Zhao Huan winked at Zhou Chuan and smiled, "This is also a good opportunity for A-Cheng and Zhou Nuo to develop their relationship."

"I understand!" Zhou Chuan clasped his hands and said, "Right Prime Minister, rest assured, I will definitely protect the young prime minister!"

"Go and pack."

"yes."

Zhou Chuan turned and walked for a while, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "Right Prime Minister, if the Emperor were to bestow any honors, would my younger sister and I accept them?"

"That's your own business, I can't interfere, but I can give you some advice."

Zhao Huan straightened up, picked up the fishing rod with his hand, and said, "You and your sister are going to Changsui this time. I'm afraid that in addition to the emperor's reward, other people will try to win you over."

"Do whatever you want."

"As you wish."

...

The front courtyard of the Right Prime Minister's residence.

Apart from Zhou Chuan and his sister, who were dressed as江湖人士 (jianghu people), Zhao Cheng and Zhao Wu's group were all dressed in fine clothes, and their saddles and carriages were engraved with the mark of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

Zhao Cheng's group was not large; besides Zhao Wu and the Xia Qiqiu sisters, there were only ten guards accompanying them.

When attending the state banquet at the palace, Zhao Cheng didn't want to make a scene; the more low-key, the better.

Zhao Huan and Mu Zhaojun both hoped that Dong Hua could go out with Zhao Cheng, but Zhao Cheng said that Yan Chuan's business could not do without Dong Hua, so he took Xia Qi and Qiu Shu with him.

Of course, there was another reason for not bringing Dong Hua, but Zhao Cheng simply couldn't say it outright.

Including Zhou Chuan and his sister, there are sixteen people in total.

"Brother-in-law, Xiao Nuo, you two just follow at a distance behind the group. You can stay at the same inn tonight."

Zhou Chuan said, "Understood."

Zhou Nuo asked doubtfully, "Is this necessary? We can find out that we know each other simply by investigating our movements in Qingdong City and Yanchuan City."

Zhao Cheng waved his hand and said, "Keeping our distance on the road is not to deceive others, nor can it deceive those who are really investigating us, but we need to make it look convincing."

Zhao Huan said from the back of the group, "Acheng is right. If some things are not said out loud, then they can be treated as if they never happened."

Seeing that Zhao Huan had said this, Zhou Nuo said no more.

"Go ahead!" Zhao Huan waved to the crowd.

Thus, Zhao Cheng and his party, along with Zhou Chuan and his sister, left the Right Prime Minister's residence one after another. Xue Yun and Wang Yuluan from the General's residence also departed on the same day.

Unlike the Right Prime Minister's residence, the General's residence had hundreds of people gathered in the front courtyard, but most of them were dressed as martial arts practitioners.

Wang Yuluan wore a silver-white armor that shimmered in the sunlight.

Two women, one older and one younger, stood on either side of him; the older one was his mother, Xue Yun, and the younger one was his sister, Wang Yucen.

Perhaps it was because he had grown during this period, or perhaps it was because Wang Ren's victory in the Northern Expedition gave him enough confidence, but at this moment Wang Yuluan was full of heroic spirit, with a confident look in his eyes.

He was even more dashing than when Wang Yufeng was first appointed as General Zhaoyong.

"Second brother, you look so handsome today!" Wang Yucen said mischievously.

Wang Yuluan affectionately patted his younger sister's head. The whole family doted on their only sister.

A moment later, a nimble-footed person leaped down from the roof and knelt down in front of Wang Yuluan.

"Reporting to the young general, Zhao Cheng has already set off!"

A sinister glint flashed in Wang Yuluan's confident eyes as he asked, "How many men did he bring?"