Hence, the negotiation helped both parties reach apromise, and they were no longer at odds with


    each other.


    Ss fished out a contract, and both Quinton and Xavier put their thumbprints on it. It meant that they


    would cooperate to protect Dragos and help the ancient vige thrive.


    "Okay, we''ve agreed to your request. Can you let him go now?" Xavier asked impatiently as he wiped


    away the red ink on his thumb.


    "Gentlemen,e with me." Ss led Xavier and Quinton to the memorial chamber, the most sacred


    ce in the vige. Generally, only men of the vige could enter it, and outsiders could not approach


    it, but an exception was made for Xavier and Quinton since Stefan was locked up in the innermost part


    of the memorial chamber.


    "Ugh... This ce is so strange!" When Xavier entered the memorial chamber, he saw therge


    stctite statues using the dimmp Ss had given them, and marveled at the extraordinary


    craftsmanship of nature.


    It amazed Quinton too. "I''ve seen a lot of rare things, but your vige is magical. It''s no wonder so


    many people covet it."


    However, they were in no mood for sightseeing since they wanted to get to Stefan urgently. After


    walking through some winding paths, Ss stopped in front of a dark room. He looked at them


    apologetically. "We locked him up in this room... I''m so sorry." "What?! How dare you lock him up here?


    That''s..." Xavier clenched his fists, wanting to punch Ss, but held back when he remembered the


    contract." Damn it!" He snarled, and kicked the door open. "Stefan, we''re here to save you!"


    To his surprise, the dark room was empty.


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    "What happened? Where is he?” Xavier looked around and found no sign of Stefan. He turned to Ss


    and demanded, "Didn''t you say you locked him up here? Where is he? Were you trying to fool me?"


    "No, it can''t be. He must be here!" Ss entered the room and looked around, but he couldn''t find


    Stefan either. His face went ashen, and he stammered, "No, it... it can''t be. I asked my men to lock him


    up here, and there are always guards around. There''s no way he can go missing!’’ "Drop the act!


    You''re a liar-you lied to US on purpose!" Xavier grabbed Ss by the cor. "Where is he? If you don''t


    tell me, I''ll kill you!" "I didn''t lie to you! It''s true." Ss looked helpless.


    Quinton looked around contemtively. "Stop making things difficult for Ss-he didn''t lie. Stefan is


    very smart, so he might have run away on his own."