Exile? A mad, wicked woman empties the national treasury to escape famine.

Xie Mohuan was extremely anxious and instinctively raised the pistol in her hand, firing at the guard—

Third Sister-in-law said that no matter what happens, their safety is the most important thing; we can figure out the rest later.

Before she could pull the trigger, the guards who were chasing her suddenly seemed to be struck by something and fell to the ground one after another, landing face-first in the dirt. More than a dozen guards did the same.

Xie Mohuan was slightly surprised, but didn't have time to think about it. She pulled Xie Mu aside and said, "Come on, come on! It seems like someone is helping us. Let's run ahead and get out of here first!"

She didn't know if the person she had just seen was helping them, but for now, all she wanted was to leave this place as soon as possible and find a way to contact her third brother and sister-in-law.

With a bundle slung over her shoulder, she grabbed Xie Mu with her right hand, pulled him up, and helped him up, quickly heading into the woods.

The fastest way to evade these guards is to run deeper into the woods. Once inside, the guards will have a much harder time finding them.

Just a few dozen meters away, under a tree, Ji Yunshu quietly watched everything. She had tricked the guards into falling, and she had given each of them an anesthetic injection.

But there were too many guards, so she could only give each of them an anesthetic injection in their foot. They couldn't move one foot, but they could still move the other.

After Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu left, the guards, supporting themselves on one leg, were still chasing after them, staggering.

Ji Yunshu didn't stay where she was. She spotted Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu in the direction they were heading and followed them.

Although the guards had a slight limp, it wasn't fatal, so they didn't abandon the Second Prince's orders and continued chasing Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu.

Xie Mu had an injury to his leg and could only walk with Xie Mohuan's help as much as possible. Before long, he was about to be caught up.

As soon as they entered the woods, Xie Mohuan quickly looked for a way to escape. At this rate, she and Xie Mu would be caught up soon.

Her gaze fell on a large tree not far away. She gritted her teeth, helped Xie Mu, and moved towards the tree.

"Let's go, Xie Mu, let's hide behind the big tree for a while and try to buy some time. I'll use the drone to find Third Sister-in-law and the others. Once Third Sister-in-law sees the signal, she'll definitely come to help us."

Xie Mu nodded: "Okay, let's go. If they catch up later, I'll come out first to buy them time. You can operate the drone from behind the big tree!" The longer they delay, the better their chances of survival. The princess will definitely find them.

The two stumbled towards the back of the large tree, and just as they crouched down beneath it, the guards caught up with them. One of the guards clutched his leg, his eyes scanning the woods.

"Find them quickly! They're all injured and nearby; they can't have gone far! Remember, the Second Prince said he doesn't keep useless people around him. No matter what, you must find them, alive or dead, understand?"

"Yes, understood!" the guards replied in unison, and then scattered to search carefully for Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu in the woods.

Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu hid behind a big tree. Xie Mohuan's heart was in her throat, but she calmly took out the drone and the remote control from her bag.

When we encountered the Second Prince before, the guards snatched this bundle away with great force. We don't even know if the drone and remote control inside are still usable. Now, we can only gamble on luck.

She had just turned on the remote control and flown the drone away when guards came looking for her.

Xie Mu gritted his teeth, watching Xie Mohuan intently operating the drone. He prepared to get up and rush out to distract the guards and buy Xie Mohuan some time: "I..."

He had barely uttered a word, and before he could even make a move, his mouth was covered from behind.

Xie Mu's heart tightened—

Who covered his mouth?

Are they the Second Prince's guards?

How could this person's martial arts skills be so high? He didn't even feel anything when he got close.

Just as he was trying to break free from the person holding him back, he heard a familiar voice in his ear: "Xie Mu, it's me!"

princess!

Xie Mohuan, who had been focused on operating the drone, looked up at the noise and saw the person standing in front of her. She jumped up and stared at Ji Yunshu in disbelief: "Third...Third Sister-in-law, it really is you!"

Didn't my third sister-in-law and third brother go to a faraway place a long time ago?

How could they suddenly appear in front of them? They must be hallucinating.

Xie Mohuan kept rubbing her eyes, and when she looked up again, Ji Yunshu was still standing in front of her.

She couldn't believe it and pinched Xie Mu: "Xie Mu, look, am I hallucinating? I see Third Sister-in-law standing here, can you see if it's real?!"

Xie Mu's mouth was still covered, so he couldn't speak and could only nod repeatedly.

It's true, of course it's true!

The princess is still covering his mouth!

Heavens, who can tell him if God heard his prayers and made the princess appear before them like a goddess?

When exactly did the princess arrive here, and how long did she wait?

The two were filled with questions.

The commotion attracted the attention of the other guards, and several of them slowly moved over.

Hearing the commotion, Xie Mu quickly said to Ji Yunshu, "Your Highness, run! Those people are all the Second Prince's men. The things you gave us before were taken by the Second Prince. He discovered the strangeness of those things and is forcing us to reveal their origin. The eldest young lady and I didn't tell him, and now he's ready to kill us!"

As Xie Mu spoke, more and more guards surrounded him, this time not from a single direction, but from all four sides.

Seeing that they were about to be discovered, Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu were extremely anxious.

Xie Mohuan held the drone remote control, unsure whether to throw it away or keep it.

Chu Jingrui had already gone crazy when he discovered the signal flare; if he were to discover the pistol and the drone, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But by then, it was too late to run.

Ji Yunshu smiled faintly at the two of them: "Don't be afraid, don't rush. Now that I'm here, I have a way to get you out of here unscathed. Come on, I'll take you to a magical place."

Ji Yunshu winked at the two of them and smiled slyly. Before Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu could react, she moved her mind and brought the two of them, along with the drone and remote control, into the space.

No sooner had they entered the space than a guard found the large tree behind it. Looking at the empty space behind the tree, the guard scratched his head, a puzzled look in his eyes: "Wait, something's not right. I clearly heard them talking here just now."

"Yes, I can testify, I heard it too! Hurry and look for them, they must be nearby!"

The guards who came first looked at the obviously trampled ground and couldn't understand it at all.

The person was right here just now, how could they disappear in the blink of an eye?