Ye Tian and Zhang Xinlan exchanged a glance, caught completely off guard by this sudden development. People from the Imperial City were actually arriving at this very moment.
Their lie would be exposed in an instant, and they didn't dare to imagine the consequences. Leaving now would be inappropriate, but so would staying. They were truly in a bind.
"What do we do? Should we go or stay?" Ye Tian asked Zhang Xinlan, knowing she was full of ideas and might have a solution.
Zhang Xinlan glanced at Ye Tian. "You're asking me about such a thorny problem? Ye Tian, shouldn't you be the one to make a decision? There is a way—we just have to play it by ear. So what if people from the Imperial City are here? If they provoke me, they'll meet a nasty end all the same.
