Chapter 359: Spy
# 359. Spy
“Earlier, when we were drinking tea, I made an observation. The soldiers guarding the cities are especially interested in adult men travelling alone. Not only do they check permits, they also touch their faces.”
“Touched their faces?” The princess consort blinked, then lowered her voice conspiratorially. “To check for disguises?”
*Not entirely dense…* Xu Qi’an nodded. “It’s certainly not you they’re after, since anyone abducted by the barbarians wouldn’t be traveling alone.”
*No wonder he’d insisted on taking a break at the roadside tea stall...* The princess consort realised.
Furthermore, a place like Sanhuang County, near Jiangzhou, typically wouldn’t be targeted by the barbarians. Such stringent inspections seemed unwarranted.
“Furthermore, from this it’s clear that the ‘Blood Runs Three Thousand Miles’ isn’t an exaggeration. Otherwise, the Zhenbei King’s men wouldn’t be so cautious,” Xu Qi’an remarked coldly.
A guilty conscience fears the famed investigator, the illustrious Silver Gong Xu.
The two found an inn in town and requested an upper-tier room. Once the door closed, the princess consort, who had been docile until now, flared up.