Over the past few days, while the various factions schemed against one another and made their preparations, Wang Tudou had not been idle either. But he had only one thing on his mind: how to leave North Wind Town safely and smoothly.
To "evacuate successfully" and complete his assignment from the Divine Monk Manor, he first had to overcome two obstacles. First, practically everyone knew he had snatched the information about Jiu Zhi, so there were bound to be people watching him in secret. If he wanted to leave, he had to identify every last tail in one sweep and eliminate them before departing, ensuring his team would not be intercepted and killed, or have their movements leaked, on their way out of town.
He had spent three or four full days considering this and drawn up a complete cleanup plan, which he then handed to those in the Twin Soldier Position to execute. That was why he had not been surprised at all when Zhang Tan mentioned people watching the Inner Manor.
Second, ever since the conflict between Niu Dali and Mora, along with the Divine Monk's Successor, had come out into the open, neither side had been willing to keep up appearances. Niu Dali controlled the Warrior Monk Prefecture and had locked down the entire town days ago, stationing heavy forces at all four gates and instituting joint oversight by two military officials.
People leaving during the day were left alone, but once the nighttime curfew began, nobody was allowed to leave North Wind Town. Anyone wishing to enter also had to undergo an extremely rigorous identity check.
That made leaving harder than reaching the heavens for Wang Tudou and his companions. Niu Dali had already warned them personally: you cannot leave before Mage He Hong arrives, and