The people in the small town seemed to know nothing about the symbol, but Luo Chen and his companions did not give up.
They decided to stay temporarily in the town, carefully observing and gathering information.
In an unremarkable tavern, they struck up a conversation with an elderly man.
The old man seemed quite knowledgeable about the town's history, so Luo Chen and his companions asked him about the symbol's origins.
Upon hearing this, the old man's face suddenly turned grave: "That symbol was the emblem of an evil cult long ago. They used to be active in this town but then suddenly vanished without a trace."
"Vanished without a trace?" Qing Shuang probed, "Where did they go?"
The old man shook his head: "No one knows. Only since then, strange things have often happened in the town, as if someone was controlling everything from the shadows."
Hearing this, Luo Chen and the others were startled.
