The dawn was faint, and wisps of mist curled through the air.
As they exited Murong Town, Xie Jiuli came face-to-face with Yang Yi, the commanding general of the Dongzhou Army, who was riding in. The two parties met on the narrow path at the city gate.
After Siyao and her group had finished clearing out the pirates, Xie Jiuli had instructed them to go into hiding. At this moment, her own party consisted of only four and a half people: Xie Jiuli and Yutang on horseback, while Murong Shouyue led a second horse pulling a flatbed cart. On the cart lay the corpse of the Crown Prince, who had taken a faked-death potion, with Murong Shouyue’s mother sitting beside it.
Chapter 81