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The enemy had simply trapped them here for one reason only.

Stall them and give them more time to escape.

Right now, they had to hurry over as fast as they could. Perhaps they could catch up, or else the mission this time would really fail.

The horses galloped on at his command, raising a cloud of dust where a dozen horses passed.

In the end, Qu Xue'er was still a princess who lived like a prince, and she couldn't help but stop halfway through her journey.

She could feel the pain in her leg as it rubbed against the saddle, and if she looked closely, she could see the tinge of blood on her white dress.

"Grand princess, if you're not feeling well …"

Sikong Ming wanted to take care of her body, and suggest for everyone to rest here, but Qu Xue'er interrupted him.

"No," Qu Xue'er said as she looked at the sky which was gradually turning red, "There is only a small part of the journey, we cannot delay any longer."

Qu Xue'er's expression was very firm, but the sweat on her forehead was also telling him that she was enduring the pain.

She should be in a lot of pain by now.

Sikong Ming knew that he could no longer afford to delay time, but he had to take into account Grand Princess's body.

Outside, the black clothes with gold edges had been taken off, and Sikong Ming placed the clothes on top of her saddle.

"Let's just use this as a cushion to endure. We're not far now."

Saying that, he rode his horse to the front without looking back, slowly leading the others forward a distance.

Qu Xue'er looked at the clothes on the saddle, her heart feeling a little awkward.

With this layer separating them, the pain in his legs was not as obvious as they felt before.

By the time they reached the top of the mountain, the red glow of the setting sun had already faded, leaving only a faint gray glow.

Sikong Ming was already very familiar with this scene as he rode his horse up the mountain slowly yet he still did not find any ambushes.

The 10 or so people dismounted from their horses. Sikong Ming gestured to the people behind him.

He then brought Qu Xue'er along with him and followed the crowd as they moved forward. After walking a few hundred meters, dozens of houses appeared in front of them.

It was very quiet inside as he opened the half-closed wooden door. Occasionally, a breeze would blow past, causing the door to creak.

"Search!"

After receiving the order, the guards quickly dispersed to search for a corner.

"General, inside..." "Nothing." It was because he knew the purpose of this trip, in addition to the presence of the Grand Princess.

He hesitated for a moment before speaking out loud.

Sikong Ming had just checked it out when they were searching and found that the spark at the very end of the brazier containing the bonfire on the side of the road had completely disappeared.

There was not a single spark left. Normally, this sort of place would leave behind a spark for use at night.

The fact that they had all disappeared meant that they had already left. The traces of the wheels near the back door had been washed away.

They left last night.

Sikong Ming made his decision in his heart.

"You're still too late, aren't you?" Unknowingly, Qu Xue'er had arrived beside him.

Sikong Ming turned his gaze and muttered to himself as he looked at the scars on the ground with his pure white face.

The disappointment and desolation in her eyes was self-evident.

"Grand Princess, Godly Doctor Gu is just …"

"I know," Qu Xue'er was still looking at the mark with a wooden expression, "Last night, it was all my fault, I did not get the news about him immediately, and did not find help to save him immediately."

As she spoke, a huge teardrop fell down her face.

Grand Princess, Godly Doctor Gu was just taken away, he is not dead yet, do you need to be so sad?