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Hearing his answer, the two guards bowed to the young man, stepped aside, and cleared the path for them to enter the city. As they entered the city, neither Yan Xiaobao nor Cai Jie paid attention to the guards. Their eyes were brimming with excitement, a kind stirred by different things.
Apart from the friends he had left behind in the "Shrine," Yan Xiaobao couldn't think of anything else, much less the friends he hadn't seen since departing Liluo City. Although he had sent them a letter saying he was alive, he hadn't spoken to them nor knew when he would see them again. He imagined the happiness his friends would feel upon seeing each other and broke into a smile.
