After returning to the capital, the eldest daughter saved her entire clan with her medical skills.

"Yes, Mr. Xiao, there is another matter I would like to trouble you with. May I speak to you in private?"

Xue Ruanruan finally felt relieved after watching bags of grain and winter supplies being loaded onto the carriage.

"Miss Xue, please speak freely."

Xiao Yi cooperated and stopped at a corner behind the house. This angle allowed people outside to see the two of them but prevented them from hearing what they were saying.

It cannot be said that they put in a lot of effort.

"Master Xiao, please make this trip in person. The situation on the border is critical, and there are many places where money is needed. Please make sure to hand over this money to my second brother in person."

Xue Ruanruan handed the silver notes, which she had carefully wrapped in a cloth, to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi was secretly surprised when he took the heavy silver notes. The Xue family was indeed wealthy. He had heard about the fact that they had been using their private property to subsidize the Xue family army over the years.

If it were an ordinary aristocratic family, they would have been completely depleted long ago. It is unexpected that after preparing so much food and supplies, they could still come up with so much silver, which shows that they are not as desperate as rumored.

"Miss Xue, please rest assured, I will definitely deliver these silver notes to the Second Young Master."

He rarely escorts goods himself anymore. If it weren't for the fact that the Xue family army had made great contributions to protecting the country and the people of Qin and Chu, he certainly wouldn't have gone there in person.

The border regions are bitterly cold; even in June, snow can still fall heavily, let alone in the dead of winter, when it's practically an icebox.

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao. There is one more thing I'm not sure if I should say."

Thinking about what happened in her past life, Xue Ruanruan's expression became increasingly serious.

“Miss Xue, please speak freely. I, Xiao, guarantee with my life that I will keep this a secret.”

Seeing Xue Ruanruan's serious and solemn expression, Xiao Yi assumed it was some kind of secret and immediately assured her.

"Master Xiao is overthinking it. It's not a secret, but I've looked at the map of the route and there are a few places that I'm unsure about. It's best to avoid them."

"Miss Xue actually knows about maps?"

Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow in surprise. He wouldn't be surprised if the other young masters of the General's Mansion knew how to read maps.

But the eldest daughter of the Xue family had only been reunited with her relatives for a few days, so how could she understand a map? Although she didn't want to doubt the other party's purpose, she couldn't help but wonder about her intentions.

"Well, I used to travel with my master through mountains and rivers, so I was able to understand some of it."

"Which locations does Miss Xue have doubts about?"

Xiao Yi remained noncommittal, then pulled out a map. A dark red line on the map marked the route he had taken to transport the grain.

Each route has been carefully compared and precisely avoided the mountains and waterways where bandits frequent, ensuring convenient resupply and a flat journey.

This is not a roadmap drawn up based on hearsay, but rather a summary of my experiences from traveling abroad over the years, which I personally created.

"Although these locations seem to have flat roads suitable for transporting supplies on horseback, there are large forests along the roads, which are ideal for hiding."

Xue Ruanruan directly pointed out several key transportation routes on the map, along with their drawbacks.

"Miss Xue, are you referring to bandits?"

"No, they are secret guards."

"Secret guards? You mean...?"

Xiao Yi, who had been somewhat relaxed, straightened up and understood what Xue Ruanruan meant.

Throughout the entire Chu-Qin Dynasty, only the emperor and a few princes, plus the regent Murong Xun, were qualified to have secret guards. No one else was qualified to keep secret guards.

"Master Xiao should carefully check and verify the movements of the bodyguards, as there may be an informant planted by that person among them."

Xue Ruanruan pointed to the sky, and Xiao Yi broke out in a cold sweat.

Despite his best efforts to guard against it, he still couldn't prevent it. Although that person was obsessed with cultivating immortality, his remaining power was not to be underestimated. He had been careless.

Now that the die is cast, the supplies and winter provisions have been loaded onto trucks and are ready to depart; there is no way to abandon the mission halfway.

If that person were to discover that the Xiao family was secretly helping the Xue family army transport supplies, the consequences for them would be unimaginable.