After Yan Bing and Yankong escaped, they waited until nightfall before daring to enter the city again.
After the commotion during the day, the gates of Zhanzhou City were now heavily guarded by Palace Guards, with several patrols roaming the city.
Carefully, the two snuck back to their stakeout house, their eyes locked on the inn's doorway and windows, which were shrouded in darkness, making it impossible to determine if anyone had returned.
If it weren't for the sudden intervention of an Imperial Court Guardian, things wouldn't have reached this point.
"Damn it all, ever since we got here, nothing's gone right," Yankong cursed in a low voice.
Yan Bing remained silent, looking glum and despondent all alone.
The Guardian Mansion's power in Zhanzhou Prefecture had already been displayed: one in Great Perfection and nine in the Divine Gaze Realm, equivalent to a high-level force of a mid-sized sect.
