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.

another word. Upon realizing her blunder, Hope hung her head in

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

alone required a thorough investigation. As expected, Grace barely spoke

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

an acupuncture point that would keep her sleeping until

household kept livestock that was either poultry or farm animals.

talk, he had to rely on his own

three previously quiet sheep at a household near Ralph's suddenly became agitated. A dark figure appeared. They

He had expected a leopard or similar predator,

martial artist steal livestock? They could easily make good money bodyguards. These questions kept him

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the figure maintained their speed even through densel forest. Finally, the thief stopped halfway up. "What are they doing?" Felix hid

ordinary person possess such strength and speed? It matched the Ultimate