"It's indeed going a bit too smoothly." Mu Yansong nodded. "But since he's someone the dean is familiar with, he should be reliable. The smooth progress may also be due to the fact that Lord Yu has a particularly good relationship with the dean."
"Well, I hope I'm overthinking it."
Su Xiaoxiao slowly relaxed her frown and breathed a sigh of relief.
Before she traveled through time, she had been living in the end times.
After traveling through time, I haven't had a single peaceful day.
Maybe this is why she always likes to think more than others, and her thoughts are naturally more serious.
At dusk, Yu Zhong asked the kitchen to prepare meals for them.
Someone was sent to deliver the food to their rooms.
Su Xiaoxiao thanked the maid who brought the food. Just as she put the food on the table, her Eagle Eye skill suddenly activated.
She frowned, carried the food and went to Mu Yansong's room.
"Brother Song, I don't enjoy eating alone. Let me eat with you!"
"good!"
Mu Yansong nodded and helped her move the stool out.
The two maids who delivered the food did not leave, but stood outside the door.
Hearing some noise coming from inside, she poked her head in to take a look.
I saw Mu Yansong and Su Xiaoxiao lying on the ground.
The tall maid raised the corner of her mouth and turned to look at her companion.
"Go tell the master that they have fainted. I will stay here to prevent them from waking up early."
"good!"
The short maid responded and left quickly.
The tall maid withdrew her gaze, turned around and tried to close the door, but suddenly a dagger appeared on her neck.
She saw the two people who had fainted just now standing in front of her.
The tall maid was startled and her eyes widened in shock.
"You...you haven't already..."
"You mean to ask, didn't we eat the food mixed with knockout drug and fainted? Why did we wake up so quickly?"
"yes……"
"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. From the moment you brought the food over, I knew it was drugged. We pretended to be unconscious, otherwise how would we know it was your master who ordered us to do this?"
Su Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth, her eyes turning a little colder.
"Tell me, why did your master do this?"
"Slave...slave servant doesn't know!"
The maid shook her head slightly and took the opportunity to step back.
She was about to turn around and run away, but before she could take a step, Mu Yansong saw through her.
He held the dagger and placed the blade against her neck.
The sharp blade left a red cut on her fair neck.
"Do you think you can escape?" Mu Yansong walked slowly in front of her, blocking her escape route: "If you don't tell the truth, I will kill you now!"
"I...I really don't know. The master only asked me to bring you two food. When I saw you fainted, I went to inform him. When I left, I actually...overheard something. The master asked the butler to go to the Shangshu Mansion and said that the Seventh...Seventh Prince had arrived!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Yansong and Su Xiaoxiao looked at each other.
It seems that they chose the wrong person and were betrayed!
"Brother Asong, let's get out of here quickly."
"Um."
Mu Yansong nodded but did not take back the dagger.
The maid's legs went weak and she was so scared that she was about to cry.
"Master, I have said what I need to say. Please let me go!"
"Let you go and tell someone?" Su Xiaoxiao stared at her coldly. "Take us out through the side door. Once we're safe, I'll let you go."
"No... No, if I take you away, the master will not let me go..."
"Do you think we will let you go if you don't take us away?" Su Xiaoxiao interrupted her: "If you want to live, lead the way!"
Being threatened by a little girl, the maid felt very aggrieved.
But seeing the coldness in Su Xiaoxiao's eyes, she dared not disobey.
She didn't know why, but she always felt that the little girl in front of her looked young, but was a ruthless person.
If I don't listen to her, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive.
As for the master...
She still needs to save her life first.
At worst, she wouldn't come back after these two people left.
"You two, I will take you out."
The maid gave up resistance and agreed to take them out through the side door.
Mu Yansong nodded and took back the dagger.
The maid turned around and walked in front to lead the way, not daring to do anything tricky.
She knew that the other person still held the dagger in his hand.
If she dared to play tricks, the other party could take her life at any time.
She cherishes her life and dares not gamble with it.
"Master Geng, they are in the backyard wing."
When the three men were about to reach the side door, they suddenly saw Yu Zhong, who was personally welcoming someone in.
Mu Yansong pulled Su Xiaoxiao and the maid and hid in a corner.
Su Xiaoxiao glanced in Yu Zhong's direction.
There were three men following behind him.
One of the men, whom they had met before, was Geng Jian, the second master of the Shangshu Mansion.
The other two were his men.
After watching the four people walk away, Mu Yansong and Su Xiaoxiao stood up.
“You came so quickly!”
"We must leave quickly. We can't delay any longer." Su Xiaoxiao looked at the hesitant maid and said, "It's too late for you to regret now. If we are caught, your master will not let you go. Your only way out is to take us away with you!"
"I understand. I will take you out right away!"
The maid knew there was no turning back, so she gritted her teeth and continued to move forward.
The side door is closed all year round and there is no one guarding it.
The three men opened the side door easily and left through it.
However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they discovered that there was a team of palace soldiers guarding the main gate.
Someone saw them at a glance and pointed.
"There's someone over there. Come with me, everyone!"
After he finished speaking, four men quickly walked towards Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong.
Knowing that the situation was not good, the two men frowned and looked at each other.
"Brother Asong, hold me tight for a while!"
As he spoke, Su Xiaoxiao activated the dark night assassination skill.
She grabbed Mu Yansong's hand and ran away quickly with him.
The maidservant was left behind by them and instantly panicked.
Seeing four men chasing after her, her eyes turned and she raised her hand to point in the direction Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong left.
"Quick, catch them, they are the ones you want to catch!"
As her voice fell, the four men sped up.
Of the remaining soldiers, some were left to guard outside the gate, while the others went to chase after the people.
Seeing that their targets were Mu Yansong and Su Xiaoxiao, they did not notice her.
When the maid saw them running away, she quickly fled in the opposite direction.
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