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“That young lady seems quite promising as well. Who is she?”Adrian, reluctant to reveal Octavia’s true background, answered quickly, “She’s Daisy’s assistant—part-time bodyguard.”“A trained fighter?”Adrian nodded candidly.Octavia sat neatly on the sofa and offered a polite smile. “Hello, Senior Sister. My name is Octavia.”Nora Simpson returned the smile warmly. Just then, a faint aroma drifted through the air, and Octavia sprang to her feet.“Oh! I nearly forgot there’s porridge still on the stove!”On ordinary days, a housekeeper prepared breakfast. When she was absent, Adrian usually took over.He hadn’t seen the housekeeper this morning and hadn’t expected them to have cooked instead of ordering delivery.“You can cook?” Adrian followed Octavia into the kitchen.Millet porridge simmered gently in the pot, accompanied by several delicately arranged side dishes.Octavia laughed shyly. “Not me. Sister Hill was worried half the night when you didn’t come home. She said if you retu
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Nora Simpson had been looking at Adrian with a gaze of shared suffering, fully expecting him to grasp the torment she had endured earlier.The moment his words fell, however, she went utterly still—then fixed him with an icy stare.Even without turning around, Adrian could feel it.It was no longer mere resentment.It was on the verge of becoming murderous intent.He did not dare look back. With a stiff smile, he escorted Clayton Adams to the door.Unaware of the undercurrent between the two, Clayton beamed like an overgrown child who had just been promised a long-desired gift.“Then I’ll return this afternoon. Thank you—truly, thank you!”Once the mayor had gone, Adrian found himself frozen in place. One step forward meant escaping through the door. One step back meant returning to—A chill ran down his spine.“Senior Sister, I’m full. I should head to work! Don’t worry—I’ll let Daisy know you’re coming to see her!”He bolted before the words had fully left his mouth, only to have No
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Adrian let out a quiet sigh and soon drifted off to sleep.It was a dreamless night.They did not wake until after nine the next morning. Vermilion Bird had already prepared breakfast and was simply waiting for Adrian and Nora Simpson to come downstairs before serving the meal.“Lord Buddha.”Vermilion Bird inclined her head in greeting as she placed a freshly prepared dish on the table.Nora Simpson had barely taken a few bites with Adrian when Vermilion Bird returned, looking faintly exhausted.“Lord Buddha, the hall is nearly overflowing.”Nora appeared long accustomed to such scenes and merely nodded indifferently.Adrian looked up in curiosity. “The hall? Why are there so many people there?”Vermilion Bird explained, “Lord Buddha visits Skyline City less and less frequently. Whenever she does return, various local forces seize the opportunity to pay their respects.”“Of course, most of them are seeking cooperation with Lord Buddha—but few ever succeed.”Only then did Adrian under
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Their acceptance of Adrian was not founded solely on Nora Simpson’s declaration, but on the strength he had demonstrated.Before true power, people were naturally inclined to yield—to admire it, to follow it.Nora summoned Vermilion Bird and instructed calmly, “Bring me the Dragon Emblem.”Vermilion Bird bowed respectfully and withdrew, returning shortly thereafter.In her hands she carried a small, square box.It appeared unremarkable, yet no one dared regard it lightly; on the contrary, a hush of reverence settled over the room.The Dragon Emblem signified Lord Buddha’s personal authority. Wherever it appeared within the Novaland Republic, its bearer wielded her power.For Lord Buddha to bestow it upon Adrian was proof beyond doubt of her trust and esteem.Had he not truly been her junior disciple, such a gesture would have been inconceivable.Quentin Newman shot Drew Morvek a sidelong glare, silently grateful he had stopped him from speaking earlier.Nora accepted the box and withd
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Adrian said gratefully, “Senior Sister, you’ve been through a lot. Thank you for always keeping me in your thoughts.”“Oh, spare me. Who do you think is as heartless as you?” Nora Simpson retorted, half annoyed, half amused.Adrian scratched his head. “I lost my memory, remember? Otherwise, how could I not have contacted you?”“Enough. Tell me about your life now,” Nora Simpson said, letting the matter drop.“My life now? Well… I recently got myself a beautiful fiancée…”Nora Simpson let out a soft sigh. “You even have a fiancée now. I suppose you truly have grown up.”The little boy who once trailed behind her at every step was, in the blink of an eye, on the verge of starting a family of his own.It stirred in her a quiet sense of time’s passing—how everything changes before one realizes it.Still, there was one thing she found highly unsatisfactory.“Your fiancée has you working as her assistant?”Adrian stiffened, forcing an awkward smile. “Not exactly. She transferred twenty perc
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Adrian grasped the two gleaming swords with effortless ease, and the crowd froze in stunned silence.In all their years, they had never seen anyone conjure a weapon from thin air—let alone wield it as though it were solid steel.Not only had Adrian done so, he made it look utterly effortless.Envy flickered in more than a few eyes.Tilting his head with a grin, Adrian said, “You asked to see my true strength. Then I won’t hold back.”The words had scarcely left his lips before both blades shot toward Nora Simpson.She evaded the first strike and flicked her flexible sword toward the second. The golden blade in Adrian’s hand was instantly ensnared by her coiling steel.But he wielded two swords.Almost by instinct—before conscious thought could intervene—the other blade swept forward and knocked her flexible sword aside.The twin swords whirled in his hands with fierce momentum. Nora’s brows drew together as she moved with fluid precision, slipping left and right, finding exact foothol
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