Everyone had mixed feelings when they saw how easily the two Princes had died.
They were relieved to have dealt with the problem so easily, yet found it hard to believe it had really been that simple.
If there was no trick involved, then something even more troublesome likely lay ahead, which was why these two fake Princes had been so easy to deal with.
After a brief silence in the room, Crew-Cut Man spoke. "What do we do now? Go to the study to look for clues about the Prince, or search elsewhere for secret rooms?"
Yesterday, they had searched every room they could find in the castle, but all five Princes they found had been fake. That meant the real Prince had to be in some secret room they had yet to discover.
The thought of all yesterday's work going to waste left Crew-Cut Man feeling a little miserable.
Zhao Xun answered without hesitation. "Look for secret rooms first. We need to find the Prince before deciding whether to look for other clues."
Whether or not they needed to spend more time looking for clues to verify the Prince's identity, they had to find him first.
Everyone else agreed.
Slightly Plump Woman looked at the woman sleeping on the bed and asked worriedly, "What about the Princess?"
They could hardly feel at ease leaving the Princess here alone.
But splitting up would slow their search for the Prince, and they had no way of knowing whether whoever stayed behind to guard the Princess was an Assassin.
Even if a Knight stayed behind, an Assassin might find an opportunity to return and kill the Princess.
The mere thought felt dangerous.
"Bring her along. That's safer than leaving her here." Zhao Xun turned to Cloaked Man. "Will you carry her?