Noon in the Mingqiu Desert. The sun blazed overhead.
Song Ciwan and her party spurred their horses onward, watching as Demon Suppression Pass drew ever closer.
Initially, Song Ciwan had been unwilling to share a horse. While the others rode, she had simply used the Shrinking Inches Strange Technique, keeping pace right behind them.
But after Cai An had been brought back from the dead at dawn and understood what had happened, he insisted on giving his horse to Song Ciwan, choosing to ride with one of the other West Wind Army soldiers instead.
Unable to refuse his earnestness, Song Ciwan had no choice but to accept his kind offer.
The Red Blood Horse was incredibly fast, cutting through the wind and sand unhindered. Along the rest of the journey, they encountered no more Demon Fiends blocking their path.
The Demon Fiends weren't fools, either. Spotting the party of riders from afar, who would dare rush forward to their death?
