In the attic, Mei You silently focused on Bai's Rice Shop, and suddenly he lowered his head and took out a Mother-child Talisman to check it. He saw only two words on it: Come quickly!

He dared not hesitate and immediately left quickly, taking a carriage far away from the area before getting out and flying to a spot halfway up the mountain within the city, landing outside a hall amidst a chaotic cluster of buildings.

This hall, compared with the bizarre buildings around, stood dignified like a crane among chickens, yet couldn't block the faintly lingering demon aura.

The plaque on top of the hall bore the words "Inner Court".

Inside, behind the main desk, sat a person with delicate features dressed as a scholar in white garments, looking young but actually holding a rank second only to one person in Dazhi City.

Like most cities, Dazhi City's affairs were also divided into Inner Court and Outer Court matters. The scholar in white was named Lou Xiu, the Inner Court Captain of Dazhi City, responsible for city affairs. Correspondingly, there was an Outer Court Supervisor, responsible for outer area matters.

The so-called city interior and exterior refer to inner and outer domains, not merely separated by a wall.

Lou Xiu was supporting his head with one hand and pretending to sleep over the desk. Mei You walked to the front of the desk, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Captain, why did you call me?"

Lou Xiu remained in his feigned sleep position, lazily asking, "At this hour, you're not on the mountain. Does the matter with Bai's Rice Shop have anything to do with you?"

Hearing this, Mei You glanced around, then leaned closer to the desk, whispering about how Huang Yingying discovered Fan Wuzhe's identity, explaining that he had no choice but to resort to such tactics.

Lou Xiu suddenly opened his eyes and sat upright, glaring intently, and said, "What were you thinking, directly sending tax supervisor people to handle this? Are you insane?"

Mei You whispered, "Don't worry, Captain. We know very well about Huang Yingying's background. Small issue, it's been handled."

Lou Xiu's delicate face became fierce, "Idiot, that woman at the rice shop has already alerted the City Lord, and the City Lord has found A Xun and requested his involvement. Do you think your people can escape A Xun's scent tracking? He just needs to catch their scent and he will remember it. If he turns around anywhere in the city, on the mountain, or out of the city, nobody can escape!"

"This..." Mei You was startled by the words, realizing that indeed, that person had such ability. He hurriedly asked in a whisper, "Aren't we targeting the library to set up a residence for A Xun? He chose the place; how could he sabotage our plan?"

Lou Xiu: "Nonsense, A Xun only chose the place. He didn't know you would do such things."

Mei You's face became confused, understanding that although he did it for A Xun, he couldn't reveal the truth to A Xun. Now the matter was truly troubling, and if mishandled, could backfire severely.

Thinking about it, he began resenting Luo Ti as well. If it hadn't been for Luo Ti wanting the City Lord's position and sucking up to A Xun, this wouldn't have happened, and now there's no telling how to wrap things up. If the City Lord finds out, they're all doomed.

"Can we negotiate with A Xun?" he tentatively asked.

"Negotiate nonsense!" Lou Xiu scolded, got up from the desk, paced back and forth, then stood firm, seeming to make a decision, suddenly turning to Mei You and said, "Immediately notify your people to run as far away as possible. The farther, the better, and they mustn't return unless they receive your message."

Mei You promptly pulled out a Mother-child Talisman and complied...

In the cave, the noises of beating finally stopped; Wu Jinliang stood with hands on hips, panting heavily. Huang Yingying was left only sobbing, beaten beyond recognition, with several ribs broken.

Lao Changtai was amazed; it was the first time he'd seen Wu Hehe so angry. But, fortunately, he knew to leave her alive, using brute force without spells.

The assassins still alive sitting against the wall were terrified.

After calming down, Wu Jinliang used his foot to push Huang Yingying's distorted face, about to ask her about the 'Death Refusing Incense', when he saw the Mother-child Talisman on the ground glowing faintly again. Lao Changtai picked it up and showed the content to Wu Jinliang.

The message urged a group of assassins to leave immediately, warning them to travel as far as possible, quickly, and not return without being summoned.

"What's the situation?" Lao Changtai asked in a hoarse voice.

Wu Jinliang frowned; how could he know? The Mother-child Talisman was just something he happened to see, a casual response, not planning to follow up, whether he had it or not didn't matter. He had initially planned to discard it at the place where the bodies were dumped, but new developments arose.

Judging by the urgent tone, Wu Jinliang took the Mother-child Talisman and sent a message according to Qiu Laosan's teaching: Why?

The reply came swiftly: Don't ask why, leave immediately, as far as possible, hurry.

Lao Changtai, watching, repeated, "What's the situation?"

"Something must have happened." Wu Jinliang muttered, pulling his mouth in thought. How could he follow the other side's orders? He was more interested in understanding the reason behind the issue.

As for whether the other side would be upset, he didn't worry; he wasn't their subordinate and didn't fear retaliation. He immediately replied with nonsense: Everyone feels it's sudden and suspicious, unwilling to leave without clarification.

Inside the Inner Court Hall, Mei You was fiercely angry, looking around and realizing Luo Ti had disappeared somewhere.

Of course, it's understandable for the subordinates to feel suspicious. They're all officials of Dazhi City, running far away without knowing when to return. How can they explain later?

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