Chapter 623: Clearly Understood (11th Update)
Xiaowu nodded subconsciously.
——Yes! Second Master Xie was missing, and she wanted to send him off, but she never had the chance.
Ye Chutang smiled, "In that case, I will also prepare a small gift for him, and we will give it to him later, how about that?"
Xiaowu naturally had no objection, and immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice, but he was still a little hesitant.
——Brother Crown Prince had said before that Second Young Master Xie would be back soon, and now even my elder sister has said so, so... won’t it come true?
Xiao Wu looked at the two maids who were chatting animatedly.
From what they said just now, it seems that the current Xie family is not very suitable for him to come back...
Ye Chutang put the book away, stood up, and smiled softly,
"No matter whether it's early or late, just prepare everything and wait for him to come back."
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Longcheng.
The sky was gloomy, the north wind was howling, and a few pedestrians occasionally passed by on the street, all of them looked hurried.
This is a relatively large border town, and the streets in the city are usually quite busy. However, due to the recent roaming of Nanhu spies, the authorities have been conducting strict inspections, and the whole city is in a state of panic and filled with a tense atmosphere.
Every household locked their doors, fearing that any trouble might arise outside.
——Those southern barbarians are so barbaric and cruel that they even dare to cut off the prefect's head and hang it on the city gate. What else are they afraid to do?
If you meet these people, you won't be able to escape even if you have nine lives!
At the entrance of a remote street, a slightly hunched figure wrapped in a worn cotton-padded jacket walked along the wall.
His steps seemed slow, but in fact he turned two corners in a short while. When he came to a dead end, he looked around, and when there was no one around, he bent his knees and jumped lightly over the wall and landed in an abandoned courtyard.
There were only a few tiled houses, a dry well and some waste firewood in the yard. It looked like no one had lived there for a long time. Only a few pieces of withered yellow weeds were left, swaying in the cold wind.
It landed silently.
He raised his head, finally revealing a pair of sharp and wild eyes that did not match his figure and attire.
The yard was silent.
After looking around, he walked straight towards the room in the middle.
Squeak——
The door opened and dust flew in. He casually raised his hand to block it, but half a spider web was still hanging on it.
"Come out, everyone."
A voice that belonged only to the young boy sounded low.
After a while, several figures "emerged" silently from various places in the room.
Under the bed, in the closet, behind the door...
If they hadn't shown up on their own initiative, no one would have thought that so many people could be hiding in such a shabby place!
The boy counted and found that there were five people in total, including him.
He grinned silently.
"We've only been here for three days, but everyone's hiding skills are getting better and better."
Several people looked at each other and laughed.
"Ah Feng, we have been here for a long time, waiting for you. How is it going? Have you found where King Yannan is imprisoned?"
The one they called Ah Feng was naturally Ye Yunfeng who led his men from Xiacheng to Longcheng for support.
Three days ago, he led a vanguard team of only twenty people and arrived in Longcheng first.
Because people can only enter Longcheng but not leave, they wanted to avoid arousing suspicion, so they acted separately. They spent three days disguising themselves as various people to sneak into the city and investigate everywhere.
Fortunately, thanks to the city defense map included in the envelope, Ye Yunfeng was familiar with the terrain layout of Longcheng.
He asked them to separate, go to different places, and ask different people about the situation.
Also out of caution, Ye Yunfeng only arranged for four of them to come and meet him today.
He nodded. "In the courtyard of the former prefect, they didn't dare to lock him up in jail. It just so happened that a funeral had just been held in the prefect's house. Hiding him there would never arouse suspicion."
Several people breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.
"So, King Yan Nan's life is safe, and we are not too late!"
Ye Yunfeng was not so relaxed.
"But this situation is not easy to deal with. The courtyard has been heavily guarded by them. It is extremely difficult to take King Yannan out by one person."
These words made everyone's hearts sink again, "Then, then what should we do?"
Ye Yunfeng did not answer the question directly, but looked at the others, "How are your investigations going?"
These people were carefully selected by Feng Zhang. They are absolutely trustworthy and have strong abilities.
"Don't worry, I already know where the 5,000 Nanhu soldiers are stationed. You would never guess that they are still in the city! They are at the foot of Tiger Tooth Mountain in the west of the city! No one goes there in winter, and the terrain is rugged and difficult to walk, so no one has discovered it until now."
"Prince Yannan's five hundred personal soldiers have been dispersed. Some are locked up in the prison of the government office. There is no news about the other part, but they should not have left the city."
"Most of the court officials in the city have rebelled. If they don't obey, they will suffer the same fate as the previous prefect. However, the people in the city have already noticed that something is wrong, but they dare not speak out."
Ye Yunfeng nodded and looked at the last person.
"How is the situation over there? Can you find out where their baggage and food are?"
The man chuckled, "Found it! And it's in one of the three locations you speculated before!"
He couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
"A Feng, you are really good! Didn't you say you have never been here before? Yet you are so familiar with this place! Awesome!"
They knew that Ye Yunfeng had a map in his hand, but he didn't actually bring it with him this time.
——He burned the letter long before he set out.
However, every word and every stroke were deeply engraved in his mind.
He shook his head carelessly.
"Longcheng is so small, and the terrain conditions are also here. There are only a few places that can be used to store food and grass."
He looked around and lowered his voice.
"Now that we are ready, let's act tonight!"
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