Before it even got dark, rain had already began to pour hard. As it got progressively darker, the booming thunder and crackling
lightning made people feel very depressed. For Shawn, however, the storm gave him an opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief as
it could give him and his men a chance to rest. With such a heavy downpour, the Great Jade Kingdom wouldn't be able to
continue attacking the Dragon Pass.
"Guard," Shawn authoritatively called out.
"Yes, General," a guard replied respectfully.
"I believe the heavy rains would deter the Great Jade Kingdom from trying to stage another attack against us. Despite that, we
must not let our guards down. So deliver this message to every one of our soldiers: be alert and do not let your guard down. A
sudden attack from the Great Jade Kingdom cannot be ruled out, so we all need to get ready." Shawn was always very
scrupulous. Although he knew that Rolando wouldn't attack the pass at such a time, he still ordered his men to be on high alert.
"Yes, general," the guard replied, leaving at once to fulfill his duties.
As he stood by the corridor watching the rain drench everything around him, Shawn suddenly thought of Felton. Before Harper
left, she asked him to keep an eye on him, but he hadn't had the opportunity to see him. Now that he had a bit of a downtime, he
figured out it would be best if he paid him a visit.

"General, where are you going? The rain is pouring really hard outside," the guard at the entrance remarked as he saw his
general getting ready to leave. "You will be soaked, General, so I suggest you just stay inside."
"I just want to go out for a walk." As soon as he said that, he disappeared in the rain.

the same time. They all knew that no sane human being would want to have a walk when it was raining so hard outside that one couldn't see what was in front of him. Besides that, the roaring thunder and lightning would be enough to make anyone reconsider their plans. "The general has been so stressed lately. This is the first time he has had time to rest, so maybe he just really wants to go out and relax for a while, notwithstanding the storm." "Relaxing... under the rain?" another

a somewhat remote alley. While there were people passing by from time to time, they were generally scarce. That day's heavy rain made sure that no one else would be there, except Shawn. When he arrived at the entrance of the alley, something made him stop before he set foot on Felton's

well, it was his lucky day!
'Why is Shawn here?' The assassins—all of whom were hiding behind vegetation that surrounded Felton's house—were
shocked. They knew that Shawn was a central figure in the Dragon Pass. Now that they were under intense attack by the Great
Jade Kingdom, how could he have time to be there? They were are clueless about his reasons, but they all knew that if he
stayed, their job would be a lot more difficult.
Shawn hesitated for a while, but soon enough, turned around and left, disappearing into the rain. Because of this, the assassins

impossible to capture, so they were thankful. Shawn didn't leave, however. Instead, he entered Felton's house from the other side of the alley. When the assassins didn't follow him, he immediately knew that they were there for Felton. 'But why?' he thought, confused by what was happening.

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