Ch. 2091..2100
The Ex-Husband’s Revenge chapter 2091
"What? It's no wonder that Leon managed to endure Rodney's attack and came out of it unscathed! That's why!" The Southern Boss exclaimed.
He had already heard from Charlie and Black Gorilla that Leon possessed a defensive tool. However, he brushed it off as a low-level tool and was not concerned about it.
After Rodney’s defeat, Joel's words made him realize that the defensive tool Leon possessed was in the Peak Emperor State. In that instant, it all made sense as to how Rodney was defeated.
"Also, Leon seems to possess daggers coated with poison that kills within seconds. If the Spears wish to eliminate him, you guys will have to look out for those as well!” Joel added.
Joel was told about how Gordon came close to killing Darius with the daggers and that the Deadly Veratrum poison belonged to Leon, so he made sure to inform the Southern Boss about them as well.
"Poisoned daggers? This kid sure has a lot of tricks up his sleeves!" The Southern Boss was shocked and finally understood why Joel said that Leon was a mysterious man.
It dawned on him that he might have underestimated Leon.
"Southern Boss, that's all we Hiltons can say! If the Spears require any assistance to get rid of Leon, let us know, and well do our best to aid you!" Devon said.
Though the Southern Boss had refused to join forces with the Hiltons, Devon instinctively knew that Leon could not be taken lightly, especially with the Thompsons and Hughes protecting him.
Should the Southern Boss change his mind and wish to cooperate with the Hiltons, Devon would always welcome it.
"Sure! Thank you, Elder Hilton!" The Southern Boss said.
With that, Devon left with Joel and the others.
"Dad, let's leave as well," Rodney said once the Hiltons disappeared into the distance.
"Hang on! Leon has injured you badly and the Spears can't let this slide!" The Southern Boss said.
"What do you mean, Dad?" Rodney asked thoughtfully.
"It's much harder to fend off an attack coming at you in the dark! The Thompsons and the Hughes took Leon under their wings, so we can't do much to him. However, we can always play dirty!" The Southern Boss paused for a moment. "Once the sales drive ends, the Thompsons and Hughes will leave. Without them around to protect Leon, it'll be the perfect chance for us to get rid of him!" He said ruthlessly.
He had long thought of getting rid of Leon in secret but had not dared to act on it since the Dragon Corps was targeting the Spears. However, the Southern Boss ran out of patience and could no longer put up with Leon.
He intended to send someone to assassinate Leon and have all his issues resolved.
"Sir, please let us take care of Leon Wolf..." The Fifth and Sixth Guardians stepped forward.
Leon has gotten the Dragon Corps on his side and captured Rodney right under the Fifth and Sixth Guardians' noses.
They both resented Leon for causing them to fail at their jobs.
Since the Southern Boss decided to hunt Leon down, the two of them were keen to participate.
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"You two?" The Southern Boss glanced at the Fifth and Sixth Guardians thoughtfully.
"Rest assured! We will do our best to eliminate Leon. We won't disappoint you!" The Fifth and Sixth Guardians said hastily.
Though they had learned that Leon possessed a defensive tool that might be in the Peak Emperor or Semi-Almighty State, such tools often had a limit to how frequently they could be used.
As martial artists in the Semi-Almighty State, they were confident that they were much stronger than Leon. Even if Leon possessed a defensive tool in the Almighty State, they knew that they could still kill Leon easily.
"I trust that the two of you have what it takes to get rid of him. However, he has many tricks up his sleeves. I'm afraid the two of you might not be enough! How about this? I will send the Third Guardian with you just in case!" The Southern Boss said.
He had six guardians. Three of them were at a higher level of strength, while the other three were at a lower level.
The first three guardians were all in the Almighty States, while the other three were in the Semi-Almighty States.
Considering how he had underestimated Leon in the past, he learned his lesson and intended to send the Third
Guardian, who was in the Almighty State, alongside the Fifth and Sixth Guardians, who were in the Semi-Almighty State.
With such a powerful trio, it should be extremely easy to eliminate Leon, who was only in the Emperor State. The Southern Boss was confident that he would not fail.
"Third Guardian, I'll leave this to you. You’ll stay here with the Fifth and Sixth Guardians to watch Leon from the dark!
Once the sales drive ends, you three will find a chance to attack him. Failure will not be tolerated!" The Southern Boss said to an old man dressed in black.
"Yes!" The old man replied.
"Also, Leon can be of use to me, so do your best to capture him alive! If that's not possible, kill him on sight, but make sure you capture Iris Young and Cynthia Shear instead!" The Southern Boss added.
Leon was the chairman of Cynthion Group. The Southern Boss only ordered the three to capture Leon alive as he wanted all the confidential business information concerning Cynthion Group. With all those recipes for the alchemical pills, the Southern Boss would be able to gain full control of the company.
Iris was Leon's girlfriend, and Cynthia was the president of Cynthion Group, which made them both core members of the management. Hence, the Southern Boss assumed that they knew about the recipes too.
Since Leon was a formidable opponent, the Guardians might struggle to capture him alive, and the Southern Boss did not
mind if Leon was killed instead, knowing that he could achieve what he wanted with Iris and Cynthia under his control.
Naturally, he did not know that the situation with Cynthion Group was unique and only Leon had the capability to make the alchemical pills. Should something bad happen to Leon, the Southern Boss would never truly take over Cynthion Group.
"Yes, sir!" The old man, the Fifth and Sixth Guardians said in unison.
With that, the Southern Boss left with Rodney and the others by car.
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Meanwhile, on Leon's end.
The sales drive resumed after the Southern Boss and Devon had left.
"Mister Wolf, please start selling the pills!" The others urged.
After the duel between Leon and Rodney, they had already learned the truth and knew that Roanne had only been defeated because of Rodney's weapon. Hence, the power of the Supreme Pure Energy Pills and Cleansing Pills was as great as Cynthion Group claimed and succeeded in helping Roanne breakthrough the bottleneck in her training.
The Cleansing Pills had the effect of cleansing the internal circulation of younger individuals and enhancing their flexibility.
All direct descendants of powerful families, including Yuri and Darius, were all waiting in anticipation for the pills to be sold.
"Alright! Allow me to brief you on the price and stock situation for each type of pill. There are a total of four Cleansing Pills. The price will be fourteen million for each pill, and each family is limited to purchasing one pill only. As for the Supreme Pure Energy Pills, there are-"
The others interrupted him before he could finish.
"What?!"
"There are only four Cleansing Pills?!"
"Why are there so few?!"
Everyone was shocked.
Since the Cleansing Pills' effect was simply miraculous and worked best on the younger generation of martial artists, all direct descendants of influential families, like Yuri and Darius, had all set their sights on the Cleansing Pills.
To their bewilderment, there were only four Cleansing Pills. That was hardly enough for everyone.
"Mister Wolf, the Thompsons will take all four of them!" A young man stepped forward from behind Yuri and said loudly.
Leon looked up and saw Yuri's cousin, Yonas. He met Yonas once when he rescued Roanne from Asmodeus in the past and recognized him right away.
"I'm sorry, Mister Yonas, but each family can only buy one Cleansing Pill..." Leon said hesitantly.
Since there was a limited number of Cleansing Pills, he had made it clear that each family was limited to purchasing only one pill. Leon repeated himself again in case Yonas did not hear him.
"Even for the Thompsons? That won't do!" Yonas scowled in displeasure.
As a direct descendent of the second bloodline, he wanted a Cleansing Pill just like Yuri and Darius. However, he knew that Yuri was the brightest among all the younger members of the Thompsons. If the Thompsons could only purchase one Cleansing Pill, it would end up in Yuri's possession. Hence, he wished to obtain a few Cleansing Pills.
On top of that, Leon was close with the Thompsons and was helped by them on multiple occasions.
Yonas assumed that Leon would agree to his request out of respect for the Thompsons. He was shocked that Leon had turned him down.
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"Mister Wolf, one Cleansing Pill is far from enough! The Thompsons are willing to pay more. Can you please sell all four of them to us?" Angus stepped forward hesitantly.
He could tell that Yonas really wanted a Cleansing Pill. If the Thompsons were only allowed to purchase one pill, the pill would not end up in Yonas' possession.
Since the Cleansing Pills had the effect of cleansing the internal circulation of younger individuals and enhancing their flexibility, it would be ideal if the Thompsons could purchase all four of the pills.
"But..." Leon froze.
Before he could say anything, Alan's shout resonated in the entire hall.
"That won't do! Angus, my grandson Darius needs a Cleansing Pill as well! If the Thompsons take all four of them, my grandson won't get any!" He said.
The younger generation of martial artists was the hope of all families. Since the Cleansing Pills could cleanse the internal circulation of younger individuals and enhance their flexibility, Alan was determined to purchase one pill for Darius.
The more capable Darius became, the brighter the future would be for the rest of the family.
"The Westwoods, too! My grandson Raphael needs one Cleansing Pill as well!" Elder Westwood shouted as well.
"Us, too..."
"We need the Cleansing Pills as well..."
The others from different families agreed along.
"But..." Angus was rendered speechless.
He did not care about other families, but the Westwoods and Hughes were different.
Raphael was Angus's nephew, and Alan was an ally of the Thompsons.
Leon, too, found himself in a dilemma.
He only had five Cleansing Pills. Since Roanne had taken one earlier, he was left with four.
With all families fighting for a chance to purchase the pills, the supply would hardly be enough, even if he included the Cleansing Pills he kept for himself.
"Mister Wolf, the Thompsons need at least two Cleansing Pills..." Resigned, Angus compromised and pleaded.
Since Roanne had already taken one Cleansing Pill, it would be inappropriate for him to only purchase one pill for Yuri and leave Yonas of the second bloodline out entirely.
Hence, he had to purchase at least two Cleansing Pills for both Yuri and Yonas.
"Um... How about this? I will give two Cleansing Pills to the Thompsons, one to the Hughes and another one to the Westwoods! Don't worry about paying. Consider the pills as my gift to you..." Leon said thoughtfully.
The Thompsons had been his most reliable ally, and the Hughes had been an important business partner for the Elegante Group. On top of that, Alan had also helped Leon out on multiple occasions recently.
Taking everything into consideration, there was no way that Leon could refuse Angus's and Alan's pleas.
As for the Westwoods, Raphael was the very first friend he had in the southern region, and they had maintained a great friendship.
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"Thank you, Mister Wolf...1
Angus, Alan, and Elder Westwood were overjoyed and thanked Leon sincerely.
Not only did Leon agree to their requests, but he had also given the Cleansing Pills to them freely, which surprised them.
Though 14 million meant nothing to any of the families, Leon's gesture of goodwill did not escape their attention.
Leon shot a look at one of the staff, who brought the Cleansing Pills to the three.
"The Cleansing Pills are gone just like that..."
The others were extremely disappointed.
Since Alan and Arthur had both helped Leon to fight against the Southern Boss, they all knew that Leon was close with the Hughes and Thompsons, so it seemed normal for Leon to give the Cleansing Pills to the families that helped him in the past.
Though they were disappointed, they also knew that there was nothing much they could do.
"Damn it!" Yonas's expression darkened.
He had proposed to purchase a few Cleansing Pills, but Leon turned him down. However, as soon as Angus stepped in, Leon agreed to the request and even gave the Thompsons two Cleansing Pills as gifts.
Yonas could not help but feel disrespected.
Though Angus was also a member of the Thompsons, Yonas 1 grandfather was the leader of the family, which meant that the control over the family was held tightly within the hands of the second bloodline. Hence, Yonas had always been competing with Yuri to be the heir.
Since Leon had made an exception for the first bloodline instead of Yonas, he felt insulted.
"Alright. That's it for the Cleansing Pills! We will begin selling the Supreme Pure Energy Pills! There are a total of one hundred and ten pills available, and the price remains the same as the Advanced Pure Energy Pills: three million dollars for each pill, and every family is limited to purchasing up to three pills..." Leon announced.
"I want three Supreme Pure Energy Pills!"
"Me, too..."
The others instantly fought for the chance to purchase the pills.
The Supreme Pure Energy Pills could guarantee the breakthrough to the Emperor State for Semi-Emperors and enhance the chance for martial artists in the Emperor State to get past the bottleneck of their training.
The Supreme Pure Energy Pills' effect was almost as powerful as the Cleansing Pills. Since they were all disappointed in not obtaining any Cleansing Pills, they were determined to purchase the Supreme Pure Energy Pills.
"Please stand in line. First come, first served..." Leon said.
Not daring to waste any time, the crowd formed a long line, and the Supreme Pure Energy Pills were sold out.
Cynthion Group proceeded to sell their premium Energy Nurturing Pills and first-grade Energy Nurturing Pills, along with other alchemical pills.
The Energy Nurturing Pills were great aids for martial artists in their training and had long become something crucial to all families in the southern region, so thousands of Energy Nurturing Pills were instantly sold out.
With that, the second sales drive for Cynthion Group ended with great success.
Apart from that, Leon announced that Cynthion Group was looking to hire a few martial artists in the Semi-Almighty or Almighty States.
The news instantly spread through the entire region.
Since most martial artists in the Semi-Almighty States were loyal to their own families, they could not possibly work for Leon. It would be rather challenging for Leon to recruit martial artists of that level.
The Ex-Husband’s Revenge chapter 2096
After the sales drive, all the families, including the Hughes and Thompsons, left.
Patrick and the Shears were the only ones left, along with Hugo and his men.
Once everyone was gone, Hugo approached Leon.
"Mister Morrison, aren't you going back to the western region now that the sales drive is over?" Leon asked in confusion.
"Mister Wolf, there's something I'd like to discuss with you in person. Can I borrow some of your time?" Hugo said and glanced at the Shears hesitantly.
"Oh. These people are my family. You can speak freely," Leon replied.
"Well... I'll get straight to the point, then! Mister Wolf, I've just witnessed the power of the alchemical pills from Cynthion Group. I'm impressed! I am wondering if you have any plans to expand to the western region. If so. I'd like to represent the Morrisons and discuss our potential partnership..." Hugo explained.
After Roanne's display, Hugo was able to witness the power of the Supreme Pure Energy Pills and the Cleansing Pills.
Hugo had gotten lucky and managed to purchase three Pure Energy Pills and 200 Energy Nurturing Pills.
He had taken an Energy Nurturing Pill earlier, and the effect was far more powerful than he had imagined, which made him realize the potential and business value of the alchemical pills.
If the Morrisons could work with Cynthion Group's expansion to the western region or sell the pills in Cynthion Group's place, the Morrisons would benefit greatly. That was the reason Hugo stayed behind.
"Expand to the western region?" Leon's eyes lit up, and he exchanged soulful looks with Cynthia.
Cynthion Group had made its name known in the southern region and achieved great success. From a strategic point of view, it made business sense to expand their business to other regions of Sky County.
Morrisons were the head of all families in the western region with extensive influence and power. If Cynthion Group agreed to partner with the Morrisons, it would be much easier to achieve greater success in the western region.
"What do you think, Mister Wolf?" Hugo asked in anticipation.
"Mister Morrison, allow me to consider your proposal..." Leon said thoughtfully.
"Consider? Mister Wolf, this is a mutually beneficial deal. What is there to consider? If you are worried about profit, rest assured that the Morrisons are more than willing to make any compromise!" Hugo asked anxiously in response to Leon's carefree demeanor.
The alchemical pills sold by Cynthion Group worked miraculously. Once Leon decides to enter the western region market, most of the families in the region would compete for a chance to work with the company, and Leon might not necessarily choose to work with the Morrisons.
Hence, Hugo desperately wished for Leon to give him a confirmation to avoid missing out on such a great opportunity.
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"Mister Morrison, you have been mistaken. To tell you the truth, the production of alchemical pills requires an enormous supply of rare herbs and materials... It’s not that easy to gather the supplies..." Leon explained his concerns.
To prepare for the second sales drive, Leon had used up most of the herbs he received from the Shears and the Scammells. If he wished to produce enough pills for the market in the western region as well, he would need to give the Shears and the Scammells time to restock.
He had only refrained from agreeing to the partnership out of concern that the supply would not meet the demand. It was not because of concerns about the profits he would make.
"I see! Mister Wolf, if that's what you are worried about, please rest assured! I'm sure there are rare herbs in the western region as well. I can get my hands on them," Hugo said with a smile.
"That's right. I almost forgot about it!"
The herb suppliers in the western region were bound to have their own stock. Since the Morrisons were extremely powerful in the western region, it would not be challenging for them to obtain herbs that had grown for hundreds of years.
"Just leave it to me! Give me a list of what you need, and I will gather them as soon as possible!" Hugo promised.
"Sure! If you can gather enough herbs, Cynthion Group will begin production immediately! As for the partnership deal, you have my consent!" Leon said.
"Great! Mister Wolf, please give me your number so that we can keep in touch!" Hugo beamed and felt relieved that Leon had finally agreed to the partnership.
Leon handed a list of herbs he needed to Hugo afterward, and the two exchanged numbers.
Once everything was in place, Hugo bid his farewell and left with his subordinates.
"Leon, Iris, if that's everything, we should get going as well!" The Shears said.
The Shears had been in the sales drive to maintain order. Since the sales drive was over, there was no point for them to stay around any longer after members of the other families departed.
"Elder Scammell, please wait! There's something I need to hand over to you!" Leon called out before shooting a look at Iris.
Iris brought over a few flasks of alchemical pills and handed them to Patrick.
"Elder Scammell, Uncle Damian, these two flasks contain three hundred premium Energy Nurturing Pills and six Supreme Pure Energy Pills... The other two flasks contain two Cleansing Pills and two Sun Pills. I've prepared these specifically for the Scammells..." Leon said with a smile.
"What?"
"Two Cleansing Pills?!"
Patrick and Damian gasped in shock.
Leon had only offered four Cleansing Pills up for sale during the sales drive, and all the families had fought for a chance to obtain the pills.
After the entire ordeal, the Thompsons were the only ones who managed to obtain two Cleansing Pills due to their relationship with Leon.
Hence, the Scammells were all stunned that Leon had prepared two Cleansing Pills for them.
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"Leon, the Energy Nurturing Pills and Pure Energy Pills will be of great help to us, so I won't turn them down. However, I can't accept the Cleansing Pills. They are far too valuable! Please take them back in case you need them in the future!" Patrick deadpanned.
Leon was practically a part of their family, and Patrick knew that he had no reason to refuse Leon's gesture of goodwill. Instead, he thought that the Cleansing Pills would be of best use in Leon's possession.
"It's fine! I've saved up a few Cleansing Pills for my own use! Besides, we are a family. I must save the best for my family! " Leon said.
"But..." Patrick hesitated.
"Grandpa, just accept them! The Cleansing Pills will only work for young martial artists. I reserved these two pills for Iris's cousins... As for you and Uncle Damian, I've prepared two Sun Pills instead," Leon said.
Damian had a son and a daughter. Since the Cleansing Pills worked best for younger individuals, he had only prepared two Cleansing Pills for the Scammells. As Patrick and Damian both trained with Light methods, their strength would be better enhanced with the Sun Pill.
"Sun Pill?"
"What's that?"
Damian and Patrick were both confused as the Sun Pills were not up for sale in previous sales drives.
"Sun Pills are even more precious than the Cleansing Pills. They help to enhance the strength of martial artists who study Light methods," Leon explained the effect of the Sun Pill.
"What?! Are you saying that the Sun Pills work even better than the Cleansing Pills?"
"Seriously?!"
Both Patrick and Damian were shaken to the core.
They have both witnessed how powerful the Cleansing Pills were in comparison to the Supreme Pure Energy Pills. Just when they thought that the Cleansing Pills were the most powerful pills sold by Cynthion Group, Leon surprised them with something even better.
"It's true! The Sun Pills work far better than the Cleansing Pills in terms of enhancing one's strength! If I'm not mistaken, martial artists under the Almighty State would definitely break through their current bottleneck in their training with just one Sun Pill. If it's taken by martial artists in the Emperor or Overlord State, one's power is likely to improve at least two to three levels," Leon explained while nodding.
The Sun Pills' main effect was to enhance a martial artist's strength and power, whereas the Cleansing Pills were meant to cleanse the internal circulation of younger individuals to enhance their overall potential for future growth.
Since the Sun Pills were by far the most effective pills that Leon had produced, he only managed to produce twelve pills, making the Sun Pills far rarer than the Cleansing Pills. Hence, he had never intended on putting the Sun Pills up for sale as he wished to keep them for his family and friends.
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"I didn't expect the Sun Pills to be so powerful!”
Patrick and Damian were utterly stunned.
Patrick had reached the Intermediate Emperor State. If the Sun Pills could increase his power level by two, he would reach the Peak Emperor State. Combined with the
Thousand Gods Method that Leon had given the Scammells along with all the alchemical pills he offered, the Scammells would make a great leap of strength and become even more influential. That was Patrick's life-long dream.
His heart was instantly filled with joy and excitement.
"This is great! Leon, I don't even know howto thank you for giving something so valuable to us..." He snapped out of it and thanked Leon sincerely.
"You are overreacting, Elder Scammell. This is nothing," Leon said with a smile.
"Yeah! Grandpa, we are all family, so you don't have to be so polite with Leon..." Iris agreed along with a smile.
"Yeah, you are right! Iris, you have found yourself a great man!” Patrick laughed, feeling conflicted.
He had looked down on Leon for some time when Iris first brought him to the Scammells, thinking that Leon was hardly a man worthy of Iris' love. However, Leon soon proved himself to be a brilliant man and a powerful martial artist who managed to defeat Rodney, one of the brightest young martial artists in the southern region.
With Leon's help, the Scammells had rapidly grown in power. In just a few years, the Scammells would soon be amongst the ranks of the powerful families in the southern region.
All these were made possible with Leon's help, and Patrick was glad that he had not been foolish enough to break Iris and Leon up by force. Otherwise, he would have lost his granddaughter and let such a great opportunity slip by at the same time.
"Alright. It's getting late! Leon, Iris, we should leave now."
Patrick snapped out of it and bid his farewell before leaving with Damian and the Scammells.
"Leon, the sales drive is over! Let's look over the finance report and wrap things up!" Cynthia said.
"Uhm... Hang on! I have something else to take care of!" Leon said before turning his attention to Spencer, Mason and a few others. "Spencer! Mason! Come over here!"
"Yes!”
"Mister Wolf, what do you need?"
The group of five hurried over respectfully.
The group consisted of subordinates Leon transferred from Springfield City, which included Spencer, Stephen, Mason and two other young men: Austin and Leo.
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"Austin, Leo, these two Cleansing Pills are for you two." Leon took out two Cleansing Pills for them.
"What?!"
"These are for us? Am I hearing that right?"
Both Austin and Leo were stunned as they knew just how valuable the Cleansing Pills were. All the families in the southern region would kill to obtain a single pill. Neither of them had expected Leon to prepare the pills for them as they were only Leon's subordinates.
In the midst of their shock, none of them dared to accept the pills.
"You heard me right! These are for you! You two are at the perfect age to take the Cleansing Pills!" Leon nodded.
"But... Mister Wolf, the Cleansing Pills are too valuable. We can't accept these..." Austin and Leo said sheepishly.
Since they were both martial artists, they longed to increase their strength with the Cleansing Pills. However, they did not think that they had the right to obtain the pills, given their status and power levels.
"I'm not asking for your opinion! You two work for me, and the best pills I produce will go to my own people! This is an order!" Leon said sternly for the first time.
"But... Yes, sir!" Austin and Leo said in unison out of respect toward Leon.
The two suppressed their excitement and accepted the Cleansing Pills before falling onto their knees before Leon.
"Thank you for your generosity, Mister Wolf! We will never forget your kindness, and we will be forever loyal to you..." They said earnestly.
They started out as powerless martial artists that no one had ever heard of. Ever since they joined Cynthion Group, they have been given countless Energy Nurturing Pills and obtained the Dispel Demon Method from Leon, which allowed them to reach the Supreme State.
With the Cleansing Pills and powerful resources provided by Leon, they might be able to reach the Overlord State or even the Emperor State, which would alter the course of their lives.
Their hearts were immediately filled with gratitude toward Loen.
"Get up! Just be sure to focus on your training. Don't let me down!" Leon said.
"Yes! We won't disappoint you!" Austin and Leo said with determination before getting back on their feet.
Spencer, Stephen, and Mason stared at Austin and Leo enviously. However, they knew that the Cleansing Pills worked best for younger individuals, and they were too old for the pill to work. Hence, none of them expected to receive the Cleansing Pills.
The three felt depressed and slightly disappointed, but what Leon said next instantly brought them great joy!