Qin Xiaoyan grew up in Yulin and was relatively familiar with the route to Beili, so the journey was smooth.

However, she set off later than Xiao Yanchu and his group. Xiao Yanchu led a thousand elite soldiers, riding day and night to reach Mo Han.

The sooner they arrive, the sooner they can reclaim Mohan and prevent the people of Mohan from being bullied by the Beili people.

Upon arriving in Qingcheng, Xiao Yanchu gathered the soldiers from the Su family army and together they charged all the way to Mohan, where they launched a night raid on the Mohan Beili army camp.

With the explosives developed by Ah Jin on his person, how could he fail?

The Northern Li region is subject to sulfur quantity restrictions, while the Great Chu region is not.

The Great Chu has the highest sulfur production among all the countries in the Nine Provinces.

Even so, Xiao Yanchu ordered a ban on the sale of sulfur throughout the Great Chu before leaving, to prevent anyone from smuggling sulfur to the Northern Li.

Some people are willing to throw away national interests for money.

Qin Xiaoyan was stopped by the guards of Qingcheng.

Xiao Yanchu led the vanguard to Mohan, and the remaining Mohan border troops, after resting, also left Qingcheng and headed to Mohan one after another.

The soldiers who were seriously wounded in the army stayed in Qingcheng to receive medical treatment. Qingcheng is a certain distance from the border, relatively stable, and has better medical conditions.

With these soldiers around, the defenses of Qingcheng were strengthened, and people had to be checked when entering and leaving the city.

Qin Xiaoyan quickly dismounted and said, "Sir, I am just passing through Qingcheng. I will rest for one night and then leave."

The guard looked Qin Xiaoyan up and down. "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to Mo Han."

Upon hearing that Qin Xiaoyan was going to Mo Han, the guards exchanged glances, their eyes filled with suspicion.

Everyone knows that the desert is in chaos and war, and ordinary people are trying to avoid it. Who would want to go there voluntarily?

Moreover, it's Qin Xiaoyan, such a weak woman, that seems rather strange no matter how you look at it.

The regent had previously instructed that it was better to arrest the wrong person than to release them; anyone suspected should be arrested and interrogated.

"Guards, seize her!" At the guard's command, the other guards rushed over and grabbed Qin Xiaoyan.

Qin Xiaoyan didn't know why they were arresting her, and kept struggling, "Let me go, what did I do wrong? Why are you arresting me? Let me go."

"Don't shout, let's talk when we get to the government office."

No matter how Qin Xiaoyan argued, no one paid any attention to her and took her directly to the Qingcheng Prefecture jail.

"Sir, this woman's journey to Mohan alone is highly suspicious, so we brought her here," several guards said to a man who was interrogating a suspect.

The man nodded. "Thank you for your hard work."

He then looked up at Qin Xiaoyan, his expression momentarily stunned. "Miss Qin?"

Qin Xiaoyan was stunned when she saw the man in front of her. "Lord Su, is that you?"

The man was none other than Su Yuanchuan.

Su Yuanchuan was worried about his third brother, so he volunteered to the Emperor to go to Mohan with the prince.

Xiao Yanchu went to Mo Han, leaving Su Yuanchuan in Qingcheng and asking him to keep an eye on things.

After all, there were quite a few wounded soldiers in Qingcheng, and the city was somewhat chaotic due to the arrival of the Mohan border army, so someone needed to keep an eye on things.

Su Yuanchuan was also a little surprised to see Qin Xiaoyan. Shouldn't Miss Qin be in the small Buddhist shrine at home right now?

Su Yuanchuan immediately thought of how his third brother treated Miss Qin differently back home, something all the brothers had noticed.

So, Miss Qin went to Mo Han alone because...

Thinking of this, Su Yuanchuan asked directly, "Did Miss Qin come here specifically to see Third Brother?"