Ch. 2081..2090

The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 2081

“I’m very sorry that I wasn’t able to find you a suitable maid. That’s because… Nobody was willing to come,” Dory said.

“Ehh..?” Alex Rockefeller was stunned for a moment.

Come to think of it, he had never offered a price or anything. That, however, wasn’t important. At the current rate of recovery, his legs would be grown entirely in another three days.

After that, Dory took out a storage purse and started pulling out stuff one at a time.

“Here are some vegetables.”

“Here are some clothes for you and your daughter too.”

“Here’s some milk powder. It’s all untainted, nutritious milk powder from demon beasts that are level three and above! I also brought you diapers!”

“Also, guess what else I brought you?” Dory added.

Alex looked at how Dory pulled out stuff as if she were offering him treasures. He found it a little funny. “What is it?” Alex asked.

“Look!” Dory took something out. It was actually a wheelchair. Moreover, it was powered by spiritual power.

“Your legs were chopped off, and it’s inconvenient for you to walk. This is the most compatible chair for you. It’s made by Sky Tower, a famous brand, and it cost me nearly five hundred spiritual stones! Man, I spent all my savings!” Dory exclaimed.

Alex held it and examined it for a while before sitting on it. “That’s very kind of you. Thank you,” he said.

Dory was a petite person at around 160 centimeters in height. She was also relatively young. Alex reckoned she was at most twenty years old. With very attractive facial features, her small face resembled the faces of current internet celebrities.

She had a great body, though. Her upper body seemed to have clearly received a little too much nutrition.

Right then, Alex looked at the unmistakable fingerprints on her face. “What happened to your face?” He asked.

Questioned in such a way, Dory pouted sadly. “Don’t bring it up anymore. Uncle Kavan snatched away the seven rejuvenation pills you gave me. I didn’t want to give them to him, and for that, l was slapped!”

“Huh?” gasped Alex.

“But thankfully, Ms. Khloe said she would compensate me with spiritual stones at market price,” Dory said.

Alex raised his brows slightly.

Dory and Khloe Yggdrasill didn’t recognize his pills. However, Alex was very clear that those weren’t rejuvenation pills at all. He intentionally shrunk the size of the major rejuvenation pills when he was making them, convenient for the consumption of those without high cultivation.

Meanwhile, the price of major rejuvenation pills was significantly higher than minor rejuvenation pills.

After that, Dory said she couldn’t find any maids today. She could only continue searching tomorrow. Coincidentally, she didn’t have anything else to do and thus, stayed here to cook for Alex

Soon, Dory prepared three dishes and a soup. The food looked, smelled, and tasted good.

“Dory, I didn’t think you were that capable!” Alex said.

“Let’s eat together!” he added with a smile.

“Sure, don’t mind if I do!” Dory replied.

Being a maid, Dory usually lived a careful and restricted life in the presence of the Yggdrasill family. However, in front of an ordinary person without legs like Alex, she was able to act like herself. After rubbing her hands on her body, she laughed. “You’re in luck today. This fish is a spiritual tiger-striped carp that Old Yuron just caught from Clearwater Lake. It’s delicious. Normally, I would be reluctant to buy it.”

“Is it very expensive?” Alex asked.

“Each one costs twenty spiritual stones,” Dory answered.

“Does that mean you’ve gone all out for a feast today?” Alex asked.

“Tsk. Indeed, I have. I’ve spent all the money I’ve earned in recent years on you,” Dory said.

Alex laughed. “How about this? Quit working for the Yggdrasill family and work for me instead. I’ll pay you a thousand spiritual stones every month.”

“A thousand a month? Are you for real?” Dory’s eyes became wide open.

“Of course,” Alex said.

“I would very much like to accept your offer, but… I’ve been sold as a maid to the Yggdrasill family. I can’t leave.” Dory shook her head.

Right then, two people barged right into the house. They were none other than Khloe Yggdrasill and her second uncle, Kavan Yggdrasill.

Kavan glanced at the legless Alex and even saw that he didn’t have any cultivation at all. At first, Kavan wanted to be polite with Alex. Now, he directly lost interest, and his gaze became incomparably disdainful. “Do you want this maid? No problem. I can give her to you, but I must find out where your major rejuvenation pills truly came from.”

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‘Peak-Core Formation!’ After looking at Kavan Yggdrasill, Alex Rockefeller could sense his cultivation level right away.

However, what was with Kavan looking down on him?

Under normal circumstances, Alex could easily kill a few lowly people like him with a single slap. Most importantly, this house now belonged to Alex.

These two people came uninvited, and they even barged right in. Weren’t they too disrespectful of Alex?

Meanwhile, Dory stood up in a panic. Even her silverware fell to the ground. “Ms. Khloe, Uncle… Uncle Kavan, why did you come here?”

Kavan laughed coldly. “Didn’t you want to betray the Yggdrasill family and run off with this… Legless, disabled man? I’m here to give you what you want.”

After that, Kavan turned to face Alex. “Hey, I’m Kavan Yggdrasill from the Yggdrasill family. You’re staying at my family’s house. Now that you’ve seen me, how dare you stay seated and continue eating? Do you have no shame? Hurry up and kneel before me. After that, tell to me everything you know!”

“Uncle Kavan, he… He doesn’t even have legs. Can’t you spare him the kneeling?” Dory quickly said.

Wham!

Kavan suddenly slapped Dory across the face.

Initially, half of Dory’s face already had red fingerprints. Now, it had swollen up. In fact, her nose even started bleeding.

“B*tch. Who are you to speak here? Go there and kneel!” Kavan shouted.

Dory covered her nose. Although she felt angry, she didn’t dare to make a sound. She looked at Khloe, hoping her mistress could speak up for her.

If Khloe didn’t express anything right now, it would be too hurtful.

“Uncle Kavan, you didn’t have to hit her, did you?” Khloe asked with a frown.

Kavan chuckled coldly. “What’s the matter? Can’t I even hit your maid? Do you think you’re better than me just because you’re managing Alchemist Angel Tower now? Khloe, aren’t you twenty four this year? In three months, you’ll turn twenty four. If there are still no men willing to be your husband through matrilocal marriage, you’ll be married off to the Shaddot family. I must congratulate you in advance!”

As soon as Kavan said this, Khloe’s body shivered. She could only shut up obediently.

“Go, kneel! ” Kavan ordered yet again.

Dory’s expression turned bitter.

Just as she was about to walk away to kneel, Alex grabbed her hand. “You don’t have to!” he exclaimed.

Dory’s expressions froze. She quickly glanced at Alex. Uncle Kavan was already throwing a fit. If they kept challenging him, the consequences would only become direr!

“You… Let go of me!”

Dory was nearly in tears. Alex held on with an iron grip. He didn’t let go.

His golden core was empty just now, but now that the Chaos Tree had grown into a huge, tall tree with lush leaves, the chaos Chi produced was also ten to a hundredfold more. The massive amount of chaos Chi was now being channeled into Alex’s golden core. After that, the Ancient Forbidden Spell of the Twelve Runes converted it at an extremely high rate to replenish Alex’s Chi.

“Dory, you don’t have to be afraid! You’re a person, not somebody else’s slave!” Alex said.

“I…” Dory was extremely moved by Alex’s words, but she was more worried that Uncle Kavan would kill Alex.

“I’m begging you. Stop holding onto me. I’m going there to kneel on my own will. The Yggdrasill family raised me. I’m the Yggdrasill family’s maid.”

“Do you know how the word ‘human’ is spelled?” Alex asked.

Alex stirred a bowl of soup with his spoon before writing the word ‘human’ on the table. “Human. Look, it stands upright. Likewise, a human shall also die upright! This person robbed you of your major rejuvenation pills and struck you for no reason. You shouldn’t bother staying with a family like this!”

Dory’s entire body trembled when she heard this. When she looked at Kavan, she realized that he was already distraught.

“Bullsh*t!” Kavan roared.

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Kavan Yggdrasill bellowed, his voice causing the entire house to shake. In fact, it even woke up Bubbles Rockefeller in the room. The sound of a baby crying could be heard.

Alex Rockefeller raised his brows. A tinge of anger struck him while he stared at Kavan. “You. Get the hell out, right now!”

“What?”

“Oh my god!”

At that moment, not only was Dory shocked, but even Khloe Yggdrasill was shocked. Khloe seemed horrified.

Did Alex actually just tell Kavan to get the hell out?

This was bad! This was very bad!

Boom!

Kavan burst out in a fit of rage, slamming his palm hard against the table.

The magnificent table was instantly crushed into dust particles. All the delicious dishes Dory had put so much effort into cooking were also destroyed.

“Kiddo, I’m offering you a chance to live. Tell me where your major rejuvenation pills came from and give me everything valuable you have. Once I hit you with my hand, I can guarantee you won’t even need a coffin,” Kavan yelled.

Alex looked at Kavan before turning to look at Khloe. “Ms. Khloe, I had a decent impression of you at first. Now, I’m finding it a little hard to understand. Did you barge into my house to rob me?”

Khloe’s face turned red.

Kavan laughed loudly. “So, what if we did? You’re nothing but a pest to the Yggdrasill family. What can you do even if we rob you?”

“Do you think like this too?” Alex looked at Khloe.

Khloe pulled Kavan aside. “Uncle Kavan, Grandpa said not to alert our opponents about the major rejuvenation pill. If you do this, not only will we get opposite results, but it’ll also get us into deep trouble.”

“He’s a legless, handicapped man. He’s also a refugee from a faraway land. He even has a baby in a swaddle. What trouble could he possibly bring? You and your grandfather are always overthinking! Listen to me. We’ll take him down right away and force him to answer us. It’s this simple and direct,” Kavan growled, visibly annoyed.

Khloe, however, remained persistent.

“No way! What if he’s willing to end his life to destroy us? You should head back, Uncle Kavan. Leave this to me. I’ll sort it out. If things go wrong, and if Grandpa blames us, I will have nothing to do with it.”

Kavan snorted coldly. However, he was still clearly a little afraid of Khloe’s grandfather. He immediately kept quiet, turned around, and left.

On his way out, he nearly even kicked the door down.

Alex held back his anger. Alex was primarily worried that his daughter might get hurt if his golden core exerted too much Chi to fight against the Yggdrasill family.

Right then, Dory went into the room to pick Bubbles Rockefeller up. Dory cradled Bubbles from side to side. The little fellow actually fell into a deep sleep once again.

“Ms. Khloe, can you offer me an explanation? The Yggdrasill family doesn’t seem to be the leading family in Starborn City. By doing this, aren’t you afraid you might get into trouble?” Alex asked.

Khloe looked at Alex. “I’m terribly sorry for this matter! However, in Starborn City, it’s all about the survival of the fittest. If the Yggdrasill family really does anything to you, you can only blame yourself for being unlucky. There’s no one you can complain to.”

Alex started laughing. “I see. Starborn City is such a place… In that case, Ms. Khloe, are you also here for the major rejuvenation pills?”

Khloe nodded. “Previously, I didn’t recognize that those weren’t Madam Mona’s minor rejuvenation pills. Instead, they were major rejuvenation pills! Unlike Uncle Kavan, I won’t put you in a difficult position. You only need to tell me where those major rejuvenation pills truly came from. I will even reward you. How about ten thousand spiritual stones? It’ll be enough for you to live the rest of your life without worrying about clothing and food.”

Khloe’s carried a tone that had a high and mighty quality. It would make anyone extremely uncomfortable.

Alex chuckled coldly. “What if I’m not willing to tell you? Will you attack me?”

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Khloe Yggdrasill shook her head. “I told you. I won’t put you in a difficult position.”

After pausing for a moment, Khloe started speaking calmly. “However, the Yggdrasill family has found out about your possession of the major rejuvenation pills. As you can see, Uncle Kavan is an unreasonable person. It wasn’t easy for me to persuade him to leave. If he really does want to attack you, your life is over! You still need to think about your daughter, don’t you?”

Alex Rockefeller sat in his wheelchair. He wheeled himself forward a little. After that, he took his daughter from Dory.

Alex felt unusually satisfied when he saw Bubbles Rockefeller’s round eyes that looked like her mother’s. From the moment Bubbles was born, Alex had given her a nickname…

“Dragon Scale!”

All dragons had scales. Whoever touched them would die instantly.

If the Yggdrasill family dared to even think about harming Bubbles, Alex would annihilate all of them.

Alex gently caressed Bubbles. She had recently become a month old. Logically speaking, her eyesight shouldn’t have developed all that much, and her vision should still he basically be all blurry. However, Bubbles inherited divine qualities from the Goddess of Nature and shouldn’t be perceived as an average person.

The moment their eyes met, Alex felt a sense of responsibility, one that gave him an inexplicable urge to be willing to die for her.

“You’d better persuade your uncle to give up such thoughts, or he will surely regret it,” Alex said calmly.

Khloe started laughing. Although she was wearing a veil, Alex was still able to see the look in her eyes.

Although Khloe didn’t make it as clear as Kavan, Alex knew that this woman still felt superior to ordinary folks despite her ruined face. She appeared to look down on everyone else. In simpler terms, she had too high of a self-esteem, feeling that Alex was someone from the bottom of society, and she looked down on him.

Khloe’s gaze turned impatient. “I really don’t get it. What’s giving you all this courage? I’m already advising you so kindly. Can’t you think for your daughter? She’s still so young. What will she do if you die?”

“Hahaha!” Alex started laughing loudly.

“The Yggdrasill family wants to steal my belongings, but you act as if you’re my savior. You tell me that it’s all for my own good. Does that mean I should obediently give all my belongings to you? Are you allowed to be this shameless just because of the veil shrouding your face?” Alex said.

Khloe became furious. She drew a sharp sword out and pointed at Alex. “How dare you yell at me? Believe it or not, I’ll kill you right now!”

“Ms. Khloe, don’t!” Dory stepped forward and stood in front of Alex. “He’s already lost his legs, and he has to take care of such a young daughter on his own. Ms. Khloe, be kind and forgive him!”

“Get out of the way!” Khloe yelled.

“Ms. Khloe?” Dory asked.

“If you don’t get out of the way, I’ll kill you too!”

“Ms. Khloe, I know you’re not this kind of person. You’re just angry right now… Alex, quick! Won’t you apologize to Ms. Khloe? She’s actually very soft-hearted.”

Dory was close to tears.

Alex’s expressions remained stoic. He reached his hand into his pocket.

When he drew his hand out, he was holding a pill in between his fingers. He casually tossed it over to Khloe.

“Is this…”

“A limit-breaking pill?!” Khloe exclaimed.

Khloe was completely dumbfounded the moment she caught the pill. Her entire body trembled. This was a grade six spiritual pill. It was extremely rare. Rumor had it that the head of the number one family in Starborn City, the Usoro family, was afflicted with a strange poison. He searched high and low for a limit-breaking pill.

In the end, he managed to find one in Remedy Palace. However, he had to pay for it with half of the Usoro family’s assets. That was a total of one billion spiritual stones in assets!

Even Dory was shocked.

Previously, the pills Alex gave her turned out to be major rejuvenation pills. Dory was already incomparably stunned by that. Now that Dory heard Khloe saying this was a limit-breaking pill, she was completely dumbfounded.

‘Who exactly is this fellow?’ Dory wondered.

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‘Why would he have such a precious pill?’

‘Could he be an incomparably noble alchemist? But how could such a young, profound alchemist exist in the world?’

Khloe Yggdrasill looked at Alex Rockefeller. “You… Why do you have such a pill?” she asked.

“Is this pill enough to buy Dory’s freedom?” Alex Rockefeller asked.

“You… You want to use this pill to purchase Dory’s freedom?” Khloe asked.

“What’s the matter? Do you think it’s too little?” Alex asked.

“…”

How could it be too little? This was a limit-breaking pill!

Never mind Dory, it was more than enough to buy Khloe off too. Khloe didn’t even look at Dory. She immediately nodded. “Alright. Dory is yours.”

Alex waved his hand. “In that case, leave. Without my permission as the owner, don’t ever step into my house.”

Khloe wanted to say something, but she stopped herself.

However, her mind was focused entirely on the limit-breaking pill in her hand. This was a significant matter. She needed to return and inform her grandfather about it right away… Khloe looked deeply at Alex. In the end, she didn’t say anything. She turned around and departed from the house.

Long after Khloe had left, Dory finally recovered from the shock.

“Did… Did you really just buy me with a limit-breaking pill?” Dory asked.

“I didn’t buy you. I bought your freedom!” Alex corrected. “I can’t have a meal you cooked me for free, can I? Though I haven’t even taken more than a few bites, and before a few flies interrupt the meal… Well, are there any ingredients left? If there are, could you cook some more food?” Alex said.

Dory still felt a little fazed. After a long while, she finally jumped to her feet and went into the kitchen to cook.

Alex frowned while he thought for a moment. Khloe’s words reminded him of something.

Starborn City was all about survival of the fittest. There were no laws to be spoken of.

Seeing how the Yggdrasill family treated Alex like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered just because of a few pills, giving them a limit~breaking pill might only flame the Yggdrasill family’s greed.

“Hmph!”

“I hope you know when to stop!” Alex murmured.

While Dory was keeping herself busy in the kitchen, Alex went into the room. He silently set up a formation that was both offensive and defensive. Using a spiritual tool as the foundation of the formation, as well as his blood essence as its core, he blended everything in his ancient rune. It merged with his mental strength. With a single thought, Alex could manipulate this formation as he wished.

***

Meanwhile, Khloe quickly made it back to the Yggdrasill family’s house. She took the limit-breaking pill out for Shawn Yggdrasill to examine.

Right then, quite a few other people were also in the house. Apart from Shawn and Kavan Yggdrasill, there was also Shawn’s eldest son, Dylan Yggdrasill, his eldest daughter-in-law, Lauren Hills, as well as Dylan’s son and daughter.

“What is a limit-breaking pill?”

“Is it the kind of grade-six pill that the Usoro family had to spend half of their assets in exchange?”

“How could it have come from an ordinary person?”

Everyone was shocked.

Shawn held the pill in his hand and looked at it. “Although I’ve never consumed a limit-breaking pill, this looks exactly like the ones I’ve seen in ancient records. It’s priceless, priceless! Khloe, well done. You’ve accomplished quite a lot this time. I will hand over the stores in Freshwater Street to you as well.”

Khloe was overjoyed when she heard this. “Thank you, Grandpa!”

“Dad, not only does that young man have a large number of major rejuvenation pills, but he’s even in possession of such a godly medicine like the limit-breaking pill. Where do you think he’s from?” Dylan asked.

“Could he be in possession of a treasure left behind by some expert elder?” Lauren asked.

As soon as Lauren said this, everyone’s eyes turned red.

“I’ll go and capture that young man immediately,” Kavan said.

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“Brother, I think I should go instead.” Dylan smiled.

Kavan frowned. “Are you worried that I’d make the treasure my own, big brother?”

“Why would you? And why would I think that? But I’ve been to that house, and I’ve seen that punk. It’ll be easier for me to carry this out. I’ll just go in your stead.”

Lauren then spoke up. “Oh, Kavan, you’re usually pretty clumsy, you know? This is a treasure left by an expert, so it’s not a simple task. Just let your brother do this, just in case. You can stay here and wait for the good news.”

The two brothers and the woman kept bickering over this to the point they almost started fighting.

“Enough!”

“I’m not dead yet, you know? I’ll personally take up the task!” Shawn determined. “Khloe, follow me to capture that punk later in the evening. ”

“Grandpa, uhm… You won’t kill him, right?” Khloe asked

“That depends on how much he’s willing to cooperate,” Shawn replied.

***

Just as the Yggdrasills had made up their minds to deal with Alex at night, Alex had just finished eating the meal Dory cooked.

Currently, he held his daughter, Bubbles, in his arms as he sat in the wheelchair.

Dory was in charge of moving him around, hence she helped push him out of the house.

Since this was the first time they visited this foreign cultivation city, Alex was excited to look around. He could also think of methods to leave this place and get back to America.

Within moments, Alex managed to gather quite a lot of information from Dory.

She then asked, “You… You’re not a refugee from North Cali Magnum City, are you, Mister?”

After Alex traded her contract with a pill, Dory had always been calling Alex ‘Mister’. No matter how much he tried to correct her, she seemed to have been completely brainwashed by that big family. She continued to abide by conservative ways, unable to receive salvation from the Goddess of Nature.

Even after Alex liberated her, she was still stubborn enough to chain herself to that sinful society. However, this did not mean she was a fool. From all of Alex’s questions, she was able to know…

“You’re right. I’m not from Magnum City. I’ll tell you where I’m actually from when the time’s right,” said Alex.

“It’ s alright. I’m your servant now, Mister. I won’t ask any further even if you don’t tell me,” replied Dory.

“Introduce Starborn City to me then!”

“Alright, Mister! Starborn City is one of the nine cities that the Plenilune Sect is in charge of. There isn’t much spiritual energy here, and it’s the least powerful city within the nine. It bustles with trade and businesses. That’s because all nine cities are connected to this one…”)

They continued on, with Dory briefing Alex on every area.

Although the sky was turning dark, the streets were filled with light. In an instant, it felt as if they were in a dream.

“This… this is a whole light show!”

“It’s even better than where I’m from!”

Alex was extremely shocked. A vies as thus was ten times more stunning than Michigan’s flourishing nightlife. The lights weren’t ordinary lights but spiritual lights that could morph in various ways. Some decorations were glowing, alien demon bugs, filling the streets in their own unique lights.

“Mister, do you know why this place is called Starborn City? Because this city had always shined brighter than the stars above. It’s a city that never sleeps.”

Alex nodded.

After walking for quite a while, they realized that the area was starting to get really crowded. Couples were going on dates, while many others were shopping in the area.

“It’s usually quite hot during the day since the sun would always be blazing. So everyone stays at home at that time. But it’s different at night. People come out for walks and shop when the moon rises. If you think the city is deserted in the day, you’re in for a show when it comes to the night.”

This was what they’d call ‘packed like sardines in a can’.

Stores of all manner of business lined the streets, including boutiques, snacks, arsenals, and pharmacies. Dory pointed towards a tower in front of them. “That’s the Alchemist Angel Tower that the lady was managing. The business is pretty good, they mainly sell blood energy pills. But it’s impossible for them to have Mister’s rejuvenation pills or limit-breaking pills. A limit- breaking pill is worth a billion spiritual stones here! Mister, you could’ve bought me ten thousand times.”

“What? A billion spiritual stones?”

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Alex was appalled.

‘That’s way too expensive, isn’t that?’

‘Ugh… If I’d known, I wouldn’t have given it to Khloe.’

Staring at the tower, Alex felt uninterested. Blood energy pills were among the lowest-ranked pills. They didn’t even have enough carats. However, ordinary people could consume blood energy pills without having trained in cultivation. Hence, that pill became a necessity for anyone who wanted to begin cultivating.

At the time, Shawn and Khloe had arrived at Alex’s place.

Rushing into the manor, both wore black suits and masked themselves. To their demise, they couldn’t find Alex. There wasn’t even anyone in there.

“Could they have received news and ran away?” Shawn was enraged. He swore to obtain the treasure Alex held.

If he ran away, it meant they’d lose an extremely rare opportunity.

“That’s impossible! Where could he have run to?” Khloe asked.

Although she really didn’t want such a thing, she was still a businesswoman. Moreover, her face was scarred, hence she had a twisted mind. Business was the center of her life. Everything else wasn’t particularly important Besides that, Alex was just a nobody to her. She couldn’t care less about him.

‘Money is the root of all evil, so goes the saying,’ she thought. ‘This treasure would only bring disaster to him if he kept it. So, it’s best you hand it to us, the Yggdrasill’s, instead. We’ll be helping him remove any misfortune too.’

“Their possessions are still here!”

“That’s Dory’s stuff. Since it’s left here, they’d definitely be coming back for it,” Khloe said. “Let’s wait here, grandpa. They’ll be back soon.”

***

Alex held onto his daughter as they went sightseeing around the business district with Dory. Since it was getting late, Bubbles had been yawning several times.

Seeing this, Alex suggested that they’d head back and do sightseeing some other time.

Suddenly, he felt a strange feeling in his heart, as if it was a calling from his bloodline.

Ring!!!

His heart jumped slightly.

‘What was that?’

‘This feels so familiar!’

‘It’s… It’s Dad!’

He actually felt his father’s Chi in this place. The discovery had completely overwhelmed him. He may have been going from place to place to achieve different goals, but his main goal was still to find his missing father. He really didn’t expect to be able to feel him here before he even entered the teleportation circle.

He turned and scanned his surroundings, only to realize that the sensation was coming from an accessory store.

‘Could Dad be in there?’

“Dory, quick! Push me into that store!” Alex said, panicked, his voice quivering.

Dory nodded and immediately brought him inside. However, she wasn’t paying much attention and accidentally bumped the wheelchair into a woman.

“Huh, isn’t that one of the Yggdrasills’ maids? Weren’t you supposed to serve your little masked lady? Why are you pushing this man? Aww, it’s a cripple with no legs! And great, he has a child too… Good for you. You’re someone’s stepmom now. You sure have a unique taste.”

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Alex frowned. This woman was obviously one of the employees of the accessory store.

‘We should still be considered customers the moment we step in. How could she treat us like that?’

Alex’s gaze turned cold. “Has your boss not taught you that the customer is always right? As an employee, how dare you sneer at us customers? Have you gone mad?”

Upon hearing this, Dory’s expression changed. Her face lost all color as she pulled Alex back. The store was called Treasure Trove, one of the Usoro family’s businesses within Starborn City. Causing a scene here would be very unwise.

Half of the Usoro family’s wealth had been taken by the Remedy Palace, only because the head of their family wanted to find a cure.

However, now that its head was still alive, he managed to bring the family back up to its feet, in fact, pushing it to even greater heights. Hence, the Usoro family was still the wealthiest and most powerful family within Starborn City, far greater than the Yggdrasill family in many aspects.

The woman in front of them was not exactly an employee here, but she was one of the Usoro family’s close family friends. Her name was Lily Octavia.

Back then, she wasn’t as glamorous as she seemed now. Just like Dory, she used to be a servant for the Yggdrasills as well. Being a temporary servant, however, she was of lower status than Dory.

Lily once stole something from the Yggdrasill family and was caught red-handed by Dory. Dory gave her a harsh lecture, causing her to hold grudges.

Unexpectedly, this woman lucked out at some point. Her aunt managed to marry into the Usoro family and became the wife of their sixth son. Hence, Lily’s status started rising along and became quite influential within the city.

Every time she saw Dory, she would think of various ways to insult and humiliate her completely before letting her go.

Khloe, on the other hand, didn’t want to provoke the Usoros, taking no action against the bullying that Dory had to endure.

At the time, Lily was fuming with rage. She kicked Alex on his broken leg and pointed towards his nose, yelling.

“F*ck your crippled a*s! I’m already nicer than usual, yet you dare to throw a fit in The Usoro family’s Treasure Trove? Do you want a taste of despair?”

Her kick managed to startle Bubble as well. The little girl sensed Lily’s anger and immediately started crying.

Despite this, Lily started insulting them further. “What are you crying for, you insolent little idiot? Someone, throw all these b*tches out for me!”

Swish!

A few guards from the store rushed over.

“What happened, Miss Octavia?”

“What? How dare you mess around Treasure Trove and insult Miss Octavia? Let’s beat them up!”

Smack!

Alex swung his arm and slapped Lily across her face, but he spared no strength for this attack. The woman’s neck spun around, causing it to twist as if being braided. It was impossible to survive this, but she didn’t die instantly. With bulging eyes, she stared at Alex in disbelief.

‘I died from just a slap in the Usoro family’s Treasure Trove… From a crippled man no less!’

‘This is unacceptable!’

‘How did this even happen?’

Her life was just starting to get better, yet she passed before even basking in the feeling of being more superior than most.

‘This crippled bastard is going to get his karma!’

As Lily’s soul exited her body, she glared at Alex angrily, screaming right in his face.

However, Alex just smiled coldly towards her, as if he had just smacked a mere, disgusting fly.

Everyone in the store was shocked. Even Dory was stunned.

‘This is bad.’

‘This is way too bad!’

Thud!

Lily fell to the ground, and she drew her last breath. The guards widened their eyes as they stared at Lily’s corpse.

“Ahhh! Who are you?”

“Who in the heck are you? You’re dead meat for killing Miss Octavia. No one can save you now! Your entire bloodline is doomed!”

“Let’s not waste time and capture this fool! Hey you! Inform the sixth madame now!”

Dory was panicking like an ant in a hot pan. She grabbed onto Alex’s wheelchair and ran towards the exit but was immediately stopped by the guards.

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“Keep dreaming if you think you’d escape!”

“Let’s kill this servant first!”

The guards pulled the wheelchair back in extremely aggressively. One of them even swung their fist towards Dory.

Compared to this male guard in Treasure Trove, Dory was extremely weak. She even forgot to dodge in the face of the punch. All she knew was to shriek in fear.

“Ahhh!”

Bam!

As white light filled her vision, Dory felt her entire face being splattered with blood as the guard’s head flew mid-air.

Alex held his child in one hand while holding the Sword of Universe in the other. He wasn’t even pushing the wheelchair himself, yet the chair moved slowly forward.

“Dory, wait for me outside.” Alex’s calm voice rang in Dory’s ears. It just seemed unreal.

Not only did Alex kill Lily, he even killed a guard in this store. As surprised as she was, she was even more frightened…

‘We’re up against the Usoro family now!’

‘We’re actually done for!’

‘We’re dead, oh we’re so dead! The Usoros would never let us go, no matter where we run. How could this guy be so reckless?’

Dory felt her heart pounding out of her chest. She knew that they wouldn’t be escaping this once the Usoro family arrived.

Alex, on the other hand, was currently surrounded by the guards within Treasure Trove. She didn’t even have the chance to grab him and run.

There was quite a crowd at the time. All of them looked appalled, and they didn’t back away from the scene one bit. Mostly curious, they hoped to see what would happen next.

“This guy is still so calm after killing two people. I think he must be of status.”

“What status? If this crippled father really is of status, why isn’t he followed by an army of servants and caretakers following? I say he’s just a reckless, idiotic young man!”

“Lily Octavia is the sixth madam’s niece. Looks like this won’t end well for them.”

Everyone seemed quite fired up with the discussions, yet Alex paid no attention to them. He could feel his father’s Chi coming from upstairs.

‘I have to walk up there.’

However, ten or so guards blocked his way.

“Get out of my way, and I’ll spare your lives for the sake of my daughter,” Alex spoke up calmly.

Hearing this entertained the crowd even more.

“Kill him!” the leader yelled loudly.

Shing!

The sword flashed before their eyes once more. Just then, that man felt his pants falling down from his waist.

“Ah! I’d have to bleach my eyes!”

“Oh my, how puny!”

The leader felt his mind go blank and immediately pulled his pants back up. After that, all the guards’ pants fell off their waist too.

Swish…

“Ahhh!” the woman in the crowd shrieked. Some were shocked, some were embarrassed, while some were turned on.

“Stop!” a woman’s voice came from upstairs.

Her voice was soft and slightly nonchalant as if she had just woken up. A gorgeous young woman then walked downstairs, wearing a red dress and a purple shawl.

Someone exclaimed, “It’s… Frostine Usoro, the Venom Widow?!”

“Oh my god. This woman is in the store. We’re doomed, utterly doomed!”

Dory felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her fragile body trembled as she fell on her back.

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Dory reacted in such a way because that woman was Frostine Usoro, the most vicious woman within the Usoro family. She had killed numerous people, even decimating more than five families in Starborn City on her own. None of her targets had survived, not even their livestock or pets. Her methods were so cruel that they would invoke nightmares just by hearing about it.

There was a saying within the city, better provoke the Grim Reaper than provoke the Venom!

The Venom was this woman in front of their eyes, Frostine.

“The Venom Widow?” Alex asked as he stared at the young woman on the stairway.

It was then that Alex’s expression softened because he was able to feel his father’s Chi on this woman.

At the very same time, Frostine looked at Alex with the intense of eyes, as if looking at… A relative.

Such intensity made Alex’s face feel like it was burning up. However, the people in the store didn’t notice the change in their expressions.

The leader immediately reported to Frostine. “Fifth Lady, this bastard came to cause a ruckus within our store. Not only did he kill Miss Octavia, he even killed one of our guards. Please go back upstairs, Fifth Lady. We will most definitely capture this man and let you decide his fate.”

Smack!

Frostine swung an arm. An illusion of a hand appeared in mid-air as the guard was slapped aside.

“Get lost!”

Frostine’s tone was as chilly as a snowstorm.

Everyone trembled upon hearing this, thinking that the Venom Widow must be so furious that she would explode.

The slapped guard bowed nervously, not daring to complain one bit. He fell to his knees, begging. “I’m so sorry, I was wrong, and I should‘ve known better. Please punish me, Fifth Lady!”

Hearts sank as they looked towards Alex and Bubbles sympathetically.

‘Not only did they cause a scene at Treasure Trove, yet they’re so unlucky as to have the Venom Widow present as well.’

‘Great, guess the Venom Widow is about to diminish yet another bloodline.’

‘He’s just looking for a death wish! ’

Dory, who was still on the ground, was so afraid that she passed out.

Just as everyone thought that the Venom Widow would snap and sentence Alex to death, she just walked over to him barefooted. Her seductive eyes stared into his with a soft, endearing gaze. She then spoke up in a quivering voice. “Wh…

What’s your name?”

“Alex Rockefeller.”

‘Rockefeller… He really is a Rockefeller!’

‘This is amazing!’

Frostine felt her heart jump. “Let’s talk upstairs!”

She walked behind Alex and grabbed onto the handles on his wheelchair, lifting him with ease. Still barefooted, she walked upstairs joyfully.

In an instant, the two disappeared to the second floor. Everyone was shocked to see this, their mouths agape.

“What was that about?”

“Why did the Venom Widow bring those two upstairs? Shouldn’t she have killed him with one slap?”

“And why does it feel like the widow knows that guy? And did you see her expression? It’s like she found her lover.”

Someone then spoke up, “I heard the Fifth Lady of the Usoro family is extremely moody. She has an odd temper as well. She would often use living people in her experiments, so it’s impossible for them to be lovers. I think the Fifth Lady actually thought she found a good subject, which is why she looked so excited just now.”

With this, everyone thought they had figured it out and sighed with pity. Being experimented on by the Venom Widow was way worse than death.

A guard pointed towards Dory, who had fainted. “Brother, how should we deal with this girl?”

Just as the guard was about to speak, Frostine’s voice came from upstairs again. “Watch over that girl with care. Don’t be rude to her.”

“Uhmm…”

“Yes, Fifth Lady!”