The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 165 - 88: Trip to Chongqing (9) Successfully Enter the City, Meet Pang Nan_2

A soldier was accompanying them and was keeping watch from a distance.

Seeing them appear, he hurriedly said, "The two corpse transport officials have already descended the mountain. I will go ahead and watch. If they turn back, I’ll signal to you, and you can slowly follow down."

"Alright."

After the soldier finished speaking, he quickly descended the mountain first.

Ye Qichi and Xiao Jinxing moved a bit slower, following down the mountain.

It seemed that the two corpse transport officials were truly frightened, as no signal came from them along the way.

Ye Qichi and Xiao Jinxing arrived at the city gate without any trouble.

The soldiers guarding the city gate glanced at Ye Qichi and Xiao Jinxing, who were shrouded in darkness and hard to see clearly. One soldier asked, "Why so early today?!"

"There are many dead at the mass grave, and it’s haunted, so we moved quickly," Ye Qichi replied in a subdued voice, using a coarse Yuzhou accent.

"You’re afraid of ghosts?!" The soldier seemed to laugh sarcastically, "Hurry up and get in!"

"Thank you, sir."

The two pushed the cart and went inside.

Finally, they entered the gates of Yuzhou City.

Inside the city gate, the two pushed the corpse cart and walked on the deserted streets.

The city, with sporadic candle lights, could hardly illuminate this city. The once-luxurious Yuzhou City was now desolate.

The two walked a distance.

"Prince." Suddenly, a voice came from beside him.

Ye Qichi was nearly scared to death. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

This scare was truly life-threatening.

Xiao Jinxing was obviously scared by the sudden call from Xiao Wu as well.

He turned his head and glared fiercely at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu felt somewhat wronged.

In fact, he had been following since the Prince and Princess entered the city.

Only after confirming that there were no other ears around did he come forward to call them.

He didn’t expect to be treated with such disdain.

"How do we get to Pang Nan’s residence?" Xiao Jinxing steadied his emotions and asked.

"This way." Xiao Wu pointed towards a street and continued, "But it won’t be easy to meet Pang Nan. There are many guards at his house, and barging in will definitely cause a big commotion. However, from what I inquired yesterday, Pang Nan won’t see just anyone. Recently, many people have gone to Pang Nan’s mansion to beg for his help, but all were driven away by his guards."

After speaking, Xiao Wu added, "This Pang Nan doesn’t seem to be a good person either."

"He’s compelled by the situation," Ye Qichi expressed understanding, "Right now, if Pang Nan saves one person, countless others will seek his help. His abilities are limited; he can only safeguard the overall situation. The top priority is to protect himself first, then he can protect the citizens. Without a solution to the fundamental problem, Pang Nan’s actions are not wrong."

Xiao Jinxing agreed. He said, "Xiao Wu, is there a place in the city where we can hide?"

"Yes," Xiao Wu hurriedly replied, "Many people have died in the city, with whole families passing away. And indeed, as the Princess said, those infected with the plague have all been isolated. The contagion of the plague is very strong; once isolated, it’s usually by the whole family. So, many houses are now empty. Does the Prince need to go into hiding first?"

"Yes," Xiao Jinxing nodded.

"I found a place to stay in advance, I will take you there now."

"Xiao Wu." Ye Qichi asked her again, "Do you know where those infected with the plague have been isolated?"

"I do," Xiao Wu answered, "In a temple within the city. There are many soldiers guarding it, and getting too close might lead to discovery, so I’m not sure what’s really happening inside. However, in the city today, I saw the soldiers forcibly send several groups of people there. Some of them were not even infected, but just because they had been in contact, the whole family was sent in."

Ye Qichi silently nodded.

"This way." Xiao Wu pointed towards a road, "The houses here are empty; I stayed here yesterday. Empty houses generally won’t have people coming."

Ye Qichi and Xiao Jinxing followed Xiao Wu into a courtyard.

"There’s not much left inside," Xiao Wu said as he led them in, "Anything edible or usable in the yard has been taken by the soldiers. Only the empty house remains."

Xiao Jinxing and Ye Qichi also looked around at their surroundings.

This mansion must have belonged to a wealthy family, yet unexpectedly it had become so desolate so suddenly.

"Prince and Princess, please rest for a while. I will go out and try to find you some food."