Chapter 240 Second Update
Song Yuan immediately crawled towards the back, his form already morphed into a snail. Song Gao followed at once, using not his eyes but Song Yuan’s sense for direction. Finally, just as their bodies were about to be burnt to ash, they felt suddenly lighter; the pain persisted, albeit reduced by eight or nine parts.
When they reopened their eyes, they were a step outside the main house. Without thinking, they immediately retreated. They had only taken two steps when suddenly, the scent of Ling Dang wafted from who knows where, urgent and shrill, prompting someone to shout immediately.
"Thieves—"
"Thieves—" Without further thought, Song Gao and Song Yuan sprinted towards the wall. Several servants had already chased into the courtyard behind them.
"Search quickly—" As the two climbed the wall, three or four house servants had stormed into the courtyard, watching two dark figures ascend the top.
"There, chase them—"
Song Gao and Song Yuan, now too exhausted to morph, could only support each other. They also dared not jump directly into Prince Duan’s Mansion from the wall top, fearing they would implicate Prince Duan.
The two ran along the wall, lucky that their pursuers were just house servants, whose pursuit was chaotic and without method. Song Gao and Song Yuan gained the advantage and had already covered some distance. They then leaped down at the intersection of two courtyards, landing in the territory of Prince Duan’s Mansion.
"Take the main gate—" Song Gao whispered sharply, and they both slowed down, landing gently on the ground, immediately easing their pace. In the next second, they became two passersby walking in the night, their clothes instantaneously changed into commoners’ garb.
The carriage of Prince Duan came to a stop at the main entrance in an instant. The two paused—how coincidental. They quickly lowered their heads, pretending to be passersby.
But all of a sudden, several house servants rushed from behind, evidently from the Zong Sheng Residence. Xi Feng, who was leading them and recognized Prince Duan, came to an abrupt halt.