"Go check over there!"
"Damn it, we saw them run this way! Where did they go?"
The disciplinary committee students searched furiously, then finally moved off into the distance.
Only then did Weiwei poke her head out and secretly sigh in relief. Whatever happened, getting caught by the disciplinary committee was never a good thing.
That was something she had learned back when she had been a proper student at the Royal Academy.
After all, a provincial noble from the Northern Star Region like her had little confidence when facing a behemoth like the disciplinary committee.
"Young Master [Wild], we're safe now... Where are you?"
Realizing that Young Master [Wild] was no longer beside her, Weiwei panicked... They had been hiding here together just a moment ago. How had he suddenly disappeared?
"Young Master [Wild], stop playing! The disciplinary committee has left. You can come out now!"
Weiwei tried searching, but even after looking all around, she found no trace of him. She began to panic... She had lost her own master. Who knew how that cold-faced Lord Xiluo would punish her!
Just then, something suddenly struck her in the back.
Startled, Weiwei looked down and saw a silver communication bracelet at her feet. Her expression shifted slightly. She quickly picked it up and left.
Sure enough, the [buyer] had contacted her again—after the plan to get her into the Imperial Palace had failed.
As a former Royal Academy student, Weiwei knew the place well. She soon reached a deserted spot, but only after considerable hesitation did she activate the communication bracelet.
Text communication.
"I... I'm Weiwei," she whispered uneasily to the bracelet. "C-can you hear me?"
"The man who took you away works for King [Artesia]. What is the background of the person he assigned you to serve?"
Hearing