The villagers finally found out the secrets she had been hiding. Abell was surprised to hear this. He had guessed something but never knew the extent of the secret. He never thought that his mother would kill someone else's mother! He loved his mother very much, so he could imagine the pain of losing her. Abell understood Neon and Nero now. This incident was clearly Julie's fault. Their father had offered to accept Julie and promised her various benefits. They could have lived happily ever after. However, Julie not only turned the offer down, but she also killed his first wife. No one could tolerate this behavior. It was common for people in this world to have several wives, so no one thought Julie should be ashamed of it. On the contrary, she should be proud to marry a famous noble in Imperial City. However, Abell could not condone the other party's actions because they wanted to take his mother away from him, so he saw everyone as his enemy. “This matter is between t
Neon and the others marched forward with Philip. They knew that Philip was trying to get more benefits for them. It was difficult to fight these people by force. It would be best if they could negotiate with the first elder to let them take Julie away. The first elder quickly invited Philip to the reception room and ordered someone to serve tea. The tea was freshly brewed in front of everyone to avoid any suspicion. “Here, no need to be polite. Have some tea,” the first elder said with a bright smile. Neon glanced at Philip, doubtful if they should drink the tea. Philip signaled to Aslan with his eyes. Aslan distributed some pills to everyone. Neon and Nero looked at each other after getting a pill each. They knew that this pill could neutralize poison. The two of them swallowed the pill without hesitation and pretended to drink the tea. Philip took a big gulp of tea and seemed quite pleased. He then put the teacup on the table after taking a sip of tea. “What shoul
Nero was very firm about it. He had always disliked this type of negotiation. Nero was not a powerful practitioner but a shrewd businessman. This exchange was clearly unequal. They were here for revenge, not treasures. “Are you saying that this deal is off?” the first elder said unhappily. He was surprised that Nero would choose to disregard him. Although the first elder knew that there was indeed nothing of value in Julie's home and that this deal was somewhat unfair, the other party should not turn down his proposal. “That's right, we won't make this deal with you. Just do whatever you want now,” Neon said viciously. At the same time, he glanced at Philip, trying to gauge his reaction. Philip looked indifferent, seemingly uninterested in this matter. The first elder smacked the table in anger and stood up. He glared at Neon and said, “If you dare to disobey me again, I’ll teach you a good lesson!” The first elder threatened everyone smugly, “Haven't you noticed anythi
This situation had never happened before, and the first elder was dumbfounded. At this moment, Philip patted Neon and Nero on the shoulders, and they spat several bugs from their mouths. The bugs had lost the protection of the water and revealed their true colors. The first elder was dumbfounded to see how easily Philip forced out the bugs he had raised. As their master, he knew how powerful the bugs were. They would burrow deep into a person's body upon entry. It was almost impossible for a practitioner to force them out no matter how powerful they were. However, Philip did it so easily. The first elder could not even imagine how strong Philip was. He was not to be underestimated! The first elder panicked after his plans were ruined one after another. He wondered if he could resist if Philip attacked him. “These bugs should be yours.” Philip grabbed the bugs in disgust. The bugs were struggling to escape Philip’s clutches. The first elder opened his mouth to summon
“First Elder, you don’t have to do this. So what if this guy is powerful? We’ll only suffer a backlash if our bugs are attacked!” the second elder roared in grief. He was shocked that the other party tortured the first elder to that extent. Seeing the other party’s doubts, Philip took out a small sachet from his pocket. It contained a powder that attracted bugs. Philip placed the sachet in a large bowl and sat down, looking at the first elder who was kneeling on the floor. Everyone was curious and wondered what Philip was up to, including Aslan. However, they watched without a word. The first elder was very worried. He knew that whatever this was, it was definitely not a good thing. The second elder and the others quickly showed a look of horror. They realized that their bugs were quickly crawling to the bowl and felt as if they were out of control. The sachet attracted the bugs so much that they had to go to the bowl no matter what. This not only affected the people
The villagers complained, resenting Julie very much. Julie and her family members stood aside in embarrassment, shocked by Philip’s actions. Everyone’s lives were in his hands now. It would be over if he did anything. Abell scowled as he looked at his mother, at a loss for words. It was clearly his mother’s fault, but the whole village had to pay for it. “I did just want to take Julie away, but your first elder tried to sneak attack us. It’s not our fault that things reached this point,” Philip said regretfully as if he was surprised by this progress too. “We said right from the start that we were here for Julie. If you hadn’t done anything, maybe we would've left already.” After saying this, Philip shrugged helplessly and grabbed a handful of bugs from the bowl. Seeing this scene, everyone wailed and begged Philip to spare them. Some people rushed over and grabbed Julie, who was already half-dead at this point. They tied her up and threw her in front of Philip. “This
Maybe the villagers were used to this shabby environment, so they thought nothing of it, but not Philip and the others. People who were used to living in big cities would never accept such inferior living conditions. “Philip, that stalker is still on our tail. I’m surprised he followed us all the way so persistently,” Aslan said. They had increased their pace but could not get rid of Abell. After all, they were dragged down by Julie. “If he doesn't do anything, just ignore him. Let’s have some fun in South City,” Philip replied. They still had to return to Imperial City and hand Julie over to Mr. Bell Senior. Now that most of Julie's bugs had been destroyed, she was on the verge of dying. All the poisonous bugs that were harmful to humans had also been mutilated and could no longer pose a threat. Neon and Nero were interested in exploring this new place. “Philip, we have to trouble you to set up a barrier around this place so that we can go out without worries,” Neon
After struggling for half an hour, Abell finally gave up and sat on the floor miserably. Julie sobbed at this scene. After wandering around for a while, Philip and the others returned to the inn loaded with armfuls of shopping bags. As soon as they entered, they saw Abell passed out on the floor from exhaustion. Abell looked very pitiful as if he had done something earlier and exhausted all his energy. Julie leaned on the side at a loss. Philip smiled and shook his head. “Your son is right outside. Why don’t you go to him?” Philip said mockingly. Julie looked up at Philip upon hearing that. Although the man in front of her looked very young, he could not be underestimated. “Who are you? How did you restrain us?” Julie was baffled. The man in front of her seemed to possess some mysterious magical power that could totally curb their village’s power. Philip ignored Julie but took Abell into the room. Julie realized that the barrier had been lifted then. She had to
“You want the merfolk's pearl, but the fish creatures haven't given it to me yet. I don’t have it right now. Even if you defeat me, what’s the point? The fish creatures can run with it while you’re distracted. It’ll be a waste of time for you to fight me,” Philip said. He was really worried about Tom’s IQ. He could understand if he attacked Moby instead. “The thing is in Moby’s hand, but you want to attack me instead of dealing with him. Is it because you can't get the woman of your dreams?” Philip had a sharp tongue, and Tom trembled at his words. Philip dared to humiliate him like this. However, Philip had a point. He should deal with Moby instead. He was just annoyed that his beloved Marina liked Philip. Tom was infuriated by Philip’s words and attacked him. He had to kill Philip at all costs and show Marina the scene of Philip's defeat. The two were quickly engaged in a fight, and Tom moved fluidly in this disgusting swamp. Philip maintained a superior position and foug
“This is an agreement between me and Chief Moray. It’s not up to you.” After saying this, Tom took out a sharp dagger from his pocket. Philip thought Tom was going to attack him, but Tom used the dagger to cut himself instead, leaving everyone wondering what he was doing. After injuring himself, he took out a bottle of potion and poured it on the wound, which healed in a few seconds. Philip was surprised by the rapid recovery. The potion had to be a treasure. At this time, everyone realized that Tom's strength was increasing rapidly to the point of being daunting. Aslan stepped back cautiously, surprised by this unexpected turn. He had always been a fearless person, but he felt a sense of oppression from this weak person. It proved that the potion was powerful enough to pose a threat to him. Thinking of this, Aslan scowled and reached out for Philip, hoping that Philip could take care of it. After all, he and Lyle were equally strong. If he could not deal with Tom, Lyle
“Tom, if you can take care of this matter, I’ll give you Marina’s hand in marriage. I’m sure the two of you can work together to lead the merfolk to glory.” Everyone was shocked, including Tom, who was in disbelief. No one expected that Moray would ask Tom to marry Marina. Even the fish creatures were shocked. Although they were enemies, they knew that Marina was the merfolk's holy maiden. Tom had been protecting the holy maiden over the years, so he was a servant without a doubt. It was ironic to hear that a servant was worthy enough to marry the holy maiden. Marina was shocked and subconsciously glanced at Philip, who was indifferent about it. After all, it was the merfolk's affairs, nothing to do with him. Philip would not bother even if Marina had to marry an old man. “However, you must prove your ability before you can marry my daughter. If you get the item, I’ll hand her to you.” Moray had been seriously injured before this and could no longer fight normally. The merf
Philip took out a small bottle of elf water from his pocket and handed it to Moby. He wanted to see what the ugly creature would look like after taking the precious elf water. Moby was shocked to see Philip handing him some elf water and felt unworthy of it. At Philip’s insistence, he walked over and respectfully took the small bottle of elf water from Philip. He took a sip cautiously and wanted to marvel at its wonderful taste. Philip felt exasperated at Moby’s caution. Moby probably had no idea how Lyle and the others treated the water. They not only used it to bathe but also drank it casually like normal drinking water. Marina and the others watched with envy. They knew how precious the elf water was, so they were shocked by Philip’s generosity in giving it to the humble fish creatures. Even the merfolk found it difficult to get some elf water, but these lowly creatures got it. No one would be happy at this scene. Philip glanced at everyone. The other fish creatures st
Surprisingly, things turned out this way. However, Marina believed that Philip would not do things to the extreme. There had to be a reason for his actions. “Philip, you promised us first. Are you going to go back on your word and work with the fish creatures instead? They're up to no good. You’ll regret it if you work with them!” Tom was nervous, afraid that he had messed things up. It would be over if Philip decided not to help them anymore. He could already imagine how angry Moray would be. “I only promised to take care of the fish creatures. Now that they've surrendered to me, it’s the same as fulfilling my promise. Do you think otherwise? Now that it’s done, I have no obligation to help you any longer. That’s all I have to say.” Philip shook his head helplessly at the nervous Marina. He thought it was a pity. Marina was a nice person, but she was too young and innocent, full of unnecessary fantasies in her mind. Maybe things would not have turned out this way if she had
“I’m surrendering to the humans, not the merfolk. Who do you think you are?” The chief of the fish creatures knew that he stood a chance to survive if he surrendered to the humans, but they would be dead if they gave in to the merfolk. The merfolk hated their existence and could not wait to kill them. On the other hand, the humans did not have a big grudge against them. At most, he would allow Katie to stab them a few times. Moray scowled at his words and trembled with anger. “Fine, remember your words. You’ll pay the price for what you said today.” He turned away from the chief of the fish creatures' arrogant face and glanced at Philip instead. In his opinion, Philip should at least fulfill his promise. However, Philip paid no heed to him at all. “You should know what I want. I won’t take action if you hand it over of your own accord. Although you’re ugly, at least you never messed with me,” Philip said with a smile. The fish creatures could not refute the fact that they
Tom watched this scene smugly. His plan worked. Although he failed to get Katie’s agreement, he managed to sow discord between Marina and Philip. He could proceed with the next step. Marina was very upset now, so he had to seize the opportunity to intervene. Katie was the center of this fight. It was time for a battle to the death. Philip watched from the sidelines. He would only step forward to provide help when Katie needed it. Otherwise, he would simply keep an eye on her. He wanted to take the opportunity to train her as an ace up his sleeve. The fish creatures were fully prepared to fight Philip and the others, but they had no idea that they were so strong. They thought that the humans had ordinary bodies and could not resist their poison. The fish creatures' venom should be lethal for humans, making them unable to resist. However, these humans seemed indestructible. They had no way to deal with them no matter how hard they tried. “What’s up with these people's bodies?
Tom was counting on Philip to help them deal with the fish creatures. He thought that he could sit back and reap the benefits, but things were not as simple as imagined. Philip would not fall for it so easily. Philip glanced at Tom, disappointed by the eagerness in his eyes. He did not expect that the simple and honest young man would show such a side. At this time, Tom glanced at Katie. He wanted to take the opportunity to win Katie over to his side. “Katie, just look at the ugly side of these people. I begged Philip to bring you to this world back then, so I’m obligated to protect you. Philip is up to no good. I want to take responsibility for what I did back then,” Tom said righteously. Tom felt smug about it, but it was quickly replaced by tension and worry. Katie looked at Tom in confusion, thinking that maybe he was a little unhinged. “You didn’t beg Philip to take me in back then. I was the one who begged him to take me away. “If you hadn't fled to our fishing villag
Moray glanced at Philip with disdain and anger, blaming Philip for everything. He would not have suffered this humiliation if not for Philip. “No matter what, I’ll take care of you right now. Putting aside whether I’m working with humans or not, you’ll die as long as you can’t defeat me.” Moray put up a tough front, feeling annoyed about this. He was embarrassed because of Philip. He vowed to cut off all ties with Philip later and never let anyone know that they worked with humans. Aslan was annoyed by Moray’s unpleasant words. “What do you mean, old man? You behaved differently when you wanted to use us and changed your attitude after using us. Are you burning bridges now?” Aslan with his hot temper knew that the best way to deal with Moray was to condemn him. Moray scowled, surprised that someone dared to complain about him. “What do you mean? Do you think I'm a pushover? You used us to help you deal with the fish creatures, and you want to cut ties with us right after th