A Man Like None Other

Knowing that Ivasha was safe and sound brought a sense of relief to both Jared and Yuven They hastened to Jipsdale. Just as they were only a short distance away from their destination, they encountered another group of people.

They all donned the same attire, and the one leading the group was a thin elderly man. It seemed that the other group was headed for Jipsdale as well.

"Mr. Samoll, do you know them?" Jared asked. If they were heading for the Alchemist Fair, then Ghaylen would surely know them. After all, they were all alchemists.

However, Ghaylen glanced at them briefly and shook his head. "I don't. It doesn't seem like they're alchemists. Did you notice something strange about them?"

Jared only smiled and shook his head. He did not notice anything odd about them, but he could sense that their auras were unlike those of cultivators.

what exactly was different, and that was

group, they, too, studied them before walking past them. In fact, one of them kept looking at Jared's group, a pleading

distanced themselves, seemingly intentionally. Jared could only knit

wrong with that group?” Viola asked upon seeing Jared's expression.

"Those people are clearly from the same

flashing her a smile. After covering some distance, they decided to stop for a break. Jipsdale was not too far

they were resting, Jared disappeared. He could not dismiss the look in that person's eyes, which was clearly a plea for help. Furthermore, the group's auras

were resting under a tree. Jared raked his gaze across the people, hoping to find the one who had

then, he heard soft voices from his left, so he tiptoed in that direction. He discovered that the one who

was a cauldron, wisps of white smoke escaping it. It was obvious