A spur of the moment had gotten her a fine man.“Thank you. I’ll drink two more glasses as an apology.”Embarrassment did not leave her face. She forced a smile, poured herself two glasses of wine, and gulped them down.“C’mon guys, let’s continue our feast! After this, we’ll go to karaoke in a bit. I don’t really like singing, though, so I’ll just listen to everyone sing!”Fane smiled and spoke courteously.Only then did the others continue to feast on food and wine.Time went by very quickly, and it was already half-past eight in the evening. It was finally time to pay the dinner bill.“Sir, this is your bill: 363,207 bucks in total!”One of the two good-looking waitresses, who had been serving everyone that evening, walked over to Fane with a professional smile on her face. “Sir, do you prefer to pay with cash or credit card?” she gently inquired.Although the waitress knew generally customers would prefer to pay with a card, she followed the old routine and asked the question anywa
Not long after, everyone arrived at a luxurious business club. They were then led into an opulent VIP room.The consumption here was not expensive, but with so many people here together, it would cost about ten hundred thousand to two hundred thousand bucks. It might be even more.Of course, Sonia would not doubt Fane’s ability to pay the bill anymore. That huge woven bag of cash nearly blinded her tonight.They ordered many signature dishes, and they started to eat and drink.After much persuasion and coaxing, Selena went up the stage and sang two songs. Her voice was lovely.“Waiter! Check, please!”When it was about time, Fane paid for the bill without waiting; it was two hundred and twenty thousand bucks in total. He made the waiter take two hundred and thirty thousand for the bill, and the change would be the waiter’s tip.Fane walked out of the VIP room with the remaining one million four hundred thousand in his bag, ready to go home.Sonia and Felicia were sour the whole time. T
Fane only walked over after he had gotten Selena’s permission.“This is…”Several male employees in the scene stared at each other hesitantly.“Wow, you really want to get ahead, huh?” Sonia was practically rejoicing internally at the sight before her. “Miss Taylor, are you sure your dear hubby is going to be alright? It’s not just one or two men there.” Sonia prayed so hard that Fane would be beaten to death by the gang. This brat did not show any respect to her at all; he even made her look terrible in front of everyone.“I believe in him!”Selena smiled indifferently. When Fane pummeled Neil’s underlings black and blue earlier this noon, her confidence in him was amplified.“What’s your problem, little punk? Trying to be a hero now, huh?”Two of the men walked up to Fane when they saw him approaching them.“The lady has said she’s only here to drink with the customer, not to sleep with them. Didn’t you hear her clearly?” chastised Fane. “Let her go. Otherwise, I’ll make you understa
The employees from the procurement department sighed out of relief when they watched Fane finishing three men with just a few punches. It was truly undeniable that Fane possessed the ability to be the Drakes’ bodyguard.Dozens of men sprinted out of the VIP room right after one of them shouted toward the room.“Oh my goodness! There are dozens of them!”Sonia and the others were stupefied by the situation. They stumbled back a few steps, afraid of getting hurt once the war began.“Thank you, Sir! I just can’t thank you enough!” The woman immediately hid behind Fane after the men no longer had a hold on her. “But they have the numbers,” she continued worriedly. “Sir, w—what are you going to do?”Fane gave her a dry smile. “Just stand behind me. Don’t worry about me; I am Fane Woods. Even if the King of all Gods is here, he wouldn’t dare to play me for a fool!”A foot came up from the ground and kicked the tattooed man at his abdomen. Fane threw the tattooed man a kick that sent him back
Selena took two steps forward and explained the situation to Mr. Meyer.“She’s right, Mr. Meyer! These people are making a deliberate ruckus. You have to do something about it!”Some procurement staff came forward to justify and echoed.“Mr. Meyer, I’m only here to drink with customers. When you were recruiting, you said that it’d be a part-time job of three hundred bucks per day! I don’t want to sell my body!”The woman sobbed like a dying banshee. She cried in genuine pain. “B—but they—”Mr. Meyer did the unthinkable; a soundly slap was delivered before she could finish her words. “Just like a block of wood!”“What do you mean, Mr. Meyer?” Selena scowled, anger stirred within her.Mr. Meye laughed. “What’s the matter with you people? This is our company's internal affair!” Mr. Meyer retorted. “Besides, shouldn’t you already know what’s going to happen when you come here to work? Moreover, they’re our regular VIP customers! It’s not like they didn’t pay you up. Thousands and thousands
“I—I wish you could...but isn’t the person behind them very powerful? What should we do when…” Selena bit her seductive plump red lips, her eyebrows frowned slightly.“Hehe. Honey, you need only allow me to do it. If they dare to wrong me, that’d be like picking a fight with the Drakes, right?” Fane chuckled, whispering into Selena’s ear.Selena’s eyes immediately lit up at his words. He was right! He was now a highly paid elite bodyguard employed by the Drake family. Moreover, Miss Tanya held Fane in high regard. If something terrible happened to them, it would be all right so long as the Drake family would help them. There was nothing to be afraid of!“Aren’t you just a lovely couple?”Mr. Meyer mocked them coldly when he saw them whispering affectionately to each other.“Little brat is trying to pick a fight, huh? We’re associated with the Clark family. You know; the Clark family, second most influential family in this city. Do you recognize your idiocy right now? If you push our bu
As Dan glanced at the direction pointed by Mr. Meyer, his face twitched vigorously as though he was having a severe stroke.Realization dawned on Dan that this time, this lovely brother-in-law of his had provoked someone whose feathers should not be ruffled at all! A few days ago, he heaved a sigh of relief when he was informed that Young Master Clark brought his competent marshal to annihilate Fane, but Young Master Clark then came back with an unsightly pallor of his face. He roared that Marshal Dennis Howard was completely useless, while Marshal Dennis initially claimed all too confidently that he would send Fane to the grave. They both hid in a room and had a heated discussion. In the end, the marshal convinced Young Master Clark not to offend Fane at all; the Clark family would be digging their own graves if they provoked him.Dan was once again stupefied at this news.He knew Fane was strong, but he did not expect even the marshal would not dare to touch a single strand of his h
“A—Ah!”A hysterical cry pierced the atmosphere; it was the kind of scream that made everyone’s blood run cold. Most of the people were so frightened that they clamped their eyes shut.“Honey, let’s go!”Fane grabbed the woven bag and swung it over his shoulder. He looked at the part-timer and said, “Do you still want to stay here? Go, now!”The woman was stunned at the scene before her, and it was only after Fane called to her that she came back to reality. She quickly followed Fane and the others as they left the KTV.“Don’t ever come to work in such a place anymore!” Selena reprimanded her. “Why did you even think of working here in the first place? What do you do?” she asked, her forehead creasing as she did so.The woman looked at Fane and Selena, and she knelt before them. “Thank you so much for saving me! My n—name is Jessica Fair, and I work in the Labor and Social Security Bureau. However, because my father is so sick, I had to work some side jobs to earn and pay for his opera
There was a heavy rumbling as the door slowly opened. A boundless sense of energy seemed to come from it.A few of them looked inside. Other than the green light, they could see nothing. The light completely obscured their sight. If they wanted to look inside, they would have to step in themselves.On the way there, Fane had already talked to Lourain about it. Lourain wanted to see what the legendary Valley of Enlightenment was like. That was why Fane asked for two spots.The three of them exchanged looks with each other, and they did not hesitate to step forward together, entering the door.The power of distorting space suddenly pulled the three of them in. The space around them started to spin rapidly. They did not know how much time passed, but it felt like a whole century before the space slowed down in front of them. Then, the sense of weightlessness disappeared as their feet landed on solid ground.The three of them had not been sent to different locations and arrived at the
Zayne scoffed, "Alright then, how do you want to work together?"He wanted to see what Fane was trying to do.Fane did not waste any time, "Both of us have all three keys, and we can open the door. Ten people can enter the door anyway. I just need two of those spots.Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, "You sure know quite a bit."Fane even knew that only ten people would be allowed through. He seemed to have done his homework.Zayne took out his purple key from his storage ring. At that moment, all three keys were there. As long as all the keys were placed together, the gateway to the Valley of Enlightenment would open."If you only need two spots, then I don't mind working with you," Zayne looked at Fane meaningfully, but he quickly added, "However, make sure you don't cause any trouble during the important moments."Fane smiled before he said, "I've always been someone who keeps to my word. I'm more worried that you'll cause me trouble instead. There are many geniuses in the V
The two of them knew what that meant. Their eyes met, and worry was evident in their eyes."Is it Fane again?" Zayne said with a frown. At that moment, the first name that popped up in his head was Fane.Only Fane would truly be a big problem for them. Seymour's expression turned sour. He suddenly felt like Fane seemed to be his Achilles heel. Fane could pop out at any time and put him in a difficult spot."That's right! It's me!" At that moment, a voice was heard from afar. The two of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw five figures appearing in the air.This time, Fane did not have a disguise on. He was facing everyone with his real face."It really is you!" Zayne's face completely soured at that moment. Even if they were meeting for the first time, he was already incredibly sensitive to Fane's name.Nothing good ever happened when Fane was mentioned and Fane had actually appeared in front of him."How dare you!" Seymour shouted angrily!He walked forward to sta
When Shin and the others saw that, they were speechless. That person who had looked down on them was completely bound and on the ground at that moment. He looked pathetic.Fane quickly walked toward Warren, reaching out to pull off the mask to reveal his face.Fane controlled his energy, reducing the destructive power in Warren's soul. After the pain diminished, Warren slowly woke up.He looked up and saw the one person he never wanted to see in his life. He lost his voice as he said, "Fane?! It's you!" He almost bit his tongue as he spoke.Fane smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes. It’s me.""No wonder, so it's you! Where's Presti then?" Warren looked up and said.Fane raised an eyebrow and shot an incredulous look at Warren. Warren immediately understood what happened, and his whole face turned pale, "He's dead!"Fane nodded. There was nothing much to hide. Warren gulped, suddenly feeling like his thoughts from earlier were an absolute joke at that moment. He had even been think
After seeing that, there was a surprised look on Warren's face. However, he quickly pushed back that surprise. Even if that man was skilled, he would just be an above-average warrior. Above-average warriors were like paper to him!"Brat, it looks like you have some skill. However, that means nothing in front of me. I'll show you right now what a warrior at the peak is!"Right after he said that, he circulated his true energy around his feet. Red energy started to frantically blow away the dust on the ground. He lunged into the air incredibly fast.Fane raised an eyebrow before he started to form seals with his hands. Countless seals danced around in the air, and a chain appeared.That chain looked like a black dragon as it danced in the air.Warren scoffed in disdain. It was just a petty trick from an above-average warrior in his eyes. That chain would shatter in just one blow.He did not even bother thinking about it as he raised the sword in his hand. A silver ray of light quic
He leaped forward and landed in front of those four. Fane had already noticed Warren a while ago, but Fane relaxed when he saw Warren was alone. If it was just one person, then there was nothing to worry about!"Presti really is a piece of trash. He couldn't even get you!" Warren said with a sneer.Shin clutched his chest and turned to look at Cavill next to him. Cavill nodded slightly and did not say anything. The two of them shut their mouths at the same time as they looked in Fane's direction.Warren immediately felt something was wrong. He turned to look at Fane and saw that Fane was still completely calm as if nothing had happened."Brat, it looks like you're no ordinary person!" Warren said with a sneer.Fane turned to look at him before saying calmly, "Are you here to kill us?"Warren laughed out loud, and his eyes were full of mockery, "What do you think I'm doing here? Do I look like I'm here to chat?"Fane laughed. He could not believe another one turned up so soon aft
When Warren heard that, he felt incredibly exasperated. He mumbled, "It's just Shin, how could there be any trouble? Even if he has some fellow disciples with him, Presti is more than enough. They're all trash anyway."Zayne frowned, and he unleashed an incredibly strong aura that forced Warren to take a step back, "Shut up! Do you think we can afford to be careless right now? We're at the cusp of accomplishing everything right now. We have to be extremely careful. What kind of attitude is this?"Warren immediately shut up and did not dare to say anything. Zayne coldly looked at Warren, and deeply felt like Warren was not someone who could accomplish much. If it was not for the fact that he was useful, Zayne would not even bother bringing Warren through the door with him.Seymour turned to look into the distance. Gray mist filled up the skies, and no one could see the end of the horizon.There was nothing in the skies, and Seymour suddenly started to feel some worry. He was not clo
In front of an ancient stone door, two men were standing there, while another was sitting down and resting.The men who were standing had very stiff expressions on their faces. The two of them looked at each other with animosity in their eyes. It was obvious they were not friendly with each other. The man who was sitting down had his eyes shut and completely ignored the other two."Seymour! You're just the same as Desmond. You can't even get something so simple done. Desmond lost his life. I think you're about to follow suit!" Warren sneered as he mocked.Seymour's expression was dark, and he shot right back, "Warren, stop with those disgusting words of yours! Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do. You're just trying to push me down and take all the credit for yourself!"Stop joking around! You aren't smart enough to steal my credit! Even though Desmond is already dead, he still did the best he could. He was just tricked by Fane. If it was you, you wouldn't even have
Fane frowned. After he reached out to grab Presti's neck, Presti's life ended with a crack.Shin's eyes widened as he looked at Fane with fear. His savior could very well kill him!Cavill started to panic as well. He looked at Fane with alarm. Even though he was thankful that Fane saved the two of them just now, he had no way to tell what Fane would do after this. Fane slowly walked in front of them, and he did not show much emotion on his face.Cavill said in a dry voice, "Fane, you…?"Fane shook his head, "Don't panic. I won't kill you. Let's work together. It's not like only one person will be able to enter after the door opens."Shin looked at Fane with an incredibly inquisitive look. He thought about it before he said, "I… I don't want to work together. I'll give you the key as thanks for saving me. That Valley of Enlightenment doesn't sound like a good place at all. If I enter, I don't even know if I'll be able to survive."As he spoke, Shin had a bitter look on his face.