Could it be Lu Huan? Cuiwei had brought her to the tunnels for refuge, saying it was General Lu's order. But when she said she wanted to go to the city wall, someone knocked her unconscious, and now they're not letting her out. So, it must be the same person.

…

They waited like this for a whole day and night. The two men in black took turns to go out for meals and so on, leaving only her and Cuiwei trapped here.

Su Qian bravely said, "Two big brothers."

One of them opened his eyes and looked at him coldly. Although he didn't say anything, Su Qian understood that what he meant was "What's the matter with you now?"

"Two big brothers, I didn't mean to disturb your rest. It's just... I have three urgent matters."

"Three or four days without food won't kill you."

Su Qian choked: "But, we have to go to the toilet."

Two men in black: "..."

"Both brothers have taken turns going out for meals to take care of their physiological needs, let alone us."

"And if we don't drink water for two or three days, we'll become dehydrated. I hope the two elder brothers don't want us to die here."

"Two big brothers, please be merciful and let us go out to take care of our physiological needs and drink some water, otherwise we will suffocate to death."

After Su Qian finished speaking, she just looked at them quietly.

One of them seemed to have compromised. He glared at her fiercely and then said, "Go and ask Zi Tan to come over and replace you. Zi Tan's identity will make things easier for you."

The other man opened the door and went out, then disappeared onto the porch.

Su Qian couldn't help but exclaimed: "How fast."

Then he was given a cold look by that person: "You are ignorant."

Su Qian: “…”

I give in. I’ve been criticized my whole life.

Zitan was a woman with good skills. Su Qian judged her skills from the speed at which she came.

"Zitan, take her to have a meal, give her some water, and by the way... take care of that thing."

Su Qian didn’t know whether Zitan understood or not, but she just answered like that.

"Uh, and Cuiwei, she's going too."

The man in black said, "They will both go together, but you only need to keep an eye on her and bring her back safely."

Rosewood: “Yes.”

Then he glanced at Su Qian and said, "Come with me."

Su Qian patted Cuiwei's shoulder and said, "Cuiwei, follow me."

Zi Tan is a very rigid person, but he is... quite responsible in doing things.

Even when Su Qian went to the toilet, she would wait not far from the door. After they finished, she would take them to wash up, have a meal and drink water.

Along the way, Su Qian had been observing useful information. In more than a day, the prefect's appearance had changed. Those who didn't know would have thought that the prefect had been robbed. From the prefect's house, one could also see that the city wall not far away was completely unrecognizable and thick smoke was billowing.

"Um, Zitan, what's the situation outside now?" Su Qian asked her while eating cold pastries.

Zi Tan said coldly, "Everything is proceeding according to the original plan. It won't be long before we pretend to be defeated by the Feng Yuan army and lure them into a trap."

"So you deliberately didn't prepare water for the fire?"

It has been half a month since she came to Zhiyi City, and Lu Huan has been stationed in Zhiyi City for a long time. Logically, twelve cities have been lost before, so how could he not make fire prevention preparations this time?

Zitan suddenly lost his patience for some reason: "You don't need to worry about it. Eat quickly and go back after you're done."

Su Qian had no choice but to shut up. Before leaving, she took a lot of food with her so that she would have nothing to eat when she was hungry.

On the way back, Su Qian and Cui Wei walked in front, while Zitan stared at them from behind.

Seeing Cuiwei hesitate to speak, Su Qian asked, "What do you want to say?"

Cuiwei lowered her voice and asked her, "Lord Su, why did they send a woman to keep an eye on you?"

Su Qian: “…”

Good question.

However, she didn't dare to tell Cuiwei her real gender for the time being, because she was not sure whether Lu Huan had recognized her. If he had, then it would be fine, and she would be helpless. But if Lu Huan hadn't noticed, wouldn't she be walking into a trap by saying it?

So Su Qian had to hide it: "I don't know either."

Cuiwei looked at her suspiciously and said nothing.

Su Qian felt increasingly awkward. Originally, this prefectural government housed a large number of people. There was the prefect, his wife, and children, as well as numerous military commanders like Lu Huan, Lu Guang, and Deputy General Wu. There were also various civil officials, scholars, and advisors who offered advice to Su Qian. However, Su Qian's background was complex, his origins were unknown, and he had no family to back him up, so he was no more than a nodding acquaintance with them.

Cuiwei was the only one who was close to her these days, and as they were both women, Su Qian had already regarded her as her friend. But now, because of this incident, Cuiwei had become suspicious of her, and from now on, her path would be even more difficult.

The three of them quietly returned to where they were before. For Su Qian, the previous male in black had been replaced by Zi Tan.

Relying on the pastries they brought with them, Su Qian and Cuiwei stayed until the fourth day. Su Qian thought that the two men in black would keep her locked up forever, but she didn't expect that at noon on the fourth day, another man in black whom she had never seen before came, and Zitan and the other man saluted him.

The man in black, whom he had never seen before, scanned the room and soon spotted Su Qian. His voice was emotionless, "Take Su Zhao away. Don't worry about that little maid, just leave her here."

When Su Qian and Cui Wei heard this, they immediately became nervous.

"Big brother, why did you take me away?"

However, this time, no one responded to her. Zitan and another person walked towards her. They each grabbed her arm, lifted her up and brought her to the door. They held up her left and right arms respectively, and then lifted her up and began to fly over the eaves and walls...

Just like the first time Deputy General Wu took her on horseback, two men held her shoulders and dragged her across the roofs like a prisoner.

This time was different from last time. Last time, although her stomach was upset, she knew she was safe. This time, where they were taking her and whether it would be safe were all unknown, and she felt uneasy.

Moreover, in the martial arts novels she had read before, a man in black would carry the heroine across the eaves and walls! Why was it that in her case, she was being dragged along by two men in black?

Other people’s time travel is so romantic, but hers is so realistic.

Su Qian thought, she's not fat, isn't she slim? Why treat her like this!

Su Qian cursed so hard in her heart that she didn't even notice that she had arrived. Zi Tan pushed her and she fell to the ground.

Fortunately, it was a wooden floor. If it was the same bluestone slabs outside the house, her face would be in trouble and would have been covered with rashes.

Su Qian shrank back in pain and looked at Zitan with resentment. Zitan was not afraid of her gaze at all and even called a few maids to help her wash and change her makeup.

"Clean her up and dress her nicely." He then dug out a dress from the package and said, "Put this dress on her."