Chapter 417

Trevor exclaimed, "But I'm with you! We're fighting on the same side. Why would you want to kill me?"

Matthew coldly replied, "Have you ever heard the advice to take out the goody-two-shoes first before going to war?"

Trevor stayed quiet. He gaped at Matthew and was too shocked to say anything for quite a while.

Moments later, he couldn't bring himself to sit upright anymore and slumped in his seat as if he had lost his confidence. Like a deflated balloon, he looked completely downcast.

His voice turned soft and powerless. "How am I a goody-two-shoes? I'm a soldier, ready to give my life for my country in a war. I'm the kind who charges headfirst into battle and spills blood."

Matthew snarled, "Scholarly Tradition, the medical literature, is the Afflictan Sect legacy. It's a compilation of more than one thousand years of medical practices and the essence of traditional medicine.

"The Eastorians stole our knowledge of traditional medicine and rebranded it as Willoris medicine, but it didn't work out. That's why they came to steal our medical literature.

"Marcus, Renae's late husband, was killed by them. Haley brought me and Renae to meet the buyer, but it was really just a trap. They had set it up to kill us and snatch the Scholarly Tradition. "Haley led us straight into the trap, and Carmelo was the mastermind killer among them.

"I almost died there, and Renae almost ended up as Carmelo's plaything. You're seriously whining about me killing an old man and a woman?

"You're such a bleeding heart. Before any battle, you'd get a hundred lashes, and you'd deserve every single one of them."

So, that was what went down.

we were all on the same side in this peaceful time and that they were just people losing their way for money. I didn't expect Eastorians to be involved. I was wrong. I

if they're Eastorians or anyone else. If they're my enemies, I'll take

people would be his enemies as

his feet and said, "I admit I was wrong. Please don't send me

situation. He'd been way too soft-hearted. On top of that, Trevor hadn't finished

Renae's front door. "Break the door down

the blue,

a ridiculous order. Nevertheless, Trevor headed straight for the door and punched it without a second thought. After a

started bleeding.

fist. After three consecutive punches, the wooden door cracked,

door with a crack. Then, he

walked up to Matthew and saluted. "Task completed, sir.

Matthew approvingly nodded. It

would follow orders without question. Otherwise, having

stay around Matthew. Matthew waved at Renae, who was watching in the yard. "Can you bandage him up?" Renae was utterly baffled. She

you hitting the door? Your hand is all messed up." Matthew

point in explaining it to Renae and made up

Trevor stay quiet, Renae looked him over and realized he might have been

now. Anyway, the bandaging is done, and the food is ready. I'll serve them for

the dishes were

Wisdom Pen from the kitchen. It looked like it had just been rinsed

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