Guagua: [Host, could you make it any more obvious?
Anyone with eyes could see it!
Still, Prince Xiao's power is not to be underestimated. Getting your hands on Extravagant Delight Manor probably won't be easy!]
Song Yaoyao: [I know, but no matter what, we have to go.
Prince Xiao is far too powerful. We can't let him keep expanding unchecked, or no one will be able to rein him in in the future.
So we have no choice. We have to make this trip.]
Guagua: [All right, then.
Host, just do as you see fit!
By the way, what do you plan to do about Commandery Princess Simin and Heir Apparent Sifan?]
Song Yaoyao: [We'll take a look at Extravagant Delight Manor first, then decide when we get back.]
Guagua: [That works too.]
After dinner, Song Yaoyao said to Song Qinghui and Liu Zheheng:
"Brothers, we're heading out of the city tonight."
The two had already learned the purpose of the trip from Song Yaoyao's inner voice. They asked no further questions and nodded to show they had no objections.
Meanwhile, Song Yaoyao sent word to the leader of the Shadow Guards, asking him to bring a few men over.
These were the Shadow Guards the emperor had assigned to Song Yaoyao when she first left the Heavenly Phoenix Kingdom.
Earlier, when Song Yaoyao and the others had traveled from the border to Suyu City, the Shadow Guards had been stopped at the border because their large numbers made them too conspicuous.
Song Yaoyao and the others had reached Suyu City first.
The Shadow Guards had arrived later, only to find Suyu City still sealed off. Once again, they had been kept outside.
While they were still trying to find a way to slip into Suyu City, a great