Beside the campfire were indeed King Yunhai and Ajir, along with their trusted confidants.
At that moment, Agil had already fallen asleep in the tent. Suddenly, she opened her eyes and sat up, feeling a pang of anxiety.
She clutched her chest, called for a maid, and asked the maid to bring her water.
"Your Highness, is your wound hurting again?" A maid brought over some water and asked with concern.
Agil shook his head.
Ajir was injured when she fought with Gu Xin and Cheng Huaijin for the throne of Liusha Kingdom and Gu Yingxue. Afterwards, she led people to provoke Peng Ze of Giant Stone City. She was so angry that she vomited blood after seeing Lu Zheng.
During her escape, her injuries had actually healed, and the wounds had scabbed over.
However, this inexplicable panic frightened her.
She drank some water to calm herself down, then got dressed and went out of the tent to find the Cloud Sea King.
King Yunhai had been feeling very frustrated lately and hadn't been sleeping well at night. When he heard Ajir calling him from outside the tent, he sat up, put on a coat, and invited her in.
"What's wrong?" King Yunhai looked at his daughter who had accompanied him all the way, feeling very sorry for her.
"Father, I feel something is wrong. Let's continue on our way!" Agil said.
King Yunhai frowned.
They had barely stopped along the way, and just when they finally managed to set up camp and rest, they had to continue their journey.
He felt a pang of heartache for his youngest son, who had fallen ill during their escape with a persistent high fever; if things continued this way, he feared…
His adult sons have all died, leaving him with only four younger sons. If they all perish, what is the point of their escape?
Perhaps sensing Yunhai Wang's thoughts, Ajir said, "Father, our fifteenth brother's condition won't affect whether we stop or continue. I'm panicking, a panic I've never felt before. If we don't leave soon, I'm worried..."
Yunhaiwang interrupted her: "The forbidden area in your manor has so many sand snakes, and you even had them specially fed to them. They're not the same as the sand snakes in the desert. Do you lack confidence in yourself, or are you overestimating the enemy? And those undead, even if they kill them all, it will take them a day or two. Do you really think they can catch up?"
Ajir said, “Father, Dugu Xin knows medicine and poison. Also, the Great Zhou has already subdued Southern Xinjiang, and they have far more poison experts there than we do. Furthermore, our group has women, children, and a lot of luggage, while they only need to bring their own food, allowing them to travel light. Once we break through the sand snake formation in the forbidden area, they will catch up with us quickly. Our group has fewer soldiers, so we've used more of our resources to lure them away. Therefore, Father, let's go!”
She always offered her advice so calmly, and even if King Yunhai didn't agree, she would always find a way to persuade him.
Yun Haiwang didn't want to travel again after just resting, but Ajir wasn't joking. Her usual perception of danger was never wrong, so in the end he agreed to Ajir's request.
After finally getting a break, it's already late at night and they have to keep going. Many people are very annoyed, but they are used to being obedient. In Yunhai, the words of the Yunhai King and the Seventh Princess are absolutely not to be contradicted.
So when Lu Zheng and Gu Xin arrived, there was nothing left in the place except for the still-burning campfire, food scraps, and other traces.
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