THE LAST HOBBIT'S

47 - Kedai Koyana

An continued to follow Arslan, even as they were among the many crowds. The village they came to was in a celebratory mood, most likely an annual festival.

An seemed interested in the beautiful lanterns around him, he would walk to one of the places when Arslan realized this and immediately pulled his hand.

"An, I can leave you if it's like that. Come on," Arslan doesn't need to be in this festive mood. He is more concerned about the condition of his stomach that is almost to the limit.

Arslan kept walking, turned at an intersection and began to slow down his footsteps when he arrived in a small hallway. The alley was decorated with various lanterns, beautiful, but not as lively as on the main road.

There are a few shops in this place. Arslan looked at every store name and a roast duck scent attracted him. He held onto An's hand and then began to enter the shop.

"............."

Arslan blinked as he looked at the scene inside the tavern called Guangzhoua. This place is shades of red and golden yellow. There were a lot of customers in this store and Arslan was lucky to still be able to get an empty seat.

It didn't take long for Arslan and An to sit down, and a waiter came to write down their order. Arslan himself did not hesitate to order a lot of food because he got quite a lot of money from Helena Vennamous. Eight servings of the best dishes of this place was no big deal to him.

Arslan obviously got more attention from the store's waitress. In addition to getting a discounted price, he was also given a dessert for free from this place. Of course he was amazed because the waiter of the Guangzhou store knew how to attract the interest of his customers.

"An, eat a lot." Arslan began to taste the roast duck typical of this place. The strong aroma of the spice made him very tasteful.

"....... It's happened a couple of times,"

The talk of a customer who was across from Arslan's desk made the young man frown. From what he heard, there was an incident that was going on in this village.

"The news is that the girl from the Grahan family just disappeared. The night before, another girl of her age had also disappeared."

"Either who kidnapped these girls, no one knows."

"I think it's a ghost act,"

Arslan turned to hear the word 'ghost' spoken by one of the shop customers. He noticed the big green-clothed man who seemed to be sitting with his two colleagues.

The man of the human race drank wine in his glass and then said, "You know the Felsen family? Last night, her third daughter, Miss Verra, disappeared from her own room."

"How is that possible?!" the man's colleague looked shocked and his facial expression also made other customers curious.

The man from the human race explained, "Miss Verra was exposed to a fever for three days. The mistress of the Felsen family brings a witch who knows the science of medicine to restore her daughter's condition. Only, Miss Verra's fever does not heal and on the third day.. When the witch returned... He's gone, too."

Arslan breathed slowly. He stared at An and watched how the subject in front of him ate so voraciously. He would open his voice when he heard the shop customer across the table talking again.

"I myself heard something else. The case where some girls disappeared was actually already common during the Dragon Lantern Festival. The story I heard, this festival often takes its toll. But if the festival is not held or the celebration is reduced from the day it should be, then worse things will happen."

"Can't anyone solve this problem?"

"The magic knights have already investigated it, but this is indeed not an easy case to deal with. Hey..! Bring me some more wine!"

"I heard that this kind of tragedy often happens because it is related to the Dragon Conquering Sword,"

"That's because people often make up stories and relate to them. Not long before the news of the sword... There were also many kidnapping incidents?"

"............" Arslan's expression changed when he listened carefully to the customer's conversation at the store. From the look in his eyes, he clearly thought of something.

Arslan began to eat. He looked at An and then started to exhale. After finishing the meal, Arslan and An leave the tavern and find lodging.

During the trip looking for the inn, Arslan several times frowned. He seemed to think of something and it continued as he found an inn that was cheaper.

The inn has a multi-storey building, Arslan gets a room on the top floor and he asked An to rest first.

When Arslan and An entered the room and locked the door... The sound of footsteps rang out and asked someone to be seen. There was a black-robed figure who came in with a calm pace, the subject was standing in front of the room where Arslan and An entered earlier.

The figure was just about to move his hand when he came to a realization with a small light shining on his left. Someone's voice was heard and the owner of the voice was very surprising.

"If you don't want to die, tell me your identity?"

The cold voice was none other than Arslan. The 1.3-meter-tall young man already knew that he had been followed and now was the right opportunity to uncover the identity of the person who had always followed him.

Arslan stood beside this black-robed subject with a magic wand in his hand. Arslan's expression was cold, but his eyes clearly showed a sign that he would really use his magic if this person had malicious intentions on him.

The cloaked figure himself seemed to know that he would not be able to escape and he began to turn his head. In the next second, Arslan's eyes widened as he learned who the subject had always followed him.

"You...!"

******