A bright crescent moon hung high in the sky as its cold moonlight sprinkled down, illuminating the world wrapped in silver and making the night quite bright.
The surroundings were exceedingly quiet, without the slightest sound. It wasn't just humans and beasts that didn't want to leave their caves in the cold winter night. Even some small insects seemed unwilling to leave their caves.
When the group walked out of the cave, they immediately felt that the temperature outside was much colder than in the cave. Even though they'd been mentally prepared, they still couldn't help but tighten their thick clothes and exhale lightly.
"There's no time to lose. I think it's best if we leave as soon as possible and return to the Empire." Han Shuo looked around at the group and spoke lowly.
It was unknown if Gryphon Legion commander Ascher had discovered that the important items in the secret room had been stolen after the commotion. When he returned to Valen City with no results from this search, he'd discover the problem with the secret room sooner or later. At that time, he'd definitely be driven to desperate action.
Therefore, Han Shuo and Emily had to deliver the information and information they'd obtained to the senior executives of the Dark Mantle as soon as possible, so that they could deal with Ascher as soon as possible and prevent him from stirring up trouble.
"There are a few ungoverned towns in the vast area of the Kerlan Grand Canyon. The Dark Mantle has a few strongholds here, and the largest stronghold has a magical device that can contact the senior executives of the Dark Mantle. Brian and I need to get there as soon as possible. We're in very little danger now, so it looks like it's time to part ways! "Emily mused for a moment and then suggested with a smile.
"When I entered Elaine's hotel, the merchant company escorting the goods with me had already left Valen City, so I'm working alone now. I've already told them that nothing will happen to the merchant company for now. I'll return to the Empire with Brian. "Phoebe stood beside Han Shuo and expressed her stance.
Caspian and Lawrence thought about it for a moment and both expressed their intention to part ways with Han Shuo. Caspian solemnly expressed his thanks to Han Shuo, and Lawrence's gaze roamed over Belinda, who had been captured by Emily. He then said, "Brian, if you can get the method to refine a golem from her, I'm willing to pay a great price for it!"
Nodding his head, Han Shuo expressed his understanding and said with a smile, "I will ask her, but I advise you not to have too much hope. I think that even if you have the method to refine puppets, you can't mass-produce them. Otherwise, with the Calamity Church's financial resources, they would have long since formed an army of puppets! "
Lawrence stared blankly at Han Shuo's words, then opened his mouth again to say, "Even if you can refine one or two, it would be of great help to me."
"Alright, I'll try my best!" Seeing that Lawrence still hadn't given up, Han Shuo said helplessly.
"Big bad guy, will we meet again?" On the other side, Angelica suddenly stared at Han Shuo and said crisply as Caspian was about to leave.
Shrugging his shoulders, Han Shuo said dashingly, "I think so. We've already met twice in such a short period of time. We're quite fated!"
"Alright, thank you again. If you have the chance in the future, come visit the elven tribe in the Dark Forest. Angelica will treat you well!" Caspian bowed to Han Shuo and said with a smile.
Lawrence and the others didn't linger when Caspian and Angelica left, walking in the opposite direction from Caspian and Angelica. After Caspian and Angelica disappeared, Han Shuo thought that if Caspian and Angelica found out that he was the leader of the Dark Forest Troll, the two of them would hate Han Shuo to a great extent. It was best not to visit the elven tribe.
Senior swordsman Davis of the Battlefire mercenary band felt dejected after Angelica's departure. This valiant swordsman's gaze was still fixed in the direction that Angelica had disappeared in, lost in thought.
"Candice, how much does this Belinda owe you? I'll pay it for you. We still have a use for her, we can't give her to you! " Emily looked at Candice at this moment and took out her crystal card, seeming to want to pay Candice.
"Forget it, sister Emily, we don't lack these gold coins. Let's just consider this mission a failure, it's no big deal!" Candice hurriedly declined when she saw that Emily was about to pay. She then looked at the mercenaries behind her and said to Emily and Phoebe, "Alright alright, we need to leave as well. We still need to continue the mission when we return!"
Candice didn't wait for Emily to pay the gold coins after she'd finished speaking and quickly fled with the mercenaries. Because they couldn't fly and Han Shuo and the others were in a hurry to leave, Emily told Elaine the address and had her take Belinda there. Because Han Shuo had released the cold air, Belinda wouldn't wake up for a while without Han Shuo's help, so Emily and Han Shuo didn't need to worry about Elaine's safety.
After Elaine grabbed Belinda and left, only Han Shuo, Emily, Phoebe, and the strangely quiet dark dragon Gilbert were left in front of the cave.
"Eh, why are you so quiet all of a sudden?" Han Shuo finally remembered that Gilbert hadn't made a fuss in a long time and couldn't help but ask in surprise.
Gilbert had been standing there silently with his eyes closed when he heard Han Shuo's question. He immediately opened his eyes with a long face and said, "What a disloyal master, I've been injured along the way and have been recuperating whenever I have the time. Why have you only thought of me now?"
Han Shuo finally remembered that the attacks of the two archmages and a group of knights had hit him when they'd charged out of Valen City. He'd then flown for so long with a group of old and weak soldiers on his back. No wonder he'd suddenly become so quiet.
"Don't worry, your skin's thick anyways!" Han Shuo chuckled naughtily and thought for a moment, "How about this, you get the hell back home first and I'll take you out after you've recovered."
"I've only been out for a few days and you're chasing me back again!" Gilbert immediately yelled loudly when he heard that Han Shuo wanted him to return to the cemetery of death.
"Go, be a good boy or I'll show you what's coming. Now that I'm with two beauties, it'll be so inconvenient to bring you along, not to mention that you're injured! " Han Shuo laughed naughtily as he took out his magic wand and set up a matrix. He grabbed Gilbert's shoulder as he yelled and kicked him in regardless of whether he was willing or not.
His mental strength moved and the matrix was immediately activated. Gilbert also disappeared without a trace. Without the Eye of Darkness, even Gilbert wouldn't be able to walk out of the cemetery of death. Therefore, Han Shuo didn't have to worry about Gilbert making trouble after sending him in.
Off to the side, Phoebe stared in astonishment at the miniature magical matrix that Han Shuo had set up and directly sent Gilbert to some unknown place. She couldn't help but exclaim softly, her bright eyes looking at Han Shuo with even more astonishment.
"Heh heh, it's just a transportation matrix, there's nothing strange about it. Let's go, we can also leave this place! " Han Shuo chuckled lightly and put the items into his space ring, urging Emily and Phoebe to leave.
Traveling with the two beauties wasn't a happy thing. The originally cold and aloof Phoebe had been intentionally acting very intimate with Han Shuo along the way. This made Emily, who already had an intimate relationship with Han Shuo, look at Han Shuo with a bit of bitterness.
As a mage, Emily was still shivering in the cold night even though she was wrapped in thick fur clothing, making Han Shuo's heart ache. However, perhaps to avoid arousing suspicion, Emily purposefully kept a distance from Han Shuo, as if afraid that Phoebe would discover her relationship with Han Shuo.
Han Shuo carried Phoebe and flew through the air along the way, while Emily expended her mental strength to use the levitation spell to fly close to the ground. However, as an archmage, Emily expended her mental strength to use the levitation spell to fly for a limited amount of time. Han Shuo had already discovered that Emily's lips were a bit pale when it was almost midnight.
Han Shuo, who was flying with Phoebe in his arms, suddenly increased his speed and landed next to Emily. He said, "I'll fly with two people, there won't be any problems!"
Regardless of whether Phoebe agreed or not, Han Shuo reached out and wrapped his arms around Emily's soft waist as soon as he'd finished speaking. He continued to fly through the air with Phoebe in his right hand and Emily in his left. He also silently circulated his magical yuan, sending warm heat into Emily's cold body.
Emily struggled a bit after being embraced by Han Shuo's left hand, attempting to leave Han Shuo's embrace. However, Han Shuo held her firmly in place, making it impossible for her to move at all. When Emily turned her head to look at Han Shuo, she discovered the heartache and determination in Han Shuo's eyes. She couldn't help but feel a sweetness in her heart.
Whether it was because of the heat entering her body or some other reason, Emily felt her cold body heat up in an instant. The previous coldness faded in an instant, and her entire being seemed to be enveloped in warmth.
"I see that you seem to be very familiar with the way you're holding her!" At this moment, Phoebe's cherry lips moved to Han Shuo's ear and she spoke softly with a hint of jealousy. She didn't seem to be afraid that Emily would hear her words.
"We need to get to the Dark Mantle's location as soon as possible. There will be major problems if we're late, so I'll fly with you two. This is the fastest way!" Han Shuo's expression was indifferent, and he didn't express anything because of Phoebe's words.
They were silent the rest of the way. Han Shuo circulated the "Art of the Demonic Ninth Heavens" to its limits, and split out an extra portion of magical yuan to warm Emily's body. He followed Emily's directions as fast as lightning and shot towards a mountain range in the Kerlan region.
Even with Han Shuo's magical yuan, he had to use a portion of it to warm Emily while circulating the "Art of the Demonic Ninth Heavens" to fly. This enormous consumption was a bit hard to bear. By the second half of the night, Han Shuo was already panting and sweating.
"Take a rest, look how tired you are!" Although Phoebe had been a bit jealous just now, her feelings for Han Shuo were sincere. She couldn't help but speak with heartache when she saw Han Shuo sweat.
On the other side, Emily was also feeling heartache. She had wanted to open her mouth to persuade Han Shuo, but when she saw that Phoebe had already spoken, Emily didn't say anything else.
By now, Han Shuo was indeed a bit tired. From last night until now, he'd fought and then fled. Even when he'd arrived in that cave, Han Shuo had spent the entire day digesting Johnny's soul with the demon infant. Therefore, his body hadn't had a good rest.
A pair of eagle-like eyes scanned the surroundings sharply. Han Shuo's sharp eyes discovered a tree hole. He brought Emily and Phoebe to a stop at the entrance of the tree hole. Pushing aside some snow, Han Shuo poked his head in and discovered that there was still some space in the hollow tree hole.
"Let's rest inside!" Han Shuo suggested.
The top of the tree hole was tightly sealed, with only a long and narrow hole at the root. When the three of them entered, they discovered that they weren't exposed to the cold wind. He used his own body to block the hole, while Phoebe, Emily, and the other two squeezed to the sides.
Although there was some space in the tree hole, it was still too cramped for all three of them. The three of them were tightly pressed together, their arms and legs leaning against each other. It was a bit difficult to move around.
As soon as he relaxed, Han Shuo took a deep breath and the magical yuan within his body automatically circulated, recovering the energy he'd just expended. The speed was extremely fast.
Emily and Phoebe were pressed against Han Shuo's front and sides, with Emily's chest and abdomen against Phoebe's back. Han Shuo's chest was against the two's shoulders, his hands were separated between his legs, and his legs were facing the narrow gap between Emily and Phoebe.
It was nighttime and the only source of light in the tree hole was blocked by Han Shuo's back, making the inside of the cave pitch-black. Apart from Han Shuo, the two girls' vision had been affected and it was difficult for them to see their surroundings clearly.
In this place, Han Shuo's chest was pressed against the two girls' fragrant shoulders. Out of concern for Emily, Han Shuo circulated his magical yuan, intending to send a bit of warmth to Emily. Therefore, Han Shuo twisted his left hand that had originally been on his left thigh and slowly placed it on Emily's thigh.
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