Will personally led Gu Li and his companion upstairs. After they left, another person entered the tavern.

Henry looked around but didn't see the person he was looking for.

He clearly saw the man walk in and was certain that the two of them had not gone out.

His gaze shifted from the shadowy figures in the bar to the bartender, who looked dazed and was visibly flustered as he packed up his things.

There were no customers at the bar, only two glasses, one empty and one full, sitting there, the scarlet liquid seemingly possessing a bewitching power.

I couldn't help but take a second look.

His intuition told him that this was the place where Gu Li and his companion had once stayed.

He stepped forward, sat demurely in the cleanest spot, and gestured with his chin toward El behind the bar: "Where did the blonde lady who just came in go?"

"Perhaps you have the answer and can tell me?"

Al paused in his act of clearing away the wine glasses. Although he didn't recognize the man in front of him, he could tell that he was either rich or noble.

El smiled wryly. The tavern, which usually only gets a few new customers a day, was suddenly filled with important figures today.

Henry gestured for him to serve wine, but unfortunately, Al had already decided to resign after Gu Li and the other man were taken away.

There's definitely something wrong with this tavern. He poured the unfinished glass of the Virgin Mary offering down the drain, his face grim as he thought: This place must be a shady establishment at the very least.

He dared not think of anything more, but he packed his things even faster, wanting to leave his resignation and leave before Will returned.

As for the wealthy man sitting at the bar...

El glanced at him briefly, and then cautiously looked at the drunkards who had disappeared back into the darkness.

She could only vaguely shake her head at Henry, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Sir, you really should listen to me. This is not a good place. You should leave quickly."

"The person who came in before us has already been taken away by Will."

Henry raised an eyebrow. Gu Li had been taken away?

What is she trying to do?

His days after returning to Grantham in disgrace were not easy. He wisely withdrew from the center of power for the time being, determined to avoid this period.

In any case, as long as Grantham needs to expand outwards, it will still need him.

Therefore, he had no clue why the commander of the 11th Legion of the Federation suddenly appeared in Grantham.

Henry once again disappointed Al's kindness, taking a small bag of gold coins from his sleeve and pushing it over: "All I need is for you to tell me where the young lady who just came in went, and these are yours."

The gold coins in the bag made a melodious sound.

El's eyes lit up: "Are you here to rescue her?"

Henry's haughty expression faltered for a moment.

Does that person still need his help?

But seeing the expectant look in Al's eyes, Henry nodded in agreement and tossed the gold coin into his arms.

"Perhaps you can tell me now where she went."

Clutching the gold coins tightly, Al took off his work clothes and walked outside, gesturing for Henry to follow. They successfully exited the Red Rose Tavern, and Al's tense back finally relaxed.

He looked at Henry, whose expression showed signs of impatience, and told him everything he had seen and guessed.

"That's how it is, sir. Now that I think about it, there's something off about everyone who drank the offering of the Virgin Mary. I think even if this tavern isn't a black market, there must have been some contraband in the drinks."

Henry's relaxed expression gradually turned serious. He had only come to confirm whether the man was Gu Li, but now he had to investigate what those damned faith groups were doing in private.

Henry's holiday was ruined, and he didn't look too happy. He nodded to Al.

"I understand. Don't come to work tomorrow if you don't want to lose your life."

Gu Li and his companion followed Will up to the second floor of the tavern. The space upstairs was also cramped, with only about three rooms visible at a glance.

The two of them were assigned to share a room.

Will didn't seem to care whether they would escape or not. He gave a perfunctory explanation and then turned and disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Gu Li sat on the only chair in the room, propping her forehead up with her hands, her eyes slightly closed, her gaze turning back into a murky black.

A blush gradually rose from her collar, standing out against her pale skin.

Lucy knelt down in front of her with some concern and reached out to touch her forehead: "You're so cold. Your body temperature is like an ice cube. What happened with that drink?"

Her voice deepened thoughtfully, and her fingers tightened slightly: "I'll go and tie that person up!"

With a flushed face, Gu Li managed to grab Lucy's hand, her voice weak: "Don't alert them. Our priority now is to find the others."

Lucy reluctantly returned and carefully helped Gu Li lie down on the bed, holding her hand with a worried expression: "Your health is just as important."

Gu Li pursed her lips. The scarlet liquid in the glass was indeed mixed with something else, perhaps the blood of some kind.

Her power came from He Shiyi, and the pollution should also have originated from He Shiyi, but ever since she drank that cup of scarlet liquid, her blood suddenly began to boil.

Like boiling water, it rushes wildly through the body, searching for a way out.

However, because of Gu Li's extraordinary body, it gradually became docile and tried to submit to her power.

Gu Li looked at him with a hint of disgust. In the end, this thing was definitely created by some high-level alien species, and it carried an annoying pollution.

The pollution was like a cheap stereo, constantly playing nonsensical and rambling content inside the body.

She suddenly remembered the octuplets in red she had met outside the city. They were fanatical followers of the so-called Mother Goddess and were keen to find believers for her.

Her expression turned serious. If that's the case, are the people who were caught a few days ago... still alive?

Or did it turn into a monster in red clothes?

Hearing Gu Li's thoughts, Lucy gradually calmed down and added, "The thing that person was pushing during the day is in the room under the stairs on the first floor. I saw the marks made by forceful rubbing on the door frame."

"It was probably caused when the wooden barrel was put in."

The connection between that bucket and the scarlet liquid is obvious.

Gu Li reached out a hand to interrupt, forcibly suppressing the urge to vomit in his throat: "I understand, Barry's clues are correct, but someone has definitely misled us."

"It's not that no one can come out after entering the Red Bee, but rather that those people are destined to become members of the Red Bee or... die long before they enter."

She held the longsword she had taken from her waist, gently wiping it with a silk handkerchief: "Tomorrow he will definitely make you drink it too, and then take us away."

At this point, Gu Li frowned slightly. The pollution churning within her body had finally subsided, and the resulting power was laughably insignificant.

But when she thought about how countless people had given everything, even themselves, to obtain such power, she couldn't laugh.