"Next stop Zhengzhou; we’re getting off," Su Yuqing said, having already mapped out their route. "We'll swap trains there to shake our tails before heading back to Xi'an."
The train slowed to a halt. The three of them disembarked, playing the roles of ordinary travelers. When the man in the gray jacket followed, Su Yuqing suddenly whirled around and bumped him into the crowd. Mu Feng seized the moment to slip into another carriage with the bronze mirror.
By the time they finally shook off their pursuers and arrived in Xi'an, it was already the dead of night. They couldn't return to Xuantong Pavilion yet, and their new place wasn't ready, so they checked into a remote, inconspicuous inn.
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