Julie’s face worsened instantly.“We’re only here to have a chat and a midnight snack, Julie. It doesn’t matter where we have it anyway,” Mandy said with a smile.“Since this is where Mr. Stefan eats, let’s just let him have it. Is it fine if we get another room instead, Vanny?”Vanny, smiling, was just about to speak up. But Rhodes, who had been looking for a moment to shine, took a step forward first.“You must be mistaken, Mandy. The three great temples are powerful in the outskirts, but they’re nothing to the top ten families.“I know you’re kind and approachable, and you think it’s fine just to hand over the room…“But the others wouldn’t think that way. If we actually do that, they’d think of the top ten families as pushovers.“We need to have strength of character.“I usually don’t like to bring my identity out like this, but I don’t think I have a choice right now. Don’t worry, Julie; with me here, you won’t be wronged.”Julie seemed pleased to hear Rhodes’ words.A f
Stefan looked at everyone with a deep gaze. Then, he nodded and led the group to a different room.“I’ll remember this, Mr. Stefan,” Rhodes said, crossing his arms. “If there’s anything you need in the future, let me know. I’ll do everything in my power to help you.”Stefan paused for a brief moment before leaving. The beautiful women were ecstatic after seeing what had just happened.“That’s impressive, Young Master Rhodes!“That was the legendary Stefan Augustus and Takai Kawashima, one of the grandmasters from the Island Nations!“Those two are no ordinary people!“And yet, Master Takai still greeted you like that! That’s just…“Young Master Rhodes, you’re the only one here with such a powerful reputation!”At this very moment, the women were on the verge of kneeling in front of Rhodes.Only Miley knew the truth; she scoffed quietly after seeing Harvey’s calm expression. Considering the circumstances, she would never make anything clear.She could tell that something was
Having said that, Julie looked at Harvey meaningfully.She believed that a kept man like him was unworthy to be with Mandy, but she had no choice but to accept it. After all, this was Mandy’s decision.“You’re Harvey York, right?”Julie approached Harvey, and adjusted his collar.“I’ll let you off the hook since Mandy said so,” she said, her tone considerate yet prideful.“But, I will chase you down if anything even happens to her. If she loses even a strand of hair, I’ll cut off your arm!”Harvey slapped Julie’s hand away.“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure that she’s safe.“As for you, you should stop sleeping with so many men. The more partners you have, the less pure your energy is. If this keeps up, your energy might just implode.”“What did you say, you bastard?!”Julie’s face darkened instantly.“I’m a Maiden! I would never sleep with anyone! How dare you slander me like that! How are you going to take responsibility for this?!”“You should know full well if this is slande
As she spoke, Julie pulled everyone to their seats. However, she didn’t get one for Harvey, as if she wanted him to leave.Mandy wanted to introduce Harvey to the rest, but there was simply no hope for that at this point. If she did, a huge fight would surely break out.She looked helplessly at Harvey, signaling for him to stop causing trouble and go outside.-At the same time, an armed helicopter landed at the border hundreds of miles away from the outskirts.“There’s still less than a mile before we reach Country H’s border.“We’ll be fine here, but the Border Force will take action if we keep getting closer!“We have no choice but to put you down here!”The pilot looked respectfully at a Western man, who was crossing his legs.The man was bald, and his face was covered with tattoos. He exuded a harsh aura; despite the fierce wind, he was wearing no seatbelts. “No need.”The bald man squinted outside the window, as if he could see the outskirts clearly.“You should go b
Conrad, looking annoyed, was about to light up his second cigar…Just then, one of his subordinates felt his ear tingle. He looked into the distance with his telescope.“Mr. Conrad! Look at that!” he exclaimed, gasping.Conrad instinctively looked over, and saw something resembling a meteor traveling down in the dark sky.“Is that a meteor? Why is it so big?”Before Conrad could take a picture for his mistress, the “meteor” kept expanding until it became a human figure—the figure could be seen crossing his arms in the air.“How is that possible?! Is he flying?! Is he being hung up by wires or something? Is this a movie set or what?”Everyone looked at the sky, dumbfounded. Bam!A loud sound was heard as the door landed on the ground from the sky; a burning smell wafted in the air, and the door shook lightly on the ground.The figure hopped away from the door using the force of impact; he didn’t make a single sound during the entire process.This technique wasn’t something t
“Do we have more specifics?” Salem asked.Conrad had asked around about the situation. “I don’t have proof, but I suspect that it’s a guy named Harvey York. I looked into him; he’s just a student…”“A student?”Salem scoffed.“He must be from some sacred martial arts training ground, or he’s a young talent from a family of martial artists.“But so what? Master Henrik is near-invincible! There’s a huge chance he’d be the one to unite man and nature!“Compared to us, all these families and sacred martial arts training grounds are nothing but filth!“They will pay for this! That kid’s life is mine!”The air around Salem dropped in temperature instantly.Conrad and the others had a thought: if they went against Salem at this very moment… Salem could probably wipe out every single one of them if he wanted to.Conrad chuckled after sensing Salem’s murderous intent. “Should we go right now? With you here, it’d be easy to rat out the bastard and kill everyone in the Surrey family.”
While Salem was planning his attack, Mandy and co were finally done with their meal at the Mandrake Residence. They all left soon after.Because of Mandy and Julie’s good relationship recently, Julie arranged for Mandy to stay in the biggest property the Kronen Temple had in the outskirts.Mandy was planning to decline, but she realized she could avoid the eyes of the top ten families that way. She quietly accepted Julie’s offer, since she’d have a private space to do things conveniently.On the way back, Mandy and Harvey took the same car.Rhodes was unhappy; since the Benz S Class only had two seats, he had no choice but to get another car.Julie resented Harvey’s shamelessness, but under such circumstances, she couldn’t chase him away. After all, Harvey was still Mandy’s bodyguard in name.“Looks like you’re doing well for yourself, Ms. Zimmer!“Not only are you good friends with a Maiden of the Kronen Temple, but even a young master from the top ten families is trying to be
Half an hour later, the car stopped outside a huge manor in the outskirts’ suburbs.This was the Kronen Temple’s property. A wealthy disciple had donated it a while ago. Not only was it very elegant-looking, it was also equipped with all sorts of safety facilities.Julie had prepared a courtyard for Mandy to rest, while also getting Rhodes one right beside Mandy’s.Simply put, he could reach Mandy immediately if he wanted to.Harvey didn’t say anything about it, though; he was certain that with Mandy’s personality, nothing would happen even if she stayed in the same room with Rhodes.However, she was his wife, so he was still worried. He considered fully committing to his job as her personal bodyguard by staying here as well.After settling their things, the two were about to rest. Just then, Julie’s secretary knocked on the door. She entered, and bowed to Mandy.“Ms. Zimmer, the representatives of the four great tribes would like you see you.”“The four great tribes?”Mandy f