South America.
An obscure little town welcomed a group of special visitors today.
Following the address Wayne had provided, Hao Ren and the others arrived ahead of schedule and temporarily settled into a small inn in town. They chose a family-run country inn to avoid trouble with their identities.
Wayne Walter had returned to his family to deal with some matters. As agreed, the Vampire Clan Leader would come to the town two days later to meet Vivian. Until then, Hao Ren and the others were free to act as they pleased. After finding a place to stay and familiarizing themselves with the inn, Hao Ren left with Vivian and began wandering around town.
The atmosphere of the town reminded Hao Ren of the old streets and alleys in the South Suburbs. Although the styles were completely different, the same feeling drifted through every street—the flavor of time, outlined by old houses and narrow, worn-down roads. The town was at least a century old. As Hao Ren and Vivian strolled along the streets, they saw ancient houses everywhere: traditional brick-and-tile structures, mottled and peeling walls, and town roads that had been patched and repaired countless times but were still in use. A concrete road wide enough for two cars to pass served as the town's main thoroughfare, and the entire town had been built along it. Old, irregularly spaced houses stood on either side, with moss and mildew covering their lower walls. Modern streetlights and advertisements had been awkwardly embedded among those historic buildings, standing out like sore thumbs. Although he knew perfectly well that this town could have nothing to do with ancient times, Hao Ren still couldn't help thinking that it truly fit the description of "a secluded home for an ancient family."
A century-old town and an