Raelynn's eyes lit up with joy. She intended to tell her father that Isaac had escaped and fled to Southcoln City.Just as she was about to walk out the door with the letter, she came to a halt and frowned.What would her father do if she told him?Raelynn instantly turned around and held the letter over the candle flame. It soon caught fire.She walked to the back of the bed and opened a wooden box. Then, she took out the silk-wrapped Skyrend Sword and dashed out to the mailman."Please make sure you deliver this to the person who gave you the letter. Also, please forward this message—if he doesn't return, I won't marry anyone." Raelynn took two silver notes from her sleeve and handed them to the mailman.The mailman was overjoyed when he saw the amount. He nodded and swiftly turned to leave with the sword.As he walked out through the backyard gate, he happened to run into Kingsford and Rhett, who were entering from outside.Kingsford scowled slightly as he glanced at the swo
Rhett instantly grasped the problem.Fabrice and his men sent a charred corpse to the Royal City that could only be identified by gender. Could they have fabricated the truth?"Father, I can only tell you that Isaac isn't dead. He's somewhere, though I don't know where. Also, I won't marry Kingsford. Whoever becomes the Regent has nothing to do with me."Raelynn turned and closed the door behind her.Isaac's capture was nine days ago, and Fabrice's group took three days to reach the Royal City.The letter she received was sent two days ago. Judging from the time difference, Raelynn was sure her son was still alive, but she dared not tell her father."Father, Rae may not believe it and can't accept the truth. Perhaps you should go in and comfort her," Kingsford suggested, not suspecting Fabrice but assuming Raelynn couldn't accept her son's death.Right then, Raelynn's outraged voice came from the room. She shouted, "Kingsford Hackworth, if Isaac doesn't come back, I'll never ma
The next evening, Hallie hurried out and returned with Isaac's Skyrend Sword to the room."The mailman also brought a message back. I need to pass it forward to you."Isaac took the Skyrend Sword. When he held it, he felt a surge of confidence. He looked up at Hallie and asked, "What message?""If you don't return, I won't marry anyone." Hallie pretended to be emotional as he gazed at Isaac. He added, "I didn't expect you to have such a devoted fiancée. I'm so envious!"Isaac slapped the back of Hallie's head and scolded, "That's my mother!""Huh? Hehe, sorry." Hallie was startled and smiled embarrassedly."When is the best time for us to leave?" Isaac asked Hallie.Hallie became stern. "The guards usually change shifts at 11:00 pm. We'd better set off at 9:00 pm."They soon made preparations and got ready to set out.They didn't have much luggage. But Hallie got an extra crossbow and over 30 anesthetic-coated short arrows.He had never seen one before, so he had no idea how
"I don't know either. That's strange. It shouldn't be happening." Hallie's eyes darted around, full of confusion.Just then, an old man with gray hair walked hurriedly into the courtyard through the archway. He turned back and called urgently, "Hurry up, faster!"He hurried ahead, followed by two burly men. The two men were carrying something completely wrapped in a quilt and moving quickly behind him.Isaac focused his gaze. The old man who walked briskly into the room was the same one who had attended the auction earlier that day."What's wrapped in the quilt must be the fox girl," Hallie exclaimed softly.Soon, laughter erupted from the room. Then, the old man and the two burly men came out and disappeared from the courtyard.Isaac and Hallie exchanged puzzled glances as they looked at the now-empty yard. They hadn't expected to see such a scene.In a luxuriously furnished room on the eastern side, luminous stones embedded in the walls lit up the entire space. A young man dre
Hallie's eyes widened. He gulped as he noticed the fox girl sitting on the ground, appearing dumbfounded.Jad, who was in front, was about to shout when Isaac darted toward him.Before Jad could react, Isaac was already behind him, gripping his throat with one hand."Who are you guys?" Jad spit out his question, astonished and outraged as he felt Isaac's spiritual energy fluctuations."Relax, we don't want your life. You'd better cooperate!" Isaac tightened his grip on Jad's throat.Jad wanted to resist. However, when he attempted to use his spiritual energy, the bandit behind him forcibly suppressed him.Realizing the other was stronger, he decided not to fight back.Suddenly, five powerful spiritual energy fluctuations rapidly approached from the right side. In no time, several figures arrived in the courtyard outside the room.Isaac tensed up. Hallie subconsciously lay flat on the ground, fearing that his shadow would be cast on the doors and windows by the light."Mr. Holm
"Come in! Close the door!" Jad snarled through gritted teeth.A gray-haired old man dressed in brocade rushed into the room, closed the door, and turned around. When he didn't see the fox girl, his smile instantly froze."Go find the deputy general right now! Let him lead the men in capturing those two bandits! They were so bold to rob my woman and money from my room! I'd like to know who they are!"Paxton's face twitched uncontrollably. Did someone snatch the fox girl and money away?"Y-yes, I'll go find him right away!""Don't make it public. Investigate it secretly," Jad reminded.When Paxton hurried to the general's mansion to wake up the deputy general, Isaac and Hallie were already outside the city, riding on their Storm Chasers.As some black-clad men rushed out of the general's mansion, Isaac and Hallie had already disappeared into a dense forest.From dusk till dawn, they kept rushing toward Otto Mountain.According to their planned route, they arrived in the afternoo
They stared at each other for a few seconds. Through Isaac's eyes, the fox girl didn't see the greed and desire she often found in other men. In his eyes, she appeared to be nothing without any emotional fluctuation. Seeing her nod slightly, he gently asked, "Do you have a name?""Yes, my name is Rosalie Blount," the fox girl replied softly.Isaac nodded. Then, he sat cross-legged on the ground, placed his sword in front of him, and began to meditate.After a long while, Hallie returned to Isaac's side with some food and clothes."Mr. Garten, have some food first. Beauty, join us too," Hallie spoke, handing Rosalie a roasted pork rib.She shook her head as she glanced at the greasy pork ribs."Hmm, don't foxes eat meat? Are you a vegetarian? This stuff is really tasty," Hallie said in confusion.Isaac frowned and glared at him. He then took a large piece of clothing and handed it to her, saying sternly, "Put on these clothes, Rosalie. I asked Hallie to buy them big to hide you
Abruptly, Kingsford slammed on the stone table with great force. There was a loud crash, and the table shattered into pieces."Fabrice, you scoundrel! How dare you trick me!"When the surrounding servants heard his ferocious roar, they knelt in terror.Kingsford had suspected something was wrong when Raelynn suddenly changed her mind at Zimmerman Mansion the last time. The next day, Rhett formally sent someone to tell him that the wedding would be postponed.That matter intensified Kingsford's suspicions. Despite Fabrice's insistence that Isaac had been burned to death, Kingsford still sent Carrick and Morgan to Southcoln City.Starting with that mailman, they followed the trail to the tavern. To their surprise, they discovered that Isaac was indeed still alive."Rhett Zimmerman, it seems you can't bear to hurt your grandson," Kingsford murmured.Sneering, he looked up at the sky fiercely and coldly. "Fine then. But don't blame me for not holding myself back."Kingsford stood u