After we accepted the quest, all the NPC soldiers rose to their feet, grabbed their broken weapons and looked at us with hopeful eyes. They looked ready to depart at any moment. The NPC guard captain lifted his own broken sword and declared, "It is time, warriors of Sangharama City! We will enter Bloody Shield Domain with the braves of Sky City and accomplish the task our king has entrusted us with!"

The NPCs started marching slowly toward their destination. They weren’t moving particularly fast, but it looked like they would be using the small mountain path not far ahead of us. It should take us straight into Bloody Shield Domain.

"Let’s go. Make sure to protect the NPCs, or the quest might fail, and we might even lose Reputation because of it," I said.

Lin Yixin nodded and ordered, "You lead the way while I cover the rear. Beiming Xue, Sister Mingyue and Lian Xin, stay with the NPCs and prepare to deal with anything that comes your way!"

"Mn." All three girls nodded in unison. Now that things were getting serious, even Lian Xin set aside her prejudice toward Lin Yixin for a moment and focused on the task at hand.

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The Armored Ice Qilin Horse...