Shangguan Ru had outwitted everybody, including Xu Xiaoyi who had bustled around all day — he had no idea that his actions were just a distraction for the enemy.
As the only one that had tended to the Dragon King, Red Bat had disguised herself as a common saberman and left the yard with Gu Shenwei on a previous occasion, coincidentally timed with a change in sentries. Then, they left Heaven's Pass with a provisions convoy.
Gu Shenwei hadn't fully recovered from his Qi deviation yet. Actually he could barely use any of his strength. But he shared Shangguan Ru's opinion that Heaven's Pass was much too dangerous and that if the Unique King refused to let go of this opportunity and insisted on killing him, then nobody would be able to stop him.