"Let me make this clear first: you have to follow my orders!" Rushta reminded her again and again.
The little girl hurriedly nodded like a pecking chick.
"Where are we going, Mr. Rushta?"
"Don't worry. I scouted the area first thing this morning. There's a bar called Purple Dendrobium near the square. It's very close to the square, so we're sure to find out plenty of information there."
"But Mr. Rushta, Lord Denuk, the lord of Hadlan, issued a prohibition on alcohol first thing this morning. Didn't all those bars stay closed until the sacrificial ceremony began?"
"Huh?" Rushta froze. "Was there such a thing?"
Lian nodded solemnly.
"Then what do we do? Besides bars, are there any other places those detestable humans especially like to visit?"
"The people in this city are all believers of the Goathead Demon Akentu. They may be able to go without alcohol, but they definitely have to attend the secret gatherings. I know a place. I've been there before. Every Friday, Akentu's believers gather there. They pray at the gathering, then exchange information."
"Friday? Isn't that today?"
"Yes. It's only five in the afternoon. Akentu's sacred name is Burning Twilight, and demons worship the Twilight Dragon, so its believers' secret gathering is usually held at six in the evening and lasts until eight. If we leave now, we'll just make it in time."
Lian spoke eloquently, as if she understood all of this thoroughly, despite having been in Hadlan for only a week or two.
"Then what are we waiting for?" Rushta said loudly, noticing nothing amiss. "Let's go. Change into the clothes of the Goathead Cultists, and we'll set out immediately!"
The little girl smiled faintly and nodded happily.
"A secret gathering?"
Brando, Huang Huo, Mr. Liu, and the others were walking