The Grandmaster of Scented Steals
Chapter 1940

Ghostly Villa Reappears

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Seeing that he had considered things so thoroughly, Ren Yingying found it hard to say anything more. "Then how do you plan to save them?"

"Strike fast and end it fast. These men were only just captured. Jia Sidao may hate them to the bone, but with his habit of wanting to set up a memorial arch after becoming a whore, he'll definitely pretend to ask Zhao Gou how they should be handled. It will take quite some time for the order of execution to go back and forth. During that window, the defenses probably won't have been properly arranged. I'll use that gap to rescue them, then get them out of Lin'an City before Jia Sidao can react," Song Qingshu replied.

"You're acting tonight?" Ren Yingying nodded slightly. This was how one secured the greatest gains for the smallest cost. If they moved quickly enough, perhaps they would not need to pay any price at all. She trusted her lover's martial arts; he might truly be capable of pulling it off.

Song Qingshu gave an affirmative grunt. "After nightfall, I'll sneak into the Heavenly Prison. Before then, make arrangements to get Luo Riyuan out of the city as soon as possible. Mm, send him to the Golden Snake Camp first."

"Alright!" Ren Yingying had managed the Prince of Qi's Mansion for so long that getting one person out of the city was no problem. "Luo Riyuan is manageable. He wasn't captured, after all, so he's not much of a target. But once you rescue those men, the court will inevitably be alerted. Even if you get out of Lin'an, the naval forces along the river will surely conduct strict inspections, and checkpoints will be set up everywhere. Getting them away after that will be extraordinarily difficult."

Song Qingshu answered

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