Jacob felt something very strange about this whole situation, his instinct told him that this was not just a coincidence that Ron had become like that. Afterward, he called his assistant to find where the hire-men that sent Ron were. The assistant then told Jacob that they were placed in the same hospital ward if they needed to be asked later.
Jacob and his assistant then headed to the ward where they were. When they got there, most of them were still unconscious and only two people were still conscious, but their condition was much better than Ron's.
When they saw Jacob and his assistant enter their room, they subconsciously straightened their backs nervously.
"You were the one who sent my stupid little brother to the hospital?" Without wasting any more time, Jacob asked one of the men directly.
"Yes, Sir!" his voice sounded stiff and polite.
"Are you from an underground Guild?" Jacob asked.
"No, we are just freelancers" he answered.
Ron's eyebrows twitched, he massaged his temples without wanting to ask any further while sighing Jacob asked "Tell me what happened"
Without further ado, he told Jacob from the beginning that they kidnapped a woman who was supposed to be a rookie hunter. The truth is, at first they thought Ron's decision to hire people from the underground guild only to get rid of mere hunters was over-killed but then he heard the reason Ron using the Hunter Guild was because of the Guild confidentiality policy and he wanted to hide this from his family, especially his big brother.
But who would have thought the supposed to be a mere hunter was exceedingly powerful that even the experienced four gifted people were subdued only in a few minutes and she didn't even break a sweat in fact she toyed with them like a child.
Jacob was stunned, he tried to remember the face of the woman standing behind Lilly at that time. He remembered the red-haired woman who looked like she had just been dyed with cheap hair dye, wearing heavy make-up that made Jacob not know what the woman's face really looked like, she looked a bit tacky so he didn't think much about her.
The reason he remembers that woman is simply because Lilly seems to trust that woman very much. At that time he didn't think there was anything strange because it's no common occurrence for people to curry favor with the Hamilton family so he didn't think otherwise about that woman but now that he knew what that woman was capable of he started to question who actually curry favor here?
Jacob then glanced back at the people in the ward then he asked, "Did the healer heal you?"
the man shook his head, "No, they said it wasn't necessary but we were given health potions..."
"Does the potion have any effect on you?" Jacob frowned wonderingly.
The man was confused by Jacob's question but he still answered "Yes, we are better even though there were some wounds that didn't heal completely but the potion accelerated natural healing and then we just continued taking medicine while outpatient for two weeks." the man explained.
Jacob stared for a long time while pondering after that he took a deep breath and then fixed his suit before he left the ward without a word. When Jacob came out, he looked over his shoulder and then said: "Find everything about Raven Jane as soon as possible"
The assistant bowed his head courteously "Yes, sir"
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While both families were busy making plans, Lory was in her room looking at the latest news. He also gathered information about Luxemborough and The S.A.I.N.T. organization.
unfortunately, there was nothing new other than saints traveling around the world saving people in need as usual and Luxemborough held a large conference inviting many country representatives including businessmen to discuss world economic and development issues.
Lory rubbed her neck to relieve her sore neck after hours of endless browsing then looked at the empty cake box then she sighed.
Lory checked her phone but there was no news from Garrof or Jack so she put her phone down in disappointment. Lory then checked the time and it was almost lunch so she put on the usual heavy makeup before she left the room and went to the library.
Lory carefully pushed the door and then his head peeked inside, that's when he saw Zhao Li Xin listening to the teacher while the teacher explained with careful eyes, Lory did not know why because she could only see Zhao Li Xin back.
If only Lory saw Zhao Li Xin's face right now she would see Zhao Li Xin sitting in silence and inscrutable as he stared at the teacher without blinking. Since he was a child Zhao Li Xin had the ability to focus and absorb everything like a sponge without ever forgetting.
Apart from that, as a cultivator, he has endless stamina and perseverance above ordinary people, so studying for half a day without stopping is like taking a stroll for him, but Darius is just an ordinary human being, he is not a martial arts practitioner or a soldier, he is just a scholar, so how could he match Zhao Li Xin stamina?
It seems one of the reasons Zhao Li Xin asked for a young teacher was probably because he thought they would have more stamina but Zhao Li Xin seemed not to fully comprehend the stamina of normal people in her world.
Just to be fair, it's not entirely Zhao Li Xin's fault. Almost of his life, he grew up around cultivators and he barely had contact with normal people furthermore when he came to Lory's world his first interaction was with Garrof and his group who are 'Gifted' people and also ex-soldiers so it's no wonder he failed to calculate the strength of a normal human.
Lory turned her worried eyes to the poor teacher who had obvious eye bags under his eyes, clearly, he hadn't rested enough and it was only two days! will he survive for another five days?
"This crazy Lord" Lory mutters under her breath.
Lory deliberately knocked on the door to announce her arrival. Their study immediately halted and at the same time, they looked towards the door. This was the first time Darius saw Lory, he actually had no opinion about Lory but what surprised him was when a gentle smile appeared on Zhao Li Xin's cold and gloomy face like snow melting after being touched by the warmth of the rising sun.
[Wife?] The corners of Zhao Li Xin smile until the corners of his eyes crinkle.
"How is your study?" Lory deliberately used Harlandish to test his progress.
The smile on Zhao Li Xin's face grew wider and then with a thick accent he replied, "Not bad..."
Lory was satisfied even though she had expected this much since she had long heard how everyone always praised Zhao Li Xin's intelligence nevertheless she was still excited to watch it firsthand.
"Mr. Weller, my name is Raven Jane, I am Mr. Zhao's wife. It's nice to finally meet you" Lory stretched out her hand.
Darius shook Lory's hand, "Nice to meet you too, Mrs. Jane" he replied politely before letting go of her hand.
"So, how is my husband's study going? I hope he doesn't make things too difficult for you?" Lory glanced meaningfully at Zhao Li Xin.
"Oh, absolutely not, Mr. Zhao's progress is mind-blowing. Honestly, I've never seen anyone learn a language this fast. I'm sure none of my colleagues will believe it if I tell them about this." Darius praised Zhao Li Xin to the roof as he was truly shocked by Zhao Li Xin's inhuman ability to absorb everything he taught in a very short amount of time.
The only problem Darius had about Zhao Li Xin was that he couldn't catch up to Zhao Li's stamina at all although it didn't bother him that much.
What really troubled him was Zhao Li Xin's cold temperament. Zhao Li Xin never spoke unless he asked questions, Zhao Li Xin also never cared to smile let alone make small talk even though Zhao Li Xin was never rude to him even so, he always fell on his toe.
That was also the reason, he changed the study materials he previously created for Zhao Li Xin to suit Zhao Li Xin's level. Darius worked all night he didn't even have time to play with her cute daughter just because he was scared to disappoint Zhao Li Xin.
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