"When the informant went to look for her later, Xia Lan had already disappeared," Chang Luhui continued.
"But it seems she didn’t just vanish or avoid surveillance from the informant that simply..."
At this point, Chang Luhui paused for a moment and then went on, "It appears that Xia Lan has directly left Ling County."
He shook his head and said, "This woman is very cautious."
"Moreover, her choice to flee makes me suspect she really intends to do something."
That is why his expression was so grave.
Upon hearing this, Xia Chuyi nodded her head.
Yet, she was not as tense as Chang Luhui.
It was understandable that Xia Lan was cautious—if Xia Lan did indeed know something as Xia Chuyi suspected, then Xia Lan’s caution was quite normal.
Just like herself, her own vigilance was also strong.
"With things as they are, it’s useless to dwell on it," Xia Chuyi said calmly, "As long as she doesn’t show up before me, whatever she wants to do has nothing to do with me."
"But if she does appear before me, I will be able to clearly see what she is up to."
This statement served both as a reassurance to Chang Luhui and as her genuine thought.
At least, from Xia Lan’s escape, it could be inferred that she probably didn’t know the secret of the Heavenly Book Jade.
After all, if Xia Lan knew the secret of the Heavenly Book Jade, then she would certainly be aware that it wouldn’t be so easily damaged.
One possibility was eliminated.
So, this suggested that her Heavenly Book Jade held other secrets.
As for what these secrets were, Xia Chuyi did not know.
Moreover, Xia Chuyi had a strange intuition.
From Xia Lan’s various actions, it seemed that in addition to harboring secrets, she also held a certain wariness towards her.
Otherwise, Xia Lan would not have chosen to flee.
As for why this was, Xia Chuyi was even more in the dark.
She did not know what about herself might cause Xia Lan to be wary.
While Xia Chuyi was pondering over Xia Lan’s affairs...
On the other hand, Chang Luhui sighed and said, "That’s all we can do now."
Inside, he thought: Even if he had to be reprimanded, he must report this matter to Huo Commander.
After the committee left, he indeed reported the situation to the Southwest.
"Xia Lan?" Huo Shiqian frowned upon hearing the name.
He was quite familiar with this name.
It was the name of the person who repeatedly schemed against and confronted his young lady.
Huo Shiqian drummed his fingers on the table and instructed Little Wang, "Add more personnel in Capital City. If any suspicious individuals appear near Chuyi, there’s no need to report first; capture them and interrogate them."
"Also, distribute Xia Lan’s photo. If her whereabouts are spotted anywhere, report immediately."
Xia Chuyi could guess that Xia Lan was wary of her but couldn’t see that the real reason for Xia Lan’s caution was her fear of Huo Shiqian.
At this moment, Xia Lan, sitting leisurely on a train, was unaware that her flight had inadvertently drawn the attention of the very person she feared most.
Xia Lan’s destination was F Province, where she needed to find someone.
Someone who could help her turn her fortunes around.
Thinking of this, a smug smile played at the corner of Xia Lan’s lips: Once she found the person she was looking for, she could continue her previous life’s glory while avoiding its tragedies.