That made the trip much easier.
It was Sword Two who took him out of the capital. Xie Yan already met him at Xinlin Mansion, but they barely spoke. Xie Yan did not normally go out of the Xinlin Mansion for a walk, because Sword Two was not Gu Chaoyan’s private guard and he was not usually around.
Xie Yan saw Sword Two, but didn’t see Gu Chaoyan.
He had thought that the girl would at least see him off, since it was the last day for her to keep him, but she was not around.
Xie Yan subconsciously wanted to wait a little longer.
When he hesitated, Sword Two felt a bit confused so he spoke to Xie Yan. “Mr. Xie, we should leave soon. The Crown Prince’s men are still hunting you, so the capital as well as the neighboring areas are not safe. So when we go out of the capital, we need to go a bit further and find a hostel to stay before evening.
Xie Yan nodded and caught up with Sword Two, looking uncertain.
After a while, Xie Yan could not help but ask, “Where is your Elder Miss?”
“Elder Miss seems to have caught a cold and she is not feeling well. Lord Huai asks her to stay indoors. Don’t worry, Mr. Xie, I will follow Elder Miss’ order and take you wherever you want to.” Sword Two answered confidently. He thought that Xie Yan was worried about him, so he said this. After all, if he was caught by the Crown Prince’s men, it would be the end of his life.
So she caught a cold?
Maybe the cold was too serious for her to show up? Or did she plan to make him feel the danger in the capital so that he would choose to return to her?
Gu Chaoyan told him that there were many people hunting him in the capital.
This was what Xie Yan was thinking. It was not until Sword Two stopped that he gradually regained his spirit.
He saw that it was not the door of Xinlin Mansion, but an isolated yard, which he had never been to.
“Where are we? What are we doing here?” Xie Yan asked confusedly.
Sword Two smiled. Instead of answering him, he removed the lid of the well which was not very far away.
He opened the lid and said to Xie Yan. “Mr. Xie, I will take you down there.”
“What is it?” Xie Yan was confused.
Sword Two did not like to talk, so he grabbed Xie Yan and took him down.
They took a few steps forward then they saw a very large underground which was full of light.
Xie Yan gasped. He looked at what was inside. What a complete underground passage in such a small Xinlin Mansion, how did they build it in the capital?
Even the Crown Prince could not build something like this inside the city. And yet Gu Chaoyan did!
“What is going on? Who made this?” Xie Yan asked.
Sword Two looked proud too, as he said pointing at the underground passage. “This passage leads to the outskirts of the capital. After we pass this underground passage, we will be out of the city.”
“Your Elder Miss made it? She could dig a passage that leads us out of the city?!”
