CHAPTER 173

The rain on this night showed no signs of stopping,

instead growing stronger with each passing moment.

Peyton looked out the window at the downpour,

feeling a complex mix of emotions. He paced around

the room anxiously, like an ant on a hot pan.

Suddenly, a car pulled up outside the villa. After the

headlights went out, a burly man stepped out of the

car. He was wearing a raincoat and carrying a long

package on his back. After glancing around, he

walked into the villa. Upon seeing the man, Peyton felt a surge of excitement. "Master,

you've finally arrived!" he exclaimed eagerly. Ever

since receiving the summons from Rockview, he

had been worried that the assassins from the

organization would suddenly break into his villa and

take his life. The man took off his hat, revealing a

weathered face with a prominent tattoo of a scorpion

with red eyes. He was known in the martial world as Scorpion, a famous swordsman from the north

who was a true peak-level innate warrior. With his

sword, he c