Qiu Yelan walked out, thinking in confusion. She found Dongran following her after she walked a long distance. "Anything report?" she stopped to ask.

"Lady Ciyi has not come so far. Should we inform her?" asked Dongran lightly. "Young Earl Ling has been here helping us now. But she is absent. This is...."

"Ruan Ciyi is not here?" asked Qiu Yelan with a surprise. General Ruan was still alive by his last breath, but he would pass away in any minute. Ruan Ciyi, the ...