The two women waited outside the bushes for a while. Before, they could still ask the Fourteenth Prince questions and he would answer them one by one, but now there was no movement at all. They pulled on the rope and found that they couldn't move it. They looked at each other and exclaimed, "Oh no!"

Sure enough, when the two of them rushed in, there was no one there. The rope was tied to a tree, and there were some bloodstains on the ground.

"Damn it!" One of the women angrily slashed at the sapling with her palm, instantly shattering it into pieces from the force of her internal energy. "I knew men never told the truth; I actually fell for his lie..."

“We must go back immediately to inform the leader. The prince’s escape has disrupted the leader’s plans…” Another woman frowned, looking at the footprints on the ground, trying to find the direction in which the fourteenth prince had escaped. However, the fourteenth prince was extremely clever and had not left any clues.

The two women had no choice but to return the way they came. At this time, Zhu Wanqing was still at Cangyue Tower preparing to pack up and go down the mountain to meet up with the Fourteenth Prince and the others. She was very surprised to see the two women returning dejectedly.

"You...you're back? Didn't I tell you to take the prince away? Where is the prince now?" Zhu Wanqing didn't have time to think, holding her belly anxiously.

Two women knelt before Zhu Wanqing, blaming themselves, "Master, please forgive us, we failed to keep an eye on the Prince..."

Zhu Wanqing asked in surprise, "What do you mean there was no guard watching the prince? Did something happen to him?" The woman quickly shook her head, reassuring Zhu Wanqing, "No, no, no... the prince is still safe. He just escaped while we weren't paying attention..."

Overwhelmed by the shock, Zhu Wanqing slumped, managing to steady herself on the table. She cried out sadly, "He escaped? He actually escaped..."

The personal maid rushed forward to support Zhu Wanqing, worried that Zhu Wanqing's excessive grief might harm her pregnancy. After carefully settling Zhu Wanqing down to sit, she advised, "Master, please take care of yourself. We're running out of time; we must get down the mountain quickly..."

Zhu Wanqing waved her hand dejectedly, muttering absentmindedly, "It's too late, everything is over..."

The two women kneeling on the ground felt even more remorseful. They slapped themselves hard and gritted their teeth, saying, "It's all our fault for being careless and being deceived by the prince..." As they spoke, they knelt forward and went to Zhu Wanqing's side, pleading, "Master, you go first. We sisters will definitely find the prince..."

Zhu Wanqing smiled bitterly in despair, "Does Heaven intend to destroy my White Lotus Sect? Does Heaven intend to destroy my Great Ming Dynasty?" It turned out that Zhu Wanqing had planned to take the Fourteenth Prince away. She knew that the reason he had suddenly changed his mind was because she had killed his son, breaking his heart. However, Zhu Wanqing believed that after the child in her womb was born, the Fourteenth Prince would still consider their father-son relationship and accept them back.

Zhu Wanqing pinned all her hopes for restoring her kingdom on the Fourteenth Prince. Now, without him, she had no chance of realizing her dream. Suddenly, the baby in her womb kicked Zhu Wanqing, seemingly encouraging its mother not to give up.

Zhu Wanqing touched her belly and suddenly remembered that she still had the Seventeenth Prince in her grasp. Perhaps the Seventeenth Prince was the key to turning the tide of the battle. Her despair was instantly rekindled with hope.

Seeing Zhu Wanqing's disheartened state, the maids were very worried and urged her to leave. Unexpectedly, Zhu Wanqing shook her head blankly and said firmly, "I'm not leaving. This is our last hope. I want to stay and live and die with the White Lotus Sect..."