Plans can't keep up with changes.
When the couple set off, two pieces of news spread wildly among the people. One was about Yun Ge and the Eighty Thousand Souls.
Miao Qing, the Gu Girl from Dajin, openly confronted the Imperial Court, with the cause of the incident being a complete mistake. Even Miao Qing herself was baffled, unable to wrap her head around it.
Miao Qing wanted to slaughter the Eighty Thousand Souls over a chicken, but because Dong Huiying found out, she secretly tipped off Yun Ge and the others. Miao Qing, unfamiliar with the terrain, took several wrong turns. By the time she arrived at the valley where the Eighty Thousand Souls lived, based on the information Charles gave her, it was already deserted, leaving her with nothing.
Disappointed by the empty valley, Miao Qing was vexed, and the clues about the Eighty Thousand Souls were thus severed. Just as she was feeling despondent, the Eighth Princess extended an olive branch, sending people to persuade Miao Qing.
