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Chapter30—TheChase

Thenighthadbeebitterlycold。XieZhengrodeatthefrontofthesmallgroup，whileSuyuanwaskeptsafelyagainsthim，edinathickcloak。Hersilver-whitehairspilledoverthedarkfabric，makingherlookalmostunrealbehthepalemoonlight。Behindthem，theburningpalaceslowlydisappearedintothedarkness。

Theyhadnotgonefarwhenoneofthescoutssuddenlyraisedhishand。"General。"

XieZhengpulledthereinsandtheridersstopped。Foramoment，therewasonlythesoundofwindmovingacrossthegrasslands。

Then—

Thud。Thud。Thud。

Soundofhooves。

Someonewasingfrombehind。Thescoutlookedtowardthedarkness。

"Severalriders。"

XieZhengsexpressionhardened。

"Younis。"

ThesurvivingmembersoftheYounishadgatheredwhathorsestheycouldfindandwerepursuingthem。TheyhadseenXieZhengssoldiersleavetheburningpaladclearlyhadnoiionoflettingSuyuanescape。

"Keepmoving，"XieZhengordered。"Dontletthemsurroundus。"

Theridersimmediatelyformedaroundhim。Suyuanstirredweakly。"Aretheyfollowingus?"

"Yes。"

Sheopenedhereyes。

"Youshouldleaveme。"

XieZhenglookeddownather。

"No。"

"Theywontstop。"

"herwillwe。"

Therewasnoangerinhisvoicejustcertainty。TheYounisridersweregettingcloser。Anarrowflewthroughthedarknessandstruckthegroundseveralstepsahead。Thesoldiersimmediatelytighteheirformation。

"ProtecttheGeneral!"Anotherarrowcame。Thistime，oneofXieZhengsriderskaside。

XieZhengurgedhishorseforward。

Theentiregroupacceleratedtowardthedistantborder。Suyuancouldhearthepoundinghoovesbehherbutshewastooweaktositproperly，soXieZheonearmfirmlyaroundherwhiletrollingthereinswiththeother。Behindthem，theYounisriderstihepursuit。"Theyregaining，"onesoldiercalled。

XieZhengglaowardthehorizon。Theborderwasstillfarahead。

"Dontfightthemuheygetclose。Saveyourstrength。"

Theriderspushedonward。Suyuanslowlyopenedhereyesagain。Throughthedarkness，shecouldseethefirstfaintlineofmountainsahead。

Theborder。

Xianwasoherside。Forthefirsttimeinalongwhile，somethingunfamiliarstirredinsideher。

Nothappiness。

Notyet。

Justthesmallestpossibilitythatperhapsshehadnotreachedtheendofherstory。

Behindthem，anroupofridersappearedovertheridge。TheYounishadnotgivenupandXieZhenglookedbace。Thenheloweredhisvoice。

"Holdon，Suyuan。"

Shebarelyheardhimbutthistime，shedidnottellhimtoleaveherbehind。Theborderwasgettingcloserandthechasehadonlyjustbegun。