Chapter 661


    Chapter 661


    Beside them, Robin lifted his head to look at Curtis.


    Curtis gently squeezed Rayna''s hand and suggested. “Let''s head down the mountain and find a ce


    to rest for the night. A hotel would be ideal.” Hisst part was an order for Robin.


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    “Okay, then.” Rayna no longer held any hope after she discovered Shvomhid Mountain was the lotus


    flower-shaped mountain she visited in the past.


    The three of them set off down the same winding mountain path, with no idea that a mysterious figure


    was watching them from behind the little log cabin that was tucked away in the woods. No one noticed


    the figure slowly turning around and disappearing back into the shadows.


    Rayna and Curtis decided to check into a hotel room that was located in close proximity to the base of


    the mountain.


    Inside the bathroom, Curtis was wiping Rayna''s hands carefully. He could sense that she was feeling


    downcast and assumed it was due to the rule imposed by the traditional medicine practitioner. In an


    attempt to cheer her up, he said, “We''ll tiy our luck at climbing the mountain once more tomorrow


    morning.”


    “No need. Nothing will change,” Rayna told him. “The traditional medicine practitioner is stubborn. I


    only came to Shvomhid Mountain in the past as my mother was sick and needed some herbs. I was


    hiking up the mountain when I stumbled across a little boy who got hurt.”


    A boy...


    Curtis focused on that detail. “Why haven''t you told me that you''ve been to Shvomhid Mountain


    before?”


    “It happened a long time ago when I was young,” Rayna exined as Couch helped her to the couch.


    He gave her a ss of water which she held in her hands. “I think it happened over a decade ago.”


    “Can you tell me about it?” Curtis urged.


    “Sure.” Rayna took a sip of the water before proceeding to give him a detailed ount of the incident.


    Upon hearing her story, Curtis felt an overwhelming wave of sympathy for her. He was astonished that


    she had to take on the role of an adult and shoulder such a heavy burden while she was still a child.


    “It seems that the old traditional medicine practitioner is a kind man.” Curtis initially assumed that the


    man wouldn''t give the herb to Rayna as it was rare and expensive.


    “He didn''t want to give it to me at first, but the prettydy told him to give it to me. That was how I


    ended up getting it.” Holding her ss, Rayna recalled thedy she met in the past. “She was really


    pretty. She looked like a princess in the movies.”


    Hearing that, a smile nudged Curtis'' lips.


    Rayna was always generous with herpliments,vishing all prettydies she encountered with


    sincere adoration. Curtis was familiar with that side of her.


    Rayna was truly gorgeous and had an alluring charm, but she waspletely unaware of her


    captivating qualities. Curtis was a little frustrated with her on that. He could see how desirable she was,


    yet she was oblivious to the admiration she had been receiving from the opposite sex.


    Knock, knock, knock!


    A server knocked on the door and said, “Hello. I am here to deliver your meal.”


    “I''ll get the door.” Curtis walked over to the door and opened it. Wlien the server pushed the cart in, he


    said, “Leave it there.”


    The server left the cart by the coffee table and left the room quietly. At the same time. Robin arrived


    outside their room, seemingly hesitant to speak.


    Curtis nced at Rayna. who was sitting on the couch. He retrieved a te of fruit sd from the cart


    and ced it in front of Rayna before getting her a fork. “Here''s a fruit sd. Eat up. I need to leave for


    a moment, but I''ll be right back.”


    Rayna held the fork and fumbled about before she managed to get a piece of fruit with the fork.


    Nodding, she replied. “Sure.”


    Curtis made sure she wouldn''t hurt herself with the fork before leaving her alone in the room.


    Outside, he asked, “What happened? What did Theodore say?”


    “Mr. Xavier just called to inform us that the elderly healer on Shvomhid Mountain is likely dead.” Robin


    said, ncing at the room behind Curtis. “He''s arranged for someone toe here overnight just to


    verify the news, as he was concerned it might be false.”


    Curtis'' brows knitted together. “Did Theodore say where he received the news from?”


    “It was James. Mr. Xavier said James remembereding here with Mrs. Faymon when they were


    young. After learning that Mi s. Faymon felt uneasy here, he asked a friend of his who majored in


    geology to learn more about Shvomhid Mountain. His friend told him that the geology and traditional


    medicine professor who used to live here died around a year ago,” Robin reported, not leaving out any


    details.


    “Wlien the sun rises, hike up the mountain with the subordinate Theodore sent here.” Curtis was


    determined to verify the situation himself, and he wouldn''t believe it was a coincidence until he saw it


    with his own eyes. This meant searching for the elderly man''s body or his grave.


    Recalling Rayna''s calm expression, he quickly added. “Don''t tell Mrs. Faymon about this. If she asks


    about it tomorrow, tell her you wish to try your luck. Don''t tell her about the elderly man''s death.”


    “Got it,” Robin answered. He knew what to do even if Curtis didn''t give him the order.


    Wlien Curtis returned to the room. Rayna had already polished off the te of fruit sd. “That''s quick.


    Do you want something else?”


    “I have a good appetite today. Perhaps it was because of the climb earlier,” Rayna replied as she wiped


    her lips with a napkin. Curtis'' gaze was sharp enough to notice a little graze on her wrist. His gaze


    landed on the napkin box on the coffee table. There was a rough edge on the wooden box that


    obviously caused Rayna to get hurt.


    Pain shed across his eyes as he stood up and went to retrieve his backpack, which he left in the TV


    cab. There were some emergency supplies there, including band-aids and some medicine.


    “What''s wrong?” Rayna was surprised to find Curtis holding her wrist before turning it over. A cooling


    sensation soon spread over her wrist. She caressed it and realized he had stuck a band-aid on it.


    Chuckling, she said, “It was just a minor wound. You shouldn''t have gotten all anxious.”


    She had just grazed her wrist reaching for a napkin and didn''t think it was worth mentioning. He noticed


    the cut right after he came back. I should''ve rolled down my sleeves to hide it.


    “I''ll go up the mountain with Robin tomorrow to double-check,” Curtis said as he transferred the tes


    from the cart to the table. “You can stay at the hotel and wait for updates.”


    “I want toe, too.” Rayna was distraught to discover that Curtis wanted her to remain at the hotel on


    her own. She pleaded. “Don''t leave me here alone...” These few days. Curtis had always been with her.


    She couldn''t ept being left alone in an unfamiliar ce.