58 Chapter 58

"We could do that tomorrow, Quickstep. I really need to rest. I also drank a lot of wine earlier. Maybe I'm drunk already same as our friend, Ezedius." Meric explained to the bald immortal. He tried to weave tall tales just to get away from there fast. Meric did not feel comfortable beside Quickstep.

"Okay, my friend. Be safe on your way home." Quickstep said to Meric. He relented in the end.

"Thank you, Quickstep. Farewell." Meric replied to the bald immortal. He was gone after a half breath. The city mayor ended up in a coma. Meric thanked the heavens that he got off slightly better than Ezedius.

"Goodbye, my friend." Quickstep muttered after Meric left him.

"I better start collecting honey right now. Time is precious. Not a second should be wasted." Quickstep thought and touched the ring on his finger. After that, the piled bottles vanished before him.

He moved his head from left to right and saw that he was alone again. Quickstep sighed deep. He was not made for isolation, he thought. He was beginning to miss the company of his ant friends. Together, they were legion. But now, Quickstep was all alone by himself. He did not like this feeling.

"Excuse me. Quickstep?" a voice awakened the bald immortal form his inner ponderings.

"Yes? Who are you?" Quickstep turned and asked towards the darkened corner of the dining hall. From the deep darkness went out an ordinary looking woman. Shadows seemed to embrace her figure.

"Hello, Quickstep. Can you be my friend?" the ordinary looking woman asked the bald immortal after she stood in front of Quickstep.

"Hahaha! Sure. What's your name? My official title is Immortal Cultivation Expert Ant Quickstep but you can call me Quickstep for short. I'd love to make new friends with you." Quickstep answered the ordinary looking woman.

"I'm Danica. Glad to finally know you, Quickstep." the ordinary looking woman said to the bald immortal. She was a spy of the Divine Evil Sect. As of the moment, she was the only spy from the sect who was present here in this city.

She was sure that others will arrive sooner, even before the dawn comes. Her mission was only to observe the bald immortal. But after determining the character of the target, she found out that Quickstep was quite harmless.

It would be remiss of her to waste such a good chance to influence her objective. She was already an old hand in the craft of cloaks and daggers. Danica knew that this was an opportune moment for her to act.

"Hahaha! Well met, my new friend Danica!" the bald immoral officially greeted his new acquaintance.

"What are you going to do with those bottles, Quickstep?" Danica asked the bald immortal. She witnessed the scene earlier. Not physically though but she employed shadow magic to act as her eyes and ears on the dining hall. Everything that was said and done inside here was clearly beheld by her.