"Finally... Gone?" When Xu Ruxuan heard this, he was slightly stunned at first, and then, his face immediately became ugly, "You mean, that guy Huo Linhai has been hiding outside and hasn't gone far?!"

He was the prefect of Pingxing and an ordinary literati.

In his eyes, those martial arts masters just don't even have a sound when they walk, so they can't be careful!

He felt that he was cautious enough in his normal life, but now...

It was hard for him to imagine what would have happened if he had turned around and talked to Chi Xinian as soon as Huo Linhai walked out of the courtyard.

The man will find the queen hiding here...

At that time, not only will the hostages he take down be in danger, but even the queen will probably be in danger...

Thinking of that situation, Xu Ruxuan couldn't help but shudder.

"Lord Xu, don't be afraid, your butler hasn't found any clues here, and has already gone away." Sensing the nervousness of the people around him, Chi Xinian patted him on the shoulder again as a comfort.

After the other party's mind was completely calm, she spoke again: "You just mentioned... The housekeeper's name is Huo Linhai? Is this his real name, or...?"

"It should be his real name." Now, there is no need to name who is the person who is watching him by his side. Xu Ruxuan believed that after observing in the dark, Chi Xinian had already understood the situation. c

So, after a little bit of thinking, he directly talked to him about Huo Linhai: "The big housekeeper in the Xiaguan Mansion is surnamed Huo, but his name is not Linhai.

"After this bandit detained the person and replaced the identity of the housekeeper, he once said to the lower official that he happened to be surnamed Huo, so let the lower official naturally call him, and there is no need to worry about mistakes.

"As for the name Linhai, Xia Guan overheard one of his subordinates call it that.

"Come to think of it, even if it's not his real name, it's his code name among the bandits."

Chi Xinian bowed slightly, indicating understanding.

Immediately, she grabbed another important point in the other party's words: "You just said... His subordinates? Why, this person is still a person with status and status in the water bandits' den?"

"He... Should it be of a high status?" Xu Ruxuan was not very sure which class the other party belonged to among the water bandits, after all, this kind of thing, the other party must be hiding it and would not let him come into contact with it.

But judging from the news he obtained, "This Huo Linhai seems to be able to decide a lot of things. Xia Guan has been with him for many days, and he has only encountered two situations in which he has not been able to make up his mind on his own.

"In that case, he must be a man who can speak in the bandits."

"Oh? Sounds like he has a lot of power, huh?" Chi Xinian raised his eyebrows, and a little interest appeared in his heart, "Tell me carefully, how many times did he not make up his mind?"

"Once was when His Majesty first heard about the flood in Pingxing, and for no reason, he angrily replied to the lower officials, and had the intention of dismissing the officials. He was worried that Xia Guan Zhen would not be able to stay in this place, so he deliberately went back to deliver the message and asked the people behind him. Another time, it was Niangniang who insisted on suppressing the bandits, and he didn't know what attitude to show to face it." Xu Ruxuan recalled.

After a pause, Xu Ruxuan took the initiative to add: "Xia Guan thinks that his reaction like this is already a person with the right to decide among the bandits.

"As for the object of his inquiry, the subordinate guesses... may already have something to do with the imperial court, and may even be a member of the imperial court.

"It's just him—"