Chapter 124

Barrett's expression shifted dramatically. "How do you know they're in the mountains? What justice. are they seeking?"

Carissa took a few steps away, and Barrett limped after her. When she stopped, he stared at her.

expectantly.

The wind howled around them, and Carissa's voice was barely audible. "If you calm yourself and listen, you might hear something beyond the wind."

Barrett tried to focus, but apart from the wind, he heard nothing.

His skills were not on par with Carissa's, and his inner force was minimal. How could he hear any movement in the mountains, especially with such a strong wind? It was impossible to discern the presence of nearly a hundred thousand people.

He suspected Carissa was being evasive, and his frustration grew. "What justice are they seeking?"

"Use your brain. Why would a hundred thousand soldiers stay in the mountains without retreating? Why capture Aurora? And why come to the Southern Frontier after signing the treaty?"

After saying this, Carissa walked back, leaving Barrett standing there, his face pale.

The setting sun cast a dark shadow over his handsome features, making him appear like an unmoving statue.

This was the second time Carissa had given him such a hint. He knew something terrible had occurred, but was unwilling to believe it.

hissed through gritted teeth, "You're only accusing her because you resent her for taking your husband! Carissa, you're a sinister and malicious woman!" When

her.

him and keep your

lash out at Barrett to relieve her frustration, but she thought better

any attention to his nonsense. Keeping a distance is

as hitting a pillow-completely pointless and only

artists had the most vile

nothing to

wasn't subjected to severe physical torture,

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came through words, being urinated on, and physical abuse. She lay disheveled in the cabin, surrounded by the pained cries of her comrades.

her, his gaze fixed on her scarred face. "Did you think

over. The murderous

I'm

you."

large hand tightened around her throat, and the suffocating sensation of death

chest felt as if it were about to explode with pain. Waves of dizziness blurred her vision, and her mind was flooded with memories. She had only

was truly so unwilling to

kill her, it would be better if they did it now to

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