“No, that can’t be. Isn’t she ranked the fifth on the hitman leaderboard in the southwest district? Didn’t she claim she could face a marshal head-on?”After a long while, with his mouth twitching slightly, Neil turned to Ivan and said, “Young Master Taylor, you can’t be kidding, right? If he can’t be killed like this, you’ll have your work cut out for you. It’s more difficult to kill him than reaching the heavens!”“That’s right, Young Master Taylor. You must be joking. She can even transfigure herself. Under such circumstances, isn’t it a piece of cake to get rid of Fane?” Ken was still baffled.“Hehe, maybe if she didn’t transfigure herself or engage in any elaborate killing rituals, she might succeed in killing Fane! Who’d expect that woman to transfigure herself as Selena and kidnap her? Based on her past killing patterns, she must be planning to kill Fane in front of Selena. But something happened in the process. That woman gave the game away and Fane found out about it. As a res
“It’s a pleasure to meet the two young masters. Here, let me give you a toast!” Xena smiled and poured herself a glass of red wine.Of course, she was ecstatic. These two were the young masters of a second-class aristocratic family. By following Ivan, she could get in touch with people of a higher status, certainly much better than with Ben.She, Xena Jackson, had finally entered the upper-class social circle.“Xena Jackson, why do I find this name familiar?” Ken frowned as he sipped his red wine. Very quickly, his eyes lit up. “Now I remember. Aren’t you Ben Taylor’s girlfriend?”“Haha, yeah, she used to be, but not anymore!” Ivan laughed. “She’s my woman now, but for the time being, she has to stay with that useless Ben to collect some information for us. Besides, for some of the things that Fiona can’t do for us, Xena can definitely do it!”Xena rolled her eyes seductively at Ivan. “You’re so mean. What else do I have to do? I thought you asked me out to have fun, but it turns out t
“Oh yes, Young Master Taylor, I think it’s best for Miss Jackson not to take any action recently!”After thinking for a while, Neil continued, “They just met the hitman after all, so we have already disturbed the hornet’s nest. Fane must be on his guard already. If we act now, I’m afraid we’d get into trouble if anything goes wrong!”Xena also nodded repeatedly. “I agree, especially since I’m on bad terms with Fane, he might be wary of me. Another point is that Fane is a smart guy and not easy to deal with. So, we should wait for a while until they relax their vigilance!”Ivan thought for a moment before he said, “Let’s wait until Grandpa Taylor’s seventieth birthday is over. By that time, if Fane can’t pay me ten million in compensation or can’t come up with a gift worth ten million, he will be forced to divorce Selena and get kicked out of the Taylor family anyway!”Speaking of this, Ivan smiled. “In that case, then there’s no need to administer the drug to him. But if he can do it b
Dennis spoke while smiling.“What time is the event tomorrow? I’ll probably drop by. It should be nice if there’s alcohol to go around!”Fane said after he thought about it.“The opening ceremony is at twelve noon. But everyone will probably arrive earlier. Come by at around eleven o’clock!”Dennis took a sip of the coffee before him.“Mmhmm. I have some recollection of that King of War, Magnus Sutherland. He was probably Ethan’s subordinate!”Fane nodded. The two talked for a while before leaving.They just walked out of the coffee shop when Tanya made an unexpected call.“Is anything the matter, Miss Tanya?”Fane asked immediately after he picked up the call.“Are you free now? It’s only one in the afternoon. Don’t tell me that you’re off from work already? Yvonne and I are about to go out shopping, but we don’t want to bring an entire band of bodyguards! So…”Tanya’s tone indicated that she was open to discussion.“Heh. No problem!”Fane chuckled and did not know whethe
Tanya, who stood by the side, did not know whether to laugh or cry. Seriously, what was Fane thinking? He was just a bodyguard, yet he walked side by side with them. He even walked between them. No wonder everyone misunderstood.She now seriously suspected that Fane did not do it intentionally.After Yvonne finished her yelling, she whipped her head around and rolled her eyes at Fane. “Why are you walking between us, you brat? You walk behind us—don’t you know that?”Fane flashed an awkward smile. “I’m just scared of being accused of looking at your asses if I walk behind you. Besides, your skirt is a little short today. It wouldn’t do for me to walk behind!”Yvonne’s face suddenly flushed red. She was so angry that she grinded her teeth. She had the inexplicable urge to lunge forward and strangle that b*stard to death.“What’s wrong? Weren’t you the one who told me to call him and get him to accompany us as we shop, Yvonne? Are you regretting it now?”Tanya snickered from the si
Yvonne nodded her head. It was true that the Drakes were the most influential family in Middle Province. Even the four most powerful families here were not contenders against the Drakes and did not dare to offend them. What should she be afraid of?Unless he was from the most powerful family in Lone City.After all, Lone City was a few times larger than Middle Province, and naturally, they held more power. The aristocrats there were stronger than the aristocrats of Middle Province. There, they also possessed a fearsome strength; only that strength that was capable of scaring the Drakes.“Tsk...tsk. Stop lying to my face. You can only afford one bodyguard. Heh. Think you can scare me?”Flynn chuckled. “My family is a second-class aristocratic family from Lone City,” he said. “What do you think? Afraid now, aren’t you?”“No way. A second-class aristocrat? I’m so scared!”Tanya put on a fearful mask when she heard that.“Oh my God, a second-class aristocrat. We’re doomed. We’re doo
Fane did not know whether to laugh or cry when he heard that. “From what I see, you’re a pretty good-looking guy, and you stand out from the crowd,” he said. “Why don’t you consider helping me polish my shoes?”“You ungrateful f*cker!“Get him!”Flynn snarled viciously as he waved his hand. He was someone who recognized and treasured talents in people, yet the other man refused to take up his offer. It was something he would never foresee.“These bodyguards seem to be better than the ones I faced last time. But they’re still trash in my eyes!”Fane’s lips curled into a wry smile. He took two steps forward and clenched his fists, moving first.Bam! Bam! Bam!The men who rushed over first all received a punch to their faces before they could respond. They flew backward, spitting blood with their front teeth, broken.“Ah!” One of the men—who looked thirty-odd—had extremely fast fists, and his technique was extremely sound.Fane observed him. This man’s fighting skill was probab
“Come over and fight me! How about that?”Fane waved his hand again. “I’ll spare you if you can take one hit from me!”Flynn’s blood pressure spiked. He was a pampered young man born with a silver spoon in his mouth. How on earth would he know how to fight? If he took one hit, he would be left crippled even if he did not die immediately.“Can we–we do it some other way? I was wrong!”Flynn’s features contorted in despair. He quickly noticed the shopping mall before him. “Oh, right. You’re out shopping, aren’t you, ladies?” he said. “How about this? I’ll pay for everything you buy today. Just choose whatever you like from this mall. How about that?”“Oh my, you’re paying? Why not? What do you think about this, ladies?”Fane smiled and looked at Tanya and Yvonne.After all, the other man was the young master of a second-class aristocratic family. Fane did not want to blow the issue out of proportion simply because he did not want to trouble himself too much.There was a possibili
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.