Chapter 1276 - 400: Escape and Children’s Marriage_2
The first ray of morning sunlight slowly shone on the windowsill, penetrating the cracks of the window and reaching into the room. That ray of light gradually moved until it finally fell on Mo Yan’s eyes, rousing her from a deep sleep.
After dressing and combing her hair, Mo Yan opened her room door only to see Dabai holding a letter in his mouth. Puzzled, she took it, opened it, and her expression changed abruptly before she rushed to the meditation room where Xiao Ruiyuan was staying, only to find it empty, with no one in sight.
At that point, Mo Qingze also woke up. He stepped out of his room under the eaves and saw his eldest daughter holding a piece of paper in front of her prospective son-in-law’s door with a very troubled expression. He approached and asked, "What’s wrong?"
His gaze swept over the open room, and finding it empty, Mo Qingze’s confusion deepened.
Mo Yan handed the letter to Mo Qingze, who upon reading it, also changed expression, "Foreign spies? When did this happen?"
Mo Qingze held a position at the Hanlin Academy, where the news was not very timely, and they were even less likely to be aware of some major military and political affairs not meant for public knowledge. This time, with the capture of the foreign spies, not even a breath of it had reached the Hanlin Academy, so Mo Qingze was even more unawares.
Knowing her father to be discreet, Mo Yan briefly relayed the incident, her worry evident, "Those spies are not to be trifled with. If they escape the prison and make it back to their home country, that’s one thing, but if they’re lurking in the dark waiting for a chance to retaliate, Bro Xiao is in trouble."
Just last night, a sudden flood occurred at the Ministry of Justice’s Prison, which held the enemy country’s spies, and a great fire broke out. These spies took advantage of the chaos, killing many prison heads and police officers, with the majority escaping successfully. Those who were recaptured committed suicide within their cells.
"The Ministry of Justice’s Prison is extremely strict; how could a fire break out in the middle of the night? It’s clear these spies were behind it," Mo Qingze analyzed. "Right now, those spies are probably in hiding, trying to figure out a way to blend in and leave Jing City to report back the information they’ve gathered. It’s unlikely they will seek revenge on Hanzhang, and with Hanzhang’s skills, what could a few spies do to him? Yanyan, there’s no need to worry."
After listening to her father’s analysis, Mo Yan’s anxious mind relaxed considerably. She was emotionally involved and always feared that Xiao Ruiyuan, having changed his fated early death, might encounter other dangers, which made her lose her usual composure upon learning that the enemy spies had escaped.