Another World: The Failed Magician

After re-examining the Sword Forging Manor, Lu Xuan found nothing but ashes. He packed away his equipment and prepared to go to Huaisong County to gather intelligence.

Lu Xuan had just left the Sword Forging Manor when he suddenly seemed to remember something and returned to it. He threw a few black stones in some inconspicuous places, observed them repeatedly, and only left the Sword Forging Manor after confirming that the stones were indeed well hidden.

Before long, Lu Xuan arrived in Huaisong County. Seeing that the sun had already set, Lu Xuan decided to find an inn to stay in first. As for the matter of the Sword Forging Manor, he could only investigate it tomorrow.

Since Lu Xuan's face was no different from that of a normal person from the Eastern Dragon Empire, he entered Huaisong County without encountering much resistance.

It was getting late, and there were hardly any people left on the streets of Huaisong County. The few remaining vendors and rickshaw pullers were all packing up their stalls one after another.

However, this detail aroused Lu Xuan's suspicion. According to the information he had, the Eastern Dragon Empire did not have a curfew policy. In fact, the commercial activities in the Eastern Dragon Empire at night were not much less than during the day. However, there were already few people on the streets of Huaisong County after the sun had just set. This was obviously not normal behavior. Lu Xuan suspected that these anomalies were related to what happened at the Sword Casting Manor.

Now that he had discovered these anomalies, Lu Xuan decided not to go to the inn first.

After observing the size of Huaisong County for a while, Lu Xuan found that it was quite large, so he decided to consult the local adventurers' guild for information first.

Since the War Against Demons, the various races united and drove the demons to the edge of the continent. Because at least five of the heroes who led the various races to victory in the war came from the Adventurers' Guild, the Adventurers' Guild, which was not very widespread before, sprang up like mushrooms after rain after the war, and there were branches of Adventurers' Guild in various countries and regions of the continent.

Almost any slightly larger place will have an adventurers' guild, so Lu Xuan figured that Huai Song County, being a relatively large county, must also have one.

After thinking it through, Lu Xuan decided to head towards the center of Huaisong Town, because in his memory, adventurers' guilds were usually located in the central part of these cities or counties.

During his search for the Adventurers' Guild, several people passed by Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan observed carefully and immediately noticed something amiss with the people passing by. They all seemed to carry some anxiety and fear, as if they were afraid of the coming of night.

Lu Xuan is now certain that there is definitely something wrong with Huaisong County.

As Lu Xuan walked, he seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly changed his original direction of travel, turning into a small alley next to him.

After Lu Xuan suddenly turned into the alley, the shadow behind him rippled slightly, and a small black figure emerged from the shadow and followed Lu Xuan's footsteps.

The dark figure arrived at the alley corner but found Lu Xuan gone. Sensing something was wrong, the figure quickly turned around and prepared to escape the alley.

Just then, a musket was pointed at the dark figure, and Lu Xuan said leisurely, "I advise you not to move."

The shadowy figure sensed the dangerous aura emanating from the musket and dared not move.