Kapitel 1179: Chapter 1176_1

The black-clothed figure Yang Mei was chasing managed to attract the attention of the majority of the palace's soldiers. Meanwhile, the other, who had snatched the child from the cabinet, found a place to hide. After a while, he slipped out unnoticed and escaped with little interaction with the guards.

The third black-clothed man who had randomly abducted a child was almost immediately confronted by the Imperial Guard stationed in the palace.

"Here! The assassin is here!" cried one of the guards upon identifying the criminal. The rest of the Imperial Guard hastily sprinted after him.

The other Imperial Guards, not on the scene, heard the commotion and headed towards the uproar.

Having successfully evaded numerous guards, the man carrying the child from the cabinet exited through a weed-choked dog hole in a deserted wing of the Imperial Garden. He quickly mounted a horse and escaped.

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