Luo Wu had been awake for a whole day and night, but he was so worried about Gu Jinxiu going to the Winter Embroidery Meeting that he dared not rest. Instead, he rode his horse furiously along the official road towards the Prefecture.
From time to time, he would dismount to inspect the ruts on the road, measuring their length with his hands. When he saw a palm-wide rut accompanied by horseshoe prints, he would follow them.
However, Gu Jin'an and Gu Jinxiu had already been traveling for a day and a night, and even if they had rested along the way, catching up to them was no easy task.
Luo Wu did not give up, one thought consumed his mind: he could not allow Sister Xiu to go to the Winter Embroidery Meeting, it would be the death of her!
After another two days and a night of frantic riding, he finally caught up with Gu Jinxiu and the others on the official road from He'an Prefecture to Linhe Prefecture in the afternoon of the second day.
