The more Xiao Xu thought about it, the more confused he became, and his mind was a mess.

To go or not to go?

After much hesitation, Xiao Xu finally bought a horse, prepared some dry food, and rode out of the city.

After finding out the general route of the Northern Expedition and tracking with the help of talismans, she might be able to catch up in a few days.

Before that, she must think carefully about what happened between Liu Yunshang and Shen Yanjin in the novel.

She knew that Shen Yanjin would not be able to reply to Liu Yunshang, so there must be some problem between the two of them.

At this time, the team that was marching north stopped after receiving a letter.

"What's wrong?"

The prince, dressed in a white iron cavalry uniform, walked up to Shen Yanjin, who was wearing a black iron cavalry uniform, and asked, but saw Shen Yanjin reading a letter with murderous intent faintly overflowing in his eyes.

What happened that made him so...

The prince was about to take a quick look at the contents of the letter when Ana Shen had already folded the letter in half and put it back into the envelope.

"Prince, please allow me to return the same way I came."

What? Backtrack?

What a joke, if he doesn't go, he has no chance of winning.

"Did something happen in the capital?"

What exactly happened that made the minister change his previous plan?

The prince thought and thought, but still couldn't come up with an answer.

"Or, send someone back..."

If he really escapes, that would be disastrous.

Ana Shen put the envelope into his sleeve pocket and said, “Prince, I must go back.”

"But……"

"Don't worry. I will leave all the capable assistants I brought with me to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Prince: "..." Although he is not powerful enough to go to heaven and earth, he can deal with the enemies without any problem. Does he need the protection of those secret guards?

He was just worried that the Northern Expedition would not go smoothly. Without Shen Yanjin, the team would lose its greatest support.

During the battle, not only will the morale of the army be disrupted, but even the enemy will probably work harder and advance bravely after knowing that their supporter is missing.

I'm afraid the ending will not be good.

"This... I'll give you seven or eight days. Once you've dealt with it, you can catch up as soon as possible. During this time, I'll be waiting here."

Eight or nine days should be enough to solve it, right?

Anyway, there is plenty of water and a large forest nearby, so we can survive without military rations. Besides, if we run out of military rations, we can just write a letter back.

After the prince made up his mind, he raised his hand and gently patted Ana Shen’s shoulder.

"I'll take my leave."

As soon as the voice fell, Ana Shen jumped on the horse and rode away.

Seeing the person walking away, the prince waved.

A guard immediately came over and knelt on one knee.

"Follow Prime Minister Shen back, find out what happened in the capital, and then bring back the news."

The guard nodded: "As you command!"

After giving the order, the prince glanced around and said, "Prime Minister Shen has something to do and wants to return the same way. I have allowed him to do so. The team will wait here until he returns."

The guards said: "As you command!"

…

Xiao Xu only traveled for two days before he saw the main force.

"According to the horse's pace, it's impossible to catch up with them so quickly... Could it be..."

Shen Yanjin received the news and returned the same way? !

Xiao Xu looked at their well-established camp and immediately lost interest in observing it. He controlled the horse and started to head back.

She was clearly following their route. If Ana Shen rushed back, there was no way they would miss each other...

Unless, he took another route.

Xiao Yu cursed in his heart while holding the horse's belly: "Gee!"