main seat.

Su Bai clasped his hands together and said, "I presume this must be Zhiyu's elder brother. My name is Su Jibai, and I'm a close friend of your sister. I've come to your house with something important to tell you. Sir, would you allow me to meet Zhiyu?"

While he was speaking, Jiang Kangan was also looking at him.

A person's appearance can be changed, but his temperament cannot be changed. Moreover, Su Bai's dissolute temperament does not match his slightly decent face.

Jiang Kangan's eyelashes drooped slightly. "It's not that I mean to stop you. It's just that you came at an inopportune time. Zhiyu is not at home. I don't know what important matter you have. When Zhiyu comes back, I will pass it on for you."

Not in the house?

Su Bai looked up at him and saw that he had a calm expression, but there was even more doubt in his eyes.

Jiang Kang'an didn't know his identity and had no reason to lie to him, but his spies saw with their own eyes that Jiang Zhiyu never left the house after returning.

Is Jiang Zhiyu avoiding him?

Thinking of Jiang Zhiyu's style of doing things, Su Bai silently shaved off this line.

Then there is only one possibility left, that is, she can't see me now.

After all, there is no need to go to any extremes when you leave your home.

Then the question arises again, what could happen to Jiang Zhiyu in her own home that she couldn't even see him?

Su Bai concealed his scrutinizing expression and smiled, "It's such an unfortunate coincidence, so forget it. If Zhiyu comes back, please ask her to come to the inn next to Qingfeng Pavilion to have a chat."

Is it someone you know at Qingfeng Pavilion?

Jiang Kangan suppressed his doubts and nodded silently.

As soon as Su Bai left, the emperor and Fuping came out from behind the screen.

"I don't know why, but I always feel that the person just now looks familiar," the emperor said softly as he stood next to Jiang Kang'an.

But that feeling only lasted for a moment, and the emperor added: "Perhaps I am mistaken. You continue with your work, and I should also go back."

Jiang Kangan escorted him out of the house.

His eyes were so deep that even the emperor felt familiar with him. This man's identity...

…

Jiang Zhiyu lay on the bed, having stayed up for several nights to read all the information. Now she had only one feeling.

Lonely, it’s so lonely to watch.

She heaved a long breath out of exhaustion, and just as she was about to close her eyes, the door was pushed open again.

"Zhiyu, hurry up, the zombies are attacking the city, we can't defend this place anymore!"

The woman with a high ponytail and a tight-fitting dress spoke hurriedly, holding two guns and looking around vigilantly.

Jiang Zhiyu: “!!!”

No matter how tired I was, it disappeared instantly because of these words.

Jiang Zhiyu jumped up from the bed and grabbed his weapon while asking, "What's going on? Why are zombies suddenly attacking the city? And the protective shield outside the base has also been breached?"

After she finished cleaning up, the two of them ran out and said, "No, as soon as those damned people saw the zombies coming, they removed the protective shield and ran for their lives. After all, this is just a temporary base, and they felt that the protective shield was unnecessary here."

The city wall had been breached. Jiang Zhiyu looked back and saw a dark tide of zombies that stretched as far as the eye could see.

There was a car waiting up ahead. The two men sped up, dealt with the zombies that were about to catch up, and jumped in through the car window!

"Hurry, hurry, speed up!"

With a roar, the car rushed straight into the pile of zombies, leaving a bloody path!

The woman with a high ponytail leaned out of the car window, gave the zombies far behind her a middle finger, and then retracted her body.

"Damn it! They didn't give them any advance warning of such a large-scale zombie attack?" The woman snorted. "Sometimes I really don't understand what those scouts do all day long. They do what they can and leave when they can't. They're just a bunch of useless people!"

A burst of complaints was heard in the car. Jiang Zhiyu's mind was in a cloud. He held the car window open, his eyelids so heavy that he could hardly lift them.

The noisy sounds in my ears gradually faded away, my consciousness returned to darkness, and then became clear again.

What was she going to do?

…

"Are you sure that Jiang Zhiyu never came out after entering the mansion?"

Su Bai curled up on the soft couch and asked casually.

"I've been watching her day and night, and I guarantee with my own life that Jiang Zhiyu has not come out. Not only that, I've also discovered that Jiang Sulan, who usually loves to go out with other noble ladies, hasn't left the house for several days."

Su Bai sat up.

His eyes were dark.

It would be fine if one person was different, but if everyone was different, that would definitely be abnormal.

"Where did she go on the day she last returned home?"

"The Imperial Prison and the Third Prince's Palace."

The third prince, Xiao Mingye?

No, Xiao Mingye probably doesn’t have that IQ.

"What did you do and how long did you stay?"

"Less than half an hour," the subordinate said, and then seemed to remember something: "I remember that on the second day, just after dawn, a carriage from the Third Prince's Mansion went to the Xu Mansion."

carriage?

"Who's sitting inside?"

"I don't know."

"Go check," Su Bai said coldly, "If there are no exceptions, this person is the key to this matter."

"yes!"

Only after his subordinates left did Su Bai let out a long sigh and collapsed on the couch.

Jiang Zhiyu must not get into any trouble. If anything happens to her, how can I face Yan Ting?

That’s right!

Su Bai got up again.

Yan Ting!

He is still in Mobei!

Jiang Kangan kept this matter secret, and few people in Shengjing knew about it, let alone He Yanting who was far away in Mobei.

I have to tell him myself!

Su Bai grabbed a pen and paper and wrote a few words, then paused.

Ink dripped from the tip of the pen, forming a blob of ink. Su Bai placed the paper on the candlelight with an expressionless face.

Let's tell him after we've found out the truth. Sending a message now will only shake his mind. On the battlefield, a single thought may lead to a big mistake.

Moreover, Jiang Kangan looked normal today, so even if something happened, it couldn't be a big deal, otherwise there wouldn't be no movement in the Xu Mansion.

After the flames completely engulfed the paper, Su Bai frowned and thought bitterly, if I don't tell him, will he be angry with me when he comes back and finds out about this?

Ouch, so annoying!