Changing

The look on the Emperor's face was not very pleasant when Yu Feng told him to change his robe into something that was less eye-catching.

A few minutes ago, Yu Feng had disappeared with one of the guards and came back with a few clothes in her hand. She then suggested for the Emperor to wear one of those, and the rest were handed over to the guards to change into.

Although the Emperor wanted to voice his complaints, he in a situation where he could not argue with Yu Feng. His enemies are still looking after him and he would not be able to escape safely if he continued to wear the yellow robe.

Seeing that the Emperor did not react for a long time, Qin Zhi Hao stepped forward and plead for the Emperor to bear with the situation until they arrive at the palace. Then, the guards started to plead the same.

In the dark, small alley, a group of men was seen kneeling in front of the man dressed in a regal yellow robe.

With their persuasion, the Emperor reluctantly changed into the commoner's clothes. Once he finished, the Emperor glanced at the olive green robe on his body and sneered. Fortunately, Yu Feng had picked clean clothes with no strange smell on them.

The Emperor was not an idiot and could guess that Yu Feng had stolen those clothes from somewhere else.

It was dark at night and the stores are all closed at the moment. Where else would Yu Feng found those clothes in such a short time?

However, to think that the Emperor of the great Lantian would be wearing stolen clothes was too... unbelievable. The Emperor then asked the guard who was accompanying Yu Feng to steal those clothes to remember where did they steal them from to compensate those Yu Feng had stolen from once everything was over.

He swept his gaze at the people around him and finally stopped at his son, Qin Zhi Hao. The Emperor thought that his son's relationship with Yu Feng was amusing.

Not only did Yu Feng seemed to trust Qin Zhi Hao, but it seemed that Qin Zhi Hao had a certain trust in Yu Feng's judgment as well. Or else, he would not be asking Yu Feng's suggestion to find a suitable route to the palace.

Speaking about this, the Emperor was still doubting that Yu Feng might be able to find a route for them to return to the palace safely.

As the Emperor continued to watch Yu Feng from a distance, he found that his interest in the skinny young boy had increased… Although he did not know what Yu Feng was planning to do, the Emperor was looking forward to seeing what she had in mind.

If everything worked out, he was willing to forget how Yu Feng had tackled him in the tower and cursed a few times in front of him. If he could return safely to the palace, then, he will give Yu Feng a reward.

At the side, Pei Zi walked over to the prince. At this time, the armor the prince was wearing a while ago was no longer on his body and instead he was now dressed in a dark blue robe.

"My lord," Pei Zi greeted. He waited for the prince to turn around and asked, "Are we going to return to the palace using the drainage system?"

Hearing this question, Qin Zhi Hao turned his head to Yu Feng who was standing beside him.

Earlier, Qin Zhi Hao had wanted to discuss her escape route while a few guards were changing into inconspicuous clothing, but found that the little boy had run into the corner with her palms covering her eyes.

As he walked closer, Qin Zhi Hao noticed Yu Feng's reddened ears but decided not to mention anything about it. They were all men, but surprisingly, the small boy was too shy to look at other's bodies.

Yu Feng was aware that the men were staring at her and looked up. She was closer to Qin Zhi Hao and had heard Pei Zi's question a few seconds ago. With the way the two were staring at her, Yu Feng knew that they were waiting for her to present her escape plan.

"No. We are not going to use the drainage system," Yu Feng said.

Pei Zi was surprised by Yu Feng's answer. Previously, he had thought that the only reason his master would ask for the street thief's opinion was that Yu Feng was more familiar with the route through the drainage.

Of course, even if Yu Feng knew a shortcut to the palace through the drainage system, she was not going to lead them through that path.

Although Qin Zhi Hao seemed to trust her at this moment, Yu Feng was aware that this man was also suspicious of her. For a street thief to know the passage to the palace through the drainage system would be a strange thing.

Qin Zhi Hao might suspect that she was a spy working for their enemy and she might lose her life because of it.

"Then, how are we going to return to the palace?" Qin Zhi Hao asked.

Yu Feng tried to think of the route back to the palace.

Finding a way to return to the palace within a short time was easy, but the difficult thing was to find a way and avoid their enemy's gaze.

Their enemy might have lost them from their sight at the moment, but it would not be difficult for those people to find them again.

It was said that the security in Lantian was commendable. The watchtower was build at a several places to look over the city. At this time, the Emperor's enemy was controlling that place. They were at a higher ground and had a wide view. Once they found the Emperor again, they will continue to pursue him until they succeeded in their plan to assassinate the Emperor.

Moreover… because of the lantern festival, the street was lit up with bright lanterns, it would be very difficult for them to avoid being seen.

This was also the reason why Yu Feng had suggested the Emperor and the guards change their clothing.

Soon, they were going to part in smaller group. One man will disguise as the Emperor to trick the enemies.

At least, even if those people are going to find the Emperor, she would still be able to delay some times.

Yu Feng stared back at Qin Zhi Hao for a while and hesitated. "I know a way to avoid the people from the watchtower," Yu Feng said.

The people who controlled the watchtower might be able to see everything in the city from the higher ground, however, there were still a few places where they will not be able to see well.