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 her blunder, Hope

question Grace. The chief and villagers are too guarded, so asking questions will only

Hope to the yard, thinking that the night restriction alone required a thorough investigation. As expected, Grace barely spoke

night fell, Felix and Hope lay on the bed, both fully clothed. Hope seemed

He then slipped into Grace's room to prick an acupuncture point that would

household kept livestock that was either poultry or farm animals.

felt that the mission was not starting well. With the villagers unwilling to talk, he had to rely on his own investigation. If nothing

the sound. At one in the morning, three previously quiet sheep at a household near Ralph's suddenly became agitated. A dark figure appeared. They grabbed one sheep and started running at

leopard or similar predator, but this was clearly human. They were probably a martial artist, given

They could easily make good money bodyguards.

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even through densel forest. Finally, the thief stopped halfway up. "What are they doing?" Felix hid behind a large tree, watching.

How could an ordinary person possess such strength and