Master Du turned around without saying a word and went to collect firewood. It was a cold night, so at least he had to start a fire to warm himself up, have a meal and drink some hot water.

As a result, Du Shizi was busy cooking and started a fire. When he received a piece of pancake from Qin Chan, he was stunned: "Not cooking?"

Qin Chan took a bite of her pancake and said, "It's not cold here, so just eat it. Tomorrow when we get to Yongzhou Prefecture, there will be plenty of hot water and hot meals. Here, eat quickly."

Prince Du took the pancake and took a bite. It was too hard to chew. He finally managed to bite off a piece, but after chewing it up, he couldn't swallow it. He strained his neck and tried to swallow it, but it still wouldn't go down. He looked at Qin Chan for help, "Is there any water?"

Qin Chan handed him her water bag: "You didn't bring any water?"

"I drank all the ones I brought with me." Prince Du really had no experience in the battlefield, let alone forced marches. He followed Xie Qing, and mostly trained soldiers, trained spies, and ran around outside.

Prince Du took a big sip of water, swallowed the cake in his mouth, and then asked, "How did you prepare so much?"

Qin Chan looked at him sympathetically: "Where are your personal soldiers?"

Personal guards?

What the hell is this?

Prince Du scratched his head, looked behind him, then looked at Qin Chan, and then at Qin Wan. Only then did he realize that as the prince of the Duke's Mansion, he had gone to the battlefield without any personal soldiers!

Qin Wan brought two maids, more than 500 personal soldiers, as well as the female generals of the Qin family and young men.

Not to mention the fighting strength of the Qin family's female generals, even Qin Wan's two maids are very skilled.

Qin Chan and other young ladies of the Qin family did not have any servants with them. The most they brought were weapons. Not to mention others, Qin Chan in front of them not only had a soft sword wrapped around her waist, but also a long whip, hidden arrows on her wrists, a dagger tied to her legs, and even broken blades popping out from her shoes.

Looking at myself, except for the clothes that were prepared by my family, everything I wear is made by myself.

I bought my own weapons and chose my own horses...

Prince Du suddenly felt a little pitiful. Did his father forget that he was also a child who needed personal soldiers?

Prince Du squatted in the corner pitifully, drawing circles until he felt sleepy and then went to sleep obediently.

Qin Wan brought five hundred personal soldiers with her this time, so it was naturally not their turn to keep watch.

Qin Wan finally had the chance to have a good sleep.

Qin Wan woke up before dawn the next day.

Tao Yao stepped forward and helped her up: "Would you like to rest a little longer?"

"We don't have time, so let's go early and come back early." Qin Wan stretched and went to the stream nearby to wash up.

Tao Yao rolled up the cloak spread on the ground and was about to put it into the bag on the horse's back when she heard the sound of an arrow breaking through the air.

"Enemy attack!"

Several voices sounded at the same time.

Qin Wan drew the long whip from her waist to knock away the flying arrows, then turned and ran towards the group of her personal guards.

The guards immediately used their shields to protect her tightly in the middle.

The musketeers were outside Qin Wan, vigilantly observing the enemy's direction.

The observer used a telescope to locate the enemy and reported it to the musketeer, who quickly took down the men who were shooting arrows from a distance with one shot each.

Qin Yan and others met the assassin and worked together to kill him.

Things started quickly and ended even faster.

Prince Du drew his knife and was still looking for the enemy, but the battle was already over.

He looked at Qin Chan who was already checking the casualties, and silently sheathed his knife.

Qin Wan emerged from the crowd of guards and asked, "Are there any survivors?"

Qin Yan said: "Those who are left behind are all dead."

The living can be kept alive, and the dead can also be kept alive, but these are assassins and also death warriors. Even if they are kept alive, they will not allow themselves to live.

Qin Wan looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and said, "This is the same group of people we encountered when we left the capital."

Prince Du asked curiously, "Why do you think so?"

Qin Wan kicked the corpse's shoes and said, "The workmanship and style of the shoes are all uniform."

Prince Du frowned, wishing he could send Qin Wan back to the capital immediately. This was too dangerous. "It seems they followed you all the way. The fourth brother really wants you dead."

Qin Wan corrected him, "Wrong, he wants the Crown Prince dead. Now that I'm out there as the Crown Prince, I'm a sitting duck. If he has a chance to kill the Crown Prince, how could he allow me to return to the capital?"

Qin Wan looked towards the capital, feeling a bad premonition: "The Fourth Prince has started wars across the Great Zhou. The capital must be in chaos right now. I wonder if Your Majesty is in danger."

Prince Du was surprised: "Does he dare to kill the king?"

"Who knows if they dare or not. Our top priority now is to guard the border." Qin Wan smiled faintly.

Prince Du, however, couldn't smile at all. "If I had known this, I would have disguised myself as the Crown Prince and left the capital. You are so smart. If you stayed by the Crown Prince's side, you would surely be able to see through the Fourth Prince's evil scheme."

Qin Wan sized him up with a serious look in her eyes. "You're about the same height as the Crown Prince, so it's not impossible for you to pretend to be him. But, if you encounter any problems during the march, how will you respond? If the Qiang tribe harasses you frequently, how will you respond? Will you be able to suppress those generals?"

Prince Du's head shook like a rattle instantly. What a joke! How could he order those people around?

Even though his father was a Duke, he himself was only a prince. He had no real power, no military achievements, and no experience in leading troops in battle. How could he win the support of the people?

They can obey Qin Wan's orders because she is the Crown Princess, with the Crown Prince and His Majesty standing behind her. She also has the military token given by His Majesty, which allows her to command the entire army. What do they have?

Nothing,

If he comes, he will really just be a mascot, nothing more.

Prince Du was a little depressed: "I seem to be no match for you in everything."

Qin Wan smiled at him and said, "You don't have to be so depressed. I became the Crown Princess because I am outstanding. If you were outstanding enough, Duke Du would have sent you to the battlefield long ago."

Prince Du said expressionlessly, "You might as well not comfort me."

Qin Chan looked at him like this, pursed her lips and smiled secretly: "It's not too late for you to work hard now, my prince."

Prince Du snorted twice and moved closer to see what they had found.

Since he is a death warrior, it is impossible for him to carry anything that can identify his identity.

The only thing that was found from the corpse was a nondescript purse filled with small change and a token with strange symbols on it.

Prince Du knew at a glance that the token was useless: "The pattern on the token is only used by them to prove their identity internally, but it is of no use to us."

Qin Wan nodded and asked Qin Yan to put the token away. She looked into the distance with a worried look in her eyes. "Xiao Luzi went to Yongzhou a few days ago. We should have heard from him long ago. But now he is missing. I wonder what the situation is like in Yongzhou City right now."

Prince Du highly praised Prince Yong: "It must be that Prince Yong is not in Yongzhou, and Xiao Luzi couldn't find him, so he couldn't go back to report. You don't have to think too much."