He has a spatial ability and saves three children on his escape route.

Chapter 153 Night Visit to the Xie Residence

Xia Yichen smiled and instructed Wen Yunhong to reply to Nan Yi and the others, instructing them to secretly search the residence without alerting Liu Zhigang.

Prince Heng entered Jinji Pass a day earlier than Xia Yichen. An Yi and An Er followed closely behind and witnessed Prince Heng entering the Xie residence.

"Master, the Xie residence is heavily guarded. I've tried several times but haven't been able to get close," An Yi said somewhat ashamed.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yichen's brows furrowed unconsciously. The two secret agents from the Heng Prince's residence could come and go freely, so why were they finding it difficult to even get close to the Xie residence?

After a moment's thought, Xia Yichen said, "It's alright, you can all leave and rest." After An Yi and An Er left, Wen Yunhong said, "If we can't get into the Xie residence, we can ask the servants!"

Xia Yichen said with a faint smile, "Since Mu Hua can enter the Xie residence, I will go with Mu Hua to the Xie residence to gather information. Hong'er can try asking the servants of the Xie residence."

The next morning, Wen Yunhong confidently stepped out the door. Under a large banyan tree diagonally opposite the Xie residence, two people were playing chess. Wen Yunhong slowly approached them.

"Boss Zhang, come and settle the accounts!" someone shouted loudly towards the banyan tree.

"Coming," Boss Zhang replied, looking up. He then glanced at Wen Yunhong and asked, "Will you come down?"

Wen Yunhong nodded: "I know a little."

Mr. Zhang chuckled and introduced Wen Yunhong, "This is Mr. Yang, the owner of the teahouse. I'll be right back. Young friend, could you please help me out?"

“Okay,” Wen Yunhong said with a smile.

Wen Yunhong chatted with Yang Dongjia while playing chess. From Yang Dongjia, Wen Yunhong learned that Boss Zhang had no family and ran the general store by himself.

Zhang usually sunbathes and plays chess under the banyan tree, while the teahouse staff help him watch the shop. They also call him over when it's time to settle accounts.

Yang Dongjia also told Wen Yunhong that besides him and Boss Zhang, Old Man Sun also liked to play chess. Wen Yunhong asked curiously, "Why didn't Old Man Sun come today?"

Yang Dongjia said with a smile, "Old Sun's nephew is the cook at the Xie family's residence. A lot of people have come to the Xie family these past few days, so Old Sun went there to help his nephew."

Wen Yunhong's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Old man Sun can cook too?"

"Yes, Old Sun's nephew learned to cook from Old Sun," Yang Dongjia answered every question.

Wen Yunhong said with a grin, "I don't have any other hobbies, I just love to eat. I must try Old Man Sun's cooking sometime."

Yang Dongjia slapped his thigh: "What a coincidence, Old Man Sun invited us to his house for dinner tonight. If you want to come, I can take you."

Wen Yunhong felt like he'd been given a windfall. After finishing his work, Boss Zhang returned to the banyan tree. Wen Yunhong made an appointment with Boss Yang to come back to the teahouse in the afternoon and then left.

Back at the inn, Wen Yunhong shared the good news with Xia Yichen that he would be having dinner at Old Man Sun's house that evening with Yang Dongjia.

Xia Yichen only sent Wen Yunhong to gather information about the Xie family so that Wen Yunhong could practice his skills; he never expected that Wen Yunhong would actually establish connections with the Xie family.

Xia Yichen exclaimed, "You're lucky!"

After dinner, Wen Yunhong brought back the information he had gathered: besides Prince Heng and his wife, there was another guest at the Xie residence. Old Man Sun didn't know the guest's name, only that the guest came from the grasslands.

Xia Yichen's expression was very unpleasant. Outside the Golden Rooster Pass, there were dozens of grassland tribes, representing the Great Xia and its surrounding areas.

As night fell, Wen Yuxia led Xia Yichen out of the inn and quickly headed towards the Xie residence. Under the cover of the spatial manipulation, they successfully sneaked into Lord Xie's study.

Using the moonlight streaming in through the window, the two searched the entire study, even finding the hidden room inside. Unfortunately, it was full of gold but contained no letters that Xia Yichen wanted.

"Mu Hua, go back first, come back tomorrow," Xia Yichen whispered to Wen Yuxia after estimating the time.

After daybreak, Wen Yunhai and his brother, accompanied by An Yi and others, went outside the county government office to teach the people of Jinji Pass the new algorithm. Wen Yunhong went alone to the place where they had played chess the day before to chat with Yang Dongjia.

While staying at the inn, Xia Yichen and Wen Yuxia discussed the matter in their room. Xia Yichen planned to go to the Xie residence again. He whispered, "Mu Hua, can you hear the sounds outside while you're in your spatial dimension?"

Wen Yuxia nodded with a faint smile: "Yes," as she was the owner of the space, she could naturally hear the sounds outside.

"It's good that I can hear you!" Xia Yichen said happily.

In the Jiulian Mountains, he had asked Wen Yuxia if she could see what was happening outside the space. Wen Yuxia said she couldn't. After that, every time Wen Yuxia used the space to take them out, he was very worried.

Knowing that the space could hear the sounds outside, Xia Yichen smiled. Being able to hear the sounds outside meant that Wen Yuxia's safety when using the space for travel was more guaranteed, and it also meant that they might be able to overhear Xie Hou and the others' conversation.

Seeing the happy smile on Xia Yichen's face, Wen Yuxia's heart stirred, and she asked, "Brother, what do you want to do?"

Xia Yichen's voice was filled with pleasure: "When we get to the Xie residence tonight, we'll wait in the study. I refuse to believe that Xie Kun and the others aren't discussing things in the study."

The idea of ​​waiting in the study during the day was good, Wen Yuxia said crisply, "I can take this opportunity to go and check out Xie Kun and his wife's bedroom."

Finding nothing she was looking for in the study, Wen Yuxia thought she might find something in the bedroom. She was confident that with a full day's work, she could find a way into Xie Kun and the eldest princess's bedroom.

Xia Yichen said with a stern face, "No, you can't go anywhere else tomorrow, you have to stay in the study."

In broad daylight, right under the noses of the Xie family's guards and secret agents, she could appear and disappear out of thin air. Xia Yichen dared not let her act on it, though Wen Yuxia dared not. He secretly resolved to stay by Wen Yuxia's side at all times in the spatial dimension tomorrow.

Wen Yuxia knew that Xia Yichen was thinking of her safety, so she said softly, "Brother, please rest assured, I will not act rashly without being absolutely certain."

That night, the two sneaked into the Xie residence again. Wen Yuxia took Xia Yichen to the Xie family's storeroom, then tied up a servant and brought him back to their space, where they found out about Xie Kun and the eldest princess's bedroom and their private treasury.

Under the cover of night, Wen Yuxia took Xia Yichen to Xie Kun's private vault. There, Xia Yichen found the switch to the secret room. The two went into the secret room and discovered Xie Kun's and Xia Yanheng's documents, as well as letters between Xie Kun and the grassland overlord, Traf.

"Mu Hua, quickly copy all these letters," Xia Yichen said impatiently, not even having time to read the contents of the letters.

Afterwards, the two went to the eldest princess's private treasury, only to find it completely empty. Xia Yichen asked in bewilderment, "How could it be empty? Where did the eldest princess's dowry and the emperor's rewards go?"