Fu Zhen received the message from Cheng Chili's guard in the middle of the night.
A quarter of an hour later, dressed in full, she walked out and happened to meet Pei Zhan coming out from the other side.
Upon seeing her, Pei Zhan's first words were: "Don't take the carriage, let's ride horses!"
After speaking, he handed her a whip and then led the way out the door.
Fu Zhen quickly followed, and the two, accompanied by guards, soon sped into the darkness of night.
...
After determining Lian Rong and the others' whereabouts, Cheng Chili quickly sent people back to the manor to bring reinforcements of guards.
But Lian Rong had no intention of surrendering. He had endured humiliation for so many years to get to this point, and it was incredibly difficult. Naturally, when Lian Yang sent him into the city, he knew the risks were high, but he imagined that after entering the city, if he just stayed carefully hidden within the city gates, he would have a chance to succeed.
