A crescent moon hung high in the sky, its cool light spilling over a world blanketed in silver and keeping the night bright.
The surroundings were utterly silent, without the slightest sound. On this cold winter night, not only people and beasts, but even the tiny insects seemed unwilling to leave their holes.
As soon as everyone stepped out of the cave, they felt how much colder it was outside. Although they had prepared themselves, they still could not help tugging their thick clothes tighter and breathing out little puffs of warm air.
"We shouldn't delay. I think we'd better leave here early and return to the Empire as soon as possible," Han Shuo said gravely, looking around at everyone.
After all this commotion, it was uncertain whether Aski, the Griffin Legion Commander, had discovered that important items had been stolen from his secret chamber. Once his search proved fruitless and he returned to Warren City, he would discover the problem with the secret chamber sooner or later. At that point, he would certainly lash out in desperation.
Therefore, Han Shuo and Emily had to deliver the information and documents they had obtained to the Dark Curtain's higher-ups as quickly as possible, allowing them to deal with Aski before he realized things were going badly and caused serious trouble.
"There are some towns beyond anyone's jurisdiction in the vast region of the Korlan Grand Canyon. The Dark Curtain has several outposts here, and the largest has magical equipment that can contact our higher-ups. 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!" After a moment's consideration, Emily smiled at everyone and made her suggestion.
"When I entered Yilian's inn, the people from my