He pushed the window up a bit and opened a narrow crack. Through this crack, Han Shuo could see the scene outside.
Candice's employer, Belinda, was wearing a veil, revealing only a pair of sapphire eyes. There was a strange expression in them as she seemed to be searching for something. She walked to the hallway of Han Shuo and Emily's room and looked around.
Candice and a few others from the Battlefire mercenary band ran over frantically from behind Belinda. Candice had a face full of wariness as she pressed a hand to the magic sword on her back and looked around carefully, afraid that something might happen to Belinda.
Candice finally breathed a sigh of relief after the other mercenaries surrounded Belinda. She chided Belinda who was still looking around, "Miss Belinda, I hope that you'll let us know in advance when you're moving around in the future. We were only hired by you to protect you and not restrict your freedom. There's no need for you to run away so suddenly! "
Belinda's long and slender eyebrows were furrowed tightly behind her veil as she looked around with her beautiful eyes, appearing quite puzzled. Belinda seemed to suddenly come to her senses after Candice's displeased words and said apologetically to Candice, "I'm sorry, I just thought I saw someone I knew and hurried over to take a look. It was just my eyes playing tricks on me."
Candice was also quite puzzled by her words and said to Belinda in surprise, "There was no one here just now, how did you see someone? This is too strange."
"Oh, perhaps it's because I haven't had enough sleep lately and my eyes are playing tricks on me. I'm very sorry." Belinda's bright eyes swept over Han Shuo and Emily's room as she responded carelessly to Candice.
Panicked footsteps could be heard from behind. A plump middle-aged woman walked over with a smile, holding a book in her hand. He first bowed politely, then said apologetically, "Esteemed guests, you must be here to stay. I had to leave for a while just now, I'm very sorry. Please follow me to the counter to register."
"There's no one watching over this hotel, that's worrying. In addition, the environment here doesn't seem to be too good. Would Miss Belinda like to switch to another hotel?" Candice didn't seem to like this place and suggested to her employer, Belinda, with a sour face.
The veiled Belinda looked around with her bright eyes and said, "No need, I'll stay here. I think it's not bad here."
"Alright then." Candice had no choice but to listen to her employer and responded with a bit of disappointment.
"Excuse me, who are the people staying in the rooms on the side of this corridor?" Belinda turned around and seemed to be asking the fat hotel owner casually.
"I'm sorry, it's not convenient for us to disclose that. That's our customer's privacy. I'm sorry!" The owner of this hotel was quite principled. Judging from her expression, she very much wanted Candice and the others to stay, but she didn't budge when it came to her principles.
Nodding, Belinda didn't pursue the matter and said gently, "That's fine as well. Are there any empty rooms around this corridor? I'll stay here if there are."
The woman's eyes lit up and she quickly flipped through the book in her hand, then pointed at a room not far from Han Shuo and Emily. "There's an empty room here, but the conditions aren't the best in the hotel. If the esteemed miss doesn't mind, you can stay in this room immediately."
"No problem, I'll take this room. Candice, do as you see fit." Belinda said gently and her bright eyes flicked faintly at Han Shuo and Emily's rooms, then took the lead to walk to the room she'd reserved.
The owner of this hotel had long since known that Belinda was the owner of this group. When she saw Belinda walk in that direction, she quickly fished out a bunch of keys and opened the door for her when she reached it, letting her in.
"You guys go in and protect the miss first. I'll take care of the paperwork and arrange other rooms around Miss Belinda's." Candice gave some instructions to the other members of the Battlefire mercenary band when she saw Belinda enter, and then followed the happy fat woman back to the front desk to take care of the check-in procedures.
When the other members of the Battlefire mercenary band had followed Belinda into the room, Han Shuo closed the crack in the window and said lowly to Emily beside him, "The strange movements of the white bone staff must have something to do with this Belinda. Her identity is very suspicious."
Emily had also seen a bit of what had happened just now and immediately nodded in agreement when she heard Han Shuo's words. She said very gravely, "It looks like this Belinda is related to the necromancer you killed. Since you've obtained all of his memories, don't you have any impression of this Belinda?"
Han Shuo furrowed his brow and shook his head with certainty, "No, this Belinda has never appeared in Clarendon's memories. I really don't understand why she can sense the white bone staff."
"How did Clarendon obtain this white bone staff?" Emily started and changed her question to Han Shuo after thinking for a bit.
"Clarendon was rewarded by the upper echelons of the Calamity Church after he completed a certain number of missions. He only knew how to use the white bone staff, but didn't know its origins." Han Shuo closed his eyes and thought for a bit before speaking to Emily.
"It looks like this Belinda should be from the Calamity Church. Perhaps it's because of Clarendon's disappearance that she's appeared here. We need to be careful." Emily thought for a bit and said gravely.
Belinda was Candice's employer. If she was from the Calamity Church, then why would she ask Candice to protect her when she came to Valen City? This was something that Han Shuo couldn't quite understand. However, since Belinda could sense the white bone staff, this meant that her origins weren't simple. When he connected this to what Emily had said about the evils of the Calamity Church, Han Shuo began to ponder inwardly.
"This Belinda must be suspicious of the rooms in this hallway. I think we should temporarily leave this place and switch rooms to observe this Belinda." Han Shuo looked at Emily and suggested after thinking for a bit.
Nodding, Emily said confidently, "No problem, the owner of this hotel is one of us. We can switch rooms if we want."
No wonder Emily would choose to stay in this hotel when she arrived in Valen City. So it was because the owner of this hotel was also a member of the Dark Mantle. It looked like the Dark Mantle's intelligence network was quite extensive indeed.
Taking advantage of Candice's absence, Belinda and the other members of the Battlefire mercenary band entered the room. Han Shuo and Emily left the room and snuck out from the other side, arriving in a large hall on the second floor. Han Shuo and Emily leaned against the window and could see the front yard.
Emily activated some mechanism and the owner of the hotel, the middle aged woman, appeared merrily in the hall after a while. She still wore a professional smile and bowed slightly to Emily, asking with a smile, "What are your orders, Madame Emily?"
"Sister Elaine, arrange a new room for us. It's best if it's a bit away from Belinda, but still within view of her room." Emily also smiled amiably as she spoke.
The middle aged woman named Elaine was a bit surprised when she heard Emily's words. She thought for a bit and said, "Three people just came in and also requested a room where they can see Miss Belinda."
His thoughts raced, Han Shuo thought of the three people who'd been tailing Candice. He couldn't help but ask, "Where are they staying now? Have you arranged a room for them?"
"Don't worry, I've purposely left a room where they can observe Belinda. I saw that Belinda's gaze when she looked at your room just now and knew that there was something wrong with her. "Elaine flicked a glance at Han Shuo and revealed a look that said," Don't worry about me taking care of things. "
"Sister Elaine has made many contributions to our organization over the years. Although she doesn't know martial arts or magic, she's very observant. That's why I'm staying here in Valen City." Emily also rolled her eyes at Han Shuo and explained with a smile.
"Alright, Madame Emily, don't praise me so much. I'll arrange a new room for you. Also, I'll keep an eye on the people who just arrived today. If there's anything, I'll report to you immediately. "Elaine turned around and walked out of the room.
"Alright, let's make our preparations as well. We need to keep a close eye on that woman. Perhaps uncovering her identity will bring us great benefits." Emily said.
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