Yin Xu's first reaction to hearing Shi Chun speak of the Western Emperor that way was displeasure. She turned to stare at him with a frown. She had woven certain beautiful dreams for so long that she had overlooked their flaws and unanswered questions herself. She was unwilling to puncture them, so how could she allow someone else to do it?
She instinctively recoiled. My man meant well and wanted to help you. How could you say that about him?
Still, she asked, "What makes you say that?"
Shi Chun leaned close to her ear. "The Extreme Fire Sect's people are already following us."
Yin Xu immediately tried to part the window curtain and look back, but Shi Chun caught her arm. He shook his head at her and whispered in her ear again, "Don't stir the grass and startle the snake. Tell the driver to turn right at the next major intersection."
Her face was full of alarm and doubt, but she still called out as instructed. "Turn right at the next major intersection."
There was no need to wait for another right turn. When they had turned right just now, Xi Quan had already murmured in surprise inside the carriage following them, "This route is wrong. This isn't the way to the southern city gate."
As the Extreme Fire Sect's local steward, he was fairly familiar with the streets of Distant Mountain City. He could tell at a glance that the route did not match.
The disguised man overseeing the operation narrowed his eyes at that and immediately said in a low voice, "Send someone to approach the carriage ahead and 'happen' to get a look inside."
"Understood." Xi Quan immediately took out a Mother-Child Talisman to relay the instructions.
After he put the Mother-Child Talisman away, they