At this moment, Zhang Lianmeng continued, "Hey, wait a moment."
Han Xing slowly stopped and frowned. "What else is it?"
Seemingly hearing the impatience in his voice, Zhang Lianmeng nervously said, "Um, can I do this hidden quest with you?"
Han Xing frowned.
Seeing this, Zhang Lianmeng hurriedly explained, "Don't... don't misunderstand. I'm not suddenly going back on my word. I just remembered something related to the quest..."
"What is it? Speak." Han Xing sounded somewhat impatient.
Zhang Lianmeng cautiously said, "I found this fragment by chance while exploring a sky island."
"There was a goblin camp on it. After defeating those goblins, I found an iron cage in the camp. Inside it was someone really, really terrifying..."
"That person was curled up on the ground, covered in bloody holes, yet not a single drop of blood was flowing out. He was even skinnier than skin and bones!"
As she spoke, Zhang Lianmeng seemed to recall something frightening. Her delicate body trembled slightly. "I... I wanted to rescue him, but the moment I opened the iron cage, he suddenly grabbed my arm!"
"His palm was colder than ice. I was terrified."
"Then, without saying a word, he used his own blood to draw a mark on my wrist!"
"He... he also said there was a hidden location here. Only this mark and that weapon fragment could open the Stone Gate and activate the quest."
"After saying that, that person died..."
"So I think that if I don't participate in this quest, it might be impossible to complete."
After hearing Zhang Lianmeng's account, Han Xing's eyes widened. "Damn, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Han Xing's questioning startled Zhang Lianmeng so badly that her whole body trembled. She lowered her head, not daring to say anything.
Han Xing also realized that