"An entire night—it had been an entire night. Why hadn't Commander Jiang and the other three returned yet?"
Early that morning, Princess Jieyou awoke and stepped out of her tent. She had barely looked around once before even her voice began to tremble.
"I don't know either." Ye Zhen wore a worried expression. "Perhaps they went after the demons, perhaps they were injured, perhaps..."
Ye Zhen did not finish, but the meaning could not have been clearer. Realizing a certain possibility, Princess Jieyou's lovely face instantly turned pale as paper. Staggering back into the tent, she muttered, "What do we do? What do we do?" Then she looked helplessly at Ye Zhen.
"Your Highness, the best choice now is for us to set out and leave immediately. Once we enter Xitian Commandery, you will basically be safe," Ye Zhen said.
"Leave immediately? Without waiting for Commander Jiang and the others? What if they return?" Princess Jieyou looked somewhat lost.
"They have not returned all night. Nine times out of ten, they have already failed. If they truly managed to escape back, powerful demons may have returned with them..." Ye Zhen now lied without changing expression.
"There will be demons? Then leave. Leave quickly..." Princess Jieyou was already like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring.
A few breaths later, Ye Zhen and Princess Jieyou sat cross-legged on Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao's back and departed the campsite.
As they left, Princess Jieyou specifically reminded Ye Zhen to leave behind some secret marks, saying that Jiang Hao and the others might see them if they returned.
Ye Zhen could only laugh inwardly at that.
Jiang Hao, Guo Neiyu, and the others would never return.
Manager Guo's illegitimate son had been quite clever, but unfortunately lacked experience. He