In front of the prefectural government office in Nanchuan County, many officials had already gathered.

  Two months ago, the King of Chu was critically ill, and at that time they knew that a prince would come to govern this southwestern border adjacent to Shu and Changhe.

  It is still unknown who will be the one coming.

  Half a month ago, King Chu died, and the second prince Ma Xisheng took over the vassal town. They soon received news that Prince Qi, also known as the fourth prince Ma Xifan, who was then the governor of Zhen Nan, would become the master of this place.

  Today is the day he takes over all matters in his jurisdiction in Nanchuan, and naturally, officials of all sizes come to congratulate him on taking office.

  However, they all looked serious and tense, even when they gathered in twos and threes to discuss in a low voice, they would occasionally look towards the street entrance and glance around.

  "What time is it?"

  "It's not over yet."

  The two leading officials furrowed their brows.

  "Kaiou's escort should have reached outside the castle by now? He won't notice... will he?"

  "No, General Du had already released people around King Qi's side, and all his movements were under the general's control! Moreover, in order not to alarm the enemy, we didn't even put anyone at the city gate."

  The two of them turned their heads at the same time and looked towards General Du on one side.

  General Du, holding the hilt of his sword at his waist, was whispering to his trusted aide beside him, "Be vigilant, although we have already grasped his movements, King Qi is clever and we must not be careless."

  The trusted aide wore a flattering expression: "General, rest assured, the net of heaven and earth has been laid out, and King Qi will definitely become a prisoner under your control today."

  General Du let out a sigh of relief: "That's even better."

  ……

  A horse-drawn carriage headed towards the departing crowd, with Okawa and Hashimoto vigilantly scanning their surroundings on either side of the carriage.

  "In the teahouse."

  Zhuzi heard Dahe's hint and glanced at the few people who seemed to be drinking tea and resting in the teahouse: "Nine, not many."

  "Don't be careless, there might still be some lurking in the dark."

  "You know, huh? Look ahead, it's that idiot."

  Okada heard this and looked ahead, only to see that at the end of the procession was a horse-drawn carriage in the shape of a Dou, inside which sat four girls, one of whom was Hua Rou.

  "Never mind her." Okawa frowned and whispered a sentence, Hashira lightly "uh-huh" and didn't speak again.

  The two of them drove their horse-drawn carriage and silently fell in at the end of the line.

  Inside the carriage, the handkerchief that the man had been tightly grasping in his hand unfolded.

  "A calamity that can kill you is not to be taken lightly. Go to Shu and rely on the Pearl Flower to find the Tang Gate, and you will be safe."

  On the silk handkerchief, the beautiful handwriting was somewhat sloppy. This headless and tailless sentence left a hint of worry between the man's eyebrows.

  Is this the way out? Or... a trap?

  After a moment, he closed his handkerchief and took out the pearl flower to examine it carefully, his gaze as if searching for an answer within.

  This is a half-cut pearl flower, white five-petaled trumpet-shaped flowers are charming and seductive in the green leaves.

  If Hua Rou saw this pearl, she would definitely scream out loud, because this half pearl is exactly the same as the one her mother left for her - it's clear that these two halves were originally one.

  "This is such a waste of time!"

  "That's right!"

  Hearing the sound of his entourage outside the carriage, the man lifted up the curtain.

  "What's going on?"

  "That fat guard set up a gambling den and everyone who leaves the city has to gamble with him first."

  "Guess correctly, or you're not allowed to pass." Da Chuan added in a low voice.

  The man furrowed his brow and looked towards the front gate, where a table was indeed set up, with a fat, ball-like guard general laughing heartily.

  The man's gaze drew back when he swept across the front, then his eyebrows slightly raised.

  Is it her?

  He saw Hua Rou, and also saw the two scoundrels on the carriage shaft with their beady eyes - yes, a few days ago they had already taken action to teach them a lesson for abducting young girls, but at that time they ran too fast, and he was too lazy to bother, so he didn't take care of it, as a result...

  The man let down the carriage curtain and smiled bitterly to himself: what's the use of meddling? How many people can I save in this world? Besides, I'm just a clay Bodhisattva.

  He put away the silk handkerchief and pearl flowers into his sleeve pocket, took out the chessboard, and listlessly moved the pieces around, but had only made two moves when he heard the conversation of those two rascals in front.

  "My goodness, how could we possibly guess it right?"

  "Yes! If it were just guessing odd or even, there would still be a 50% chance of getting it right. Now, to actually guess the correct number, my goodness, how could Cloud possibly get it right?"

  The man's mouth corners rose with a faint smile.

  "How could I have guessed wrong? If I count the remaining ones carefully, wouldn't I be able to guess correctly?"

  The silvery bell-like woman's voice made the man's faint smile stiffen, he raised his hand to lift a corner of the curtain and looked forward.

  At this moment, Hua Rou, sitting in the carriage, had a smile on her face and was sharing her discovery very seriously.

  "Look, that soldier's side always has that pile of white stones. When we get close, as long as we figure out how many there are in total, counting the outside ones will tell us how many are inside, right?"

  Two idiots knocked their heads together in a daze.

  "Little girl, you're quite clever!"

  Hua smiled sweetly and complacently, with a hint of smugness on her face.

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