Before he knew it, it was already dusk, and the setting sun gilded the windows with a layer of gold. Smoke also rose from the chimneys of the houses outside the windows. Lin Li, who was meditating in his room, was awakened by a sudden commotion downstairs. He couldn't help but frown slightly. With his current strength, there naturally wouldn't be any problems because his meditation was interrupted. However, the commotion was still rather displeasing.
However, the commotion stopped abruptly with a shriek, and Norfeller's voice sounded from outside the door. "Master, I've thrown the troublemaker out."
Upon hearing Norfeller's report, Lin Li agreed and didn't ask any more questions after that. Norfeller had a sense of propriety, and didn't solve every problem by killing. Since he had only thrown the troublemaker out, it wasn't a big deal.
Downstairs of the small inn, the chubby middle-aged owner had a clear palm print on his face, and was muttering something while fixing the door that had been smashed. He looked upstairs and then outside the door, seemingly thinking about who he should look for to compensate for the damage to the door.
Outside the door of the small inn, a golden-haired young man in luxurious clothes slowly got up from the ground. His face and body were stained with mud, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. His originally handsome appearance was rather disheveled at this moment. There were two other people who were also lying on the ground on both sides of him. However, apart from panting, they didn't seem to have the strength to get up.
Charles glanced around at the curious faces that were swaying in the windows facing the street. His fair and handsome face immediately flushed red. It was already very shameful to be thrown out of the hotel like trash. Moreover, it was seen by these lowly people who he regarded as ants. This was simply a great humiliation to him. If he hadn't remembered that this was the place where the Ashen Warlock lived in seclusion, he would have killed everyone who had seen him make a fool of himself.
Of course, he wouldn't let the culprit who caused him to be humiliated off easily! Charles looked at the door of the small inn with resentment, only to see the filthy and rude chubby owner repairing the broken doors and windows. In his opinion, this was more like a demonstration to him, a reminder of where he had been thrown from, a blatant humiliation.
At this moment, Charles felt that everyone in his line of sight was mocking him, but when he recalled the strength of the Vampire just now, he didn't have the courage to walk into the shop again. After all, he was a level-19 Archmage. With his eyesight, how could he not tell that the Vampire was much stronger than him? He was definitely a powerhouse who had entered the Legendary-realm.
"You're still pretending to be dead? Don't you think you've embarrassed yourself enough? I'd rather raise two dogs than two useless people like you!" Charles, who had nowhere to vent, could only vent all his anger on the two men who were still lying there.
My Young Master, he is a true Legendary powerhouse, and a Legendary Vampire at that! The two of us are just followers, not guards. We're good at playing with you, but how can we beat a Legendary Master? The two men felt aggrieved, but they didn't dare to show it on their faces. Even though their bodies were hurting like they were falling apart, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and get up from the ground.
Seeing that his master was about to flare up again, one of his followers hurriedly stepped forward in order to prevent himself from being implicated again. "Young Master, the famous Legendary Vampire in the entire Breezy Plains is the Undead servant of the President of the Tower of Dusk. Do you think this one is …" said Lin Li.
Vampires were natural assassins, and their powerful strength and agility had always been feared by others. However, it was not easy for Vampires to step into the Legendary-realm. Not only did they have to rely on their own efforts, but they also had to rely on luck. After they reached the peak of level-19, their own efforts would not have any effect. Only by obtaining the blood essence that contained powerful power could they break through the limits of their bloodline and step into a certain realm. Hence, in the entire history of Anril, the number of Vampires who had stepped into the Legendary-realm could probably be counted on one hand.
The most famous Legendary-level Vampire in the history of Anril had to be the Legendary Assassin Holler who had assassinated the Sword Sage Ulysses of the Felan Kingdom more than 1,300 years ago. The Sword Sage Ulysses was one of the three Sword Sages of the Felan Kingdom at that time, and the army under his command was known as the strongest in the Felan Kingdom. However, no one had expected that just three days after the Sword Sage Ulysses led his army to the Breezy Plains, he would be silently assassinated in his own tent. The assassin was the Legendary Vampire Holler.
Because of this matter, the royal family of the Felan Kingdom mobilized three imperial guards, and carried out a decade-long manhunt in the Breezy Plains. It was not an exaggeration to say that they had dug deep into the ground. However, the assassin, Hall, seemed to have vanished into thin air. This matter was still an unsolved case in the Felan Kingdom.
There was also a famous Legendary-level Vampire who was one of the high priests of the Darkness Shrine. It was said that he had the oldest and purest Vampire bloodline, and was known as the ancestor of Vampires, Culostein. However, the Darkness Shrine's sphere of influence was not in the Breezy Plains, so it was naturally impossible for the ancestor of Vampires, Culostein, to appear there.
It was because everyone knew that there was probably no other Legendary-level Vampire in the Breezy Plains apart from Lin Li's servant Norfeller of the Tower of Dusk. Hence, after recognizing that the one who threw them out of the inn was a Legendary-level Vampire, Charles' follower immediately thought of the Tower of Dusk.
"The Tower of Dusk!" Charles was stunned for a moment when he heard his follower's words, but his eyes were filled with resentment in an instant. Staring at the inn, he said with hatred, "It's actually the Tower of Dusk, that small force. What right do they have to come here!?"
"Well, maybe they were also invited by the Ashen Warlock," one of his followers answered mindlessly.
Although Gran Town was not isolated from the world, apart from the Ashen Warlock's invitation, no one other than ordinary people was welcome, be it warriors or mages. Of course, without the Ashen Warlock's invitation, basically no one would be willing to come here, for fear of accidentally provoking him.
"Nonsense, don't I know!?" Charles reprimanded his follower before turning around to walk out of the town. While walking, he cursed in his heart, The Tower of Dusk? Don't think that just because you've received an invitation from the Ashen Warlock, you can be on par with us. How dare you interfere in my affairs? This time, I'll let you know that compared to the ancient families, you're still far inferior!
"Young Master, you're …" After hearing Charles' words, the two followers couldn't help but speed up and chase after him with difficulty.
In the room on the second floor of the inn, Lin Li could not be bothered to continue meditating. Instead, he took out a historical biography of Anril, and began reading it casually. At this moment, some voices came from outside the door. It turned out that the chubby owner was apologizing to Norfeller for what had happened just now.
In fact, it would actually be very common for some quarrels to occur in places like inns. However, Gran Town was the place where the Ashen Warlock lived in seclusion. Given the Ashen Warlock's notoriety, everyone would be extremely careful here for fear of doing something wrong and getting themselves killed. Hence, it would be fine if the chubby owner didn't come up, but since he was there, Lin Li wanted to hear what was going on. Besides, Lin Li was also a little curious about how the residents of Gran Town viewed the Ashen Warlock. Hence, he told Norfeller, who was outside the door, to let the chubby owner in.
"Sir, I'm really sorry for disturbing your rest just now." Perhaps it was because of the handful of gold coins, or perhaps it was because of Norfeller's help, the chubby shop owner was rather respectful towards Lin Li.
When Lin Li saw the clear palm print on the chubby owner's face, he was more or less surprised. He initially thought that it was just a quarrel, but he didn't expect the chubby owner to be beaten up. Hence, he asked, "What happened just now? Why did the other party hit you?"
"That person said that I didn't use any honorifics when I greeted him. How would I know any honorifics? My inn has been open in town for so many years, and I greet every guest the same way. No one is as troublesome as him." At the mention of this matter, the chubby owner pointed at the palm print on his face with an aggrieved expression. He had accidentally touched it, causing him to grimace in pain.
The chubby owner's grimace made Lin Li feel amused. However, he also knew that the chubby owner couldn't be blamed for this matter. The person who was thrown out really deserved it. Look at where they are. It's just a remote town. What's there to pretend to be in a place like this? He even wants me to address him with honorifics. Does he think he's a professionally trained butler of a noble?
"The person has already been chased away, so let's not talk about this anymore. What do you know about the owner of the gray tower in the town?" Lin Li asked, not taking this matter to heart. Instead, he turned to ask the chubby owner about the Ashen Warlock. Of course, due to the fact that he didn't know what taboo the Ashen Warlock had, he didn't reveal the identity of the Ashen Warlock to the chubby owner.
"Oh, you're asking about that old man? He …" The chubby owner was a little puzzled. Aren't all the customers who come once every three years invited by that strange old man? Why do they still need to ask me? However, he knew that the person who helped him just now was the subordinate of this young customer in front of him, and was obviously more powerful than the one who had been thrown out. Hence, he didn't dare to hesitate.
However, the words of the chubby owner did not bring much surprise to Lin Li. All he knew about the Ashen Warlock was that he was eccentric and antisocial. He didn't find the age of the Ashen Warlock and the two old servants strange at all.
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