Chapter 1454 - Suspicious Bain (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Hao Ren’s eyes swept around and immediately noticed that someone was missing from the scene.

Other than the witch who had died during the demon hunters’ raid earlier, one more person was not there.

It was the wizard who always hid his face under a large hood.

“Bain was separated from us when we fled,” said Madam Marie. “We have not seen him ever since we left the cemetery. We did not go back to look for him because we feared that the demon hunters would pursue us. But we have left marks along the way. He should be able to find us.”

“Bain was separated?” Hao Ren involuntarily knitted his brows together. His intuition told him that something was not right.

As if to confirm his suspicion, Hessiana suddenly exclaimed, “Oh, no! That man is holding my key!”

“Key?” Lily was baffled, not knowing what Hessiana meant.

“The key to the shadowy realm!” Hessiana panicked and jumped to her feet. “We were passing the key around when the demon hunters struck. At that time, the key was in Bain’s hand. How did that useless wizard get left behind?”

Hao Ren could only become more suspicious of Bain. He recalled the chain of events and suddenly remembered that the wizard had said something bizarre.

“What are Haron’s Sentinels?” Hao Ren turned to look at Hessiana. He did not know why but he had a feeling that Little Bat knew something about it.

Sure enough, Hessiana was surprised when she heard the name. “How do you know of the existence of these knights?”

“You really know about this organization?” Hao Ren was delighted. What he thought to be a trivial thing had turned out to be a clue. “What are these knights doing?”

“This group of knights disbanded many years ago. Except for a few persons who are keeping an eye on this place, very few people know about their existence.” Hessiana did not seem to intended to keep it a secret. “Haron’s Sentinels were originally the guardians of this place, composed of a group of wizards and dark knights whose mission was to protect Vivian’s place of hibernation and keep disturbances away.”

“They were guarding Vivian?” Hao Ren was even more surprised than before. “How could Vivian afford their service?”

“Ahem, you really know Vivian well, eh?” Hessiana said.

Hao Ren was stupefied.

A moment of embarrassment later, Hessiana continued, “Vivian was not the person who formed Haron’s Sentinels. It was Haron, a noble Blood Clan. When Vivian chose to hibernate in this place, a well-informed dark noble came here and rebuilt an abandoned castle and turned the surroundings into an estate. Haron and his sentinels guarded this place for a century, hoping to see the day of Vivian’s awakening.”

“Oh, were they trying to fawn over Vivian?” Lily asked.

“It was completely normal. The Blood Clan places great importance on class and bloodline. Whoever gains favor in the eyes of the ancients would have glory and practical benefits throughout the clan. But most ancients in the Blood Clan are reclusive and unapproachable. Naturally, the good-natured Vivian became the ‘go-to’ person when the juniors wanted to curry favor with the ancients. All the more so when Vivian was a person who did not like to owe anyone favor. If she knew that there had been a junior guarding her seal for a century, she would definitely pay back the guy although not in money form. She could write a note and whoever had this note in hands would be able to do whatever they liked. Who could have resisted this temptation?”

“Why did Haron’s Sentinels disband?” Madam Marie asked. The story fascinated her. “Was it because the Blood noble had lost his will? Or was it because of the demon hunters—”