Chapter 1031 (2/2)

Hao Ren nodded. But he was bothered by the trouble that awaited him: the civil war in Coldpath had completely deviated from the expected trajectory, the ancient secrets found and the collected information were enough to cause a headache for a long time. Though he could first collect samples of the artifacts of the goddess of creation, he was unsure about what he could do with the demon hunters.

He glanced at Lily and Vivian. The two “sages” immediately looked back at him. Both maidens had a pair of big eyes; one was as calm as water, and the other was shining in frivolousness.

Lily was frivolous. But she was the most important one.

Hao Ren had no idea how to break the truth of the First Sage to the demon hunters. It would be a suicide for him to introduce the werewolf to the leaders of the demon hunters as their ancestor.

“What is in your mind, Mr. Landlord?” Lily did not know the dilemma Hao Ren was facing. The truth had not even affected her emotionally. “The mess is over. Now I’m wondering if the one-eyed old man would be shocked when he finally learned the truth,” she said.

“You do know that these things can be scary, eh?” Hao Ren said, squinted at Lily. “I’m still beating my brains out as to how to wrap things up. The sages are now all dead, the Council of Elders had been crushed, and the entire demon hunter organization is in disarray. So I guess it is not the right time to break the news of you to them.”

“It is breakdown therapy,” Lily said, wagging her tail, her face indifferent as if she did not realize that she was the crux of the problem. “Whatever decision you make, I will support you,” she said.

Hao Ren thought for a moment, feeling that he had better not to discuss this hard question with the husky.

Everyone except Hao Ren and Vivian headed to the ballroom to meet Lanina.

“Is there anything else I can help you?” Ymir said in a flat voice while he looked at Hao Ren and Vivian.

Hao Ren had noticed that after telling everyone about what happened in the past, the skull of the giant appeared a lot older as if the spiritual goal that had been keeping him alive had suddenly gone. He could no longer hide the weariness and turbidity in his eyes.

“Thank you,” Vivian said to Ymir, breaking the silence and thanking this old friend whom she could not remember. “Thank you for telling us this, and thank you for your perseverance over the years. It was not easy to hold up in the face of the whisper from the sword,” she said.

“You’re welcome, old friend,” Ymir said, closing his eyes slightly. “I’m just doing what I want to do. I am not interested in all the conflicts in this world, whether it was Odin in the past, the demon hunters, or whoever is in charge of the world today — they are not important to me. I just want to live a peaceful life. Since Wisdom Spring has dried up, I’d make the Netherrealm Clock Tower my new home. Hope that this place would not be destroyed again.”

Ymir paused for a moment. He opened his eyes and look at Vivian. “Of course, I am very happy to see you. I didn’t expect you to come here and save the day, because I was not convinced of the unreliable predictions of Beetholis. But here you are. This is probably the only good news since the last thousands of years,” he said.

“He is the one who has saved the day,” Vivian said, shaking her head and pushing Hao Ren forward. “I am helping out him now. He is a friend, a very good friend.”

Ymir was surprised and finally showing some animation on his face.

Ymir had always thought that Vivian was the lead personality and Hao Ren was just her helper in the whole incident. But it turned that it was the other way round.

“Old friend, this is unlike your style,” Ymir said, his eyes wide. “When have you submitted to people? Is he filthy rich or dirt poor?” he asked.

The old giant could only think of these two types of person who could withstand Vivian’s contagious bad luck.

“It’s complicated,” Vivian said, arcing her mouth. “We are not here for this. Hao Ren, please.”

Hao Ren nodded. He then looked at Ymir and said, “Giant, do you know where you’re from?”