Wildland evil beasts often shifted their positions, lying in ambush everywhere.
If you ran into one, you either struck it rich or turned into a pile of shit.
If evil beasts suddenly grew dense in number, it could trigger a beast tide. When that happened, all manner of Demonic Creatures and Ghosts would emerge, and Sin City might be swallowed whole.
That was the reason for the Night Patrol. To put it bluntly, the Night Watchmen were cannon fodder sent to gather intelligence, striving to hold up the outer defensive line of the fortress city in the wildlands.
Though... it was riddled with holes, it still served some purpose.
With advance warning, Sin City would have time to prepare defenses or call for outside aid.
Da Yajin clearly knew the wildland evil beasts well. He had even tracked down the whereabouts of a level-five evil beast.
They traveled for roughly half a shichen. The journey had been peaceful enough to light up Ma Da's and Ge Yanbing's Jade Tablets.
Soon, an icy canyon appeared before them.
A frigid gale howled out of the canyon, violent beyond measure. Everything nearby had been frozen solid, and the icicles were as thick as upside-down trees.
"Be careful. Try not to make any noise," Da Yajin said cautiously to Qin He.
The group then filed into the canyon. After passing through it for about a hundred zhang, the space ahead abruptly opened up, revealing a deep gorge lake.
Like a funnel, it lay behind the canyon.
The Canyon Lake had already frozen over, exposing an enormous sheet of ice. Wind-carved marks stood out starkly across its surface, like stones scoured by running water.
Da Yajin patted Qin He, and Ma Da handed over a pair of thick shoe covers wrapped in felt.
Da Yajin