Chapter 224: Someone Has Sneaked In

"You're right." Mu Yuanzhi nodded, "The imperial army holding back is indeed strange; given the emperor's arrogance, at this point he should feel he has victory in hand, but this time the imperial army is unexpectedly calm."

"Maybe they also want to do rear-area sabotage like us? It can't be because they're wary of Xiao Yichen and Pei Shangling being in our hands, right?"

Gu Rongjin: "Both situations could be true, but this works in our favor—the day Prince Jia promised is drawing near, frontline victory reports keep coming; I think even Heaven is helping us this time."

"The emperor must have heard the frontier victory reports; by now he probably can't sit still." Mu Yuanzhi stroked her chin, thinking: "Perhaps Cloud Mirror Pavilion will come soon!"

Gu Rongjin rose upon hearing that: "I'll go find Qi Shihuai and have him tighten security!"

"You rest!" Mu Yuanzhi pressed Gu Rongjin back down, "I'll go find Qi Shihuai myself."

"Fine, fine, I'll obey my wife." Gu Rongjin had no choice but to comply.

"You should just listen; no matter what, don't agitate your qi, don't get angry!" Mu Yuanzhi urged.

"Yes, ma'am!" Gu Rongjin said with a cheeky grin.

Mu Yuanzhi: "By the way, Rongjin, I think you should send one or two experts to the camp—at least enough to hold off Cloud Mirror Pavilion."

"At the very least we need to send the main force; even if they all band together they'd struggle to resist Cloud Mirror Pavilion, but inside the camp, how could one person withstand tens of thousands of troops?" Gu Rongjin said, his brow furrowing.

According to this analysis, the chance of Cloud Mirror Pavilion coming to the camp is much lower; it's more likely they'll come straight here to cause trouble!

Mu Yuanzhi hoped Cloud Mirror Pavilion wouldn't come here, but if they went straight to the camp it could be even worse.

When she went to find Qi Shihuai, she told him everything she and Gu Rongjin had discussed.

"Your analysis is sound; I'll return to the camp to reorganize defenses, guard against enemy sneak attacks, you all be careful here too—since Rongjin needs proper rest, security here should also be tightened." Qi Shihuai said.

Mu Yuanzhi nodded: "Hopefully we're just overthinking."

After all, he's a man even Rongjin finds troublesome; they're really hard to withstand.

That night, Mu Yuanzhi still wasn't asleep; she was reading, unable to sleep, while Gu Rongjin lay on the couch beside her, appearing to sleep but perhaps just resting with eyes closed.

"Little Yuanzhi, why aren't you sleeping yet?" As expected, a lazy voice came from the couch.

"You should sleep quickly; you need proper rest."

"I can't sleep if you're not beside me..." someone coquettishly said.

"Cut it out; how did you sleep before then?"

"I can't sleep at night!" Gu Rongjin turned to face Mu Yuanzhi.

Mu Yuanzhi looked back at him and smiled: "Sleep!"

"Let's chat; I need to focus my mind."

"What are you focusing on? Go to sleep!" Mu Yuanzhi immediately wiped her smile.

"Fine, fine, sleep sleep." Gu Rongjin closed his mouth, then less than half a moment later opened again: "I think the prison guards are still pretty strict; although I've already sent two Frost Descent persons to stand outside, if we run into Cloud Mirror Pavilion there's still nothing we can do."

Mu Yuanzhi: "Perhaps we shouldn't be jumpy at every shadow; if he doesn't come, we'll be worn thin by his antics—let him know we won't be laughed to death."

"Right, we shouldn't dwell on it too much—so, wife, can you keep him company while he sleeps?"

"Wait till I finish this scroll." Mu Yuanzhi rebutted.

Gu Rongjin sighed, but before he could finish the sigh he snapped his eyes open, alert: "It seems someone has sneaked in!"

"Lie still!" Mu Yuanzhi immediately said, "After taking your medicine you should just sleep obediently; we're here."

She had wanted to go check, but at this time it's better to stay and look after Gu Rongjin.

Mu Yuanzhi opened the window and blew a whistle.

This is her signal with Qilin—one blast means someone has intruded, two blasts mean a large-scale enemy attack.

In the quiet night, this whistle rings out especially clearly; the enemy might even hear it, but it also serves as a warning and deterrent.

Qilin naturally heard Mu Yuanzhi's whistle; he also couldn't sleep and was strolling in the courtyard.

Someone sneaked in? Could it really be Cloud Mirror Pavilion?

Where would they go? Look for Gu Rongjin or head to the prison?

Qilin couldn't decide at first, so he first found the commandant of the manor's guards and told him to increase patrols, while carefully listening for any movement or footsteps.

Suddenly he had a brainwave—go find the smelly monk!

"Yuan Yan! Someone's sneaked in!" Qilin knocked and pushed the door open at the same time.

The monk, who had been meditating, wearily opened his eyes: "What's the point of your knocking?"

"The situation is urgent—you also know Gu Rongjin is out of commission now!"

The monk leisurely replied, "What's the hurry? Just send up whoever came."

Qilin was puzzled: "Could it be you've laid a maze?"

Like when they fought in the forest before?

"Oh, patron Qilin, you've finally shown some wit." The monk said as he walked.

"Then why didn't you set it up before? My senior sister almost got snatched back by Xiao Yichen!" Qilin flared up instantly, chasing after him: "You did this on purpose, didn't you?!"

The monk: "Do you think setting these up takes no effort? Do you know how much energy it takes to maintain them all the time? This time, since I knew strong people were coming, I prepared them beforehand."

Qilin sized the monk up and down, muttering: "I don't feel you're any different now either."

"Even you can see it—I'm about to kick the bucket, poor monk."

"……" Qilin snorted, then asked: "So you know who came in? Where are they now?"

"Just follow them and you'll find out."

Meanwhile, the intruder from Cloud Mirror Pavilion got lost—actually, he fell into a trap and entered an illusion!

What a piece of work—there are actually people like this?

The intel never mentioned anything like this!

As expected, relying on these idiots is unreliable.

The Cloud Mirror Pavilion figure clicked his tongue, trying various methods but finding no exit, wandering the garden; wary that the mist might be poisonous, he had taken a Breath-Restraint Pill, so he wouldn't need to breathe for half an hour.

Just as he was wondering what method to use to escape, a tremor shook the ground, and he nearly lost his footing.

This illusionary realm is pretty formidable!

Who exactly is this person?

Looks like a move from the Hidden Moon Sect!

Just then, a palm came out of the mist!

Yun Jinglou's reaction was half a beat slower than usual, and he barely managed to dodge—almost instantly—he shot hidden weapon blades from his mouth, but instead of hearing the expected scream, his own collar was grabbed and jerked hard.

Pain……

Yun Jinglou fell heavily to the ground, unable to get up, as two hands reached out from somewhere, pressed him down, and clamped handcuffs on him.