Bai Junjun, moved by the heartfelt call, stopped in her tracks. She took the ginseng soup from Bai Sasa and sipped it, raving about its taste.
This was Thousand-Year-Old Ginseng obtained from Fubo City; Bai Junjun had casually entrusted Bai Sasa with two pieces for safekeeping.
Usually, the young girl cherished the Thousand-Year-Old Ginseng dearly, only occasionally allowing a taste of a few ginseng whiskers; more was not to be expected.
But now, drinking this rich ginseng soup, it felt like the young girl hadn’t spared the ingredients.
It seemed the young girl felt sympathy for their early leaves and late returns over these past days.
Bai Junjun downed the ginseng soup in one go and then ruffled her head, "Make sure Fox drinks some, then get an early sleep. A girl needs to sleep and rise early to stay beautiful."
"Mmm," Bai Sasa nodded earnestly, then expressed her concern, "Elder sister, you should also come back early."
Bai Junjun then left the house.
In the dead of night, the Imperial Capital imposed a curfew restricting idlers from wandering about.
Apart from the patrol troops and watchmen, there was no one else on the streets.
Bai Junjun excelled at concealment, evading the patrols with ease.
Naturally, her destination was Eunuch Zou’s residence.
After all, with Eunuch Zou dead, the only way to uncover his secrets was to visit his residence.
And tonight she had to go; perhaps there were still clues to be found now, whereas later there could be no guarantees.
Eunuch Zou lived within Yuwen Jun’s private residence.
Having been a favorite of the Late Emperor, he symbolically represented the Former Emperor. During a proper succession ceremony, Eunuch Zou would have placed the imperial crown on the new Emperor’s head and continued to aid him.
Thus, his status was special, and even after the Former Emperor’s passing, Eunuch Zou still enjoyed special attention.
At this moment, Bai Junjun silently infiltrated the mansion.
Generally, the master resided in the innermost courtyard, so Bai Junjun didn’t bother to ask and headed straight for the main house.
Speaking of Eunuch Zou’s main house, it was just an ordinary room with usual furnishings.
Bai Junjun looked around but found nothing suspicious.
After all, this was Yuwen Luanfei’s territory; even if Eunuch Zou had intentions, he wouldn’t leave evidence in the room.
Bai Junjun had good reasons to suspect that there was a hidden chamber in this place.
It was necessary to thank the ancient architectural habits.
At that time, the brick-making industry wasn’t so advanced; most houses were still constructed of wood, and this private residence was no exception.
To others, bricks and wood might seem equally complex, but for Bai Junjun, the wood made things much easier.
She sat cross-legged, stimulating her Special Ability, and soon connected with the wood of the place.
Bai Junjun began to perceive the room’s structure through the wood.
Eventually, she found a suspicious space under the bed that seemed to be a hidden chamber.
Bai Junjun suddenly opened her eyes and proceeded to open the bed...no, to open the secret passage.
As expected, there was a hidden chamber under the bed, about ten square meters in size, filled with many blueprints.
Among them were blueprints of the Heaven-reaching Tree and many intricate small object designs.
One blueprint resembled a tank, annotated by Eunuch Zou as a repeating crossbow cart with a completion date of the Autumn Equinox.
It was only Midsummer now, still some time until the Autumn Equinox, but who would have thought Eunuch Zou, already administering Thousand Miles, was also developing secret weapons in the Imperial Capital?
Bai Junjun searched again through the hidden chamber and found many letters in a secret drawer.
They contained methods for dismantling and constructing the Heaven-reaching Tree and the repeating crossbow cart.