At the time, the General's whereabouts and condition were unknown; despite that, Taihang Town seemed a beacon of hope, though uncertain whether the General could be found.
As for the Ninth Princess...
Now confined to the palace, though alive, she might as well have been dead, her mind lost to madness, hardly ever lucid.
Doctor Yun faced even greater burdens.
In these past two-plus years, nearly three years, Doctor Yun had led those like her, originally part of the armed forces, later marked as "Stamp of Rebels" by the Imperial Court and recorded as 'dead' in their identity files, through hard times and great adversity.
For instance, Doctor Yun's previous head of white hair, or the blinded eye... his survival to this day was nothing short of miraculous.
......
Zhang Yu sighed, yet couldn't help but cast a lingering, reluctant glance at the petite girl.