Chapter 226 Second Update
Elder Can staggered, trying to retreat but almost collapsing to the ground, while the youth, seemingly oblivious, walked straight out.
Upon seeing this, Ju Nanyi looked towards Lan Xing, who was beside him.
Lan Xing gave Ju Nanyi a meaningful glance, and Ju Nanyi immediately guessed the meaning behind Lan Xing’s eyes—had he been brought back by the Eldest Princess?
However, this youth looked somewhat familiar.
The next moment, Ju Nanyi looked up, visibly surprised to see a face he seemed to recognize and identified the visitor.
This was...
Ju Nanyi felt sure he wasn’t mistaken, he had seen this youth more than once, accompanying Princess Chao Ren, once at Siyan Lake, and even earlier, at an inn.
To Ju Nanyi’s surprise, wasn’t this youth supposed to be an eunuch? He remembered seeing the youth in eunuch’s attire, which was precisely why Ju Nanyi, despite feeling a sense of familiarity, hadn’t thought in that direction initially.
Lan Xing, observing Elder Can who had followed out, though puzzled, guessed a possibility—could it be that what Elder Can mentioned had already succeeded?
Elder Can, moving cautiously forward, was about to speak, but seeing so many people at the doorway, it really wasn’t convenient to speak.
"Lord Ju, look, that shadow has already slipped away," Lan Xing immediately pointed at the hole made in the roof of the Princess Hall.