Huangfu Xiong hasn't been able to get a good rest these days because of the recipe. After dinner, Hong Yu personally gave him some calming incense. He should be sleeping soundly now.
Ou Yezi walked carefully to Su Zhirou's door and knocked gently: "Knock, knock, knock."
After knocking a few times, Su Zhirou's room remained perfectly quiet, with no unusual sounds. Tang Chen, who was lying on the tree observing the situation below, whispered, "She seems to be asleep. Why is there no movement?"
Hong Yu said, "Don't be anxious, wait a little longer. If there's still no movement after a while, it means Su Zhirou is fine."
"I hope so."
Ou Yezi knocked a few times, but saw no response. He thought Tang Chen might be overthinking things, so he was about to leave when the door opened a crack. "Who is it?"
Ou Yezi was stunned for a moment, then he remembered a line of small words he had seen on the side of his collar when he was changing clothes. After swallowing, he said tentatively: "...Tiantai Mountain Shanglouwailou."
"Squeak", after Su Zhirou confirmed the code, she gently opened the door a gap big enough for one person to come in.
After the person disguised as Ou Yezi entered the house, Su Zhirou carefully observed the situation outside through the cracks in the door and windows. After confirming that he was alone and not being followed by any suspicious people, she quietly asked, "Hasn't the formula been taken away? What are you doing here? Huangfu Xiong lives next to me now. What if he's discovered?"
Facing Su Zhirou's questions, Ou Yezi responded with various countermeasures. Since this person was indeed suspicious, he would help Tang Chen to see what he was up to. "So, I came here in the middle of the night to check it out."
The main reason was that Su Zhirou had previously contacted these people only after they had contacted her in advance. If they hadn't contacted her, Su Zhirou wouldn't have been able to find them. This time was also strange. Without any signs of trouble, this person suddenly came to her. "Forget it, did he discover something, or did the Pavilion Master have other instructions?"
Hearing the title "Pavilion Master," Ou Yezi unsurprisingly thought of Xiahou Qing. Wasn't he the only one with such a title, capable of commanding the wind and rain and turning the tide in Liang State? "There's no news from above yet, but over here, that Hong Yu who's been with Tang Chen seems to be suspicious of you."
Su Zhirou wasn't worried at all about this. As long as Tang Chen was still around, as long as she still believed in herself, even if others didn't trust her, as long as there was no solid evidence, Tang Chen would protect her: "Don't worry, with Tang Chen's trust in me, I won't let others have any 'misunderstandings' about me."
As someone unfamiliar with Su Zhirou, Ou Yezi questioned her words from her perspective. "I can't guarantee that. If anything goes wrong, you'll have to bear the consequences. Also, now that you've got the stuff, how are you going to get out of this?"
Su Zhirou said, "I'm safe here. But you, it wasn't you who agreed to pick up Huangfu Bin, right?"
Ou Yezi's heart skipped a beat, but his brain raced, and he immediately found a nearly perfect excuse that wouldn't arouse Su Zhirou's suspicion. "Of course it wasn't me. Didn't you hear? He went to eavesdrop, got caught, and was later released. Shi Zairong wanted to use him to hook a bigger fish. If he comes back to you, wouldn't it cause huge trouble for both of us? The Pavilion Master won't let him speak again until Shi Zairong has dealt with him."
Everything this person said made sense. The only thing that still left Su Zhirou unsure was the person she had heard others talk about earlier who had been arrested. "If I heard correctly, wasn't that you they were talking about?"
Ou Yezi hurriedly explained, "How could it be me? If it were me, I would have run away now to avoid exposing you. I would have been followed by a large group of people. How could I possibly take such a huge risk to meet you?"
After several exchanges, and after confirming that the man in front of her was fine, Su Zhirou pointed in the direction of the bed and said, "Huangfu Bin is under my bed right now. I fed him datura, and he's still unconscious. The drug is so potent that even if you stab him a few times, he might not wake up."
Ou Yezi nodded and said, "Then I'll take him away now. I'll deal with him after I get instructions from above."
After saying that, Ou Yezi carefully and quietly took out the large sack under the bed with the help of Su Zhirou. After opening the sack and confirming that the person inside was Huangfu Bin and was indeed still alive, Ou Yezi planned to take the person away.
While helping, Su Zhirou warned, "Be careful when you go out later, don't let others see you."
Ou Yezi spoke confidently, "Don't worry. If they hadn't assigned you here, I wouldn't have been able to guarantee anything. I've figured out who's patrolling this northwest courtyard, and we've established good relationships. It'll be fine."
Su Zhirou said Xiahou Qing was indeed a shrew, and his subordinates were so meticulous in their work. No wonder even a figure like Shi Zairong couldn't find out his insider in the army. "That's good, let's go. Shi Zairong and his men are actively searching for him. Judging from Huangfu Xiong's appearance, he probably doesn't know his father is missing. I'll tell him about this matter after you leave safely tomorrow."
If Huangfu Xiong knew that Huangfu Bin wasn't out to relax, but had been captured, how could he still sit here peacefully and study a way to kill Shengxi Gu? As long as they could delay for a while, Xiahou Qing's plan could be put on the table and carried out.
After thinking about this, Ou Yezi couldn't help but feel anxious. He stopped trying to negotiate with Su Zhirou and simply said, "Everything should be done immediately."
Ou Yezi was just about to carry Huangfu Bin away from this troubled place when Su Zhirou, after holding back for a long time, finally spoke up: "Wait, when can I see him?"
Who is this person? How could Ou Yezi possibly know? Of course, this question was not difficult for the witty man: "To put it bluntly, I am just a small errand boy, but don't worry, if there is new news, someone will find a way to contact you. I probably won't show up here again."
Su Zhirou sat on the bed feeling somewhat lost, looking at the dim candlelight and said, "...you should leave quickly. The patrol should be nearby soon."
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