Chapter 4: Something’s not right
He quickly paid the fee and finally retired into his room for the night. Early in the morning, Adrian was already up and cultivating, though he was anxious to return home, he still decided to take it easy.
After a few hours of continuous cultivation, he left the inn after having a light breakfast. Continuing his tiring walk from yesterday, he finally arrived at the core region of the city after midday.
However, there were even more black robed individuals patrolling the streets than before. This heightened his caution and made him even more vigilant. After a few more detours and roundabouts, he could see the entrance of the Thorne family.
Adrian narrowed his eyes. Everything looked alright. Through the gates, he could see many servants going about their work normally. After observing for a few minutes, nothing seemed amiss.
'Perhaps I'm just paranoid, ' Adrian thought. After spending so long in the mountains where he had to constantly be alert in case of a wild beast attacking him, perhaps he had indeed developed the feeling that everything was out to get him.
The only thing that was out of place was that there were no guards at the entrance of the gates of the estate; aside from that, everything else looked fine.
Adrian felt his apprehension lessen as he continued to survey the surroundings, trying to look for clues. Though everything looked alright, he still hadn't let go of his suspicion.
He didn't fail to notice that those black robed individuals didn't linger near the gates. They only passed by once in a while, leaving it completely unguarded most of the time. It was basically a free invitation to anyone who wanted to enter.
Also, no one from inside the estate seemed to be emerging. They were coming back and forth, going about their businesses but they never came near the entrance, talkless of coming outside.