"Nothing, there was an escaped prisoner, so they've imposed martial law."
Su Fan didn't know why the other person was here, so he didn't mention that he was a wanted man.
"Speaking of which, you've been in Tianlong City for a while now. I heard you even won the martial arts tournament. How are you doing? If it's alright, I'll come and join you."
Li Qiusheng asked Su Fan with a smile.
When Su Fan left Baiyue Manor, almost everyone knew about it. After all, he had left at the cost of withdrawing from Baiyue Manor, so how could people not pay attention to such an event?
"It's okay, I'm barely making ends meet."
Su Fan didn't know what Li Qiusheng was up to, so he answered vaguely.
"What are you doing? Do you need my help?"
Li Qiusheng didn't believe Su Fan. His clothes didn't look like he was barely making ends meet, so he was determined to latch onto Su Fan!
Su Fan's eyes darted.
Help? A ready-made tool wouldn't be used for free!
"I'm looking for someone. A friend of mine has gone missing, and it's highly likely they were captured by an enemy. So I want to go and see. It would be great if you could help!"
Su Fan said with feigned surprise.
"Looking for someone? I can help."
Li Qiusheng heard that it was just about finding someone, so there was no problem.
Helping Su Fan now would make things much easier for them when they came to Tianlong City in the future, with Su Fan looking out for them.
"Thank you very much. Come with me."
Su Fan didn't stand on ceremony at all and led Li Qiusheng directly towards the Zuo residence.
"The Zuo residence? Is your friend's enemy a wealthy family?"
Li Qiusheng looked at the grand mansion before him and said with emotion.
He was even more convinced that Su Fan was doing well in Tianlong City and that his friends were all rich people.
"Never mind that. Don't let anyone see you later. Find a young man, the young master of this mansion, named Zuo Junyi. If you find a beautiful girl locked up inside, notify me immediately."
Su Fan instructed Li Qiusheng.
The Zuo residence was large, so they had to search separately to be faster.
"Alright, I've got it."
Li Qiusheng nodded.
The two of them went in different directions.
Liu Qiusheng went left, and Su Fan went right.
"Damn it! How is this Minister of War's house bigger than the Minister of War's house?"
Su Fan wandered for a long time but couldn't finish exploring the Zuo residence, which showed how big his house was.
"Damn it! He must have embezzled a lot!"
Su Fan cursed inwardly.
Su Fan searched around but didn't see anyone.
It was probably too late, and everyone in the mansion had gone to sleep.
So Su Fan had to search room by room.
"Huh?"
As Su Fan passed a room, he suddenly noticed that one of the rooms still had its lights on, which made Su Fan pause slightly.
Someone was still awake so late?
Curiosity piqued, Su Fan quietly crept closer.
Su Fan could see two figures in the room and could hear their conversation, but Su Fan was sure that Zuo Junyi was not among them.
"Lord Zuo, thank you for taking me in. When I gain power in the future, I will not forget your help!"
One of the two people inside was an old friend of Su Fan's.
Fang Shijie!
Last time, Li Xuanye's note revealed Fang Shijie's location in a certain mansion in Tianlong City.
It seemed that the Emperor's men had missed their target, otherwise Fang Shijie wouldn't be here.
It was truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road. Su Fan encountered him here again.
"Don't say any more. I'm taking a great risk to host you. I don't want to end up like Li Xuanye, with my corpse dismembered. You should leave quickly. For some reason, the city has suddenly imposed martial law today, saying they are apprehending a major criminal, Su Fan. I think that's just an excuse. They might be looking for your whereabouts. Leave quickly before they find out about my house."
Zuo Qianhu sighed.
If he weren't afraid that Fang Shijie would betray him if he were caught, he would have liked to apprehend Fang Shijie and claim credit right now.
"Thank you for your trouble, Lord Zuo. Farewell!"
Fang Shijie nodded and said to Zuo Qianhu with a solemn expression.
Zuo Qianhu waved his hand, not wanting to speak.
Seeing him about to come out, Su Fan quickly hid.
Fang Shijie pushed the door open and came out of the room, covered his face, and walked out of the Zuo residence.
Su Fan thought for a moment and decided to follow him.
Fang Shijie left the Zuo residence directly and headed towards the direction outside Tianlong City.
Su Fan saw this and thought, "He's trying to escape?"
Could Su Fan agree to that?
After all, Fang Shijie was a Boss.
However, it wasn't time to act yet. If he attracted the soldiers, it would be troublesome.
Su Fan's current situation was no different from Fang Shijie's.
Fang Shijie did not leave directly through the city gates.
The entire city was under martial law, and the city gates were heavily guarded. It was impossible for him to pass through the city gates.
Fang Shijie arrived at a mansion at the foot of the city wall.
This was one of Fang Shijie's hideouts.
Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be used.
Fang Shijie went to the stable in the mansion, moved aside the stone trough for feeding the horses, and a secret tunnel appeared underneath.
This secret tunnel led directly outside the city. When he built this underground passage, it was intended for him to use to break through Tianlong City when he rebelled.
He never expected that it would become a place for him to escape for his life.
Su Fan was also surprised. Who would have thought that there was a secret tunnel leading outside the city here?
After Fang Shijie entered, Su Fan waited for a while before following him.
He moved aside the stone trough, and the passage below was very spacious, wide enough for four or five people to walk side by side.
It was like a simple air-raid shelter.
Fang Shijie really had some ideas. Wasn't this something he prepared for attacking Tianlong City?
After Su Fan went down, a narrow passage came into view.
He didn't know how far it was ahead. The entire passage was dark, and Su Fan didn't dare to light a fire, for fear of being discovered by Fang Shijie.
He could only follow slowly, bit by bit.
Since Fang Shijie dared to walk in the dark without lighting a lamp, it was probably a straight passage without any turns, otherwise, it would be difficult for Fang Shijie to walk.
Su Fan didn't know how far Fang Shijie was ahead of him, but Su Fan could clearly hear Fang Shijie's footsteps from time to time.
*Clatter!*
Su Fan stepped on something, making a loud noise.
Fang Shijie ahead immediately heard the sound behind him.
"Who!"
Fang Shijie exclaimed.
Su Fan froze in place, trying his best not to make any more noise.
But Fang Shijie was already suspicious. Even if Su Fan remained silent, it wouldn't be so easy to get away with it.
Fang Shijie frowned, took out a tinder from his waist, opened it, and blew gently. A faint firelight illuminated his surroundings.
Since Su Fan was still some distance away from Fang Shijie, the firelight did not immediately reach Su Fan's side.
Su Fan calmed himself down, held his breath, and tried to avoid being discovered by Fang Shijie.
Fang Shijie held the tinder and cautiously walked back the way he came, trying to see what had made the sound.
Su Fan watched as the firelight gradually approached him, about to illuminate him.