"I could stroll right out of here, but the two of you are different. Do you have any good ideas?" Uchiha Madara asked, looking at Harinod and Xing En.
"We can disguise ourselves and leave. The guards here aren't as tight as we imagined," Xing En said.
"Then it's settled. If fate allows, we'll meet again," Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
Just as the three of them were discussing how to leave the country, a sudden knock sounded at the door.
"Isn't it a little too early for someone to be knocking?" Xing En said.
"It's only the middle of the night. Who would dare disturb the city lord's rest at a time like this?" Xing En felt that something was off.
"It is rather strange," Uchiha Madara said.
"Could the guards outside have discovered what we're doing? That shouldn't be possible," Uchiha Madara said after thinking it over.
Uchiha Madara felt that his stealth skills were among the best in the world. How could anyone have discovered his trail in this country?
"I think we shouldn't open the door. We should hurry and slip out through the window, or this will become a huge problem," Harinod said.
"The knocking at the door at this hour is definitely directed at the three of us," Harinod said.
The knocking outside did not stop. It was regular and rhythmic, as if a machine were continuously knocking, thump, thump, thump.
"Since they've already come, let's see what's going on outside," Xing En said.
"If they're their people, then all the better," Xing En said with a smile. "Once they find that their city lord has died in this room, we can escape in the chaos."
"They must be their people. How could they possibly be ours?" Harinod said to Xing En.
"Let's