"...Yueyue, did you hear that?" Qu Wei stood up excitedly and perked up her ears to listen.
"They said they caught the person, huh, does that mean the city gate will open, and we can leave?!"
Qi Yue listened for a while, her eyes gradually narrowing and a hint of a smile forming on her lips.
"It sounds like that. I'll go out and have a look."
Soon, she was properly disguised and out the door.
Once on the main street, she could feel the atmosphere was starkly different from before.
The notices and wanted posters that had previously littered the streets had vanished without a trace, and even the patrolling soldiers were nowhere to be seen.
Just then, a soldier, heralding announcements, passed by her.
Holding a bronze gong, he would strike it and then shout a message.
"By His Majesty's decree, the evil-doers who caused disturbance in Yanjing have been apprehended. Please do not worry, go about your business peacefully!"