202 Hilda

Based on her reaction, Hao Ren was pretty much certain: The woman before him was the foreign visitor they were looking for.

Since Becky was around, Hao Ren had to go in a roundabout way to hint at his motives. "We came from the village of the mountain folk. We heard of your story there. We are researchers, specialising in teleportation magic..."

That very last sentence had Hao Ren feeling guilty, so much so that he did not have the heart to face Becky, who had a puzzled look on her face. Even if she was dumber than Lily (she is not), she would have at least treated what Hao Ren said about teleportation magic with a wee bit of suspicion. But for the blonde woman, it was more than enough. She was almost about to turn and leave before Hao Ren's words froze her in place. "You are...researching teleportation magic? What sort of level has this place reached?"