"Ahhh!" Chen Baojia shrieked in terror, her face once again slapped by the female student.
"Whore, still have the nerve to scream!" If it weren't for this woman, her senior brother wouldn't have died. This woman didn't care for her own life, yet she implicated others. If it weren't for the wrong timing, the student would have drawn her sword and struck her three times right then.
"Hong Yao, go quickly, don't get involved with her!" A male student ran over from the side, quickly pulling her away.
The spirit stone cannon fired again. This time, it blasted apart a burly man who was a subordinate of Queen Fusha. Queen Fusha roared fiercely, then turned her head, protected by the remaining six strong men, quickly vanishing into the forest.
Chen Baojia anxiously followed them forward. Her arm was injured, and the two slaps from the Flying Sword Academy student had made her see stars. Blood seeped from her forehead, and she looked utterly disheveled at this moment.
The group swiftly entered the dense forest, and under the cover of tall trees, they all disappeared. At a time like this, Qiao Mu only cared about her own people; who had the patience to bother with the lives and deaths of others?
The group ran for about half an hour, stopping only when the sounds of cannon fire subsided. Qiao Mu turned to check if anyone was injured and counted heads; everyone was present and accounted for. Saint Child Mi Yan, two priests, and seven or eight guards also followed along.
"Qiao Qiao, are you not hurt?" Mu Xingchen asked anxiously.
"I'm by Qiao Qiao's side; how could I let her get hurt?" Mo Lian muttered softly.
Mu Xingchen glanced at him, then nodded. He had to admit, Qiao Qiao's husband was much more reliable than he was as an elder brother, Mu Xingchen thought with some emotion.
Qiao Mu looked at Mu Xingchen. "Big Brother, why did you suddenly appear? Where is that person?" She had seen Mu Xingchen helping Mu Rouxuan along the way earlier. Now that Mu Rouxuan had suddenly vanished and only Mu Xingchen remained, it seemed a bit strange.
Mu Xingchen gave a wry smile. "Rouxuan threw a tantrum and ran off by herself. It was during the spatial displacement, and in a moment of inattention, she disappeared." It was false to say he wasn't worried, but Rouxuan's temper, Mu Xingchen closed his eyes for a moment, was simply too exasperating.
Qiao Mu didn't ask anything further. Mu Rouxuan was merely a stranger to her; her life or death was not within Qiao Mu's consideration.
Qi Xuanxuan snorted upon hearing this and turned her head away.
A frantic "huffing and puffing" sound approached from the distance. It was Prince Ming Leopard of Ming Province and Crown Prince Mo Liu of Yong'an, rushing over. Seeing their group, they quickly stopped, panting, and exclaimed, "Oh, it's so good to see you all!"
"Quick, quick, quick, go! Don't dawdle here! They, they, they're chasing us!" Ming Leopard gasped, waving his hand.
Everyone's expressions hardened. Just as they were about to turn and leave, another hurried footsteps sounded from the path behind them. Chen Baojia, disheveled and with blood on her forehead, stumbled out onto the path. She looked up and saw Mo Lian, her eyes immediately turning red as she tearfully cried out, "Your Royal Highness, I..."
Mo Lian's eyes sharpened. Qiao Mu saw his finger move slightly and quickly grabbed his hand. Qiao Qiao's Mo Lian shouldn't dirty his hands for such a person.