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As soon as she asked that, Yuanming immediately knew where she was referring to and explained, "You're probably talking about the area in front of our valley, right? The old man said that the families there must have offended someone more than ten years ago, which is why they all disappeared."

Anyway, no one has lived in that area since he can remember. They don't usually go there. It's separated by mountains, so they can't see it. Anyway, it doesn't affect their daily lives.

No one would have imagined that the only surviving member of the Yuan family would dare to go back and live in that area. It really is true that the most dangerous place is the safest place.

Zheng Zhian had to admire Yuan Yuanqing's ingenuity; it seemed that capturing him would be quite a challenge.

However, no matter where they were, it was fortunate that they were all on the same route for the time being, so there was no need to worry about where to go first. With that thought in mind, Zheng Zhian took the lead and rode his horse towards one of the official roads at breakneck speed. The melodious voice of a kingfisher echoed in the air, "Yuanming, let's have a race and see who is faster."

"Yuan Ming, what kind of disrespectful person are you?" Yuan Ming immediately spurred his horse to catch up, lecturing in a serious manner, "You should call me elder brother!"

Many pedestrians preparing to enter the city gate turned to look at the figure that had already disappeared into the distance, kicking up a cloud of dust. The faint echo of the person from before could be heard: "You beat me, and I'll shout..."

Everyone sighed, "Truly, youth is the time to shine!"

Zheng Zhian was like a tiger cub just released from its cage, running around happily, while the Imperial Study presented a completely different scene.

As soon as the morning court session ended, Zheng Hongyuan returned to the Imperial Study and sensed a familiar presence in the hall. He raised his hand slightly, and Liu Fuquan led his men out of the hall. Suddenly, a dark figure appeared in the hall and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, the princess's attendant, Sanba, requests an audience."

After receiving his consent, another dark figure appeared in the hall in the blink of an eye, respectfully bowing and saying, "Your Majesty."

"What is it?" Zheng Hongyuan's brows twitched slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. This was the first time someone from the little girl's side had come over so early in the morning.

"Princess Li has left the capital." He dared not say that she had run away from home. No one expected the princess to do such a thing so suddenly. The rest of them dared not stop her. The emperor only sent them to protect her, not to stop her if anything inappropriate happened. Moreover, based on their experience following the princess for the past few years, they might not be able to stop her.

Zheng Hongyuan, who was sitting at his desk, paused in his hand holding the memorial. He looked at him with some surprise but also felt that it was expected. The little girl is all grown up now, so it is normal for her to want to run away. He just didn't expect it to be so soon. He had originally planned to ask Old Master Xiao to find a reason to take her with him. Now Old Master Xiao has saved himself the trouble of trying to trick that girl.

Which direction are you going?

“Changfeng, but the princess’s final destination may be Luxintuo or Pinghua.”

"Why?"

After finishing his conversation with Zheng Zhian, Ying Sanba lowered his eyes and stared at the jade floor. He couldn't help but wonder if he would be punished today. The princess had caused quite a bit of trouble over the years, and whether they, the secret guards, would be punished depended entirely on luck.

"Go down." Seeing him get up and about to leave, Zheng Hongyuan suddenly asked a strange question, "Why have you been the one coming all these past few times?"

If I remember correctly, the people who have been around the little girl these past few years have all taken turns coming to report to her.

Ying Sanba turned around and respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, these past few times it just so happened that my position made it convenient for me to come out."

Seeing that the person above him gave a soft "hmm" and then said nothing more, Ying Sanba respectfully said, "This subordinate takes his leave." Only then did he slowly withdraw and disappear from the hall.

On the way to catch up, he cursed Ying Erliu from head to toe in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that after he was punished for reporting last time, he would have suggested that every time they had a martial arts contest, the loser would be responsible for reporting to the emperor, he would have thought that Ying Erliu could come up with such a dirty trick. The most important thing is that those people all agreed to it.

It's easy to imagine that he'll end up at the bottom—a traitor, a villain, a beast...

Shadow Three-Eight secretly vowed to improve his martial arts skills and defeat those people.

By the time Shadow 38 caught up with Zheng Zhian and his group by following the unique contact traces among the Shadow Guards, it was already dusk.

After a day's journey, Zheng Zhian and his companions decided to rest temporarily in Changting County.

The next morning, after getting up, Zheng Zhian felt aches and pains in his lower back. After washing up, he twisted his waist and moved around for a while, which relieved the pain considerably.

She lightly rubbed her arms as she walked outside, muttering softly, "Look at you, you spoiled brat."

Ling Fei was already leaning against the railing outside her door while she was washing up. He naturally heard Zheng Zhian's unconscious remark, but didn't interrupt with a smile in his eyes.

The princess had been raised like a pampered princess since birth, and had never used such crude things before. It was natural that she was not used to them. Not to mention her, even those small merchants who often traveled outside might not be able to stand the wooden plank beds in this restaurant.

What he truly admired was that although she was not used to it, she never cried or made a fuss. If it were another pampered girl, she probably would have started making a scene long ago.

Yuan Ming, on the other hand, slept soundly until they finished their breakfast before going upstairs to wake him up; otherwise, who knows how long he would have slept.

Yuan Ming took the cakes that Zheng Zhian had bought for him, quickly washed up, and said loudly, "Let's go."

Perhaps because this place is a necessary stop on the way to Qingyang from the west, even in the early morning, there were already many diners in fine clothes traveling or traveling with swords in hand in the main hall. As soon as the group of them came downstairs, all the diners in the hall looked at them instantly, scrutinizing them, examining them, and looking on with curiosity... all kinds of gazes converged.

Zheng Zhian was a little embarrassed by what he saw. He took out a folding fan from his waist, opened it with a whoosh, and lightly touched the tip of his nose to cover the lower half of his face. He coughed lightly, quickened his pace, and went downstairs and out the door.

Yuan Ming, however, was completely oblivious. Seeing her suddenly quicken her pace, he caught up and asked, "Why are you walking so fast?" His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, enough for everyone in the small hall to hear.

Those inside could naturally see that these people had outstanding demeanor and extraordinary bearing, and must have come from a great family. Even those who had designs on them gave up when they saw Ling Fei at the back, holding a sword and with a cold expression.

Such people are not people they can afford to offend.

"Zhi'an, my little sister?"

Zheng Zhian reluctantly stopped beside the fine horse that had already been led out, put away his folding fan, tucked it back into his waistband, and took the reins from the waiter. "Thank you."

The waiter scratched his head sheepishly, "No thanks, it's nothing." Because of the location of Changting County, he had seen many young noblemen and ladies, but he had never seen anyone as eye-catching as these. Especially the one in front of him, although he was young, his androgynous face would surely attract many talented men and beautiful women in the future.

Sensing his conspicuous gaze, Zheng Zhian knew he was simply admiring her, and she wouldn't mind. She simply waved her hand in front of him, saying, "Someone's looking for me inside."

The waiter snapped out of his daze, realized his rudeness, and apologized profusely before entering the shop.

Zheng Zhian suddenly felt that they were a bit conspicuous walking in the crowd, especially the peacock dressed in bright colors, who was like a bright candle in the dark.

She looked around and saw a fabric shop not far across the street. She tossed them each the reins, saying, "Let's go buy clothes!"