Chapter 2 Eye for an Eye

“J… Jacob, is that really you? You… You’re back!” Franklin was excited to see the young man. However, he still felt that it was very surreal.

Jacob looked up with remorse-filled eyes and said, “Dad, I’m back! I am a terrible son for letting you suffer all these years!”

After stabbing the official that tried to assault Naeve, Jacob escaped out of the outland to avoid dragging his family into trouble.

Life in the outland was not easy even though Jacob had the Secret Record of the War Deity. He had experienced numerous close brushes with death.

Whenever Jacob was in danger of dying, he would think about his family and his beloved woman waiting for him to return to the Central District.

Thus, the stubborn will to live and the powers from the Secret Record of the War Deity enabled him to escape death time after time.

In that six years, Jacob made his mark in various regions of the outland. He defeated all his enemies no matter where he went. It did not matter whether they were from thousand-year-old prominent families or sects with a long history.

Jacob managed to defeat them and attain prestige.

Slap!

A hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

Gerald’s brow twitched as he stood at the side. There were only three people who dared to slap Jacob’s shoulder throughout the four outer domains. Now, he found another one in Central District.

“You stinking brat! It has been six years! Why didn’t you send any news home?” Franklin’s eyes were full of tears as he kept slapping his son’s shoulders.

Jacob looked guilty as he said, “Dad, I am sorry!”

In the first two years Jacob left, he had to constantly struggle to survive. Thus, he did not have the liberty to consider sending a message home.

training in the Secret Record of the War Deity. Furthermore, he established the Scarlet Dragons. In the next three years, Jacob led a band of men and fought for

Furthermore, he had just won a war seven days ago and firmly established the Scarlet Dragons’ authority and

ago. It made his heart ache, yet it also comforted him. “Good!

side and helped

I will tell you about it once I finish dealing with the matters here.” Jacob patted his father’s right

protect them. The authorities took his father’s shops and ended his businesses. Within four years, his father lost all his wealth and was reduced to working menial jobs

managed to open a food stall on a pedestrian street in South Precinct. That only barely allowed

hands. The sight saddened Jacob

power to fight back and could only

he was the head of the Scarlet Dragons and commanded hundreds of thousands

longer powerless as before. Now, for those who oppressed them, he could make them pay an

bully our family from now

the gang of thugs with an intimidating glare. He pointed to

and shouted, “I am warning you! This is Leonard Kingston’s territory! You better watch

narrowed his eyes, and one could still see the

the gang of thugs and dragged the

man did not even manage to say the word ‘back’ before he found his

the eyes glaring at him, sending a sudden chill down his spine. His

and he could not do anything other

at their fallen comrades, who lay bloodied on the ground. They cowered

a deathly calm expression as he said, “Did you

with horror. “I was only obeying orders.

“Is he the one

The long-haired thug nodded quickly. “Leonard desires this area and plans to demolish the whole of Rowan Lane to build a high-end

evil is equally despicable!” Jacob muttered before raising his hand and tapping the

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