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As they got into Jessica’s car, she looked at Elijah and asked, “Do you want to drive?”Elijah smiled and shook his head. “Come on, no. It’s late, and I’m not familiar with the streets like that. You drive. By the way, are we going to that same stall as last time?”Jessica shook her head. “No. This is just a night drive. We can stop anywhere. Are you okay with that?”Elijah nodded. “No problem.”She started the car and drove out. After about ten minutes on the road, Jessica slowed down and stopped near a small spot where ice cream was being sold. “Let’s get some here.”Elijah nodded, and they both got down. They bought two ice creams, Jessica paid, and they returned to the car, eating quietly. “This tastes really nice,” she said.Elijah nodded in agreement, then looked at her. “So, what work do you do?”“I’m a student. We’re on holidays now,” Jessica replied. “Aside from that, I do online writing. I make some money from it—not much, but it’s good for me.”“That’s very nice,” Elijah sa
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Elijah leaned back on the bed and nodded lightly, his voice soft. “I missed you too. I’ll need a deep hug from you when I come back. “When are you coming back anyway? It’s just two more weeks to Christmas.”There was a brief pause, then he added with a small smile, “I know, right. I’ll be back tomorrow.”“Tomorrow?” Sierra’s tone brightened instantly. “Very good. I’ll be waiting. Morning?”“Yes,” Elijah replied.“Okay, okay. Love you, baby,” Sierra said, blowing a kiss through the phone.“Love you too,” Elijah answered, smiling as he placed the phone down.Unseen behind the door, Jessica stood still. She had come to check on him, but when she heard his voice on the call, she stopped and waited. Every word reached her clearly. The warmth in his tone, the way he spoke to the woman on the other end, made something twist quietly in her chest. She swallowed the feeling, pressed it down, and after a moment, knocked.“Come in,” Elijah said.Jessica opened the door and stepped inside with a
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“Encounter with Grandmaster Shank Thorian?”The words echoed softly in the hall, and everyone instinctively looked at one another. Faces tightened, hands froze mid-air, and even the laughter from moments ago vanished as if it had never existed.Elijah remained calm, his tone almost casual as he continued,“There’s no need to worry. I already dealt with Shank.” He paused briefly, then added plainly, “I abolished his cultivation. He’s weak now… weaker than a vegetable.”A sharp gasp rippled through the compound.Jessica’s eyes widened in disbelief.“What did you just say?”Shadow stiffened, his face draining of color.“That’s… impossible. Grandmaster Shank Thorian has stood at the peak for decades. No one has ever—”Phantom slowly set his cup down, staring at Elijah as if trying to read his soul.“Elijah… beating Shank is one thing,” he said carefully. “But abolishing his cultivation? That’s something even legends fail to do.”Lira felt her knees go weak as she whispered,“You’re saying
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Lira’s spine straightened instantly. Darius’s eyes darted between her and Elijah. Phantom and Shadow looked over sharply. Jessica’s hand stilled beside Elijah’s cheek.Lira suddenly pushed her chair back. The sound scraped loudly against the floor as she hurried forward, dropped to her knees before Elijah, and bowed her head deeply. Her voice trembled with urgency as she said, “Master… my sect and I are in grave trouble. We’re facing a disaster we can’t deal with. If you help us, we’ll be indebted to you for life.”Elijah straightened slightly, the fatigue in his body still there but his mind clear. He looked down at her calmly and asked, “What trouble?”Lira lifted her head slowly, fear plain in her eyes, and began to explain how one of her sect members had made a grave mistake and crossed paths with a terrifying force. She spoke of threats delivered without mercy, of warnings that carried the weight of death, and of a vow made to completely annihilate the Ghost Crows if they failed
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He shook his head gently.“I’m fine. What’s going on here?”Jessica exhaled, half relieved, half worried.“They’re having a feast. Celebrating… something. Come, come and eat a little.”Even though he was hungry, the exhaustion was sitting heavy in his chest.“I’m so tired I don’t even have the energy to eat,” he murmured. “Let me just go and sleep first.”Jessica shook her head quickly.“No, no—don’t worry, I’ll handle everything. Just come and sit. What did you do to get this tired? Did you go fight someone?”Elijah looked at her but didn’t answer.Instead, he simply let his hand fall gently around her neck, leaning on her for support.Jessica immediately guided him to the table.“Serve, please,” she said firmly.Plates and trays began arriving almost instantly—every sect member and assassin in the yard scrambling over each other to serve Elijah first, terrified of disrespecting him.Jessica helped him lean back comfortably, her hand still steadying his shoulder, before the food bega
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Aurora hurried forward before Elijah could fully turn away, her voice trembling.“Please… your contact,” she whispered, almost ashamed that the great Aurora Halden was begging.Elijah paused, glanced back at her, and for a brief second his cold expression softened.He collected her phone, tapped a number, and handed it to her.“Thank you… Elijah.”He turned around fully this time. The moment Elijah disappeared from sight, the place fell into a heavy silence.It was already around 2 p.m., the sun high—yet the Halden families felt as if a shadow had just passed over their legacy.The Haldens—whose name shook Iron Vale City—had been challenged by a single young man.And not just challenged… defeated.Even worse:The only Grandmaster among them—Shank Thorian—now sat on the ground trembling, his cultivation abolished completely.He was no different from a normal human now.Dorain was pale. Aurora clutched Elijah’s contact against her heart.Elder Edmund’s voice trembled as he finally spoke
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