No quest had triggered just now, and Chen Lun had no desire to shamelessly offer to help treat the man's granddaughter.
Since this path was a dead end, he would try another.
He left the venue again.
Chen Lun first found Morey, then led him straight out of the department store.
That faint sense of being watched followed them closely the whole time.
Chen Lun sneered inwardly.
"Let's stay here for now."
He spoke to Morey beside him, pointing at an inn by the road.
Morey did not refuse. He nodded, his mind weighed down with worries.
A short while later.
Inside the room.
Chen Lun walked to the window, opened a crack in the curtains, and narrowed his eyes as he observed the pedestrians outside.
"Mr. Jack, have you found anything?"
"No."
Chen Lun answered.
He turned around, looked at Morey sitting uneasily in his chair, and chuckled.
"The fellow following you is very good at hiding."
"Yes... I've tried all sorts of methods, but I haven't been able to find him. My unease keeps growing. I keep feeling that something bad will happen in the next couple of days."
Morey sighed as he spoke.
"A Transcendent's premonitions are usually accurate. Without me, something really might happen to you... You should know that deadly fights are commonplace in the mystical world."
Chen Lun spoke.
Seeing Morey's expression change slightly, he shrugged.
"But don't worry. I said I'd help you deal with this problem... Give me a moment."
With that, he straightened the Black Hat and walked out with the Silver Cane.
"Mr. Jack, where are you going?"
Morey asked hurriedly.
"To slaughter that stalker, of course."
Chen Lun walked out without looking back, closing the door behind him.
Bang.
Morey rose from his chair, took several