In the afternoon, Benson James reached out to Ethan. "Your Majesty, last time you asked me to locate seven rare herbs, I have found five so far." Ethan inquired with curiosity: "Oh? Where?" "They happen to be in All Sea, yet they are items within an auction." "The auction conveniently commences tomorrow. I have secured a participant's certificate and will personally partake in the bidding." Upon hearing this, Ethan pondered momentarily and said: "No, you needn’t go." "Hand the certificate to me, I will bid. You continue searching for the remaining two." He was, after all, leisurely and content to attend the auction alone. If Ethan decreed so, Benson James had no alternative but to comply. "Right, there's another matter to report." Ethan: "What is it?" "Weren’t you mentioning the Four Deadly Assassins of All Sea earlier? I’ve had their den razed." "Two perished on site, another was fortunately absent, on a mission, and narrowly escaped." "However, I’ve dispatched people to

However, that was none of his concern. Sitting in the passenger seat, Savannah giggled: "Sir, they thought I was giving that to that old man earlier.” "They even said I fancied some young master, aspiring to climb the social ladder. I disdain! My heart forever belongs to only the Emperor." Ethan grimaced with amusement. Just as he was about to speak, he had to brake abruptly as several black cars zoomed in from both sides, forcing his Panamera to a halt. The car doors flung open and out hurried six or seven thugs, each armed with iron rods and machetes. Savannah's eyebrows knitted, and her eyes turned icy cold: "Who seeks death today?" Instantly, the car's atmosphere seemed to freeze. With just that one statement, she transformed completely. The delicate and endearing aura she exuded moments before had vanished, replaced by the menacing demeanor of the assassin: "Elizabeth”. Ethan emotionlessly said: "No need for fatalities." “Yes.” Savannah nodded, then stepped out of the car

By the time Ethan reached home, evening had settled. Amanda Fred lounged about the mansion, wallowing in boredom.Upon Ethan's arrival, she instantly pestered him to teach her martial arts.Having been preoccupied of late, he hadn't had the time. But now, Ethan imparted a few moves.Seeing her in short shorts, a high ponytail, executing each move with precision, Ethan nodded in approval.She was a fast learner, destined to become a martial arts maestro soon.That night, Londyn was in high spirits, a radiant smile gracing her face.She occasionally expressed to Ethan her astonishment at the sudden change in demeanor of her old schoolmates during their recent gathering.Their attitudes had transformed to warmth and respect, a stark contrast from that day at the karaoke bar.Curiously, she wondered if something transpired on the night she was inebriated.Ethan smirked and shook his head.He playfully suggested that perhaps after he outdrank them, their earlier arrogance had vanished in a

The siblings worked tirelessly through the night, but with the first light of dawn, the James mansion's door was abruptly kicked open. A band of menacing thugs, wielding cudgels and clubs, stormed in. The sight of this sent shivers down the spines of the mansion’s stewards, who quickly alerted the patriarch of the James family, Pierce James. "Who are you all?" "How dare you intrude into private property? Do you want me to call the police this instant?" Pierce James, alongside the younger members of the eminent James lineage, locked their eyes intently on the figures before them. The outcome was foreboding; the man leading the opposing faction brazenly displayed stocks certificates and debt papers, a malevolent grin twisting his features. "The James household, I presume? Here lie the stock certificates of the James Conglomerate. Feast your eyes." Stepping forth, Pierce scrutinized the documents, and his visage instantly contorted in disbelief. "James... Lily owes 500 million an

The harrowing screams echoed throughout the three subterranean levels. Little did they anticipate that Ethan could so casually command the usually arrogant and imperious Vincent. Once the brawl seemed relatively subdued, Ethan signaled with a casual wave and approached the battered bald man, looking down at him in dominance. "Ready to talk now?" The bald man's once discernible features were now grotesquely distorted. Lying twisted in agony on the cold ground, he pleaded in utter terror upon seeing Ethan: "Speak, speak, I'll tell you everything. Just stop the beating!" Positioning himself regally on a large chair, Ethan awaited the confession. "It was all orchestrated by Toby from the Lopez clan... We simply couldn’t refuse him." This revelation indeed resonated with their prior investigations. Amused, Ethan looked into a camera, a mischievous grin playing on his lips: "So, he wanted you to record the mutilation of my fingers?" The bald man, gasping in horror, managed a nod. W