The stream hindered the scent of both men and horses, as well as some of the fierce beasts that were afraid of water and dared not wade through it.
The number of beasts pursuing Tayue dwindled more and more.
With fewer beasts, Tayue, who had been frightened to the point of weak knees by those creatures, grew increasingly bold and ran even faster, hooves flying like the wind.
The sound of the wind whistled past Ye Qingci's ears, and occasionally, flying sand and pebbles blinded her, so she simply closed her eyes, tightly clenching her legs around the horse's belly to avoid being thrown off by Tayue.
After an unknown amount of time, Qian Yuan reined in Tayue and leaped down from the horse, "Young Madam, we are safe now."
Only then did Ye Qingci slowly open her eyes and stretch out her hand to rub her uncomfortable eyes as she looked around.
