This thought further affirmed his presumption. This punk was planning to buy the villa for the old man’s 70th birthday present. Every one of the Taylor family knew how marvelous the villa was. They woke up to the view of it and passed by the sight of it. The villa was located just opposite the Taylor residence; they could see it every day. Hence, Ivan came to see if he was able to obtain this villa with 20 to 30 million bucks. He wanted to present it to the old man for his birthday gift, or perhaps move into it himself and have the old man live with him. After all, old man Taylor had been fixated on the villa whenever he went out as of late, murmuring to himself emotionally, “This villa opposite our residence is extremely well-built. If only I could live in it, I’d die without regrets.” As for the resources needed to buy this villa, Ivan did not feel a pinch of pain since the money would be coming from the Taylors’ company. Besides, if he managed to get this villa and give it to
“What? That’s the husband of Selena Taylor, the Beauty Queen of the Middle Province?” “Yeah, this shrimp is extremely fortunate to have Selena as his wife! Everyone envies him!” “What’s there to be jealous about? That shrimp is just the son-in-law of the Taylors by name, he could be treated like useless trash at home. Knowing that the Taylor family cast them out of the residence, I bet he’s not recognized as their real son-in-law!” “That’s right! His mother-in-law definitely hates his guts. After all, their family suffered so much because of him!” Many of the businessmen present started to tittle-tattle about them in hushed voices, some with contempt in their eyes. Fane did not bother wasting his energy on all the gossip. He turned his head to the side and said, “Yeah, Ivan. What a coincidence! I didn’t quite expect to meet you here!” “Heh, if my guess is correct, you’ve asked Miss Tanya for an advance of two months, and you’re here to bid for this luxurious villa as a gift
The seconds ticked by, and soon, the bidding price was raised to 21 million. The price had already reached a level where some people had begun pulling out from the bidding competition and stopped increasing the price. “Twenty-three million!” Finally, Fane raised his hand and shouted a price, flashing the woman at the auction stand a warm smile. “This gentleman has increased the price to twenty-three million bucks! Does anyone else wish to increase the bid?” The corners of the woman’s mouth quirked up after hearing Fane’s price. He did not increase the price by just a million, but two. “Twenty-five million!” Without hesitation, Ivan raised his arm and added three million to the price as though he was the wealthiest man in the Middle Province. After he put his arm down, he turned to Fane and said, “Fane, don’t compete with me. This villa is my gift to Grandpa. You’re just a son-in-law, why do you want to fight me? You don’t even have the resources to win against me!”“Ha-
Ken and Ivan exchanged glances, their faces contorted. They forgot about the auction house’s entry requirements. They were all young masters of aristocratic families. The staff naturally never doubted their ability to spend. Hence, they entered the auction house without any verification at all. There was indeed a requirement notice at the entrance stating that only individuals with at least 50 million in their bank account could enter the auction house. The three of them did not pay any attention to the notice. After Fane’s reminder, they realized that this punk could very well fork out 35 million bucks. “It looks like Miss Tanya has given him an advance of three months. It must be, it has to be! He’d have sixty million in hand!” Neil’s face turned cold and solemn. If this were the case, it would not be easy for Ivan to compete with Fane and take down this villa. Ivan’s expression was even colder and uglier than Neil’s. If that was true, did it not mean that Fane could only
The corners of Ivan’s mouth twitched fiercely out of control. The crowd present at the scene clearly knew that there was a battle going on between these two men as they had been following their exchange. Moreover, when Ivan challenged Fane to a bet, he had announced the terms of the punishment so loudly as if the crowd was deaf. His ultimate goal was to show everyone in the room that Fane was indeed useless trash who only deserved to kneel before him and lick his shoes clean. But now, the tables had turned. The number—60 million—that Fane had just called out, sent him back into his tiny brain as he started to scheme again. ‘Is this villa really worth sixty million? If I continue to raise the price and it ends up being a trap that the b*stard has set for me, wouldn’t I be a fool, then?’ He thought to himself and doubted. He pondered hard on Fane’s intention—was Fane deliberately increasing the price just to lure him into a deadly trap? However, if he stopped here, it would mean
In order not to be looked down upon and be seen as inferior, Ivan did not care about the issue of money anymore. What was on his mind was his image and reputation. He could not afford to lose his face. After all, as the young master of the Taylor family, the perception of him as being far more superior and better than the trashy son-in-law was natural. His status, his wealth, and his reputation were definitely far more superb compared to Fane’s. It was impossible for him to kneel before Fane and clean his shoes. Furthermore, he now had the financial support from Young Master Clark—he only needed to cough up 60 million bucks and that was all! “Young Master Clark, you’re truly amazing. You raised the bid!” “Of course! How could a young master of the Clark family lose to a useless adopted son-in-law?” “I heard that Fane works for the Drakes as a bodyguard and that his monthly pay is quite high. I’m not sure if it was the Drakes who lent him that amount of money, or perhaps the
Ivan’s tiny little brain could not fathom it. Where did Fane get so much money? 95 million? Was he even sane? Ivan clenched his jaw and gritted his teeth. He paused before saying, “Fine. I’m down on my luck today. I’ll let you have it this time. However, I really want to know if you increased the price deliberately just to trick me. Do you even have that much money? Hmph! If you can’t take out ninety-five million right now, everyone here including the upper management of the auction house will not let you slide!” “Ninety-five million! Such an unbelievable price!” “That’s right! How could an adopted son-in-law cough up ninety-five million? It’s just a villa! That’s almost a hundred million!” “The owner of the villa who commissioned this auction would probably be shocked to death with the outcome!” The wealthy businessmen were completely stupefied as well. Their gazes toward Fane were no longer full of contempt and mockery but replaced with approbation and respect. They all k
“Are you threatening me? This is interesting!” Fane let out a faint smile and looked at Ivan who was crouching on the floor. “Back when you were bullying my wife and daughter, didn’t you think you’d regret it?“Go on, get to polishing, seeing that you’ve lost the bet, and deserve it. Polish it nice and clean!” Fane responded casually. “So be it, I’ll polish!” The shirtless Ivan’s face was filled with dissatisfaction, his teeth clenched tightly. His hatred toward Fane grew even more in his heart. From the looks of it, the Drake family had given Fane a bountiful amount of money, making it impossible to chase him out during Grandpa Taylor’s birthday. Therefore, the only way was to wait until the end of Grandpa Taylor’s Birthday. Once Fane lowered his guard, only then would he command Xena to feed him the poison. As long as Fane consumed the poison, he would surely lie down in a coffin after a month. When Ivan imagined Fane’s soon-to-be fate of death, he felt so much better.
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.