Now, James had a somewhat rough idea that the failed plan from a century ago was to dominate the world using Gu venom. In its lead was the Mavericks, one of the three major families of the Gu sect. Of course, they were not the only ones involved. Many other forces must have played a part in the plan. ogrAs for how the plan came to an end and the secret it held, even Maxine was unaware. Now, the plan from a century ago was back in action. Those involved had to be stopped. “By the way, what do you plan to do with all this wealth?” Maxine asked. James shrugged and said, “I never expected that Madelyn, the person in charge of Centennial Corporation, would try to stop me. Now that the Blithe King and the helicopters have left, it’d be rather difficult to bring these golden bricks back.” James pondered. After a few seconds, he continued, “Worse comes to worst, we’ll ask the God-King Palace to bring them back.” “You mustn’t,” said Maxine hurriedly. “Everyone is currently gue

Maxine did not dare utter another word. Kneeling on the ground, she hung her head in shame and awaited Tobias’ punishment. Wearing a furious expression, Tobias raised his palm on which True Energy was gathered. However, he could not bring himself to strike her. “Sigh…” After a while, Tobias sighed deeply and retracted his palm. James tried to help Maxine up, but she refused. She did not dare stand without Tobias’ permission. James looked at Tobias, who still had a furious look on his face, and said, “Maxine has nothing to do with this. It’s all Madelyn’s fault. You shouldn’t have taken it out on her.” Tobias waved his hand and sighed. “Alright, now. You may stand.” Maxine stood up and remained silent. Then, Tobias ordered, “You’re dismissed.” “Understood.” Maxine turned to leave. Tobias headed toward the Gazebo while James followed close behind. The two sat at the same time. Tobias sighed. “I know it’s not her fault, but do you have any idea what the Cadens ar

James left the Cadens’ mansion. However, he was not in a hurry to return to Cansington. His plan had been foiled by Madelyn. The capital he currently had from Blake was insufficient to stand against Centennial Corporation. He had to pay the King a visit and demand money. Thus, he headed straight to Peace Mansion. A few soldiers were standing guard outside Peace Mansion. The moment James appeared, a soldier walked over to him and saluted, “Greetings, Dragon King.” “Mhm.” James nodded. “I’d like to meet the King.” “He’s not in the Capital at the moment. He’s gone on an overseas business trip.” Hearing this, James frowned and asked, “Is Gloom here?” Puzzled, the soldier asked, “Who’s Gloom?” “Never mind, forget I came by.” James left. As Gloom was the personal bodyguard of the King, few knew of his existence. Even the guards of Peace Mansion had never heard of him. James was at a loss as he had wanted to ask the King for money.He had many ways to procure money vi

Before James could react, his acupuncture point was struck. Immobilized, he sat on the chair and stared coldly at Flynn, who was in a fit of rage. “What do you think you’re doing, Flynn?” “Hmph!” Flynn grunted. “Take him to the Western border. Tell Tobias to bring Maxine there to apologize in person.” James could feel someone covering his head with a black balaclava. Then, his vision darkened, and he was taken away. Madelyn glanced at Flynn. Seeing that he was still enraged, she tried to calm him down. “There’s no need to get mad over something as trivial as this.” “What do you know?” asked Flynn. He sat down and said coldly, “There hasn’t been a Great Grandmaster in the ancient martial world of Sol for hundreds of years. The martial art conference, which will be held in a few months, will select a new Great Grandmaster. “All these years, the Blithe family has kept a low profile. Now, we plan to make our presence known once again. The best way to do so is to enter into a po

Tobias lifted his leg once more and kicked Maxine with great force. She was once again sent flying toward the wall. The impact caused the wall to collapse, and she was buried under the rubble. However, as a martial artist, such an injury was not fatal to her. She crawled out of the rubble with great difficulty. At that moment, her hair was disheveled, and she was covered in blood all over her body. She knelt on the ground and did not dare utter a single word. Tobias took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. “James has been taken to the Western border by the Blithe family. Make your own amends. Don’t get the family involved.” Tobias grunted and left. After he left, Maxine collapsed to the floor. She tried to wipe off the blood trace on her lips. Then, her eyes brimmed with tears. They flowed down her cheeks. One could hear the stifled sound of her sobbing from outside.After a while, she stood up and dragged her injured body to a chair. Sitting on the chair, sh