Upon hearing this, Li Guang gave a wry smile and said:

"If the Crown Prince knew I was still alive, he wouldn't let me off easily. I don't want to fight among my own family."

Once the foreign enemies are driven out of the country and the Great Northern Dynasty is stable, I will return to Shuixian Village to farm. As long as he doesn't cause me any trouble, that's enough.

I don't want to expose myself too much right now, so please don't mention me in front of the ministers, Fourth Prince, to avoid causing any trouble.

Fourth Imperial Uncle, you can just call me Li Guang from now on; don't call me Little Prince anymore.

The Fourth Prince remained silent for a long time before finally speaking:

"Alright, let's do as you say for now. After the Emperor returns to the capital, I will have a good talk with him. The Great Northern Dynasty can do without anyone, but it cannot do without Li Guang."

After the Fourth Prince finished speaking, he stood up and left silently.

Early the next morning, Li Guang and Yue Heng set off with 10,000 troops. Since Li Guang did not want to alarm others, he only asked the Fourth Prince to see him off.

Only after Li Guang and his army had gone far away did the Fourth Prince turn around, return to the city, and walk to the city gate tower. He kept watching the direction Li Guang was heading until he could no longer see the large army, and then he walked down from the city gate tower.

As for Li Xue, she disguised herself as a man and led seven or eight people, dressed as merchants, from Wulitun towards the capital.

Along the way, they observed the refugees. Li Xue guessed that Lord Yao must be with the emperor, so she described their appearances to everyone in detail.

The emperor and his entourage should have disguised themselves as refugees. If they found someone with that appearance among the refugees, they should be told. Everyone nodded in agreement.

They walked for four or five days without finding any trace of the emperor and his entourage.

Since the emperor is mixed in with the refugees, he probably hasn't reached this point yet. It's estimated that if we go another two or three hundred miles, the chances of finding the emperor will greatly increase.

Because they still needed to find people along the way, Li Xue's carriage did not travel fast. At this speed, it would take at least two days to travel two or three hundred miles.

Gradually, more and more foreign soldiers appeared on the road. They checked the refugees along the way, but since Li Xue and her companions were heading towards the capital and were merchants, the foreign soldiers did not question them.

It seems the barbarian soldiers are just like me, searching for the emperor. Let's see who finds him first.

That day, as usual, Li Xue and the others continued to search for the emperor's whereabouts among the refugees. Suddenly, they discovered a large group of barbarian soldiers approaching. Li Xue and the others quickly moved the carriage to the side of the road and carefully observed the barbarian soldiers.

The group headed towards Narcissus Village, and the end of the procession was nowhere in sight. It took them quite a while to finally reach the village.

Li Xue roughly calculated that this group of people numbered at least 50,000. She estimated that after Sullivan left some troops in the capital, the rest of his troops would head towards Narcissus Village.

Fortunately, Zhao Xian had made preparations in advance. He ordered Gu Huai to lead 30,000 troops to garrison Wulitun and intercept Sullivan's army.

Sullivan's attempt to besiege Narcissus Village was futile; they would be attacked by the village's soldiers on their way.

Two or three days passed quickly, and Li Xue estimated that there was a good chance of finding the Emperor in this area.

Sullivan was cunning and shrewd; along this route, he arranged for a large number of barbarian soldiers to search for the emperor and his entourage.

Another day passed, and there was still no sign of the Emperor and his entourage, causing everyone to become somewhat anxious.

At this moment, four or five barbarian soldiers walked over, the leader of whom was holding a portrait as he passed by Li Xue.

Li Xue glanced at the portrait and was shocked to find that the person in the portrait was none other than the emperor.

How could barbarian soldiers possibly have a portrait of the emperor? In the Great Northern Dynasty, very few people could see the emperor, except for members of the royal family and some court officials.

Palace maids and eunuchs in the imperial palace rarely get to see the emperor.

The portrait in the soldier's hand was extremely lifelike. Only someone who frequently appeared around the emperor could provide such a portrait. Needless to say, this portrait must have been provided by Zhang Debang.

There are a lot of barbarian soldiers here. Even if we find the emperor, we may not be able to take him away. Once a fight breaks out, a large number of barbarian soldiers will come over, and it will be a bloody battle.

Li Xue had already seen that the barbarian soldiers had begun arresting people who resembled the emperor, and once they found someone suspicious, they would arrest them and take them away.

Li Xue couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and began to discuss countermeasures with the others.

To avoid attracting attention, they took some goods off the carriage, carried them on their backs, and sold them along the way. If someone wanted to buy, they would shout out a high price to scare away the buyer.

They walked along, whispering to each other.

At this moment, a group of soldiers walked over. A chubby little leader looked Li Xue and the others over and said:

"Have you seen this person? Tell us where he is, and we will reward you with a thousand taels of silver."

Suddenly, Li Xue had an idea. She pretended to look at the portrait in the barbarian soldier's hand, and then exclaimed in surprise:

"We've seen this man before; we just delivered goods to him. What are you looking for?"

Upon hearing this, the junior leader was overjoyed and said:

"Don't ask so many questions. Just tell us where he is. Once we find him, we'll give you a thousand taels of silver as a reward."

“But there were seven or eight people there, all of whom were quite old, and one of them looked very much like the person in the portrait.”

"Really? That's great! Let's go take a look!" The squad leader couldn't wait any longer.

"Then it's settled. If that person is the one you're looking for, give us the reward immediately."

"Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged by a single penny of your reward."

Not far from the roadside, there was a small village. It was estimated that all the villagers had fled. Li Xue planned to take these barbarian soldiers there and deal with them.

"Then let's hurry. They're all staying in one room, and they said they'll rest during the day and travel at night."

The soldiers were overjoyed. They were now almost certain that the people Li Xue had mentioned were the Emperor and several ministers.

No wonder they couldn't find the emperor and ministers of the Great Northern Dynasty for so long; it turns out they rested during the day and traveled at night.

This is a golden opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune. We must not let anyone else know that we have captured the emperor and his ministers and handed them over to Sullivan, so that we can enjoy wealth and honor.

Several soldiers urged Li Xue to take them to the emperor. Li Xue gave the others a wink, and they immediately understood what was going on.

Li Xue and her group led several barbarian soldiers toward a village not far away. The soldiers kept looking back, afraid that other barbarian soldiers would follow and steal their credit.

Little did they know that the small village ahead would be their final resting place.

Soon, Li Xue and the others led the few barbarian soldiers into the small village. The village was already deserted, and the barbarian soldiers were already getting impatient.

"Which room do those people live in? Take us there quickly," the foreman asked.