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

Chu Jingrui was burning with anger. He was already dissatisfied with Prince Nian, and now he had to watch Prince Nian's face just to leave the city gate!

Have these people truly forgotten whose world this is?

Chu Jingrui raised his hand and drew the knife from Xiao Liu's waist. With a swift movement, the blade sliced ​​directly across the officer's neck.

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere. The officer who had just been speaking suddenly widened his eyes, his body trembled, and a warm liquid flowed down his neck.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word. Then, with a "thud," he collapsed, twitched a couple of times, and died.

"I, the prince, would like to see who dares to stop me from leaving the city gates!"

This world belongs to the Dongling Kingdom, and it belongs to my father, the Emperor. I am the second prince of the Dongling Kingdom. Under the whole world, apart from the imperial palace, where can I not go?

We actually need to report to King Nian before leaving the city gate?! Did King Nian say this, or did you all make this decision on your own?!

"I'd like to ask Prince Nian what he's really up to! He even dared to trap me, the prince, in the city. What is he trying to do? Is he planning a rebellion?!"

Chu Jingrui was furious. He was already in a hurry, and after wandering around Liancheng, he couldn't find any trace of Wang Zheng. It was said that he had escaped to the outside of the city, so he was rushing to catch up with him!

Unexpectedly, before he even got close, he saw that the city gate was closed. These people actually dared to block him; they were courting death!

One soldier was killed, and the rest turned pale with fright. They dared not stop Chu Jingrui any longer and hurriedly waved to the city gate, signaling them to open it.

A number of civilians were standing around, all of whom wanted to leave the city but were stopped. When they saw the Second Prince make a move and cut a soldier's neck with a single stroke, many of them screamed in fright and retreated repeatedly, fearing that they would anger Chu Jingrui and suffer the consequences.

The scene became somewhat chaotic for a moment. The horses riding Chu Jingrui and the others also became agitated due to the smell of blood, pawing the ground and neighing with their necks raised.

Chaos erupted at the city gate.

The soldiers dared not stop them. The city gate was slowly opening. Behind the procession, the eldest prince, Chu Jinsheng, led his two sons, Xiao Wu and Xiao San, along with a group of soldiers.

They followed Chu Jingrui all the way here, hoping to find Wang Zheng before Chu Jingrui did!

Unexpectedly, I witnessed this scene.

Chu Jinsheng also became somewhat curious about what happened last night.

"What happened? Was the county government office robbed last night?"

After Chu Jinsheng finished asking his question, Xiao Wu spoke up at the opportune moment:

"Yes, according to the information gathered by my men, the county government office was indeed robbed last night."

Moreover, this matter is very strange. First, a fire broke out, and then it was discovered that the county government office had been robbed. It is said that everything in Lord Bao's county government office was stolen by the thief, leaving nothing behind.

Xiao Wu emphasized the last few words when he said this.

He had always been by the Crown Prince's side, and he had heard about what had happened in the capital.

It is said that when the Xie Prince's Mansion was raided and the prince was exiled, the mansion was also robbed that very night, leaving nothing behind!

The imperial guards who went to confiscate the property didn't find a single hair on it.

And now, the same thing is happening again in Bao Taishi's county office. Xiao Wu feels that all of this is too much of a coincidence.

Chu Jinsheng also understood the meaning behind Xiao Wu's words, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

He was in the capital when the Xie family was raided and exiled, and he was present when the Imperial Guards reported the matter to the Emperor.

When he heard that nothing had been found in the Xie Prince's mansion, and that the Minister's mansion was also empty, he felt that something was amiss.

Unfortunately, his father had been investigating for so long without finding a single clue, and now this had happened in the Northwest.

Could these two things be connected in some way?

As Chu Jinsheng was thinking this, he saw the city gate slowly open. Chu Jingrui did not linger in front of the city gate and led the people behind him straight out of the city.

Chu Jinsheng shook his head, putting the matter out of his mind.

Now is not the time to think about these things. The most urgent task is to keep a close eye on Chu Jingrui and see if we can find a way to get Wang Zheng into our hands before Chu Jingrui does!

He stood quietly in place, watching Chu Jingrui and his group leave.

Just as they were almost out of sight and the city gate was about to close, Chu Jinsheng led Xiao Wu, Xiao San, and a large group of people out from around the corner and headed straight for the city gate.

"Wait a minute, don't close the city gates yet!"

The guards at the city gate were now like frightened birds, having witnessed the Second Prince and the First Prince entering the city earlier.

The Second Prince had just left when another person rode up on horseback. The man looked somewhat similar to the Second Prince, and the guards at the city gate immediately realized that this person was the First Prince!

Not daring to close the door again, the officers quickly stopped what they were doing and opened it again!

Chu Jinsheng's expression was cold. He rode his horse and, seeing the city gate open, did not hesitate and rode straight out of the city gate.

It's good to have Chu Jingrui leading the way!

He no longer needed to deal with these officials; having learned their lesson, they had already opened the door for him willingly, saving him a lot of time and energy.

Before long, Chu Jinsheng, along with Xiao Wu, Xiao San, and a group of men, also left the city gate and headed straight outside the city.

As soon as they left, the officials hurriedly closed the city gates. In this city, only the eldest and second princes dared to defy Prince Nian!

Once they left, no one opened the city gates again.

This city gate still needs to be closed, just as King Nian said.

Seeing this, the remaining people's glimmer of hope gradually faded away.

They still have errands to run outside the city, but with the city gates closed, they can't get out and don't know how long they'll be locked up!

Although they were unhappy, they had no choice but to accept their fate, since they were just ordinary people and did not have the power and status of the eldest and second princes.

As the eldest prince and the second prince's group left, another person mingled in the crowd and left Liancheng with the group.

This person was none other than Xie Moyao.

Xie Moyao spent the entire day searching for Wang Zheng in the city, but to no avail. Instead, he noticed frequent unusual movements by the Second Prince and the First Prince's men.

He had been hiding in a corner and vaguely heard Xiao Liu and the Second Prince Chu Jingrui mention Wang Zheng's name during their conversation.

Xie Moyao was startled and immediately realized that the people who went to the village to look for Wang Zheng were very likely Chu Jingrui's men!

He didn't know what Chu Jingrui wanted to do with Wang Zheng, but his intuition told him it couldn't be anything good.

Judging from their conversation, it seemed they had found Wang Zheng's whereabouts, but the exact direction was still unknown. To prevent Wang Zheng from falling into Chu Jinrui's hands, Xie Moyao had no choice but to find a way to sneak into the group and leave the city with them.

Just as he was thinking this, he ran into Chu Jinsheng and his group, who were sneaking around following Chu Jingrui.

Taking advantage of their moment of distraction, he chopped one of the soldiers unconscious with a chop to the neck, dragged him to a secluded spot, changed into his clothes, put on his hat, and took his sword. He kept his head slightly lowered, trying his best to conceal his face.

In fact, he made the right bet. This time, the more than a thousand men under Chu Jinsheng's command were obtained from Prince Nian.

Chu Jinsheng, Xiao Wu, Xiao San, and the others looked at the more than one thousand people, all of whom were unfamiliar faces. As long as they did not deliberately show themselves, they should not be able to recognize them.

And so, Xie Moyao followed Chu Jinsheng's group out of the city.

Now that Chu Jingrui has found Wang Zheng's whereabouts, he might be able to follow the clues and find Wang Zheng by staying with these two groups.

He kept a close eye on the situation ahead.