Helian Qiao confidently said, "I wasn't dawdling; they were walking too slow!"
By 'they', she meant the long line of villagers behind her.
The Little Princess was leading the way, fearing that if she delayed, all the animals in the mountain would vanish, so she was quite impatient with their turtle-like pace.
Young Master Gu replied gently, "If you walk too fast now, you won't have the energy to walk later. Moreover, leaves are scattered everywhere. If you're not careful, you might slip and fall."
Upon hearing this, the Little Princess put on a proud and confident face: "I won't slip!"
After all, she was from the mighty Dragon Clan; how could she fall just because of some leaves!
While the two were talking, Chen Erbao ran up from behind, surpassing them: "Haha, I'm ahead of you now!" He boasted arrogantly, but no sooner had he finished speaking than he slipped and fell forward, his mouth filled with mud and leaves: "Ptui ptui!!"
Helian Qiao: "..."