"Xu Wencai!"
Chen Sansi grabbed the old scholar tightly, "I have a mission concerning the lives of everyone in the city that I entrust to you. Can you handle it?"
"I?"
Xu Wencai was startled but quickly nodded, "Rest assured, sir, I, Wo Long, can handle it!"
"Good!"
Chen Sansi whispered in his ear.
"Sir!"
Xu Wencai, with tears brimming in his eyes, said: "I will not fail the trust placed in me, even at the risk of my life, I will not let any mistakes occur!"
Secrets not closely held are easily revealed.
Chen Sansi did not tell a second person and, taking advantage of the heavy night, hurried to meet Han Cheng at the horse grounds east of the city before midnight.
...
The Hour of the Ox.
The small south gate of the city wall silently opened.
Three riders came and waited on a forest path outside the city.