In less than half a minute, four people had died.
And now, more and more White Cloth Sheets were emerging from all around them.
White Cloth Ghostly Shadows crowded together, completely blocking their way back.
Hatu acted decisively, dragging the other two toward a narrow path.
There was a garden inside Liu Manor. The three of them charged straight into the small garden on the eastern side, glancing back as they ran.
The White Cloth Ghostly Shadows behind them did not need to follow the paths at all. They passed straight through the layers of obstacles in pursuit.
"Sir! Go on ahead! We'll stay behind and split them up!" one of the Imperial Guards said.
Now that they knew what was inside, there was no need to fight to the death here. Even if only Hatu escaped, it was better than all of them dying.
But Hatu said, "Which of you knows the Three Character Classic? I don't mean just that one line."
"..."
The Imperial Guards all fell silent.
Hatu knew a little, but not much. Why would he memorize Song people's books so well? His knowledge was limited to the first two lines.
"The study! Hurry and find the study! The Liu family is a scholarly household. There has to be a copy of the Three Character Classic inside!" Hatu said.
"Then we have to go back to the central hall and head to the rear courtyard. The study is beside the master's inner room," his men said.
They had to turn back to reach the study?
But behind them...
Hatu glanced back every few steps and discovered that the White Cloth Ghostly Shadows were not pursuing them very quickly. They were only moving at the speed of an ordinary person running.
They had not displayed the kind