Dongli and Yan Ying also noticed their trackers, and after seeing the hand signal from Cao Chuan, they pinched the follower's carriage from both front and back in a deserted section of the road, forcing it to a halt.
The people following Daohua were a middle-aged couple. Realizing they were discovered and outmatched, they immediately gave up resistance and feigned panic as they alighted from the carriage.
The woman hid behind the middle-aged man, her face filled with fright as she watched Dongli and Yan Ying approaching: "What are you going to do?"
Dongli cut to the chase, asking directly: "Why are you following us?"
The middle-aged man, looking naive and honest: "Sirs, are you mistaken? My wife and I were on our way to Jianzhou Guard to visit my elderly parents, we weren't following you."
The woman repeatedly nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's right."
