"Sister Xique, will the Prince and Princess be alright?" Bailu asked worriedly.

"Miss is so smart, and with the young master, the eldest young master, and so many secret guards like Wuhen, Wuying, and Huji around, she should be fine," Xique said, but her pace quickened.

Lin Shuang's hands, tucked into her sleeves, gripped her communication jade slip tightly. Her slender fingers made several attempts to loosen their grip, but she ultimately didn't drop the jade slip.

The princess said that communication jade slips are something used by cultivators, and ordinary people don't recognize them.

Furthermore, their communication jade slips were all custom-made for them by the princess, and each person's jade messages were limited. Leaving the jade slips behind was a poor strategy and not worth the risk.

At this point, the magpies in front started moving even faster.

Bai Lu chased after him with great difficulty, panting as she softly called out, "Sister Xique, slow down a bit, I can't keep up."

Lin Shuang's eyes darted around a few times, then her foot slipped, and she fell to the ground with a cry of "Ouch!"

"Sister Lin Shuang!"

"Sister Lin Shuang, are you alright?"

Bailu and Xique rushed back upon hearing the sound, each trying to help Linshuang up.

Lin Shuang pretended to rub her foot, groaning in pain, and said, "I was walking too fast and didn't pay attention. I'm afraid I twisted my ankle. Miss Xi Que, Bai Lu, why don't you go first? Finding the Prince and Princess is the most important thing. I'll rest for a while and then catch up with you."

“How can we do that? This forest is full of all sorts of people now. We can’t leave our sister here alone,” Xique immediately objected, suggesting, “I’m strong, I’ll carry my sister on my back.”

Bai Lu nodded in agreement, saying, "Sister Xique is right. We can't leave you here alone. I'm quite strong now, so I can carry you on my back. We can just walk slowly."

Lin Shuang quickly stopped the magpie that was actually going to carry her, and said urgently, "I'm just a maid. Even if they encounter me, they won't do anything to me. You should hurry up and find the Prince and Princess. If you're sure the Prince and Princess are alright, then send me a message so I can be at ease."

“But…” Xi Que really didn’t want to leave Lin Shuang alone, but she was also worried about Ji Fengyao’s safety.

Lin Shuang grabbed Xi Que and Bai Lu's hands and pushed them out, feigning anger, "Alright, stop dawdling, hurry up and go; if we are seen by the Di Kingdom's princess and the emperor and empress's people, none of us will be able to leave."

Seeing her insistence, Xique and Bailu had no choice but to leave, turning back every three steps.

Only after confirming that the magpie and the white dew had gone far away did Lin Shuang get up, shivering.

Taking this step is tantamount to betrayal.

But she also knew that this might be her only chance to win.

Lin Shuang bit her lower lip tightly and clenched her fists.

As she groped her way through the forest in the dim twilight, she muttered bitterly to herself, "Your Highness, I know this is wrong, but if you weren't so biased, if you hadn't left me with absolutely no hope for Brother Xiao, I really wouldn't have done this. I want to become stronger, I love Brother Xiao, I had no choice!"

It was confirmed that there was no one within a radius of several hundred meters.

Lin Shuang took out a skull whistle from her storage ring, gripped it tightly in her hand for a moment, and then put it to her lips and blew it.

The whistle was sharp and piercing, like the laughter of an owl in a graveyard at midnight.

As soon as the whistle blew, Lin Shuang regretted it, but the arrow had already left the bowstring. That person was someone she absolutely could not afford to offend, and she had no way out.