"Miss You, I was actually preparing to take a gamble," Huang Xiao sighed. "These are all experts. Even if we think we've left no traces, they might still be able to detect something. Rather than that, we might as well openly leave these tracks for them to see."
At this, You Lian'er's eyes lit up. Without Huang Xiao needing to say any more, she understood his intention.
"Truth within deception, deception within truth?" You Lian'er said with a faint smile.
"I hope I'm not overthinking things, and I hope these experts think a little too much. Then perhaps we can come through unscathed." Huang Xiao laughed.
After laughing, Huang Xiao did not continue west, but turned northwest instead.
You Lian'er did not interfere with Huang Xiao's actions at all. She naturally trusted him now, and their lives depended on each other, sharing fortune and calamity alike.
However, You Lian'er noticed that Huang Xiao was no longer leaving footprints in the snow.
"Northwest?" You Lian'er frowned slightly and asked, "My lord, are you planning to enter through the western gate or over the western wall?"
"No, I've decided not to enter the city," Huang Xiao said, shaking his head.
Hearing this, You Lian'er thought it over, then nodded. "That's fine too. We won't take that risk for now. This is the Khitan capital. Those people certainly won't dare linger here."
"Exactly. We only need to hide outside the city for a while, and they'll probably have to withdraw. It won't be too late to enter then," Huang Xiao said.
Thus, Huang Xiao went straight around the western side of Linhuang Prefecture's city, then headed directly north.
After Huang Xiao fled, Elder Lin, Fang Rongcheng, and the others naturally pursued him in the direction he had escaped.
Elder Lin kept searching around