Chapter 1241 Sister?
"I am not talking about that vampire," Ashley said. "I am saying Evan is back."
"What?!" Anastasia was startled upon hearing Ashley's words and immediately looked at the message on the communication crystal Ashley pushed in front of her face.
She read the message Sylvan had just sent, and her eyes gradually took on a strange expression.
"He killed some vampires because they were bullying his sister?" She muttered under her breath, reading the message.
"What is this?" Anastasia asked, turning to Ashley, her confusion evident as she couldn't understand the meaning of the message.
She understood the first part, which informed them that Evan had returned to the Dark Forest, but the second part of the message made her suspect Sylvan might be toying with them.
According to the message, after his return to the Dark Forest, Evan had a conflict with some vampires because they were harassing his sister.
'It's the first time I have heard that I have a sister-in-law,' Anastasia thought inwardly, waiting for Ashley to explain.
However, Ashley seemed just as puzzled as Anastasia. Shaking her head, she said.
"I don't know. But since Grandpa didn't mention anything about the scale of conflict, I doubt it's a serious matter."
Anastasia's mouth twitched in irritation at Ashley's nonchalant tone. For her, the scale of the conflict was irrelevant. What caught her attention was this sudden claim of a sister-in-law.
"Let's go back. I want to see who this sister is that popped out of nowhere," She finally said, walking toward the teleportation formation.
Ashley was startled by Anastasia's abrupt decision and quickly stopped her.
"Wait, don't you want to confirm whether that guy can find this place or not?"
"Are you coming?" Anastasia's sharp voice snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Yes, ma'am!" Ashley replied quickly, hurrying toward the teleportation formation to stand beside Anastasia.
Before activating the formation, Anastasia took out the token she had used earlier to control the Core of the Dragon Islands and set a self-destruction command for the cave and the teleportation formation.
Now, even if they left and Alistair somehow discovered the cave, everything would be destroyed instantly, leaving no trace of her presenceâespecially the concealment formation crafted from her scales and other body parts.
Ashley displayed a regretful expression as she saw the destruction command being set, but she chose not to protest, understanding the importance of erasing all evidence if the cave was discovered.
"Don't worry," Anastasia said, noticing Ashley's expression. "Even if this place and the teleportation formation are destroyed, I will bring you back here in the future to install a new formation. You can reconnect it to the space nodes of other formations then."
Ashley nodded, her mood improving slightly.
Without further delay, Anastasia activated the teleportation formation, eager to return to the Dark Forest as quickly as possible.
With a flash of silver light, the formation lit up, enveloping both Anastasia and Ashley.
'Let's see who this unknown sister-in-law is...' Anastasia thought inwardly as they vanished from the cave, reappearing on a small island in the middle of the sea where the other end of the formation was located.
"Can you modify this formation to connect it with another teleportation formation you have installed? If we travel normally, it will take us hours to reach the Close World of Dryads," Anastasia asked after arriving on the island.
Ashley examined the teleportation formation beneath her feet and, after a few moments, nodded.
"I can connect it to the formation I installed in the Gehenna Empire. From there, we can instantly teleport to the Close World of Dryads," Ashley responded, starting the modifications.
In a matter of minutes, she finished her work and signalled Anastasia to activate the formation.
Receiving Ashley's signal, Anastasia activated it, and both disappeared from the Boundless Ocean, returning to the mainland.