“What should we do next? Just walk around randomly?” 17 could not help but ask. Philip smiled slyly and said, “Of course not.” He motioned to 17 and the other Shadow Guards before saying, “You guys can walk around in Fernvale and collect all the information about the Larson family. Also, recruit some punks from outside. They don’t have to be too strong. Just spend some money and let them mess things up in various businesses belonging to the Larson family. I want to see what Silva, that old fox, will do. “In addition, pay attention to the people of the Berry family. If anyone comes to Fernvale, report to me immediately.” Hearing that, 17 and the other Shadow Guards smiled and said, “Young Patriarch, no problem.” After that, 17 and the others left. 17 was not someone who could sit still. If she was made to stay in the villa, she would be bored to death. At this moment, Fennel asked, “Why did you arrange this?” Philip put his hands behind his head and said, “I'm bored. I w
After a while, Philip left this place and headed to Cynthia’s residence. He walked into the room and saw Cynthia lying on the bed, recovering. “Why are you here?” Cynthia was full of joy when she saw Philip walking in and wanted to get down from the bed. Philip stepped forward, pressed Cynthia’s hand, and said, “Lie down. I’m just here to see you. How are you doing?” Cynthia nodded shyly and said, “I’m fine.” The atmosphere was a little awkward. Cynthia suddenly asked, “Philip, I really don’t have to marry into the Berry family, right?” Philip nodded and said seriously, “No, if you’re unwilling to, no one can force you, including Silva Larson!” Hearing this, Cynthia’s eyes welled with tears as she said with a nod, “Thank you, Philip. Thanks for giving me a ray of hope in my times of desperation. I…” Philip smiled and said, “That’s enough. There’s no need for thanks between us. You have to call me Uncle, so it’s just an uncle helping his niece.” Hearing this tease
Cynthia was stunned and looked at Philip in bewilderment. Then, she saw Philip reaching out to her. Cynthia was immediately a little shy and scared. Was he going to do that to her? What should she do? Cynthia was very confused. As her thoughts ran wild, Philip reached out and took the rag doll behind her. He said coldly, “This rag doll is a little strange.” “Huh?” Cynthia was startled but breathed a sigh of relief. She leaned over and asked, “What’s strange about it?” Philip frowned and stared at the black eyeball of the rag doll. He reached out, grabbed the eyeball, and it fell out! “How did this happen? How could there be such a thing?” When Cynthia saw the miniature camera disguised as an eyeball in Philip’s hand, she froze. Philip’s face darkened as he said, “It seems that you’re under surveillance here.” … Meanwhile, in an underground room in Larson Manor. More than a dozen electronic screens hung in the room, displaying various angles of the villa where
In the night. A silent figure snuck up in the dark and quietly approached the villa. He carried a small black bag, wore a mask, and muttered under his breath, “It's really troublesome. I’ve already formed a team to get gold tonight.” While he spoke, he used the backup key to open the villa door. Then, he sat grandly in the living room and took out food and drinks from the refrigerator with great familiarity. He was so at ease because the housekeeper in the villa worked with him. Earlier, the housekeeper had lit special aromatherapy in the villa. At this moment, he took off his mask, glanced at the time, got up, and walked to Cynthia’s bedroom. He opened the door and saw a graceful figure wrapped in a thin blanket lying sideways on the bed. That curvaceous figure made the guy gulp several times before saying, “She’s still so beautiful and her figure is so good. I really hope that such a woman can sleep with me once.” While saying that, he took out his mobile phone, t
The man’s face was being stepped on by Philip and he could not put up a fight. He begged for mercy, “Okay, I’ll listen to you. Please lift your foot.” Philip raised his foot and looked at the man on the floor who was clutching his stomach, rubbing his face, and howling. He asked coldly, “What’s your name?” The man was startled and quickly shook his head, saying, “I don’t…” “What is your name?” Philip repeated. “David Wall,” the man quickly replied for fear that the killing god in front of him would accidentally trample him to death. At this moment, David Wall finally saw the man in front of him clearly! This was Young Patriarch Clarke who crashed the Larson family’s wedding banquet this morning! Even the family head could do nothing to him. A small potato like him would be dead for sure! Thus, with no other choice, David could only listen to Philip and ask, “Young Patriarch Clarke, as long as you don’t kill me, I’ll do whatever you want.” Philip smiled with a nod and
10 million? Hearing this, David gulped. Then, he clenched his fists. Since he would die either way, why not take a chance? “Okay, Young Patriarch Clarke, I’ll do it!” David nodded in response. Philip smiled and said, “Very good. After it’s done, I’ll send you away from Fernvale.” Soon, David left. As he walked out the door, he felt as if he had just escaped from the gates of hell. He was sweating all over! He finally calmed down before he returned to the underground monitoring room. Coincidentally, another man from the day shift was standing at the door of the monitoring room at the moment, smoking a cigarette unhappily. He said, “What’s the matter with you? You were away for so long. Have you done the replacement already?” David smiled and said, “Of course, I have. I just got delayed along the way.” “Hehe, I think you were just drooling over Cynthia’s beauty. Hey, what’s wrong with your face? Did you get hit?” The man suddenly asked, instinctively becoming aler
Hearing that, Zayn frowned and said, “Since you know it’s him, why aren’t you taking action?” Silva huffed and said, “I want to, but he’s the young patriarch of the Clarke family, so how could I? Are we supposed to oppose the Clarke family?” Zayn shook his head and said with uncertainty, “Then what should we do? Are we going to just let that brat ruin our businesses?” Silva snorted and said, “Go there in person and find some people. Take care of those people with money if you can. If you run into some stubborn ones, you might as well cause some bloodshed and scare them.” Zayn nodded and said, “Okay, I'll arrange it right away.” Back to Philip’s side. He was chatting and drinking with Fennel and the others. Suddenly, someone rushed in at the door and shouted, “Young Patriarch Clarke, Silva Larson wants to see you outside.” Philip smiled and said, “The old fox is here.” “Let him in.” Soon, Silva walked in with an entourage. As soon as he entered the door, he asked wit
Speaking of this, Philip’s face darkened. On the candy wrapper that his grandfather gave him, he was warned to beware of Silva! “I didn't expect my grandfather to get this disease. I haven't visited him for so many years.” Philip said sadly and suddenly added, “Silva, it just so happens that I’m free and can bring Grandfather out today. What do you think?” Silva was taken aback for a moment. Just like a cat that got stepped on its tail, he jumped up from the sofa with an ugly scowl and said in refusal, “No way! Absolutely not!” Seeing his reaction, Philip asked, “Silva, why are you so triggered?” Hearing that, Silva frowned, took a deep breath, and said with a smile, “The old patriarch is not in good health and you know it. If you bring him out and anything happens to him, it’ll be difficult to explain. It’s best for the old patriarch to remain in the Larson family.” Hehe. Philip chuckled and said, “Is it really for the sake of my grandfather's health, or are you afraid
“Let’s walk ahead. I believe this is an illusion created by the stone man to confuse us. As long as we stay calm, he can’t do anything to us,” Philip said calmly as if he knew what was going on. He and Rabbit walked forward and soon saw a huge oasis in front of them. Rabbit was delighted to see the oasis because that meant there was still hope for them. Although the desert environment was harsh, they should be able to bump into some indigenous people and figure out what was going on. “Philip, are my eyes playing tricks on me? I see an oasis ahead of us. This is great. In that case, we can find a way out!” Rabbit knew that Philip had been looking for a way out but to no avail. Something had to be preventing him from doing it. They might have to pass a test before they could leave. In that case, they had to figure out the secret. Philip glanced at the oasis in front of him and relaxed a little. At least, he could tell that it was not a mirage. They excitedly ran to the oasi
The black shadow was not bothered about revealing its identity because it liked being a stone man. “The stone people have strong minds and a firm resolve. They're never as disgusting and selfish as humans. It's a pity that we didn't have a chance to develop. I found a fragmented scroll that recorded some techniques for development. Among them is a technique most suitable for the stone people to become stronger through a sacrificial ritual.” The stone man seemed very earnest as he explained the details, but he was, in fact, using this time to solidify his body until he was finally complete. “Haha, everything is over once I get rid of you!” the stone man laughed. His figure shook, and clouds of black energy formed again. However, the black energy was only aimed at Philip. In his opinion, the others would die once he got rid of Philip. Philip was surrounded by black energy before he could react. In a split second, he could not see anything around him. Seeing this, Rabbit rushe
Before this, these people kept insulting Philip and wished they could tear him into pieces. They even thought it was unlucky to see him here. Surprisingly, events took a sudden turn, and Philip became their savior instead. “Enough with the crap.” Philip did not want to respond to their gratitude. He just wished they could get the fight over and done with so that they could leave. “By the way, I'm curious about something.” As the fight reached the boiling point, Philip turned to the black shadow curiously. The black shadow was taken aback by Philip’s sudden remark. “What are you curious about?” The black shadow wanted to buy some time. It was just a step away from forming a solid entity, which could improve its strength significantly. Philip would have to think twice about dealing with it by then. Thus, the black shadow was excited that Philip wanted to chat with it. “How did you make that mysterious old man convey the news?” According to most people, they found out about
The black shadow gained strength by devouring other people’s flesh and blood. Philip knew that he might be no match for the black shadow once it devoured everyone present. After going through all the trouble, it would not let all its efforts go to waste. Philip's appearance had ruined its plan. It would probably go crazy if it could not devour these people. “No one can stop me today. So what if you’re strong? I don't believe you can save everyone!” After saying this, the black energy rushed to the merfolk. The merfolk ran to Philip in a panic, hoping that Philip could protect them. “Lyle,” Philip said. Philip was exasperated by these stupid merfolk. Lyle rushed forward and attacked the black energy. Back then, Philip had given them sachets to ward off evil energy. Lyle had a sudden idea and hurled a sachet at the black shadow. It was just an experiment, but it worked. After sensing the powder in Philip's sachet, the black energy shrank back and stopped moving as if it h
The black shadow was surprised that Philip would say such a thing. As far as it knew, humans were not so easy to speak to. Humans had always been selfish and would never speak for other races. “I haven’t shown you my strength yet. If you leave now, I’ll consider sparing your life.” After saying that, the clouds of black energy surrounded everyone again. It was afraid of Philip. Philip and his men were a force to be reckoned with. They were definitely no ordinary people. Even if it formed a solid entity, it might not be able to beat Philip. So, it decided to trick Philip into leaving. It could still complete its plan once Philip left. “Since you killed my people, there’s no point for you to stay here. You should leave. I’ll let you go.” It was very calm as if confident that Philip would leave. “But you can only take your people with you. The others are none of your business.” Hearing that, the others stared at Philip nervously. The other races who fought side-by-side with
Although the other races were at odds with Philip, they had a common enemy, so there was no need to trigger a conflict. Although the merfolk were uncertain about Philip’s reaction, they joined the battle too. Although Philip did not indicate that he would help them, Philip was fighting. As long as they won, they would survive. “Keep it up. Don’t let Philip down. Let’s do our best and show Philip what we can do!” the merfolk roared. They knew that it was not easy to show their strength. They had suffered greatly in the previous battle. They were lucky enough to be alive right now. Philip knew that they were injured, but he had no intention of helping them. Although not all the merfolk were bad, their leader was a different story. If that high and mighty chief was willing to approach him and show his servitude, Philip might consider giving him a chance. However, he was still putting on airs, which was simply a joke. As Philip fought, he saw the merfolk fighting too. Although th
The merfolk begging Philip for help did not think Philip had done anything wrong in the previous incident. They knew what happened to their holy maiden was related to Tom. Philip was not at fault at all. Many of them also had some opinions about the merfolk chief, but they had to keep their mouths shut if they wanted to survive.They were really scared this time. The merfolk begged Philip on their knees. Although undignified, it was the only way to survive. Other races stared at the merfolk in surprise, wondering what was going on. Many people knew that the merfolk had suffered a great blow, but they never thought they would become so cowardly. What happened to the merfolk was not a secret. Everyone knew about their holy maiden. However, most of them did not know the details. They thought the merfolk simply encountered some difficulties. Coupled with the appearance of the demons, everyone gradually forgot about it. Seeing the merfolk again, their curiosity was piqued. “W
Aslan and the others scowled at the empty space. There was no exit in this direction. Everyone was worried. There was nowhere to run even if they wanted to. “Philip, we have been surrounded. We can only go through the black energy if we want to leave!” Aslan said anxiously. He did not have to touch it to know how toxic the black energy was. “Don’t touch that thing!” Black Rabbit jumped out in a panic. “I saw some stubborn people going through the black energy and dying of poison!” Philip sighed. They could not afford any more deaths. The statue was clearly triggered by the dead people’s blood. At this rate, they would be in big trouble. Everyone was in the same boat. They could not afford any careless mistakes. “Forget it. We can’t handle them. Do we have any pills that can withstand that black energy or any armor to protect ourselves?” Aslan suggested. Philip waved his hand. “It’s too late.” The black energy was slowly forming a human shape. Everyone followed Phi
Someone was brave enough to touch the black energy. At one touch, he realized the error of his ways because he was devoured by it. He turned into a puff of blood mist with no chance of recovery at all. Some people took out some pills and stuffed them into their mouths, but they lost consciousness before the pills took effect. They turned into puffs of blood mist and vanished into the air, but Philip noticed something. He looked in the direction where the blood mist disappeared. The blood mist was following an invisible route to a black statue. Philip would not have believed that there was a huge and terrifying statue in this place if he had not followed the blood mist. He watched as the wisps of blood merged into the statue, turning it red. The statue looked terrifying. Only the statue’s eyeballs remained black while the rest was an eerie blood red. “We can’t have more people dying.” Philip scowled and told everyone what he had seen. At this rate, he was worried about what