Qi Country.

Capital.

"What, you let that person escape?"

"He and his wife and concubines are all gone without a trace?"

"What are you guys doing, weren't you told to keep an eye on their family?"

"Did all of you fall asleep?"

...

The high ranks of the Green Bird Society listened to the report from their subordinates with a mix of anger and disbelief.

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Tracking and surveillance are the main skills of spies, yet with so many people watching, his whole family managed to escape?

They had been cautious ever since that man named Yan appeared by Bai Hui's side. After all, the Green Bird Society is a stronghold of spies, and they've used tactics like the honey trap countless times over the centuries.

Although that Yan couldn't be called handsome, the lonely Hall Master Bai still fell into the trap.

Bai Hui stood dumbfounded on the spot, with a face full of disbelief, murmuring, "Yan, did Yan deceive me?"

The old woman standing beside her looked at her with exasperation and said, "Yan, Yan? He approached you with ulterior motives from the start. I can't understand it. You've been in the Green Bird Society for so many years and have orchestrated so many similar events by yourself. How could you fall for such a simple trick? Didn't you ever think that you're old enough to be his mother? Would he fall in love with an old woman who could be his mother?"

Bai Hui stood there, dejected, unable to hear a word she said.

For the first time in her life, she liked someone, yet it ended like this.

Why did he deceive her? If he wanted to rescue the nightingale, he could have told her, and they could have figured something out together; he didn't need to run away...

The expressions on the faces of the Green Bird Society's high ranks were not good.

Using their best techniques, they rescued such an important hostage right at the base of the Green Bird Society. It was undoubtedly a slap in their face, and the Emperor, having personally pursued in vain, was furious and had just given them a severe tongue-lashing in the palace.

A few people, with darkened faces, spoke up one after another.

"With the nightingale rescued, the Phoenix has likely betrayed us."

"If she betrays, all spies in Xia Country will be in danger."

"Phoenix knows all their information. Those people are already useless."

"Instead of sitting and waiting for death, we should proactively disclose the list of spies. A big chaos will definitely occur within Xia Country, and then taking this opportunity, we push the frontlines. Xia Country's foundation is ultimately not as strong as that of Daqi and Chu Country, and they don't have enough strength to deal with a two-front attack..."

"And that one named Yan..., the Green Bird Society being played by such a scoundrel is simply a great humiliation. We must catch him and tear him to pieces!"

...

Bai Hui heard it, showing worry in her eyes.

Although Yan deceived her, those few days with him were the happiest days of her life. She hoped he could escape their pursuit, living safely and peacefully for the rest of his life...

At this moment.

Outside the capital, on a country road, a carriage was slowly moving.

Inside the carriage, a sneaky-looking man, with his arms around women, lifted the curtain and looked outside, a smile forming at the corner of his mouth, thinking to himself, "Trying to catch me? You're two hundred years too early. When I was being hunted across the continent by Semi-Saints, Qi Country didn't even exist, and your ancestors' ancestors didn't even know where to play with mud..."

Thinking of the glory of his Peak days, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Was the Thief School really too strong, drawing divine jealousy, making him what he is now? Besides living longer and having more wives and concubines, he's practically worthless, even bullied by a junior like this...

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Chang'an.

Ningxin Garden.

The nightingale looked at Phoenix's chest and said softly, "It's been so long since we've met; why do I think you've grown bigger…"

Phoenix proudly puffed up her chest and said, "Once you get married, you'll naturally get bigger too."

There wasn't any scene of tearful sisterly hugs; Phoenix tugged at her face gently and said, "You've gotten thin."

The nightingale smiled and said, "Isn't being thin good? So many women want to be thin but can't..."

Phoenix looked at Li Nuo and said, "Thank you, husband."

Li Nuo said nothing, and Phoenix took a step forward, whispering in his ear, "I'll thank you properly tonight..."

After settling the nightingale in Ningxin Garden, Phoenix remembered something and asked Li Nuo, "How did you manage to rescue Zhi'er?"

She knew they would keep a strict watch after taking the nightingale back.

Even with his Semi-Saint cultivation, she couldn't imagine how he accomplished the rescue.

Li Nuo described the process to them.

Rescuing the nightingale was indeed not an easy task, but fortunately, he had good luck. It seemed that every time he wanted to do something, someone would come out to solve his difficulties. The coincidences were absurd, as if arranged deliberately by heaven.

"Ah, is this even possible?"

Phoenix was shocked, and her expression turned strange. She knew Hall Master Bai too well and couldn't imagine what it would be like for her to fall in love in her fifties...

The nightingale was shocked by such a bizarre method, that someone could even steal a woman's heart, making a fifty-year-old Hall Master Bai deeply in love and unable to extricate herself. It was incredible...

Li Nuo shrugged and said, "The nightingale was locked in the depths of the Imperial Palace. The only way to save her was like this..."

Although the Thief School had been severely weakened, the 'Saint' in Semi-Saint is not called lightly. Each family's abilities contain the rules of this world. Whether she is fifty, eighty, or a hundred years old, as long as she is a woman, she cannot escape the rules' control.