Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Zhao Sheng carried Zhen'er and moved forward with difficulty.

When they arrived at the Zhang County city wall at noon, they did not find Zhao Shicheng's family.

"Did my father go into town?"

Zhao Zhen was panicked, thinking that her father might really not want her anymore.

"Let's look for it again. Follow me closely."

Zhao Sheng held Zhao Zhen with one hand and held the short blade hidden in his sleeve with the other.

The city gates are shut, and no one has come out to offer relief. This is the Second Prince's territory, so I can't reveal my identity yet. Zhao Sheng pondered this inwardly, vigilantly observing everyone around him. Although no one knew he had escaped the palace, he couldn't be completely certain.

"Get out of the way!"

At this time, a group of soldiers came from outside the city, followed by a carriage that looked extremely luxurious.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng supported Zhen'er and tried to move to the side of the road, but was pushed by the soldiers who rushed over and staggered. Zhao Zhen and Zhao Sheng fell to the ground together.

Zhao Zhen tried to get up despite the pain, but saw Zhao Sheng lying on the ground with facial injuries and bleeding forehead.

"Big brother, your head is broken."

In a hurry, Zhen'er didn't care about anything else and rushed to Zhao Sheng, trying to pull him up.

Unexpectedly, when the carriage passed by, the crowd became chaotic and Zhao Zhen was trampled.

Zhao Sheng suddenly stood up and pushed away the rioter who was stepping on Zhao Zhen. The man had been hungry for many days, and after being pushed so hard by Zhao Sheng, he hit the wheel of the carriage and fainted.

"Who dares to cause trouble?"

The leader of the soldiers guarding the carriage drew his scimitar and pointed it at the fallen rioter. Seeing that the man was bleeding and unconscious, he turned to look at Zhao Sheng who was helping him up.

Zhao Sheng helped Zhao Zhen up and planned to carry her away.

"Boy, you're in trouble! Who gave you the courage to disrespect the imperial army?"

Swords and spears were pointed at Zhao Sheng, but he ignored them. The sergeant leader was furious and shouted loudly.

"I'll go my way, you do your thing, we won't interfere with each other, it's good for both of us!"

Zhao Sheng lowered his head and spoke to the sergeant leader in a deep voice.

The gate of Zhang County's city wall was opened, and the county government's city defense soldiers, ten on each side, lined up. A middle-aged man wearing the official uniform of the county magistrate walked out from the middle and hurried to the carriage.

"Zhang County Magistrate congratulates Wen Zhang and respectfully welcomes Princess Dingzhou."

The carriage had been stopped outside the city gate after being hit by the rioters. The princess in the carriage had been completely focused on the soldiers and had not noticed the arrival of the county magistrate.

Seeing Zhao Sheng's arrogant words, the leader of the sergeants stepped forward and brandished his sword: "Catch him!"

With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen soldiers came over with swords and guns and surrounded Zhao Sheng. Seeing that a massacre was about to happen, Zhao Sheng took out something from his arms, and a golden light flashed in the sunlight.

"You should take a look at this first, and then decide whether you can touch me."

Zhao Sheng knew that he could not avoid this matter, so he had to take out an item on his body that could prove his identity, hoping to get away as soon as possible.

The sergeant saw the gold medal in Zhao Sheng's hand. It had a five-clawed python pattern on the top, a flamingo on the bottom, and the word "Zhao" engraved in the middle. Although the identity of the medal holder was listed on the back, Zhao Sheng was holding it inward, so ordinary people were not allowed to see it.

Anyone who can possess this item must be related to the royal family. Princess Dingzhou has one, so how could the military leader not recognize it?

"Pfft!"

The sergeant leader knelt down and said, "I am Zhou Tong, the captain of Dingzhou Prefecture. I didn't realize you were a member of the royal family. I offended you. Please forgive me!"

Zhao Sheng was worried that his identity would be exposed, so he stepped forward to stop Zhou Tong from speaking any further. As long as he could get away, Zhao Sheng didn't want to cause any more trouble.

"Go ahead. I'm on a mission outside under orders, and my identity cannot be revealed. If you encounter any problems along the way, please tell your master privately that it's important. She doesn't need to see me, but you must come."

After saying that, he carried Zhao Zhen on his back and walked out of the city.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tong realized the seriousness of the matter, so he sent two people to follow Zhao Sheng and walked towards the princess's carriage.

The princess in the carriage only then remembered that He Wenjian was still outside paying her respects, and she hadn't responded yet. She hurriedly lifted the curtain and said, "He Zhixian, you are polite. There was a small incident here just now, and I was distracted for a moment!"

Obviously, He Wenjian had seen Zhou Tong's behavior just now. Now that the princess brought up this matter, he felt that there was something fishy about it.

Just as Magistrate He was thinking, the princess turned to Zhou Tong outside the carriage and said, "Captain Zhou, what was written on the certificate of that man just now?"

Zhou Tong knew what the princess was asking and replied, "Princess, it is the imperial surname."

The imperial surname is "Zhao," but the Princess of Dingzhou is a king of a different surname, Li! Although she was given a surname, only the Prince of the County and the eldest son took it.

Today, the princess saw the national surname certificate outside the city, but she was alone. She really couldn't understand why even the princes who were given vassal states didn't come in the direction of Dingzhou.

Is it...

The princess is the eldest daughter of the Prince of Dingzhou, named Li Shuya.

She suddenly heard Zhou Tong approach and whispered to him, "He said his identity as a clerk needs to be kept secret. He also said he had an important announcement and wanted me to go."

Li Shuya thought for a moment after hearing this, nodded silently, and Zhou Tong quietly disappeared in the crowd.

Zhao Sheng's identity was exposed in Zhang County, and he knew that he would definitely be tracked down.

No matter what the other party's purpose is, they will not allow a royal person to be here without guards.

So, even though he left in a hurry, his mind was inevitably a little confused.

Before Zhao Sheng traveled through time, he was an international special mercenary. His physical fitness was impeccable. If the original owner hadn't been a little disabled, he would definitely be able to walk very fast with Zhao Zhen.

Seeing Zhou Tong following him, he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, but he had to get rid of this trouble.

We came to a dilapidated village, where there seemed to be a few families living. Although there were no crops due to the drought, the rivers near Zhang County could still provide people with some livelihood.

"Zhen'er, let's hide in this abandoned house. Don't make any noise."

He hid in a house and hid Zhao Zhen. There were some traces left when he came in, but Zhao Sheng was not worried.

Zhou Tong was obviously a smart person. He could easily identify the new footprints and found Zhao Sheng's hiding place.

"We are outside taking orders. Please come out and see us."

After Zhou Tong entered the yard, he was too lazy to go in and search. After all, the people inside were holding royal identity cards, and using violence would only bring trouble to his own owner.

"How do you know I'm inside and not behind you?"

When Zhao Sheng was speaking, he was outside the yard, which really scared Zhou Tong.

"When were you outside?"

Zhou Tong was puzzled. There were clearly only traces of entry but no exit, yet this person actually ran behind him.

"It's a trick to confuse the enemy. Don't you think the traces left on you are too obvious?"

After hearing what the other party said, Zhou Tong suddenly realized that this was a deliberate attempt to lure him into the trap.

"You win. Tell me, why did you lead me here?"

Although he was unwilling, he had no choice. Zhou Tong wanted to see the other party's intentions.

"That's strange. You've been following me, and now you're accusing me of seducing you."

Mr. Zhao felt that Zhou Tong had a problem with his brain. He didn't know who he learned this skill of turning the tables on others.

"Okay, I was wrong. I followed you on your orders. Now that we've met, do you have anything to tell me?"

"I know your master. Since we are family, I advise her not to let curiosity kill the cat and to stop asking about royal affairs."

"You!" Zhou Tong felt the other party was humiliating him, but he had no evidence. He turned his head stubbornly and asked, "Excuse me, which member of the royal family are you? I'll go back and report to you."

"No need... I told you not to ask about the royal family's affairs. He's just a little girl, and just like when he was little, he likes to get to the bottom of everything."

After Zhao Sheng finished speaking, he suddenly remembered and asked, "I'm out of dry food. Do you have any extra?"

Zhou Tong did not come here alone, and after hearing what Zhao Sheng said, the two of them felt a little strange.

How come these royal people don’t even know to go into the city to eat?

"Okay, I won't eat your food for free. I'll give you money. The princess inside hasn't had lunch yet and is starving because of you chasing her!"

After Zhao Sheng finished speaking, he took out a piece of silver from his arms and threw it towards them.

"I'm not feeding you for money. I'm worried the princess inside might be hungry."

A soldier following Zhou Tong took out a few large pancakes from the package, which contained some pickles, and gave them all to Zhao Sheng.

"Okay, I know you're not after the silver. And by the way, pour the water from your waterskins into my skin bag!"

Zhao Sheng handed the leather bag to Zhou Tong and asked him to fill it with water.

The soldiers also used leather bags. When they took Zhao Sheng's leather bag, they found that the rope of the bag was decorated with gold thread, and there was a word "Sheng" embroidered on the tag.