Once they were in the wilderness, the power of the human city was no longer a threat.
Well, for Hao Ren and Lily, the old soldiers in the city were not a threat. But without the two of them, it was still a little dangerous for a group of witches with limited magic power and mortal bodies.
After leaving the city, Witch Helen summoned the Shadow Foals. The lack of sunlight in the gloomy weather helped the witches a lot. The power of the Shadow Foals was still quite strong even during the day, allowing them to leave the controlled area of the city in the shortest time possible. They also escaped the possible existence of the Church's Exorcists. After half a day of galloping, they finally arrived at the witches' stronghold at sunset: the Fog Cemetery.
The never-dissipating fog seemed to be a striking anomaly, but in fact, without the guidance of the witches' magic power, ordinary people would never be able to get close to the edge of the fog. At least until the demon hunters found this place, the cemetery was quite safe as a stronghold.
Madam Marie decided to rest for a while before leaving the place. She needed to replenish the spellcasting materials and mental strength that she had lost.
Well, until now, they had not realized that their magnificent rescue operation had actually caused a mess. Hessiana was a person who could see the bigger picture. Although she cursed the witches when they first appeared, she kept quiet while they ran. At this time, when the witches stopped to rest, Hessiana found a place to sit calmly, waiting for the first unlucky witch to come looking for trouble.
"Are you all right?" Hao Ren ignored Hessiana after he got off the horse. He came to Lily and asked, "Were you shot by a musket?"
There were a few small holes in her dress, and blood stains were spilled on the hemline. But other than that, she was still in good spirits. Hearing Hao Ren's concern, the werehusky shook her arms to prove that she was healthy. "Aha, I'm fine! It's just a musket. It's not the same level as the guns of the future. I'm not afraid! "
She then wrinkled her nose and said, "But it really hurts. Mr. Landlord, you're not lying. My body is too weak now. A few muskets can break through my defense. And my arms are sore after swinging the light gate twice. My stamina is so bad."
Hao Ren was speechless.
Her physical fitness was already shocking enough!
Lily checked her clothes to make sure there was no risk of exposing herself. She looked up at Hessiana and then pulled Hao Ren's sleeve. "Mr. Landlord, Little Bat doesn't look very happy."
Hao Ren's mouth twitched. "Nonsense. Don't provoke her now. She's in a rage."
As if to confirm Hao Ren's words, Madam Marie went straight to Little Bat. The middle-aged witch did not seem to notice the gloomy expression on Hao Ren's face, or perhaps she thought it was the 'cold temperament' that a big shot from a big organization must have. "In the name of black magic, it is my greatest honor to meet the emissary from the City of Shadows. I am —"
"Idiot."
Madam Marie could not react for a moment. "Huh?"
"I said you are all idiots!" Hessiana's voice suddenly rose by at least an octave. "Do you know what you have done?"
"Lady Hessiana, I don't know what you mean." The witches were completely confused, and Madam Marie was even more confused. "We are saving —"
Hessiana took a deep breath, followed by a storm. "Who told you that I need someone to save me? Who told you that I was captured?! I don't even know you! How did you come here to rob the execution ground? Rob the execution ground? Can't you pick a better time to get close to me? Didn't you f * cking see me trying my best to signal you with my eyes on the execution ground?! You bunch of idiots whose brains have been fried by magic potions! "
Not only the witches were stunned, but even Hao Ren was shocked again. The Little Bat he knew was a dignified matriarch. Although her personality was at least a little reserved among the vampires, she was at least a little reserved. But the six-hundred-year-old version in front of him could only be described as broken. Hao Ren could only think of one thing: the long-term lack of maternal love had distorted this naughty child's personality.
"Okay, take a break. Do you know that cursing is easy to get pneumonia?" Seeing that Little Bat did not show any mercy, Hao Ren could not help but say, "After all, they were kind and risking their lives to 'save' you. Don't you think you should at least be grateful?"
"But they messed things up!" Hessiana glared at her, but she still managed to catch her breath. "Well, I'm still quite touched. No matter what these witches were after, they did put in a lot of effort. The City of Shadows will not forget this."
That was what Madam Marie was waiting for. As soon as the words came out, the faces of the witches, including Madam Marie, suddenly brightened up, as if all the unwarranted accusations they had suffered before had vanished. In this precarious era, a trace of protection was enough for them to put up with all the unfairness.
"Then can you tell me what happened?" Hao Ren looked at Hessiana. "I know you couldn't have been captured by a human."
Several witches around them also looked over curiously. After the 'storm' just now, they finally knew that they had messed up. Naturally, they were full of doubts about the actions of the Shadow Ambassador.
Even Bain, the wizard who had been silent in the corner, moved closer curiously.
"You have to tell me who you are first," Hessiana said, looking at Hao Ren fearlessly. "How do you know Lady Vivian's name? What is your relationship with her? And how do you know that I am that?"
"I am her friend, best friend," Hao Ren said while thinking about how to quickly and effectively build enough trust with Hessiana. It would be difficult to face Little Bat 600 years later, but at this moment, he had the advantage of information. More importantly, Little Bat did not have the stubborn bad impression of him 600 years later. "I came here to look for her. If I'm not mistaken, she should still be asleep at this time, or she has just woken up. I have something to talk to her about. But it was an accident to meet you. "
"Really?" Hessiana looked at Hao Ren suspiciously. It seemed that it was not easy to convince a stranger. "Then how can you prove that you are familiar with Lady Vivian? Even I didn't know she had a friend like you. "
"Nonsense. How many times do you see Vivian in a century?" Hao Ren revealed the truth mercilessly. "She has been avoiding you for the past few hundred years, hasn't she?"
Hessiana was hit where it hurt. She opened her mouth but no words came out. There was a look of grievance in her eyes.
Although she was an adult at this time, her temperament was obviously not as mature as 600 years later.
"Hey, don't be like this. I just said it casually," Hao Ren quickly said. "To tell you the truth, sometimes I also advise her not to always avoid you. People might think that there is a conflict between you two."
"Lady Vivian doesn't like me," Hessiana said, pursing her lips.
"Of course not." Hao Ren knew that this had always been a sore point for Hessiana, and she would still think so even after hundreds of years. So he defended Vivian. "She is mainly worried that her bad luck will drag you down, so she doesn't want you to be with her all the time."
Hessiana frowned and looked at Hao Ren from head to toe. After the conversation, she felt that the stranger in front of her had a good relationship with Vivian, or at least they knew each other well. But it was not enough for her to trust him completely. "Most people don't know about these things, but if they want to, they can find out. You need stronger evidence to prove that you are friends with Vivian."
Hao Ren thought about it and found that it was really difficult to find such evidence.
The Vivian he knew was the Vivian from 600 years later. His understanding of her was based entirely on that time period. He could tell a lot about Vivian's characteristics and habits, but these things could not be used as ironclad evidence. If he tried to make up a story that he and Vivian knew each other centuries ago, there was a high chance that Hessiana would expose him. He also had some things that Vivian had used in his Dimensional Pocket, such as a mobile phone. There was indeed her scent on it, but Hessiana did not know what it was. It was a huge problem to explain the origin of things that were beyond the time period. Hessiana was different from the naive Lily!
While Hao Ren was thinking hard, a flash of light suddenly flashed across his mind.
He suddenly remembered that he did have something that definitely had the scent of Vivian, and there was no need to explain the era at all!
He had a little bat in his Dimensional Pocket.
Hao Ren had completely forgotten about the existence of the little bat. If it were not for the situation, he would have let the little guy sleep in the Dimensional Pocket forever. Vivian made the little bat and gave it to him during an operation. At that time, the little bat could be used as the coordinates of Vivian's return or the basis of her rebirth. But after the incident ended peacefully, the little bat did not come in handy and was forgotten by Hao Ren in his Dimensional Pocket.
If Hao Ren did not remember, the little bat might have quietly cultivated into Hessiana II.
"This can prove it, right?" Hao Ren opened his Dimensional Pocket and took out the little bat that had been sleeping. "Vivian gave it to me. Because she is often forgetful, sometimes she even forgets the names of her old friends, so she kept this as a keepsake."
The little bat shook in Hao Ren's palm and finally woke up from its long sleep. It slowly wriggled twice, hugged one of Hao Ren's fingers, and stopped moving.
Because Vivian's real body was in a deep sleep, this little bat, which was her avatar, only had the most basic intelligence, and its mobility was particularly low.
Hessiana looked at the little bat that Hao Ren took out, stunned. This time, she finally believed what the strange man in front of her said.
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