For the past few days, Song Yaoyao and the others had kept a close watch on Bai Jue.
That day, Seventh came to report:
"Commandery Princess, Bai Jue went into the mountain last night."
Puzzled, Song Yaoyao asked:
"There's a curfew at night, and the city gates are locked after dark. How did he get into the mountain?"
"There's a secret passage beneath Bai Jue's bed. While we were watching him yesterday, we discovered him entering it. He vanished from the room just like that.
"We immediately revealed ourselves and, following his movements, found the mechanism on the wall. It was a brick that could be pressed.
"We pressed the brick, and sure enough, a secret passage appeared beneath the bed.
"After entering the passage, we followed Bai Jue at a careful distance. We walked for roughly an hour before emerging.
"At that point, we discovered we were already outside the city, at the foot of Fallen Phoenix Mountain.
"We continued following him into Fallen Phoenix Mountain.
"We discovered that the deeper we went into the mountain, the more traps there were.
"We also spotted people who had come to meet Bai Jue.
"There were too few of us to risk following any farther, so we found somewhere to hide.
"We waited for several hours. It was almost dawn before we finally saw Bai Jue come out of the mountain.
"We followed him again, and he retraced his steps back into the secret passage.
"We didn't follow him into the passage again. Presumably, Bai Jue had already returned to the Bai Family estate.
"We waited until the city gates opened, then came back through them."
Song Yaoyao nodded.
"You did very well. No matter the circumstances, you must ensure your own safety first.
"In a situation like yesterday's, you had