Li Lanzhen was disappointed, but she still needed to solve the accommodation problem for the two of them; they couldn't just wander around the streets.

In that case, the patrolling soldiers would probably arrest them as dangerous individuals.

Li Lanzhen led Xue Bao towards the alley entrance, intending to enter the small courtyard and take a look before making a decision.

They stood outside the courtyard wall and looked inside. It was still pitch black, and the gate was still locked.

Li Lanzhen said to the snow leopard, "I'll go in and take a look first, then you can come in later!"

Xue Bao wanted to go in first, fearing there might be danger inside and that Li Lanzhen might get hurt.

Li Lanzhen stopped them; she didn't want the snow leopard to get hurt.

If there was any danger in the courtyard, she would go into her own space to hide, but Xue Bao had no choice but to face the danger head-on, which was something Li Lanzhen didn't want to see.

Li Lanzhen braced herself against the courtyard wall with both hands, leaped up, and entered the courtyard.

She stood under the courtyard wall, not in a hurry to go into the room, but first looked around and observed the courtyard and the few houses.

Finding no movement, he whispered to Xue Bao, who was standing outside the courtyard, "Xue Bao, come in."

The two entered the courtyard and slowly approached the main room.

The door to the main room was still unlocked.

Li Lanzhen pushed open the door, turned on her flashlight, and looked around the room. There was a layer of dust on the table!

It seems the owner of this courtyard still hasn't returned.

Li Lanzhen went into the bedroom and saw that the same straw mat was still on the bed. She reached out and touched it, and found that the mat was covered with a layer of dust.

She whispered, "Xue Bao, it seems this family still hasn't returned. We'll rest here tonight, and we'll go out to the market before dawn tomorrow to gather information."

Xue Bao agreed, and he rummaged through his basket, took out a piece of cloth, and prepared to wipe the kang mat.

Li Lanzhen stopped him, "Wait a moment, your aunt will come and wipe it. A dry cloth won't get it clean. You can keep an eye on things in the yard."

After Xue Bao left, Li Lanzhen brought out a basin of water, wet it with a cloth, and quickly wiped the table, chairs, and kang mat clean. She then put away the basin, took out two sheets from her spatial storage, and placed them on the kang mat.

When Xue Bao came in, he saw that the table and the kang mat were clean, and there were two bed sheets on the kang mat. He didn't think much of it.

Li Lanzhen looked at Xue Bao and said, "Go to sleep quickly. Early to bed and early to rise. Tomorrow we'll look around the streets and ask around to see if we can find any news about Han Mingxiang and the other person."

Looking at the worried Li Lanzhen, Xue Bao comforted her, "Aunt Lanzhen, don't worry too much. Third Brother is smart, he'll be fine."

Moreover, you have already told him to come to Youzhou, and I believe they will definitely come to Youzhou.”

Li Lanzhen said noncommittally, "I hope so."

Xue Bao took off his shoes, lay down at the other end of the kang (a heated brick bed), and covered himself with the sheet that Li Lanzhen had thrown over.

He felt that his feet smelled bad and was afraid of offending Li Lanzhen, so he stood close to the wall.

Li Lanzhen found his appearance amusing; this child, though his feet really did stink!

After they both lay down, Xue Bao asked.

“Aunt Lanzhen, did you hear what they were saying? The person in charge here now is also surnamed Su, and he's the emperor's brother-in-law.”

After a while, he asked again.

"Aunt Lanzhen, do you think Su Chen has any connection with them? And what is Linglong's connection with the Emperor?"

Li Lanzhen remained silent for a while, thinking that it wouldn't hurt to tell Xue Bao.

"I suspect that Su Chen is related to the Empress, and Linglong is probably the Emperor's daughter!"

Xue Bao was taken aback and sat up abruptly!

"What?! Aunt Lanzhen, you're saying Linglong is actually a princess?!"

Li Lanzhen rolled her eyes in the darkness.

"Don't be so jumpy! Lie down right now! What are you shouting for? Are you afraid others won't hear you? There are people in this room!"

Xue Bao chuckled and lay down.

“Anything is possible. Let’s pretend we don’t know when the situation is unclear,” Li Lanzhen said softly.

Xue Bao nodded, then said, "Oh, I see."

They both fell asleep in silence.

Suddenly, Li Lanzhen was startled awake by a "thump"!

Xue Bao immediately sat up and whispered, "Aunt Lanzhen, someone has entered the courtyard. It should be a person, and they should be injured."

Li Lanzhen immediately took out a stun gun from her spatial storage and handed it to Xue Bao.

"Here you go, stun gun. You should know how to use it. In a moment, go all out and kill him, then use the knife to slash him. Be careful, don't let him hurt you."

Xue Bao agreed, and Li Lanzhen put away the bed sheet. The two of them, one holding an electric baton and the other a large knife, got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and stood on either side of the main room door.

The people in the courtyard stumbled and staggered to the entrance of the main room.

Li Lanzhen and Xue Bao, inside the main room, were also on high alert and ready to strike him on the head as soon as he pushed the door open.

But before they could make a move, suddenly, a great commotion erupted outside, and flames burst forth!

Xue Bao peeked through the crack in the door and, looking horrified, said to Li Lanzhen.

"Aunt Lanzhen, this is troublesome. It seems that soldiers have surrounded this place. They are carrying torches and bows and arrows. They must be here to arrest the person who jumped into the yard earlier."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the door was pushed open with a whoosh, and a dark figure immediately entered.

Xue Bao raised his knife to strike, but unexpectedly, the man fell to the ground with a "thud".

By the light of the fire outside the courtyard wall, the two looked down and saw that the man was dressed in black, his face was covered with a black cloth, and he was tightly gripping a long sword in his hand.

At this moment, he lay motionless on the ground with his eyes closed.

Li Lanzhen wanted to curse. Why didn't you say something? Of all places to run, why did you have to run into this little courtyard?

The more you try to avoid trouble, the more trouble seems to stick to you!

Just then, they heard a voice shouting from outside the courtyard gate.

"Captain! The assassin has entered this courtyard, what do we do?"

The one who called him captain said, "Charge in! We have to catch him! He's got some nerve! Daring to sneak into the Emperor's brother-in-law's residence to assassinate the current Emperor's brother-in-law. Brothers, catch him! The Emperor's brother-in-law will reward you handsomely!"

What should Li Lanzhen do when she sees this?

She and Xue Bao were no match for these well-trained soldiers, and were outnumbered and burdened by this.

Yes, a burden. Li Lanzhen knew that as long as the soldiers outside discovered the two of them, no matter how they explained it, they would be regarded as accomplices. So at this moment, the only thing to do was to save this guy first!

This is something you can't clear your name even if you jump into the Yellow River!

She looked up at Xue Bao, who was peering out through the crack in the door.

"Crash! Clang!"

"Aunt Lanzhen! Something terrible has happened! They kicked open the courtyard gate and rushed in!!"