Bang!

A powerful Bone Eroding Arrow from Beiming Xue struck Leila’s chest, shattered the chest armor and spilled some black blood. However, not only did Leila not retaliate, she kept her bow lowered and faced toward me, murmuring, "You said his name… Did you meet him? You…"

The boss had stopped attacking completely. I must have accidentally triggered a story sequence or something.

So, I also lowered the Chill of the Nine Provinces and nodded. "Yes, we saw Lin Qian on a hill of bones in front of the Dragon God Cave. He was the one who asked us to seek out your bodies, collect your soul essences and return them to him. He regrets his actions deeply and wishes to rescue your souls to atone for his sins."

"Lin Qian… Lin Qian…"

Leila’s knees hit the deathly, blackened soil beneath our feet as she looked up in the sky. Tears slid down her cheeks as she said, "After Lin Qian’s mind was stolen by that sword, he… he actually killed us all..."

I nodded. "He is still guarding the Dragonslaying Sword. He is filled with guilt and self-blame…"

Leila would continue to cry for almost five minutes. Finally, she rose to...