The princess regretted it.

Chapter 208 An unknown camp appears in the canyon

One of the tall men in black, wearing a dark-patterned black robe, looked at the current situation on the official road and nodded slightly. "Is everything cleared?"

"Yes, Prince, this is what we took from them." The man in black who was holding the jade button stepped forward and presented the jade button in his hand.

The sight of the jade buckles instantly ignited the young robber's entire being, and he struggled to move forward. His eyes widened, bloodshot, the rage threatening to burst forth, consuming everything before him. His already tightly bound body now twisted violently, like an eel trapped in a net, desperately trying to break free. The cloth gagged in his mouth only allowed him to muffle his "woooo" sounds, but the anger and eagerness in his voice were unmistakable.

He struggled to move towards the jade buttons, but the black-clad figure behind him held him tightly, making every step forward extremely difficult. He was extremely anxious, knowing clearly what the jade buttons meant and that they must not fall into the hands of others.

Another man in black, wearing a black coat with dark patterns, tugged at the rope and shouted, "Behave yourself, my lord."

The one referred to as the Crown Prince was Zhong Chuzhou, who had been away from the capital for several days. The other was Young Master Mu Zixuan. After Marquis Wu'an and his companions departed, Zhong Chuzhou consulted with the old Duke and then set off with Mu Zixuan and the Secret Guards. He remembered that in his previous life, his food supplies were robbed en route, resulting in his uncle's death from severe injuries. Now that he had returned, he was determined to change all that.

They secretly followed the army all the way, and as expected, the group of men in black appeared when they arrived at this place. Mu Zixuan wanted to rush out, but Zhong Chuzhou stopped him. Along the way, he discovered that there was a traitor in the grain transport team, so he decided to observe the situation before making any decisions. Of course, he also wanted to see how capable the Wu family father and son were. Finally, seeing that the Wu family father and son were about to die on the spot, he ordered to rescue them.

Zhong Chuzhou took the jade buckle from his subordinate, stroking the engravings on it, his eyes twitching. He turned to look at the bound man, slowly approached, parted the man's hair, and, looking at the familiar face, said, "Are you from the Zhang family? This face really does resemble that of the young master of the Zhang family who traveled abroad—Zhang Zhenyuan!"

The man desperately turned his head away, lowering it, not daring to look up. Mu Zixuan's eyes widened as he stepped forward, forcibly twisting the man's head back, holding his chin and carefully examining him. It was true that his facial features were indeed those of the Zhang family, especially his eyes, which were deep and narrow, revealing an innate arrogance. He looked very similar to the old man in the Zhang family.

Mu Zixuan was furious. "You, the Zhang family, are actually doing this kind of thing, trying to kill his father and the Zhenbei Army." No wonder Zhang Zhenyuan had been traveling around for so many years, turning into a robber. He was so angry that he punched Zhang Zhenyuan in the face, sending him crashing to the ground.

Zhang Zhenyuan's face immediately swelled up. His mouth was stuffed and he couldn't speak. He could only make vague "wuwu" sounds, but his eyes were full of stubbornness and unwillingness. He didn't seem to think he had done anything wrong, or maybe he had some support behind him that made him refuse to give in even in such a situation.

Mu Zixuan was about to kick him a few more times when Zhong Chuzhou stopped him. Zhong Chuzhou said slowly, "Zixuan, don't be impulsive. Keeping him around will be useful." He glanced at Zhang Zhenyuan lying on the ground and continued with a smile, "I want to see how the Zhang family escapes this time."

Zhang Zhenyuan seemed to have thought of something, and his face suddenly turned pale. A hint of death flashed in his eyes, and he fainted the next second. Zhong Chuzhou had guessed his thoughts and knocked him unconscious with a knife. He also sealed several of his vital acupoints. Then he ordered, "Mo Qing, take him back to Beijing immediately and hand him over to my grandfather."

The man in black who was holding Zhang Zhenyuan was Mo Qing. He hesitated and asked, "What about the prince?"

"I'll accompany Zixuan to escort the food and supplies to the Zhenbei Army first, and wait for news from Changsheng's investigation. When you return, tell Mo Yan to prepare."

"Understood!" After receiving the order, Mo Qing put Zhang Zhenyuan in a sack and laid it horizontally on the horse's back. He then climbed onto the horse. Then he shook the reins, and the horse neighed and galloped towards the capital.

After Zhong Chuzhou and the others had tidied up, they placed those who were seriously injured and unable to walk on the grain carts and escorted the grain carts to the north.

The Changsheng, as Zhong Chuzhou was referring to him, was also a member of his secret guards. He was currently following a robber who had faked his own death and escaped. This was a deliberate act of letting him go. When these "robbers" appeared, Zhong Chuzhou had already guessed from their fighting style and weapons that they weren't real robbers. So, he deliberately left this one alive while the others took Zhang Zhenyuan away, secretly leaving Changsheng behind to follow.

The 'robber' was stumbling and running in front, and Changsheng followed quietly behind; finally they came to a big canyon, and a camp appeared not far away in front of Changsheng, with at least three to four thousand people in it.

He hid his body and watched the man approach the camp. With a flick of his wrist, a dart flew into the back of the man's neck. The man paused and fell to the ground, twitching a few times before becoming motionless. This little movement did not disturb the people in the camp ahead.

Changsheng slowly backed away, turned around and quickly left the way he came. He wanted to tell the prince this information immediately.