Yuan Feng remained silent for a moment and said blandly, "We have just entered Jingchuan City and have yet to meet up with Commander Zhao."
The subtext of this sentence was:
Zhao Douan and his entourage had disappeared along with Xu Jingtang, and their whereabouts were temporarily unknown.
The Capital Camp's army was less about hunting down deserters and more about frantically searching for traces of Zhao Douan.
Both parties had disappeared... Xu Junling's heart suddenly sank, giving rise to a foreboding premonition.
...
Meanwhile, in a secluded alley within the county city.
A place untouched by sunlight.
Ji Yue sat hugging her knees, her hair disheveled, curled up beside an old doorframe, which was wet with the morning's autumn dew, yet the Socially Anxious Female Mage did not take a single step away.
She foolishly waited the entire night, abiding by Zhao Douan's orders, not daring to leave.
She simply guarded the Two-Life Gate.
