Chapter 3823

“No,” Adrian said, “You and I are merely passing acquaintances. I’m using my own lifespan to help you with your fortune. Today, I have a feeling I should give you a reading.”

“Then I’m all ears,” Jac replied mockingly, assuming this to be one of Adrian’s theatrics. He didn’t believe in such mystical nonsense.

Adrian continued, “You’ve been intelligent since childhood and were greatly favored by your father. Unfortunately, you didn’t know much about your mother’s background until you learned about the status of the women on the island. Acutely feeling your lack of maternal love, this was when you first came to resent your father. You believed your mother was executed because of her status, but you dared not speak of it or ask.

“Your only choice was to practice diligently, fighting beasts with a courage that defied death. While other children of your family were fearful, you attached beast limbs to yourself and risked death to transplant beast marrow, succeeding in making yourself the