The people beside Lu Chao quickly stopped him, fearing that he might aggravate his existing injuries.
Zhu Yu had already jogged over to them.
"What happened? Where's Lu Qing?" Zhu Yu was a bit anxious, and the moment she saw Lu Chao, she felt a bit relieved. However, when she looked around and didn't see Lu Qing or the rune's presence, she immediately became more anxious.
"We encountered a group of strange imperial guards along the way. Once they knew who I was, they suddenly attacked us." Lu Chao knew very well that what Zhu Yu wanted to know most right now wasn't the entire story of why they were here but rather about Lu Qing's situation. So he briefly explained, "When Lu Qing arrived with reinforcements, we managed to kill most of them, but a few leaders took advantage of the chaos to escape, and he went after them with some men.
I was supposed to go with him, but, unfortunately, someone sliced my horse's leg, and I fell, unable to follow.
