Jin Bingyun also came over to inspect the scene. She was somewhat surprised when she saw Lichimei and hurriedly explained, "I didn't leak the news."
"I know." Song Qingshu pondered for a moment. "We need to move faster. I hope he isn't here for the tower."
Then he looked at Guo Jing. "Brother Guo, I'll send you out of the city first."
Guo Jing immediately shook his head. "Send Master out first. I'll leave last. They've all been held up here because they came to save me. If they can't leave safely in the end, even dying ten thousand times wouldn't absolve me of blame."
Hong Qigong and the others all comforted him, telling him not to mind it. Seeing the group begin another round of mutual refusals, Song Qingshu cut through the mess and decided to send everyone else out first. He knew Guo Jing's temperament well enough to know that he would never leave first.
The others stopped refusing as well. They were all outstanding figures of their time and knew they could be discovered at any moment. There was no longer any time to waste.
After discussing it, they decided Hong Qigong could not be the first to leave. He had lost his martial arts, and if he encountered danger alone outside the city, he would have no way to protect himself. Thus, they planned to send Zhou Botong out first.
Song Qingshu took the glider, tested the wind direction, then flew toward the city outskirts with Zhou Botong.
A glider normally needed a running start to take off, but Song Qingshu knew qinggong. A kick of his foot gave him more than enough initial speed, and the winds atop the tower were strong enough as well. Before long, the glider flew straight out of the city