"Let's go and see. It's just getting light, so the people from the marquis's residence probably won't come this early." Jiang Cheng turned to Yao Shunyu. "How are you? Can you still move?"
Yao Shunyu stood up firmly and flexed his arms and legs. "I'm fine."
"Good. You, me, Wang Fugui, and Li Bai—we'll go together. We'll be back quickly. Everyone else stays here. If people from the marquis's residence come looking, tell them one of us went missing and a few others went out to look for that person. As for where we went, just say you don't know."
After giving those instructions, Jiang Cheng turned to leave, but Lu Qin suddenly stepped forward. "It's too dangerous. Shao Tong and I should go with you."
Hearing this, the levelheaded Zhang Qizheng stepped forward to hold them back. "You can't all go. If you and Shao Tong leave too, what'll we do if that man from last night comes back?"
After all, only Jiang Cheng, Li Bai, Lu Qin, and Shao Tong had gone out looking for someone last night. They were the only ones who knew certain things. If the marquis summoned them, they'd surely slip up when answering questions.
Zhu Jie immediately caught on and chimed in, "Lu Qin, you're a Night Watch. You're surely more experienced at dealing with a situation like this than ordinary people like us. You should stay and help."
Seeing this, Jiang Cheng and the others didn't hesitate any longer. They immediately left.
Watching Jiang Cheng and the others go, Lu Qin felt herself being shut out and gave a cold laugh. "Miss Zhu, there's no need to be so modest. If you and Mr. Tang are still only ordinary people at that level, then I may as well give up being a