Qin Shuxiang was so excited that she almost opened her mouth to shout for help. Her eyes searched the crowd quickly, eager to see the figure she had dreamed of seeing.

It’s a pity that she looked back and forth several times but still couldn’t see it.

The disappointed movement of her lowering her head was clearly seen by Xiao Lingling. She immediately understood that the man was either in disguise or did not come.

She did not get involved in the fight. Without the poison, the people arranged by her father were enough to capture him. She hid aside and listened attentively to something.

"Master, the situation isn't optimistic. That dog emperor has arranged a lot of people to guard the execution ground. It's going to be difficult for our people to break through the encirclement. What should we do?"

Suddenly a sound attracted Xiao Lingling's attention. The sound was very soft and if Xiao Lingling had not been paying attention, it would have been almost inaudible.

She quickly concentrated her attention, trying to find the location of the person who was speaking.

"No matter what, you have to bring her back to me. She's still useful and can't die now. You should understand what I mean."

It was him! He was the one she overheard talking in the restaurant that day!

Xiao Lingling was a little excited and immediately determined that this person must be related to the person she wanted to catch, maybe they were the same person.

She vaguely heard that it was coming from the southwest, and immediately stood up to catch the person.

"Yes, Master, I will arrange it right away and will definitely complete the task."

After saying this, the voice disappeared completely.

Xiao Lingling frowned. The time was too short and their voices were too soft. Apart from a rough direction, there was no way to determine the specific location.

As she ran towards the southwest, she saw a flare arrow shot into the air simultaneously from four different directions around the execution ground.

Those men in black who were originally being suppressed and beaten suddenly seemed to be given an injection of chicken blood and rushed madly towards the center of the execution ground.

They all fought with a reckless attitude, just rushing forward without caring how many wounds they had on their bodies.

In an instant, the originally decadent momentum disappeared, but instead, this invisible momentum made them unstoppable, and at one point they rushed to a distance of only six or seven steps away from the execution ground.

Fortunately, he was stopped by someone. In the blink of an eye, several Silver Feather Guards rushed to the center of the execution ground and surrounded Qin Shuxiang tightly, leaving no gap for the men in black.

Xiao Lingdang knew that she had few chances, so she didn't dare to care about those things and continued to move towards the southwest.

She was not walking fast, and she would listen carefully for a moment every few steps to make sure that there was no sound of that person before continuing forward.

"Master, this is too difficult. Even the Silver Feather Guards have been dispatched. This is clearly a trap, waiting for us to fall into it.

Master, if this continues, all these people today will be wasted, we..."

"No! We can't give up! Dispatch the men. Those hiding in the capital don't have to hide anymore. Mobilize them all. I have to take them away today.

Otherwise, everything we've done before will be in vain! Arrange it now, I just want the result, no matter the cost!"

The two sounds that appeared again made Xiao Lingling a little excited, and she quickly rushed in the direction.

This is a hutong area with alleys that extend in all directions. The layout of each house is similar. Because it is too dense, she can only lock onto a few houses nearby and cannot determine a more exact location.

However, this was enough to make her happy, and it was not difficult to find them one by one.

I don't know why, but suddenly all the sounds disappeared, not to mention the conversations, even the sounds of the wind and breathing disappeared.

How is that possible?

Could it be that she was exposed?

Little Bell looked around calmly, and there was nothing suspicious.

She walked around the houses two or three times, pretending to look for something as if she had lost it.

But after a stick of incense had passed, she looked at a faint firework exploding in the execution ground and was completely disappointed.

The fireworks meant that the hostages had been taken away.

This also means that the other party’s goal has been “temporarily” achieved, and it should not be exposed in the open for a while.

She was so close to them, but she failed!

She decided to give up and started searching from house to house.

It was very strange that these houses seemed to have never been lived in. They were empty everywhere and there was not even a few decent pieces of furniture.

Xiao Lingling searched every room until she reached the middle yard, but she didn't find anything meaningful.

Just as she was about to go to the next house, a very strange sound of wind suddenly caught her attention.

The sound of the wind is so small that it can be almost ignored.

But Xiao Lingling now maximized her hearing, naturally in the main room.

The main room is quite spacious. In addition to two antique display cabinets, there are three tables and several chairs.

The little bell followed the sound and came to the antique display cabinet, where there was indeed a faint sound of wind.

This means that there is something strange here.

Xiao Lingling tried to move the antique shelf carefully, but she used a lot of strength and the shelf didn't move at all.

Upon closer inspection, I discovered that this antique display cabinet seemed to be embedded in the wall.

She began to change direction and move the ornaments on the display cabinet one by one.

Until the very bottom right corner, there was an inconspicuous toad ornament, and then a subtle sound of a mechanism turning came from the wall behind.

The next moment, the wall behind the antique display cabinet suddenly moved forward a few inches, then slowly moved to the left, revealing a secret passage that the two of them could enter together.

Little Bell's eyes lit up, "These people really have a secret!"

The entire secret passage was downward. The little bell gently marked the spot, released a carrier pigeon, and then turned and entered the secret passage.

There are oil lamps lit every few steps here, so it’s not very dark.

I walked down the stairs for an unknown amount of time before I finally started walking on a flat road.

The sides of this secret passage are very smooth, which shows how meticulously these people dug the secret passage. From another perspective, it also shows that they planned this for a long time.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to build such a long and wide secret passage in a short period of time.

However, soon, forks in the road began to appear.

Standing before her were three choices.

She definitely couldn't go there at the same time by herself, so she could only randomly choose the one on the left, and then explore the other two after she had found the exit.

However, Xiao Lingling was still too optimistic.

There were still two forks in the road later.

Every time she chose the one on the left, she didn't know how long she had been walking, and her legs even felt sore.

Such a large secret passage made her feel very clearly that the other party was well prepared, which was really sufficient.

She gritted her teeth and persevered. After encountering a fork in the road again and choosing the left, she finally arrived at the exit of the secret passage soon after.

She wasn't sure where outside was, or if there was anyone outside, so she could only lie down behind the secret passage door and listen carefully.