The next day, Tan Xiuying paced restlessly in her room. She had a midnight rendezvous planned with Zhu Longwei, and she was busy devising a discreet escape strategy from the residence, one that would go unnoticed by anyone else.
Despite her doubts, Tan Xiuying had a hunch that there might be a hidden tunnel or secret passage within the vast residence. She suspected that it had an ancient and intricate locking mechanism.
Hidden tunnels and secret passages weren't just the stuff of movies. Tan Xiuying knew from the books she had read in modern times that grand houses and palaces in ancient times often had hidden passages. Throughout history, these concealed routes have been used for various purposes, including allowing someone to hide or escape from danger or evade enemy threats.
