Novels by Camellia

Ito Keiko also stood up quickly and knelt down right behind her aunt. "Allen‑kun, please accept my bow of gratitude!" she said sincerely.Allen let out a soft sigh and spoke earnestly, "Please both of you get up. There is really no need for this. By chance, I lent the Ito family some help, but in the end, it is the Ito family’s own good fortune that allowed you to survive this disaster."Only then did Ito Emi and Keiko rise to their feet.Ito Emi turned to Ito Takehiko. "Brother, Mr. Allen is right. Beyond his help, our family has truly met with rare good fortune. We can absorb the market shares left behind by the Takahashi and Matsumoto clans. With the Takahashi family badly weakened, we can push forward our partnership talks with the Bruce family. At this point, the Bruce family will have no other choice but us.""No!" Ito Takehiko replied without the slightest hesitation. "From now on, we will not enter into any form of cooperation with the Bruce family."Ito Emi could not hide her

Allen told him the truth, "I was originally in Osaka to take over Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s production lines there. I heard Miss Keiko was staying in Kyoto, and since it was only a forty‑minute drive from Osaka to Kyoto, I decided to go visit her. I never expected to arrive just as the Fujibayashi clan’s ninjas were attacking her, so I stepped in."He sighed as he spoke, "It was pure luck. Had I shown up any later, there would have been nothing I could do."Ito Takehiko nodded, filled with lingering fear. "We truly owe everything to you, Mr. Allen."Anger welled up inside him, and he said coldly, "The Fujibayashi ninjas served Takahashi Machi. I cannot for the life of me figure out why he would target me. We were both competing for a partnership with the Bruce family. Even with past frictions and bad blood between us, there was no reason to send assassins after my daughter!"Allen’s brows drew tight at once. "What did you say? The Bruce family? Which Bruce family?!"Ito Takehiko expl

After the double‑leg amputation, the doctors had put him on a pain pump, so he barely felt any physical agony. Still, constant worry over Ito Keiko, who was far away in Kyoto, kept him from sleeping soundly.He had just dreamed that Keiko had met with misfortune in Kyoto. The nightmare jolted him awake at once, and he intended to tell his younger sister Ito Emi to send people to bring Keiko back to Tokyo without delay.Yet what he had never dreamed of was that when the ward door swung open, his beloved precious daughter Ito Keiko walked in together with his sister Ito Emi."Keiko?!" Ito Takehiko blurted out in shock. "What are you doing here?"Seeing her father lying pale and bloodless on the hospital bed, with thick bandages wrapped around his knees and everything below gone forever, Ito Keiko burst into tears and cried out, "Oto‑san!"She rushed over to the bedside, grabbed Ito Takehiko’s hand, and wept bitterly.It took Ito Takehiko a moment to collect himself. Relieved and deeply

Sitting in the passenger seat, Ito Keiko stayed tense throughout the whole ride. Even though Ito Takehiko had said over the phone that he was out of danger, Keiko still harbored quiet worries.A little over three hours later, Allen pulled into Tokyo and stopped at the gate of the University of Tokyo Hospital, the top‑rated medical facility in the city.This hospital boasted Japan’s highest global ranking and represented the nation’s pinnacle of medical care.Once the car came to a full stop, Keiko could not wait to push open the door and get out. Before stepping out, however, she turned to Allen and asked, "Allen‑kun, will you come upstairs with me?"Allen looked slightly awkward. "Your father might not want to see me."Keiko said earnestly, "Allen‑kun, you saved my life. No matter how big the misunderstandings or grudges between you two are, I believe Father will no longer hold them against you!"Allen thought for a brief moment and replied, "Very well, I will go with you."His reaso

Allen couldn’t help laughing and said, “If your dad heard that, he’d probably be furious.”Ito Keiko stuck out her tongue. She was about to speak when her phone suddenly vibrated.She looked confused. “Who would be calling this late? Could the servants have noticed we snuck out?”She quickly pulled out her phone and gasped in surprise. “Oh no, it’s Father!”She never expected her father to call her so late at night.She said nervously to Allen, “Allen‑kun, I need to take this call from my father…”Allen nodded with a smile. “Go ahead.”Keiko quickly answered the phone and asked cautiously, “Father, why are you calling me so late? Is something wrong?”Ito Takehiko’s weak voice came over the line. “Keiko, I’ve had an accident. I’m calling to make sure you’re safe. Is everything all right over in Kyoto?”Keiko asked anxiously, “Father! What happened to you? Are you badly hurt?”Takehiko replied, “Tanaka and I were hunted down by attackers. We barely managed to escape. But I’m afraid they

Upon hearing those words, Matsumoto Yoshito completely broke down. He lifted his head and shouted hysterically, “Why! Why wipe out my entire Matsumoto clan?! Why push for total extermination?!”The woman let out a cold laugh. “This is the price you pay for provoking the Bruce family!”Tears instantly streamed down Matsumoto Yoshito’s face. Mixed with blood, they made his whole look utterly gruesome.All will to live had deserted him. He mumbled, “Kill me. Kill me right now.”The woman nodded and pulled out a sunflower‑seed‑shaped carving of white jade from her pocket. “Matsumoto Yoshito, before you die, I want you to remember my name. I’m Suzie.”With a flick of her wrist, the jade sunflower seed shot forward at high speed.The next instant, a tiny bloody hole appeared in the center of Matsumoto Yoshito’s forehead. All life drained from his body, and he crashed to the ground, dead.Meanwhile, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.The police chief finally breathed a sigh of reli

Frith frowned and said, “Brother Odin, I know this will be difficult, yet we cannot let the Dragon‑Tooth Guards steal the spotlight. I do not ask you to outperform her forever. I only hope you can overshadow her on her very first attempt, so she does not gain too much momentum right off the bat.”Odin hesitated. Seeing the displeasure on Frith’s face, he finally nodded. “I shall give it a try later. But this method can only be used occasionally; otherwise, it will harm my own foundation.”Only then did Frith break into a smile. “The honor of our Dragon‑Blood Guards rests entirely on you, Brother Odin.”Odin shook his head with a soft laugh while sighing inwardly. He knew full well this stemmed from Frith’s personal motives, yet he could not turn her down. If he wanted to advance within the Dragon‑Blood lineage, he needed support from Frith’s faction. Without it, he might never secure an important high‑ranking position once he left the Dragon‑Blood Guards years from now. With their bac

“Odin is Rupert’s most valued right‑hand man. Though he bears a different clan name, Rupert holds him in high regard and showers him with abundant resources. Every time Odin purifies and refines a Boundary‑River Meteor, he can condense it down to around seventy meters, yielding over six thousand Star Orbs. We can only envy such gains.” Tamara made no attempt to hide her envy. If one meteor alone produced six thousand orbs, Odin could refine tens of thousands of Star Orbs by himself in total. Just how many warriors could cultivate off that supply?Albert nodded. Boundary‑River Meteors governed the Five Guards’ cultivation progress, and Odin’s skill was truly enviable.As the two conversed, quiet cheers suddenly rose from the Dragon‑Tooth Guards.Albert looked over. Timothy had refined his Boundary‑River Meteor to below one hundred meters. Roughly estimating, it stood at ninety‑eight meters.A faint smile played across Timothy’s face; he was plainly satisfied with his performance. He cl

“It’s time for Star‑Gathering!” Inside the Dragon‑Tooth Guards, Grand Commander Tamara caught sight of the scene and turned to Albert with a smile. “This phase depends entirely on how capable each Commander‑Supreme is. Only those with formidable power can seize more Boundary‑River Meteors.”Albert’s eyes sharpened. He looked over and saw Vance, Rupert and the other three Commander‑Supremes let out earth‑shaking roars. They unleashed the tremendous power of their respective guards, and towering God‑Realm Platforms rose behind them, drawing in and expelling cosmic energy.Albert noticed that among the five leaders, Vance, Wheeler, Yvonne and Yates were all at the Four‑Star God‑Realm. Only Rupert had reached the Five‑Star God‑Realm.Yet that hardly mattered. As the five Commander‑Supremes took command of their grand formations, their energy surges skyrocketed wildly, instantly rivaling the might of an Eight‑Star God‑Realm expert.Vast beams of energy sliced through the void, morphing int

Though Albert and the others were sheltered by the Golden‑Scale Dragon Cloud Array, before such a grand cosmic wonder, they were no different from ants standing on a riverbank gazing up at a raging flood.It took Albert quite a while to snap out of his awe‑struck daze. Then he noticed five enormous golden lotus platforms floating high above the golden dais. Each hovered in mid‑air, large enough to hold ten thousand people.“Those are the Starfall Platforms.”Beside him, Tamara kept explaining with a smile. “Every cultivation session at the Boundary‑River Starfall Platform has two phases: ‘Star‑Gathering’ and ‘Star‑Refining’.” She pointed toward the mighty Boundary‑River high above the great array. “When the time comes, the Golden‑Scale Dragon Cloud Array will siphon a portion of water from the Boundary‑River. Each drop of this water weighs thousands of jin. Massed together, it plummets from the sky almost like a falling meteor, carrying terrifying destructive force.”“Even ordinary Go

At the Dragon‑Tooth Garrison, upon the Giant‑Stone Plaza, ten‑thousand figures stood in precise formation. Streams of mighty soul‑power rose and wove together above the square. Though no battle formation had been activated, long‑term coordination had forged profound harmony among these soul‑powers. Even without any control, they showed faint signs of blending, coalescing into a thin mist of energy hanging overhead.Buried within this energy mist lurked an extremely sharp ripple, as if Heavenly Dragon fangs sliced through the void to tear apart all creation.Upon the plaza’s stone steps stood Vance, hands clasped behind his back. Clad in the Dragon‑Tooth Armor, his towering frame radiated overwhelming pressure.Beneath him stood Timothy and Emily, the two Dragon‑Tooth Envoys.Further down were the four Grand Commanders and several unassigned Dragon‑Pavilion Scholars, including Nathan and Watt, whose positions had been taken by Emily and Albert.Every single one of the ten‑thousand full

Vance shook his head and said, “Empty talk won’t get you anywhere. You are currently at six thousand meters within the Perfected High‑level Heavenly Spirit Realm. Over the next half‑month, you have to push it to seven thousand meters and boost your strength as much as you can.That’s why I suggest you go somewhere to temper and cultivate.”“What place?” Albert asked curiously.Vance glanced at him.“The Boundary‑River Starfall Platform.”“The Boundary‑River Starfall Platform? What is that?” Albert’s curious voice followed right away.“It is a training ground exclusive to the Five Heavenly Dragon Guards. Think of it as the Demon‑Blight Cave of the 20th Legion.”Vance gestured toward the sky. “You’ve seen the Boundary River running through the Boundary‑River Domain, haven’t you? Vast energy surges within it. Its power is so immense even Holy Spirit‑rank experts shrink back in fear.At Heavenly Dragon Ridge, we use the Golden‑Scale Dragon Array to draw in a portion of the Boundary River’

Kane let out a snort and spoke bluntly. “I have no need to schmooze and build connections with a bunch of strangers.”“Alright, sit down first,” Joren quickly stepped in to smooth things over.Just then, Pierce pushed the door open and got straight to the point. “Why couldn’t I get through to you on the phone?”“Must be signal‑blocking inside the room. What’s going on?” Kane looked up and asked.Pierce wore a grave expression and gestured with his hand. “Kane, Joren, Cruz, come with me.”......The four stepped out of the private room and stood at the quiet end of the hallway.Pierce lowered his voice and spoke urgently. “Devin just passed word. The new top boss for Black Street has shown up out of nowhere tonight. He came with people from headquarters.”The other three froze on the spot.Surprise flickered across Kane’s eyes. “Cole didn’t tip us off about this at all.”“He must have only just arrived,” Pierce rushed on. “I booked the whole floor tonight. These higher‑ups demanded a p

“Cole has secured his position as Chief Councilor of Southmound and holds the clout to liaise with higher‑ups. We will run into restrictions everywhere in this region from now on,” Wade analyzed the overall situation in a low voice. “After Ingram’s transfer, the new director for Black Street is a neutral appointee sent over by headquarters. He will definitely not side with any local factions in the short term. On top of that, Joren has forged deep ties with Pierce, and that alliance is already solidified.”He lifted his eyes toward Weston, every word sharp and lucid. “Do the math. If we keep fighting for control over Black Street, we will have to go up against Kane, who is watching our every move, and Pierce, whose strength matches ours. Stretched thin on two fronts, we stand zero chance of winning.”“I get it,” Weston nodded slowly.“Greed brings ruin,” Wade lowered his gaze, his tone resolute. “We no longer hold absolute dominance over Black Street. Forcing a two‑front operation wil

The gate to the old residential compound creaked open. The landlady stepped inside carrying a grain sack and spotted Kane on the steps. She spoke in a familiar tone, “Haven’t seen you around for days.”“Work’s been piling up at the unit. I couldn’t get away,” Kane replied, his gaze soft. “Did you go out shopping?”“Picked up some old grain.” The landlady shifted topics, sounding confused. “Hey, where’s Raven? Haven’t laid eyes on her in ages. Water pooled in her room and froze solid. Tell her to swing by sometime. If the heating pipes crack from the frost, we’ll be in big trouble.”Kane stiffened slightly. His fingers tightened unconsciously. After a long pause, he forced a faint smile. “I forgot to mention. She won’t be coming back for now.”The landlady blinked, looking regretful. “Why didn’t you tell me sooner? I could’ve rented it out. It’s such a waste leaving it empty.”“Don’t rent this place out. Leave everything inside untouched.” Kane’s eyes drifted toward Raven’s vacant room

The sheriff then turned toward Cruz and held out his hand in greeting. Cruz wore a blank expression, his gaze icy and sidelong. He did not move an inch. Instead, he silently pulled out his phone and stood sideways, radiating frigid hostility.Looking slightly embarrassed, the sheriff could only offer an awkward smile and wave. He turned and led his team to escort the prisoner into their vehicle.As the car slowly pulled away, the window rolled down. With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Silas glanced over at Kane beside the car, his tone brash and taunting. “Buddy, thanks for looking after me all this time! Come visit Southspire sometime, and I’ll give you a proper welcome!”Kane stood rooted to the spot, staring at the man’s arrogant, triumphant face. A crushing sense of powerlessness washed over him.The convoy faded from view, and the dust settled.“Let’s go.” Kane spoke in a low, heavy voice.Inside their car, Hagen burned with rage and could not hold back a curse. “What a mess

“Understood.” Stuart bowed to acknowledge the order and left.## Interrogation Room, Detention HospitalSix o’clock in the evening, at the police‑affiliated detention hospital.Kane walked into the interrogation room with Cruz, Hagen and the rest of the team. On the metal restraint chair, Oliver sat with his head lolling and shoulders drooping, sound asleep without a single care. His slouched, insolent posture showed zero sense of peril despite being in custody for criminal involvement.“Some nerve.” Hagen stared in disbelief. “He can sleep that soundly even after everything that’s happened.”Cruz stepped forward and gave the chair leg a light kick, barking sharply. “Wake up! Quit sleeping!”Oliver jolted awake, snapping upright. His eyes darted blankly around the room before he finally registered where he was. He instinctively raised a hand to wipe the drool from his mouth, but as his arms lifted, the handcuffs on his wrists pulled taut, screeching with harsh metal friction.Fully aw

Oakley let out a bitter laugh, his voice hoarse and dry, voicing the ultimate question that had haunted him his whole life. "Kane, tell me. Back then, I saved lives in the hospital. I worked hard and played by the rules, yet I made no money, lost all my dignity, and got pushed around by everyone. But once I threw away my morals, resorted to any means necessary, and got my hands bloody, I got rich. I gained power. People even looked up to me and praised me.""You are a high‑ranking law‑enforcement officer. Tell me, why is that?"Kane stared at the emptiness and confusion in his eyes. For a moment, he fell silent, unable to give an answer.Seeing this, the last glimmer of light died out in Oakley’s gaze. He lowered his head, overcome with disappointment. "Even you have no answer, do you?"Kane stood up and walked slowly toward him. His tone was steady yet sharp, cutting straight to the root of the problem. "The world can be unfair, but human greed and malice are the real disease. You bl