Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 442 The Old Man In Red (Part Two)

After a period of flight, he landed in the palaces of the Violet Phoenix Sect. The same familiar view greeted his eyes, and the same comfortable scent lingered through his nostrils. However, there was something unusual with the ambiance of the palace. Darren wondered what might be wrong, but dismissed the idea shortly.

"Stop! Who are you?" snapped a disciple of the Violet Phoenix Sect the moment he saw Darren. "Go and tell your sect leader that Darren has something important to tell him,” facing the disciple, Darren said calmly.

"Ah, you are Darren!" The disciple obviously had heard of Darren's name before. Inmediately, he had a change of expression and treated Darren with respect. Bowing down, he said, "Sir, just wait a moment, please! I will inform the leaders of your arrival.”

Leaving Darren behind, the disciple scampered quickly into the hall. Soon enough, a figure darted over and welcomed Darren.

"l am surprised to see you here, Darren! I am so glad to see you well and safe!"

It was Elder Herman. His face was beaming, and he was sincerely happy to see the young warrior. Amidst their exchange of greetings, he recalled that day when the twenty three-star grand warriors withdrew. All of them were severely injured, almost to death. Later, many elders told him that Darren and his other pals rescued them.

"Elder Herman. Can you take me to see your sect leader?" Darren explained the reason for his visit and asked the elder if he could help him out.

"You want to see Master Jacob?" Elder Herman hesitated for a while and said, "Come along with me!"

Judging from the expression on the elder's face, Darren felt something was not right, but he did not ask Elder Herman right away.

Soon, the elder took Darren to the main hall, but to Darren's dismay, Jacob was not at the hall. Instead, on the seat of power, there sat an old man in a red robe.

"Sir, this is Darren. He wants to see the sect leader.” Elder Herman introduced Darren to the man in a red robe, bowing his head in reverence.

The old man shifted his gaze towards Darren, shook his head, and slowly said, "I'm afraid we can't give you the pleasure of doing that. After the battle, the sect leader and the other grand warriors are all severely injured, still needing a long time to heal. They can't be interrupted at the moment. So, you will have to wait at least three months before you can see the sect leader.”

Realizing the situation, Darren's brow wrinkled over the man’s thorny reasons.

"Well, it seems that I have to say goodbye if that's the case.” Now that the man in a red robe made it clear that it was impossible to ask the three-star grand warriors to help him, Darren assumed that there was no need for him to stay.

"Wait, Darren! What's with the rush of leaving? You just arrived here. May I know how you escaped from the Heavenly Serene Graveyard, Darren?” the old man asked as he walked a few steps towards Darren.

"Um?" Intrigued by the man’s behavior, Darren didn't give a straightforward answer. Moreover, he couldn't grasp the old man's point.

"Don’t get me wrong. I am just curious. Could you tell me the details, please?" the old man said honestly.

As the grand warriors who had fled back from the Heavenly Serene Graveyard told the old man what happened in the battle, he was greatly puzzled about how Darren could have successfully escaped in such a dangerous condition

Much more than that, it was Cain, a five-star grand demonic monster who knew powerful monster skills that they had faced!

Even twenty three-star grand warriors could not resist him. How could a few young people, including Darren, escape?

"It is a long story. We could not have escaped without the help of the masters that Abelard and Timothy asked,” Darren said briefly, not giving in-depth details of the story.

"That makes sense! If they asked two strong masters to help you, surely you could escape.

What happened to Cain, the grand demonic monster?"

asked the old man, with a confident expression.

"Cain has been killed by Abelard's master,” replied Darren, abruptly showing no interest in the conversation nor on the man in the red robe.

"Sure enough! Thanks to him," the old man in red said, with a nod of approval

He also knew that Abelard's master was powerful. Even the ordinary people of the Sacred Palace would act polite and respectful before him. Thus, as Darren said that it was Abelard’'s master who had killed Cain, the old man didn't give doubt and asked no further.

"Sir, if you have nothing else to ask, I will have to leave.” Darren nodded to the old man and to Elder Herman as well and was about to go away.

"Hey, Darren, you must have something important reasons for coming here. The sect leader is healing now, so you can't see him. It would be rude of me to put your traveling in vain. You might as well tell me. Maybe I can help you!" the old man in red said with a smile.

Hearing that, Darren thought that the old man was just showing his kindness. However, Elder Herman looked pleased and immediately said, "Darren, this is the guard of our sect, and he is a rule cultivator! He is willing to help you, and you might as well tell him."

Hesitant and confused as to what to do at the moment, a sudden surge of memories raced at Darren's head. It was at the square of the Violet Phoenix Sect, and he did his best to unleash the dark gold internal force. At that time, he was resisted by a burst of active runes so that he could not kill those who were rude to him. Obviously, the one who had stopped the fight at that moment was this old man in the red robe.