Chapter 881: Looking Westward (I)
Deep within a dense forest over two thousand li from the capital of Yu, there were two people running frantically.
"I don't think the soldiers are still chasing after us."
Realizing that, the two people finally came to a halt. Each one leaned against a tree, slumping down to the ground opposite each other.
As they sat in the mottled shade of the trees, the sunlight faintly illuminated their figures. It turned out they were two women who looked extremely alike.
The woman on the left looked a little more mature. She retained traces of a noble bearing, but her facial features were unremarkable.
The woman on the right was thinner, with a sharper, more intense presence. She was currently gazing off into the distance with furrowed brows.
Both women were clad in ash-gray prison garb. Their hair was messy, and their faces were grimy; they looked quite miserable.
These two women were Xiao Wuyin and Xiao Wuyan, the sisters who had escaped from the Celestial Northern Prison. Due to the emperor's explicit order to keep them alive, a special escort squad had been assigned to transport them out of the prison during the battle against the demon kings of the Far West. During the chaos, the sisters seized the opportunity to overpower the guards and escape from the prison.
After living behind fake faces for so many years, the sisters could now finally use their real faces. Compared to the numerous fake faces they had once worn, their real faces were far less eye-catching... In fact, they looked so ordinary that if they were to walk into a bustling street now, no one would even give them a second glance. Their real faces were perfect for fugitives.
"Those damn imperial hounds... who knows what other powerful cards they have up their sleeves," Xiao Wuyan said furiously. "We need to contact the Celestial Master as soon as possible. Once we've gathered the forces of the Celestial Charm Sect, we'll turn the capital of Yu upside down and pay them back for imprisoning us..."
As she spoke, she noticed a hesitant look on her sister's face.