As Elgar's father, Tai understood his son very well."Dad!"Facing his reprimands, Elgar was unimpressed. "Who says I always cause trouble? It's not my fault today. That dude deliberately mocked me. He even hurt me."The more Elgar thought about it, the angrier he got. "I will break his limbs today."Then, Elgar glared at Darryl.Tai furrowed his brows and looked in where Elgar was looking.The moment he saw Darryl, Tai was stunned. His mind was buzzing, and he was so frightened he almost slumped to the ground.'Bloody hell, my stupid son wants to beat up His Excellency?Elgar did not notice that something was off with his father. He yelled at the warriors and said, "Why are you still standing around? Do it!"The warriors raised their weapons once more when they received orders."Stop it!"Tai was terrified and immediately yelled.They were all stunned, whether it was Elgar or the warriors. They did not seem to understand why Tai had such a strong reaction.Slap!Tai rush
Hmm…Darryl fell silent, nodding his head. "You could say that."Following that, he told Loona a little about the antiques.Loona fell into a daze listening to him, her respect and admiration for Darryl growing by the second.The pair continued to talk as they moved along, and soon enough, they had returned to the palace.Darryl immediately bid farewell to Monna once he arrived, knowing it was time to return to the Nine Continents after having rested enough there.Monna and Loona were reluctant to say their goodbyes, but they knew Darryl's duties and that he could not stay there.Upon leaving, Darryl did not fly back. Instead, he took to the journey by foot, admiring the view along the way.'Oh?'He reached a mountain crossing and saw a little girl seated in front of it. She was covered in dirt and filth, a broken bowl placed in front of her as she begged.It was a road few people walked on, and the girl was alone where she was, making for a rather pitiful sight.Seeing that
Simone let out a soft sigh as she got to her feet."So you don't know who I am. Alright, listen well and clear. I'm Simone Savage—the sister of Solomon Savage from the Skyway Association!"'The Skyway Association?'Darryl frowned to himself at her words. "I don't know your brother. Do you think you've got the wrong guy?"Darryl knew about the Skyway Association being taken down, of course. Monna had punished Tyson greatly for it. On top of that, Darryl had also heard of Solomon Savage. He just did not expect him to have such a pretty and charming sister.At the thought, Darryl could not help but look at Simone up and down. She was clad in a pale yellow dress that highlighted all her breathtaking curves. With a pair of lovely, slim legs to boot, any man would find it hard to take their eyes off her.Simone's gaze flashed coldly as she sensed Darryl's gaze, and she walked up to him.Darryl's breath was lodged in his throat at the sight of Simone coming closer.Suddenly, Simone bi
Darryl's tone was calm as he spoke, but it left no room for retaliation.Simone smirked as she lost her patience at Darryl's words."Alright. I'm not going to make this hard for you, Darryl Darby. Work with me and I'll give you a chance. If you don't, don't fault me for what happens to you!"Simone then turned around to pick up a curious-looking box from the corner of the room.'F*ck!'Darryl's expression shifted at the sight of what was in the box as he flared up in shock and anger.There were over ten small scorpions about the size of a thumbnail in the box. They were completely golden in color and looked like beautifully crafted works of art, but Darryl knew what they were.The rare Goldnail Scorpions.The Goldnail Scorpions were not poisonous, but they were infamous in the wandering world. That was because they liked to sting one's acupoint's the most, and one sting from them would bring about unbearable pain.Darryl would have never been able to guess that Simone would be
Darryl was right— Simone had been poisoned by the Tepan Snake.Simone had been visiting an ancient tomb two years ago. The tomb had been built near a piece of land with underground lava, where a Tepan Snake had been residing for centuries.Simone had managed to take the Tepan Snake down after almost fifty rounds of battle, but she had in turn been poisoned with its flame.In the next two years to come, she had tried various methods to expel the poison from her body— but they were all to no avail. All she could do was use her internal energy to suppress it, and it would act out every half a year.And every time this happened, she would feel an unbearable pain as if she was on fire.Simone's face was flushed scarlet then. The flame of the fire poison was agonizing, and she could not help but let out a low moan.Ha ha…Darryl smirked to himself at the sight. It just had to be karma for this kid torturing him.Simone flared up in anger at the look on Darryl's face, roaring at him,
It was obvious that the pill worked.The next second, Simone stretched her hand out in a tone that left no room for retaliation. "Give it to me!""Alright, here you go!"Darryl smiled lightly at the desperation in Simone's eyes, handing the pill over. Yet just as Simone was about to take it from him, he tilted his hand and it rolled onto the ground.The pill was extremely fragile, and smashed into pieces once it hit the ground.Indeed, Darryl had done so on purpose.This kid had almost tortured Darryl to death seconds ago. How could he have just given her the Chilly Marrow Pill so easily?"Oh!"Darryl eyes the shattered pill on the ground, speaking in a false tone, "Oops, my hand slipped. Those Goldnail Scorpions really drained me of energy. Sorry!"As he spoke, Darryl stared at Simone with the ghost of a smile on his face."You…"Simone's expression shifted, beside herself with rage. "How dare you, Darryl Darby! You tricked me…"Simone's gaze flashed as she spoke, radiatin
Darryl put on an uncaring expression at the look on her face, grinning as she asked, "You don't have to do it if you don't want to, you know."Darryl stretched on the chair he was sitting in. "I'm going to have to get some rest, then."Rest?Simone stopped short. "Why? Make the pill now, you must!" She could clearly sense that the poison was increasing in intensity in her body by the second.Darryl let out a breath, speaking in a false tone. "I wish I could too, you know. It's just that all those Goldnail Scorpions really did a number on my body, and you won't massage me… all I can do is rest to ease my body."Simone was beside herself with panic at the words.The pain from the fire poison was practically unbearable, and she hardly had any time to wait for Darryl to rest."Fine!"Simone eventually nodded, biting her lip as she walked over to Darryl before placing her hands onto his shoulders and beginning to massage him slowly.To tell the truth, she did not want to do so at a
Darryl let out a breath, before speaking slowly. "The poison's been in your body for too long, it's in your bloodstream. It'll be impossible to heal you in one go. You need to take one of these everyday, and keep doing so for a whole year to get rid of it completely."In that case…Simone bit her lip. "Well… could you make me some more…"Darryl could not help but cry out at the words. "Do you think this stuff is easy to make, kid? Do you know how precious those herbs were? Anyways, I only had enough on me to make one."What was she going to do then?Just then, Simone's brows furrowed in panic.Darryl flashed her a smile. "How about this. I'll give you the recipe to make the pills— but only if you let me go. Oh, and you must promise me one thing.""Also, I'm only going to say this once. Your brother's death was completely caused by Tyson, and had nothing to do with the Raksasa tribe or their Empress. Tyson's also paid for his deeds."Simone bit her lip at the words, falling sile