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

With a thought, she vanished from the spot.

To avoid being discovered, she deliberately appeared on a large tree outside the space, the very tree where Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu were hiding.

The tree was tall and large, with lush branches and leaves. She appeared on the trunk silently, without disturbing anyone.

Below, the Second Prince's guards continued searching the surroundings, but the search area had been significantly expanded compared to before.

Ji Yunshu glanced around and saw that the grass around the big tree had been trampled flat, which showed how long the guards had been searching here.

Ji Yunshu glanced at the situation below. It would be quite difficult for her to descend from her position to the tree and then to the location of the Second Prince without alerting anyone.

After thinking about it, she decided to go into the space and slowly move over from there.

Previously, when she entered and exited the space, she could only stay in the same spot. But as the space upgraded, she gradually became able to appear within the surrounding area, although the distance wasn't very far, it was enough for her needs.

She closed her eyes, preparing to slip into the spatial dimension, when suddenly her gaze sharpened—

She actually saw Xiao Wu's figure in the woods. Yes, Ji Yunshu was very sure that the person was Xiao Wu.

At this moment, Xiao Wu, along with several guards, was sneaking around behind a large tree. They had clearly also spotted the Second Prince's men.

Ji Yunshu took out a small drone, hid in a big tree, and piloted the drone towards Xiao Wu and the others.

The surveillance footage showed that Xiao Wu brought more than a dozen guards who hid behind a big tree, and each of them was extremely well concealed.

Judging from the footprints on their feet, they must have been hiding here for quite some time.

Just as Ji Yunshu was wondering why Xiao Wu and the others were here, she heard one of the guards whisper:

"Xiao Wu, what do we do now? Should we keep searching? The First Prince ordered us to investigate the origin of that thing, but after searching everywhere, the only people around here are the Second Prince's men. Could it be that the Second Prince's men planted it?"

"Yes, Xiao Wu, we just searched all the other places around here again, and apart from the Second Prince's men, there's no one else around. Presumably, that thing was placed there by the Second Prince's men. What could it be? How could the Second Prince have it?"

The two guards chatted back and forth, while Xiao Wu's brows remained furrowed.

The eldest prince ordered him to bring men to take back the person and the item that had been placed there, but what he saw instead was the second prince and his entourage!

The Second Prince and the First Prince have always been at odds, and regardless of whether the thing was placed there by the Second Prince's men, she dared not make any move.

Moreover, shouldn't the Second Prince be at the border? How come he's here?

Xiao Wu became increasingly agitated. With the Second Prince's involvement, things would likely become even more difficult.

"Shh, be careful! Are they afraid the Second Prince's men won't find us?"

He withdrew himself, hiding behind a large tree, and looked at the solemn expressions on everyone's faces:

"Listen, if we had seen an ordinary person today, it would have been fine, but since we have seen the Second Prince today, this task is probably doomed to fail."

"Now let's hurry back the way we came and report to the First Prince that the Second Prince has arrived."

The relationship between the second prince and the first prince was not good. He was afraid that if he made any small move, he would provoke a war between the two, and then he would only be cannon fodder.

Seeing this, the other guards nodded in agreement: "Okay, we'll do as you say. Let's go back now."

The group of guards discussed the matter amongst themselves, then crouched down and left.

Before leaving, Xiao Wu seemed to sense something and turned to look at the big tree behind him—

He always felt that there was a pair of eyes watching him, but when he looked over, he found nothing.

He shook his head. Could it be that he was mistaken?

Looking up at the tree again to make sure there was nothing unusual, Xiao Wu didn't linger and followed the other guards back the way they came.

The drone piloted by Ji Yunshu had already hidden behind the big tree the moment Xiao Wu turned around.

After being disguised by Ji Yunshu, the drone's body was the same color as the lush foliage, making it difficult for the average person to detect.

After Xiao Wu and his group left, Ji Yunshu retrieved the drone and threw it back into her spatial storage.

From Xiao Wu's conversation with the guards, she guessed that Xiao Wu and his group had probably seen the fireworks, which was why they came here.

And by a twist of fate, they mistook the person setting off fireworks for the Second Prince.

This is good too. The relationship between the eldest prince and the second prince was already bad. Let them fight amongst themselves, and I'll be happy to have some peace and quiet.

Before you have your own power, you must be extremely careful when taking things out of your spatial storage.

After Xiao Wu and his group left, Ji Yunshu didn't waste any time. With a thought, she entered her spatial dimension.

When they emerged from the space again, they were already dozens of meters away from the big tree they had seen before.

With a thought, Ji Yunshu entered the space again, and when she re-entered the space, she was once again some distance away from the Second Prince and the others.

After repeating this several times, she soon arrived at a haystack near the Second Prince and his entourage.

Using the weeds as cover, she tried to store all of the Second Prince's supplies into her spatial storage.

This was the first time she had ever tried to receive something from such a long distance, and she didn't know if she would succeed.

She tried several times, and when she looked again, she saw that the supplies that the Second Prince's entourage had placed outside had indeed disappeared.

Unable to see from inside the carriage, she simply slipped into her spatial dimension.

She put all the things she had collected into the yard, and as soon as she entered, she saw that the yard was full of supplies.

The items she had previously taken from her spatial storage for Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu were also among them. In addition to the items she gave to Xie Mohuan and the others, there were also some other items, which should be the Second Prince's own supplies.

Ji Yunshu was very excited. This second prince was very annoying and almost hurt Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu. She took away all his things as a way of teaching him a lesson.

With that thought in mind, she left the space again.

Looking at the Second Prince and the dozens of guards standing around him, he had a thought and collected all the money pouches on their bodies.

As for the money pouches of the guards who were searching for Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu in the woods, she had no interest in collecting them anymore.

Those guards were all servants; even if they had some money on them, it probably wasn't much.

Ji Yunshu was so excited that she squatted down and turned the supplies over and over.

The ground was covered with supplies. Apart from a small portion that she gave to Xie Mohuan and Xie Mu, the rest belonged to the Second Prince.

The finest silks and satins, the food, the clothes, and the things we use are all exquisite and of the highest quality, and are quite valuable.

Besides these, there was also a huge money bag in the pile of things.

The money bag was made of bright yellow silk, with a dragon-like pattern embroidered on it in gold thread.

Ji Yunshu couldn't tell what it was, but it looked quite valuable.