In no time, young Evan had grown up, and today was the day his grandfather passed on the inheritance rights to him. After today, Evan would officially become the successor to his grandfather. The ceremony was quite grand, attended not only by Evan’s grandfather and younger brother, but also by some unfamiliar faces.“Evan, are you ready to become the forty-first heir of our family? Use your strength to help others in the future,” Evan’s grandfather stood up, speaking while handing a wooden sword to Evan.Evan stared at the sword in his grandfather’s hand, then took it. However, he didn’t respond to his grandfather’s words. Instead, Evan walked straight to where his younger brother was.“Be the forty-first heir of our family. Use your strength to help others in the future,” Evan repeated the words his grandfather had said to his younger brother earlier. Indeed, the boy had relinquished the inheritance rights and pass the responsibility to his younger brother. It wasn’t because Evan was
Evan stared in astonishment at the scattered coins and two loaves of bread on the ground. The emotions swirling within him were incredibly complex. Even Evan couldn’t quite put a name to what he was feeling. Initially, he had suspected that Brendan was hiding something valuable or engaging in some shady dealings behind his back. However, all Brendan had taken were a few coins and two loaves of bread. Evan knew Brendan had collected these not for himself but for someone else. Brendan had always been so kind-hearted.“Why did you take these?” Evan asked, furrowing his brow slightly. Evan already had a vague idea, he just wanted Brendan to confirm it.“I... I... I didn’t take them anywhere. It’s just that it was a long night, and I was hungry, so I took them out to eat!” Brendan explained hesitantly. Evan’s attitude earlier in the evening had made it clear; if Brendan spoke the truth now, he would likely face criticism. Moreover, the bread and coins wouldn’t reach the intended recipient
“Why did you come here alone? Where’s Typho?” The cunning leader glared at Dionicio, furious. He had a sense that something unpleasant had happened.Dionicio immediately knelt to the ground. He knew his superior’s temper better than anyone else. If his master got angry, he spared no one, and Dionicio was certainly no exception. Many leaders had died in the past for failing their missions. This time, Dionicio had lost Typho, a thousand-year-old monster that his master had put so much effort into saving. In terms of strength, Typho only fell short to his master. Faced with the choice between him and Typho, the one living would undoubtedly choose Typho.“Please spare me, master, I was wrong, I was wrong!” Dionicio repeatedly banged his head on the ground, blood flowing from his forehead. The chaotic party of the others was disrupted because of Dionicio and Typho’s matter; no one dared to make a so
Etham continued to eat, paying no attention to Jonas’s words. He couldn’t hear any sound at all.“Come on, eat! If you don’t, the rabbit meat will go bad!” Etham said while chewing a piece of rabbit meat.Jonas said nothing; he still felt that something was approaching him. Although the sound was faint, it wasn’t nonexistent.“I’m telling you, Jonas, you’re too paranoid. At this hour, who else would be here? If there is anyone, they are probably just short-legged animals! If it were a tiger or a leopard, I’m sure I would hear some noise! My ears are sharp!” Etham said confidently.“Don’t you hear any sound at all?” Jonas frowned slightly.“No, nothing at all,” Etham said, lowering his head to continue eating.Etham’s words might not be correct; it could be some kind of animal. If it were an animal, Jonas wasn’t afraid; he was only afraid if it was a human or something else, something neither human nor animal.“Your ears are indeed sharp! People say it right; blind people hear well. Yo
“Sincerely, at that moment, I couldn’t control my emotions, but please believe me, I had no ill intentions. I don’t want history to repeat itself, I apologize.” Hearing this, Jonas also pondered a bit. He didn’t expect that behind Evan’s attitude in the afternoon, there was a long and profound story. “I didn’t expect everything to be like this. Evan, I apologize, I misjudged you.” Indeed, when Evan got angry with him and Etham, Jonas also thought Evan was selfish and narrow-minded, but there was a complete story inside. It’s true what they say. Those who seem carefree on the outside often have many inner struggles, and Evan is a testament to that. Just by looking at him, who would think that a normal and carefree person like Evan could harbor such unspoken pain? Having lost people around him, Jonas understood how terrible that feeling could be. Evan lost both his grandfather and younger brother at once, a feeling that not everyone can endure. Evan nodded continuously as he heard this;
Etham was speechless when he heard that. Jonas knew how to shut people's mouths very well“You are always like that, worse than me being rude to people I don't like!” Etham said while pouting, he obviously had good intentions too!“I heard it, there's no need to report on things related to sound.” Having finished speaking, Jonas walked directly out of the car. He already understood the beginning and end of the story, the woman might have some relationship with Christina and Mei, and she was afraid something would happen to the two of them.“Hey Jonas, where are you going, there's Evan out there!”“Jonas!” Etham leaned forward and shouted loudly. For some reason, Jonas felt scared when he went out there. After all, the woman in white's background was unclear. Not to mention, they were already unlucky enough today.“Jonas, Jonas, leave her alone, Jonas!”“Stay in there, nothing will happen.” Jonas said loudly.“You are always the same, never listen to what I say.” Etham said while pouti
Christina reached up to touch the wound, and immediately, her hand was stained red with blood. Blood flowed down from her forehead, forming a gruesome scene. Christina tried to wipe it away with her hand. The recent impact left her dizzy, her limbs trembling, and everything in front of her now spinning uncontrollably. Even her gaze seemed to lose focus.Tension filled the air as Mei slowly stood up, water dripping from her body in rivulets. In front of Christina’s bewildered eyes, Mei stood up, stepping out of the bathtub. Each drop of water fell on the ceramic tiles, forming puddles on the floor and mixing with Christina’s blood.“Mei...” Christina called in confusion, her lips trembling, but Mei seemed unresponsive to that name or Christina’s words. Mei awkwardly wrapped a towel around her slender figure. The once tranquil room was now filled with the impending storm.“You...” Christina finally realized what was happening. It wasn’t Mei standing before her; it was someone else, and
Evan’s car suddenly braked in front of Christina’s house. Still the same atmosphere, gloomy and quiet, along with a chillingly impersonal space.The layer of mist surrounding the garden seems thicker than usual, like a scarf wrapped around the house. It sounds romantic, but in reality, it is extremely sinister.As soon as the car stopped, all four people jumped out of the car. Anyone who was there would feel the strangeness.Jonas got out of the car. Even though he couldn’t see anything, his senses told him that something bad was happening. He raised his head to the sky. Suddenly there was a bird’s cry in his ear. The pig bird kept flying above people’s heads, making a few loud screams. And with each bird’s chirp, Jonas moved his mouth every time he counted, exactly nine.Ancient Eastern people often had the notion that wherever a pig or bird cried, someone would die in that area. If it cried seven times, the dead person would be a man, and if it cried nine times, the person would be