"Do you need anything, sir?" the guy asked in a serious tone as soon as he went up to Horus."Let's go out and have some fun. I'm curious to find out whether or not Brookbourn's nightlife is enjoyable. We already saw seven beautiful women at Severin's house today, and for all we know, Brookbourn might just be teeming with sexy ladies! Haha!" Horus laughed.The man immediately smiled. "Exactly. I didn't expect there to be so many beautiful women in such a small city. Why don't we choose a bar and see if there are any hotties there? If you're willing to pay, I bet they'll throw themselves into your arms without a second thought!""Haha, of course!" Horus laughed. "Since the six women are going to be killed tomorrow and Severin will be crippled, I'm not going to just let his wife go that easily. I'm going to make Severin regret offending me, and I want him to watch as she begs for mercy at my feet!"The two of them then went out with a smile on their face.…After Severin returned t
Diane had caught a whiff of the smell from downstairs, and she decided to come up to see what was going on. After she entered the room, she discovered that the burnt smell was so much stronger than before and she could not help but frown as she asked, "What are you doing, honey? What's with this burnt smell?"Severin merely scratched his head embarrassingly as he said, "I'm learning alchemy, and I almost succeeded earlier!""Alchemy?!" Diane furrowed her brows.Severin had taught her a thing or two about attainment during the past few days, and once she recalled some of the things that he explained to her, her eyes lit up as she asked, "Is it the same kind of alchemy that's used to refine alchemical medicine? The kind that can improve a person's attainment base many times faster than spiritual herbs?"Severin nodded. "Bingo! Just as I expected from my smart wife! I'm doing my best to refine it!"After hearing that, Diane could not help but lick her red lips as she said, "Can I eat
"Honey, the food's ready!" Diane's voice called out to him from outside the room."Time flies!" Severin wiped the sweat from his forehead and went down. He did not expect that three hours had passed even though he only made eight refinement attempts.After their meal, Severin and Diane came to the yard for a walk. Severin took out a pill. "Look what I have here.""A pill?! You…you've succeeded?" Diane's beautiful eyes opened wide, and her face was full of disbelief. She never imagined that Severin could succeed in refining a pill when he taught himself alchemy without receiving any guidance from a master."Wow! It smells good! I wonder what it tastes like?" Diane sniffed it carefully and could not help but gulp.Severin smiled and said, "Take it easy, honey. You'll have plenty of chances in the future! When the time comes, it's not just first-grade low-rank pills that you'll get to enjoy. I'll even let you have some of the second-grade ones!""Really? Then you must do your best,
"Haha, don't make me laugh. Did you think the son of South County Mansion would be afraid of trash like you?" Horus chuckled with the same look of disdain as the day before.The five men behind him had an indifferent look as well, and they did not seem to be taking Severin or his people seriously."You brought more than ten people yesterday, but none of them were a match for us. Are you so confident of winning that you only brought five people here?" Severin remarked flippantly at Horus as if looking at a bunch of clowns."It's quality over quantity, pal!" Horus laughed. "These five are truly strong. Did you think we'd go easy on you this time? Even if you knelt and apologized to me, it's all useless because I will never forgive you!""Believe me, your five guys are still no match for my six bodyguards, and it's not because they have one more person than your group. It's because they have much richer combat experience than yours!" A smile appeared immediately on Severin's face as h
"You…you win this time too! We'll leave!" Horus's expression changed several times and he was about to bring his men away."Where do you think you're going?" Severin smiled slightly, stood in front of Horus, and said, "Mister Horus, did you happen to forget what I just told you last night?""W-w-what did you tell me? I have no idea what you're talking about!" Horus's face turned ugly and he looked elsewhere."Hehe, I said that I'll slice off a finger of yours if you come here again. Do you have peas for brains or something? Is your memory so bad that I need to remind you what I said?" Severin asked with a smile."I dare you!" Horus glared at Severin. "You've seen how strong the people that I brought here today are, right? They're not the most powerful ones though. We have powerhouses up to level six warrior king just waiting for my instructions. If you cut my finger off, then we'll round up the most elite individuals in the Neelys and bring them here. You'll be dead then. Are you a
"AGH!" Following that scream, the one thing that Horus never thought would happen ended up happening, and he finally chose his pinky.In the distance, some of his strong fighters stood there silently with convoluted expressions. They answered to the Neelys, and even though a few of them did not particularly like Horus's general attitude, they had no choice but to do Horus's bidding for the sake of the Neelys. They simply did not expect Horus to meet someone so ruthless person at that moment."AGRHHHHH! AGHHH!" Horus's screams filled the air as he covered his wound with one hand and took two steps back. He then glared at Severin and said, "You're a brave one, Severin. Aren't you afraid of the Neelys?"After Severin heard that, he laughed and said, "Do you think I'd be bold enough to attack you if I was afraid? Get the hell out of here and don't ever show up in front of me again, or else I'll beat the crap out of you.""You..." Horus was so angry that the fat on his face jiggled madl
Then the man said, "As luck would have it, there's some good news. I heard that Horus had his eye on 'The One And Only', a two-piece jewelry set from And Only Jewelry Corporation. It's the same one that they've been advertising. And whaddya know, someone snatched it away from Horus!"Rachel smiled wryly after hearing that and said, "Do you mean to say that someone else bought it before he could? He probably went to Brookbourn to try and take it back. Knowing his character, he won't be able to accept it if other people take away something that he likes."However, the man sat down at the side and said with a smile, "That's exactly what happened, but the buyer from Brookbourn doesn't seem to be an ordinary person. I heard that all of Horus's men were beaten up yesterday, and the Neelys sent five warrior kings to Brookbourn that very night!"Upon hearing that, there was a hint of surprise in Rachel's eyes as she remarked, "The buyer from Brookbourn is one brave soul! They didn't even sh
Glenn could only smile bitterly at his sister's yearning look. "I'm sorry, sis, but I think that's just wishful thinking. Horus is the county mansion's scion, so no matter how brave that Brookbourn fellow is, they couldn't be bold enough to kill the guy."Rachel, however, pointed out, "But now that they cut off one of Horus's fingers, would the Neelys just take it like that without putting up a fight?"Glenn thought for a moment and said, "I don't know if the Neelys will admit defeat or not, but I think you can use this to your advantage and see if you can turn the tables on this forced marriage!""And how am I supposed to do that?" Rachel immediately looked eagerly at Glenn."There are two options: the first is to sow discord. Tell Horus that you have your heart set on that jewelry set, and that you are fine with marrying him on the condition that you can wear both the necklace and that ring on your wedding day! Horus is the kind of guy who would continue to fight for it with the