As night deepened, they were bored on guard duty, and with no officers supervising them, they decided to tease Su Wan.

Su Wan said, "I just can't sleep."

The tall soldier said, "Judging from your age, you've probably had a fight with your parents. Go back quickly. Although this is the capital, the security isn't that good at night. Running into a drunkard is the least of your worries."

Seeing that the two soldiers were joking with her but were quite friendly, Su Wan smiled and said, "My home is nearby, I'll be right there..."

As she spoke, she looked up and saw a notice posted on the wall next to her. It seemed to be about the arrest of a wanted criminal by the imperial court. The notice depicted a woman, but it was too dark to see clearly.

"Who are they trying to arrest?" she asked.

A tall soldier carrying a torch came over and looked at the portrait on the notice, saying, "Young man, do you never leave your house? This is Bai Zhiyi, the serious criminal who attempted to assassinate the late emperor. It's been posted for days... This woman was once a famous beauty in the capital. I never thought she would have the audacity to assassinate His Majesty."

Su Wan's heart stirred. By the firelight, she looked up and whispered, "Whoever captures this man will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold and granted the title of First-Class Marquis within the Pass..."

The short soldier leaned closer and said, "Stop reading it. Bai Zhiyi was captured by General Xie a long time ago, and she should be arriving in the capital in a few days."

Su Wan asked, "Who arrested them?"

The taller soldier seemed somewhat surprised and asked the shorter soldier, "Where did you get this information from?"

The short soldier chuckled, "General Xie has a fellow townsman among his men who sent me a letter bragging about it... It's quite infuriating, really. We're stuck here guarding the area every day, never getting a promotion, while they caught a wanted criminal, General Xie was ennobled, and they all got promoted too..."

Su Wan interrupted him, saying, "Brother, wait a moment. Where are they now?"

The short soldier said, "Let me tell you, you won't get anything, and I won't get a single hair."

Su Wan took out a three-tael silver coin from her pocket and stuffed it into the short soldier's hand: "Brother, I don't have any other hobbies, I just like watching excitement..."

Before he could finish speaking, the short soldier had already stuffed the silver into his pocket and said, "When I received the letter, General Xie's army was still more than 500 li away from the capital. I estimate they should be in Zhaoxian County by now."

After ascertaining the exact location of Zhao County, Su Wan hurriedly left the city gate and arrived at a deserted, open area.

Xie Maoliang, that beast, not only failed to kill Wei Jingzhuo by planting explosives, but also killed Bai Zhiyi's aunt and uncle, and even killed Bai Zhiyi's favorite little cousin, disfiguring Bai Zhiyi's face.

Later, he used a defensive gun to injure Wei Jingzhuo and also hit her. Now, he actually wants to offer Bai Zhiyi to the court to gain fame and fortune.

Even if Bai Zhiyi's crimes are serious, it's not Xie Maoliang's place to deal with her. We must not let such a despicable person succeed.

She put the bamboo whistle to her lips and blew it once. Suddenly, a strong wind arose, and the giant black eagle spread its wings and landed on the ground.

She leaped onto the giant eagle's back and patted its wings: "Let's go."

The giant eagle soared into the sky, flapped its wings a few times, and left the brightly lit capital city behind, flying south.