If it were a woman showing such an expression toward him, Fred would feel indifferent. Since it came from a man, however, it gave Fred goosebumps.He did not know why Nohn would act this way and found it strange."Why are you behaving like this?" Fred asked."I'll be honest with you, Fred. I don't know when it started, but I've developed some feelings for you," Nohn confessed.Fred could accept many things, but this revelation was beyond his acceptance. He could not believe what he was hearing, and his expression revealed his disbelief.Scratching his head, Fred curiously asked, "You like me? Why?""Because I find you particularly interesting. So, my interest in you is high. I hope you'll pay me some attention,” Nohn said while staring back at the man. Fred quickly shook his head and said, "You'd better not fall in love with me. You'll get hurt, and it won't be good for you at all.""Huh? Why?" Suddenly, Nohn felt like things were taking a strange turn. In his mind, Fred's kin
Forget the Ancient Martial Realm, such a concept would be difficult to accept even during modern times. Horace initially thought Fred would start giving a lengthy speech, but he quickly realized he was wrong. Fred approached the Unscrupulous Priest's ear and said softly, "I don't like men!"Clear and straightforward!The Unscrupulous Priest looked even more bewildered."Alright then!" Fred did not want to dwell on this topic; it was pointless. "Now, let's announce to everyone."Since he was taking over, everyone needed to know that the new owner of this place would be Fred.With an air of pride, Fred signaled to Horace that it was time. Horace called everyone over.Although Horace was now Fred’s follower, it did not diminish his influence. He had, after all, always been the sect leader of a super sect. His prominent title attracted the respect of everyone he met. Everyone was unaware of what had happened, except for the madame who witnessed it.Horace solemnly announced, "Ev
Fred continued, "Alright, I won't interfere too much with whatever you're doing. As long as you be and listen, we won't have any problems.""Exactly!" Horace immediately understood where Fred was getting at and continued, "You guys can continue as you were. I'm just introducing you to the new owner."Fred was satisfied with what Horace said and realized he was quite good with his words. Having someone who could speak well could ease his concerns."You did quite well, Horace." Fred could not help but compliment him.The praise left Horace feeling happy. He smiled and said, "My brother, if you have any tasks in the future, feel free to assign them to me!""Master Fred," called out the woman who had been watching him, catching him off guard. He looked at her."Don't call me that. Just call me Fred. There's no need for formalities with me," Fred said.Fred's gaze shifted when he suddenly thought of something. "By the way, there are some things I want you to tell me."The woman was
Fred could not tell what she was thinking. He just watched as she got more agitated as if she had encountered some injustice. “Master Fred!” Hearing that address again, Fred could not stand it anymore and immediately ordered, “Stop talking to me like that or I'll leave!” Marciella had no care when it came to other things, but she could immediately tell that Fred was angry with her now. He was even saying he was going to ignore her. Now that it came to this, she said quickly, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. Please don't ignore me, okay?"Fred rolled his eyes and said seriously, "Alright, seeing you like this makes me a little happy! At least you can understand how important I am to you." "I can't argue with you!”Marciella merely nodded at Fred's words. At this moment, she asked, “Can I call you Sir Fred, then?”Fred nodded. “That's fine.” At that, Marciella continued, “Actually, I have a heartless request. But I think you're the only person who can help me with that.”
How could Fred not praise her dedication to her family? “Marciella, let's go.”Marciella had been somewhat worried at first that she would be disliked when her family's situation was revealed. She had expected mockery, not even pity. It was the kind of reaction one would normally get from society. Yet, Fred heard about it and expressed sympathy for her situation. He was truly a great person. Marciella liked him even more.Could she be falling in love? “Yes, Sir Fred!” Fred did not intend to bring Horace and the rest with him. He would leave them behind and promptly inform them of any advancement in the situation.With that, the two left. When they reached their destination, Fred found himself a little taken aback by the relatively backward village. His first impression of it was that it was in too poor of a condition. There were only a few decent spots in the village after he went around. Each of the houses was made of thatched grass. He did not have a good impression of
The situation left Fred speechless. After Marciella sorted out her thoughts, she said, “Actually, the situation I'm talking about has to do with this person who came to the village. I have no idea where she came from, but you could call her a witch.” “Witch?” Fred repeated, somewhat puzzled. Witches were part of a bad tradition that had been left behind for a long time, so Fred had no idea how to deal with this situation. "What did that witch do?" he asked.Marciella immediately replied, “That witch did something I can never forgive.”“Something unforgivable?” “Yes. She had probably appeared before, but I forgot when it was specifically. But there's no way I can ever let her go for what she did. "Our village happened to be in the middle of a drought at that time, and it was because of this that people were struggling. I tried to think of a solution so that we could get through it.“It was then we thought of something. Someone suggested we look for the witch to get he
Fred thought he misheard the woman and asked, “You're saying… it really happened?"“Yes!” Marciella nodded. “Believe it or not, it was a success. It started raining soon after, and the villagers’ belief in the witch skyrocketed. To them, the witch saved them. She was their savior, and instantly, her position within the village rose. After some development, there were a thousand households in the village!"Marciella had been living at the brothel and was never home. She was not aware of the village's development in terms of the number of people there. When she learned of the number, she was a little surprised. "I never thought that it would happen so fast.” “That's because there's more food here now, and people from other villages became attracted to the notion of moving here,” the old lady explained. Fred had also gotten a slight hang of the situation, but still, it was definitely not that simple. To say that it was just about the rain was not exactly true.The situation was d
After hearing what the witch had done, there was no way Fred was just going to sit there and watch. In such a situation, he had to act! There was one thing he still could not wrap his head around, and that was how the witch actually managed to get rain to fall. It was impossible that it was the work of the so-called rain-summoning rituals of the past as rain would only form when conditions permitted!How did the witch so coincidentally get rain to fall right after the boy and the girl were sacrificed?Fred did not believe she had the power to do that at all. He followed Marciella to a tent-looking structure and was speechless for a moment. Could this tent actually accommodate people? Now that he had come to this era, Fred was unable to adapt to this kind of residence. There were still many places that needed to be explored in the Ancient Martial Realm.Suddenly, he heard something inside. “Abracadabra!” said a voice, followed by miraculous sparks of light that illuminat
Marciella walking away did not bode well with the giant snake. Marciella was its food! How could it accept that its food had escaped?Marciella had not moved far yet. She reluctantly looked back at Fred.She did not know how Fred would handle the River God. She could only hope Fred would be okay!When Fred saw that she had left, he geared up, rubbing his palms in glee. He had an eager look on his face, which confused the giant snake.It was the snake’s first time meeting a man like Fred!How strange indeed!At this time!Suddenly, Fred said with hostility etched on his face, "Hey, Big Snake, what are you going to do now?"The snake's attention was entirely focused on him, which seemed off to Fred."What I’m going to do?"The giant snake fixated its eyes on Fred. It felt that it could handle a human like Fred easily.“I’m going to kill you with one bite! How dare you look down on me like this!"The giant snake rushed toward Fred fiercely at a speed so fast that no one could
Fred was annoyed by the giant snake's arrogant tone. Fred squinted his eyes at the snake and asked in confusion, "Why are you making that face?"“Huh?"The giant snake was shocked. He thought that Fred would submit to him, but to his surprise, Fred was not shaken at all.The snake was about to lose his temper.“Dirty snake, haven't I made myself clear enough? I think you are probably sleep-talking if you want me to hand over my people to you..." Fred said impatiently.At this moment…Feeling that it was being ridiculed, the snake said suddenly, "You punk, this is the first time anyone spoke to me this way. What is your name?"“Me?"Fred was stunned subconsciously, not knowing what the snake wanted. Suddenly, he understood.“Did you want to know my name so you can remember me, bow down before me, and become my follower? Sure, I’ll give you that chance!"He was adding fuel to the fire. The giant snake almost spat out blood in anger!"What? You want me to follow an immature bei
Huh!?Putting aside Marciella, even Fred could not hide his shock as a giant snake appeared from under the water!A giant snake!How could it be!?Fred's eyes widened at the sheer size of the snake. "A Giant Snake… Is this the so-called River God?"Moreover, the size was humongous. The snake must be at least ten stories high!What a huge snake!Fred finally understood why he felt a powerful force under the water!There was a sharp glint in the giant snake’s eyes! That was the blinking light from time to time!"Who comes here? Are you from the village? Who do you plan to sacrifice to me this time?" As soon as the giant snake spoke, Fred realized that this was not the first time it had done this.The snake seemed familiar with the ritual process. Obviously, the villagers had witnessed this giant snake before. This was the meeting between the two sides! Fred felt uncomfortable at this. As for the giant snake, it felt bemused when it saw Fred. The snake had never seen Fred befo
Fred was going to risk it all to open this girl's eyes!The force from the punch was extraordinary! As soon as the tree was hit by the seismic fist, it fell immediately and the whole tree split neatly in two!Marciella was dumbfounded!Although she knew how powerful Fred was, to witness his power was a different thing entirely!"Master Fred, your power is insane!"Marciella could not help but applaud.Fred seemed indifferent, as though he had no feeling at all about this."Is it? Why do you think so?"He looked so indifferent.For Ancient Martial Arts, things did not get any simpler than this!"You’re so strong. Anyway, I don’t doubt you anymore..." Marciella sighed, suddenly feeling very sad. "This is the reward of being educated. If we were more knowledgeable, we wouldn’t be so clueless.”"Haha, if you can't solve your issues, your descendants can work harder," Fred said with a wink.Marciella said, "Mr. Fred, I needed to ask you something! What if our luck was changed ju
What Fred said aroused her curiosity."What does it look like when you offer a sacrifice?"Fred knew he could not speak of this matter. Sure enough, Marciella felt a little downcast after Fred said the words. She did not know why Fred would say such a thing. Suddenly, Fred felt bad about it.He coughed and said, "Don't think too much about it... I just want to find a clue. Maybe we could find a solution. Why does it never rain in your village?""Huh?"Marciella's eyes, which were still a little dejected, suddenly realized what was important and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Fred, are you saying that the reason why it never rains in our village is because someone is behind it?"Although Fred was unwilling to admit it, he could not help but nod. "Yes, this is exactly what you thought!""For real?!"Marciella felt hopeful again when she heard this. She said hastily, "The thing you asked about is pretty simple. You can just check out that place!""That place?"Fred turned around to see w
Marciella found herself nodding in agreement with Fred's harsh assessment. "You're spot on," she said. "That woman is nothing but vile!"Seeing Marciella's reaction, a rare smile crossed Fred's face as he nodded back. "Glad you see it my way," he said.What caught Fred off guard was the villagers' reaction. One by one, their faces turned ashen with despair.It seemed to them that nothing could be worse than the predicament they were facing. The absence of the witch spelled doom for the village—it was like their last shred of hope had vanished. They had all put their faith in her to charm the River God into blessing them with rain, which would have brought some peace to their troubled lives. However, now their chances seemed to have dried up just like their fields. Fred stood there, his face a mask of serenity amidst the chaos.In the moments that followed, the village chief was a picture of despair, his only option was to send everyone home while he racked his brain for a backup pl
"What?"Fred did not even have time to blink before the witch suddenly made a move.It was like a bomb went off.Kaboom!Then, she was dead!Fred dusted off his hands, even surprising himself with his lack of tolerance for the witch.Now, though, he had a real headache. He had planned to clear the air with the witch and lay out the past so everyone would know the full picture.He thought that might just turn things around.The situation changed when she vanished, and Fred's plans were completely derailed. Then again, changing the villagers' minds was not going to be a walk in the park anyway. They were pretty set in their ways, thanks to all the stuff they had been fed.As such, just talking it out might not cut it. Heck, it could even mess with history!With the witch out of the equation, Fred figured he might as well try a different tactic. Maybe if he took out the guy in the cloak and worked his own magic to bring some rain, it could save a lot of hassle. The more he thoug
"No way!"The witch bristled with defiance. She could not accept that she was no match for Fred.As she noticed Fred's focus was locked on her, a sly idea popped up in her mind.Before she could act on it, though, she found herself pinned against the wall by Fred in a flash...Her face contorted in disbelief. She was pinned so tightly that she could not even move!The witch was completely overpowered, her heart racing with panic.How could he be so much stronger than her?Fred, on the other hand, seemed unfazed."What's going through your head? You don't seriously think you can take me on, do you?" Fred asked, his voice laced with skepticism.The witch felt utterly trapped, as if at any second, Fred might just finish her off."Look, I messed up, okay? Can we not do this? I'm old, just a pile of brittle bones—I can't take this kind of rough treatment!" the witch pleaded with Fred, trying a new tactic to get through to him.Fred was not falling for it. He looked at her with a
"Heh, I caught on to you a while back, you know. You've been tailing me, and I'm pretty sure you're here for me. Plus, you don't have the look of someone from our village. That means you are an outsider, and I'm your target, right? Listen, man, we don't have any beef with each other, so why are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?"The witch had sensed the raw power rolling off Fred, and it was enough to send shivers down her spine!At that moment, she knew that challenging Fred was not going to be a walk in the park! If she had spotted him earlier in the forest, it would not have been good news for her. For starters, she had no clue how many tricks Fred had up his sleeve, and if he took her down, she and her buddy would be toast.However, the witch was not about to let Fred take her out without a fight! She racked her brain and finally settled on one strategy!She would try to sweet-talk him, hoping Fred would fall for her words just like everyone else, and fall into he