Mei Shuyu didn't make Mei Shuyan wait another two days, and that very night, he arrived at Zhaoyuan County with a hundred thousand troops.
He didn't rashly bring the troops into Zhaoyuan County but instead handed them over to Zhugong to be watched over in the forests outside the city. He then donned night-clothes, traveled light, and, accompanied by a few Hidden Guards, sneaked into the city of Zhaoyuan.
After entering the city, he ordered the Hidden Guards to go and gather intelligence.
Before long, the Hidden Guards brought back news that a merchant caravan had settled in the County Magistrate Office, and among them, the leader was an unmarried woman. During Master Mei's rigorous inspection, he damaged the woman's delicate fabrics, and to compensate, he invited her to the County Magistrate Office. To avoid suspicion, he himself stayed at an inn.
