After rolling around for a while, he was slashed by the cavalry of the Cheshi Kingdom who caught up with him. He screamed a few times and then fell silent.

Hearing screams and sounds of fighting behind him, Shard panicked and hurriedly whipped the white horse beneath him.

But the white horse, having run for so long, was already foaming at the mouth and exhausted.

But it mustered its last bit of strength and ran a few hundred more steps.

However, it finally reached its limit and could no longer run. It stumbled, its front legs buckled, and it fell straight to the ground.

Meanwhile, Shard, who was on horseback, was thrown off by the white horse, flew into the air, and crashed heavily to the ground.

uh-huh!

Shard lay sprawled on the ground, his tongue already tingling from the shock, and blood welled up inside him.

The frail woman nearly fainted from the heavy fall.

Shard was in excruciating pain, feeling as if his body was broken into many pieces, and he was completely unable to move.

In her dazed state, she saw Prince Anxin and his men approaching her, getting closer and closer.

"It's all over, Father! Your daughter is utterly useless!"

"Commander Baishi, all your painstaking efforts have ultimately been in vain by Shard. Loulan Kingdom, alas!"

Her sapphire-blue eyes slowly turned to despair.

Just then, from the direction of Yumen Pass behind her, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came, like muffled thunder.

Then, one after another, squads of black-armored cavalrymen thundered in.

They were fully armored and wore masks, behind which were eyes as cold as the Grim Reaper.

Prince Anxin and his men had already dropped their weapons, but the knights flashed their blades and their heads disappeared without a trace.

"Are these Han Dynasty cavalry?"

Shard tried desperately to open her eyes to see clearly, but a tall and imposing figure appeared before her, blocking the dazzling sunlight and making it impossible to see the person's face.

"Your Highness, she is our Loulan princess!"

Shard heard a familiar voice. Yes, it sounded like the envoy, Lord Manji, whom his father had sent to Dunhuang to seek help.

Immediately afterwards, Shard felt herself being picked up.

The one who was holding her must be the man that Manji called "Prince".

In that instant, Shard felt exceptionally safe and secure.

At that moment, she could no longer hold on and fainted from the pain.