The hilltop was not far away from the city. Soon, Shadow arrived at the suburb area in Selena’s car. She pulled over, leaned on the car while waiting for Fane to arrive.As expected, Fane arrived in his car within the next five minutes.“What’s up, honey? You have the time to sneak out of the office today?” Fane pulled over and smiled at the woman.“I just thought we could have some fun! Although it’s a little run-down, that place is serene and has a good view.”Shadow smiled and entered her car. “Stay in your car and follow me.”“Alright!” Fane did as told.There was an uneasy feeling. Fane had been suspicious if this ‘Selena’ was the Selena he knew. It was something about her slutty eyes that gave it away. The real Selena did not have these eyes. These were sultry and seductive eyes.“That’s funny, why would she bring me out today?” Fane questioned as he drove.The drive did not seem long before they arrived at the hilltop, and proceeded to park their car on an empty piece of land.
Shadow quickly pulled Fane to her and bit her sexy red lips. “Honey, about that… It’s been so long since you started serving the military… And, there’s no one else here…” she said as she tapped her fingers on Fane’s chest, trying to seduce him.“Selena… Let’s not…under broad daylight?” Fane frowned and looked outside.“Ayy, I’ve closed the door after we enter. Besides, this is in the middle of nowhere, no one would come here! I think we can be a little more open here… It sets the mood well.” She tipped her toes and kissed Fane on his neck as she proceeded.Looking at the ‘Selena’ in front of him, there was more reason for him to suspect.He quick-wittedly hugged her. “Look at you… Who knew that you like to set the mood like this. What dominatrix you are!”“Quit mocking me, I just want to have some fun.” Shadow was secretly joyous at the fact that men were such simple-minded animals. Any trivial sexual advancement could send them to trap.“Alright!”On the other hand, the real Selena i
“Ughhh!”Selena struggled. She tried to warn Fane but her effort was in vain.Soon after, she realized that no more noise was coming from outside. It was pin-drop silence.‘Is Fane...dead?’ she started to worry.Suddenly, she was frightened by the sight of a hand appearing at the door that swiftly pushed the door open.“Uhhm!” Selena’s eye reddened and teared from joy seeing that it was Fane who entered.She just realized how much she cared for the bastard at that moment of life and death. Not just that she realized how much she loved him, she was also dreaded by the thought of his death that would leave her child without a father.Seeing that Fane entered the room safely, she breathed a sigh of relief.“I knew that woman was not you!”Panic-stricken, he made his way to Selena and removed the cloth stuffed in her mouth. He quickly held her in his embrace and asked, “Honey, how’re you? Did she beat you? Did she torture you?”“No, I’m fine. You’re the target, not me. Where is she? She is
Selena was dumbfounded. It seemed she was worried for nothing. Fane had caught on to the suspicious clues. Only then Fane confessed, “Even with those considered, I was hesitant to make the move to kill. What if I was wrong? I could only make the move when she was exposed.”“What exposed her?” Selena frowned and doubted as she thought the hitman’s disguise was perfect.“And that is, the fact that my wife won’t take the lead to kiss me. More importantly, I smelled cigarettes. That meant she smokes. My wife never smokes! That was when I confirmed my judgment, that the woman was a hitman and not you.”“Pretty smart, aren’t you?”Then she thought about how that woman had kissed Fane. Irritated, she mocked, “So, what now? Were you excited that she made the move to kiss you? She has a nice body, I must say. Happy now?”Fane was ashamed. So, Selena was jealous after all.Bitterly, he smiled. “Honey, that was a hitman I was dealing with. Do you think I had the time to even think of those? It w
“Haha, it’s fine as there’s no hurry. Let them come over tomorrow!” Fane smiled and looked beside him where Selena was, “Honey, since you’re also here, let’s go to the city and have lunch to steady our nerves. What do you think?”“Sounds good.” Selena nodded and they soon drove down from the hill.At this moment, Ivan Taylor and Janet were still waiting inside of Selena’s office.“What’s going on? This is…” Ivan started to get impatient. He had already made at least ten calls to Selena previously but none of them were picked up by her.He looked at Janet and said, “Do you think that we’ve been played? This woman must be making fun of us. If that’s the case, she’s too much!”Janet on the other hand, smiled. “Impossible, I trust Manager Taylor. Since she promised us, she would be here. She must have been delayed by an emergency matter!”“Haha, that’s so funny. What’s more important than signing a contract with us?” Ivan laughed and said out of anger.After that, he frowned and too
”Sh*t, sh*t. There’s a possibility that Selena had been kidnapped. I have no idea if the assassin would kill her!” Ivan was so angry that he held his hands into fists. “I’m really careless. I haven’t signed the contract yet, I should’ve asked her to wait for a few days before doing anything. This…”Ivan had no idea that asking this person to kill Fane would cause his contract signing matter to fail.As he sat in the car, his mind was filled with thoughts about visiting the place where Selena and the others stayed that night. However, he thought about it and dismissed this thinking.If Fane and Selena were fine and the assassin had not started her action, his proactive action of visiting them cannot be justified. After all, he had shown his disgust previously and had never visited them.If the assassin failed, Fane might be doubtful that he was the one who employed the assassin? Although, the possibility of the assassin failing was very small.He thought about it, looked at the tim
Ivan looked at her and smiled indifferently. “How would it be a waste to have lunch with such a pretty lady? It should be my honor!”Xena smiled when she heard this. “Young Master Taylor, I’m sure you’ve seen a lot of pretty ladies. I shouldn’t be considered as a pretty lady in your opinion!”“Haha, you’re being very modest!” Ivan stood up and gestured after you to Xena, “Let’s go, pretty!”“I think you’ve left me with no choice but to accept deferentially!”Although Xena was still curious about why Ivan wanted to invite her for dinner alone, she felt that he must have something important to talk about. Hence, she did not think much and just followed him.The two of them drove and soon arrived at a high-end hotel. They got a private room and ordered quite some dishes.“Young Master Taylor, is there anything important that you need to seek me out privately?” Xena seemed a little nervous as this was her first time sitting face to face with a real rich person. Apart from that, it wa
”Oh, Young Master Taylor, what you’ve said is too much. I’m not that pretty!” Xena pretended to be modest and picked up some food before putting it on Ivan's plate. “Come, let’s eat!”“Haha, sure!” Ivan laughed and they started eating.After a while, Ivan said again, “Miss Xena, I’ve fallen in love with you at first sight. I’ve been thinking about you for the past few days and I’m so lucky to have bumped into you today. I had to muster my courage to invite you for dinner!”“How’s that possible?” Xena frowned and looked at Ivan before saying, “Young Master Taylor, are you being serious?”“Don’t you worry, I am!” Taylor placed one of his hands on Xena’s thigh again before saying with a smile, “From today onwards, I’ll give you whatever you want. You would also give me everything I want, right? I believe that you don’t really like Ben, right?”“Young Master Taylor, you’re right. I’ve fallen out of love for Ben since long ago. If he wasn’t so nice to me, I really want to break up with
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.