"I almost thought I got the wrong person!" Layla's face was filled with joy as she approached Liam. The last time Layla returned to South City, she wanted to see Liam but could not.Liam also smiled. "Layla, what are you doing here?"Layla chatted away. "I didn't want to stay at home. I needed some fresh air. Coincidentally, there's a villa for sale in the Hush Purple Gardens. Everyone's busy, so my sister asked me to take a look. Liam, you have no idea. Things at home have been chaotic lately..."She pouted, wanting to share recent events in the Lloyd family with Liam. However, Layla seemed to sense something and abruptly stopped. In her words, the reason for the chaos in the Lloyd family was Liam.After Liam was released from prison, the Lloyd family faced numerous setbacks and misfortunes, all of which were blamed on Liam by the family members. They believed Liam's bad luck was affecting the entire family.The Lloyd family spent their days at home complaining and blaming Liam
In the distance, a luxurious villa appeared before them. The number '22' was displayed on the plaque by the villa's entrance.Layla looked up at the villa and replied in a muffled voice, "Yes! This is the house I'm here to see."Her delicate face still showed signs of disappointment."The decor is really nice," Liam remarked, trying to steer the conversation away from Serena. He observed the villa. It was bright, spacious, and very elegant. There was also a garden and a swimming pool.A sharp female voice suddenly pierced the air. "Of course, it's nice! Hush Purple Gardens is the best luxury estate in the South City, bar none. Anyone who can afford a house here is among the top in South City!"A woman dressed in high-end clothes and carrying a Chanel bag walked up from behind, accompanied by a man. She wore light makeup and was impeccably dressed, but her sharp eyes gave her an unpleasantly harsh appearance.She looked down at Liam with disdain, her eyes haughtily half-closed.
Before Layla could speak, Ruby's voice rang out again."Fine. If you won't listen to reason, then so be it! You're hopelessly stubborn. When you end up regretting being with your useless so-called 'brother-in-law', don't come crying to me. Just thinking about him ruins my mood!"Ruby glanced at Liam, her face twisted in a cold sneer. She then grabbed the man beside her and laughed coquettishly."Honey, this is the Liam I mentioned before. He's good for nothing. He used to rely on the Lloyd family. After Serena divorced him, he caused all sorts of trouble for them. We should stay far away from him to avoid any bad luck!""So, it's him."Her husband, Andy Miller, turned to look at Liam. After a dismissive snort, he turned away in disdain."Let's go check out the house."With those words, they strode forward into the villa ahead.Since some of the villas in Hush Purple Gardens were for sale, any client who passed the financial screening could come to view them. Ruby and Andy were
Ruby scoffed. "Such narrow-mindedness! If you knew that my husband plans to buy this Villa No. 22 for me, worth forty-eight million dollars, you'd probably go insane!"She had just come from the back of the villa when she overheard Liam marveling at the price of the Hush Purple Gardens villa. Ruby found it extremely laughable.The moment Ruby's words registered, Layla's eyes widened abruptly. "Forty-eight million dollars?"As soon as Ruby's words reached her ears, Layla's eyes widened in shock. When Serena first asked Layla to look at Villa No. 22, she did not delve deeply into its price but gave Layla a rough budget of 38 million dollars.That was Serena's maximum limit.However, Layla had never imagined that Villa No. 22 would be priced so high. It was not that the Lloyd Group could not come up with 48 million dollars.The problem was that spending 48 million dollars on a house would severely impact the Lloyd Group's cash flow due to recent upheavals within the Lloyd family. Th
Upon hearing Liam's response, Andy froze abruptly."Hahaha!"His piercing laughter echoed through Villa No. 22. Andy laughed so hard that he bent forward and backward, unable to straighten up for a moment."Villa No. 3 is the one you're going to live in? I can't take it anymore! You're really going to make me die of laughter!"He clutched his stomach as he laughed."Ruby told me you were useless, and I understood. After all, there are quite a few useless men like you, but now, I see it's not that you're useless. It's that you're not right in the head! You just speak every single thought!"Was Villa No. 3 the house he was going to live in? Who gave Liam the courage to say something like that?Ruby sneered at Liam after taking a good look at him. "You have no shame at all, daring to spout such nonsense. Do you really think we don't know who you are?"Her face was full of mockery. "Villa No. 3? Even Serena wouldn't dare to say such a thing! I wish she could see what you look like
"I really admire you, Liam. You can still babble on!" Andy's voice echoed again, staring at Liam with a playful glint in his eyes. "Seeing how persistent you are, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. I wonder where Villa No. 3 is. Do we have the honor of visiting your house?""I don't know where Villa No. 3 is," Liam replied casually. It was his first time at Hush Purple Gardens, and despite having the key to Villa No. 3, he felt uneasy about the environment inside Hush Purple Gardens. Even Villa No. 22 was visited with Layla guiding him. He genuinely did not know the location of Villa No. 3.Ruby could not help but burst into laughter. "You crack me up! You don't even know where the house is, yet you claim to live there?! Are you out of your mind? If we met in the South City Center today, would you also claim the entire South City as yours?"Andy also burst into laughter, waving his hand as he chuckled. "Oh my! You can't put it that way! Look at Liam. He doesn't even know wh
"Let's go, Layla."Watching Ruby and Andy leave the villa, Liam turned and nodded to Layla before stepping to catch up."Liam..."Layla was completely bewildered by Liam. She initially thought Liam's mention of heading to Villa No. 3 was just an excuse to dismiss Ruby and Andy. She had not expected that her brother-in-law was indeed heading to Villa No. 3!What could he possibly want at Villa No. 3? Even the villas before No. 10 in front of Hush Purple Gardens were completely out of their reach.What was going on with her brother-in-law? Was it just to defy Ruby and Andy?Such an action had no meaning. Villa No. 3 could not possibly have any connection to Liam or even the Lloyd family.Even Layla could already foresee the increasingly piercing mockery from Ruby and Andy once they reached the entrance of Villa No. 3.Layla's mind was in chaos, but she did not have time to dwell on it. Liam had already stepped out of the gate, so Layla could only hasten to follow. Though she co
Andy looked at Liam and sneered. "How can you be so clueless? Didn't you say you lived in Villa 3? How come you don't even recognize your own house?"In front of them stood a mansion-like villa with a prominent number '3' displayed at the entrance."Honey, is this Villa No. 3?"Ruby stared at the villa ahead, her mouth agape. Compared to Villa No. 3, the so-called Villa No. 22 was not even worth mentioning.Andy replied mockingly, "Exactly. Isn't this where Liam lives?"As he spoke, he glanced ahead at the villa, his face showing a hint of yearning. Although Andy also desired to own Villa No. 3, he knew purchasing Villa No. 22 was already his limit. Therefore, he felt infuriated by Liam's audacity, claiming to live in Villa No. 3.The properties before Villa No. 10 in Hush Purple Gardens had a special status. Aside from Villa No. 10 being listed for sale due to an accident, no information was available about the other nine villas.Andy had no idea who lived in Villa No. 3, but
Kenton's eyes widened as he stared straight ahead.Freddy's lifeless body lay less than two meters away from him. From that distance, Kenton could clearly see Freddy's eyes, devoid of any sparkle.Maybe, if Freddy had taken just one more step to escape the ring and concede defeat, things might have been different.But that was impossible.From the moment Freddy chose to step into the ring, the outcome was already sealed.Right now, Kenton couldn't even feel the pain in his own body. His heart was completely consumed by fear.Kenton had never imagined that one day he would witness such a scene.Even more unimaginable was the fact that someone could be so terrifyingly powerful!All the instructors from the battle zones had been killed by the same person. Among them was even a martial arts Ascendants.Yet all of them combined could not last a single round against that Grandmaster!Everything that had just happened felt like a nightmare to Kenton.Even now, he could not believe
Ten Years Ago.When Matthew first took office as the commander of the Western Military Region, Brandon Yorkshire had already become his personal guard.Over the past ten years, however, Brandon had never once made a public appearance like he did today!Matthew had never expected that today, after Grandmaster Burrey from the Central Military Region made his move, Brandon would voluntarily show up, and even seem so frightened!However, the old man's appearance did not surprise Liam at all.Because the moment he saw Matthew, he had already noticed the old man's presence."The Martial Code?"Yet, the old man's words made Liam narrow his eyes.But now was not the time to dwell on such matters.Bang—Liam casually tossed Jormund's body aside, then looked up at the remaining special forces instructors still standing on the stage, showing a faint smile."I..."Seeing this, the few remaining instructors on the stage trembled violently!A formless fear instantly gripped their hearts
Jormund finally understood why, at that time, Gabriel did not resist when facing Liam.It was not that Baeron did not want to fight back.It was that, at that moment, Baeron had no chance to resist!The overwhelming pressure, like the sky collapsing, and the boundless fear!It left them completely unable to control their bodies!This man, who was called Grandmaster Burrey, what kind of monster was he?!Not only could he see through the condition of Jormund's body at a glance, but with a simple gesture, he made Jormund's inner energy shrink in terror, completely unable to move!Even though he had already broken through to the realm of martial arts Ascendant, it was still useless!Suddenly, Jormund recalled Baeron's action right before his death—trying desperately to look at them.Now, he finally understood the reason behind that gesture!But he no longer had any way to share his discovery with anyone else!Jormund stared wide-eyed at Liam's slender, well-defined hand, getting
"Mister Celd… When did you break through?"Their faces were filled with shock.Previously, the instructors from other military districts knew that Jormund's strength was extraordinary, but they had no idea to what extent.But they never expected this.Jormund had already become a martial arts Ascendant!That seemingly insurmountable chasm had been crossed by him!From now on, when they faced Jormund, they would probably have to show the respect of juniors!The instructors from other military districts could feel their inner energy trembling slightly under the impact of Jormund's aura, their faces showing a bitter smile.Now they finally understood why Jormund had said that he alone was enough back then!In the presence of a martial arts Ascendant, they weren't even qualified to fight alongside him!At the very front, the smile on Jormund's face was arrogant and unrestrained!"Originally, I planned to reveal my strength when reporting back to my clan. However, I just can't st
"What?""The instructors actually teamed up!""Teamed up? Wasn't it that Grandmaster Burrey of yours who asked for it himself?""If he wants to die, who can he blame!"...Seeing the situation on the stage, a group of soldiers immediately started discussing, with a hint of argument in their voices.The soldiers from other military districts who came to this so-called exchange meeting had long been displeased with that so-called Grandmaster Burrey!"Heh..."Seeing the group of instructors jumping onto the stage, Jormund chuckled softly.However, he did not say much, but his expression was full of confidence.The next moment, Jormund raised his head and looked at Liam, squinting his eyes sharply."Are you ready?"His voice was chilling!"I..."Right at that moment, Liam seemed to notice something and was stunned for a moment, just about to say something!But before he could speak.In front—Boom!Jormund did not give Liam any time to react.In just an instant, he charge
"Grandmaster Burrey..."In a panic, Gabriel opened his mouth, about to say something.But in the end, he was a moment too late!The next moment, Liam's hand, which was gripping Baeron's neck, tightened slightly.Crack—A crisp sound echoed.Baeron's head drooped instantly, the light in his eyes extinguished.Baeron, dead!In his final moments, he couldn't even tell the other officers from the various military districts below what he had originally intended to say!"What!""Impossible!""Grandmaster Burrey killed Baeron?""Weren't they just putting on an act?""What the hell is going on!"...In an instant, the entire stadium erupted like a boiling pot!No one could have imagined that Grandmaster Burrey would actually choose to kill directly!"Sigh..."On the main platform, Gabriel let out a heavy sigh and sat back down.Having once witnessed Grandmaster Burrey's methods, he knew very well just how terrifying it would be if Grandmaster Burrey decided to take action!
"I…"Baeron's face was filled with terror!His body was frozen in place by sheer fear, unable to move at all!Even though he was intensely focused a moment ago, Baeron couldn't catch a single glimpse of Liam's movements.But that was not what terrified him the most.The real reason for his overwhelming horror, the bone-chilling fear, was actually quite simple.It was the aura emanating from Liam's slender, fair hand — fingers distinct and refined.Baeron had lived for over forty years and believed that with his status, he was already accustomed to facing storms and dangers. Even a martial arts Ascendant would not have fazed him, especially considering the powerful backing he had.But never, never had Baeron felt such a hopeless aura.Deep as an abyss, majestic as a deity!The aura from the figure before him was beyond anything Baeron could describe.The once powerful internal energy within him now shrank into a corner, as if it had encountered its greatest predator. No matte
"A mere rat dares to talk so big with such little strength!"Liam's attitude filled Jormund with rage. He had never seen someone so arrogant before."Who do you think you are!"You're even scared of Baeron, and you think you're worthy of having all the army instructors attack together?"Jormund snapped furiously, "Do you really think that just because you brought some officers from the Western Military Region into the ring, you can do whatever you want?""So what you're saying is, if I deal with Baeron first, then all of you will attack together?"Liam turned his head and looked calmly at Jormund."I... "Hearing this, Jormund was momentarily speechless.He had not expected this so-called Grandmaster Burrey to actually respond."Don't worry, you won't get the chance."Baeron sneered, "There's no need to talk about everyone attacking at once. Since you're so eager to die in place of Yet, I'll gladly oblige.""If that's the case." Liam narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at
"The Central Military Region is replacing the instructor on stage. The match will continue."After confirming the information, the referee standing nearby announced that the exchange conference would proceed.At the same time, he quickly arranged for staff members to hurry onto the stage and carry away Kenton, who was lying in the center of the ring, groaning in pain.The incident happened suddenly.The instructor exchange conference was the priority.For now, no one had time to question why Grandmaster Burrey had appeared out of nowhere and smashed a Western Military Region officer into the ring.Even if there were questions, they would have to wait until the conference ended."Ah—"As Kenton was being carried off, his agonized screams continued to echo.He felt as if every bone in his body was broken, with no part spared from the pain!"Baeron, you have to avenge me! Avenge me! Make that little bastard suffer!"Kenton wailed in fury, shouting with all his might.Despite ev