บท 1219: 595 Time to Hunt! (One more)

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If previously Master Zhuang felt a fleeting delusion that it was a trick of the eyes, then the phrase "Is it your turtle descendant that drifted away, or is it me, Xiao Ji, who can't lift my saber anymore?" left no doubt in Master Zhuang's mind that the person who had arrived was indeed Marquis Xuanping!

So his earlier guess was correct: Xiao Hen's tactic of luring the snake out of the hole, as well as Empress Dowager Zhuang's sudden appearance, their fundamental purpose was to buy time, waiting for the arrival of Marquis Xuanping!

But isn't this strange?

Just a few days ago, he had received a report from South Island, mentioning that a band of pirates had fled by boat and Marquis Xuanping had gone to pursue them in their retreat!

Could it be—

That those so-called reports of pursuit were all fake, and that Marquis Xuanping was actually already on his way back to the capital?!