There were signals to the people in the mansion.
Moreover, the mansion was surrounded by hidden guards.
Therefore, the person knocking on the door was not one of theirs.
Qin Yiqing immediately stopped talking and gestured towards the main door: What's going on?
Yun Shu shook her head, "I'll go and see."
Soon, she arrived at the door.
Not far behind her stood Yun Changfeng and Jing Heng, and others. Each of them was ready, and even the three children, who were chattering and eating, were quiet.
Yun Shu changed her voice and asked, "Who is it?"
With just two simple words, the person outside the door was silent for a moment, then said, "It's nothing, wrong door."
Then, the person outside the door was about to leave.
Their footsteps seemed hurried.
Wrong door?
A cold glint flashed in Yun Shu's eyes, and she looked back at Jing Heng.
Jing Heng, receiving the order, leaped out of the wall with agility and then rushed out.
After rushing out, it took only a moment before fighting sounds were heard from outside.
Qiu Lu also went out upon hearing the noise.
The next moment, when they returned, they were carrying a middle-aged man dressed in coarse linen.
He looked ordinary.
Just like a common civilian.
But could an ordinary person know martial arts? And could he exchange several moves with Jing Heng and Qiu Lu?
"What are you doing? I just knocked on the wrong door! Let me go!" the middle-aged man struggled to escape.
But under the restraint of Jing Heng and Qiu Lu, he couldn't move at all, and could only watch himself being captured.
Yun Shu came before him and asked only four words, "Someone from Kill Palace?"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, but his reaction was quick. As expected of someone trained, he immediately put on a look of bewildered confusion, "What are you talking about? I don't understand anything, what is Kill Palace? What is Kill Palace?"
The man's confusion and hesitation were perfectly displayed.
If one were to be careless, they would truly be deceived.
"Didn't Kill Palace train you on how to deceive people? Tsk tsk," Qin Yiqing sneered.
Although she appeared disdainful, she was secretly alarmed that someone from Kill Palace had found this place.
This Kill Palace was truly formidable.
Yun Shu would likely face a tough and perilous battle in Xixia Kingdom.
The middle-aged man still looked confused, appearing innocent in every way.
Yun Shu's gaze was clear and her tone was indifferent as she gave an order, "Take him to another place to deal with, and send him directly to Yueran Teahouse."
"Yes."
Qiu Lu and Jing Heng responded almost simultaneously.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man looked at Yun Shu in shock, "It's you! I found you!"
The Palace Master had ordered them to find this woman!
He struggled with all his might.
He wanted to escape and inform the Palace Master! He never expected that a casual attempt to knock on a door would lead him to the person they were looking for! It was effortless!
However, how could he possibly escape!
The moment he stood up, he was restrained!
And a sharp pain shot through his neck.
After Qiu Lu and Jing Heng took the man away, Yun Changfeng said to Yun Shu with deep meaning, "It seems this place is no longer safe."
Yun Shu's gaze was far-reaching, and she said softly, "Indeed, it's no longer safe."
An hour later.
Yueran Teahouse, known as the finest teahouse by the capital's nobility, was now surrounded by people.
Initially, the people in the teahouse were unaware of the commotion outside.
When they heard the noise and came out to see, their faces were filled with shock.
They saw a man whose head and body were separated, surrounded by a crowd.
The man's eyes were wide open in death, looking terrifying. Many timid people, after taking one look, quickly exclaimed how scary it was and fled.
Quite a few people who had gathered also dispersed instantly.
Only three or five people were observing the man with his head severed from his body.
The teahouse owner looked closer and his face suddenly changed drastically when he saw the man's face.
This!
"Shopkeeper, who put this person here? This will disrupt your business! Is it one of your people! Take a good look!"
"Who did this? It's too cruel! And they just threw him here, are they provoking your teahouse?"
"Yes! This person died too miserably!"
"It's quite close to the yamen, hurry and report it to the officials!"
Everyone spoke to the shopkeeper, one after another.
The shopkeeper's face had already turned pale. He ordered a waiter behind him, "Go to the yamen and report it!"
"Ah, yes." The waiter panicked, glanced at the middle-aged man with his head severed from his body, and then quickly ran off to report it.
Half an hour later.
The Palace Master of Kill Palace, in Qinghua Tower, received the news.
The Palace Master, who was drinking tea at the time, suddenly threw down his teacup, "This is a provocation to me! She is indeed in the capital! This is openly telling me that she is in the capital and has killed my people."
"Well done, Yun Shu!"
"How dare she be so bold! How dare she disregard me!"
This was the first time the people in Qinghua Tower had seen their Palace Master so angry, and they were all so scared that they dared not speak.
Coincidentally, Concubine Xiao and Yun Ying arrived.
The mother and daughter overheard the Palace Master's words and exchanged glances.
Yun Ying said indignantly, "Yun Shu has always been audacious and disrespectful to everyone. She relies on the fact that she is favored by Prince Ye, and thus disregards everyone. But she would never have imagined that she would be no match for the Palace Master!"
"Does she think that by killing one of the Palace Master's people, she can deter him? She's thinking too simply. Now that she's being hunted by our Kill Palace everywhere, she must be unable to hide any longer! That's why she resorted to this method of deterrence, hoping to make the Palace Master stop pursuing her," Concubine Xiao believed her current guess was very accurate.
Both mother and daughter felt they had grasped Yun Shu's weakness.
It seemed they could already see Yun Shu at her wit's end.
The masked Palace Master looked coldly at the mother and daughter.
The person standing beside them gasped in admiration.
What were these two thinking?
Didn't they see that the Palace Master was angry? Why did they dare to show up and spout nonsense? Did they think saying this would make the Palace Master happy? If they had captured the person, it would be fine, but now it was clear that the person's whereabouts were unknown, and they had even killed one of their Kill Palace members!
The Palace Master looked at the person beside him, "Give them a task."
"What?" The mother and daughter were stunned. Why were they being given a task? Weren't they told to stay in the capital and that they would regain their freedom after Yun Shu was captured?
The person beside them, upon hearing the order, knew that the Palace Master found them bothersome and that the task they were given would be more disgusting than usual. No one in Kill Palace wanted to accept such a task.
...
A palace servant rode a horse to the Prime Minister's mansion.
He said to the gatekeeper of the Prime Minister's mansion, "Is Miss Qin in the mansion? His Highness Prince Jin wishes to see Miss Qin."