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.

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

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

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

Hope seemed nervous since it was

into Grace's room to prick an acupuncture point

eerily quiet at night, with only a few lit windows breaking the darkness. Every household kept livestock that was either

to rely on his own investigation. If nothing happened

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

puzzled. He had expected a leopard or similar predator, but this

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

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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

ordinary person possess such strength and speed?