Zhao Yeqing looked at the token, and his doubts grew even more. Who was she exactly? Hunted by people from General Huyuan’s mansion, and now he wasn’t even sure if ‘that’ could be considered a hunt. Wanted posters of her were all over the city, depicting her in men’s clothing. She could steal things without anyone noticing, and now she mysteriously produced a golden token. It seemed he needed to investigate her carefully.
“Are you sure this disguise won’t be recognized by General Huyuan? He hasn’t left the city gate tower all day.”
Shan Xiaoye suddenly laughed. “Young Master, whether we can leave the city depends on you.”
“Me?”
Shan Xiaoye nodded, gesturing for Zhao Yeqing to lower his head. Zhao Yeqing lowered his head in confusion, and Shan Xiaoye leaned close to his ear, whispering something. Zhao Yeqing’s furrowed brow gradually relaxed, revealing an admiring expression and continuously nodding…
A luxurious carriage approached the city gate with two drivers dressed in royal guard uniforms sitting in front. The carriage moved without much disturbance, with only the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground…
The city gate guards saw the approaching carriage and called for it to stop for inspection from far away.
This provoked extreme dissatisfaction from the two guards sitting in front, and they only stopped the carriage when they were about to collide with the gate guards. Without getting down, they arrogantly flashed their token and shouted: “Seeing the token is like seeing the Emperor, kneel down quickly!”
The gate guards, seeing the token, immediately knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: “Long live the Emperor! Long live, long live!”
The two men impatiently roared: “Get out of the way!”
The kneeling gate guards looked at each other, none daring to make the decision to let the carriage pass. They knew the importance of military orders from Huyuan Nan and would never dare to disobey. But now they were caught in a dilemma.
Huyuan Nan stood on the city tower, saw everything below, and leaped down from the gate tower. Standing in front of the horse, he sharply scanned the two drivers before asking: “Who’s in the carriage?”
