Chapter 365 The truth has come out.
Seven or eight dark figures landed nimbly in the courtyard. The leader secretly made a gesture and pointed to the main house.
The remaining shadowy figures quickly dispersed in the courtyard.
The leader of the shadowy figures sneaked into the main room, gently pried open the door with the tip of his knife, and silently slipped inside.
The room was dimly lit, and the person lying on the bed was breathing evenly, clearly fast asleep.
The dark figure crept closer, a flash of cold light in its hand.
The sharp dagger stabbed straight into the person under the covers.
The moment the knife tip touched the blanket, a hand suddenly emerged from under the blanket and accurately grasped the shadowy figure's wrist.
The shadowy figure was taken aback and tried to break free with a backhand flick.
The blanket was pulled back, and a person jumped out and kicked the shadowy figure hard in the chest.
The shadowy figure dropped the dagger and retreated hastily.
Suddenly all the lights in the room came on, and the sudden light made the shadowy figure instinctively raise his hand to shield his eyes.
Hongxiu stood on the bed, playing with a dagger, squinting at the black cloth covering the face of the shadowy figure.
"Today I'll see just who you are, sneaking around like that, with a black cloth covering your face."
"How can you be so ugly that you can't be seen in public?"
The shadowy figure's expression changed, and he turned and ran away.
Yu Feng led four imperial guards in and rushed in, surrounding the dark figure.
At the same time, chaotic sounds of fighting erupted in the courtyard.
The shadowy figure realized he had fallen into a trap, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes, and ran away without a second thought.
Yu Feng and his men drew their swords and charged forward.
As the encirclement tightened, the dark figure chuckled and flicked his arm, scattering a cloud of white powder.
A cloud of white smoke suddenly filled the room.
Hongxiu's expression changed slightly. She covered her mouth and nose while shouting, "Quick, hold your breath!"
But it was too late.
Yu Feng reacted quickly, covering his mouth and nose, but the guards he brought reacted slower and inhaled a lot of powder.
Bang, bang.
Several guards fell to the ground.
The shadowy figure seized the opportunity and rushed out of the room.
Yu Feng and Hongxiu quickly chased after them.
Seven or eight of the imperial guards in the courtyard had fallen, and the rest were entangled with the men in black.
The shadowy figure growled, "Retreat."
The men in black immediately retreated, crowding around him as he ran outside.
With a light touch of her toes, the woman in red landed in front of the dark figure.
"Trying to run? No way."
The dark figure leaned back, dodging her thrusting sword, and then kicked out with a powerful kick.
That kick was both fierce and fast; if Hongxiu hadn't reacted quickly, she would have been knocked to the ground and unable to get up.
In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged more than twenty moves, fighting their way from the courtyard to the rooftop.
The shadowy figure's moves were all deadly and extremely vicious.
Hongxiu gradually started to struggle, and before she knew it, she was kicked in the waist by a dark figure.
She stumbled in pain and fell headfirst off the roof.
She thought she was going to fall flat on her face, and she was even prepared to land face-first.
Suddenly, her waist tightened, and someone pulled her into their arms.
Hongxiu paused for a moment, then turned her head with difficulty, only to meet Sun Yan's expressionless face.
"Huh? What are you doing here?"
Sun Yan carried her down to the ground, raising an eyebrow. "If I had come a little later, you would have fallen flat on your face. You should thank me for coming here."
Hongxiu rolled her eyes.
Suddenly, a figure flashed by beside me.
The dark figure fell from the roof and crashed heavily to the ground.
A black boot slammed down on the shadowy figure's chest.
The force was so great that the shadowy figure rolled its eyes back in pain.
Hongxiu was so shocked that her mouth formed an "o" shape, and the exclamation that was about to come out turned into a stutter.
"Your Majesty...Your Highness..."
"Your Highness, quickly take a look and see if this is the person your young master wants."
"Huh? Oh." Hongxiu scratched her head, closed her shocked mouth, and stepped forward to pull off the mask from the dark figure.
After staring at the dark figure's face for a moment, Hongxiu said, "It's him."
"That's good." Pei Yuan instructed Yu Feng, "Take all these people away and keep a close watch on them. Don't allow anyone to get close."
"Yes." Yu Feng waved his hand and immediately led his men to take all the men in black away.
Only Hongxiu, Sun Yan, and Pei Yuan remained in the courtyard.
Hongxiu ran excitedly to Pei Yuan, "Your Highness, my young master went to your house to look for you yesterday."
The gatekeeper said you weren't here. The young master had originally planned to go find the prince after finishing things here.
"I didn't expect the Prince to come looking for us so quickly; you two are truly on the same wavelength."
Pei Yuan frowned. "You came to see me yesterday? When?"
Hongxiu: "Yes, we went straight to you after leaving the yamen yesterday morning."
Pei Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Yesterday morning at that time, he went to the prefectural government office and met the fake Shen Chu.
Therefore, the person Hongxiu mentioned who went to find him could only be the real Achu.
However, the gatekeeper did not mention this matter to him when he returned yesterday.
Where is your young master?
Hongxiu scratched her head.
The girl only told her that she would stay here tonight to catch the thief; she really didn't know where the girl had gone.
"Young Master has gone out, but he should be back soon. Your Highness, why don't you wait here for a moment? Young Master wants to see you about something."
Pei Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Did A Chu want to see him about something?
"What business does your young master have with me?"
Hongxiu blinked. How could she say such a thing? Of course, she had to wait for the young master to say it himself.
"Your Highness, please wait here for a while. By the way, this is my young master's cat, named Yuanbao."
"Please trouble Your Highness to look after things for a while; I'll clean up the mess."
Hongxiu called out to Yuanbao.
"Meow."
A clear meow rang out, and Hongxiu stuffed Yuanbao into Pei Yuan's arms.
Pei Yuan froze.
He's the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard; he'd be more suited to killing cats than taking care of them.
hehe.
What do cats eat?
"Sun Yan, go to the kitchen and prepare some potatoes."
Sun Yan quickly went to the inn's kitchen, washed a basket of potatoes, and brought it over.
Pei Yuan casually tossed the cat onto the chair and reached for a potato.
"Wait here, I'll personally get you something to eat."
*Crackling sound...* *Crackling sound...*
Yuanbao slumped lazily in the chair, his big, grape-like eyes looking at the man in front of him with a dazed expression.
I don't understand what he's doing.
Yuanbao put his two little paws together, tilted his head, and slowly closed his eyes.
As dawn broke, Pei Yuan finally put down the kitchen knife.
Why hasn't Achu come back yet?
He frowned, then turned to see Yuanbao fast asleep on the table.
He grabbed a handful of shredded potatoes and poked Yuanbao rather roughly.
"Wake up, it's time to eat."
Yuanbao opened his eyes groggily and was almost blinded by the shredded potatoes in front of him.
"Eat."
Pei Yuan stuffed the shredded potatoes into Yuanbao's mouth.
Should we let the cat eat shredded potatoes?
Its emerald-green eyes narrowed slightly, and it scratched Pei Yuan's hand with one claw.
hiss.
Pei Yuan gasped as he saw a bright red scratch on the back of his hand.
Yuanbao seized the opportunity to jump off the chair and run out.
Where are you running to?
Pei Yuan was afraid that Shen Chu would not see it when she returned, so he quickly chased after her.
But Yuanbao ran incredibly fast, and he chased him all the way to a house.
Yuanbao plunged into one of the rooms and then curled up in a chair, refusing to move.
Pei Yuan stepped forward, grabbed its belly, and lifted it up.
"Heh, let's see where you run this time."
He heard footsteps outside and instinctively picked up Yuanbao and hid.
Squeak.
The door opened and someone came in.
Pei Yuan turned his head slightly and saw a familiar veiled hat.
His heart skipped a beat.
At this moment, the veil was removed, revealing the face beneath it that had caused him so much worry and sorrow.
Despite having a vague guess in his mind, Pei Yuan still felt his heart pounding like a drum at that moment.
Every cell in his body trembled uncontrollably, screaming out a single message.
The person he loved, Shen Chu, was indeed a woman!
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