他们走远了 meaning in English

they're off

" then the carbineers scoured the country in different directions , but in vain ; then , after a time , they disappeared
“于是那些骑兵就四下里搜索了一阵子，但到处都找不到，过了一会儿，他们走远了。
The song brothers could hardly believe this . as they walked away , qi asked jiao , " did you really save a bunch of ants ?
宋氏兄弟很难相信和尚的话。当他们走远了，宋祁问宋郊： “你真地救过一群蚂蚁吗？ ”