James shook his head, trying to get Thea out of his mind.He looked at Quincy’s cheek, which was red after being slapped. He stood up, caressed her slightly swollen face, and asked worriedly, “Does it hurt?”“Yeah,” Quincy responded aggrievedly and leaned into James’ arms.“I’m scared of losing you. Once you recover and go back to Thea, what will I do?”James gently embraced her and sighed. “Then, it must be fate. I’m indebted to her and will never be able to pay her back in this life. It’s my fault she was poisoned. How can I abandon her if I find a way to detoxify the venom?”Quincy knew his thoughts, which was why she was worried.Despite that, she was satisfied being the woman in James’ arms for the time being.Whatever was bound to happen in the future was inevitable.Still, she was willing to fight against it.Quincy believed she would not lose to Thea.“Cough…cough…”James weakly coughed a few times.Quincy quickly helped him back onto the wheelchair, saying, “It’s t

Mount Dragon Treasure Mountain, Fortune River.James sat on a rock with his phone in hand, analyzing what happened in the three months before the Cadens’ villa was set ablaze ten years ago.Quincy saw beside him and asked, “What are you looking at, James?”Thea’s curiosity was also piqued. Last night, she concluded that she did not want to lose James to Quincy. Therefore, she went to look for them and coincidentally joined their trip. Until now, she still had no idea what James’ plan was.James put his phone down and looked at the mountain across the river, explaining, “I’m looking at the weather reports back then. I’m trying to deduce the river's depth by analyzing if there was any heavy rain that year.”Quincy frowned and asked, “Why do you need to know the water levels?” James explained, “Back then, I jumped into the river and held onto a log, floating along the current. That’s how I survived. I didn’t sink to the bottom of the river, so I definitely drifted to the undergro

Thea was stunned.‘James came to the cavern to find a way to detoxify the venom?‘He’s doing this all for me?’She suddenly felt that she did not understand James at all.James had been doing so much for her and was even worrying about the venom in her body. Meanwhile, she was only causing him trouble.“I…”She parted her lips but was unable to utter a word.Quincy ignored her and walked back into the tent.James’ eyes were shut, and he had already drifted into sleep.Even asleep, his face looked pale and weak.Quincy felt helpless and sighed upon seeing the condition he was in.James slept for a very long time and was woken up by pain.This time, it was not just a simple headache. Instead, he felt an excruciating pain throughout his entire body.It felt as if countless poisonous worms were biting on his flesh, drinking his blood, burrowing into his bones, and trying to tear his body apart.He was a soldier who had been through hundreds of battles and suffered all kinds o

Originally, the Emperor wanted to kill James.Although James was crippled, the fact that he was alive was enough to keep the Emperor at his wits’ ends.In the past, the Emperor could not get rid of him as he still possessed the Blade of Justice. Even though he had resigned from his position, his death would still be investigated.However, now that James was a civilian and had handed over the Blade of Justice, no one would care if he was dead or alive.As long as the Emperor covered it up well, he would be safe.Learning that James was looking for something, he once again had a change of mind.James must be looking for something extraordinary. He intended to grab it before killing him off once and for all.He hung up but was still worried. After a while, he made another phone call.“Is the person you reached out to reliable?”The hoarse voice sounded from the phone. “Don’t worry. He’s absolutely reliable. He was a mercenary abroad and worked with me. We’ve been through life and

Daniel was a one-star general with great authority.Getting a submarine was a piece of cake to him.After making the call, he walked toward James and reported, “James, I’ve made the phone call, and the submarine will be arriving shortly. However, you’ll have to wait for a while.”“Alright.” James nodded and sat back in his wheelchair.An hour later, the submarine arrived.It was a small submarine that could only fit five people.When it arrived, Quincy had just woken up from her nap.At the riverbank…With the help of Quincy and Thea, James changed into a wetsuit.Quincy looked at James, who was already dressed in a wetsuit, and asked, “James, are you sure you don’t need me to come with you? You’re weak right now. What are you going to do if something happens in the cavern?”James reassured her, “Nothing will happen.”“Quincy, you wait at the riverbank. I’ll go with him,” said Thea.James turned to Thea and said, “You’re not allowed to go either. Just stay here. I’ll come b