Ben’s eyebrows furrowed. “It’s so late already, but Fane isn’t back yet. Could it be that he’s been kidnapped and can’t come home? 300,000 isn’t enough to compensate the Drake family. It doesn’t matter if he only beat up the bodyguards since they’re still from the Drake family!”“No...no way.”Joan became even more worried when she heard this. She paced about anxiously but she could not do anything.Both Fane and Selena were not back in spite of the late hour. Did something really happen to them?“Those are the Drake family’s bodyguards, not your regular cut of bodyguards. 300,000 should be ample compensation if they were regular guards, but nothing is certain if they belong to the Drakes…“I’m just worried because Selena isn’t back either. Has Selena been taken too? What do we do if they ask us for ransom?”Andrew smoked a cigarette by the side. His heart began to palpitate in worry for his daughter’s safety.“Ransom? If they ask for ransom, we’re only rescuing our daughter. That knuc
Panic gripped Joan’s chest and words were lodged in her throat. Fane had done everything for her. He had only agreed to this false marriage and to take Ivan’s place in the military because he wanted her to receive proper medical treatment.She did not know any of this when she was confined to the sickbed. It was only after she was discharged from the hospital that the doctor handed her Fane’s letter, and she found out about the entire situation.Throughout these five years, she had been fearful, too. She feared that Fane would die on the battlefield.Plenty of people also told her that her son was dead. He would not have remained silent all these years otherwise.She could only pray for her son as she waited for him to come back.At this moment, they heard the quiet whirr of an approaching electric scooter. Fane and Selena were on the scooter, finally home. They parked the vehicle inside the garden.“Fane, are you okay? I heard that you beat up the Drakes’ bodyguards. Is it true?”Joan
“They arranged for him to live in a villa all by himself? Is he not living together with bodyguards? Isn’t there a dormitory for bodyguards?”Ben was stunned. This outcome far exceeded their expectations.Fane chuckled. “I did run into the Drakes’ bodyguards, but they were complete trash!”“And because of that, not a single one was worthy to be my opponent. The leader of the Drake family seems to like me. He said that my skill was worth twenty million bucks a month!”“Furthermore, the family’s patriarch said that those bodyguards were arranged to test me. They wanted to see if I was someone who knew how to pick their fights, someone who was courageous.”“It’s obvious that I passed the test.”Fane coughed quietly, speaking in a matter-of-fact tone.Selena’s lips parted slightly, anxiety clenching her guts. Her husband had never said anything like that before, and he had not batted an eye as he lied.“Really? It was just a test? And it was pre-arranged? So you’ll go to work tomorrow?”Fi
“No bride price? Dream on!”Fiona rolled her eyes at Fane when she heard his words. With a grin on her face, she asserted, “It’s like this: You won’t be able to take out thirty million straight out anyway, but you’ve beaten Ivan into a bloody pulp, so you have to give him ten million dollars. Besides, you already said that you’d buy a gift worth ten million for the old man’s birthday, so you must keep your word!”Fiona paused briefly here before continuing, “That’s why you have to give out that twenty million no matter what; the Taylor family will only regard you highly that way. Furthermore, if they know that you’re going to be a bodyguard for the Drake family, they’ll definitely think you’re strong and capable, and they’ll never be able to kick you out of the Taylor family!”“Then what about the ten million bride price?” Fane asked with a dry smile.“I’ve already thought about that, too. Since you’re going to spend your first month’s salary on all of that, just give it to me once you
Fiona just recalled what she heard earlier after Ben and Xena left. Selena had been saying something about going out to eat over the phone and spending around 300 thousand bucks. It seemed that they had really been out for dinner.“Don’t mention it anymore, mom. It was such a disaster. And it was my first time eating at a six-star hotel too! It’s all because of that Procurement Department Head—Sonia Neal!”Selena sighed before telling Fiona why she had to treat them to a meal at such a fancy place.“That department head is an opportunistic b*tch. She’s just looking for an excuse to get you out of the way because she doesn’t want to see you become manager!” Fiona said. “I’ll help you with this meal. You have to show everyone what you can do! If you really treat everyone to a meal, the other workers will definitely listen to you from now on!”Fiona felt resentment in her daughter’s place when she heard that. A frown quickly creased her forehead. “Then where are you getting the 300 thousa
Fiona fumed at the thought of losing another 1.4 million bucks but the money was already gone. In the end, she had no choice but to relent and return home.Joan was also relieved at the sight of her son returning home and returned to her own home.“Let’s go, my dear. We’re drenched in the smell of alcohol. Why don’t we take a bath together?”Desire sparked within Fane as he raked his eyes over Selena’s body, silhouetted by the dim street lights.Although he was a man true to his principles, he was still young and only over twenty years old. Besides that, Selena was also his woman. Naturally he would have quite a few fantasies after not touching a woman for five years.“You—I do a bit of good for you and you take it and fly off to the moon!”Selena rolled her eyes at Fane. “Besides, we weren’t that close before and yet you want to touch me now. Dream on!” she said. “You’re only able to call me your wife now because of Kylie.”Cold sweat slicked over Fane’s palms. He flashed a rueful smi
“That little punk was a soldier for five years, Scar. He’s considered a vet. Super skilled. Don’t underestimate him!” Ned reminded them when he thought of how even Dan had been fearful when facing off against Fane.Dan had claimed that he could defeat a hundred men alone, even though Ned thought that it was an exaggerated boast. Still, to be spoken so highly of by Dan, he imagined that Fane would have some level of skill.“Don’t worry. We have this many men with us. I even met a busy-bodying little punk two days ago and now he’s dead because of me! Plus, we have so many people here!”Scar chuckled, then gave Ned a cold stare. “Did you really think I’d be on the same level as you after managing to become one of Master Howard’s high rank assistants? Hah! I’ve proven my worth with my fists!”The two of them continued talking. It took a while for them to notice a red light sparking underneath the banyan tree, flickering sporadically. It looked like there was a man standing there.“What’s s
”His wife, Selena Taylor, is a beauty!” Beside them, Scar laughed coldly after hearing what Ned said.“Hey, hey. Does Brother Scar want to play too?” Ned smirked and flattered.“Never mind, I’m not interested in women!” Scar smiled coldly and looked at Fane. “Young man, I’ll grant your wish and follow you to the abandoned building. Where’s the fun if we don’t finish you in the grave you’ve chosen for yourself?”“Haha, let’s go!” Fane laughed and walked toward the abandoned building.Scar and the rest followed behind him at a regular pace. They even walked in positions that formed a half-circular shape to prevent Fane from escaping.Soon, the group of people entered the abandoned building.“Young man, how about this. I’ll give you a chance today based on the fact that you have served Cathysia for five years!”The group of people surrounded Fane in the middle and Ned smirked and said, “You can call your wife and ask her to come here. Then, kowtow 100 times, beg me to let you go an
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.