"What? Spring Hill?"Everyone was shocked by Dustin's words. All eyes rested on the Hills."No way! Spring has always been a righteous and generous person. How could he have anything to do with this?""I don't believe you too. Spring is known to be a gentleman. Everyone only talks about how good he is.""Was he mistaken?"A heated discussion broke out among the crowd.Spring had the best reputation among the Hill brethren. He was always helpful to others. Even beggars who approached him were treated with respect. There was no doubt about his character.Spring was taken aback but quickly recovered. He roared, "What nonsense! There's no bad blood between us, Dustin."Why are you making false accusations against me?""False accusations?" Dustin scoffed. "You know better than anyone else whether those accusations are true."Autumn was just impulsive. He has the brawns but not the brains. "He is incapable of planning Sir Paul's assassination and framing me for it!"Autumn's
"Sir Reeds, the letter could have been fabricated."Spring said calmly, "All he needed to do was to get someone to imitate my penmanship. "He could easily make a fake letter. It doesn't prove anything.""Precisely! Who knows if he made it up?" The Hills took Spring's side readily."Oh, Spring, it seems like I've underestimated you. How can you still be denying what you've done?"Alright, since you insist you're innocent, I'll give you evidence you can't deny."Dustin clapped. Then, the disciples of the Kirin Gang parted to make way.Then, an old man with white hair and beard strode out with his head held high.Everyone stood frozen in place as if they'd been struck by lightning.The old man was none other than the late Sir Paul!"H—how is this possible? Isn't Sir Paul dead?""Oh my god! I can't possibly be looking at a ghost now, right?""What on Earth is going on? Has the dead come back to life?"The crowd was shocked, and they all staggered back. They looked like they'd
Spring's legs went weak, and he sat on the ground after letting out all his pent-up thoughts.His face was twisted with many negative emotions: anger, hatred, jealousy, craze, and spite.He could not understand why things turned out the way they did. He had come up with a perfect plan. There should have been no mistake.All he had to do was kill Paul, and he could take over his position. He would then be in control and have ultimate authority.Yet, things did not go according to his plan. All his carefully planned schemes burst like bubbles.He had only two possible outcomes when he decided to aim for his father's position. He could reach his goal and be respected by all, or he would fail and fall into disgrace.Unfortunately, he failed.Paul hadn't died, and all his plans and schemes were wasted. But he refused to accept the outcome!Just one step. One more step was all it took for him to get a taste of success. Why?"I never thought that Spring would be the one behind all
Ronald was the only one who stayed behind."Why are you still here, Ronald? Go back," Paul said.Ronald did not answer him. He gave him a quick once over and looked at Dustin instead. "Dustin, where did you hire this person?""What? What nonsense is that?" Paul frowned."Well? Are you going to keep up the act?" Ronald's expression darkened."Watch it! Is this how you talk to your mentor? How rude!" Paul scolded angrily."Hmph! I'll see for myself if you're a man or a ghost!" Ronald huffed. Suddenly, he reached out to claw at Paul's face.Paul frowned and quickly stepped back. But he wasn't fast enough.Just as Ronald was about to grab him, Dustin rushed up and stood between the two. "Sir Reeds, please have mercy. Hear me out," he said."You horrid student! How dare you attack your mentor? "That is unacceptable behavior!" Paul looked furious."Alright, alright. Enough with that. Sir Reeds has already seen through your disguise."Dustin shot the person behind him a war
Dustin lay unconscious on his bed in Zephyr Lodge. His brows were furrowed, and his face was ghostly pale.A war raged on within him as the toxins and his true energy battled with each other relentlessly.From time to time, black blood would trickle out of his nose and mouth.Dr. Watkins sat by his bedside as he carefully performed acupuncture on him. His brows were furrowed in concentration as he tried to get the poison out of him.Cornelius, Azalea, Abigail, and the rest were worried as they stood waiting by the side.Dustin was not even cleared of Septemortis yet, and now another unknown poison was added to the mix. The situation was terrible.Ronald led those from the Balerno martial arts alliance to search for Conrad, who seemed to have disappeared. They still had no news of him yet.Now, all their hopes lay with Dr. Watkins to bring Dustin back from the brink of death.As time passed, sweat began forming on Dr. Watkin's forehead. He was breathing raggedly.As the needles
"I know how you feel, Ms. Harmon. But the effects of the poison are too strong. "I've tried everything, but nothing worked. I'm really sorry." Linden sighed. He cared a lot about Dustin and even planned to make Dustin his successor. It was unfortunate that Dustin had been poisoned with an incurable poison."T—that's impossible!" Natasha began to panic. Nobody stood a chance if even Linden was unable to cure Dustin."Hang on!" Natasha suddenly recalled something. "Dr. Watkins, I heard Stoneray Order has a magical herb called 'Resurgathorn'. It can revive someone when mixed with a secret recipe. Is that true?""Resurgathorn?" Linden frowned when he heard this. "Ms. Harmon, that is something that is forbidden. We mustn't use it.""Why not? Are you worried that we won't be able to pay up?" Natasha was anxious. "It has nothing to do with money." Linden shook his head before explaining, "Resurgathorn isn't a medical herb. Rather, it's a highly potent poison that's difficult t
"Goodbye, my love …"Despite being unconscious, Dustin heard a familiar voice speaking to him. He wanted to open his eyes, but he couldn't no matter how hard he tried. It felt like his body had fallen into a bottomless pit and was still falling. Fear and despair washed over him in the dark world.He didn't know how long he'd been in this state. A year? Ten? Or maybe even a hundred?Just as Dustin was about to break down, he saw a burst of light in the distance.Like a drowning man yearning for air, he swam desperately toward the source of the light. He got closer and closer until the light engulfed him. Suddenly, Dustin woke up on the hospital bed with a gasp. Air filled his lungs, and his heart began picking up pace. It felt as if he had been reborn.He took a moment to check himself and realized that the poison had miraculously disappeared from his body!Although he felt slightly weak, his life was no longer in danger. "Mr. Rhys, you're finally awake. I thought you
From agonizing pain to reaching death, Linden carefully watched the entire process. He felt that Dustin needed to know how far Natasha would go for the person she loved. Dustin was dumbstruck after hearing Linden explain the event. He never imagined that Natasha was willing to sacrifice herself to save him. At this moment, he finally understood his feelings for her. Still, there was no way he could accept her feelings for him if it led to something like this. "Mr. Rhys, Ms. Harmon left this letter for you. Please read it." Conflicted, Linden cautiously passed Dustin a letter. No one had ever impressed him as Natasha did. After all, even grandmasters might not be able to handle the unbearable pain. Yet, an ordinary woman could withstand the pain without complaining and did so without regret. She was fearless.Linden couldn't imagine how much Natasha must love Dustin for her to go so far. Linden had already given up on Dustin.But Natasha made him realize that, sometimes, e