During the daylight hours, quite a few people were coming and going through the city gates. These three carriages, spaced out as they traveled the road, did not attract any attention.
As the city gate came into view, Lian Rong couldn't help but recall the scene of rushing out of the gate that day.
If it hadn't been for his outward identity as merely a servant of the Xu family, no matter whether he had taken Consort Li or any concubine hostage, he would never have escaped.
The guards stationed under the city gate were the elite from the Capital Camp. Their objective was to capture Xu Yin. They were neither familiar with nor concerned about Lian Rong, but the thoroughness of their search even now sends shivers down his spine.
He never thought that he would actually have to enter the tiger's lair again today!
When Lian Yang ordered him to enter the capital city to divert Pei Zhan and the others' attention, his heart sank to the bottom.
