Down-to-Earth

That made the trip much easier.

It was Sword Two who took him out of the capital. Xie Yan already met him at Xinlin Mansion, but they barely spoke. Xie Yan did not normally go out of the Xinlin Mansion for a walk, because Sword Two was not Gu Chaoyan's private guard and he was not usually around.

Xie Yan saw Sword Two, but didn't see Gu Chaoyan.

He had thought that the girl would at least see him off, since it was the last day for her to keep him, but she was not around.

Xie Yan subconsciously wanted to wait a little longer.

When he hesitated, Sword Two felt a bit confused so he spoke to Xie Yan. "Mr. Xie, we should leave soon. The Crown Prince's men are still hunting you, so the capital as well as the neighboring areas are not safe. So when we go out of the capital, we need to go a bit further and find a hostel to stay before evening.

Xie Yan nodded and caught up with Sword Two, looking uncertain.