The very next hour, Damon departed from Crane Ridge Villa in the waning afternoon sun.
His three subordinates for this Instance followed closely behind. Chen Yuan donned in a traveling robe with his sword sheathed at the hip, Sun Liang holding a scroll pouch tight to his chest, and Xue Rou clad in fitted leathers, her eyes sharp with anticipation.
Behind them trailed a few silent guards, recently recruited from the rebel ranks, serving as both security and escort. Xu Baochun followed as well, having resumed the role of an eccentric, if not outright mad, elder. The only noticeable change from his earlier appearance was his vastly improved clothing.
They moved without fanfare, traversing the southern roads of Xiangyang toward a location most dared not mention by name aloud, which was the forbidden zone, Ghost Valley.
