Nangong Sanba's words reminded Hao Ren, and he immediately turned to Vivian. "Right, do you know anyone else who might know something about these shadows?"
"They would at least have to be someone who survived from the Mythical Era..." Vivian thought for a moment. "Should I ask Hesperis?"
Hao Ren immediately nodded. "Ask her, ask her now—You should still have her phone number, right?"
"Another international call." Vivian sighed in pain, pulled out her phone, and dialed Hesperis's number. Ever since everyone had left Athens Sanctuary last time, Vivian had not contacted the "Goddess of Dusk" for quite some time. Still, she had kept Hesperis's modern contact information in case of emergencies. She had not expected it to come in handy under circumstances like these.
However, no one answered even after the call went through. Vivian raised her head in confusion. "She doesn't seem to have her phone with her."
Lily asked, "Do you know any other ancients?"
"I only have her phone number..." Vivian scrolled through the contacts on her phone. "The rest are Heiserana and a few juniors. There aren't many ancients in Athens Sanctuary to begin with, and I'm not familiar with the others."
"Then try again later," Hao Ren said with an "oh." "Or you could ask Heiserana to pass along the message."
The moment he finished speaking, the phone in Vivian's hand suddenly rang. The caller ID showed Hesperis.
"Hello?" Vivian hurriedly answered and switched to speakerphone so everyone could hear. "Hesperis?"
"Vivian? I didn't expect you to call someone of your own accord," Hesperis's voice sounded somewhat tired, but the call from her old friend still made her happy. "I was in a meeting just now and had my ringer off—the bunch of them don't know where they learned it from, but they now