Because the Tian Family's spies kept round-the-clock surveillance, Zhao Lie's return to Yelang, despite the tight information blockade, ultimately failed to escape their eyes.
Later, when Thirteenth Princess was kidnapped, Zhao Lie led a contingent of the New Army in pursuit, all of which was closely tracked and observed by the Tian Family's agents.
Everything that happened on that night also failed to escape the secret scouts' notice. Moreover, the Tian Family's agents searched along the riverbanks afterwards and found no trace of Zhao Lie. Consequently, they concluded that Zhao Lie had lost his life in the river, and came to report this to Tián Jiànxiù.
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