The tavern's main hall was crowded with three young Transcendents of different appearances, standing aggressively before the bar.
At the back stood a black-haired girl with sallow skin, clad in a purple robe. In sharp contrast to her was a blonde elf with pointed ears and emerald-green eyes.
In front of them, the silver-armored young man leading the group held up a wanted poster and questioned Anna.
"Are you sure you haven't seen the person on this poster?" He pointed to the refined-looking Cecilia pictured on it.
"My lords, I truly haven't seen this criminal before." Anna forced down her panic and kept her expression composed.
The young man lowered his eyes to study her expression. Finding nothing amiss, he turned toward the hall and raised the poster high.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jiang Yu, and I'm a third-year student at the Everburning Academy."
The moment he said this, the tavern erupted in commotion.
The Everburning Academy was a renowned academy for the extraordinary in Grey Rock Fief. Its students had to be Divine Envoys at the very least.
Jiang Yu seemed pleased by everyone's astonishment. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and his voice grew unconsciously lighter. "Cecilia, the Pale Witch and former candidate for Saintess, was placed on the Black Moon Church's wanted list for brutally murdering everyone in an entire village."
"If anyone has seen her, please report it at once..."
While the main hall buzzed with excitement, a quiet conversation had started by the stairwell.
The two of them leaned over the railing, eavesdropping on the conversation in the hall.
At the name Jiang Yu, Chen Xi sounded bewildered. "What kind of name is that? Shouldn't he be called something like Jack William?"
Lin Yue didn't even turn her head as