Chapter 161: Something Has Happened?
Yet the moment those words fell, a voice of calm, untroubled composure came from within the carriage on the street, saying, "Keep moving."
This was naturally directed at Wu Shang and the others, and upon hearing Hu Rui'an's order, they all immediately agreed.
They each gave the old serving woman and the others a quick sweep of their gaze, then spurred their horses forward once more.
The clop of hooves and the roll of wheels echoed across the now-empty street, heading straight toward the man in the gray robe with the bronze mask who was blocking the road ahead.
Seeing this, the old serving woman and Bai Liwei standing on the rooftop both furrowed their brows.
After confirming they could not bring down Murong Feng, they had decided to shift their target, intending to get ahead of Murong Feng before he could catch up, and seize Murong Xiaoya as quickly as possible.
That way, even if they had not achieved everything on this operation, capturing Murong Xiaoya would at least serve part of their purpose and give them something to report back with.
What they had not expected, however, was that the group before them appeared to have a close connection with the Murong family.
After they had made the stakes perfectly clear, the other party had simply ignored them entirely, showing every intention of protecting Murong Xiaoya.