Witch Monastery

At first, Hawthorne thought that the other party must be a dove in the Mountain Cleaners Alliance - just like Willow - so he didn't mind it.

He was relieved and thought that the negotiation would go smoothly. However, now...

Is that guy a dove who likes to stand people up?

Or, has she run into some unsolvable trouble?

Or, was I fooled by Davil?

Hawthorne's face was quite gloomy for a moment. No matter which possibility it was, it was very disadvantageous to him now.

Hopefully, it won't be the worst...

He thought so, but at this moment, a breeze suddenly blew in the distance. Hawthorne looked up suddenly and saw a thin figure wearing a nightgown, running all the way to them as if being lifted by the earth: "The weather in the port is always cloudy and rainy, and there is no sunshine."

Hawthorne immediately replied: "But rainbows usually appear after rain, which makes people happy."

This was their code for contact, used to confirm each other's identities. Obviously, this person was their long-overdue informant.

Over there, the newcomer breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "I am Adele Greenvine, an ordinary druid of the Greenvine tribe. Are you the ones Mr. Davil was talking about?"

"Yes." Hawthorne said, "Nigel Hawthorne, this is Anno Amkasla, the paladin you need."

An Nuo nodded slightly at her with a smile on her face. She didn't have any bad feelings towards this half-goat. In her opinion, it was not easy for this girl, who sounded about her age, to come here alone in the middle of the night and meet with an unknown outsider.

After a pause, Hawthorne stared at the goat man in front of him with a faint look in his eyes: "You are late, Miss Adele."

Being so late for their first meeting, he had a very bad first impression of the girl.

In front of him, the young female centaur untied her nightgown, revealing her pretty face and light pink hair. Facing Hawthorne's questioning, she acted very calmly: "That guy has become suspicious. She is monitoring my every move. I took a lot of effort to trick her and rush here."

"I apologize for the delay, but I have to do this for safety reasons."

As she said this, her eyes quickly scanned the people in front of her, and then she roughly determined their occupations.

Hawthorne couldn't tell. Anno was a Paladin. The three people following him should be a druid and two arcane casters. Hmm...

Her eyes scanned the faces of the four girls and finally fell back on Hawthorne's.

He has such a handsome face, and except for him, all the other girls in the team are pretty.

Moreover, looking at their posture, movements, and the atmosphere...

During this time, she frequently observed Inès, her daily actions, and her interactions with other tauren in the High Mountain Tribe, hoping to uncover her conspiracy.

She thus accumulated a great deal of experience, and could see through the relationship between Inès and the other party at a glance: whether they had been together or were just strangers. She could just look at the distance between the two parties and immediately smell the ambiguous atmosphere, and then make an accurate judgment!

Now, applying the same experience, she was immediately more than 80% sure: this man had a deep and intimate relationship with every woman in his team!

Obviously, he is also a playboy, and most likely, he comes from a noble family in Port Liber.

With this guess in mind, Adele's first impression of Hawthorne suddenly became somewhat negative.

Can such a person be trusted?

Not knowing what the other party was thinking, Hawthorne went straight to the point: "That devil's spy, is she so close to your society that she can directly prevent you from entering or leaving your tribe?"

"In other words, she is a high-ranking official in your tribe?"

Adele shook her head. "She's not my relative. She's not even a satyr. She's a minotaur. Oh, and her name is Inès."

Chapter 353 Willow's Daughter

Adele had already determined the identity of Ines as the traitor, but she had no evidence. The more she secretly observed, the more she was amazed at the caution and cunning of this guy, so she dared not act rashly to avoid exposing herself and missing the opportunity.

She needed a paladin to help her, and now, she finally got what she wanted.

At this moment, she was so excited that the opening remarks she had prepared were useless. She just followed

Hawthorne changed the topic: "As for status... Ines doesn't have a specific position, but in terms of status and influence, she should be considered a top leader in the Mountain Cleansers Alliance, because only she can maximize the power of the Tauren people and let them complete some difficult work."

Thinking of the means that woman used to accomplish all this, Adele couldn't help but show some disgust on her face again: "Because of this, it is difficult for me to touch her directly at the moment. The chain reaction caused may be something we cannot bear."

Hawthorne's eyes were dim.

In other words, if something happened to her, the Mountain Cleansers Alliance, which is currently having a hard time, would fall into chaos, and the status of the Tauren would plummet?

Oh, great, isn’t this exactly what I want?

"It's not a big problem, Miss Adele." He continued, "We have experience in this area and will definitely help you solve it in the safest way."

But then, he changed the subject: "But I have another question, can you confirm her identity? Is she a cultist or a demon?"

Adele shook her head: "No, that's why I need a paladin. I need to determine whether she is just a minotaur who believes in demons, or a real demon."

She then added: "Although based on my previous observations, the probability that she is a succubus is very high."

After all, apart from succubi, she couldn't imagine that there were really humanoid creatures who could be as indulgent as Inès every night.

Hawthorne nodded, noncommittal: "In other words, we still have to come up with a plan to help you identify this guy, and then formulate a subsequent elimination plan?"

Adele looked embarrassed: "Well... yes. After all, I am just a druid, I don't have the powerful strength of a paladin."

"The lack of evidence was the biggest difficulty we had to face before."

As she spoke, she turned her head and looked at An Nuo: "Fortunately, now that we have the Paladin, everything is not a problem."

She complimented him, to which Annuo smiled softly and said nothing.

Hawthorne then asked, "Are you sure she's a spy planted by the devil? Don't make a fuss about it for so long, and it turns out she's a spy within your alliance."

He now felt that this little girl was extremely unreliable, so he had to ask questions like this in advance.

Adele nodded quickly: "This is absolutely certain. I saw with my own eyes that she used a small altar to send messages to the outside world."

"And after that, I also made a detailed observation, and this is absolutely reliable."

Hawthorne wanted to say something, but An Nuo suddenly said, "Why not just do the test and the erasure at the same time?"

"Think of a way to poison her food. If she is poisoned, she is a cultist and we can deal with her the same way we deal with cultists. If she is not poisoned, she is a succubus and we can rush out and kill her directly."

Adele looked at her in shock: "Are you really a Paladin?"

"She is the Black Knight," Hawthorne explained hastily, "A paladin who has sworn the 'Vow of Vengeance' can use any means necessary to deal with demons and the followers of evil spirits."

Adele took a half step back, still looking at Annuo with a look of fear. In response, the latter smiled lightly and said, "In fact, I have always prepared some poison that will paralyze the whole body if you drink it, but I just can't remember to use it."

"Why not take this opportunity to try out the effects of these poisons?"

Hawthorne pondered for a moment, then looked up at Adele: "Can you find a chance to poison her?"

Adele looked at them with even greater horror. She had never expected that this paladin's strategy for dealing with the enemy would be so vicious.

Hiss... Is this the person introduced by Mr. Daville?

As expected, he is the person introduced by the Zhentarim Society and the legendary dark intelligence network!

She thought secretly in her heart, and her vigilance against the dark intelligence network deepened by another point.

Then, she said, "Perhaps, I can give it a try... But if she is really a succubus, she is immune to poison and will run away immediately after realizing something is wrong, or even turn the tables."

"After that, what should we do?"

Hawthorne wanted to say that we should just kill her by force. No one could escape alive under Celine's power. But when the words came to his lips, he thought that such an ill-conceived plan might not be trusted by Adele, so he swallowed his words back: "That's right... Can you lure her out, and then suddenly surround and kill her by force?"

Adele shook her head: "It's difficult. I'm afraid she's already on guard against me."

As she said this, she stared at Huo Sang, then glanced at An Nuo: "Can you... sneak into the camp with me, and then find an opportunity to take action?"

"If she's inside the tribe, it would be very convenient for me to lead her to the designated location, and it would be much easier to ambush her."

Huo Sang's eyes were slightly dim: "Are you sure this suggestion is appropriate? We are from Libel Port, and I am even from the Qingyin tribe."

There is not such deep mutual trust between the two sides. After all, one is a mountain man and the other is a Liber Port man. The two sides are still in a state of hostility to a certain extent, and the ruins under their feet are proof of the hostility.

The only person they trust is Daville - although that cunning agent would not lie intentionally, he is not worthy of complete trust.

In this case, Hawthorne and others

However, sneaking into the opponent's headquarters is not a good choice.

That's why he never mentioned this possibility: he didn't want to put himself in danger and go so recklessly into it, even though Celine had the ability to ensure their safety.

In response, Adele gritted her teeth and said, "I am sure, everyone, I have the ability to ensure your safety!"

Hawthorne smiled, feeling that the girl was a little naive: "How can we ensure that?"

"I can vacate a few houses in the satyr settlement for you to hide in."

"Do you have this authority?"

"My mother is the clan leader."

"Hmm?" Hawthorne and Annuo's expressions changed at the same time, "Are you Madam Willow's daughter?"

Behind her, Celine's eyes also lit up, and then she kept looking Adele up and down, her expression becoming more and more eager.

Nidalee's expression was a little unnatural. Only Ekta looked left and right, his eyes flickering. Finally, he hugged the former's arm and asked in a low voice: "Ndalee, who is Willow?"

Nidalee lowered her head and whispered to her, "She is a female centaur who has been widowed for many years. She is beautiful, has a figure almost comparable to Shireen, and can secrete lactation for life..."

Ekta nodded repeatedly, roughly picturing a charming image in her mind.

In front, Adele didn't have such keen hearing to hear the whispers behind them. Seeing the reactions of Hawthorne and others, she was also stunned: "Do you know my mother?"

Huo Sang nodded, his expression gradually softening: "I know him. We were comrades who eliminated the evil demons and the burrowing demon bugs together. After that, we were trapped underground together for a long time."

An Nuo also smiled: "If you had told us earlier that you were Madam Willow's daughter, we wouldn't have to be so alert."

Adele blinked, looking slightly surprised: "It's... you guys?"

Of course she knew about this, but Willow had never mentioned to her the names of the people who were trapped underground with her - and of course she was not interested in it. In her opinion, it was just an encounter and they would probably never meet again in the future.

Later, Xilin smiled and said, "It's us. We have a good relationship. We have had several in-depth exchanges."

As she spoke, she blinked slightly, and her pupils were full of light.

Hawthorne turned his head and looked at her with a slightly strange expression. He felt that she had something else in her words, but he really had no idea what had happened between the Great Witch and Willow Green Vine.

Chapter 354: The Weak Mother

Adele naturally couldn't hear the other meaning in Celine's words, although her intuition told her that there was something fishy going on.

But after all, she had never observed Inès having deep and intimate communication with other female minotaurs, so with her limited knowledge, she could not imagine what there was between Celine and her mother.

She decided to ignore all this and attributed it to the cultural differences between the people of Liber Port and herself. She then said calmly, "Since you are all my mother's comrades, there is no need for us to be so wary of each other."

"I will prepare a hiding place for you all. Please help me identify Inès and eliminate her!"

Hawthorne stared at her: "Does your mother know about this?"

Adele shook her head: "She doesn't know."

"You didn't tell her?"

"I've said before, I don't have any evidence." She lowered her eyes. "Since you are my mother's friends, you should know her. She is a weak person. She likes to reflect on herself and compromise herself for a greater goal, rather than doubting and blaming her allies."

Later, Celine nodded slightly, taking into account the fact that Willow would compromise herself for a greater goal, and then several different plans emerged in her mind.

In front, Adele was completely unaware of this and pointed to the ground. "Just like here, this time, as one of the five leaders of the alliance, or even the true founder of this alliance, she should have the greatest power."

"But while she was trapped underground and unable to return to the tribe, the Alliance bypassed her and decided to attack."

"This was clearly a great disrespect, but afterwards, in order to be able to destroy the demon, she still chose to stay in the alliance and obey the collective decision."

As she spoke, she quietly tried to excuse her mother and gain sympathy from the people in front of her.

And this trick was very effective. Hawthorne's heart twitched, and the scene of Willow carrying everything alone on her weak shoulders vaguely emerged in his mind.

He suddenly felt distressed, and a desire to protect her emerged in his heart so that she wouldn't have to be so lonely in the future.

At the same time, he glanced at Nidalee and thought to himself that your father is so mean. He bullied the honest and pretty widow and snatched the power from her.

Nidalee looked up at the sky, pretending to see nothing.

Celine and Ekta didn't think it was a big deal, as the former had already privately identified Willow as Hawthorne's prey, while the latter had no idea who she was.

As for Annuo, after hearing these words, she was moved just like Hawthorne.

She sighed and continued, "We don't mean to blame her. I don't think she would be the one to agree with launching an invasion."

"Since you think this arrangement is the most appropriate, then let's do it. How are we going to sneak into your tribe?"

Hawthorne glanced at An Nuo, who pinched him.

, motioning for him to agree first.

So he nodded, "Okay."