Nobilis of War novel Chapter 1449

From within the mansion of the leader of the Tussle Region, its leader, Hood Li, personally came out to welcome his guests.

"Connor, please come in," he said warmly.

Secretly, Hood Li was a bit surprised to see his old friend looking healthy. He had heard some rumors before, rumors saying that Connor was seriously ill and on the verge of death.

But of course, he wasn't going to ask about those things. No matter what Connor came here for, Hood Li planned on welcoming him with a smile.

"Hood, I'm sorry for coming here without prior notice. Can you forgive me?" Connor smiled playfully and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Not a problem. I'm so happy to see you, Connor!

Oh, where are my manners? Welcome, Darren!"

Hood Li greeted Darren warmly as well as soon as he recognized him by Connor's side.

Hood Li already knew who Darren was. After all, Darren had saved his life back in the Archean relic. And from the way he addressed him, it was as though he treated Darren as a member of the same generation.

It was somewhat of a big deal, as this was the first time that a cultivator at the Celestial God Realm had been viewed as a peer by the leaders of the various regions in the Primitive Wilderness.

But this was not unwarranted. After all, Darren had great potential. If everything went well, he would definitely surpass these leaders of regions in the future. Moreover, back then, it seemed that neither Lord Starry Sword nor Lord Feng had treated Darren as their junior, so of course the region leaders dared not view themselves as superior to Darren.

"I've heard a lot about you, Mr. Li." Darren cupped his hands and bowed respectfully.

"Please come in. I'll have the kitchen to prepare a banquet right away. Tonight, we shall feast!" Hood Li gesticulated grandly.

"Please, don't bother," Darren said quickly.

"What's wrong? Have I offended you, Darren?"

"No, no, no. It's just that I have come here to ask someone for help. I can't stay too long. Please excuse my rudeness," Darren explained.

"Oh? What's troubling you? Would you mind telling me? I will do everything in my power to help, if I can." Hood Li felt indebted to Darren. If there was any way he could settle the score, he was much obliged.

"By any chance, are you in contact with the Blood Abyss Sect?" Connor, who had been standing to the side, suddenly stepped in before Darren could answer.

He knew that the Blood Abyss Sect had a better relationship with the Tussle Region than with any other region.

"The Blood Abyss Sect?" Hood Li frowned slightly. "Of course we are in contact. Their sect leader is my senior fellow disciple. Although we don't talk that often, our friendship hasn't faded away."

"Perfect!" Connor's eyes twinkled excitedly. "If that's the case, we will take you up on your offer to help."

Originally, Darren had come all the way here in search for Akbar, whom he thought would be able to contact the Blood Abyss Sect for him. But now, it seemed that Hood Li had better chances of doing so than Akbar.

"Come with me," Hood Li said in a low voice. "Let's go to the secret room and discuss there."

The two of them followed Hood Li into a concealed, soundproof room. They had to be cautious whenever they spoke of anything related to the Blood Abyss Sect. After all, this was a killer organization they were talking about.

Once they were settled in the secret room, Connor explained why exactly they had come here.

"I see," Hood Li said afterwards, scratching his chin. "It seems Ms. Yolanda Leng is in trouble..." He frowned slightly. "Even if you two hadn't come here, I would've done my best to help her as soon as I caught wind of the news."

"Thank you, old friend." Connor smiled gratefully.

"Thank you, sir." Darren bowed politely as well.

Hood Li nodded to them and then lapsed into silence, lost in his thoughts. "Well, I'll send a message to Kermit Long right now," he said after a while. "He is a guard of the Blood Abyss Sect. I will ask him to come here to have a talk. As for my senior fellow disciple, I think it'd be better if I didn't bother him first. But if we can't reach an agreement with Kermit, I will go to talk with my senior fellow disciple in person. How does that sound?"