An hour later.

Su Yi and Guo Bing arrived at the unmarked mass graves at the foot of Mother Ghost Ridge.

They were greeted by the sight of overgrown grass, scattered headstones, and crows perched on distant leafless trees. From time to time, the birds let out raucous, unpleasant cries. 

Although it was still early in the morning, this scenery was enough to make someone panic.

The uniformed young woman and her entourage had clearly been waiting for quite some time. When they saw Su Yi and Guo Bing stroll leisurely toward them, the girl snorted in cold displeasure. “You’re finally here!”

She then jumped from her horse and ordered, “Have two people stay behind to look after the horses. Uncle Yong and the others are to accompany me into the mountains.”

“Yes, Ma’am!” The attendants quickly got to work.

“Guo Bing, lead the way,” ordered the girl.

Guo Bing hurriedly obeyed. When Su Yi saw this, he went after him. “I’ll go with you.”

He’d agreed to ensure Guo Bing’s safe return, so he naturally wouldn’t let Guo Bing take the lead by himself.

“Who’d’ve thought a stubborn guy like you still had a bit of a conscience?” The girl in military uniform mocked.

Su Yi...