438 lt was the First Prince. "Who's there!?" In the middle of the night, a guard questioned as he noticed a figure trying to run out of the Palace. The figure, however, the figure didn't stop and continued to run away. Its speed was not high, it was only comparable to a mortal, however, the guard was still wary since it was the middle of the night. "Jimmy! Come here!" He shouted and called for his partner. His partner, who was patrolling on the other side rushed towards him. "What happened?" the partner questioned. The guard pointed at the figure who was still running away, the partner's eyes turned solemn and he ordered, "We need to capture him." The guard nodded and the two of them dashed toward the figure. The two of them were Advance Stage Cultivators, for someone like them, catching up to a mortal was a simple task. A minute later, they already appeared in front of her figure, however, as soon as they saw the figure's face, their eyes widened in surprise. "L-Lady Amaya!?" Jimmy questioned in shock. Seeing the guard, a relived look appeared on Amaya's face, "Thank God… I finally found someone…" Amaya sighed deeply. However, soon, her expression changed. "Shit, you are only Advance Stage Cultivators!" The Guards frowned, confused, and before they had any more time to think, Amaya ordered. "Look, you two have to run away else you will die as well. Remember, Raguel Skyfall, the First Prince is the one behind this attack. You need to expose him! Now run!" Saying those words, Amaya passed them and started running away. The guards frowned in confusion, they didn't know what was happening, however, they knew it was serious. Confused, the two of them did what Amaya ordered them to and started following her. Jimmy then noticed the blood that was coming out of Amaya's thigh and his eyes then finally fell on the dagger that was pierced into her thighs. "!!!" His eyes widened in surprise. "Lad-" He wanted to question about it, however, Amaya quickly turned around and shouted. "You fools, why are you running after me!? Go in the opposite direction, get out of here! They will come here soon! You cannot get caught by them! Remember what I told you and run away!" The two guards finally realized what was happening. It was apparent after seeing that dagger pierced into Amaya's thighs. Consort Amaya was being attacked, she was trying to escape. However, the two guards doubted that she could get away in her state. "Lady Amaya, we can help yo-" Jimmy spoke, however, he was again cut off by Amaya. "They all are Grand Master Stage Cultivators, you wouldn't be able to do anything! Just run, I will survive… somehow, you two just run away!" Saying that, Amaya turned away again. "G-G-Grand Master." The two guards stood there in shock. They knew it well, they would never be able to go against Grand Master Stage Cultivators. The two of them looked at each other and nodded. They ran away. They respected Lady Amaya and whatever, however, they were still unwilling to die uselessly for her. She was going to die anyway, what's the point of them dying with her? They should at least save their lives. With this thought in their mind, the two of them ran away as fast as possible. *Step* *Step* *Step* A minute later, the two of them heard a few footsteps, they turned around and noticed 5 figures wearing black colored clothes rushing towards the direction Amaya ran into at an absurd speed. "Don't let her get away, follow the blood trail. That bitch won't get away this time." The one who was running at the front spoke. The Gurads' eyes widened in surprise and the two of them hid behind a tree. "Haah… Haa… Haa…" 2 minutes later, when the guards were sure that the assailants had gone after Consort Amaya, the two of them breathed heavily. Even though they haven't done anything, they could feel their heart pumping erratically. It may not look like it, but the two of them had just survived a life-and-death situation. If the assailants had noticed them, they would have died today. "L-Lady Amaya saved us…" Jimmy spoke with a tired voice. "She did indeed…" The other guard, Adam, nodded back. "But she…" Jimmy wanted to say something, however, he didn't. Adam understood what he wanted to say and a guilty look appeared on his face. "Do you think she got caught?" Adam questioned. "No doubt about that," Jimmy replied. "But she is Consort Amaya, do you think she would get caught like that?" Adam still had some hope. "She might have ran away in normal conditions, considering how intelligent she is, however, that blood trial… it would give her away. In the end, she is just a mortal, how could she escape the pursuit of 5 Grand Master Stage Cultivators? Also, keep in mind, she can only run for two hours." "Her curse…" Adam realized. "Indeed, her curse would act up in 2 hours, there is no way she would be able to run away after that. Though I don't think she would be able to dodge her assailants for so long, even if she did, two hours later, she would definitely get caught." Jimmy spoke. "…" Adam turned silent. "…" Jimmy didn't say anything either. "What should we do about it?" Adam questioned. "About what?" Jimmy questioned back. Adam glanced at Jimmy for a while and then answered, "We know who sent those assassins after Consort Amaya, it was the First Prince, she told us to expose him, but who should we tell this to?" Jimmy turned silent and after thinking for a few minutes, he sighed, "No one." "What?" Adam frowned. "If you want to stay alive, then bury this secret with you. Consort Amaya is already dead, who do you think would protect us for the sake of the dead?" Jimmy questioned. "B-But she gave up her life to save us!" Adam countered. "She didn't, they were after her in the first place, she didn't do anything for us. Now keep your mouth shut, otherwise, not only you, but your entire family would die a gruesome death."