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.

gain some standing after 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 dominance against various forces and organizations.

just won a war seven

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

a statue at the side and helped Jacob up. “Where

I will tell you about it once I finish dealing

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

open a food stall on a pedestrian street in South Precinct. That only barely allowed him to provide for his family

had aged a lot and had calluses on his hands.

no power to fight back and

commanded hundreds

could make them pay

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

thugs with an intimidating glare. He pointed to the long-haired man who surrounded

The long-haired man cowered, but he gathered his courage and shouted, “I am warning you! This is Leonard Kingston’s territory! You better

one could

Jacob dashed into the gang of

manage to say the word ‘back’ before he found his feet above the

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

time, his limbs froze, and he could not

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

had a deathly calm expression as he said, “Did you say

distorted with horror. “I

A ferocious gleam flashed across Jacob’s eyes. “Is he the

thug nodded quickly. “Leonard desires this area and plans to demolish the whole of Rowan Lane to build a high-end community. I… I am only

Jacob muttered before raising his hand and tapping the long-haired thug’s

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