"Granny Ji..." Before the woman on the Peach-red Horse could speak, a young woman on the other side, who seemed closer to the Princess, shrieked, "The situation is urgent. Tongzhu Kingdom's elite troops are right behind us. If we flee elsewhere, how can we escape their devilish clutches? Black Cloud Ridge may have demons, but precisely because it is so perilous, it threatens not only us, but Tongzhu Kingdom's elite troops as well, doesn't it? If they follow us into Black Cloud Ridge, we servants will stake our lives to protect the Princess. We should be able to help her escape, while those pursuers will likely be buried here!"
"That's right, exactly so!" Another woman gritted her teeth. "Better to be shattered jade than intact tile. Even if we die, we'll drag these evil bandits down with us!"
"You wretched maids!" Granny Ji flew into a rage upon hearing this. "Is this the advice you offered the Princess? Our Jiang Kingdom's capital has been breached, and the Royal Palace has fallen. If nothing unexpected happens, aside from the Princess escaping alive, everyone else... is likely to die for the kingdom. The Princess is now the Jiang Kingdom's only hope for restoration. With such a heavy burden on her shoulders, how can she place herself in danger?"
"Princess..." At this point, Granny Ji earnestly pleaded, "We have not yet entered Black Cloud Ridge. This old servant begs the Princess to rescind her order. Let us turn toward the Gaza Kingdom. The Gaza Kingdom has always been on good terms with our Jiang Kingdom. Once we arrive there, the Gaza Kingdom's ruler will surely take the Princess in. After the Princess rests and recovers her strength, this old servant will beg the Gaza Kingdom to help the Princess restore her kingdom."
"Granny