Ye Zhe cast a cursory glance at Sixi and said coldly, "You stay!"
Sixi frowned. "Why? What if something happens to Miss Liu?"
Ye Zhe replied calmly, "That's why I'm asking you to stay."
Sixi then understood her intention. She pursed her lips, her eyes filled with discontent.
Seeing this, Liu Rumei couldn't help but shake her head helplessly. Meanwhile, Xue Zhan said meaningfully, "Miss Liu, those two seem quite well - matched. Why don't you talk to Mo Liandi about it some other day? With so many bad things happening recently, I'd like to catch a bit of good fortune and get rid of the bad luck!"
As soon as he said this, before Liu Rumei could respond, Ye Zhe said coldly, "If you don't speak, no one will mistake you for a mute!"
Xue Zhan raised his eyebrows. "Fine, I'll shut up!"
Liu Rumei's eyes swept across Sixi's face. Seeing the faint blush on her cheeks, she curved her lips into a smile. "Let's go."
Xue Zhan nodded, ordered someone to open the secret passage, and walked in first. Liu Rumei followed closely, with Ye Zhe bringing up the rear.
The secret passage was rather narrow. It was just wide enough for the three of them to pass through safely.
Surprisingly, at first, the passage was so narrow that only one person could get through. But after walking about a hundred steps, it suddenly opened up.
The three of them exchanged glances and quickened their pace. It took about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea before they reached the exit.
Looking at the familiar surroundings, Xue Zhan couldn't help but curse, "Damn it!"
This was the dye - works that Xue Zhan had visited before, and the room they were in was the one where Zhao San had been.
Liu Rumei left the room and walked into the courtyard. Looking at the water vats and pools around, thinking of what Yanhong had said before, she frowned slightly. "Water?"
"Lord Xue, have you thoroughly searched this place?"
Xue Zhan gritted his teeth and nodded. "Of course!"
Liu Rumei couldn't help but sigh. Once again, Zhao San had managed to escape!
Xue Zhan was extremely angry. He kicked a water vat beside him. A sharp pain shot from his foot to his head, making him grimace in pain.
"Damn it! Even you're bullying me!"
Seeing Xue Zhan like this, Liu Rumei shook her head. Just then, she suddenly noticed a faint flash of light.
Liu Rumei immediately walked up to the water vat that Xue Zhan had kicked. The vat had been kicked open a bit by Xue Zhan, and the water inside was rippling.
Liu Rumei saw a glint of light under the vat. She squatted down and found a silver hairpin in the soil.
Seeing the silver hairpin in Liu Rumei's hand, Xue Zhan's face tightened instantly. "They brought the people here!"
Liu Rumei nodded. "It's quite possible."
She turned around and looked around. With the faint moonlight, Liu Rumei saw some hasty footprints. "They can't have left long ago!"
Xue Zhan gritted his teeth. "I'll send people to chase them right away!"
But before he could take a few steps, Liu Rumei called him back. "The footprints stop here."
Xue Zhan turned around and saw Liu Rumei standing in a place where sundries were piled up. Ye Zhe quickly stepped forward to move them aside, and they found another secret passage.
Liu Rumei curved her lips into a smile. "They should have left from here, Lord Xue..."
Before she could finish her sentence, a bright light suddenly came in their direction.
Ye Zhe instinctively shielded Liu Rumei behind her.
When the three of them saw what the light was, they found that it was a flaming arrow. Wherever it passed, a raging fire broke out!
Xue Zhan's expression turned even colder. "Damn it! Miss Liu, hurry up and leave!"
There were dyes everywhere here. These things would catch fire easily! Zhao San had guessed that they would come here, so he had prepared this grand gift for them!
Seeing the fire getting bigger and bigger, Ye Zhe could only bow to Liu Rumei and say, "Miss Liu, please forgive my rudeness."
After saying that, before Liu Rumei could react, Ye Zhe picked her up and rushed outside.
Seeing this, Xue Zhan quickly followed. "Wait for me!"
At this time, in the Flower Tower, Sixi watched as the three of them didn't return for a long time. A bit of anxiety appeared in her eyes.
Zhang Yan frowned and said, "I'll lead some people to check it out. Miss Sixi, watch this place well!"
Hearing this, Sixi quickly nodded. "Be careful."
Zhang Yan nodded and led the people down the secret passage. However, less than a moment later, Zhang Yan and the others rushed out of the secret passage in a hurry. He grabbed Sixi and ran outside. "Hurry up!"
The next moment, a raging fire gushed out of the secret passage! The area near the passage was quickly set on fire.
Looking at the fire in the house, Zhang Yan's face was extremely gloomy. "Put out the fire quickly!"
Sixi's face turned deathly pale. "What about Miss Liu and the others..."
Zhang Yan frowned and said, "Don't worry, Miss Sixi. Miss Liu and the others are blessed. They'll be fine!"
It's said that good people die young while villains live long. Isn't Lord Xue a villain? And that Night Guard has good skills. They should be okay!
Just then, a man suddenly ran in from outside and said to Zhang Yan, "Constable Zhang, the dye - works we went to before is on fire!"
Zhang Yan immediately understood what was going on. He quickly said, "Some of you stay here and put out the fire quickly. The rest of you, follow me."
Seeing this, Sixi quickly followed Zhang Yan.
At this moment, Liu Rumei, Xue Zhan and the other were standing outside the dye - works, looking at the raging fire with solemn expressions.
Seeing Zhang Yan and the others rushing over in a hurry, Xue Zhan quickly said, "Put out the fire quickly!"
Liu Rumei frowned tightly. "We don't know where the secret passage leads. By the time the fire is put out, Zhao San may have already taken the people far away."
Xue Zhan couldn't help but grit his teeth. "Damn it! I didn't think of that!"
He had watched helplessly as Zhao San took the people away right under his nose. It was truly infuriating!
Seeing that Liu Rumei was safe and sound, Sixi let out a sigh of relief. She quickly stepped forward. "Miss Liu, you scared me to death."
Looking at her slightly red - rimmed eyes, Liu Rumei smiled faintly. "With Guard Ye here, it's okay."
But looking at the raging fire, her eyes were cold. Rubbing the silver hairpin in her hand, she frowned. Was this his warning?
By the time the fire was put out, it was almost the end of the Hai hour. Hearing the sound of the night watchman in the city, Liu Rumei walked into the dye - works again.
Xue Zhan reached out and opened the secret passage. He was about to go down when Zhang Yan quickly stopped him. "My lord, be careful!"
Thinking about how he had almost lost his life just now, he felt a shiver of fear. Zhao San was ruthless. Who knew if there were any traps waiting for them.
But Xue Zhan gritted his teeth. "We can't afford to wait any longer! Follow me down."
If they waited any longer, they might lose all the clues!