A Man Like None Other

“This disciple of mine, whom I took under my wing in Imperial Fox City, turned out to be incredibly talented,” Dario exclaimed before hastily departing.

He was merely there to handle matters in exchange for money and had no idea Jared was this formidable.

However, being too outstanding wasn’t always a good thing, as the tallest tree often catches the wind. Jared’s exceptional abilities could attract unwanted attention.

Meanwhile, at Dario’s mansion, Jared was surrounded by Judd, Carla, and others, who were treating him like a hero.

“Hey, you’re truly impressive! As your senior, I feel humbled in your presence,” Judd admitted. “These are the spirit coins we won from Thiago. Check and see if the amount is correct,” he added, placing two large bags of spirit coins before Jared.

were part of the wager that

for himself and handed the other to Judd. “Judd, please distribute these spirit coins among our fellow apprentices. They were all worried about me during

contained over a hundred spirit coins. It was a generous sum that

coins with trembling hands, nodding. “All right, I’ll distribute

were visibly

even ready to bow to Jared. Many of them were disciples of the outer circle, holding lowly positions, and had never seen so many

like going from rags to riches

strategic, aimed at winning hearts and ensuring he could navigate

generous, yet still humble. You don’t know how worried I was during the sparring. I thought you might not make it,” Carla said, holding Jared’s hand

soft, delicate hand

Judd felt a twinge of jealousy but could only watch in silence. Despite his secret feelings for Carla, he

Judd valued wealth more

the sake of Carla,

I’ll be counting on your guidance in