Shang Ruyi turned her head and saw a few Turkic soldiers behind her with pale faces.
The guards she brought along were still the same as when they set out, half opening the road ahead and half guarding behind, isolating the Turkic people from them. Ashina Zhuxie and his men remained at the back all along, not because they were "useless," but because the Turkic people grew up on the grasslands, and some might not have seen such high mountains in their lives. So, while they might be formidable on horseback, climbing mountains is truly a challenging task for them.
Having just navigated a somewhat perilous curve, Shang Ruyi, Lu Xiao, and the others were fine, but a few Turkic soldiers glanced down subconsciously, and upon seeing the bottomless abyss, they cried out in fright.
Even Ashina Zhuxie was struggling and didn't look well. At that moment, he scolded sternly, "What are you shouting for!"
Upon his words, they promptly shut their mouths tightly.
