At the end of his words, Butler Huo took another deep look at Magistrate Xu: "As long as you can prove your loyalty to the court, helping the queen to suppress bandits may not be an undesirable path."

"Are you persuading me to cooperate with the Queen in suppressing the bandits?" Xu Ruxuan frowned slightly, with some disbelief deep in his eyes.

How could this person... be persuaded to cooperate with the bandits?

Listening to their conversation, it might be difficult for others to detect anything amiss, and they would just think that the butler was thinking about him. However, as a person involved, as a person who knew the details of the other party... Xu Ruxuan had to be shocked by the other party's persuasion.

This man was a member of the water bandits. When he heard that the imperial court was going to send troops to encircle and suppress him, he not only had no intention of stopping him, but also persuaded people to let their horses come freely...

Xu Ruxuan subconsciously felt that the other party's move was fraudulent.

But before he could say anything, Butler Huo rushed in and said: "There may be some miscellaneous fish sneaking in. The mansion still needs to be inspected. I have to continue arranging manpower to investigate. Since there is nothing, sir... then please invite me."

Take a rest early.

"It's almost midnight now. If you want to help the Queen catch the gangsters, you'll have to be busy tomorrow.

"Have a rest now, I'll take my leave."

After saying this, Butler Huo bowed respectfully to Xu Ru, then slowly stepped back a few steps, and finally left the main courtyard in large strides.

After he left, Xu Ruxuan wanted to turn around and talk to Chi Xinian.

However, as soon as he moved, Chi Xinian, who was hiding in the dark, stopped him in a low voice: "Don't move!"

She could feel that Butler Huo had not gone far after leaving the courtyard. His footsteps, as light as a feather, disappeared completely not long after he left the courtyard.

Chi Xinian suspected that this person probably didn't completely believe Xu Ruxuan's words and was currently hiding outside the courtyard for interviews.

In the confrontation just now, although Xu Ruxuan tried his best to conceal his discomfort, he estimated that with the opponent's sensitivity, it would not be a problem to see some flaws.

If he suspected that Xu Ruxuan was not telling the truth, he thought that Xu Ruxuan's mental disorder was not due to the conversation during the day, but because he met someone at night...

It is only natural that he is waiting outside, waiting for others to relax their vigilance and fall into the trap.

This man is indeed thoughtful.

Unfortunately, he misjudged Chi Xinian's strength and caution.

She didn't immediately relax and show up just because the person left. Instead, she listened carefully to the footsteps and calculated the person's current location.

Chi Xinian held his breath and focused all his attention on the surrounding environment.

The tranquility of the night gave her great help.

In the absence of noise interference, she can still determine the opponent's movements with her ability.

That man is still hiding outside the courtyard.

Time passed bit by bit, and Chi Xinian did not move at all. Butler Huo, who was secretly lurking outside the hospital, was silent for a long time, and finally slowly let go of his heart.

He thought maybe he was just too worried.

Maybe what Xu Ruxuan said was true, and why he was still sitting in the courtyard with his clothes undressed in the middle of the night was just because the pressure from both the court and the water bandits was too great?

After listening for a while and confirming that there was no other person in Xu Ruxuan's courtyard, Butler Huo raised his feet again, held up the lantern and left the place.

The footsteps sounded again and became weaker and weaker. Chi Xinian was finally able to relax his tense body and lean out from the flowers.
Chapter completed!