The Khitan soldiers were terrified by her, and one of them immediately turned back to report to Yuwen Shu. However, they were still some distance from the military camp; a round trip would take at least half an hour.
Meanwhile, the two men trapped in the mire continued to struggle upward. No one knew who they were, but if they were truly experts from Lu Beimo’s inner circle, letting them escape the mud would be like letting a tiger return to the mountains.
"No good!" one of the soldiers realized. "They are clearly stalling for time!"
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