The old man observed them all before his gaze fixed on the four girls who were prostrated on the ground. Without anyone noticing, the old man moved so quickly that in the blink of an eye, he was beside the girls.He brought his nose close to each of them, making them terrified. Not only was his extremely thin body horrifying to look at, but it also emitted a very strong fishy smell.After sniffing each of the four girls, the next moment Shen Tao was back standing in front of his cabin door."You are truly foolish!" His voice echoed throughout the place. "How dare you bring me impure girls!"Max was stunned, unable to say anything. "What? He wants a virgin?"Edwin had only told him to bring a girl to the sage, but never mentioned that the girl had to be a virgin."You must be punished for this insult!" Shen Tao's voice was again heard in Max's ears, making him tremble even more in fear."Master, please forgive this ignorant and foolish one! I didn't know that Master had specific tastes

"What?"Max couldn't hide the disappointment on his face.He had been elated upon hearing that his hobby would grant him extraordinary power he had never imagined before. Max had confided all his problems to the old man, including how Edwin ended up in prison after being defeated by a young man he despised.Max imagined that with this new power, he would not only be able to maintain his entire business but also destroy all his enemies, especially Darrin."You lowlife bastard, just wait, your time won't be long! Soon I'll send you to hell!" he muttered vengefully.The name mentioned last had fueled Max's anger and hatred to an extreme. As he had said before, he would never stop until Darrin was dead.However, hearing Shen Tao's last sentence crushed his hopes.Seeing the change in his disciple's expression, Shen Tao rose from his seat. "But you need not worry," the old man continued. "This time I will come down from the mountain to help you! I will eliminate all your enemies!"***Else

Lord Lucien set out with two hundred men, all on horseback. At that time, it was very unusual for a nobleman to visit another noble family's home with such a large force.“For a week, my father didn’t return, nor did any of the men he took with him! That’s when I realized that my father’s visit wasn’t to discuss my engagement to Julian, but to challenge Lord Edmond!” Gabriella continued her story with a bitter tone.“Then, one night, about a hundred men came to surround our house! My mother asked Helena to take me as far away from the castle as possible!” she continued with tear-filled eyes.As Lady Vivienne requested, Helena took Gabriella through the back door and into the forest. However, before they got far, a group of men ambushed them. One of them grabbed Gabriella while another brandished his sword in front of Helena.Not wanting to let her most trusted servant die, Gabriella released a powerful urge within her. “I don’t know what happened next. All I know is that all these men

Darrin could understand Gabriella's feelings well."Anything left by our parents, especially something that reminds us most of them, of course, it would be very precious!" thought Darrin.Gabriella, of course, could hear Darrin's thoughts because of her vampire abilities. However, she quickly raised her face and looked at Darrin firmly."No! It's more than that! This is the key to a secret storage!" said Gabriella with a serious tone."Secret storage?" Darrin was still lost in confusion as Gabriella quickly headed to the large window located on the back wall of Lunaria Palace.Gabriella then moved a large stone with a diameter of two meters that was on the ground just by sliding it with her foot.For Gabriella, it might be very easy. But, for an ordinary person, it would take at least four strong adult men to lift it.Behind the stone was another flat stone with an engraving exactly like the shape of the pendant the girl was holding.As soon as Gabriella placed her necklace on the eng

Just like Gabriella, Darrin's face now looked very red."Doesn't this mean that she and I have now become a couple... " Darrin didn't finish his sentence.It was a belief held in Arcadia that certain objects had magical abilities that could affect someone's life and fate. Among these objects was the necklace in their hands. "Some magical objects will show you what destiny awaits you, while others will determine who your partner will be!"Now he understood why the girl seemed so eager to help him. She didn't even think twice about giving him all this wealth. Because in Gabriella's mind, "Everything I own is yours, including myself!"In reality, Moreau's magical necklace had been used by this noble family for decades to determine who would become the future partners of their sons and daughters. Gabriella had received this necklace from her mother, Lady Vivienne.Meanwhile, the girl didn't know who her match would be because the necklace was with Lord Lucien, her father, and it disappear