"Search, don't let them escape!" A group of soldiers holding torches walked through the forest, looking for possible figures.
Judging from the uniforms they wore, these people were legion soldiers directly under the royal family. The commander wore a dark red cloak and epaulettes sewn with gold thread, which looked very majestic.
After hearing the words of the pursuers, Xia Lanluo ran even faster.
After a quick run, she felt her limbs begin to feel weak, all kinds of aches and pains filled her nerves, and her calves were shaking among the rotten leaves and grass.
"Huff, huff, huff..." The wound that had not yet healed opened up, blood oozed out, her face began to turn pale, and she had to fall to her knees and sit on the ground.
There's no escape now.
Xia Lanluo raised her head and looked at the phoenix in the sky that swooped down from time to time to block the pursuers, feeling sad and desperate.
Even if it delays time, I won't be able to run.
It's always like this, Xia Lanluo Te. You are a burden. You have implicated so many people. So many innocent people have died because of you. You are someone who should have died.
With his hands on the ground, silent tears flowed down his cheeks, falling drop by drop onto the cold and wet ground.
Her nails were full of dirt and rotten leaves. Xia Lanluo gradually clenched her fists and buried her forehead in the wet and cold ground. It seemed that only in this way could she wake herself up and relieve some of the sadness and discomfort in her heart.
Another round of footsteps came. She was startled when she heard it and tried to stand up, but her legs were already numb from soreness, so she could only fall to the ground.
The voice jumped over various stones and tree roots and quickly approached her from behind. It was too late for her to pull out the dagger.
"Ah--" Faced with the sudden contact, the girl screamed, but to her surprise, the other party did not kill her, but helped her up.
"Is there another companion?" Seeing the female knight lying in front of Xia Lanluote, the voice was a little hurried.
He pulled the pink-haired girl up and carried the female knight on his shoulders.
"Follow me!" After saying that, he pulled Xia Lanluote up and asked her to follow behind him.
"But..." Xia Lanluo wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to explain it at this time. She could only look at the phoenix in the night sky, follow it step by step, and gradually disappear into the depths of the forest.
A few minutes later, a group of soldiers arrived here searching with torches.
"There are traces of their stay here!"
"Can you tell which direction they're going?"
"It's difficult. The ground is covered with rotten leaves, so it's hard to leave footprints. Plus, it's pitch black..."
"Search! Keep searching. We must not let these people who are deceiving the people go. They escaped from Zishan Province. If we can't round them up and wipe them out, they will become another disaster."
"Further south, we reach the empire's southern provinces. The situation there is even worse. If they enter and develop there, it would be like releasing fish into the sea, causing rebellion."
"We are the eyes and sword of the Emperor. We will never allow those who go against the Emperor's will to exist. To want to recreate everything in Clancy is simply a dream!"
"This is the glorious and splendid Crimson Empire!"
"Yes!" Several black-clad investigators, accompanied by soldiers, dispersed into the night again.
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