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Zhao Qi and Shao Haogang looked at each other and understood.

The "big thieves" mentioned by the pedestrians were them!

They were not big thieves, but it was obvious that the people of Xiufeng Country were using this as an excuse to arrest them. They would not believe that arresting a big thief would require such a large force.

"What should we do?" Zhao Qi looked at Shao Haogang and said.

"Let's leave here first." Shao Haogang whispered, "Return the original way."

Zhao Qi nodded. This place was indeed unsafe at this time.

But when the two returned to the previous city gate again, they discovered a strange phenomenon:

Only people entered the city, no one left the city!

The three of them immediately stopped and did not dare to go rashly. They stayed in the corner and observed for a long time, but still did not see anyone leaving the city.

"What's going on? People in this city only enter but not leave?" Zhao Qi asked in confusion.

"There is another possibility." Shao Haogang's face was a little serious and he said, "This city gate has also been blocked, but it is not that it does not allow passage, but only allows entry, not exit, just to let us in, and then trap us in the city."

"Ah, what should we do?" Xiaoqing asked in surprise.

"For now, we can only find a place in the city to settle down temporarily and wait for Master Wu to come." Shao Haogang said.

It is obvious that the people in this pass have been prepared. Perhaps, someone is ambushing in a few places that cannot be seen outside the city gates. Shao Haogang did not dare to rush with Zhao Qi and Xiaoqing. Zhao Qi and Xiaoqing have almost no fighting power, and the injuries of the three of them have not healed yet. In this case, forcing through is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing.

And Shao Haogang obviously did not dare to joke with Zhao Qi's life.

"Okay." Zhao Qi had no opinion on Shao Haogang's decision. With Wu Fan by her side, she would feel very safe.

The three did not leave immediately, but stayed in the corner for a long time. During this period of time, some people entered the city, but no one left the city, which made the three more certain of their guess.

However, the defenders in the city were able to make the people have no complaints about this, which was also very powerful.

The three left and found an inn.

At this time, the three were very fortunate that they had sold their horses and exchanged them for some silver. Otherwise, they would not have money for food and accommodation.

"Please come in, three guests." As soon as the three entered, the waiter greeted them very warmly. Even when he saw that the three were dressed like country people and Zhao Qi's face was dirty, the waiter kept a warm smile.

"Prepare two guest rooms for us, connected together, and send us some food." Shao Haogang said to the waiter.

"Okay!" The waiter responded and shouted, "Two rooms upstairs!"

After that, he led the three people upstairs and arranged two adjacent rooms for them, and then he went downstairs to prepare food.

"Princess, we have limited money, so we can only let you and Xiaoqing live in the same room for the time being." After the waiter left, Shao Haogang said to Zhao Qi with full of apology.

"It's okay, I like to sleep in the same room with Xiaoqing." Zhao Qi said indifferently.

Although Zhao Qi grew up in the palace, she did not develop a spoiled character. Before, she and Xiaoqing secretly left the imperial capital for Qingyuan County. Along the way, the two of them also had simple meals and slept in the same room. She did not think that this was not in line with her status.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness." Shao Haogang said: "After eating something later, Your Highness, you can take a bath and have a good rest. It's very tiring on the way, and you are still injured."

"Yeah." Zhao Qi nodded.

It would have been fine if Shao Haogang hadn't said anything. Once she said it, she felt uncomfortable all over, with blood and dirt all over her body. It was fine when she was busy on the road before, but now she stopped and felt very uncomfortable.

"I'm next door. If you have anything, Princess, please call me." Shao Haogang said.

"Okay."

Then, the three of them went back to their rooms and waited for the waiter to deliver the food to the room.

What the three didn't know was that after the waiter went downstairs, he didn't go to the kitchen immediately, but went to find the shopkeeper.

"Boss, didn't the guard, General Chen, ask us to pay attention to whether there are any suspicious people? Especially those from outside the area." The waiter said to the shopkeeper.

"Yeah." The shopkeeper replied casually while fiddling with the abacus.

What the waiter said was the truth. Yesterday, their inn received an order from the guard, General Chen, asking them to pay attention to whether there are any suspicious people, and if so, report to him immediately.

This order was not only for their inn. In fact, all the inns and restaurants in the pass received the same order. According to the officers and soldiers, they were catching a big thief, who was likely to enter the city, and they needed their help to catch him. If they could catch him, those who provided clues would be rewarded.

However, the shopkeeper did not take this matter to heart.

Suspicious people? Who is suspicious? Who is not suspicious? There is no standard for this. How can he judge?

Moreover, most of the people who can stay in the inn are outsiders, especially some businessmen who travel all over the country. These people are all strangers to them and look suspicious.

"I think those three people just now are very suspicious." The waiter continued to say to his boss.

"Which three people?"

"The three I just brought upstairs." The waiter said.

"Why do you think they are suspicious?" The shopkeeper stopped what he was doing and looked at his waiter.

"From their accents, they are obviously from our Xiufeng country." The waiter said.

"Nonsense!" The shopkeeper said: "There are many people coming and going in our inn, most of whom are from other countries. Are they all suspicious?"

"No, shopkeeper, that's not what I mean." The waiter hurriedly explained: "These three people are indeed very suspicious, not only their accents, but also their movements. I found that after the three of them came in, the man among the three was very vigilant and looked around our first floor. His movements were very concealed, but I still found him."

The waiter couldn't help but feel a little proud when he said this.

As an inn waiter, knowing how to read people's expressions is the most basic ability, and you have to read people's expressions without making any noise, so as not to make guests feel disgusted.

And he is such an excellent waiter.

When he was welcoming Zhao Qi and the other two just now, he seemed to be normal on the surface, but in fact, he had already looked at the expressions of the three people when Zhao Qi and the other two came in, and Shao Haogang's little movements could not escape his observation.