Fengling City, in a quiet little courtyard within the City Lord's Mansion, the lamps burned brightly, making it seem like broad daylight.
At that moment.
A servant hurried into the little courtyard, clasped his fists respectfully toward the room, and said, "My lord, someone has sent word that Prince Chen has dispatched another group of martial artists. They may come to the City Lord's Mansion to investigate intelligence within the next few days. We should make preparations in advance."
The lamplight inside the room cast a person's shadow onto the window.
The man seemed to be sitting before the candlelight, reading a book. He said softly, "Understood. Handle it as before."
"Yes, I understand," the servant replied.
After sneaking into the City Lord's Mansion, Lin Bai carefully avoided all the formations, armored soldiers, and servants within it as he wandered around.
The City Lord's Mansion was enormous. There were several thousand buildings and hundreds of courtyards within it. Finding useful intelligence was truly no easy task.
Moreover, Lin Bai was not a martial artist of the Zhao Xing Office, so he knew nothing about their professional skills.
Fortunately, Bao Heng had prepared a map of Fengling City for Lin Bai and the others in advance, and it included a map of the City Lord's Mansion.
Lin Bai took out the map and glanced over it, committing the major buildings within the City Lord's Mansion to memory. Following the route, he proceeded forward.
Before long.
Lin Bai arrived at the small courtyard containing the study within the City Lord's Mansion.
Landing outside the courtyard, Lin Bai looked secretly into it and saw the lamplight flickering inside the room, with a person's shadow cast onto the window.
That person was reading with great relish, completely absorbed in the book.
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