After seeing that the spy was dead, Qi Guze didn't know if there were any other spies among them. So he pretended not to know anything about it to avoid alerting the enemy, and then let everyone continue on their way.
"The spy is dead. Our team is safe now. There's no need to think about it anymore. Let's get going."
“We’ve been putting off our trip for so long lately, if we don’t hurry up and get back on the road, something else might happen.”
Upon hearing this, Pei Xuan and the others wanted to persuade Qi Guze to take good care of his injuries first.
"Your Highness, your wounds are so severe. What if you encounter any danger on the road if you rush on your journey?"
"How about we stop here for now? You can rest and recover from your injuries first, and then we can continue our journey."
"Your Highness, your injuries are more important!"
"It wouldn't matter if we stayed a few more days!"
The Ghost Doctor also advised Qi Guze from the side: "They all know more than you. If you rush to set off now, your injuries will be affected. It would be better to stay longer and take good care of your injuries so that you can speed up your journey later. That would be the best for us."
But Qi Guze refused.
"You don't need to say anything more. I don't think my injury is serious. Let's not waste any more time and hurry on our way."
"We've encountered so many things along the way. If we stayed any longer, we might have run into other unexpected problems, which would be the most serious one."
"Let's get going!"
As Qi Guze spoke, he directly grabbed Xu Yuehuai's hand and walked into the carriage.
Pei Xuan and the others turned to look at Xu Yuehuai, hoping she could persuade Qi Guze.
Xu Yuehuai shook his head, indicating that he could not help.
In fact, Xu Yuehuai had the same idea as Qi Guze. If they stayed longer, they would definitely make their clues here more in-depth, and then the people who wanted to hunt them down would be able to track them down based on these clues.
They still had to keep moving. If they kept moving and spreading the clues, the other side might not be able to find them by following their route. This was the safest thing for them.
Xu Yuehuai followed Qi Guze into the carriage. As the two of them sat inside, Qi Guze whispered something to Xu Yuehuai.
"I wonder if there are any other spies in our ranks? I have a feeling that there is more than one spy."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai said softly, "Yes, I also suspect that there might be other spies among us. That spy might be particularly vigilant and hasn't revealed any trace of himself. He might not be working for the same master as the spy we just met."
“That’s what I think too,” Qi Guze said, looking at Xu Yuehuai. “So how do we find the other spies now?”
Xu Yuehuai said, "This time we've already alerted them a bit. Those spies certainly won't expose themselves so easily. We might not be able to find them before we even reach Wuling Kingdom."
"However, even if he keeps hiding, he probably won't dare to expose himself along the way. We can relax and there won't be any other dangers for a while."
"We should take advantage of this time to speed up our journey. Once we arrive in Wuling Kingdom, we can contact other people around us, so we won't need these people to follow us all the time. At that time, no matter who among them is a spy, we will place them in other places and send people to observe their situation carefully."
"Time will always reveal a person's true character. When the time comes, if they are found to have ulterior motives towards us, then we will deal with them."
“Identify those who are loyal, and then bring them back to my side.”
Upon hearing this, Qi Guze reached out and patted Xu Yuehuai's head.
“Your idea is the same as mine. I was thinking of treating them the same way. Now we need to hurry to Wuling Kingdom. The journey will be bumpy, so I'm sorry to trouble you.”
Xu Yuehuai smiled faintly and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as I can follow the prince closely, all of this is nothing. Let's hurry to Wuling Kingdom. I really want to see what Wuling Kingdom is like."
"Okay, let's hurry on our way then."
As Qi Guze spoke, he urged Pei Xuan, who was driving the carriage, to hurry on their way.
As they were making their way to Wuling Kingdom, they suddenly noticed some earth shaking nearby, as if some violent geological disaster was about to occur.
Xu Yuehuai, who had been asleep, woke up immediately upon learning of the matter and asked Qi Guze, "Your Highness, has something happened around here?"
"Has someone else come to assassinate us?"
Qi Guze pulled back the curtain, observed the situation around him, and said to Xu Yuehuai, "It shouldn't be anyone trying to kill us. It's probably some kind of geological disaster around us. We need to get away quickly, or we'll be in danger."
Pei Xuan and the others also sensed what was happening and said to Qi Guze and the others inside the carriage, "Your Highness, you must be careful!"
"I don't know what's happening around us; there might be danger."
"Now we're being moved to another direction, so you'd better hold on tight."
Qi Guze said, "Mm."
Then, Qi Guze took Xu Yuehuai's hand and held her in his arms. Pei Xuan then spurred the horse and drove the carriage quickly towards a place where there was no tremor.
The guards beside them followed closely behind, while some protected them from the front, helping to scout the way and determine the safe direction in an attempt to avoid the geological disaster.
But as they made their way there, they discovered that many birds and beasts in the surrounding area were chasing after them, as if they were also trying to avoid the geological disaster.
However, there were so many birds and beasts that they rushed to their side, blocking their path and constantly crashing into them.
They had no way to go anywhere else for the time being. After being hit by those birds and beasts, the carriage was almost falling apart and was about to fall down the hillside, where they were in danger.
Qi Guze held Xu Yuehuai tightly, constantly protecting her.
Pei Xuan and the others were also trying their best to control the carriage and stabilize it.
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