At this moment, Zhang Lianmeng continued, "Young man, please wait a moment."

Han Xing slowly stopped his steps, frowning, "What's the matter now?"

Seemingly hearing the impatience in Han Xing's tone, Zhang Lianmeng said nervously, "Well, can I join you in doing this hidden mission?"

Han Xing frowned.

Seeing this, Zhang Lianmeng quickly explained, "Don't... don't misunderstand, it's not that I'm suddenly backing out, but I remembered something related to the mission..."

"What is it? Speak." Han Xing's tone was somewhat impatient.

Zhang Lianmeng cautiously said, "This fragment, I discovered it by chance while exploring a Sky Island."

"Inside, there was a goblin camp. After defeating that group of goblins, I found an iron cage in the camp, and inside was a very terrifying person..."

"That person was huddled on the ground, with blood holes all over their body, yet not a drop of blood was coming out, skinnier than a bag of bones!"

As she spoke, Zhang Lianmeng seemed to recall something terrifying, her delicate body shuddering slightly, "I... I originally wanted to save them, but as soon as I opened the iron cage, that person suddenly grabbed my arm!"

"Their hand was colder than ice, and I was terrified."

"Then, without a word, they used their own blood to draw a mark on my wrist!"

"They said that there is a hidden location here, and only with this mark and that weapon fragment can the Giant Stone Gate be opened, and the mission started."

"After saying that, the person died..."

"So, I feel that if I'm not involved in this mission, it might not be completed."

After hearing Zhang Lianmeng's account, Han Xing widened his eyes, "Damn, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Han Xing's questioning caused Zhang Lianmeng to shiver in fright, lowering her head, not daring to speak.

Realizing he was being a bit harsh, Han Xing softened his tone, "Let me see the mark on your arm."

Zhang Lianmeng obediently rolled up her sleeve, revealing her fair arm, bringing it closer to Han Xing's face.

On the wrist, Han Xing indeed saw a blood-colored mark, resembling a symbol, or some strange script.

Han Xing nodded, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "Alright, you'll join me in this mission, but let me be clear, all the rewards from this mission belong to me."

"And as compensation, once the mission is completed, I can escort you to your man. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lianmeng couldn't contain her joy, nodding vigorously like a pecking chick.

"Okay, okay!"

Han Xing nodded, then returned to his Sky Island Territory and slowly departed.

Seeing Zhang Lianmeng still standing there in a daze, he said, "Keep up."

Zhang Lianmeng hastily maneuvered her Sky Island Territory to follow.

Han Xing was decisive in action, and once he decided to do this mission, he immediately started.

Meanwhile, standing on the territory, he fiddled with a piece of fragment in his hand, emitting a golden hue, mumbling, "Gold Melting Cannon? Sounds like a long-range weapon, its power should not be weak."

"If I can get it, placing it on the territory could greatly enhance the attack capacity."

The two Sky Islands continued moving one after the other.

After Han Xing rescued Zhang Lianmeng, time had reached night.

However, shortly after proceeding, Zhang Lianmeng suddenly noticed her territory distancing further from Han Xing's, her territory's speed seemingly much slower than Han Xing's.

This was because her Level was two levels lower than Han Xing's, and her territory's advancement speed was naturally slower, combined with Han Xing having a 10% speed bonus from the Lord's Castle, which quickly left this woman behind.

"Please, please wait for me..."

From afar, Han Xing heard Zhang Lianmeng's shouting.

Helplessly, he had to temporarily stop his Sky Island, waiting for her for a moment.

Han Xing turned back, seeing Zhang Lianmeng gritting her teeth, striving to catch up to him.

Han Xing shook his head, then adjusted the speed of his Sky Island to nearly match Zhang Lianmeng's Sky Island.

Now, Zhang Lianmeng finally felt much more at ease.

They continued advancing for four hours.

It was now deep night.

According to Han Xing's habit, it was time to prepare for rest.

Thus, he stopped progressing.

Behind, Zhang Lianmeng cautiously maneuvered her Sky Island Territory to merge with Han Xing's territory.

Zhang Lianmeng asked nervously, "Why have we stopped?"

Han Xing shook his head, "It's not early, and the coordinates on this metal fragment are quite distant. At a conservative estimate, it will take five to six hours to reach it, so we'll rest for now."

"Traveling at night is not very safe, let's continue tomorrow."

Hearing Han Xing's words, Zhang Lianmeng also breathed a sigh of relief.

She indeed was exhausted.

First escaping death from that group of Kobolds, then continuously traveling for over four hours, both her spirit and body were at their limits.

At this moment, Han Xing noticed Zhang Lianmeng's exceptionally pale complexion.

He looked at her body and saw that the wounds on her abdomen and shoulder were still oozing blood.

At this point, an odd feeling arose in Han Xing's heart.

This woman, dragging such an injured body, had been striving to keep up with him, he had to admit it was quite impressive.

No matter how stone-hearted Han Xing was, he couldn't help feeling a twinge of sympathy.

So, Han Xing asked, "Why aren't you using the Life Secret Elixir to heal your wounds?"

Hearing this, Zhang Lianmeng appeared confused at first, then a bit too embarrassed to speak, "I... I don't have any Life Secret Elixir..."

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