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.

next three years, Jacob led a band of men and fought for dominance against various forces and organizations. Therefore,

dominated the four outer domains. Furthermore, he had just won a war seven days ago and firmly established the Scarlet Dragons’ authority and rule in the outland. Now, he finally decided

mature his son seemed compared to six years ago. It made his heart ache, yet it also comforted him. “Good! All that matters is

at Gerald standing still as a statue at the side and helped Jacob up. “Where

I finish dealing with the matters here.”

to protect them. The authorities took his father’s shops and ended

pedestrian street in

on his hands. The

years ago, Jacob had no power to fight back and could only

was the head of the Scarlet Dragons and commanded hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He ruled over the entire four

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

our family from now on!” Jacob declared fiercely and smiled at

around and faced the gang of thugs with an intimidating glare. He pointed to the long-haired man who surrounded himself with other

his courage and shouted, “I am warning you! This is

and one could still see

dashed into the gang of thugs and dragged the long-haired man

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

a sudden chill down his spine. His face turned pale with

time, his limbs froze, and he could

at their fallen comrades, who lay

as he said, “Did you say

face distorted with horror. “I

across Jacob’s eyes. “Is he the one who wants

and plans to demolish the whole of Rowan Lane to build a high-end community.

equally despicable!” Jacob muttered before raising his hand and tapping the long-haired thug’s

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