Eren returned to the Ninth Peak, avoiding Great Elder Zia along the way.
Along the way, he was really curious about how Zia even recognised the Sea Dragon's blood in the first place. Was there really so much detail about the Sea Dragons available in the sect?
He went back to his residence to erase whatever traces he had accidentally left behind. But the moment he reached there, he saw that the door was already open.
Cautiously, he landed inside the hall. The moment his feet touched the wooden floor, a sweet scent assaulted all his senses.
A person came to his embrace, accompanied by the sweet scent which he was all too familiar with. This was the scent of Xiu Ying.
"You are back." Eren wrapped his hand around her.
It took him a few moments to register the fact that they weren't alone in that place. From the corner of his vision, he noticed an old man whose hands and legs were tied.
