"Launching spiritual energy from one's person is something that only a warrior king can achieve!" The grand-elder was horrified when he saw what Severin did. After all, regardless of how powerful a profound master was, the most they could do was manifest spiritual energy on their fists when in battle. Only warrior kings can attack using the aura of one's body.The gap between the attainment of a warrior king and a profound master was huge, and not even ten level nine profound masters could be a match for a level one warrior king. Such was the disparity between both ranks. For that reason, Gracie felt calm and reassured after knowing that Severin was a warrior king, because that would mean an easy surefire victory.Severin smiled slightly, flicked his fingers again, and shot out a ray of light toward the grand-elder, whose face turned pale with fright upon seeing that and immediately moved to dodge it. Though he managed to evade it, two of the Skydrake Gang's elders behind him were ki
"Mess?" Gracie nearly fainted after hearing that and asked Severin, "What do you mean 'mess'? Equus Hall will be the most powerful gang in Brookton from tonight onward. Do you need money, Supreme Leader? We can give you money every year! Just tell us what you need and we'll be able to provide it to you! Equus Hall is yours, after all!"Severin smiled wryly and said, "I don't need money. In my eyes, money is just a number and an external object. The previous supreme leader gave me more than enough money to spend. I could easily buy the entire city of Brookton if I wanted!"Gracie gasped when she heard that because that was a very huge sum of money—cold hard cash instead of the value of many assets. The money that Severin had was essentially capital and cash flow."Why did you call this a mess, though? My dad said that there would be twelve halls named according to the oriental zodiac. Collectively, we're a very powerful force. Aren't you the least bit interested in us?" Gracie looked
Gracie stole a glance at Severin and could not help but say, "Well, since everything's almost done here, we can leave the rest to the elders. Equus Hall will be the biggest organization here in Brookton tomorrow, and even our city's mansion wouldn't dare to offend us!" After a pause, she added, "Are you still up for a couple of drinks? I still have some good wine back at my place, so why don't we enjoy ourselves a little once we head back?"Severin nodded after considering her proposal. "Sure. I would love to chat and understand a bit more about Equus Hall!"The two of them then drove back with Gracie leading Severin to a villa area."Hall Master!" More than a dozen of Equus Hall's people had been tasked to patrol the area at night, and they greeted Gracie respectfully once she parked her car and walked over with Severin.Gracie nodded. "Thanks for your hard work."After finishing her sentence, she smiled at Severin and said, "Come on in, handsome. I heard Winnie calling you hands
"Sure." Severin nodded and went upstairs to take a shower.Once Severin went upstairs, Gracie could not help but touch her cheek and mumble to herself, "Goodness gracious! Why am I blushing? I can't believe I'm feeling shy in front of the supreme leader! I need to snap out of it! He might be a very amazing guy, but he's supposed to be my superior! Quit having those thoughts! He has a wife and children too, so there's no reason for him to like me!"The next second, however, another voice sounded in her mind, 'What are you scared of, Gracie? Does it matter if he has a wife? This is your first time meeting a man who can make your heart flutter. You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't seize the opportunity. Besides, you're a sexy and good-looking woman. No man can resist that!'Gracie could not help herself from letting her imagination run wild. Severin's show, in particular, enchanted her completely, and his concern for her as well as that sense of security he gave her
Severin looked at Gracie's shy demeanor and instantly knew that she had misunderstood. The fate he was talking about was not the fate between a man and a woman, but fate that he had come across one of the twelve halls. 'This is bad. Maybe I'm too handsome that this beautiful lady here is starting to take an interest in me. She might be trying to hint at something when she dressed so seductively after a quick bath!'The atmosphere here instantly became a little awkward, and for a moment, neither of them knew what to say to the other."Let me pour a glass for you, handsome!" Eventually, Gracie was the first to break the silence. She hastily poured some wine for Severin and deliberately asked, "By the way, how did you and your wife meet? I'm jealous that she got to marry a such a wonderful man!"Severin smiled wryly and said, "I met her in the most unimaginable way possible. It all started five years ago when I was in a relationship with a college classmate whom I loved very much. We d
Severin shook his head and said, "We both hate Cherridom, right? If Cain's dead, then won't Cherridom's people be sending themselves to their death? I was considering killing Cain before I set off on my journey so Lucy won't have someone rich to rely on! She'll be so pissed if that happens!""Then why don't you look for Lucy and kill her too?" Gracie blurted out without thinking. Severin, however, remained silent.Gracie frowned. A sudden realization occurred to her and she said lamentably, "I understand why now. You value the relationships you've had with people, be they romantic or platonic, and you must have loved her very deeply during the three years that you were dating her. If you didn't feel that way, you wouldn't've smashed that beer bottle over Easton's head for her sake. I can imagine how difficult it must be to kill someone you once loved so much!""That's largely the reason. However, I've been patient with her time and time again, but if she pushes me over the line, I t
"Whoa, whoa, take it easy there, tigress! I wouldn't want you getting flat-out drunk!" Severin could not help but remind her after seeing her drinking a considerable amount of alcohol.However, Gracie smiled charmingly and said to him, "Why are you so flustered? I trust that my supreme leader is a decent person who won't take advantage of someone else!""That's for sure!" Severin smiled bitterly, but he was a little speechless as he secretly thought to himself, 'Even if I am a decent person, that's still not a reason for you to dress so sexily!' Furthermore, her slightly forward-leaning posture revealed more of her cleavage, which left Severin speechless and prompted him to look elsewhere."We have another bottle here! Let's share it!" After Gracie opened the last bottle of red wine, she stood up, poured some for Severin, and said, "Are you worried that a tigress like me is going to gobble you up?"Despite the calmness she projected when she said that, deep down, she felt extremely
"Ah, Supreme Leader, it's you! I'm sorry, I..." Gracie then realized that the person in front of her was her superior, and she did not know what to say because she felt as if she had made a mistake."Ahem. Why didn't you lock the door?" Severin felt embarrassed too and immediately backed out. After he exited and closed the door, he was unable to shake off his flustered feeling as the image of her fair-skinned body lingered in his mind for some time.A few seconds later, he could not help himself from laughing as he stood outside the door. It was amusing because he had accidentally seen something he should not have, so he was the one who should be apologizing. However, Gracie turned out to be more anxious than he was, and she even apologized to him instead of blaming him for barging in."Gosh, how did I get so drunk? I completely forgot that he was sleeping upstairs when I woke up this morning..." Gracie did not know whether to laugh or cry as she sat on the toilet, and she had no id