2.26

Hours were well spent travelling. They made a few stops to rest their body, as riding a horse can turn out to be extremely painful. Their seats were covered by a rather good saddle, but it still wasn't enough to completely eliminate their pain.

Even so, they still continued forth, because they wanted to reach the town that they marked on the map. There was only a little distance more until they could step inside the town.

However, when they actually began to get near the city's gate, they suddenly halted.

"Zen.. People. Six.. no, seven of them. There might be more. They are carrying weapons. Perhaps.. we were tailed?" Xu Jiaqi whispered, detecting presences in the surroundings.

Zenith nodded lightly. He also sensed these people, which was why he stopped.