Chapter 1151
“Sigh! It’s a pity that I didn’t manage to end his life this time. I’ll leave to treat my injuries first!”

Yolanda bowed to Lily and wheeled around, preparing to leave.

“Hold on!”

Lily called out to Yolanda.

Yolanda’s heart leaped into her throat when Lily called out to her. Did she say something inconsistent, and Lily found out? Why did Lily call her?

However, to her surprise, Lily flipped her hand and a first-grade premium spirited grass appeared on her palm. She turned around, facing Yolanda, and gestured to her to take the spirited grass. “Although we have an agreement before, that you won’t get any spirited grass if you failed the mission, you were injured this time, so I’ll give you one anyway. I hope you’ll improve faster and reach the middle stage of the demi god realm soon. You’re talented; once you’ve reached the middle stage of the demi god realm, I’ll find an opportunity to promote you to an elder!”

“Thank you so much, First Madam!”

Yolanda nodded with a happy grin on her face as she took the spirited grass. She then left the scene.

After leaving Lily’s residence, Yolanda strolled for a while, only then did she sigh aloud in her heart.

Lily was very sensitive and skeptical; if she sensed something strange, Yolanda would be in big trouble.

At this time, jackie and the others have returned to their residence respectively.

“Dear, you’re finally back! You’ve been out for days and I’m worried sick!”

Selena skipped toward jackie, jumped into his embrace, and hugged him tightly the moment jackie stepped in.

After all, Lily and her gang were vicious and sly foxes; they were not easy to deal with. Although the strong fighter—the Third Elder—had gone for a martial retreat, the White family still had many other strong fighters. What if the vicious gang had sent out a powerful elite to kill jackie and jackie was not able to fight against him? Would not jackie’s life be jeopardized?

“Hehe, don’t worry. Everything is within my control!”

jackie answered, smiling. “Well, it’s true that today when I came back, I ran into the people that Lily had sent to kill me!” jackie added nonchalantly.

“Oh no! Didn’t you bring them on a merry go around by saying you’re going to the branch families of the White? How did the assassins manage to find you?”

Selena was sweating from fear and her voice was edged with panic upon hearing jackie’s encounter.

“The assassins are pretty smart. After going around, searching for a few days, they knew they were tricked. So, they ambushed us on the way back to the White’s main residence!”

jackie smiled while hugging Selena. “However, one of the two assassins named Yolanda is loyal to the White family. At the critical moment, she killed her companion and asked me to cooperate with her in lying and hiding the truth from Lily!”

Chapter 1152
“I see. Lily would probably be furious to death if she knew that the people she sent to kill you took your side!”

Selena burst out in laughter after hearing jackie’s utterance.

“She can’t know any of these! If she finds out, Yolanda will be in big trouble!”

jackie chuckled together with Selena, then he loosened his arms, letting Selena go. He walked toward the coffee table, poured himself a cup of tea then sat down on the chair nearby. “Yolanda is a kind and loyal person. We can definitely rely on her in the future. Besides, I believe there should be quite a number of Lagorios who work for the White family and are loyal to the Whites. After all, Lily’s sly behavior and those dirty tricks of hers have disappointed some of the Lagorios.” jackie uttered as he took a sip of the tea.

Selena nodded her head in agreement. She sat down beside jackie and added, “That’s so true. But, in the future, how can you distinguish clearly which of these people are on your side, and which of them belong to Lily’s side? It’s difficult to know someone’s mind!”

jackie’s forehead puckered as well. “Indeed, it’s difficult to know people’s minds. But when the time comes, we can ask Yolanda about it. And if there’s no other way but to fight, we’ll fight. By that time, we should know who’s taking our side!”

“You’re right. Also, have you found all the herbs needed to treat your father? It should be tough to find all of them, right?”

Selena popped another question, with a concerned look hanging on her face.

“It’s indeed hard and strenuous to get all of it. But fortunately, I’ve gathered all of the herbs!”

jackie smiled. “It’s getting late now. I’ll get some rest, and tomorrow morning I’ll make the pill for Father. After taking the pill for a few days, Father should be well. By that time, when the Third Elder comes back from the martial retreat, he wouldn’t be a match for Father!”

“That’s amazing!”

The heavy boulder inside Selena finally lifted as she heaved a huge sigh of relief. As long as Nash recovers from the poison, nobody in the White family could ever be his opponent. Even if the Third Elder teamed up with some other wolves, they were definitely not Nash’s opponents.

“By the way, Dear, when I was away, did you use the Chi congregation pills that I gave you in your martial training? You have good talent, and those pills will help elevate you to the next level faster.”

jackie quickly thought of something and he asked, “You were a third-grade martial artist before I left, and I guess if you weren’t lazy these few days, you should be a sixth-grade martial artist by now, right? But even if you were slacking, with the aid of the pills, you should be at least a fifth-grade martial artist!”

“When you were not home, I was bored to death and once I stayed still and did nothing, I’d be worried sick for you. So, I might as well train hard every day to kill time. This way, the time passed by super fast! Sometimes, it feels like I was just starting to train but the day has already ended! Hehe! So, the conclusion is, your dear lovely wife is not slacking at all!”

Selena laughed with her face full of smugness.

Looking at Selena’s smug look, jackie could not help but chuckle. “It looks like my dear lovely wife is already a sixth-grade martial artist! Congratulations, Dear!”

“Who said I’m a sixth-grade martial artist?”

Selena, in return, barked at jackie and shot him a deadly stare. “My brother is a sixth-grade martial artist, and I’m already an eighth-grade martial artist! Didn’t you say it before? That I’m super duper talented! Hehe! After I underwent the purification of my body, I was already a third-grade! With such raw talent, an eighth-grade martial artist is definite!”

The corner of jackie’s mouth twitched involuntarily a few times. How could he have imagined that his wife has already become an eighth-grade martial artist in such a short time? That was way beyond his expectations!

Chapter 1153
“Wonderful! That’s wonderful!”

jackie nodded with satisfaction. “In that case, let’s strive to reach the grandmaster level! You’re only considered a strong and powerful martial artist once you’ve stepped into this threshold!”

“For me to become a grandmaster, I don’t think there’ll be any problem. But, to break through to the demi-god level, I’m afraid that it will take me ample time. Because I found out that it’s rather easy to train and improve at the early stages but the higher the level, the more difficult and slower it is to break through!”

Selena had her eyebrows snapped together as she uttered.

jackie smiled bitterly in return. “That’s reality. The gap of difficulty to train between the grandmaster and the highest-grade martial artist is wide, but, at the same time, the strength and power that a grandmaster possesses is a whole lot greater than the highest-grade martial artist. Once you reach the grandmaster level, you’ll learn about chi energy, to control it is difficult. Hence, it’s tough to climb when you’re a grandmaster; it needs not only talent but patience and hard work.

jackie paused and studied Selena for a while, fearing that what he said would discourage Selena. “Your raw talent is greater than anyone else. You’ll certainly reach the grandmaster level and demi god-level faster than others!” jackie comforted. “But I want to give you a piece of advice, don’t merely seek to breakthrough and reach the other levels blindly, you need to spend time to feel the strength of your current level and comprehend it thoroughly. Feel the strength and the chi energy before continuing to breakthrough to another level, especially after reaching the grandmaster level!”

Selena bobbed her head. “Yea, you’re right. After all, Ethan, Lana, and the other Gods of War have trained for so long before they became strong in the demi-god level. I can’t be impatient and rush myself. It’s always better to take one step at a time and have my feet on the grind!”

After pondering critically, jackie then said, “The reason why you could reach the eight-grade martial level in such a short time, I believe it’s because of the raw talent you possess, coupled with the training technique. Although the martial art technique has no name and they obtain it through a random occasion, when I looked at it, it seems complex.”

“Is that so? That’s amazing!”

Selena smiled and then she added, “My brother has been devastated lately when he saw that I’ve become a martial artist two grades higher than him.”

“Right. Dear, it’s getting late. Let’s go to the town at the foot of the mountain to get a good dinner, barbecue or something else. That town is near to the White residence. If we go out later in the night, Lily and her snakes will not find out!”

“Besides, her men lost to me some time ago, they probably wouldn’t think that I would go down the mountain and have fun at this time!”

After thinking about it, jackie held Selena’s hand and said, with hopeful eyes.

“Alright then. I have been staying in for quite some time now. It’s good to go out for a change!”

Selena smiled sweetly at jackie and nodded her head as though she was a mother who gave permission to her son— jackie.

After a while, when the sky turned darker, jackie and Selena went down the mountain without anybody knowing.

The town at the foot of the mountain was lively and prosperous. Although it was a small town, the structures and its liveliness were comparable to a city.

The town being in close vicinity to the White residence was blessed with various businesses that traded martial resources and materials. Besides, the natural chi energy around the mountain was not weak, hence there were quite a number of martial fighters gathered around here.

Moreover, there were even some prominent families staying at the foot of this mountain and some of them were strong fighters of the demi-god level.

But, of course, there were only a few of them of the demi-god level.

Chapter 1154
“Honey, it’s so bustling and lively down here. It’s just like an ancient town; everywhere is full of ancient aura and flavor! I’m starting to fall in love with this town!”

Selena strolled on the streets of the town and could not help but exclaim at the ancient beauty of the town. The crowd of pedestrians, traders, shoppers, and others could be seen walking on the busy street. Some of them were wearing primordial yet fancy clothes; some of the men grew their hair long on purpose. If it weren’t because some were clothed slightly more contemporary and there were mobile phones in their hands, jackie and Selena would think that they had traveled back in time.

“Dear, if you were to wear those ancient costumes, you’ll definitely look stunning!”

jackie noticed a shop selling ancient clothes not too far away; he then pulled Selena into the shop. “Dear, try it!”

“Umm…okay. But it’s embarrassing!”

Selena’s cheeks were kissed pink. Nevertheless, she picked a few sets of clothing and tried them on.

“Oh my…Dear, you’re absolutely stunning! If you were born in ancient eras, you’d still be the Queen of Beauty!”

Enjoying the view of Selena wearing the ancient costumes, jackie nodded in satisfaction.

“Shameless! We already had a kid this big! How can you praise me like that without feeling embarrassed!”

Selena blushed and responded in a shy tone. She stared fiercely at jackie.

“We’ll buy all these! Dear, you don’t have to change back into your clothes, just wear these. Quite a few people are wearing ancient costumes on the street, so there’s nothing strange and embarrassing about it, right?”

jackie chuckled aloud with a radiant smile plastered on his face.

“Sir, are you sure you’re taking all of these? All these clothes are made of silk; they’d be more expensive! Besides, the few sets that Madam had tried on just now, one set costs more than one hundred thousand! If you were to buy all these sets, it would be close to a million!”

The lady owner of the store had her eyes lit up when she heard jackie’s words. The clothes that she sold in her store were all of top-notch quality. But because they were all expensive, they may not even sell one set a day, and sometimes they only managed to sell a set in two or three days, and that was considered as good!

The lady owner could not have imagined that the two would buy four sets at once!

“What’s the matter? Are you afraid that I can’t afford them?”

jackie stared at the other party coldly and then he flashed out his card. “Take this, swipe it, and enter one million. No password is needed!”

“I’m glad to serve you, Sir! A man like you deserves to marry such a charming wife!”

It was the owner’s first time meeting such a generous customer. She then took the bank card and went to make the payment.

Soon, the two left the store.

However, shortly after the couple left the store, a slightly plump and chubby woman— dressed in an ancient costume—paced toward the store with a group of people.

She quickly spotted Selena wearing a dainty and beautiful ancient costume—which was significantly better looking than hers. Her fury sprang to life in a second.

The chubby woman pointed at Selena and huffed to the man beside her gruffly. “Honey, that dress is really nice. I want it!”

The rotund man—who walked behind the chubby woman—looked toward the pointed direction. He could not help but his eyes lit up excitedly. “Alright, babe, I’ll take you to buy one!” He smiled and nodded.

Nonetheless, to the man’s surprise, the chunky woman was exasperated in the next second. “No! I want that dress on that woman! That dress is dainty and beautiful, and it might be a limited edition. There’d be only one piece of such a dress in this world! I want the one on her!” The woman pouted.

“Umm…Babe, it’s not nice to snatch from her though.”

Chapter 1155
The rotund man’s forehead snapped together, showing hints of hesitation.

The woman saw the hesitation in the man, and she was not happy at all. She pinched his earlobe and barked at him huffily, “You’re going to get me that dress, do you hear me? Don’t you ever forget that you’re merely an adopted son-in-law of our family, don’t you dare to disobey my command! If I tell my dad that you’re bullying me, you’ll be in the grave in no time!”

The man was frightened down to the soles of his shoes when the threatening words entered his ears. He was so scared that he responded almost instantly. “Okay, Dear, okay, let go of my ear. I’ll get that dress for you!”

After the drama ended, the man paced toward jackie and Selena together with the wife and a group of men.

jackie did not prepare for such a situation to happen. He was just about to have a nice dinner at the nearby barbecue restaurant; however, they were stopped by the group before they were able to enter the restaurant.

“Huh? What’s wrong? Something wrong? I don’t think I’ve met you guys before!”

Looking at a bunch of people in front of him, jackie smiled frostily. He was a true god-level martial artist, and the heir to the family head of the White family; if these people wanted to look for trouble, they were definitely wishing for death.

Nevertheless, perhaps, he just came to the White family not long ago and had not been to this town before, that was why no one knew him.

Otherwise, these men would not be so brave to block his path.

“Heh! Kiddo, it doesn’t matter if you’ve met me before or not!”

The rotund man smirked and gazed at Selena. “The costume on your wife is dainty and beautiful, my Honey here is very fond of it. So, let’s make a deal. Take it off and sell it to us. The price you’ve paid for it, I’ll double it!”

“Take it off and sell it to you?”

Before the conversation, jackie thought that it was his wife’s beauty that attracted this bunch of flies. He did not expect that the other party was eyeing the costumes on Selena.

“Of course! Take it off right here right now. We’ll buy it. Haha! How about this, if you think the doubled price is too little, I’m willing to triple it. After all, this dress doesn’t look cheap, it has to be more than one hundred to two hundred thousand dollars, am I right?” The rotund man chuckled and continued, “You have made hundreds of thousands of profit just by selling this costume to me!”

The plump man chortled aloud, his face full of mirth.

The few bodyguards behind the man could not help but swallow their saliva hard when they heard their master’s suggestion. After all, it was rare to see such a beauty in this town.

“Hmph! You’re funny, aren’t you? With just a few hundred thousand, you want to buy my wife’s clothes, even worse, you want her to take it off on the street for you guys?”

jackie sneered coldly, in fact, he was seething inwardly that he felt about to burst from rage. ‘Damn fatty, you’re sure a dreamer!’

“Brat, my hubby is being considerate and polite to you guys!”

At this time, the chubby woman stepped up and bellowed condescendingly, “Why don’t you ask around about our identities? Our family is one of the three prominent families in this town! We’ve tripled the price to buy your clothes! It’s considered as an act of kindness from us!”

“Oh, what do you mean by not being polite and kind then?”

jackie continued plastering a cold smile on his face, clasping his arms before his chest.

“Heh! We don’t even need to buy the clothes from you! We could just take it off your wife coercively!”

The woman jeered with wicked laughter. “But, I’m being considerate for the dress. What if your wife resisted and the dress tears in the process of taking it off? Then my loss will be huge. So we initiated the deal and was nice to you for you to take it off and sell it to us, got it?”

“Oh, I don’t know about this!”

jackie’s eyes went cold and frosty; he shot the couple a deadly stare. “What I do know is that you’re digging your own grave!” jackie hissed.

Chapter 1156
“Oh boy, what a low life you are. I didn’t expect this from you. How dare you threaten me!”

The woman guffawed when she heard that. “It looks like money can’t solve this matter today. I planned to give you some money for the clothes, but now I no longer bother to do so. Since you have a death wish, I shall grant it!”

After ending her last word, she pointed toward jackie and Selena and commanded with a stern tone. “Kill this man, and then take off the woman’s clothes. I don’t believe that whatever I, Autumn Maack, want, I can’t get it! Except for a few, there’s almost no one in this mountainous area that I couldn’t offend!”

“Hey, punk, you’re seeking your own death. Who asked you to refuse the kind offer from our Young Mistress Maack! Now you can’t blame our lady!”

Several bodyguards sneered as they walked toward jackie with their fists clenched tightly.

‘How arrogant and snobbish were these people?’ jackie thought in his mind; a cold smile appeared on his face. Did they actually want Selena to take off her clothes in the street? The proposal itself had successfully awakened the angry beast inside jackie.

jackie had trimmed down his temper in seeing things for Selena. But solely for the matter related to Selena—which was a forbidden area that no one could provoke—he could not contain his rage.

“Wait, hold on!”

At this time, a young teenage girl stood out and spoke up.

“Miss Maack, it’s just one dress, why bother? I saw a few nice pieces yesterday and they’re of good quality too! Why don’t I take you there to have a look? I’ll buy you those clothes. So, why bother with common people?”

The young girl looked only seventeen or eighteen years old. Her smile was accompanied by two little radiant dimples at the corners, projecting a youthful and sunny aura.

jackie was a little surprised at the sudden appearance of the young lady. He did not expect somebody to speak up for him in such a situation.

Nevertheless, jackie did not plan to let the matter slip; he did not plan to spare the rotund couple’s life. The other party had completely angered him in every way. Even if the other party wanted to let him off the hook, he had no intention to let them go at all.

“No way!”

The plump woman snapped. “Kayla Leigh, don’t you try to play superhero today! They pissed me off and I’ll not just let it go! Today, this man will die right here! I’ve already given them a chance, but they don’t know how to cherish it!”

Kayla gave an awkward smile. “Miss Maack, hold on. Just wait a little bit longer, I’ll try to persuade them!”

Kayla immediately came before jackie and said softly to him, “Mister, a wise man knows when to retreat, don’t fight with them, okay? Take it off and sell it to her. She is Autumn Maack from the Maack family and her family is unbelievably powerful and authoritative, even my family, the Leigh family, has to bow before them. Listen to me, take the dress off, sell it to them and you still can make a profit out of it. It’s better than being killed, isn’t it?”

jackie laughed out loud upon hearing Kayla’s words. He smiled and said, “Miss Leigh, thank you for your kindness. But, I would like to know your opinion on this matter as well. If you were to take off your clothes in the street like this, publicly, and sell your clothes to others, would you do that?”

“What? No way! How is that even a question?”

Kayla answered without even thinking about it.

Nonetheless, she still tried to advise jackie, “But, that’s because the Leigh family is not that weak; they won’t bully me like this. But it’s different for you, and I think what’s more important is to save your life. Where there’s life, there’s hope. As long as you’re alive, you could wait until you’re powerful enough and come back for revenge in the future!”

jackie, on the other hand, smiled gently at her words. “Thank you again for your kindness. However, I’m not letting them go today!”

“Huh?”

Kayla was completely dumbfounded. Initially, she did not want them to be killed, which was why she came forward to convince them. However, to her surprise, this man boasted without shame.

“Sigh! Forget it then. If you guys are looking for death, I can’t help it too.”

In the end, Kayla could only retreat to the side, looking helplessly.

“Hmph! What a waste of our time!”

Those few bodyguards had long wanted to strip Selena. Although they could not do anything with her, at least the view of uncovered Selena could feast their eyes.

After they grunted for a few seconds, all of them charged toward jackie with a tightly balled fist.

Chapter 1157
jackie breathed out a cold laugh, and in a split second he disappeared; he was shuttling among the bodyguards at a lighting speed while swinging his arm. With a few flashes, all of the bodyguards laid lifeless on the ground.

“What?!”

The fatty and the plump woman—who witnessed the scene—had their eyes widened as large as saucers and their jaws dropped to the ground. They were in shock. The bodyguards that they brought were of high-grade martial artists, and one of them was even a first-grade grandmaster! The two did not expect their men to be killed in just a few seconds.

“It…it looks like this brat must have reached the higher grade of grandmaster level; his martial prowess and skill are not bad at all. Now I finally understand why he wasn’t afraid of them a moment ago. If he and his wife hurry up and leave the place, and not stir up a bigger trouble, they should be fine!”

Kayla whispered to herself while watching the scene on the side.

“Punk, I’m a Maack! How dare you kill my men! Are you looking for trouble with the Maack family?”

The woman fumed hotly, at the same time, her voice trembled. She used the Maack family as a tool, in hopes to threaten jackie.

“Heh, I see. Should I wait for your men to beat me to death, only then I could fight back?”

Cold and heartless smile plastered on jackie’s face; he slowly paced toward the two fatties.

“You…you…you…stop right there! What are you doing?”

Seeing jackie walking toward them at a painfully slow pace, the fat couple looked at each other and were both in complete terror.

“Oh? What do you think I’m doing?’

jackie chortled wickedly and threw the question back to the couple.

“Punk, you’re not trying to end us, are you? Let me give you the last warning, my father-in-law is a strong fighter of the demi-god level. If you dare to make a move on us, today will be your last day!”

jackie let out a good laugh, then he turned to the rotund man. “Well. There’s one way for you to get out of here alive, which is for you to cut off one of your wife’s arms right here. Perhaps, in that way, I can let you two live. Otherwise, you’ll have to die here tonight!” jackie proposed.

After he finished his last word, he flipped his palm and a fine sword appeared in his hand. He threw it on the ground in front of the fatty. “Your choice” jackie dictated.

“Brat, I’m the Young Mistress Maack, are you looking for death! How dare you ask my husband to cut off my arm! Who gave you the guts!”

Autumn’s temper sparked that she could feel anger thrummed through her veins; she put on the almighty and authoritative look as she barked.

Nonetheless, a heavy slap landed on her cheek right after she finished her sentence. The force pushed her down that she plopped onto the ground harshly; a stream of blood flew out of the corner of her palm. jackie slapped her.

“Dear, can’t you read the situation properly? This time we’ve met someone who’s not afraid of death. This brat is hot-headed and reckless! He’s not afraid of anyone!”

The fatty stomped his foot at the situation, why could not his wife grasp the current atmosphere of the situation? He then gritted his teeth and picked the fine sword on the ground.

“Honey, you’re not really going to cut my arm, are you?”

Autumn looked at the sword, tears shimmered in her eyes and her face was ashen. How could she have thought that the other party was not afraid of the Maack family and daring enough to attack her?

“Brat, you’ve promised to let us live if I cut her arm, right?”

The fatty wheeled around and looked at jackie.

jackie nodded, “A promise is a promise!”

Chapter 1158
“Alright. You said so!”

The fatty nodded his head. He clenched his teeth and raised the sword in his hand. “Hold on for a while longer, my wife,” he told Autumn, who was on the ground. “I have painkillers and medicine that stops bleeding here. You’ll be fine. Just grit your teeth and get through it!”

“Ah. I’m scared!”

Autumn was so frightened that she was on the verge of tears. She looked at jackie. “I was wrong,” she said. “Please, let us go. I’ll give you one billion dollars. How about that? One whole billion!”

“Heh. Did you really think I would care about one billion?”

jackie chuckled, his eyes full of disdain.

The rotund man swung his sword, slicing the woman’s arm. Blood sprayed the moment the blade’s lethal edge came in contact with skin, and the arm fell off.

“I have medicine here!”

After he cut his own wife’s arm, the fatty threw his sword to the side and gave her painkillers and medicine to stop the bleeding.

Even so, the woman was still in so much agony that all color leached from her face. Cold sweat beaded across her forehead, and she looked like she was about to faint at any time.

Quickly, with the fatty’s support, the two quickly disappeared from jackie’s vision.

jackie picked up the sword lying on the ground and wiped the blade clean on the body of a bodyguard. Only then did he flip his palm and kept the sword.

“You don’t mind me letting them go, do you, Dear?”

jackie smiled and asked Selena.

“I’ll just follow whatever decision you make from now on, Dear!”

Selena clung onto jackie’s arm. Delight had shot through her when she had seen that woman’s arm being lopped off. The woman had overstepped her boundaries—she was a straight-up bully. Even for someone as kind as Selena, the bully was unbearable.

“No way. You can’t just listen to whatever I say. What if I had agreed to sell the clothes to them? Would you listen to me then?”

jackie said, smiling.

Selena rolled her eyes at him. “You’re not someone like that. Or would you want to shame your wife in front of so many people?”

Amazingly, the two still had the strength to argue back and forth here. Kayla panicked and stepped forward. “Why aren’t you two leaving? Seriously. You let them go! Aren’t you afraid that they’ll bring more fighters here?” she said. “Those bodyguards were just normal bodyguards. They’re not even strong among the Maack family. Just hurry up and get out of here. You won’t get a chance to leave if you’re one step too late!”

“That’s right. Just leave, both of you. You managed to put Miss Maack in her place. She always disregards others and bullies the townsfolk regularly, so you’re helping us to take revenge. She’s like this because her family has the White family backing them up. So you’d better leave!”

An old man also advised jackie and Selena.

“The White family is backing them up?”

jackie frowned after he heard that. That surprised him.

Chapter 1159
Kayla assumed that jackie was afraid when she saw his brows scrunching together. “That’s right. Let me explain everything,” she said. “Sometimes, the White family will get a familiar friend to introduce someone, or they will come down from the mountain to choose a few talented warriors to enter the White family. This rarely happens, but some people become part of the White family like that!”

Here, Kayla paused for a while before resuming, “One of the Maack family members had been lucky enough to enter the White family. And he managed to mix quite well with them, so he’s the helmsman now, and he’s a warrior at the intermediate stage of the demi god status. Miss Maack is so cocky because of this!”

“Just leave, young man. It’ll be too late if you don’t. I’m sure that Autumn won’t let this slide just like that, judging from her personality! Besides, you were the one who chopped off the arm of the first daughter of the Maack family. Master Maack won’t let you off the hook either!”

The old man advised jackie and Selena anxiously.

“Thank you for your concern. But if that is truly the case, all the more we shouldn’t leave!”

jackie raised his hands into a fist-to-palm salute toward the two. Then his attention wandered toward a barbecue stall not too far away. “We came here to eat barbecue,” he said, smiling. “But we haven’t even eaten yet. How could we leave now? Right, Dear?”

“Right? I’m hungry!”

Selena gave a wan smile. She took jackie’s hand in hers and walked toward the barbecue stall.

“Those–those two still have the heart to eat barbecue!”

The old man was so agitated that his mustache practically bristled. He huffed and stalked over to the side.

Kayla was furious as well. However, she did not give up on them. She chased after them and stared at jackie, huffing. “Don’t you love your wife? If you do, you two should leave. Now!” she said. “Even if you don’t fear death, you can’t drag your wife along with you!”

Warmth filled jackie’s chest at the sight of this compassionate girl. “How talented are you, girl?” he said, smiling.

Kayla was speechless for a moment. “A ninth-grade grandmaster. Why? You refuse to leave, and you still want to ask about my talent. At any rate, I’m pretty strong, and I have good talent. I’m probably stronger than you!”

jackie grinned. “You truly have a talent for someone so young. Have you never thought of training with the White family and becoming one of them?”

“The White family?”

Kayla furrowed her brows. “I do. But I don’t have a single connection with the White family. There’s no way I can get in. Besides, who knows when they’ll be in the mood to come to town to recruit people. I have no hopes no matter what, I’ll keep dreaming!”

Kayla was stunned for a while here. “Ah. Why am I telling you all this? More importantly, I think you two are good people. I don’t want to see you die!”

“Hah. Don’t worry. We won’t!”

jackie laughed. “Kayla, right?” he said to the girl. “Sit down and join us. I’ll treat you!”

“All right. I’ll join you. Since you’re going to die soon, I should help you spend whatever money you have right now!”

Kayla rolled her eyes at jackie and took a seat before the two, still huffing.

“You’re too cruel. You actually cut my arm off!”

At that moment, Autumn plodded forward, supported by the fatty.

“I had no choice. Don’t you understand that both of us would have died if I hadn’t done that? At least we get to live like this. We had no choice.”

The fatty was helpless. “Ah, you were rude just now too. Why would you want her clothes? We wouldn’t have landed ourselves in this situation otherwise!”

Chapter 1160
“Hmph. I couldn’t bear to see it. I look good in traditional clothes. That woman had no right to look better than I do. The sight just offends me!”

The woman harrumphed; venom filled her eyes. “Let’s hurry back,” she said. “We can’t just let the couple go like that. I’ll get Daddy to kill them!”

The fatty was internally speechless, but he had no words of protest. After all, he was simply the Maack family’s live-in son-in-law, with no particular standing in the Maack family. If he did not give in to her whims, she and her family would make his days miserable.

“I had no choice just now, Dear. Do you still hold a grudge against me?”

The fatty prodded as they walked forward.

Autumn’s expression darkened. “It’s your fault for being such a lousy and weak warrior. I wouldn’t have been bullied like this if you weren’t a piece of trash,” she snarled, glaring at her husband. “Just look at that man from just now. He’s nothing like you—only a sixth-grade martial artist at such an old age. You’ll be a laughing stock if words of this got out…”

The fatty was speechless. He just supported Autumn until they finally arrived at the Maack family.

“Young Miss, what–what happened?”

The bodyguard at the entrance was shocked when he took in the sight. One of the bodyguards quickly went in to make a report.

Autumn and her husband had not walked very far in when the master of the Maack family, Ace, came out with a group of people.

“What happened, Autumn? Who was it? Who dared to cut off my daughter’s arm!”

Ace stared at the stump that had been his daughter’s arm. He was so furious that he had gone purple and his teeth were gritted.

After all these years, he never had any sons. He only had her as his only daughter. That was why she was the apple of his eye, and he always coddled her as though she was a precious piece of porcelain.

He never thought that someone would be so bold to cut off his daughter’s arm.

“It was a young man, Father. Autumn and I were shopping when she noticed a couple, where the wife was wearing a hanfu. Out of goodwill, we told them that we would buy the clothes at three times their worth. But we never thought that they would refuse. They even rebuked us with sharp words!

“Autumn, naturally, was furious. She got the bodyguards to snatch the clothes, but her husband was extremely strong and killed all the bodyguards. Then he forced me to chop off one of her arms, or he would kill the both of us otherwise. I had no choice. It was to save the both of us!”

The fatty immediately dropped to his knees and narrated everything that had happened, while adding his own flair to the tale.

“You piece of sh*t. You can’t even protect your own woman!”

Ace was so angry that he sent the fatty flying a few meters away with a single kick. “The lot of you, take the Young Miss and her husband back to rest,” he said. “I’ll bring the rest of you to find that couple. We must avenge my daughter!”

“No. I don’t want to rest, Daddy. I must go. I need to see them die before me. I want to see that punk begging for his life on his knees!”

Autumn raised her head, her features twisted into a vicious expression. “Besides, you don’t know where they had attacked me. Get people to carry me there. Quick. I’m afraid that they’ll leave if we’re one step too late!”

“All right. Let’s go!”

Ace announced, huffing.

“I’m going too, Father. I want to see them die before my eyes. Those two were too much!”

The fatty ran over, holding in his pain, subtly declaring his loyalty.

“Let’s go!”

Chapter 1161
Ace shot a look at his weak son-in-law. He took a group of elders and powerful fighters and rushed for the place. They were all extremely fast, as though they were shadows racing in the darkness.

“Wait for me…”

The fatty, who was weak, was quickly left behind. He was so tired that he kept huffing and puffing, unable to keep up with the speed of those fighters.

“Daddy, I think he must have left. I shouldn’t have told them that I was the daughter of the Maack family just now. Now that they know, they must have left!”

Along the way, Autumn spoke to her father.

Ace’s expression hardened. He did not say a single word, rage boiling in his veins.

“Aye. They’re still here. They’re there, Daddy. They’re eating barbecue!”

However, Autumn’s eyes brightened soon after she noticed the three people eating at the barbecue stall.

“Why is Kayla there? Is she their friend?”

Ace clenched his fists as he observed the scene from a distance.

“I don’t think Kayla knows them. She had even advised the two of them to sell the clothes to me earlier. Maybe they’re treating her to a meal because they think she’s pretty nice? If that’s the case, Kayla has unintentionally helped me by stalling them!”

Autumn’s eyes brightened. “Maybe Kayla wanted to help me because she saw that so many of our men died. We’re pretty close, after all. Yes, that’s possible!”

“No matter what, that couple can no longer escape now that we’ve seen them!”

gave a frosty smile. The

so quickly. The two of you are

She took a glance over her shoulder, then cast

No need

and stood up. “You and Kayla

he strolled straight toward the Maack

status? He’s being too confident here, saying

realized something. She

name’s Selena. He’s jackie, from the White family. And don’t worry about

So long as jackie was beside her,

No wonder he wasn’t afraid. So he’s a fighter from the White

eyes widened. She quickly realized that the Maack family had run into some

frequently visited the town at the bottom of the mountain, but the Maack family already had one of their own as a helmsman in the White family. Besides, the Maack family had been here for a long time now, and they knew the

unaware that the former was from the White family. They

Heh. I never thought that we would meet so soon. I didn’t

to thank me for sparing your life?” he said, grinning. “Hah. If that’s

could not help but chuckle at his words. He

arm off, and you’re telling me I should thank

turning bloodshot, and he looked fearsome. The aura

F*ck. He’s even eating barbecue here. He has no respect for the Maack

man who was an eighth-grade grandmaster walked a few steps forward, speaking in a

a mirthless smile. “Thank goodness he’s still eating barbecue here though. Where would we find him

him get tortured.

go so easily either,” she said. “I want to make

pain hasn’t even subsided, yet you’ve forgotten your lesson.

when

brat. How dare you bully the

so flippantly, and so he took several

the wind. As he threw the punch toward jackie, an aura of a tiger head appeared

spectators around them were so frightened at the sight of the attack that they stumbled

easily sidestepped the attack. Then he swung his leg toward his opponent’s

man flew backward and crashed onto the ground. He spat a mouthful of blood, and his

Second Elder

they saw this. They had seen the strength, speed, and precision in the Second Elder’s attack earlier. They were well aware that it was not easy

had dodged it so easily, and he had

struggled to stand up, but it was obvious that it was too much for his body to handle,

don’t believe

this, and a sword

a frightening air blade slashed toward

blade, jackie took out his as well. He

out to

1163 Suddenly, a ferocious explosion rang out. Ace’s air blade was destroyed as jackie’s air blade

frightening air blade was gone, and jackie’s air blade lost its momentum too. It pummeled the rest of its strength onto

and a long

“Master!”

family’s fighters were so terrified that their faces went white at the sight. Their master was at the beginning stage of the demi god status,

more air blades. Many of the elders who

“Run!”

strong fighters, quickly turned tail to run after

who had finally caught up, felt relieved when he saw this. He immediately blended into the Maack family

dribbled from his mouth. He stabbed his sword into the ground to steady himself and gritted his teeth, staring at jackie. “Who are you, you

tell you? Just treat me as a friendly passerby. At any rate, you can’t go

Today will be the day you and your daughter die. It’s better to kill than to allow you to live and continue to bully others around here. Many of the townsfolk hate you, saying that you had earned public ire a long time ago. It’s just that they chose not to voice their

him! Don’t

sidelines. It was evident that the Maack family had offended plenty

to kill my brother? Does he have a death

at this moment, a voice rang out from nearby. A man strode over, fury

done for.

were scared out of their wits when they heard this

and helped to support his elder brother. “Are you

injuries are serious, but at least you’re here.

relief with Gaius here. With this, that punk was done

Gaius was the helmsman in the White family. That brat had dug his own

kill him? You’re Gaius, right? You dare stop

spoke in a frosty

him. He stepped

1164 “Young…Young Master jackie White?” Ace Maack was stunned when he heard how Gaius Maack knelt and addressed jackie as a young master. Could that mean that this guy was a young master from the

to the ground. She finally realized why jackie was not afraid of the other party. This young man not only had great

from the White family that they could not offend because he knew that his brother would spoil his niece

this. He asked Ace to control his daughter or something serious would happen

would but still obeyed his daughter secretly and spoilt

powerful people in the town were stronger than the Maack family. Apart from that, nothing huge would occur as Ace knew about all the masters and young masters from the

return. He originally wanted to go down the mountains this evening to inform Ace about everything that happened with jackie and Selena’s return. He also

arrived home so he immediately rushed over. He had no

to kill this pair of father and daughter today!” jackie had a cold expression on his face. “His daughter deserved to die as she asked my wife to strip in public. However, I still chose to let her live and only cut off one of her hands. Who knew that her father and the others would dare come to us? Do you

do so. I have already

the floor as they continuingly beg for forgiveness. They had finally realized what

Gaius and continued speaking. “As the helmsman, you must have played a

started sweating profoundly when he heard this. “No, Young Master jackie! I’ve been busy all day

jackie was not only in a much higher position than him, he had a higher fighting prowess and power compared to Gaius. He was completely subdued by jackie’s talents during the previous martial art competition and he was secretly

unlucky if jackie blamed this matter

always took advantage of his position to act so arrogantly, Gaius had never

anxious when he heard that his niece was almost killed

suicidal and actually dared to ask jackie’s

before speaking. “Did Helmsman Maack directly take action on normal days and do anything hurtful to everybody? If there are such actions,

and he stood there

did anything bad, he was extremely afraid that somebody would come forward and make things up to get him killed.

this while!” At this moment, Kayla thought about it and stood up. “Gaius seldom comes down from the mountain and he’s always busy with training. He must be thinking about being promoted to the position of patronum. Hence, his wife

that seems to be the case. His wife always complains!” A woman

when he heard this. He looked at the crowd and said. “Thank you everybody as you’ve all spoken fair

to Gaius. “Gaius, if you feel that you did nothing wrong and you’re guilty of nothing, you definitely know what to

swallowed his saliva and stood up with the sword in his hand. “I know what young master means, you are asking me to place righteousness

Ace and Autumn after he spoke with the sword in his

so frightened

urged you guys many times to act low-key but you guys have never listened to me. Today, you can only blame yourselves

attacked them directly with the sword. Both Ace and Autumn immediately succumbed to the cuts on their neck as they crashed onto the ground with fear in

other relatives in their family are weak and have never

I only kill those deserving of death and there’s no need to harm the innocents.

soon left to get people from the Maack family so that they could clean up

at jackie differently

the White family? I can bring you to

me, are you?” Her expression changed into apprehension as she added, “Normal people don’t have the authority to bring anybody into the White family unless they’re people with a high position

young girl acted. “Don’t worry, you definitely can join the White family if jackie says so. He’s the White family master’s

at the news, her jaws wide open that an egg could

said, “The family master’s inheritor…? Doesn’t that mean that there’s hope for you to be the family master in the future? I had no idea that you have such

around the thought. Apart

the pills. With Nash’s age, it would not

from that, they did not have to be afraid of Lily and the Third Elder after Nash

heard that you returned from the outside world and that you won the previous martial arts competition Lance White didn’t participate in. I really admire you for being so stellar, even though you just returned from the outside world. I wondered what such a master looked like… Who would’ve thought I’d get to meet you guys today!” Kayla laughed

to your family. Tomorrow, wait for me at the entrance into the mountains at nine in the morning, and I’ll come down and pick you up by

Who would’ve imagined that I’ll be able to enter the White family!” Kayla nodded appreciatively, her eyes gleaming with respect

story. She had no idea that she would meet him today. He was even

inform your family and say your goodbyes nicely.”

returned to the

at night? I heard from our neighbor next door that something huge happened in town tonight!” Kayla’s father, Lincoln Leigh, immediately said to her

went out for a walk. Haha…! I met a high-ranking person!”

family’s young master, and this young master has a high fighting prowess—a master. He killed the Maack family’s masters, family master, and Autumn, much to everyone’s joy,” Lincoln sighed. “Who knew that the usually arrogant and domineering Maack family

he defended the Maacks. Then, for Gaius to prove his innocence, he asked Gaius to kill his own brother and niece. Since Gaius was the one to

nodded at that. “Yes, that’s really smart of him, and I think so too!” She continued speaking while looking at his father and uncle after she

Leigh family?” Their eyelids flipped open at the sudden bombshell, wondering what on earth

life when the Maack family was domineering this place. Now that the Maack family is completely done, families like us, who are only slightly weaker than them, will have better days. We don’t need to spend days walking on thin ice at least. Apart from that, this place is a nice training grounds as it’s right next to where the White family is, and the Chi is thick. If you don’t stay here, where do you want to

With your talent, it won’t take long for you to break through and enter the initial level of the demi-god stage. After you’ve broken through, you will have a chance when

once again smiled and, seeing their worried faces, explained, “Don’t worry, I’m not going to some random place. I’m going to the White family! I happened to meet Young Master White today, and he

splendid news!” Lincoln was immediately ecstatic and laughed exuberantly. “The Chi is much thicker in the mountains, and more than that, you can get quite a number of Chi Congregation Pills every month. This is your golden

stage of the demi-god level so easily at such a young age. He’s definitely a master in the

and he’s the White family’s inheritor right now. How about that? Am I lucky?” Kayla slightly raised her delicate head and had a proud expression on her

sourly,

she frowned and asked, “Why, Father? He’s the White family’s inheritor, and he’ll be the

seems to be a

what are you talking about? Why don’t I understand you at all?” Kayla rolled her eyes at her father in agitation. She

was obviously

able to get better martial enhancement materials. We’re naturally happy that you get to train

family’s current predicament; it doesn’t look too good. You also know that the White family’s First Madam isn’t happy when jackie becomes the family master’s inheritor, and she

You’re afraid of me getting involved after I follow jackie, no? You’re afraid of a civil

After all, jackie is the one who brought you into the White family. If he asks you to stand by his side at that moment, would you not do it? Apart from that, Nash’s condition seems to be getting increasingly serious. I’m afraid that if he dies soon, many people will go after the position of family master!” Lincoln nodded helplessly. “I also want you to be able to enter the White family, but this doesn’t seem to be a very good chance, especially when you’re being introduced

just a nobody who just joined, and they won’t have time to think about me!” Kayla was speechless at her father’s antics. “Apart from that,

just because he’s the one who brought you up the mountain; you’ll be in trouble if you accidentally offended First Madam or the others. You

yeah, I get it!” Kayla nodded. “Father, I’m leaving tomorrow, so should

spoke, “Yes. This is the first time after many years that somebody from the Leigh family gets to

I’ll ask the kitchen to prepare several

Selena soon returned after they finished their food. They rested well for the night and the next morning, jackie went downstairs to bring Kayla up the

Kayla and giving her the token to show that she belonged with the White main family, jackie returned to the house he stayed

arrived at the room, jackie flipped his hand and a small pill

this?” questioned Selena as she eyed the object

my hands on this, years ago. Apart from this pill furnace, I also got my hands on several recipes for first-grade pills at that time.” jackie smiled and continued, “By the way, don’t tell anybody about this as alchemists are very rare. The training result after consuming pills is definitely better compared to spirited grass. However, pills require

need solid mental fortitude and great talent!” Selena was slightly surprised. Elaine had once told her that a person’s training period would be much shorter after consuming the pills compared to when they had the spirited grass. Moreover, results obtained with the pills were much more promising as the energy in the pills

that jackie was actually an

smile as he replied, “I’ve got recipes for first-grade elementary-level pills, first-grade intermediate level pills, and one for first-grade high-level pills, but they’re rather difficult to cultivate. I’ve found many sets of ingredients for my first-grade elementary-level pills, but I’ve failed many times during cultivation. In the end, I

I’m only a first-grade elementary alchemist right now. It’s not an easy thing to learn it by myself without

You’ll definitely improve in the future.” Selena smiled and continued, “It shouldn’t be an issue for you to cultivate a pill to

these aren’t cultivating pills,” assured jackie smilingly. “I’m only slightly refining the herbs to increase their effectiveness, and it’s not very difficult. Many people who train are able to cultivate such healing pills, but it’s not the same as cultivating pills—now

with his Chi, but he had to feel and control the temperature and strength of the fire with

the pills, and there were a total of five

on him by the time he completed the cultivation; it was

jackie smiled and kept the furnace away. He pulled Selena and went toward Nash’s living

1170 Upon arriving at Nash’s bedroom door, jackie and Selena saw Joan talking to Nash

why he does that, considering how dangerous it is right now.” Nash, who was laying on the bed, was obviously worried for jackie. He knew that Lily had wanted to get rid of jackie from the start, knowing how vexed she was that jackie took

leave the main family as that would be Lily’s golden opportunity to

of himself. He must be confident enough to leave the house, and there must be something very important that

glances at jackie and smiled inwardly. jackie’s prejudice toward Nash might

Selena as they both walked

what a coincidence! We were just talking about you, and here you are,”

bed was and spoke, “Father, Mother, I have wonderful news for you both. I’ve successfully cultivated the herbs to detoxify the poison in Father’s body.

as she gushed, “Nash, did you hear that? Your son went out to

“I don’t care if

and continued, “However, I recommend that you share nothing about your physical improvements. The Third Elder has gone into retreat for training, but I think that old fox is plotting something. We should take this chance to see who’s scheming and who’s

many famous doctors to cure me previously, but none of them were certain enough to cure me. They couldn’t even make

side. “It might be because they thought it’s nothing out of the ordinary, thinking anything but

of was if I could see you two before I go. Who would’ve expected my son to be so talented and have such good medical skills! This has

if Lily and the Third Elder really

shadow families. The seven other families won’t recognize our standing, but I don’t care about that. I used to care a lot about this, but things become much clearer to me after I’m poisoned. So what if we’re a shadow family? So what if we’re not? Such titles mean nothing,” he spoke as

will excuse ourselves now.” jackie nodded.

the idea. “It must’ve been a tiring couple of days

this. I held prejudice against you because of what others did,

old man appeared in Lily’s

caused a huge stir after he arrived at Soul City. It was easy to obtain news about him because

a small frown as she heard his report. “Strange. Did that guy purposely take a trip to Soul City so that he could cause trouble with these powerful people? Did he have to do that? Apart from that, he’s the White family master inheritor.

bitterly and said, “I don’t think he purposely went there to look for trouble. I heard that he went over to the auction house for herbs and bought a herb at a sky-high price. It so happened that those people offended

when she heard this. jackie purposely

jackie excelled and was well-versed in medicine. Was he out there looking for medication to

she instantly asked the old man, “What herbs did he buy? Did you investigate

I do not know. Our people are rushing over there, and they got news about this while

firmly spoke, “You have to get exact news about what sort of herbs

old man nodded and soon

Lily’s frown deepened after the old man left, her anxiety plaguing her mind as she

started talking to herself, but she soon shook her head. “That’s impossible. The First Elder brought many miracle-working doctors before, but those people couldn’t even identify Nash’s body condition. How can jackie cure him?

herbs to cure Fernando. The Third Elder ensured her that no normal person could identify the

symptoms of this poison looked more like asthma, many doctors might even treat it as such. The result would

time, jackie started cultivating pills with two sets of herbs

have many ingredients with him at that moment, and he only had some first-grade elementary ingredients that would produce

people who were at the level of grandmasters or demi-gods. Among them, grandmasters would have better results if

obviously useless for jackie; he

let alone first-stage premium-level pills. Apart from that, he did not have many

cultivation. jackie took out first-stage

of the rewards jackie won in the competition. He planned to cultivate the grass in order to increase its power. Even though he did not have a breakthrough and

successfully cultivated the spirited grass during the middle of the night so he

this first-level premium-grade spirited grass. After all, this was a first-level premium-grade spirited grass, and the energy in

morning, Joan came

news to share! Your father told me this morning that your medication worked wonders, so much so that he felt obvious improvements in his body, especially during last night after he vomited several mouthfuls of black-colored blood. That has to be poisoned blood, yes?” Happiness was written all

curing his poison. The only thing that I’m worried about right now is Fernando’s situation. His situation is so troublesome, and we have to get that ancient scroll.” jackie paused here before he added, “Luckily, his body has been totally

can completely freeze someone, but it still has its

“Three years?!”

years, he had no time to waste. He had to get his hands on the ancient scroll,

smiled bitterly. “Alright, I

Nash’s body had

secret from everyone else, all except his two

overjoyed to hear Nash’s

they felt restless to keep such a secret. They suffered in silence

He had

upon seeing Wade. “I have a really

stunned when he heard this. “What do you mean, they went out? This is a great opportunity to kill him! Did you not send anybody

This guy is really at the initial stage of the real god-level. Dean’s carelessness led him to be killed in their hands. Yolanda escaped and ran back here as she was hurt under the attack of those three people!” Lily sighed. “What could we have done? It’ll only get difficult to kill him now since we’ve missed such a great opportunity. This guy doesn’t go out of the White family anymore. He hides

was also surprised when he heard this. “This young man is really talented—he’s more talented than Nash when he was younger.

to do!” Lily frowned and asked Wade, “Why did you come out so

diverted, “Has Lance returned yet?

son, thus she

him to come back

broken through, and I’m in the peak stage of the real god-level right now. I’m not afraid

slowly broke out on Lily’s face as she grabbed the Third Elder’s shoulder in surprise. “You… You’ve really broken through?

others are at the last stage of the real god level, so even the First Elder can’t compete against me right now. I have the highest fighting prowess in the entire White family, and I’m the strongest fighter in the White family. I’ll take that family

what you promised me. After you become the family master, you have to keep this position

with a smile, “Don’t you worry, my dear. I treat Lance as if he’s my own son. I won’t have this chance if you hadn’t secretly

definitely come back. He definitely will!”

knew that for her son to be the family master, she had to allow Wade to take the position for a certain period. Otherwise, jackie would eventually get that

and Joan bore in the outside world without her consent. Her hatred for jackie

pair had they just stayed in the outside world and

jackie to return after Lance went missing had completely infuriated

could not let jackie take what belonged to

took for Lance to be the White family

started frowning at this moment. “The only thing I worry about right now is

her eyes. “I’ll kill whoever that dares oppose it. I want to see how many aren’t afraid of death. Now that you’ve broken through, we need to act quickly. The other will be afraid once we kill Nash, First Elder, and Second Elder. Once these powerful units are killed,

immediately added, “Also, we’ll need to kill jackie. This guy is really talented, and he’ll be our worst enemy

kill the First and Second Elders, but we also need to kill the housekeeper, Titus. He’s Nash’s most loyal follower. Killing these people will act as a warning for the others. After they die, I’ll be the strongest in

First Elder, Nash, and the others in order for you to be convincing. If I support you later on, the Lagorios will definitely be by your

Elder doesn’t know about my

Wade voiced his

be paying our respects to the ancestors tomorrow, so they’ll definitely lower their guard. You need to secretly attack the First Elder by then, and there’s nothing worth being afraid of once the First Elder dies!” suggested Lily after a silent moment of

to the back of the mountain to pay our respects to the ancestors. Haha… What an opportunity! Many of the branch family masters will also be there, and I can use this opportunity to announce that I’m the new family master in

families to hand over as much martial enhancement material as we want. We

tomorrow onward. By then, we can work together to manage the White family, and I’m sure that we can manage

at Wade and said coquettishly, “You’re

masters rushed over to join the occasion of paying

others arrived at jackie’s

Lagorio arrived at the branch families looking for you. They enquired if you guys went there and we were worried because of this. We were afraid that something happened to you. It’s nice to see you

I planned to leave the White family some time ago, and I knew that Lily would definitely send people to kill me, so I purposely

that Yolanda would kill Dean at the most important time. It looks like Yolanda is somebody worth trusting!” Chad could not hold back and responded after he heard what jackie said. “Many

from his retreat. I wonder if he came out because he had already broken through his fighting prowess, or that he came out early to join

1176 Stunned at what jackie had said,

has the intention of rebelling? How’s that possible? He’s a

seventy percent to eighty. He’s

if he has really broken through?” fretted Mason. “After all, the master’s health has deteriorated and he can’t really fight. Third Elder and First Elder originally have the same combat power, but the First Elder won’t be able to compete with Third Elder if he

White family can stop him.”

Third Elder to be the family master once the First Elder and

Madam work with him? Although they worked together to embezzle lots of martial enhancement material, hadn’t the First Madam always hoped that her son would become

is extremely cunning, so who knows how he tricked the First Madam. I think that old bastard used her, toyed her. No

and left in a short

hand, asked the First Elder, Kenneth White, Second Elder, Weston White, and Titus White to meet him at Nash’s

be here so late at night?” Kenneth and the others

has come out from his retreat, and none of us know if he has broken through. Every one of you needs to be extra careful tomorrow, especially First Elder. I

careful tomorrow. This old bastard might be docile tomorrow if he didn’t break through, but he wouldn’t act so

White family. How could he do something like this, even if he doesn’t like you?” The Second Elder was

all of you to be careful. Everybody will soon know

the reminder, Young Master jackie. All of us will take precautionary steps tomorrow,” said

was ready to go to the

preparing quite a number of tributes, Nash walked toward the back

the area where the ancestors of the White family were buried. A

of the crowd and said lots of propitious words.

Everybody immediately bowed solemnly.

Elder all the while, and at that moment, Chi surged from his palm. He struck at the First Elder’s back

Elder. He was surprised when he felt the movement behind him and immediately concentrated a thin layer of protective

Chi barrier managed to intercept the Third Elder’s attack right at the nick of

was heard as the Chi barrier was destroyed. The

from his mouth. He

on?” Many people immediately moved backward after they realized

The First Elder eyed the Third Elder, shocked and fearful. He was lucky that he had his guard up against the Third Elder, and that was why he could concentrate

have done a total on him, and he might not have managed to form the protective

react!” The Third Elder laughed loudly and said loudly, “Still, it doesn’t matter that you were

disappoint me!” Nash shot the Third

moment, Lily—who stood

dagger, aiming it at Nash. “Die! You’re the reason why my son isn’t the family

had been guarding against her. He appeared in front of Nash in a flash and kicked Lily

spurting from her mouth as she did. She

Several Lagorios immediately ran

they could not fathom why Lily would attack Nash—they were husband

you attack the family master?!” Titus and the others

loudly at this moment. “Haha…! Don’t blame this on me; blame Nash for being an ungrateful bastard. The Lagorios worked hard to help the White family turn strong and become one of the eight shadow families. He, on the other hand, wants to bring back that

that, isn’t it normal for the family master to want to meet them when he knows he’s not going to live for long? Apart from that, we’ve heard nothing about Lance, and he’s probably dead. You better wake up! Lance had gone to the most dangerous place, and no prodigies from other families that went with him returned. There aren’t any leads, and he would’ve returned if he was still alive after such a long

up!” shrieked Lily. “My son’s not dead! He’s very talented, and he’s the most suitable person to be the family master inheritor. He should be the family master after Nash dies.

began, “First Madam, stop being so stubborn. Young Master jackie being the family master inheritor is the best choice given our current circumstances. Can’t you see his talents? He’s much more talented than Young Master Lance! Isn’t it

elders of the White family stepped forward and said, “Seems like peace within the family isn’t a choice, considering how Lily made her choice to go against

no other way!” Lily laughed loudly and said to the crowd, “Let’s end this today. Although my son

family master?” Wade also smiled coldly. He appeared mid-air in a flash as a strong aura immediately radiated

the peak stage of the true god level!” exclaimed the people when they

the branch family masters grew fearful. They knew it in

this? Are you planning to rebel against us?” Nash had a darkened expression on his face, holding onto the hope that it was all just a joke. He

Is there really a need

1179 Wade laughed loudly and said to Nash, “I’ll kill you, Titus, Kenneth, your son, and everybody else. Then, I’ll be

now. If you don’t want to die, and this applies to the White family members too, come forward. Nash will die soon, and it’s time the

becomes the family master. People will think that the White family don’t have any other choices! I support the Third Elder in becoming the family

the heck? I’ve just arrived at the White family and things just…” Kayla was speechless as she stood among the crowd. Who knew her father’s worries would come true

nothing she could have done. After all, somebody like her could not

give him the position of family master inheritor?”

why don’t we let jackie and Nash go if they willingly

think so. The First Elder, jackie, Nash and the others have

the people grew wary of

How could the First Madam poison the family

exclamation after they heard this. Lily was

White isn’t sick but poisoned, and this poison won’t be easily detoxified!” Lily completely fell out and said with a cold smirk on her face. “He’s the one who asked for this. He was the one who summoned Joan and jackie back and even made jackie the family master inheritor. He

I’d poison you, right? Haha…! Ah, but what can

Nash felt a wave of heartache when Lily admitted it in front of the crowd,

you b*tch!” The Second Elder was so angry that he flickered and rushed toward

1180 The Second Elder was fast but the Third Elder, Wade was

the wind, Wade appeared before the Second Elder and threw his fist against the Second

and the impact sent the Second Elder flying like a kite severed from

me, yet you want to kill my darling when you’re just in the intermediate level of true god status, Second Elder?” Wade laughed

the blushing Lily tried to free herself from

out of anger without us doing anything!” sneered the Third Elder, laughing as he did. “Who dares to go against me today is

Nash’s face turned pale from anger and inwardly told himself that this woman was not

the family master!” Nobody could have imagined that two White family’s

here, everyone, even members of the White family know which team to choose. Members of the Lagorio family, what are you waiting for? Do you guys want to support the White family and go against me? I’m the

you guys carry the Lagorio surname?” addressed Lily

who came with Lily also walked over

“However, I’m grateful that none from the branch families stood over. What does this mean? This means that they’d rather die than stand with you

gave us any option to survive and raised it up to eighty percent. How can we follow such people? Today, my branch family will stand by

the percentage of the martial enhancement material handed in by the branch families?” Murmurs among the elders and patronums were heard right after. Not only did they

First Madam, aren’t you going a little too overboard? The branch families have provided us with lots over the years, yet you both secretly raised their hand-in percentage by so much!” One of the White family’s women stood forward, her

so much material? Both of you can’t finish that much, right?” Another middle-aged man also stood forward. They were members of the White family, and they could

people wouldn’t be so strong if it wasn’t for the support from the Lagorio family. It’s time for the White family to repay the Lagorio family. To be

and he looked at Lily angrily as he spoke, “It’s true that the Lagorio family had helped us when we were weak, but we’ve been helping you guys all these years as well. Don’t you understand why the Lagorio family didn’t grow? It’s because you guys have suffered many deaths when you were secretly fighting the other families. Apart from that, the younger generations

have lots of resources and we constantly

can top that!” Lily looked like she could care less. She calculated how many members of the Lagorios were with her before she spoke, “Why? You

far. Master White has always treated us well!”

with Wade White? If news of this is spread…” A woman from the Lagorios felt slightly ashamed. She obviously had no idea that the Lagorio family’s eldest miss would be a woman who

family master, since you’re all members of the Lagorio family, but don’t expect me to put you in important positions.” Lily

you’ve changed, and you’re not the eldest miss that you once were. I had no idea that you’d do so many hateful things just to obtain the family master title for your son. You

you’d stab me in the back!” Nash walked forward and levitated off the ground as his being emitted a daunting,

frightened after they felt this

Wade turned pale after he felt the wave

aura! This aura is really the glorified aura among those in the peak stage of the real god level!” exclaimed an old man after

his facial complexion doesn’t look like he’s poisoned. He looks much more spirited than he used to be!” One of the patronums was extremely excited and seemed to have seen a glimpse of hope. Was it possible that the master was entirely well?

he poisoned?” Lily was also

level, he was still a long way behind Nash as he had just entered this level. Nash was in this level for two to three years, and his

could obviously still fight, and Wade was surely

pointed at Lily and the people who supported her as

you: the White family will suffer a huge loss if you dare kill me and the members of the Lagorio family. My father and the others will come to avenge me! The White family won’t be able

too easy for you if you’re killed. Kill the others. I’m divorcing Lily Lagorio, and I’ll destroy her fighting prowess before driving her out of the

anger. Destroying the fighting prowess of a person who spent lots of time to become a martial artist, especially a master who had reached the initial stage of the demi-god level, was worse than killing her. It was like ripping a master off of their position before dropping

be able to train without resting for half a year or one whole year. They had to start from scratch as a martial artist, and this would require so much more

enough to cheat on me with another man, so why can’t I destroy your fighting prowess?” Nash laughed and waved

stand by the White family secretly rejoiced that they made a

they finally had the chance to vent the anger in their hearts. They rushed toward the Lagorio family elders

They did not make much consideration when they stood by the Third Elder and Lily’s side knowing that Nash was poisoned. Apart from that, both the First and Second Elders were hurt, and the Third Elder had achieved the peak stage of the real god level. Hudson was even thinking about the benefits he could obtain after the Third Elder became the family

really unlucky! How

his palm and a sword appeared.

knew then they

smiled coldly and spoke to Wade, who was standing in front of him, “Wade White, I’m sure both you and Lily had no idea that my son, jackie had cured me of my poisoning,

jackie went out was to find the detoxifying herbs for you…? How did he know you’ve been

laughed and tightened his grip on the sword in his hands.

sword aura were weaved together and it looked like a fireball. It also looked like a meteor with a long tail as it flew

Third Elder’s face darkened when he saw this

two powerful attacks collided as

shook with the wind, a result of the

Third Elder realized something was wrong even though both of them used second-grade elementary martial skills. His martial skill obviously could not uphold and the energy was parried with ease. Nash’s attack still

something was wrong, the Third Elder immediately concentrated a

against his Chi

several meters backward before he could regain his

the Chi protective layer covering his body had also shattered

a darkened expression. He was so frightened that he directly

the Third Elder planned to escape.

people siding with Lily and the Third Elder were killed. Only Lily

a heavily wounded Wade and threw him

plan to shame me before killing me?” Wade, who was paralyzed on the floor, stared at Nash hatefully. “I’ve calculated every step thoroughly, never once thinking your son would have such high medical skills. Not only did he realize what was

Third Elder, you’re imagining things. I brought you back here because I want to kill

any kind. As the saying goes, ‘The capable are to be crowned.’ The world operates based on how big a person’s fists are, and it’s always been that way. I should be the family master if I’m stronger than you. Why should you be the family master? On what grounds does your son get to be the family master after you die? I’m also a member of the

this. “It makes sense if you rebelled because you’ve improved your fighting prowess and are stronger than my father. However, you used such ways against my father and even secretly attacked the First Elder. How dare you say that you’re

like you want to be the family master all along? Didn’t we have an agreement that if I cooperate with you and make you a family master, you’ll give the position of family master to my son when he returns?” Lily felt that something was wrong after she heard what Wade said. She could not help but look at him curiously. It looked like Wade had never planned

he returns? Why don’t you dream about it? Haha! Why should I give it to your son when it’s so hard to get this position? Apart from that,

everything for your son. Not only did you sacrifice your body, but you even helped me with all your power. Ah, shame, but I was just using you. I even ordered several people to kill your son if they found him. He’s not allowed to come back alive and, even if he does, I won’t hand him the family

She knew, at that moment,

can only blame your stupidity. If I really become the family master, what if your son returns when I’m stable in the position? By then, nobody can take it from me without a fight!” spoke the indignant Wade. “I’m unlucky today, and I admit

loudly, “Come, Nash White! Make it

downward. Wade’s head fell to the ground as

Nash came behind Lily and placed

Lily vomited a mouthful of blood and her fighting

her eyes filled with hatred. “We

of the Lagorio family to send you back, but you’ll have to watch you

back.” One of the White family elders, who carried the surname Lagorio, felt bad for Lily even though he was already a member of the White family and was willing to work for

for the rest of my life, and I’m sure you’ll regret not killing me!” Lily’s face was pale as

at the bodies on the floor and secretly sighed after Lily

deserved to die, there were many masters among them. The White family has suffered a serious

the White family, who had just entered the ‘eight shadow

they were still temporarily in eighth place as they still had Nash White, a master of the peak stage in the real god level, to

with the Lagorio family was severed after this civil war. Although the Lagorio family was not as strong as the White family and that they might not counter-attack, the

his head at the thought. He forgot about his troubles and said, “I’m really sorry about Lily and Wade secretly raising the percentage of the material you guys hand in. From this

send jackie to the branch families to bring a handful of prodigies here for training. I’ll also send some of our youths with good training prowess to help collect martial enhancement material

you’re wise!” Mason’s eyes reddened in excitement, nearly tearing

really great!” Lancelot

hand to quiet down the crowd. He continued, “We’ve lost several elders and patronums this time,

family. The branch family masters, especially those who have achieved the intermediate stage of the real god level, can also enter the main family

people from the branch families can be elders at the main family?” Lancelot was extremely excited when he

obviously fulfilled all

main family’s elder. Not only could he stop worrying about the branch family, but he would also have

point was that nobody from the branch families has ever entered the main family and became the

of Nash obviously broke the

was not something good for the main family’s members, but it definitely was extremely good news for the

would have the chance to suggest or hold some decisive votes when there

could even help improve the welfare of their

and said with a smile. “I’m only afraid that all of you are used to being the

and said, “No way. I’m willing, Master! I’m willing

months as you guys still need to hand over the affairs regarding the people of the branch families. Come over for the position after you’ve

Can I also come over and work as an elder?” Chad stood

his impression, this old man came over

intermediate stage of the true god status some time ago!” Chad

and said to Chad. “I’m more than happy to

give the position of elder a try!” Chad laughed loudly. He had no idea

initial state of the true god status!” Mason, who was also there,

choose some outstanding people from the branch families!” Nash smiled and said. “Anyways, if you don’t mind being a patronum, you can still join

come over and be a

immediately said in

Nash smiled and

you tomorrow to enlist some of the masters. I only need to pick two or three from each branch family. Based on the number of people in these families, I will pick three from the bigger

Everybody was extremely happy. Although the White family really suffered a huge loss this time the decision Nash made really caused the people from the branch families to have hope. Apart from that, they would be able to provide a good explanation to

returned to their respective living quarters after they cleaned

Kylie and the others!” In the evening, Selena said when she

time ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t want to bring your parents

a short while before continuing to speak. “How about this? Tomorrow, I will ask Lana and Ethan to go back with you. You can bring all of them over in one go. You can ask if Abner and Sam are willing to come over for training. If they are willing to, bring them over. However, you need to tell them about the situation here. The location of such shadow families needs to be kept a secret and you can’t tell anybody about it! This also means that they cannot

is great. If that’s the case, I will be able to see Kylie after a day or two.

their families so that they can train here. The branch family members will be

the others are going back with you. You can go do everything you need to get done!” Selena was excited when

with Lancelot and the other branch families’ masters. Selena, on

jackie arrived at the branch family nearest to the main family,

first to notify their family members about what happened these two days

entrance of a small village yelled in excitement after they saw Lancelot and their

hundred people came out and stood at the village entrance

to pick candidates? It has been several days, are

master. The people from the main family had always been sweet-talkers. I think that they were just delaying the time when they asked us to endure it. I think what they said about choosing masters to train at the

the crowd there. “Everybody, this is Young Master jackie and he’s the main family master inheritor.

person who returned from the outside world?” The young man’s eyes were filled with surprise the moment he heard that. He obviously did not expect jackie

hello to Young Master jackie!” Lancelot’s face darkened and

respectfully. They were still wondering who this young man that came back with their master was. Nobody knew that he was actually the young

be so polite. You’ve been giving too much for the uprising of the White family. It must have been really

you would need to search for more material if you want to train. Everybody must be tired because of this. There must have been

old man’s eyes turned red when he thought about his grandson who died several months

walked forward and said, “Young Master jackie, there’s no need to be polite. As martial artists, we should not be afraid of death and we can only grow into real masters after experiencing the blessing of fresh blood. Dying in this process

at the old man and said, “Thank you all for your understanding. However, there will not be such a casual increase in the percentage of material that you guys

announced that the percentage of the martial enhancement material we need to hand in has been changed to 50%. It’s no longer 70% or 80% like previously, it’s

hand in half of the martial enhancement material and keep the other half. Apart from that, this was much better as they

people who never got any material previously would be able

The old man also looked at his remaining grandsons and granddaughter in

say that they increased the ratio without authorization? Would they agree to it right now?” One of

there’s no need to worry about that in the future. That guy, Wade White, colluded with the First Madam and many of the Lagorio family elders and patronums to plan a rebellion.

recover on time, that man would have succeeded. But the master has killed them, and the First Madam now has no more power—she’s been chased out of the

laughed as he explained the

respond to the branch family’s queries. He knew that everyone

managed to

Wade should have died long

a shame that we couldn’t see him get killed by

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