Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"I'm not coming with you. Let's just pretend we've never seen each other. Although you're not dead, your identity shouldn't be exposed right now. Moreover, I'm still a member of the Shura College. It's against the rules to bring you here. I might get into trouble if they find out I'm the one responsible for your presence here. You're here to avenge Vivian's death. Even if I wanted to stop you, I don't think I could do it anyway," Tracy explained. The both of them nodded respectfully at each other and went separate ways.

After she left, Zachary put on his hood and went straight into the courtyard. However, when he stepped inside, a dozen of figures appeared and stood in his way.

Zachary skimmed his eyes among the warriors. He realized that they were all at the Imperial Level. 'They must be Jaxon's confidants, ' he thought as he narrowed his eyes.

Then, one of figures called him out, "Who are you? How dare you sneak into this place!" He was clad in pristine white robes.

"If you don't want to die, then let me be. You are not my target," Zachary coldly stated.

This irked another one of the warriors. "You fucking bastard! Who do you think you are?! Don't you dare barge in here and talk big!" another warrior cursed.

However, right after he had finished his sentence, he w

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He thought that the Xiao Clan was still under Daniel's control. Hence, anything what could be a threat to his status would be eliminated, and Harley was originally on Jaxon's side. Therefore, he believed that if Harley returned to the Xiao Clan, Daniel would stop at nothing to make sure he never left the place alive.

"Really? It looks like things ended differently from what you thought. I managed to get out of there alive. In fact, I even put Daniel's head before Vivian's grave," Zachary nonchalantly answered.

"W-What? You killed Daniel? You're bluffing. With his strength, it's impossible for you to take him on your own." Jaxon paled when he heard that Zachary had killed Daniel.

The rest of them, even the three elders of the Xiao Clan, were just as surprised as he was.

"I'll ask you one more time. How did Vivian die?" Zachary's eyes blazed with fire.

"V-Vivian... Vivian was killed by Daniel." Under Zachary's fiery gaze, Jaxon couldn't help but stammer. He lied, fearing that he might die if Zachary learned that he murdered his own daughter.

"Can't you even be more pathetic, Jaxon? She's your daughter! Why can't you admit that she died under your hands? Why do you keep on lying?!" Zachary was beyond angry. He glared at Jaxon and Anthony with unexplainable madness.