Gu Qingheng did not object to Ran Lei’s suggestion. Instead, he put down the carrying basket and actually took out paper and a pen, writing a letter on the spot and handing it to Ran Lei: "From where we met, if you head east out of the mountain for about ten miles, you’ll reach the Daxuan military camp. Take this letter to find General Zhou Jiang or Prince Qi Jingyi. They will settle you down. Remember, except for the two of them, speak to no one else."

"You..." Ran Lei, although able to speak Daxuan dialect, couldn’t understand Daxuan characters, so he was somewhat surprised and conflicted.

"Go ahead, and tell them that we found the person and will bring them back." Gu Qingheng raised his hand and patted the other person’s shoulder. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"But, how can you manage with just the three of you?" Ran Lei shook his head, "Wouldn’t that be sending yourselves to die? I can’t just watch you die, especially Senior Mingxu..."

"We won’t be sending ourselves to die," Gu Qingheng chuckled. This person is quite upright and enthusiastic, worth making friends with.

"Stop rambling. I’m not done living yet; how could I possibly die so quickly?" Dao Xuzi gave Ran Lei a sideways glance.

Ran Lei awkwardly chuckled but truly felt torn. Soon, he made a decision: "Arang, take Ayang to the Daxuan military camp." With that, he placed the letter in Ayang’s hand, "I will come find you."

"Brother Alei, you..."

"Listen, if you stay here with Jin Bao, you’ll only become a burden. Once you’re gone, we can move more freely. Trust us, we will be fine." Ran Lei held Ayang’s shoulders with both hands, looking at her earnestly.

"If you’re going, then go quickly, stop dawdling." Dao Xuzi grew impatient.

Ayang ultimately did not persist any further, nodded, carried Jin Bao on her back, and reached out to hug Ran Lei: "Brother Alei, I’ll wait for you." She knew that being here with Jin Bao would definitely be a hindrance, especially Jin Bao; if he cried a few times, everyone would be in danger.

Ran Lei nodded.

"Let Ah Zi escort you. Otherwise, with just that wolfhound, if you encounter some members of the Flame Sect, it won’t be much help. Besides, with Ah Zi, they will take you in even without the letter." Gu Qingheng beckoned to the purple-eyed Spiritual Fox.

The black-haired wolfhound whimpered, feeling quite aggrieved, but a glance at Ah Zi, well, it was just an ordinary wolfhound. Faced with the mighty Ah Zi, it could only feel wronged.

Ah Zi was quite lazy; carrying two people didn’t allow her to run fast, so she simply squatted on the black-hound’s back, using it as a mount.

Watching as the two adults, a child, a wolfhound, and a fox vanished from sight, the people here became solemn and serious.

"Now we must find a way to sneak in and see the situation." Gu Qingheng and his companions climbed up the other side of the slope. Using the surrounding vegetation for cover, they clearly observed most of what was happening in the mountain hollow. They found that there were even more guards than they had imagined, and most of them were Medicinal Soldiers, indicating that this place was extremely important. Even if it wasn’t holding Qi Jingyun, it definitely contained something important.

"But how do we sneak in?" Ran Lei frowned.

"Isn’t it just easy to catch someone and change clothes with them?" Dao Xuzi plucked a piece of grass from somewhere and started chewing on it.

"Catch someone? It’s not that easy; what if..."

Before Ran Lei finished speaking, Ming Guang had already zipped out of sight, and then he saw a figure dart like lightning, swiftly disappearing down the slope.