Rota sat in his office chair with a grim expression, carefully pondering the strange occurrences that had recently taken place in Chang'an City.
There had been almost no particularly obvious abnormalities that Rota could recall. If anything that unusual had occurred, not only Rota himself but Wilmot and the others would surely have noticed.
Chang'an City was currently populated entirely by humans, without a single Demi-human in sight. It was practically impossible for Demi-humans to sneak in, let alone commit a crime.
Rota rubbed his hands together as a rough idea took shape in his mind. Since the possibility of Demi-humans being responsible had been ruled out, the ones who had kidnapped Winnie could only be humans.
"Hmph, humans bewitched by Demi-humans? So you really did submit to those bastards. In that case, there is no need for me to protect scum like you."
Rota rose to his feet, glanced at the location specified in the letter, and transformed into lightning, vanishing from the office.
With Rota's extraordinary speed, he reached the location specified in the letter in less than ten minutes.
The surroundings were an open plain with virtually no cover. Winnie was tightly bound to a wooden post directly ahead with thick ropes.
When she saw Sikong Zhen arrive, hope lit up in Winnie's eyes. Yet that joy was quickly replaced by guilt.
If she had not been so careless, how could she have ended up in such a situation? How could she have become a burden to her master?
She knew how strong her master was, but this operation had been planned specifically to target him. The surrounding Demi-humans had deployed a formidable force against him.
Winnie desperately wanted to warn Sikong Zhen about the danger around him, but the burlap stuffed in her mouth prevented her