"Let's go..." Gao Yin gently patted the griffin's neck.
The enormous griffin let out a series of affectionate cries, then flapped its wings, took to the sky, and flew towards Tianshui City.
...
Zhi Wei, in order to rescue Turing Duo and Gui Qinqu, indeed ordered his troops to retreat thirty li.
Retreating an army of a hundred thousand was no easy task and required time.
It took a full four hours to complete the thirty-li retreat. Of course, the majority of time was spent on assembly; the actual march took just over an hour.
After retreating thirty li, Zhi Ning once again sent out messengers to Tianshui City to urge the release of Turing Duo, Gui Qinqu, Nurdan, and everyone else.
However, this time Suo Ningbing made another excessive demand.
In the letter, Suo Lun wrote that he was concerned Zhi Ning would immediately turn hostile and send out troops after rescuing Turing Duo, so, as a sign of good faith, he requested Zhi Ning's army retreat another thirty li.
