After everyone had gathered on the first floor, Miss Qian'er's hands still did not stop moving. Instead, she called out loudly, "Come out."
Xu Xiaogang took a deep breath and said to Jiang Yun, "Looks like she spotted us."
He then started to climb down.
Jiang Yun quickly grabbed his hand.
Soon, a man in his forties, dressed in a black robe, stepped out from behind them.
The middle-aged man had a distinguished bearing, and every gesture revealed a mature, steady air.
After coming out, he nodded to Miss Qian'er on the stage. It looked like he was her accomplice.
Xu Xiaogang gave an awkward smile. "So she was calling her accomplice..."
"When do we make our move?" Xu Xiaogang asked in a low voice.
Jiang Yun considered it, then said, "Let's first see whether they have any other accomplices hidden nearby, and what their purpose is."
At that moment, the man in the black robe looked around, then pointed at Zhang Wenqi and turned to Miss Qian'er. "Wake the Prefect. I want to talk with him."
"Yes."
Miss Qian'er's fingers twitched. Soon, Zhang Wenqi's eyes cleared and he woke up.
Zhang Wenqi hurriedly glanced around. Everyone there seemed like puppets under someone's control.
He knew things were bad.
"Prefect, I am Zhao Chongfeng. I've long admired your reputation."
Zhang Wenqi instinctively took a step back, watching him warily as he said in a low voice, "You dare use Evil Arts to bewitch an official of the imperial court?"
"Do you know what Great Zhou law says?"
"I'm warning you: leave Nanzhou Prefecture at once. I'll pretend nothing happened and won't report this to the court."
"If you're after money, I can also..."
Zhao Chongfeng chuckled. With his hands behind his back, he strolled forward and said, "Prefect, you jest.