While Tyr mumbled to himself, there was a sarcastic smile on his face and a cold look in his eyes. On the other hand, Jade was still kneeling on the ground. Her face was white with fear and her body trembled.Meanwhile, Marcus was so nervous that his heart was about to beat out of his chest.“Alright, I agree to help you. I will be there when the time comes for the Dragon Boat Fighting Competition!”Having said that, Tyr walked away without turning back. Long after he had left, Jade finally sighed in relief. Her body was covered in sweat.“Jade, what does Mr. Summers have to do with the Summers family in the north? Why did he have such a big reaction when you mentioned the Five Valiant Generals of the Summers family in the north?” asked Marcus.Jade turned around, looking gloomily at Marcus. “Big Brother, I’m going to repeat what I said before. It’s better if you know less about certain things, unless you are not afraid of dying!”Shuddering, Marcus dropped the subject, not daring to a
Although Jacob’s face had turned red while he stood nearby, he did not have the courage to say anything in his own defense. Paul was right. If a family depended on a woman, what kind of family was that?Six years ago, when something major happened to Winifred, things would not have been so terrible for their family if Jacob had been more courageous. For the past six years, Winifred and Blair had to suffer cold gazes and sarcastic remarks from the Zea family.Although Jacob felt very bad about it, he could not find the courage to challenge his own family. Therefore, he accepted everything bad which happened to and around him. Even his wife, Helen Cole, had a more unyielding personality than him.What kind of a man was he to not be able to protect his wife and daughter?It justified why Paul treated him so harshly as his father-in-law. Sometimes, even Jacob looked down on himself.“I’m going to watch the fighting competition on the flower boat,” said Paul, looking at Christine unhappily.
Although the flower boat was modified from a second-hand ferry, it still looked very luxurious on the inside. There was a huge lounge which was once used as a ballroom. The two floors that made up the lounge had now been emptied, and a fighting ring was set up in the center.With seats located on all four sides around it, it looked like a mini sports center. When Tyr and the three others arrived, a lot of the seats had already been filled. In total, there were enough seats for approximately three hundred audience members.Most of the people who could get onto the flower boat to observe the Dragon Boat Fighting Competition were powerful people in Riverville City.A single ticket in the last row would have cost tens of thousands. As such, organizers of the Dragon Boat Fighting Competition were able to make a lucrative annual income off the sales of entrance tickets alone.On top of that, on normal days, some people would rent the flower boat to hold bets over fighting competitions, which
Stephen looked at the middle-aged man in disbelief. “Big… Big brother, you must be joking with me, right?”The man sounded a little annoyed when he answered, “Brother, how could you not have heard about this? How did you even get into the upper class in Riverville City? Could you people have snuck your way onto the boat?”“We have tickets.” Stephen hurriedly took his tickets out and waved them at him. “We only returned to the city yesterday. Therefore, there’s a lot that we have not found out about. Big brother, what exactly happened? Could you please tell us?”The middle-aged man nodded. “That explains why you don’t know about these things. Let me tell you about it. Years ago, when Patrick Reynold was kicked out of Riverville City, rumor had it that he travelled to the north.”“Thereafter, he became connected to a frighteningly powerful family. After eight years, he was promoted as a high-ranking general in the family. Now, he is considered a force to be reckoned with in the north.”“
Every city has their own underground fighting scene. During such matches, a slight miscalculation could lead to a deadly outcome. Instead of a mere showcase, such fights involve real fighting, where each blow is dealt at full strength.If Hector was able to maintain a record of thirty-six consecutive wins in the underground fighting scene, he certainly was talented. Had they met earlier, Marcus and Jade may perhaps have had a better impression of him.However, ever since they witnessed Tyr in a fight, they did not think too much of all these apparent expert fighters.“From what I’ve heard, you are indeed considered an expert fighter,” said Marcus. “However, please don’t underestimate the people Patrick Reynold has brought from the north. You may have never seen such prowess in your entire life.”“Are you looking down on me?” Hector frowned as he looked at Marcus with a somewhat angry glare.“I’m just being kind by warning you ahead of time.”Terry was a little unhappy as well. Having s
In less than a minute, nearly ten of the alliance members had already moved over to Patrick Reynold’s side.Each of them was expressing more self-demeaning words than the one before them.Seeing how nearly half of the alliance members had defaulted to their enemy’s side, Marcus Collins and Terry Xander both looked extremely upset.“The Wallace family would like to submit to Mr. Reynold too.“Please, Mr. Reynold, be a kind person and let the Wallace family live.”Suddenly, James Wallace, the third-generation descendant of the Wallace family, also began walking in Patrick Reynold’s direction.Marcus Collins and Terry Xander were immediately enraged.Barring the fact that the other forces within the Riverville City Alliance had succumbed to Patrick Reynold’s influences, it was unacceptable for one of the four prominent families to do the same.More importantly, the Wallace family had only been beaten up severely a few days ago.It was distasteful for James Wallace to betray his namesake b
Terry Xander’s face immediately became gloomy. “Mr. Ward, didn’t we agree on the price from the beginning?“Isn’t it unreasonable for you to suddenly demand a higher price?”Hector Ward snorted. “If I, Hector Ward, were to take the lead, I would definitely be able to take the opponent down directly.“As such, I would be sparing a lot of your expert fighters from even going up there.“Is it too much to ask of you to add on a little more to my pay?”Perhaps, it was because Hector Ward came from the Hung Ga martial arts background, coupled with the record of winning thirty-six underground fighting matches consecutively, that allowed him to be so confident about his capabilities. In fact, the level of confidence was close to him being arrogant and full of himself.Meanwhile, Terry Xander did not expect Hector Ward to shamelessly demand a higher price when they had already agreed on a different price previously.While Terry Xander hesitated, Marcus Collins began to speak, “Are you sure you
Everyone became terrified of Jake Morris after observing him in a single match.When he called out for an opponent, nobody seemed to want to get on stage despite voices of discussion on the alliance’s section.Things suddenly became very awkward.“What’s the matter? Are the useless cowards of Riverville City afraid to come on stage?”Jake Morris began to appear annoyed when nobody seemed to be stepping forward.There was a hint of provocation in his speech.Meanwhile, Marcus Collins and Jade Laurell felt somewhat panicked.With Tyr Summers still missing, and none of the alliance members was brave enough to challenge Jake Morris in the fighting ring, Marcus Collins’ face was red with embarrassment since he was the Riverville City Alliance leader.“Go on. Why isn’t anybody getting up on stage?“What’s with all the waiting?“Riverville City can’t have cowards.”When Stephen Cole, who was seated in the back row, saw this happening, he too felt his face getting warm.With his fists clenched