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.

left without another word. Upon realizing her blunder, Hope

are too guarded, so asking questions will only

night restriction alone required a thorough investigation. As

both fully clothed. Hope seemed nervous since it

Grace's room to prick an acupuncture point that would keep her sleeping until dawn. Then,

Valley was eerily quiet at night, with only a few lit windows breaking the darkness. Every household kept livestock that was either poultry or farm animals. So far, Felix had

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

something and rushed toward the sound. At one in the morning, three previously quiet sheep at a household near Ralph's suddenly

puzzled. He had expected a leopard or similar predator, but this was clearly human. They were probably a martial artist, given their strength and

easily make good money bodyguards. These questions kept him from intervening as he

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led up the mountain, and the figure maintained their speed even through densel forest. Finally, the thief stopped halfway up. "What are they doing?" Felix hid behind a large tree, watching. At this distance, he could sense the

That's just a normal person!" How could an ordinary person possess