C69 (1/2)

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.