Where were they?!
Qian Qiren flew into the city on his sword and arrived at the mansion where the White Robes' families had been settled, only to find it utterly empty.
Not a single person was in sight.
He grabbed the guard at the gate and demanded, "Where are the Chen family members?!"
"I-I don't know."
The guard said blankly, "I never saw them leave."
"They ran off ahead of time?!
"What the hell is Chen Sanshi plotting?"
Burning with anxiety, Qian Qiren searched the surrounding area several times, but still failed to find his targets. In the end, he had no choice but to give up and fly up to the city wall, where he reported the disappearance of the White Robes' families.
"They're gone?"
Cui Zichen raged, "I knew the one surnamed Chen wasn't that obedient!
"Then what are we waiting for?!"
Shangguan Haichang tossed aside his chipped Wild Goose Feather Saber. "The situation is urgent. We can't delay any longer. We should escort His Majesty out of Kunyang City first!"
"Immortal Masters, can't we hold on a little longer?"
The Legitimate Emperor, Cao Huan, looked at the soldiers still fighting bloodily atop the walls. At this moment, he actually hesitated over "fleeing."
The battlefield was the best place to temper a person's character.
Over this period, he had risked his life every day to inspect the walls, eating and living alongside the soldiers. Imperceptibly, he had come to understand what it meant to wear the same robes as one's comrades.
He pointed at the city wall and said, "If we leave just like this, what will become of the soldiers in the city?"
Without Immortal Masters, the defending troops would face a one-sided slaughter.
"We can't worry about that now."
Cui Zichen urged, "Even if we stay,