Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

"Furthermore, don't you think about why the Emperor doesn't dare to take the life of Prince Yan even though the Prince Yan's mansion has been accused of such a heinous crime as treason?"

The reason they only confiscated his property, stripped him of his title, demoted him to a commoner, and exiled him to Junlan was because Jun Yanchen was once the God of War who guarded the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the emperor's own younger brother.

"How could you not know that one day King Yan would still be King Yan, and you would be nothing more than lowly escorts?"

Sometimes, it's not enough to just rely on force to suppress. Look, these few words have had a pretty good effect, haven't they, seeing the guards' obvious hesitation in their eyes?

After speaking, Gu Nanzhi glanced at everyone's reactions, then raised her hand to suppress the knife held in front of her. "Lord Chen, I won't make things difficult for you. Anyway, given your brother's situation, you still have time to make a decision. No rush, take your time to think it over."

If you want to take your brother along to try your luck, hurry up, we'll go rest first."

"Cang Ling, Xia He, go back. Why are you so nervous? Lord Chen is a reasonable man; he won't do anything."

Gu Nanzhi strolled leisurely towards the small rock where she had come from, followed by four people who had just witnessed her actions and were still somewhat stunned.

What kind of person is this lady? Why can she put on and take off these shackles so easily, as if they were just a small trinket?

As Zhou Cai walked back, he kept glancing at the lady in front of him and at the shackles in his hands. He fiddled with them for a few moments, still unable to believe how she had managed to remove them.

Xia He was even more surprised. Her young lady was really too different. What she just witnessed was too amazing.

The other three families hadn't seen clearly what had happened between these people and the escorts, nor had they heard what was said. The atmosphere was tense, and they thought there was going to be some serious drama.

How could they just let it go so easily? Why didn't the guards investigate? Why didn't they beat or scold them?

Upon hearing Gu Nanzhi's last words, Chen Qiang felt a lump in his throat and couldn't help but ask, "Is he a reasonable person?"

Although the other escorts were extremely dissatisfied with Gu Nanzhi's arrogance and wanted to teach her a lesson, her words had still left a strange feeling in their hearts.

Gu Nanzhi was right. After all, Prince Yan was the Emperor's own brother, and if such a crime were proven true, he could very well be beheaded. But Prince Yan was only exiled.

As lowly constables without powerful backers, they were still somewhat fearful.

"Boss, how about we send two people to take Gangzi on horseback and hurry forward? When we get to Cuilin Town, there will surely be a doctor there. Right now, our priority is to detoxify Gangzi."

"Yes, boss, Gangzi's condition is bad; he's a bit delirious. We need to detoxify him quickly."

After much deliberation, some were fearless, reasoning that since they had already been exiled, and in that state, it was uncertain whether they would even survive until then, so what was there to fear?

Now, even on the road to exile, you have to obey the escorts. Don't even dream of being back in the capital, receiving respect and awe.

"Boss, let's go capture that young lady to cure Gangzi's poison. So what if she was the King of Yan and the Queen Consort before? Now she's just an exiled convict."

"Yeah, boss, she said that Prince Yan will return to the capital in the future. I think it's just to scare us. With Prince Yan in that state, it's not certain he'll even be alive by then. Look, he was unconscious all day yesterday."

"Exactly. She's just a young woman. If it weren't for Prince Yan backing her up, where would she get her confidence? Let's see what she'll be so arrogant about after Prince Yan is gone."

"In my opinion, Gangzi's snake venom isn't nearly as serious as she claims. She's just trying to use it to blackmail him and exaggerate the severity. I don't believe a mere woman like her could understand pharmacology or cure poison."

Various voices rose and fell, some even raising their voices slightly, because these voices also put Chen Qiang in a dilemma, causing him to waver.

Throughout the entire process, only Qian Laosi, the only one who had witnessed Gu Nanzhi's prowess, remained silent with a somber face, until he saw the others' words gradually become absurd and contemptuous.

Thinking that they were all brothers, and now that they were on duty, he ultimately didn't want anyone to get into trouble during such a mission. After much deliberation, he decided to tell everyone how capable Gu Nanzhi was.

Qian Laosi agreed with Gu Nanzhi. With her abilities, those shackles couldn't restrain her at all. If she truly wanted to escape, they probably wouldn't be able to stop her.

So, when she made that request, Xu Zhen simply felt that the object was too heavy and wanted to make her journey to exile easier.

"No, boss, she...she wasn't lying. I...I believe her diagnosis of Gangzi's poisoning. Gangzi's poison came on very quickly, and he's already in this state in such a short time."

"And you all just saw her unlock her shackles right under our noses in an instant. If she really wanted to escape, the shackles couldn't have held her back at all."

At this point, Qian Laosi no longer wanted to hide it. Otherwise, he was genuinely afraid that if he angered that young lady, it would not only harm Chen Gang but might also implicate others.

"Boss, do you remember the sound you heard coming from the forest when the exile team spent the night at the foot of the mountain the night before last?"

Everyone was disgusted by Qian Laosi's recent admission of weakness to the exiled convict. He wasn't like this before when he had assignments; he was always eyeing the young women in the group, wanting to have his way with them. But his behavior these past two days was inexplicable.

"Old Qian, what did you say? What do you mean by that? You're really going to agree to her request and remove the shackles? It's the law that exiled prisoners should wear shackles,"

"Fourth brother, what's wrong with you? You don't actually have your eye on that young lady and want to win her favor, and you're even speaking up for her and believing what she says?"

"Old Qian, why are you suddenly bringing up what happened the night before? Didn't you say you didn't hear it?"

When Qian Laosi began to speak, everyone immediately raised various questions about him. Now that he had started, he naturally had to finish what he said, regardless of how people would react afterward.

"Boss, actually I have been keeping something from you guys these past two days. Old Cao, I know what that noise in the woods was the night before last, but I was too scared to tell you. Now I feel it's necessary to tell you."

"That's right. At first, I did have improper thoughts about the princess, and the night before, I couldn't help but want to do something. So, after the princess and the eldest brother talked about going into the mountains the night before, I secretly followed them."

I was planning to wait until I was far enough away before making my move, but the princess discovered me first. I figured since she'd already found out, I might as well not hide anymore.

At this point, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Qian Laosi's face. After all, it was truly shameful to be subdued by a seemingly frail woman.

But in the end, he gritted his teeth and continued speaking.

"However, just as I lunged forward, the princess spun around and, at the same time, inserted a silver needle into the back of my neck. That single needle made my skirt go numb, and I couldn't move."