Zheng Ye took out a string of coins and quickly stuffed it into the old woman's hand.
The old woman took the coins, her face beaming with joy, and said, "We were fleeing for our lives at the time, and we couldn't see very clearly..."
"Anyway, I heard a lot of people shouting, like they were fighting for their lives..."
"We were terrified and didn't dare look too long, fearing they were bandits who had come down from the mountain and would rob us along the way, so we quickly helped each other and ran away..."
Seeing that no one was chasing them, they dared to rest for a moment...
Unable to obtain further information, Zheng Ye handed the horse to his subordinate and continued to inquire about the situation from oncoming pedestrians.
Taking advantage of the break, Ning Xi'er slipped into the newly bought carriage behind her, took out some hay from her spatial storage, and pretended to carry it out of the carriage.
Bai Zhi and the guards helped feed their respective horses.
Ning Xi'er then took out a small wooden basin and a dozen water bags from the carriage.
These were taken from the space, of course; the water pouches contained spiritual spring liquid.
Ning Xi'er had the guards each drink a few sips, and poured the rest into a wooden basin, then led their horses to drink a few sips as well.
Not to mention the guards, even the horses, after eating the fodder and drinking a few sips of water from the wooden basin, immediately showed a different level of energy.
Zheng Ye walked back with a solemn expression.
"How about it?"
Ning Xi'er asked, her expression calm despite her worry.
"None of the villagers saw them, but based on my estimation of their distance from the encampment and the visual distance along the mountainside, they should be our people..."
"Not only did they encounter a landslide, but they were also ambushed..."
The villagers must have walked quite a while to get here from the foot of the mountain.
The horse was too tired to run anymore...
Even though Zheng Ye was extremely anxious at the moment, there was nothing else he could do.
Protecting the princess is just as important as getting to the scene of the incident.
Ning Xi'er frowned slightly, somewhat worried about her maid...
Thinking of Xie Zhun's handsome and composed face, I felt it couldn't have come to this...
Seeing that the horse had regained its energy, Ning Xi'er took the reins from the guard and handed them to Zheng Ye, saying, "Let's go now."
Zheng Ye looked at the horses in surprise. He had indeed seen them feeding the horses, but he hadn't expected them to regain their strength so quickly...
Zheng Ye said nothing, mounted his horse, and ordered his guards to follow quickly.
Bai Zhi helped Ning Xi'er onto the horse, and as the horse galloped forward, she leaped onto it...
When they finally arrived at the scene of the accident, as described by the villagers, what they saw made them hold their breath.
This wasn't just rocks falling from a landslide; it was as if half the mountain had been flattened, with rocks from the mountain forcefully cascading down and burying the entire mountain path beneath our feet.
The pile of rocks was four or five zhang high and seven or eight zhang wide.
Those trapped underneath have no chance of survival...
Zheng Ye and Ning Xi'er both looked toward the foot of the mountain that the old woman had mentioned, where there was a dense forest in the distance.
The group listened carefully and the sounds of fierce fighting ceased.
Zheng Ye ordered a guard to go and investigate, to give a timely warning in advance.
He will stay here to protect the princess and will return immediately in case of any emergency.
The guards rode away, and while Zheng Ye and Ning Xi'er waited, they saw no fewer than ten corpses within their sight...
Everyone was heavy-hearted and even more worried about the team.
The guards were incredibly fast; they rushed into the dense forest in the time it takes to drink two cups of tea...
Zheng Ye, Ning Xi'er, Bai Zhi, and all the guards around them all looked towards the dense forest.
Suddenly, a fine horse leaped out of the dense forest—it was the former guard!
Unexpectedly, the guards returned even faster than before, gesturing as they sped along to signal Zheng Ye and the others to hurry over.
Without hesitation, Zheng Ye immediately spurred his horse and galloped off.
The rest of the people followed closely behind.
Once the scouts met up with Zheng Ye, they immediately turned their horses around.
Ning Xi'er then saw clearly that the guard's eyes were red and his throat was choked with emotion, "General, something terrible has happened..."
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