The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

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At this point, Ralph turned to Felix and said, "Grace may be blind, but her hearing extraordinary. If you try going out at night, she know immediately. Don't break our village rules-you've been warned!"

So that was part of it. If she could recognize Ralph by his footsteps, her abilities weren't to be doubted. Sometimes, what the ears heard was more reliable than what the eyes could see.

"This is your room. Grace sleeps in the outer room. I'll take my leave," Ralph said.

Hope spoke without thinking. "Is there just one bed?"

Felix frowned. How could a headquarters agent make such a basic mistake? Ralph probably thought they were married.

"What's wrong? Can't you even sleep with me as your brother?" Felix joked.

Ralph left without another word. Upon realizing

guarded, so asking questions will only make them more suspicious. I'll investigate myself when

required a thorough investigation.

both fully clothed. Hope seemed nervous since it was apparently her first time sharing a

slipped into Grace's room to prick an acupuncture point that would keep her sleeping

household kept livestock that was either poultry or farm animals. So far, Felix had

With the villagers unwilling to talk, he had to rely on his own investigation. If nothing happened tonight, they would

sheep at a household near Ralph's suddenly became agitated. A dark figure appeared. They grabbed one sheep and

followed, puzzled. He had expected a leopard or similar predator, but this was clearly human.

artist steal livestock? They could easily make good

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halfway up. "What are they doing?" Felix hid behind a large tree, watching. At this distance, he could sense the person's martial

possess