"Oh, little one, is that a nickname given to you by a VIP? How cheesy!" A female guide waiting to get the art supplies spoke with a tone full of jealousy.
The little girl raised her head and strode towards the arched bridge leading to the waterside pavilion.
"What kind of attitude is that!" the female guide complained to the person next to her, still indignant.
The man glanced at her. "What kind of attitude is that? The attitude of a victor!"
She paused, stamped her foot, and seeing that everyone else had left, she quickly followed.
When Cheng Shuang went to get the drawing board and paper, she didn't see Liu Juan. Mainly because the men and women were wearing the same masks, making it difficult to tell who was who. She didn't deliberately stay to wait for her; perhaps the City Lord's Mansion treated them differently, and someone had already delivered the painting supplies.
The little girl's demeanor was far less composed than her outward appearance suggested; her mind was in turmoil. It was said that the Star and Moon Festival lasted at least six hours each time, and having a guide accompanying them throughout the entire event would not be very helpful for their plans.
However, she trusted her uncles' intelligence and was confident they could successfully evade surveillance.
The truth they had pieced together before was too far-fetched, so the step of making bold assumptions and carefully verifying them was essential.
Feng Jiakang and she belonged to the mobile unit. If no definite news was sent back within three hours, the mission would fail, and they would only have one last resort—a full-scale assault.
Taking advantage of her short legs, Cheng Shuang walked a few steps slower and lagged behind. She deliberately waited for the guides who came with her to finish leading the way back. Using the tall and strong guides as cover, she slipped into the crooked path and went up to the first floor above the waterside pavilion. She found the empty house on the 51st floor with two palace lanterns hanging on it. Xiong Baobao broke the lock and they crawled inside.
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