Andrew and Valerie shared a quick smile, then turned and walked out of the Trinity Grand Hall.Luther called out behind them, saying, "Andrew, thank you for sparing Roman."Andrew only waved his hand without looking back because he felt that even though Roman probably deserved death, Luther's loyalty made him hold back. He was not the type to forget a favor, and Luther truly helped him when he needed it most. Hence, he spared Roman's life this once, although he knew that if they met again, things might not end the same way.After they left the mountain gate, a long stone staircase stretched all the way down the slope awaited them.Valerie glanced at him and asked, "Honey, what level are you even at now?"Andrew thought for a moment, then grinned and said, "I guess you could say I'm already a martial emperor."Valerie gave him a thumbs-up and said, "Impressive! But did the seal on your energy core finally break?" Andrew chuckled and said, "Well, technically, it was completely de

Valerie wrinkled her cute, upturned nose and huffed, "You call that a little lesson? You stripped me down and even hit me. Tell me, what woman could tolerate that kind of humiliation?" Andrew hurried to give a guilty smile and said, "Alright, alright, I'm sorry. I was in the wrong back then."Valerie smiled, her face full of sweetness. "No, you did the right thing at the time. If you hadn't been so rough with me and done something so outrageous, I wouldn't have spent days and nights afterward thinking about killing you! But the more I thought about it, the more my attempts failed."After all that back and forth, I ended up falling for you. It's true what they said about love coming unexpectedly and running deep. I can't remember exactly when I started liking you. At first, I just wanted revenge on Luna, to ruin your relationship and watch her suffer."She continued, "But gradually, I played with fire and got burned myself. That time at the foot of the Advanced Medical Institute, I

A disdainful smirk tugged at Finnegan's lips, though he was secretly pleased.At noon, Valerie finally woke up. When she did not see Andrew, panic hit her instantly.She spotted the note he left on the nightstand. [Valerie, I left. Once you're back in Chetvine, live well and take good care of Luna. I love you both so, so much. Wait for my return.]Her eyes turned red, and even though she tried to be strong, the pain of separation still crushed her. She quickly got dressed and stumbled downstairs.The moment she reached the bottom step, she saw that everyone in her family had already gathered.Finnegan stood there with a downright sour expression.Valerie could not care about anything else and rushed over, her voice trembling as she murmured, "Dad, Andrew left." Finnegan snorted. "You still have the nerve to call me 'Dad'? Did the two of you just elope?"Tears welled up in Valerie's eyes as she said, "He left without saying goodbye and went overseas alone. I don't even know w

Without exception, Sergio ordered every Harding family member not to leave Chetvine easily. He wanted to avoid anyone getting killed by Andrew and turning into another unlucky casualty.In a small private estate on the outskirts of Chetvine, Guillermo reclined on a lounge chair with his eyes closed. Jose and Lorenzo stood on either side of him, their expressions completely different. Jose looked amused yet surprised as he said, "He actually survived, and even broke the energy core seal. I'm really curious how he pulled that off."Lorenzo gritted his teeth. "Mr. Vazquez, if you don't destroy the problem at its source, it will always come back."However, Guillermo remained unfazed as he kept resting with his eyes shut.Lorenzo grew agitated. "Mr. Vazquez, with that final seal broken, he'll rise like a king restored to his throne. The next time we see him, he might be a martial god. How are we supposed to handle that?"Guillermo replied calmly, "If it's fate, what can we do?"Jose

The hunters from Holtrien might show up, yet Andrew no longer cared about any of that. Nothing mattered right now. In his territory, whoever came would end up crawling home in tears.Just as the sun dipped below the horizon, Andrew walked into the City of Hope. According to the local rules, you had to pay 1000 Meurico dollars to enter the city, so Andrew smiled and handed over 1500 instead. He even made sure the extra 500 looked intentional while a few shiny gold bars in his pocket peeked out on purpose.The gang member collecting money at the gate immediately perked up as if he had just snorted something strong.Showing off wealth while traveling was the number-one rule you never broke, yet this guy was walking around flashing gold without a care. So in their eyes, if he ended up dead and robbed tonight, he had only himself to blame.Andrew kept that smile plastered on his face as he walked into the city's biggest, most bustling bar, the Night Rose. The moment he walked in, the ai