Jin Zijin and his party were already approaching the Imperial City, accompanied by Xiao Jinyan leading the fastest squad of light cavalry.
Xining is vast and sparsely populated, with bandit disturbances; there aren't many vanguard troops that can be dispatched quickly, and the main army won't arrive so soon.
"I hope we're not too late!"
Xiao Jinyan said, "As soon as I got the news, I brought these people immediately. Cousin, when did you get the news?"
Yue Rujing replied, "We also came as soon as we got the news. We heard the Emperor was seriously ill. Originally, Gu Youyou was supposed to come with us, but fearing it would be too late, we came ahead, and she's still behind."
Yixi sighed lightly, "We were originally going to escort the master, but unexpectedly, we returned first."
