“Who are you looking for?” When Thea looked at the strange man in front of her, she was taken aback.The strange man was roughly in his forties, dressed plainly, and looked like a farmer. He took out an elegant invitation and presented it to Thea.“What’s this?” Thea accepted it, puzzled.“It’s for James Caden,” said the strange man.He turned around and left after saying that.Thea did not open it to take a look. She shut the gate and walked back into the house.As soon as she entered, James asked, “Thea, who was it?”“I don’t know. They came to deliver an invitation to you.” Thea handed over the invitation she had in her hands. “For me?”James stared at the invitation in his hand, a puzzled expression on his face, and began to examine it.The invitation was beautifully made. Nothing was written on the cover.With confusion, he opened it.‘Letter of challenge.’As soon as he opened it, he noticed these three words, large and conspicuous.“After a week. In the Southern P
James’ strength was no longer a secret. However, someone still sent him a letter of challenge.There were only two possible explanations for this.One was that his opponent was extremely powerful and had the confidence to defeat him.The second possibility was that this was all part of a ruse.According to James' assumption, it was the second.He had a very strong feeling that something bad was going to happen in the Capital.The other person was trying to draw him to Mt. Thunder Pass in the Southern Plains, a great distance away.Despite knowing this, he had no choice but to go since he did not dare to take a gamble.“Thea, I'm going to talk to Maxine about it.”James was at a bit of a loss. Since he was in the thick of it, he could not assess the situation clearly. He needed to talk it over with someone else who was not involved.“Okay.”Thea did not get jealous either.James stood up and left quickly without staying any longer.After he left, the smile on Thea’s face fa
“There’s nothing to worry about.”Maxine continued to gaze at him calmly. “Bystanders are able to see the bigger picture. As someone caught in the game, you’re unable to see the situation for what it is. You’re not the only person in the Capital. Other forces are also present. Whether it be Mr. Lance or Lucjan who’s trying to cause an upset in the Capital, someone will surely step up and take charge of the situation to prevent it from spiraling out of control.”After hearing Maxine’s words, realization dawned on James.“You really do have a talent for seeing more clearly than I can. You’re right. What am I worrying about?”Maxine smiled.She deliberately slid closer to James, leaned on his shoulder, and guided his hand around her waist.James quickly pulled back his hand. “W-What’re you doing?”Maxine asked with a flirtatious smile, “Say… Am I pretty, James?”James nodded honestly, “Yeah. You’re as pretty as a nymph. It’s not an exaggeration to actually call you one.”“Perhaps
James steepled his fingers on his lap and said, “Mhm, I’ll try my best to find Delilah and see if I can use her to get her stepfather to cooperate with us.”“It’d be best to do that as soon as possible.”Quincy did not have much to say about the matter.She just hoped James could get it done quickly.Orient Commerce was already developing at a blinding pace, and it would be difficult to take them down if it became a massive force.“I still have other things to do, so I’ll take my leave.”Quincy picked up her bag on the table and prepared to leave.She had specifically visited because Thea called, saying James had returned. Quincy wanted to report her progress to him.“Alright. I owe you a meal when I have some spare time.”James did not hold her back from leaving.Quincy turned around and left the house.After she left, Thea asked, “Have you met with Maxine?”“Yes. I’ve already met up with her and we chatted for a while.” James nodded, but upon remembering Maxine’s flirtati
“Would you like me to go with you?” Thea asked for James’ opinion and tilted her head to the side.She was worried about James.Although he was an eighth-ranked grandmaster and had considerable strength, there were quite a number of eighth-ranked grandmasters aside from him in Sol. These people’s strength must have also increased significantly with the Spirit Turtle’s core. Thea was worried James would get injured at Mt. Thunder Pass in the Southern Plains.“That won’t be necessary. You can just stay here at home and wait for me to return.” James placed his hands on Thea’s shoulders and reassured her, “I promise I’ll do whatever it takes to survive and I’ll be extra careful no matter what happens.”“Alright.”Thea gave him a small nod.Although she did not say anything else, she had already secretly decided to follow him and provide him assistance in critical situations where necessary.She wrapped her arms around James’ head, tiptoed, and leaned into James’ lips.James embra
When James arrived at Mount Thunder Sect, it was already past eleven at night.Around that time, most of Mount Thunder Sect’s disciples were already asleep except for those guarding the mountain.James was brought to Mount Thunder Sect’ reception hall.“Mr. Caden, wait here for a moment. I’ll go to notify the sect leader.”“Alright.” James nodded and sat down.After he sat down, a female disciple walked over with tea and set it on the table in front of James.Meanwhile, the disciples that led James into the reception hall hurried off to inform Jackson.James patiently waited in Mount Thunder Sect’s reception hall for ten minutes.“Haha, James…”A cheerful voice resounded from inside.Following the voice, a middle-aged man in a white robe walked toward the reception hall. That person was the current leader of Mount Thunder Sect, Jackson.James stood up and returned his amicable greeting, “Mr. Cabral.”“Sit.”Jackson gestured to the chairs and sat down. He looked at James an
Jackson nodded and said, “If our Grand Sect Leader was right, the Celestial Sect’s leader that challenged us that day was your grandfather, Thomas. Your grandfather is probably the only person in the entire world who has the strength to defeat our Grand Sect Leader.”James tried to organize his thoughts.‘Grandpa?’ thought James.James found that idea highly improbable.He had come in contact with Celestial Sect’s leader several times.Although the sect leader wore a mask, he could smell perfume on them, and their arms were also not as toned as a male would be.Despite their efforts to disguise their voice by making it sound deep and raspy, it was still distinguishable as that of an actual man.“I highly doubt it.”James said skeptically, “While I was in Mount Olympus, the leader of the Celestial Sect and my grandfather appeared almost around the same time. My grandfather appeared right as Celestial Sect’s leader left. That doesn’t make sense unless my grandfather resorts to cl
Meanwhile, Delainey was still awake in the library located in Mount Thunder Sect’s wing building.For some reason, she had been restless recently. She tossed and turned in bed but could not fall asleep, so she headed to the library to read for a bit.She stared absent-mindedly at the open page of a book she had taken for a long time.Click-clack!She suddenly heard the sound of footsteps approaching her.Delainey was sitting on a chair on the library’s third floor. Upon hearing the footsteps, she raised her head and turned to the source of the sound.She immediately put down the book she was holding, stood up, and gave a respectful greeting, “Dad.”“Mhm.”Jackson nodded in acknowledgment as he walked over. He sat down beside her and looked at the book on the table.“Are you still reading this book?”“Mhm.”Delainey picked up the book she had set on the table.The thick book’s cover was slightly worn. A few ancient words were written on the cover—Legends of the Millenia.Th