There was only one person in the secret chamber.
His linen hooded cloak was ordinary, but Qin Ran was very familiar with his square, weather-beaten face. His gray-white eyes, in particular, were still fresh in Qin Ran's memory.
Angsco!
Several days earlier, Eddie, a spy from the Thorn Temple, had disguised himself as this man to probe Qin Ran, only to be killed outright.
Still, that encounter had kept Qin Ran from knowing nothing about the man before him.
Through some covert channels left behind by Greenstone, Qin Ran had obtained a rough outline of the man's background.
Angsco, leader of the organization known as The Follower.
A wanted criminal sought by several temples.
The former Wealth Temple, in particular, had offered gangs such as Greenstone and Oak Hand a bounty of ten thousand gold coins.
In the end, however, nothing had come of it.
The man was not only as cunning as a fox, but also as vicious as a lone wolf.
Both Greenstone and Oak Hand had gone after him more than once for the bounty.
Not only had every attempt failed, but he had retaliated against them as well.
Nor had his retaliation been limited to the two gangs. The Wealth Temple had not escaped either.
The unexplained disappearances of three priests had all been attributed to this seemingly harmless yet deeply dangerous man.
"Do you know me, Sir Ryan?"
Angsco gestured for Qin Ran to sit and asked with a curious expression.
Sachi, who had led Qin Ran here, had already left the secret chamber. But Qin Ran could sense that he had not gone far; he was just outside the door.
Several other people had also gathered outside.
Qin Ran was neither surprised nor alarmed.
Given what he knew about the man before him, such