Mo Zi Chen cooked the porridge and made a few rice balls, which she ate with Third Aunt. Third Aunt had not yet recovered from her cold and after eating the porridge, fell into a deep sleep again. Mo Zi Chen returned to the house, looked around cautiously, and finding no one about, rummaged through a pile of weeds and pulled out a package. Inside was a black tight-fitting long gown as thin as a cicada's wing. This garment had been made for her by an outside master when she was learning martial arts from her mother, driven by curiosity. Now it came in handy as a night-traveling outfit. She put on the night-traveling clothes, covered her face with a scarf, and listened intently. The sound of Third Aunt's long breathing reached her ears, so she felt at ease, pushed open the window, and jumped out quietly.

  Mo Zi Chen's mother was said to be the heir of a hidden family in the mountains, with martial arts skills that were not inferior to those of the high-ranking officials who came and went in the imperial court. She could walk through walls and traverse the palace grounds as if they were flat land. Even in the inner palace, she could still move about freely. Only now, there was no longer such an opportunity.

  She traveled south, and no one knew that she was carrying martial arts with her until today. The people in Taoyuan Village still thought she was just a weak woman who couldn't even tie up a chicken, so she covered her face, seemingly not daring to reveal her appearance. She didn't know where Gao Hu was placed, but presumably it was one of the ancestral halls in the east of the village, and she quietly made her way there.

  Her figure, with the momentum of the treetops, floated in mid-air, like a startled swan or swallow. At this time, the moonlight had gradually been obscured by dark clouds, and not even a single shadow was visible. Suddenly, she saw a figure quietly walking back along the small path.

  Mo Zi Chen's eyebrows furrowed, although the person was covering his face, but she could tell from his figure that it was Ren Jia's Xiao Jiu Fan Xin. What is he doing here?

  Ren Fanxin walked to a big tree and stopped again, seemingly hesitating for a moment before changing direction and running towards the other end.

  Mo Zi Chen felt a bit strange and didn't bother with her, heading towards the east of the village.

  As expected, there was still a faint light in those several old ancestral houses.

  Mo Zi Chen glanced around the environment, raised her hand, and a silk ribbon flew out. Her entire body was suspended in mid-air, her black figure seemingly hidden in the darkness of night. Immediately after, she heard a voice coming from inside the house.

  They seemed to be discussing something, their voices were extremely low, but Mo Zi Chen's internal strength was deep and profound, and he could still hear eight or nine out of ten.

  It seems that a sharp voice is speaking: "I deliberately inquired today, and in the past two months, there have been three batches of refugees coming here. It appears that this Peach Village is indeed a paradise on earth!"

  Just then, a loud and rough voice said: "This time the emperor sent me as the chief, chasing all the way, the northern sky has been laid down, she can't escape. The most likely is that this Lingnan three states, now the first two states we have walked through, only this Shaoguan state is left, backed by deep mountains, although it's a mistake to get lost here, but also can't let go empty-handed."

  "But, His Majesty has given a strict order that we cannot reveal the purpose of this trip..."

  Gao Hu's cold voice said: "Outside the mountain, I brought three thousand forbidden troops. As long as you acknowledge the path, just send two hundred people, and it will be enough to kill all the villagers!"

  He said in a gloomy tone: "In such chaotic times, what Shangri-La are you talking about?"

  Mo Zi Chen's heart almost jumped out of her throat, Gao Hu had been the commander of the Imperial Guard under her father's rule. The Imperial Guard was responsible for guarding the imperial city and gathering the best soldiers from all over the country, with a total number of no more than 15,000. It was always the case that as long as the emperor was in power, they could not leave lightly. This time he actually brought 3,000 south, was it just to capture her?

  A bitter smile spread across her face, she thought to herself: not being the crown prince, nor a male heir, but just a princess of a fallen kingdom, how could she be worth the emperor's effort, going through such great lengths, not hesitating to chase her to the ends of the earth, just to take her life?

  She traveled thousands of miles, fleeing south all the way here, originally planning to spend the rest of her life in peace and quiet, but somehow there were people who wouldn't let her live in peace.

  Her teeth were tightly clenched on her lips, and the originally smooth and red lower lip had been bitten to bleeding. At this moment, the stubbornness and tenacity inherited from her mother's side were finally triggered. If you really want my life, I won't mind dying together with you!

  These eight men, if it came to hand-to-hand combat, were naturally no match for her, but they were all from a military background, and as long as they had strong bows and hard crossbows on their bodies, she was not their opponent. To want to kill them would require careful planning. However, looking at the situation, there wasn't much time left for herself either.

  At the latest, no later than tomorrow!

  At this time, Gao Hu had already said: "You remember, if you find her later, you must not hurt her life. At the first time, you must take it alive!"

  Everyone was somewhat puzzled, after all, they came from a military background, killing people was a good hand, but to take them alive, the difficulty, it's not just increased by one or two times.

  Someone with a clever mind said: "Could it be that she stole something from the Imperial City..."

  Gao Hu's furious roar cut off his words: "The heart of the emperor, how can I predict it! If I hear such words again, I will slaughter you first!"

  That person hesitated and didn't dare to speak again. Mo Zi Chen, however, found it strange that she had escaped from the Imperial City with nothing but her mother's jade pendant on her. Could it be that they would send the Imperial Guard to chase and kill for thousands of miles just for a piece of jade?

  The other party attaches so much importance to herself, mostly thinking that she has some precious treasure in her womb, but now she is completely confused and doesn't know what's going on.

  Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat. The brocade box that held the jade pendant was also her mother's legacy, and she had brought it with her all the way south because she couldn't bear to part with it. Now that she thought about it, the box felt unusually heavy. Could there be something hidden in its secret compartment?

  She took another careful look around and didn't reveal any signs, then pulled the colored silk on her wrist, and her figure quickly swung out several meters away.

  At this time, her heart was already in a mess. As long as tomorrow arrived, the other side would search for people in the village and immediately find out her whereabouts. Even if she escaped now, she couldn't avoid the consequences of the other side slaughtering the village. She didn't have the noble sentiment of sacrificing herself for others, but having stayed in Taoyuan Village for two months, she absolutely didn't want to watch these people go to their deaths with her eyes open.

  The only way is to kill them tonight!

  But what can I do with just my own strength...

  Her figure flashed quickly through the air, and suddenly a new shadow of Ren Geng appeared in her mind.

  Although she didn't talk much with the men in the village, she had a discerning eye. She could see that this young man, although not very old, was a bold and meticulous person, or perhaps, someone who could be sought out for help?

  It can't be helped but to reveal one's identity this way...

  In Mo Zi Chen's heart, he was still undecided, when suddenly, she heard that extremely mournful cry, piercing through the sky in an instant. It came from beneath her own feet!