"These clods of earth aren't even dry, indicating they were only recently picked up; yet we definitely did not pass any muddy roads just now,"
Nan Xing said, furrowing her brow and speaking with a serious tone.
"You," she continued, "retrace the route we just took and check to see if we passed any muddy roads on our way here."
Chu Baihan turned his head and instructed the Hidden Guards behind him sternly.
"Yes, Princess."
"Princess Consort, look at the wheel of the carriage; it's also stained with blood. But this blood doesn't seem to have originated from inside the carriage; rather, it looks like it was splashed onto it from outside,"
Jian Yun pointed to a subtle bloodstain under the carriage wheel, urgently saying to Chu Baihan.
Chu Baihan and the others looked over, and indeed it was so...
"The bloodstain is also fresh; could it be Xiang Zhang's blood?"
Yan Lian leaned in for a closer look and asked anxiously.