Night gradually fell. The sun had lost its light, the bright moon was nowhere to be seen, and not a star shone in the gloom. Darkness shrouded the entire land, while swathes of plain white and scattered white flowers adorned the Palace.
Liu He's tiny body had been prepared and laid in state in a side hall. Xun You opened the Palace Gate, and a pair of shadowed eyes watched his departing figure.
A slightly trembling voice, threaded with a trace of laughter, rang out. "Little rat, I've caught you. What are you after?"
The moment Xun You stepped out of the Imperial Palace, his expression changed drastically. Great beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and cold sweat broke out over his entire body.
He knew he had been exposed!
This was completely beyond his expectations. He had no idea which step had gone wrong. Forcing his chaotic thoughts under control, he drew deep breaths to calm himself.
"I've been exposed, but they certainly don't know the ultimate objective of my contact with the Marquis of Unshuang. Yuan Shao must still be undiscovered too.
"Otherwise, they would have arrested me outright."
Xun You hurried away, his thoughts racing wildly. They might be planning to turn our scheme against us, but how could they do that?
The Marquis of Unshuang was prepared to go to his death from the start!
His eyes were now filled with icy coldness. The darkness in his nature erupted wildly at that moment. "Dong Zhuo must die, even if blood flows in rivers!"
"What?"
Both Xun Chen and Yuan Shao paled in shock. Xun You's expression was ugly. Were it not for Xun Chen's presence, he would never have told Yuan Shao about this. Yuan Shao only needed to carry out his part.
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