"Is there really no one searching the city?" Wei Yunlan asked.
Chen Yan nodded confidently, "Really? There is no news from the Prince's Mansion. The people in the city live their lives as usual. There is no house-to-house inspection, and even the city gates are not closed."
No one caught them.
This doesn't mean it's good news.
As Chen Yan continued his description, their expressions became even more solemn.
"What on earth is Sang Ge trying to do?" Zou Yun frowned in confusion.
The grandson of Prince Shahe, Sangge, who was known as "Little Prince", behaved strangely in every way.
It was obvious that they wanted to catch them, but after they escaped from the Prince's Palace in the middle of the night, they did not search for them in the city, nor did they close the city gates to prevent them from escaping Shahe City.
Isn't he afraid that they will just run away?
If that's the case, then why bother putting drugs in their food, trying to knock them out and then arresting them?
Everyone frowned in thought, unable to figure out what Sang Ge was planning.
"We can't stay in one place forever. The clothes and scarves we brought out from the prince's mansion last night can be used, but the people in the north of the city are all civilians, and they are too eye-catching. Chen Yan, go get some clothes that civilians commonly wear." Zou Yun said.
"Yes." Chen Yan responded and quietly left the room.
"Something was wrong from the beginning."
Wei Yunlan recalled the details since he met Sang Ge yesterday, "He went to so much trouble to invite us to Shahe City and to visit the Prince's residence, which means he can't do anything to us outside."
Wei Yunlan couldn't figure out the reason for this for a moment, but it didn't stop her from continuing to review yesterday's experience. "We attended the banquet, and after we were helped back home drunk, he also replaced the people who served and guarded the door with his personal guards..."
"This means that if he wants to arrest us, he must do it in secret. Even in the Prince's Palace, no one can know about it. Only his close associates can know about it."
This is the fact revealed after reviewing the situation, but Wei Yunlan and Zou Yun couldn't help but feel even more confused.
They had just arrived in the northwestern countries and didn't know anyone. If Sang Ge wanted to harm them, he could just do it directly. Why was he hesitating so much?
"There must be something we don't know about." Wei Yunlan said firmly.
At this time, Chen Yan, who had just left, came back with a few sets of clothes that were not completely dried in his hands.
"Where did you steal this?" Wang Lu joked.
Chen Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead. "The clothes worn by the common people here are similar in style and color. I simply found a few families with the most clothes hanging out to dry and pulled a few pieces directly from the clothesline."
It just so happens that old clothes are not as eye-catching as new ones, so they won’t attract attention when worn out.
Chen Yan brought back exactly five pieces of clothing and headscarves.
Each person was given a piece of clothing and a headscarf, both of which were earthy in color similar to sand, and looked far less exquisite than the clothing seen in the prince's palace yesterday.
Suihe wrapped the headscarf she was given and gestured.
Earthy colors can conceal the original hair color better than white. Once the headscarf is wrapped, the original black hair is completely hidden under the headscarf.
"The people here are not much different from us in stature. With their hair covered, only their eyes are not noticeable. In this case, can we go out now, miss?"
Wei Yunlan was slightly startled when he heard this, then he suddenly raised his head and looked at Suihe, "Suihe, what did you just say? Repeat it again."
"Your servant..."
Sui He was startled by Wei Yunlan's serious expression. She swallowed and repeated, "I heard that the people here are not much different from us in size. If we cover our black hair with a headscarf and only show our eyes, we will be no different from the people here and no one will notice us..."
That’s it!
Wei Yunlan slapped his thigh and said suddenly, "That's the problem!"
The tone was somewhat speculative, but the atmosphere was certain.
"The problem lies with our black hair and black eyes!"
…
"If I'm not guessing, Sang Ge has searched for our whereabouts, but he just didn't search openly." Wei Yunlan didn't believe that after going through so much trouble, Sang Ge would be so willing to give up on them, who he already regarded as "his possession".
"Take a closer look at the city gate and the city."
Following Wei Yunlan's suggestion, Chen Yan and Wang Lu carefully observed the situation in the city and the city gate.
There was indeed nothing unusual in the city, or perhaps the northern part of the city where they were temporarily staying was far away from the Prince's Palace, so Sangge did not send anyone to search here. However, at the city gate, under caution, they did find some problems.
Some familiar faces were seen near the four gates of Shahe City.
It was the personal guard who had followed Sang Ge yesterday. Standing with the soldiers who were originally guarding the city gate, it was impossible to tell them apart if you didn't look carefully.
Fortunately, they did not rashly leave the city when they found that no one was searching and the city gates were not closed.
Otherwise, you would be caught by these people!
"The East Gate we entered the city through yesterday and the West Gate on the other side are the two largest gates in Shahe City. There are three or four guards guarding each gate." Chen Yan paused for a moment and continued, "The inner clothes of those guards are whiter than those of ordinary soldiers. There may be more than three or four, but I didn't recognize them."
"They don't interfere with the city guards' patrols, nor do they come forward to interrogate people. However, they keep their eyes on everyone who leaves the city, probably observing the color of their pupils."
Hair can be used to cover something, but eyes are difficult to hide.
If you are in a city with a lot of people, it is less likely that people will notice anything unusual if you go out when the light is dim.
But at the city gate, if you look closely at it from a close distance, you can always see clearly whether it is black or brown.
"It's probably not going to be easy to get out of the city in a short time." Zou Yun thought for a moment and said, "How about taking advantage of the darkness and closing of the city gates and trying to climb out from the city wall?"
But since they could think of this, Sang Ge was not a fool and he must have been prepared for this move.
Moreover, climbing over the city wall without permission just gave the other party a reasonable reason to arrest them...
Everyone looked at each other.
"Since it's inconvenient to leave the city now, we might as well not leave in a hurry." Wei Yunlan took over the conversation.
This is the same as when they were in the Helian tribe, hiding in the temple and waiting for the right opportunity.
"It's just right. Let's take this opportunity to find out what's so unusual about black hair and black eyes here, and why Sang Ge wants to capture us."
It would be better for them to figure this out than for them to flee rashly and run around among the northwestern countries like headless flies!
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