What imperial henchmen? Please call me Your Majesty!

You went to the Ghost Palace to rescue people, failed, and then came here. Doesn't that make you accomplices?

How am I supposed to explain this to myself?

Especially now that someone trusts him so much, harboring a suspect at this critical juncture is just too suspicious.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Bai Jinwei was still a little confused about his intentions. She thought he might still want to persuade her, but since his wife had always been decisive in this matter, there was nothing she could do if she didn't go.

Su Mu was also quite helpless, and finally waved his hand:

"Alright, you guys go."

"Okay."

Bai Jinwei was decisive, because her master's wife was waiting outside, and if she didn't go back, she might burst in.

Seeing Bai Jinwei go down, he realized that she was quite skilled in light-footed martial arts. After seeing that she had gone far away, he helplessly lay back down on the bed.

There were no traces left on the bed this time, so why do I feel a little disappointed?

So he closed his eyes, used the sheep charm to astral projection, and floated out of his body.

After searching in the sky for a while, they finally found the two of them. They went into an inn and went up to a room on the second floor.

When his spirit entered, he discovered that the room was crowded with people.

Anyone who didn't know better would think someone was having sex in this room...

The two of them came over.

Only then did the group speak.

"Lady Miaozhen has arrived; now everyone is finally here."

Uncharacteristically, Bai Lian sat in the only empty seat, calmly watching them.

Su Mu watched from the side, and it was clear that this female knight-errant must be of high status.

"If this were elsewhere, it might be easier to save them, but in the capital, especially in the Ghost Palace, the difficulty is considerable. Are you all absolutely certain?"

"Don't worry, Bai Zhanxiong and Luo Yunfei are on their way. They said they'll arrive tonight, and we can take action when they get there."

"Use these two to keep those two old men from the Ghost Bureau in check?"

"That's right. The rest of you, hurry to the underground tower. According to the rumors, the person should be locked up on the third floor of the underground tower."

"Please make a plan for this matter. Our strength is only enough to cover your escape with your men. If you fail, we will have to retreat first."

Bai Lian was also doing this for insurance purposes. After all, her strength was what it was, and she could only serve as a cover; the rest wasn't so good.

If the person isn't rescued and everyone else is also killed, how can we save anyone else?

They'd be wiped out completely.

"Yes, that's right. If you find something is wrong, run away immediately, as far away as you can. The capital is their territory. If they can't save us and everyone else is also involved, then we'll be in big trouble."

"Okay, arrange the manpower, we'll coordinate from the inside and outside."

……

Su Mu watched them discuss their plans, feeling a bit like he was eavesdropping, but he figured he wouldn't be discovered.

In a spirit state, one cannot see anything during the day, and can only see things at specific times at night; it is almost not considered eavesdropping.

I listened to it openly and honestly.

He listened to their plan, and then the group began to divide the work. He had no intention of staying there and drifted away to another place.

Although the Ghost Office is a small place, there is a special passage inside. I didn't look carefully when I was there, so I didn't know about it.

Xiao Chuli seemed to trust him a lot, but in reality, she was still somewhat wary. This time, relying on her soul form, she followed this path and found the true location of the Ghost Bureau.

Then he was stunned.

The Ghost Office is actually in the Imperial Palace!

This place looks like the residence of a princess, and it is still heavily guarded as usual, with no sign of the Ghost Bureau.

But if you go inside and follow the passage, you can find the location and the so-called earth tower.

Everything was fine until they heard Qian Miao's words:

"According to the information, there should be some action tonight. It's best to be prepared to prevent thieves from sneaking in."

Xu Tu laughed:

"Don't worry, even if they leak the information, they won't be able to find anyone. They'll just walk right into their trap. These江湖人 (jianghu people) think their plan is flawless. Do they really think that just because they have informants in the Ghost Bureau, we don't have informants among them?"

"Better safe than sorry. The master has already become suspicious of that kid, and he might show up. We might not be a match for him then, so it's best to be cautious."

"That kid..."

Xu Tu fell silent. He wasn't sure either. If he really got involved, he might not be able to win, and that would be a big problem.

"That kid probably won't betray us now, will he?"

"Don't worry, we're keeping a close eye on things. If there's any movement, the master will come in person, and he's even brought along a peak ninth-realm expert. No matter how capable this kid is, can he possibly handle this person?"

"That one in the palace?"

Su Mu listened and felt something was off. It turned out that the regent had never trusted him and had been keeping an eye on him.

This is really...

That's it.

Fortunately, someone still paid him.

Otherwise, I might have actually gone with these wandering swordsmen to rescue people.

With their current abilities, they have absolutely no way to save people.

For now, I might as well lie down.

……

The night air was still as snowy as ever, and the palace remained heavily guarded.

Su Mu was still in a wandering spirit state, but at this moment he had no intention of caring about the Ghost Bureau. After all, it was obvious that both sides had made sufficient preparations.

In this situation, the landlord has the greatest advantage.

So there's absolutely no suspense.

Now, he doesn't like to target those martial arts masters, since he now has the resources to actually kill them.

There's no need to watch any fancy battles.

Their ultimate goal was to target the two female warriors.

He has now discovered that even in his soul state, he can still summon the Shadow Legion with his will, which means he can solve the problem from home and avoid suspicion.

He stood on the roof, watching the two people hiding in a willow tree.

Just as we were waiting to see when it would start, an explosion was heard in the distance.

As he frowned, his body lifted into the air, and he gazed into the distance.

Battle is imminent.

Instead of waves of attacks, it was a chaotic free-for-all.

After thinking it over, I slowly drifted over.

A large flow of people began to appear on one side of the palace.

The shouts continued.

"Quick! Go in and save them!"

Bang bang bang!

Four people were fighting in mid-air.

They are clearly Qian Miao and Xu Tu, along with other well-known martial arts masters.

In this battle, one wrong move and you could really die.

He stroked his chin. The scene before him could be described as a hail of bullets. The clash of hidden weapons, explosive attacks, and martial arts techniques could only be seen as flashing white shadows under the dim light.

"Damn it! We've fallen for their trap! Retreat!"

During the exchange, a voice rang out, and the battle instantly ceased.

At that moment, no one cared about anyone else; everyone was just trying to escape.

They fled along the escape route.

When Su Mu turned around, he found that quite a few people had appeared along this retreat route, including people from the yamen and the ghost yamen.

This left him feeling quite helpless, and he drifted away into the distance.

The group fought and retreated simultaneously, sending messages along the way to allow those waiting for reinforcements to leave.

When he returned, he found that a number of constables from the yamen had already gathered under the willow tree at that exact moment.

They dared not move or speak loudly.

After waiting for a while...

The first group to leave has already departed.

But none of the people below left.

Seeing this, I initially wanted to gloat, but then I thought it best not to let them be exposed recklessly.

So they summoned the Shadowkhan ninjas, who appeared behind them and picked up the rope.

"what!"

A scream rang out, causing the group of constables below to turn around, while one of the head constables preemptively struck:

"Someone's here! Take this!"

boom!

With the force of a single palm strike, willow branches snapped and large trees swayed.

As the constable landed, he scratched his head in confusion:

"Strange, where did they go?"