Thomas was an eighth-ranked grandmaster. Naturally, his True Energy was still potent even after he had infused a lot of it into the Crucifer’s needles. In no time, he completed the treatment with Crucifier for James.Soon, James’ entire body was filled with silver needles.These silver needles continuously transferred powerful energy into James, quickly repairing his cells and stabilizing his injuries.A few minutes passed…James said, “That’s enough.”Thomas began to remove the silver needles from James’ acupoints.James put away Crucifier and got out of bed.He stretched his body and said, “I feel much better now.”Thomas and Callan were both shocked by Crucifier’s almost miraculous effect on James.They were both fully aware of the extent of James’ injuries. They were severe enough to cast doubt on the fact that James would be able to pull through this time.A couple of silver needles were all it took to heal him to this point. Thomas looked at James, who was stretching
Maxine’s thoughts occupied her brain.After giving it some consideration, she felt it was necessary to inform James about what had taken place.After all, Bennett could have been ambushed and gone into hiding. What’s more, Thomas could not care less about the Cadens’ affairs.In contrast, James was the only one in the Cadens that could make accurate judgements about the situation.“James.”“Hmm?”James turned around and looked at Maxine. Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, he asked, “What’s the matter? Did something happen?”Maxine chose her words carefully. “There’s something I must tell you.”“Go ahead.”Maxine explained, “Before you regained consciousness, Grandpa summoned me to the underground basement. Down there, there was a pool of blood on the floor. Grandpa panicked when he saw it and suddenly ran away. I suspect…”She told him everything, what she saw, and her speculations.“What?”James furrowed his brows. “Are you suggesting that Tobias attacked Bennett?”Ma
These years, Tobias had overseen everything that had to do with the Cadens.No one had thought about who was next in line as family head after Tobias was gone.“Why? Are none of you competent enough to take charge?” James frowned at the Cadens’ silence and inaction.“I can.” A voice chimed in from a distance.Shortly afterward, a beautiful young woman walked over, pushing a wheelchair. An old man wearing a golden robe was sitting in the wheelchair. His face bore the wrinkles of old age, and he had very long hair. He seemed rather elderly and was dressed like an ancient historical figure.“Sir Lorenzo.”Many people called out and greeted the old man respectfully.Standing aside, Maxine whispered, “James, that’s Bennett’s son and the father of Thomas and Tobias, Lorenzo Caden.”James was shocked.He had been to the Cadens’ mansion a few times in the past but had never once seen this old man before.Not to mention, he was unaware that his great-grandfather was still alive.Lore
James looked at the woman pushing the wheelchair but did not pay much attention to her remarks.He truly had no interest in being the family head and would normally not involve himself in the Cadens’ family affairs. He was only here out of respect for Bennett who had personally taught him in the past and even brought him back to heal his injuries.James remained silent and waited patiently for the disciples and other family members to look for Bennett.Lorenzo’s eyes lingered on James with a solemn expression on his old face.Soon, the disciples and family members gradually returned.“I couldn’t find the Grand Patriarch.”“I’ve also searched the entire backyard, but he was nowhere to be seen.”“I tried checking all the surveillance footage in our mansion but wasn’t able to find anything unusual.”James’ lips curved into a deep frown as he listened to the search reports.Everyone else unanimously agreed with Maxine’s speculation on what had happened to Bennett.They believed t
They turned back to the Cadens’ mansion to patiently wait for Thomas’ return.Thomas had left in a hurry earlier but he also happened to return just as quickly.In less than an hour, he was back at the Cadens’ mansion.Many people were gathered in the Cadens’ mansion living room.A few elders like Lorenzo and Karson, as well as some of the younger family members, were gathered together.They were all in a heated discussion about the person who was most suitable to step up as the family head and oversee their family affairs.As Thomas returned and walked into the living room, all eyes turned to him.Thomas immediately noticed Lorenzo in a wheelchair.Lorenzo also took notice of him.The two of them exchanged glances.After staring at each other for a few seconds, Thomas walked straight toward James and Thea and regarded them with a grave look on his face. “James, Thea, the test results are out.”James asked urgently, “What are the results?”Thomas shook his head slightly and
After Thomas exchanged a few words with Thea and James, he immediately left.James muttered perplexedly, “What happened 30 years ago? Who’s Xyla?”He looked at the wheelchair-bound Lorenzo and asked, “What happened in the Cadens’ household 30 years ago?”There was a solemn look on Lorenzo’s old, wrinkled face. He silently looked at the gates with a wistful expression.Since he was unwilling to explain, James did not further pursue the issue. However, James inferred that Thomas was forced into doing the things he did back then.James looked at Thea beside him and said, “Thea, we should head back to Cansington too. Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. We should return to celebrate the New Year.“Okay.” Thea nodded her head.“Are you leaving, James? You’re not going to stay with the Cadens to celebrate the New Year?” Maxine stood up and asked with a disappointed pout.James shook his head gently and said, “No. My grandfather was expelled from the Cadens thirty years ago. Thus, I’m no longe
“What’s wrong?” Lorenzo furrowed his brows and his lips curved into a frown.Maxine promptly replied with as much self-assurance as she could muster, “As long as the family is willing to cooperate with me, I have complete confidence we’ll be able to weather whatever storms the world throws at us.”“That would be best.”Lorenzo looked at the Cadens present and said calmly, “Come to me if there are people unwilling to cooperate with you.”After speaking, he made a gesture to signal his departure.The woman behind him pushed him out of the gates under the family’s watchful eyes.“Huff!”After Lorenzo left, Maxine took a deep breath.Family head?Never in her wildest dreams did she think of becoming the Cadens’ family head and the leader of the Ancient Four one day.She was adopted by Tobias and always held a low status in the Cadens.Now, things have finally come to this.She had complete confidence in governing and managing the Cadens because she had followed Tobias around si
James did not want to pay too much attention to the Cadens’ affairs.Although he was part of the Cadens, he had no affection for them.In the entire family, the only person he cared for was Bennett.However, Bennett’s whereabouts were unknown, so it would be useless for James to continue staying in the Cadens’ mansion.All he could do was secretly inquire and investigate.Callan followed James out of the Cadens' compound. Outside the mansion, Callan asked, “James, are you going back to Cansington?”James stopped, turned around, and looked at the wrinkled Callan behind him. Then, he said, “Yeah. Although there are plenty of things for me to tend to in the Capital, many martial art sects and families encountered severe casualties after the Mount Thunder Sect Conference. They’ll stay in hiding to heal and recover, hence things will be peaceful for the time being. I’m preparing to return to Cansington to recover from my injuries and make plans after the new year.”James knew that ma