The guards from Prince Xin's mansion arrived a step too late.

When they arrived, the soldiers were lying on the ground, but Jiang Bai was nowhere to be seen.

She did an excellent job of cleaning up, leaving no trace behind, making it impossible for them to track her down.

They had no choice but to send a message to have the soldiers taken back for treatment.

The Prince Xin's son's outburst had already attracted the attention of the Crown Prince and the Second Prince.

Undercurrents were stirring within the capital.

Following the marks left by the Black-Clad Guards, Jiang Bai arrived at a small town about fifty miles from the capital.

The town had only about a hundred households, and the stronghold of the Black-Clad Guards was located in a small alley on the edge of the town.

As agreed, Jiang Bai tapped the door with his fingers, making three short, one long, five short, and two long knocks. The door opened quickly.

"Master, you've arrived."

The guards in black opened the door and let Jiang Bai in.

How is my mother?

"The two leaders are treating the lady."

The guards in black led Jiang Bai to the door in the courtyard and knocked lightly.

"Second Chief, the master has arrived."

"The door is unlocked. Please come in, Master."

Xuan Yi was too busy to do much, so he only said one sentence before continuing to remove the curse from Song Shi.

When Jiang Bai entered the room, he saw him sitting by Song's bedside. There was an earthenware pot on the ground, containing some kind of ashes.

All five of Song's fingertips were pricked, and slightly dark blood was dripping down from them.

A Gu worm was placed on each fingertip.

The room was filled with a stench of blood.

Xuan Yi held a thin needle in his hand and inserted it into different acupoints on Song's body.

He sat on the edge of the bed, covered in sweat, his brows furrowed.

Jiang Bai had just entered the house when there was a knock on the door.

She glanced at the quiet Song Shi on the bed, then turned and left.

"Master, a letter from Jia Yi."

The guard in black respectfully handed over a slip of paper. Jiang Bai took it and glanced at it, his brows furrowing slightly before quickly relaxing.

Jiang Bai took the pen, ink, and paper from the guard in black robes, wrote two characters, and handed them to him.

“Send it back to him.”

The guards in black robes respectfully withdrew and relayed the reply.

Jia Yi quickly received a reply. When he saw the words "I don't care" written in large letters on the note, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

The master clearly cares a lot about the second young lady and the young master, so why did she tell them to ignore their disappearance?

Speaking of this, we must mention the Jiang siblings.

Meanwhile, Jiang Lu became wary after capturing the people sent by the Prince of Xin to lure them.

She knows her own current skill level.

Those royal mansions and aristocratic families certainly have more than one or two people under their command.

The number of Black-Clad Guards was not small, but it wasn't a large number either.

No one could guarantee that those from noble families or royal residences wouldn't evade the protection of the Black-Clad Guards, sneak in, and secretly abduct the two of them.

Although they were protected by A-yi.

But even the most meticulous plans can have flaws. If Jia Yi gets caught up in something, the two of them will be in danger.

She always remembered what her older sister had told her: the most reliable person in the world is yourself.

So, after discussing it with Jiang Songwen, the siblings devised a plan to escape unscathed.

On the surface, it was because they were instigated by the people of Prince Xin's mansion that they took away the travel permit to the capital from the Black-Clad Guards.

Secretly, the travel permit was still safely in Pingshan, hidden in the safe house that Jiang Bai had built for the siblings.

The safe house wasn't big, but it was safe enough.

At least Jia Yi did not find any trace of the siblings.

"Ah Wen, do you think my sister could guess that we're hiding?"

Jiang Lu was somewhat worried.

After all, none of them had discussed it with their older sister beforehand.

Despite his young age, Jiang Songwen is much calmer than Jiang Lü.

The little guy calmly practiced his calligraphy, and only after finishing the last stroke did he answer, "Big sister is smart; she knows we're not stupid either."

"I hope so!"

Jiang Lu nodded, somewhat absentmindedly.

If I hadn't remembered that I was in a safe house, I probably would have rushed out.

Jiang Songwen glanced at her and sighed in a mature and worldly manner.

"Second sister, Daju is a tiger. Even without you, it won't starve."

"The wolves also hunt on their own on ordinary days."

Before Jiang Lu could speak, Jiang Songwen said the next sentence.

Jiang Lu looked at him awkwardly: "How did you know I was worried about them?"

Jiang Songwen rolled his eyes.

Compared to her eldest sister, her second sister wears her heart on her sleeve; her thoughts are never hard to guess.

"Second sister, let's stay here and wait for everyone to come back before we go out."

Jiang Songwen is young, but having experienced the torment of Jiang Songzong, the little guy understands everything.

He knew that it was his eldest sister who had saved him, and it was also his eldest sister who had dealt with his cousin and grandparents who had bullied him.

Therefore, in his heart, his eldest sister was omnipotent.

After encountering danger, he kept his elder sister's instructions in mind.

He and his second sister were still young; all they needed to do was hide and wait for their eldest sister to return.

"But Wen, don't you miss your mother?"

"That man said that my mother was seriously ill and wanted to see us."

Jiang Lu bit her lip. Compared to Jiang Songwen and Jiang Bai, she was the one with the deepest feelings for the Song family.

Jiang Bai's soul was replaced, while Jiang Songwen's memories of the Song family were blurred because he was too young and had been tortured.

Jiang Lü did not.

She and Song had been separated for only six months.

Knowing that her mother had been sold by Wang Shi and even placed in a lowly social class, she was worried.

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