Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 377: This task can only be entrusted to the Prince.

Chapter 377: Chapter 377: This task can only be entrusted to the Prince.

Qi Yu and Li Mingjue stayed in the space until the voices outside had gradually faded away, and only then did they dare to come out.

By this time, the night had deepened, and the city had fallen into darkness.

Qi Yu noticed that there was no moon here, only clusters of ghostly fires flickering with a gloomy light.

In front of them, the palace doors were closed, and there was not a sound to be heard.

Qi Yu and Li Mingjue took the opportunity of the cover of night to circle around the Imperial City.

During this, they avoided several patrol teams.

When passing by a palace wall, she heard a cold voice, "Add more people and continue the search in the city, we must find those two."

She didn’t need to see him to know who the owner of the voice was. Right now, other than that Ghost Envoy who would love to deal with them personally, who else would be so eager to catch them?

The two of them lightened their footsteps and left quietly.

It wasn’t until the sky had slightly brightened that they left the Imperial City.

Before knowing the details of that City Lord, they didn’t dare to recklessly stay in a place filled with danger at every turn.

But once they left the Imperial City, they saw the situation outside wasn’t any better.

Perhaps embarrassed by last night’s events, the Ghost Envoy had dispatched all the ghost envoys to catch people in the city, preferring to mistakenly kill a thousand than to let any suspect slip by.

Qi Yu, hiding in the dark, saw with her own eyes several ghosts being taken into the Imperial City by the ghost envoys without any distinction.

For a time, the entire Ghost City became even more desolate.

The two cautiously avoided the patrolling ghost envoys and returned to Ningzhu Pavilion through the back door.

Now, the most dangerous place had become the safest.

Those ghosts would never have imagined that they would return here.

Qi Yu collapsed on the bed, murmuring her complaint, "Now it’s going to be hard for us to get out again!"

Li Mingjue looked at her lying on the bed with a defeated expression, her cheeks puffed up in a huff, he curled his lips and said to her, "That may not necessarily be the case."

On hearing this, Qi Yu opened one eye to look at him, "Oh? Does the Prince have any good suggestions?"

Li Mingjue reached out to poke her puffed-up cheek, smiling, "I think that as soon as we entered Imperial City last night, that City Lord must have noticed us."

Qi Yu rolled her eyes at him, too lazy to swat his hand away.

She had now realized that her Prince liked to pinch her face and touch her too much.

"If she noticed us, why didn’t she catch us right from the start?" Qi Yu asked, frowning in confusion.

Li Mingjue said indifferently, "Perhaps, she didn’t want to catch us from the beginning."

Qi Yu sat up, chin in hand, pondering, "That’s possible. Otherwise, she could have easily captured us before we reacted, without needing to speak that sentence to the Ghost Envoy first."

After a brief moment of contemplation, she sighed with a headache, "It seems there’s quite a bit of inside information in this Ghost City."

Li Mingjue nodded, "Indeed, if we want to get out, we must solve the mystery here."

Qi Yu followed his words, "Right now, the simplest way is for us to go directly to that City Lord. But it’s also possible that she is waiting to catch us in a trap, expecting us to walk right into it."

As he pondered this, he had already reached a deadlock.

Li Mingjue said, "No matter what, the mystery of the Ghost City must be related to the City Lord."

Qi Yu nodded resignedly, "That’s right. But before we go to find her, we need to capture a few ghosts in the city for interrogation to gather some information first."

Li Mingjue looked at her with surprise.

He clearly hadn’t expected that someone who panicked at the sight of ghosts would actually plan to capture a few.

Qi Yu then patted him on the shoulder with a calm face and said, "This task can only be entrusted to the Prince."

Li Mingjue raised his eyebrows and said noncommittally, "The Princess sure knows how to plan."

Qi Yu tugged at the corner of her mouth, not feeling the slightest bit ill at ease, and laughed, "I’ll have to trouble the Prince with this matter."

After discussing their plan, they prepared to go out and capture ghosts.

At the same time, Shen Xiheng and Shi Zhou had already arrived inside Tulan City.

They did not reveal their identities but disguised themselves as ordinary merchants, blending into the city to gather intelligence.

After making a round in the city, the two returned to the tavern, sat on the first floor, and ordered a few dishes. freēnovelkiss.com

At noon, the tavern was full of patrons, almost filling all the seats on the first floor.

The waiter was so busy he hardly had time to stand still, constantly greeting customers entering from outside while also hurrying the kitchen for dishes.

Shen Xiheng had abandoned his usual frail scholar look, not only attaching a beard to his face but also changing into the attire of a traveling merchant.

He subconsciously stroked his beard and said to Shi Zhou, "These past days, the city seems particularly lively."

Shi Zhou, who had tied up her hair and was dressed as a man, nodded gently upon hearing this and added, "It is quite lively."

Their conversation was overheard by a person at the next table, who smiled and turned to ask them, "You two are from out of town, aren’t you?"

Shen Xiheng turned towards the man, seeing a middle-aged male with a fully bearded face, a spitting image of a typical Tulan countenance, raised his eyebrows slightly, and half-truthfully said, "Yes, we come from Dazhao. We have just transported a batch of fine goods from Jiangnan and thought to come here to do some small trade."

The middle-aged man nodded and added, "Then you’ve come at a good time, these next few days are Tulan’s Holy Sacrifice Day, everywhere is bustling, and you should do well in your business."

Shen Xiheng caught a keyword and glanced at Shi Zhou without revealing anything, continuing to inquire, "What is this Holy Sacrifice Day? How come I have never heard of it before?"

The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Since you are from Dazhao, naturally you haven’t heard of it. Every ten years, we here in Tulan select a Saintess, and then the Saintess takes charge of this year’s sacrificial ceremony, to bless Tulan with favorable weather and peace for the nation and its people."

Shen Xiheng had truly never heard of such a festival, so he was quite interested when the middle-aged man mentioned it and asked, "How is this Saintess selected?"

When this question arose, the previously talkative middle-aged man instantly fell silent, shook his head at him, and said with a mysterious air, "That matter is only known by the royal family."

Shen Xiheng understood and did not pursue the matter further, striking up a conversation about the customs and culture of Tulan instead.

The middle-aged man was very talkative, answering almost every question posed.

By the end of the meal, Shen Xiheng had already gathered quite a bit of information. Although he acted as if he knew nothing, his mind was already calculating his next move.

After returning to their room, Shen Xiheng said to Shi Zhou, "Tomorrow, we need to find a way to infiltrate the Imperial Palace."

Shi Zhou nodded and, recalling Mo Qingshan’s words before they left, voiced her concerns with some apprehension, "If this matter is indeed the doing of that Second Prince, could it mean trouble for those two?"

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