The elder, who flung the powder in the air, chose to believe the head of the elders. “He has the sharpest nose of us all. I'm sure he would have detected the presence of a Grandmaster if there was one!"
All four elders fell into deep thoughts.
“What if he's not a martial artist? What if he's a mage like us?” The same elder's eyes brightened.
“It’s impossible. Mages could not combat like that young man no matter how powerful they are. We rely on magecraft. Do you think we can fight against Grandmasters of internal energy and physically take them down?” The head of the elders dismissed his analysis.
Once again, the elders knitted their brows and kept mum, as they did not know what to do next.
The head of the elders raised his hand in the air and said, “Let's report what we saw to Mr. Quillen. Jared is not an easy person to deal with, so we have to start planning!”
The other three elders nodded and vanished into thin air. No one knew they had visited the town on that night.
Dominic arrived early the following day and waited for Jared. After reminding Josephine about a few matters, Jared began his journey with Dominic.
The trip to Mount Hickoria would only be a short one, as they merely wanted to explore the area for a couple of days. Hence, they traveled light.
But when they were about to depart, Jared's phone rang.
Upon realizing it was a call from his mother, he immediately answered, “Yes, Mom?”
He was pleased to hear her voice. In fact, he felt bad for not calling his parents in the last few days.
Hannah, too, was delighted to speak to Jared. “Are you busy? Ingrid is getting married in a couple of days. Do you have time to come home?”
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