Jiao Shanhe and the other two guards suggested that Zu An travel in a carriage today. There was no way anyone could recognize him if Zu An was inside an enclosed carriage. This would add another layer of protection.

Zu An rejected this suggestion. If they did this, his line of sight would be blocked, and he wouldn’t be able to notice danger ahead of time.

This was a matter of life and death! He didn’t want to hand his enemy the initiative.

Zu An rode proudly along the street as if announcing his presence to the entire world. His three guards were left completely speechless. However, since things had already turned out this way, they could only grit their teeth and pray that nothing happened.

A distance away, a peddler secretly released a pigeon into the sky.

A short while later, the same pigeon landed in a hidden courtyard, and a red-haired man removed a small slip of paper from its leg. He frowned when he read the coded message. “He left so quickly, and with just three guards?”

One of his subordinates beside him said excitedly, “This kid really has a death wish! This is a great opportunity! Let’s just get rid of him now and avenge the...