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.

managed to 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

war seven days ago and firmly established the Scarlet Dragons’ authority

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

glanced at Gerald standing still as a statue at the side and helped Jacob up. “Where have you been in the

dealing with the matters here.” Jacob

consequences of what Jacob did despite him leaving to protect them. The authorities took his father’s shops and ended

a pedestrian street in South Precinct. That only barely allowed him to provide for

his father had aged a lot and had calluses on his hands. The sight saddened Jacob and ignited

Jacob had no power to fight

hundreds of thousands

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

our family from now

he turned around and faced the gang of thugs with an intimidating glare. He pointed to the long-haired man who surrounded himself with other thugs. “You! Step

he gathered his courage and shouted, “I am

and one could still see

the gang of thugs and

manage to say the word ‘back’ before he found

eyes glaring at him, sending a sudden

froze, and he could not

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

he said, “Did you say you want to

long-haired thug’s face distorted with horror. “I was only obeying orders. You should look for

“Is he the one who wants to

the whole of Rowan

raising his

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