Within the silent forest, branches blotted out the sky and sun. Only mottled beams of light shone down onto the ground through gaps in the leaves.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Four figures raced through the forest at high speed. Like elves of the woods, they leaped lightly from tree trunk to tree trunk. Behind them, more than a dozen figures followed like shadows, pursuing them relentlessly.
"Princess, go! I'll hold them back!"
"Guard Zhan!"
"Princess, don't hesitate! If you hesitate any longer, none of us will get away. As long as you enter Qingshan Town, you'll be safe!"
The leading slender figure bit her red lips with her small silver teeth. Looking at the pursuers drawing ever closer behind her, she could only stamp her foot helplessly, use her movement technique, and continue racing through the forest.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sounds of weapons clashing faintly carried from behind. The three armored soldiers were swiftly killed under the siege of more than a dozen figures.
The slender figure moved as swiftly as flight. Before long, she reached the edge of a cliff. There was no path ahead and pursuers behind. She glanced at the abyss below, her delicate brows tightly furrowed.
"Little brother, get out of here!" the slender figure cried urgently to someone beside her.
At the edge of the cliff stood a little boy in water-blue clothes. At that moment, he was bent over, picking a white fruit growing near the cliff's edge.
The little boy clearly had not expected to encounter this woman at such a time. He stared at her blankly. Then, more than a dozen figures sprang out from the bushes. They wore gray robes, and as they ran, faintly visible badges could be seen on their chests. The badge on the leader's chest bore three