“Bates.”

The old man simply told them his surname.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Bates. I’m Gerald Crawford. Thank you for letting us stay here tonight!”

Gerald quickly greeted the old man and expressed his gratitude.

“What are you guys doing here?”

Mr. Bates looked at the four of them and asked.

Gerald and the other three were startled by his question.

“Hehe. Mr. Bates, we came here just for a leisurely trip, but we lost our way.”

Gerald explained to Mr. Bates with a smile.

“Leisure? Young man, you must be taking me for a fool.”

Mr. Bates doubted his words and admonished Gerald.

Now, Gerald and the three were even more surprised. They didn’t expect that Mr. Bates would actually know they were hiding something.

“Mr. Bates, why do you…”

Gerald asked, pretending to look at Mr. Bates in doubt.

“Young man, I’ve lived half of my life. You can’t lie to me. You’re not here for leisure. You are here to search for the territory of the Phangrottom Clan!”

Subsequently, Mr. Bates stated t