When Pan Ting smashed the wall open with a hammer and looked out into the alley, there was indeed no one outside. Zhang Qiluo, leaning on the hammer, looked at him with an idiotic expression: "I told you that you were overthinking it. Remember to call someone to repair the wall tomorrow morning. You pay for it."
After that, the guys outside heard the commotion inside and knew they were there, so they came straight over. Seeing the basin-like hole in the wall, the guys were a little surprised, but they quickly calmed down. It was just a wall smash, and they were also people who had seen a lot of things. "Boss, everything has been counted and the bill has been calculated."
Zhang Qiluo nodded and said, "Okay, then you can pack up and go back to rest."
After the guys left, Zhang Qiluo also went to the outer room. After locking the door, he checked the account book to make sure everything was correct. Then he took out a black booklet from the secret compartment of the counter, intending to discuss the recent business deals with Pan Ting.
This time, Pan Ting didn't face the wall to reflect on his mistakes. Instead, he just lay on the ground like a giant turtle. Zhang Qiluo walked up to him and gently nudged him with her foot, saying, "Are you sick? Do you want me to get you some medicine?"
Pan Ting shook his head and pulled him down, saying, "No, no, no, listen to this."
After saying that, Pan Ting tapped his hand on the floor tiles and looked around. Zhang Qiluo's expression gradually became serious: "...How could it be empty!"
Pan Ting stood up, stretched his muscles again, picked up the hammer and started hammering on the ground. The people in the secret passage heard the unusual movements, and their exhausted bodies and minds suddenly became energetic again.
Zhang Qiluo stood aside, closely watching Pan Ting's every move. Just when the floor tiles were about to be broken through, the man suddenly stopped, threw away the hammer, and sat aside leisurely drinking tea.
"Hey, why don't you knock?"
Pan Ting brushed off the dust on his body and said, "I'll fix the walls and you fix the floor tiles, otherwise, forget it."
Zhang Qiluo listened to the cries for help from beneath the tiles and agreed in one breath, "Alright, hurry up. If there really is someone in there, it's a good deed, so just give some money."
"That's what you said!"
The moment the big hammer in Pan Ting's hand fell, the floor tiles suddenly shattered and collapsed, and finally a hole as big as a wellhead appeared.
"Wow, what a big hole!" Zhang Qiluo said as she wanted to observe the situation from outside first, but Pan Ting jumped in directly with a fire starter.
In the dark passage, cries for help echoed one after another: "Help, help!"
Pan Ting ran in the direction of the sound and, not far from the cave entrance, found two people trapped in the secret passage, begging for help. After confirming that their physical indicators were normal and that they were still worth rescuing, Pan Ting slowly extinguished the tinderbox in his hand.
"Brother, bring the lamp!"
Zhang Qiluo, who was outside, heard Pan Ting's words and quickly found a lantern and jumped down as well: "How are you? Are you okay?"
Pan Ting urged, "I'm fine. There are two people here, one of whom has difficulty walking. Come over and help!"
After the two of them carried the person who was calling for help out of the secret passage, they discovered that the two people were actually "acquaintances".
"Hey, Master, why are you here?"
Tang Chen sat on the ground, drank a cup of hot tea to warm himself up, then leaned against the wall and greedily breathed in the fresh air: "Ahem, you, you know me?"
Zhang Qiluo squatted in front of her and said, "Let's get to know each other. Everyone saw you when you first arrived, but you didn't know me."
After Ouyang Ming caught his breath, his voice was hoarse, but his face was filled with a happy smile. "Thank you both for your help this time."
After Pan Ting handed them two hot towels, he asked curiously, "Your Excellency, you are very polite. But how did you get trapped in the secret passage? We don't even know who opened this secret passage."
Ouyang Ming looked at Tang Chen and smiled helplessly. They say everyone has their specializations, and this time he had learned a lesson. "This is a long story. First, I need you two to help us report to the Princess's residence."
"Of course."
When Pan Ting trotted to the gate of the Princess's Mansion with a lantern, just as they had expected, most of the imperial guards gathered outside the mansion had already withdrawn. The mansion was still brightly lit and seemed very busy.
Although Qingliang Valley had a special relationship with the Princess's Mansion, these small-time figures, aside from completing tasks assigned by their superiors, had little contact with these important figures. He didn't recognize anyone in the Princess's Mansion. After looking around at the Princess's Mansion for a moment, Pan Ting selected the middle-aged man who had been pacing at the entrance and ran over to greet him, "Sir, is Master Zhang here?"
When the housekeeper heard Nian Qing call out to Master Qing and Master Zhang, he knew he was one of them. Without further questioning, he replied, "The master has gone out on an urgent matter. Who are you?"
Pan Ting bowed and said, "I am Pan Ting from the East Street Tailor Shop. I have been asked to deliver a message to Master Zhang."
The housekeeper nodded in sudden realization and said, "Something important happened in the mansion today. Since the two masters are out, it's all the same if you tell me what you have."
After Pan Ting handed over the iconic items often worn by Tang Chen and Ouyang Ming, and briefly explained what happened at the tailor shop to the butler, the butler pulled Pan Ting aside and prepared to leave. "Hurry, have someone find the master and the prince. Tell them they've found them at the tailor shop on East Street. I'll go ahead!"
"yes!"
When Wang Yanzhou and Qinghe came to pick them up personally, Ouyang Ming had eaten something and was already tired and asleep. Tang Chen was also half asleep and half awake when he was carried back by him.
...After returning to the palace, Wang Yanzhou took off Tang Chen's shoes and socks and was about to wash her feet when she suddenly woke up.
While washing Tang Chen's feet, Wang Yanzhou looked up at her and said softly, "My little aunt, please listen to me. From now on, don't run around anymore, okay?"
Tang Chen turned his head away a little embarrassedly and said, "Since you've said that much, I'll just be obedient from now on."
"Alas, when I came back from the palace and heard about this, I was almost scared to death by you."
Tang Chen also knew that he deserved to be trapped this time, so he didn't say anything back. He just said, "Hey, well, let's not talk about this anymore. How's the situation in the palace? Is Yaochen okay?"
Speaking of this, Wang Yanzhou's frown made him look like an old man in his seventies: "One word to describe it: chaos."
Qingliang Valley was currently in danger. Although she still didn't know exactly what kind of chaos was going on in the palace, she thought that no matter how chaotic it was, Emperor Gan Zhao would not allow the Qingliang Palace to intervene. "...So, should we go back to Qingliang Valley or stay here?"
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