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 hung her head

guarded, so asking questions will only

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

Hope seemed nervous since it was apparently her first time sharing a bed

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

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

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

at a household near Ralph's suddenly became agitated.

predator, but this was clearly human. They were probably a

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

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

How could an ordinary person possess such strength and speed? It