บท 500: Conditions

'Word of power? Singular?' Hao Xuan caught the little detail she had let slip.

He looked at her with a raised eyebrow, "And how would you know about something like that? Do you even know what you're talking about?" he asked, slightly amused.

It was entirely possible that she had overheard some locals speaking about it. If that was the case, she would probably make something else up as well.

Yet, her reply surprised her.

"I d-don't know what it is, but I know where you can find it. I heard some old hunters talking about it a few days ago," she explained. "I can tell you the location if you give me a little bit of the elixir," she proposed.

Hao Xuan scoffed, "And they just let you go? Don't lie to me girl!"

"I promise! They didn't know I was there. They were busy with....some of the other children."

Hao Xuan frowned inwardly. Were these hunters taking advantage of these kids? But he didn't let it show and instead, a sinister grin formed on Hao Xuan's face.