Jin Feihua was tracking the only available trail. Although all signs pointed to Princess Lan Yue and the people from the Jin Meng Empire having fled into the Qingyuan River, she refused to rule out the possibility that someone had escaped in the direction of the hoofprints.
She wouldn't give up as long as there was even a sliver of a chance. The outcome didn't matter—all that mattered was following the trail.
Besides, anything she witnessed along the way could provide circumstantial evidence.
Jin Feihua followed the hoofprints to the sparsely populated Xiaoyuan Village. There, under the pretext of getting a drink of water, she began asking the villagers about any recent passersby.
This wasn't a completely deserted road. Every so often, people would pass through on their way from Yun City, often carrying some of its local products.
