After a brief wait to ensure their adversaries would not return, Chu Qingzhi, who had been crouching beside a table, straightened up. A slight smirk crossed her face as she mused internally, "So easily fooled by a simple illusion."
The others in the room looked baffled as to why their enemy couldn't tell they were feigning death.
Chu Qingzhi instructed, "There's water at the back. Go wash your faces. No need to keep up the act any longer."
"Acknowledged," came the collective response.
According to the plan, Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong set out alone to track down "Nine" and investigate the "Yun" faction, while the rest of the group would return to the capital and seek lodging in an inn.
Chu Qingzhi carefully explained the plan and then departed with Tang Jinghong.
Before embarking on their pursuit of "Nine," they visited the room where Qian Junjie and a young girl lay unconscious.
