“Bates.”
The old man simply told them his surname.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Bates. I’m Gerald Crawford. Thank you for letting us stay here tonight!”
Gerald quickly greeted the old man and expressed his gratitude.
“What are you guys doing here?”
Mr. Bates looked at the four of them and asked.
Gerald and the other three were startled by his question.
“Hehe. Mr. Bates, we came here just for a leisurely trip, but we lost our way.”
Gerald explained to Mr. Bates with a smile.
“Leisure? Young man, you must be taking me for a fool.”
Mr. Bates doubted his words and admonished Gerald.
Now, Gerald and the three were even more surprised. They didn’t expect that Mr. Bates would actually know they were hiding something.
“Mr. Bates, why do you…”
Gerald asked, pretending to look at Mr. Bates in doubt.
“Young man, I’ve lived half of my life. You can’t lie to me. You’re not here for leisure. You are here to search for the territory of the Phangrottom Clan!”
Subsequently, Mr. Bates stated their purpose of coming here openly.
What?!
Their faces changed immediately, showing great surprise.
“Mr. Bates, how did you figure it out?”
Gerald asked curiously.
Although Mr. Bates knew their purpose for coming here, Gerald did not feel a sense of hostility from him.
“Hehe. This place is not a tourist attraction. People come here for just one thing, and that is to look for the territory of the Phangrottom Clan.”
Mr. Bates told them frankly.
Gerald and his friends were amazed. They never expected that Mr. Bates would be so observant.
“Since you have discovered it, I shall not hide it from you anymore. That’s right. We’re here to look for the territory of the Phangrottom Clan!”
Gerald didn’t hide it any longer and admitted it openly.
It was useless to hide and argue if your secret had already been discovered.
“Young man, the territory of the Phangrottom Clan is not a place anyone can go. I advise you to just go back to your place.”
Mr. Bates kindly reminded them.
They were a little startled when they heard that.
“Why did you say so?”
Gerald asked doubtfully.
“Hehe. There were many people like you coming here to look for the territory of the Phangrottom Clan. But in the end, no one came back alive. So, I’m saying this for your sake. Just leave tomorrow morning.”
Mr. Bates smiled as favonovel.com reminded them again.
“Mr. Bates, we’re no ordinary people. Besides, we come with a mission to save the world.”
Gerald explained to Mr. Bates.
“Ha! Ha! Ha!”
Hearing Gerald’s words, Mr. Bates burst into laughter, and his laugh was full of mockery.
“Young man, don’t say things like that. Those who came here said that as well. But what was the use of that? They still died here in the end.”
Mr. Bates uttered, totally disregarding what Gerald had said.
From what favonovel.com had said, it seemed like Mr. Bates had met a lot of people. Moreover, their deaths might be related to him.
This was such a deep, old forest, and favonovel.com lived here alone. This alone was already very strange and unbelievable.
“Mr. Bates, do you know the location of the territory of the Phangrottom Clan?”
After a pause, Gerald looked at Mr. Bates and asked.
Upon being asked that question, Mr. Bates raised his head and stared at Gerald.
After staring into each other’s eyes for a few seconds, Mr. Bates opened his mouth.
“I’m sorry. I don’t know where it is!”
Hearing his words, Gerald did not press favonovel.com further.
However, Gerald could see that Mr. Bates probably knew the location of the territory of the Phangrottom Clan. He just refused to tell them.
