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Chapter 501
Could she tell Mindy that she and David had not even gotten to that stage yet?
The two had never even kissed.
They only held hands and hugged at most.
She did not know what David had in mind either.
He could not expect a girl to initiate this kind of thing, right?
Jon could not stand this anymore and said, “Why is this getting more and more outrageous? How old is Celia? Is this what you should say as a mother? Everyone else is educating their daughters on how they should protect themselves but instead, you’re thinking about how to sell your daughter.”
Mindy was mad when she heard that. Thus, she stood up and said, “Jon, isn’t this your fault? Are you blaming me for the fact that our daughter has been with David since high school? Why didn’t you tell her to protect herself at that time? Isn’t it a bit too late to say it now? Aren’t I doing this for my daughter’s sake? Judging from her current situation, if she is separated from David, do you think she will be able to fall for others ever again? I’m pretty sure she will not even do anything at that time, and when that happens, you won’t even have
time to regret it.”
Jon was left speechless by Mindy.
He thought to himself, ‘You’re the one who looked down on him and didn’t want him to be your son in-law.”
However, he could not say this.
Besides, he initially genuinely did not have time to take care of Celia, and that was why it led to such a result. If he thought about it, he held an even greater responsibility than Mindy.
Moreover, Mindy was not wrong either.
Judging from Celia’s current situation, if she really broke up with David, it would be difficult for her to ever fancy other men ever again.
He had been involved in officialdom for so many years, and in his opinion, David was also the most excellent young man he had ever seen.
It was not too far-fetched to say that Celia might do something stupid then.
Therefore, he did not speak anymore.
Who would not want a son-in-law like David?
It was now or never.
When Mindy saw that Jon had stopped talking, she turned to Celia and said, “Celia, you should just listen to me. Either you ask David to move in with us or you go out and live with him. Keep a closer eye on him. If you get pregnant, just give birth to the child. You have been together for so long anyway, so what is there to be embarrassed about? What would you do if people move one step ahead of you?”
“Mom, David’s not that kind of person! I know him!
Can you just leave us alone?” Celia snapped. How would she have the cheek to ask David about this?
They had not reached that step yet!
“You still don’t understand what I mean. David is so good, and he is also a big boss worth billions. He must need to engage in a lot of social niceties out there. If he gets drunk, gets targeted by some scheming women, and causes the woman to become pregnant, what will you do? Your relationship might be great now, but at that time, it will be impossible to tell.”
‘Um…
Celia had no idea what to say at that moment.
“Celia, just trust me. I have been engaging in business for so many years and have also been in the business world for so many years. I have seen too many of these things. A lot of women use that method to get to where they want to be. There are also a lot of them who drive the lawfully wedded wife away after they give birth to a son. Those are all married couples, while you’re just boyfriend and girlfriend.”
“I-I’ll try.” Celia said, her face red.
“What do you mean you’ll try? If you’re embarrassed to tell him, I’ll do it for you!” “Don’t! Please don’t. Mom, I-I’ll tell him myself.” Celia hurriedly stopped Mindy.
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David was on his way to Mason’s place. He still did not know what Mindy had in mind vet, or else, he would have definitely given Mindy the thumbs up and compliment her.
His mother-in-law was so amazing.
David was a normal man.
They would be graduating from university soon, so many students had already moved in with their girlfriends while they were still in university.
He was envious and jealous.
When he was with Sarah, he also proposed renting a house outside several times, but Sarah ruthlessly rejected them.
Now that he and Celia were together and her parents had affirmed their relationship, would he not want to do this with Celia?
Naturally, he desperately wanted to do so.
With Celia’s temperament and dependence on David, she would not refuse if David proposed it to her.
However, David did not want to destroy his image in Celia’s heart.
There was also the fear that Celia would have difficulties convincing her parents.
It was because Celia was still a student, so Mindy must have told her to protect herself while she was outside.
David did not want to put Celia in a dilemma either. He did not want her to not be able to reject him but at the same time have no choice but to listen to her mother.
Therefore, he and Celia had always been respectful to each other, and the furthest they went was just holding hands.
If he learned that Celia’s family had such an idea, he would not hold himself back
He felt uneasy that he could only look and not touch Celia, a gorgeous young woman, after spending all his time together with her.
Despite this, David’s self-restraint was incredible, and that was how he could hold himself back.
Could you imagine if it was an ordinary person?
It might be very hard for the others to have endurance as impressive as him.
However, he still did not know the contents of Mindy’s conversation with Celia.
Thus, he certainly would not go over the line with Celia.
Of course, if Celia was a little more proactive, then he might not care anymore.
It was already hard to hold himself back, so if Celia hinted at him a little, he would definitely explode with lust and desire.
Soon, David arrived at Mason’s residence after driving past various obstacles.
Julia had been waiting anxiously outside the door.
When she saw David’s car, she hurried over to open the door for him before pulling him forward.
David could tell how anxious Julia was. Therefore, he did not say any nonsense and followed Julia into the courtyard.
Indeed, Mason was in a horrible state.
Mason was sitting in the courtyard the first two times David came around, but now, he was not.
It should be just like he imagined.
Mason should have started to experience difficulties walking.
This time, David was able to feel just how amazing Somerland Ancient Traditional Medicine was.
He could understand Mason’s condition by just observing the outside of his body. Then, he could accurately determine what would happen next.
Julia pulled David into a room.
Mason was lying on a simple and unadorned bed.
It had been more than a week since David had last seen Mason and Mason looked even older now. The skin on his face was wrinkled and his body seemed to be covered in liver spots.
David looked at Mason using the Somerland Ancient Traditional Medicine he had learned.
In addition to being old, the aura of death emanating from Mason’s body was also growing stronger.
David was completely unable to relate the old man in front of him with the old man who fought against the nine God Rank guardians alone not long ago.
He was so high-spirited at that time, just like a god of war who had descended from the heavens. He blocked all the forces that dared to have ideas against Somerland and then taught them a profound lesson.
Yet, right now, he could only lie in bed quietly. If David had not learned Somerland Ancient Traditional Medicine, then he would be forced to keep lying here, waiting for death to come.
A man who had reached the top of the world, who stood at the pinnacle of power and controlled Somerland, one of the two empires, had no choice but to wait quietly for the arrival of death.
Mason noticed someone entering the room, so he opened his cloudy eyes, and struggled to his feet.
Julia hurried over to help him sit up.
“Great-grandpa, slow down.”
Mason sat on the bed. Then, he looked at David and said with a smile, “David, I’ve made a fool of myself in front of you.”
However, his smile made David feel particularly sad.
If it were not for Somerland, Mason would have had no problem living another year or so.
Now, after successfully helping Somerland establish its prestige and shocking everyone, he had become like this.
A hero who has passed his prime.’
At this moment, David could only think of this description.
Mason had given everything for Somerland.
“Old Master Stefani, everything you did for Somerland will be remembered by all of us Somerlanders,” David said.
“David, Somerland is a nation with a long history, and we have existed for thousands of years. During these thousands of years, we have been brilliant and we have also been dragged down. We have suffered many hardships, but at the same time, there have been many heroes who led us to this day after stumbling down a bumpy road. I am only one of those who are not very eye -catching. After me, Somerland will continue to go on. I hope that you will be the one who takes the lead, and I also believe that you can lead Somerland to regain its past glory.”
“Old Master Stefani, please rest assured. Somerland is where I was born and raised. My family and friends are here so I will do my best to protect every inch of Somerland’s land,” David said seriously.
David only had growing admiration for Mason.
He was a noble old man with unquestionable integrity who was willing to give everything for Somerland.
“Great-grandpa, David, can you talk later? David, can you please look at the medicine to see if it’s the right one? If it’s not, we can change it. Great-grandpa’s body is getting worse with every passing day. You can talk as much as you want when he is healed,” Julia could not help saying at one side.
“Okay, where’s the medicine? I’ll take a look first.”
“Great-grandpa, please rest for a while. I’ll bring David to take a look at the medicine first.” “Go ahead.”
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Julia took David to another room.
There was a large round table in the middle of the room with many sandalwood boxes placed on it.
The herbs should be in those boxes.
David stepped forward, picked up one of the sandalwood boxes, and opened it. After this, a quaint fragrance wafted toward his face.
It smelled very refreshing.
David knew that this was definitely one of the rare treasures of heaven and earth before even looked closely at it.
He saw ginseng, not much thicker than a thumb, lying quietly in the box. Countless thin roots were casually lying beside it, seemingly numbering in the hundreds. Using Somerland Ancient Traditional Medicine, David began to carefully observe the ginseng in the box in his hand.
He started with the shape and the smell…
Finally, he gently pinched a thin root with his hand and put it in his mouth to taste it.
“David, how is it?” Julia asked nervously beside him.
She was afraid that David would reject it.
Mr. Abe found these herbs with great difficulty.
If they were not the right ones, they would take a lot of time to find a new batch, and her great grandfather’s health was getting worse by the day. She did not know how long he could hold on.
Every day, she would worry about this.
She was terrified that she would wake up in the morning and discover that her great grandfather had passed.
“Not bad, this is indeed the best ginseng that is more than a thousand years old. Moreover, this ginseng has reached 1300 years in age, so it’s the best of the best and it’s reached the standards required for the medicine this time,” David said.
After she heard what David said, Julia breathed a sigh of relief.
She would be happy as long as it met the standards.
“Please look at the others.”
Julia picked up another box and handed it to David.
David closed the box with the ginseng, put it aside, then took the box from Julia and opened it.
This was a bracket fungus.
After some inspection, he determined that it was more than a thousand years old.
Next, David checked all the herbs on the table one by one.
All of them were more than a thousand years old and they all met the required standard.
He was confident that he could make medicine that could activate the functions of various organs in Mason’s body, allowing him to continue to live for another ten years or so.
Furthermore, he would not just be surviving.
After the functions of his organs were activated , Mason could continue to maintain his peak combat power for several years.
However, if Mason were to engage in combat with someone, his lifespan would once again decrease.
Moreover, after he took this medicine once, it would have no effect if he tried to take it again.
Therefore, if Mason wanted to live longer, he should avoid fighting with others.
At the same time, David could not help lamenting.
Somerland was indeed a nation with thousands of years of history. These were all extremely rare herbs, and it only took them more than a week to gather everything.
It seemed that these hidden sects and families had a lot of good items hidden away.
When he became stronger, he would go to them one by one and ask for some.
These things were very beneficial and if he kept some of them around, they would eventually make a big difference.
These sects were not around when they were defending Somerland against foreign enemies, and now, they wanted to resurface to gain a foothold in Somerland.
If that was the case, they should pay a fee, otherwise, they would all be banished from Somerland just like how Mason banished the Haran family.
Those who dared to resist would be directly destroyed.
However, he could only execute these ideas when he reached the double limit in God Rank
After checking all the herbs, David started to put them together.
The next process was very cumbersome, and it would take a long time.
“Are the other tools ready? I’ll start working now. It’s better to tackle the problem with Old Master Stefani’s body as soon as possible,” David said to Julia after checking everything. “They’re ready. They’re ready. They’re all ready. I’ll bring them to you right now.”
After Julia finished speaking, she hurriedly left the room.
David began to make preparations on the table.
Dozens of treasures of heaven and earth that were more than ten-thousand-year-old combined were arranged in the order that he had in his head.
He could not mess up the order of the herbs while he was putting together and brewing the medicine. If he made a mistake, all of his previous effort would be wasted.
This was because when herbs were mixed together, new medicinal effects would be produced.
If the order was wrong, there might be huge differences in the final effect.
Soon, Julia brought a small stove, an earthenware pot, a precise scale, a bottle of spring water that had just come out of the spring in the mountains, a cutting board, and a knife.
David lit the small stove first before putting the earthenware pot on top.
He even weighed the water before he poured it in.
All ingredients should be added in fixed amounts, and he could not make any mistakes.
Then, he started cutting the herbs with a knife before grinding them into powder and weighing them on the scale.
Afterward, David put all the powdered herbs in the small earthenware pot.
The weight of each item was also different.
Therefore, it would require David to use his powerful mind power to help him get the weight down to the microgram.
After more than a dozen herbs were placed into the earthenware pot, David began to carefully observe the concoction inside.
After it had been simmering for about half an hour, David turned off the fire on the small stove.
Then, he just needed to wait quietly.
The whole process seemed pretty simple.
However, David had been cautious this entire time for fear of making a mistake. If he were an ordinary person, he would not be able to do it even if he knew the exact
measurements.
David could do it because he had a strong mind power, so he could perfectly execute every step.
Without the assistance of his strong mind power, he might not have been able to get through weighing all the herbs.
After waiting for about half an hour, David opened the lid of the earthenware pot and poured out the brewed concoction inside.
As David looked at the half bowl of black viscous concoction in the bowl, he compared it to the finished medicine in his mind.
There was basically no difference.
David was relieved.
Although he followed the steps recorded in Somerland Ancient Traditional Medicine in his head, David had never done it himself, so he was not very confident.
However, it seemed fine now.
“I-Is it done?” Julia asked from the side.
Julia was watching the whole process, from putting the herbs together to brewing the medicine. However, she did not dare to say a word, for fear of disturbing David.
Now that she was seeing the medicine, she finally dared to speak.
“Yes, take this to Old Master Stefani and let him drink this. He should get better after taking it, but he needs to continue drinking this for seven days if he wants to completely recover,” David handed the bowl in his hands to Julia.
“Okay, thank you, David!”
After Julia took the bowl from David, she hurriedly left the room and went to give the medicine to Mason.
David cleaned up the scene.
He had to do this again tomorrow as he needed to do this seven days in a row for Mason to fully recover.
Chapter 504
Capital City in Somerland.
The Lovewoods.
Today was a huge day for the Lovewoods.
It was because the daughter of the Lovewoods, Lorraine, who had been missing for ten years had come back
This was the influential figure who caused a stir in Capital City ten years ago.
Everyone knew that back then, the two heirs of the elite aristocratic families in Capital City, Stan from the Warner family and Clinton from the Zimmerman family, turned against each other because of Lorraine.
Furthermore, people who had seen Lorraine before would only describe her with two words.
“A peerless talent!”
The woman who appeared in Capital City like a comet ten years ago overshadowed all the young women in Capital City.
After disappearing for ten years, she had finally appeared again.
This time, Lorraine did not hide her tracks when she came back. All of the presentable families in Capital City knew Lorraine was back.
Thus, everyone thought she had come back to complete the ten-year appointment.
The storm was rising in Somerland again.
Everyone was excited to see what would happen between Stan from the Warner family and Clinton from the Zimmerman family.
The person who won would rise to the top to become the number one among the young people in Somerland would from then on be an irresistible force. Meanwhile, the person who lost would just be regarded as a stepping stone.
This was not just a clash between the two young men, it was also a clash between two of the biggest elite aristocratic families in Somerland.
The Lovewoods could only be regarded as first-rate family in Capital City.
They had been suppressed countless times over these two years.
Not only was the heir of the Lovewoods being imprisoned, but even Old Master Lovewood had been severely injured.
If it was not for the Warner family and the Zimmerman family, they would have been in dire straits a long time ago.
According to rumors, Lorraine was taken in by a hidden sect when she was young…
Hidden sects and families represented mystery and power in the eyes of the public
Therefore, Capital City would not be too peaceful this time Lorraine had returned.
Inside the living room of the Lovewood Manor, a middle-aged woman was crying while holding Lorraine.
She was Lorraine’s mother, Eve Simms.
Grant, Fred, the seventh elder, and ninth elder from the Krums, were also here.
They spent a few days traveling from Krum Mountain to Capital City.
“My darling Lori, you’re finally back. I missed you so much!” The middle-aged woman said as she wept.
“Mom, don’t cry. I’m here, aren’t I?” Lorraine replied, her eyes red.
Even though she had been taken to Krum Mountain when she was young and she only got to come back once every ten years, resulting in her not seeing her family often, this did not affect how much she missed her family.
She still remembered that she had been the most spoiled child at home.
When she spotted her parents whom she had not seen in a long time, she could not hold herself back
“Come, let me take a good look at you.”
Eve pulled Lorraine to sit down at one side before looking at her daughter closely.
“You didn’t change at all. You’re still as pretty as you were ten years ago,” Eve smiled and said.
“Mom, it’s been ten years and you already have gray hair,” Lorraine said, distressed when she looked at her mother’s graying hair.
“I am already in my fifties, so of course, I’ll have gray hair. If you don’t come back soon, the next time you’ll see me is when I’m underground.”
“Mom, don’t say that. You will be able to live till you’re a hundred.” “Alright, stop making a fool out of yourselves,” Elliot Lovewood said.
“Dad,” Lorraine called out to Elliot. “Hey, it’s good that you’re back. It’s good that you’re back,” Elliot said with a grin.
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At this moment, there were also tears in his eyes.
He had to send his most beloved daughter away due to her health and she only came back twice in the past 20 years.
How could he not feel distressed?
However, judging from his daughter’s face, she should have enjoyed a good life these years.
“Dad, Mom, where’s grandpa?” Lorraine asked.
She remembered that her grandfather loved her the most since she was a child. The last time she came back, his grandfather came over as soon as possible, but this time he was nowhere to be seen.
“Your grandfather was seriously injured when he was fighting with others three years ago, and he is still bedridden. You can go visit him later. He kept talking about you every day, saying that he hoped to see you before he died. Now, he can finally fulfill his wish,” Elliot said sadly.
His father was injured, and he could not do anything about it.
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It was because their enemy was too strong.
If the Warner family and the Zimmerman family had not mediated for him, the Lovewoods might not have such a peaceful life right now.
Moreover, the reason why the two families came to help them was also because of his daughter.
When Lorraine heard what Elliot said, her expression changed instantly and her aura instantly blew up. Then, she asked with a baleful look, “Who was it? Who hurt my grandfather?”
As soon as Lorraine exuded her aura, Elliot looked at his daughter in shock.
‘Her aura has completely surpassed mine!
‘How can that be?
‘How old is she this year?
‘If I remember correctly, she should be exactly thirty years old.
‘She reached this stage at only 30 years old. Even God is helping the family!’
“Lori, please calm down. We will definitely seek justice for your grandfather now that we’re here with you,” Lorraine’s senior, Grant, said.
“Yeah, Lori. We’re here with you so no matter who it was. We’ll make them pay,” Fred added.
“Thank you, Grant, Fred,” Lorraine said, suppressing her aura.
At the same time, she said to Elliot and Eve, “Mom, Dad, I’m sorry. I was a little emotional when I heard that Grandpa was hurt. I couldn’t control myself.”
“It’s fine. It’s fine,” Elliot answered with a smile.
The more powerful his daughter, the happier he would be.
It seemed that the Lovewoods were rising.
However, Eve asked in concern, “Lori, can we not seek revenge? Your brother is behind bars now and I don’t want anything to happen to you.”
“What happened to him? Right, where is he?” Lorraine asked.
“I’ll explain to you slowly later. Can you introduce them to us?” Elliot asked.
“Mom, Dad, I forgot to introduce them to you. This is my senior, Grant Stone,” Lorraine pointed at Grant and introduced him.
“Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Lovewood. This is a present I brought from the sect, please accept this,” Grant smiled and greeted before handing a box to Elliot.
“H-How can I accept this?”
“Dad, just accept what Grant gave you.”
“Yeah, please accept it, Mr. Lovewood.”
“Well then, thank you, Mr. Stone.”
“Mr. Lovewood, you can just call me Grant. My master calls me that too.” 0
“Thank you, Mr. Grant.”
Then, Lorraine pointed at Fred and said, “Mom, Dad, this is also my senior, Fred East.”
“Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Lovewood. This is my gift to you.”
Fred also handed them a box.
Elliot did not reject this time. He took the box and said, “Thank you, Mr. East.”
“Mom, Dad, these are the seventh elder and ninth elder of the Krums,” Lorraine pointed at the two elders and said.
“Hello, elders.”
“Hello, Mr. Lovewood.”
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David went to Mason’s room after putting away the herbs.
Julia had just finished feeding Mason his medicine.
“David! Will this medicine help?” Julia asked nervously.
“We’ll see if it works in a bit,” replied David.
He was not 100% sure since he had not tested it himself.
However, David thought it should be okay because he trusted the system.
The system was too magical. If he did not achieve the result he wanted, it must be because he did not do a good job during some part of the process.
Both of them watched Mason carefully.
According to the introduction in David’s mind, the first dose would have a great effect within an hour or so.
After Mason drank the medicine, he only felt a warmth and a fire burning in his stomach.
It was so comforting!
It made him close his eyes to enjoy the feeling.
Soon…
The warm feeling began to spread.
It started in the belly before quickly spreading throughout his body.
As a God Rank guardian, Mason was thoroughly in control of his body.
He could feel every organ and cell being activated.
It started with his internal organs, and soon every cell in his body was reawakened.
Under the stimulation of the powerful medicine, the almost exhausted body organs were rejuvenated.
It worked!
Mason was excited!
He did not have much hope before this.
Advanced as medical science was right now, it could do nothing to help him, who was pretty much on his deathbed.
To put it crudely, God was about to take his life.
The only way to prolong his life would be by some god-defying technique that existed only in ancient Somerland history.
However, he had no idea David knew these things!
It was incredible. David seemed to be more than just talented.
He might have inherited Somerland’s ancient heritage which was thousands of years old.
How else could he know such god-defying technique?
Mason closed his eyes and felt warm all over.
Julia watched nervously.
She was afraid they would be finished if it did not work. Their only hope would be gone, and no one in the world would be able to save her great-grandpa.
David also observed the changes in Mason’s body.
About ten minutes later…
David quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
His powerful mind power had detected Mason’s subtle changes.
The decaying dead aura had faded.
Besides that, the age spots on his face began to fade, and the wrinkles lightened. Although such subtle changes were hard to see with the naked eye, David’s mind power could detect them.
This change was also consistent with the notes recorded in Somerland Ancient Traditional Medicine that he remembered.
An hour later… Mason opened his eyes.
His eyes sparkled.
Mason was now a different person from the old man with gloomy eyes and was dying before taking the medication.
“Great-grandpa! How are you? Do you feel better?” Julia asked nervously.
She was only a regular person who did not see the subtle changes in Mason’s body.
Therefore, she asked as soon as Mason opened his eyes.
Mason did not answer Julia. Instead, he looked at David with a smile and said, “Thank you. David!”
His voice was energetic now, not soft and weak like earlier.
Mason thanked David from the bottom of his heart.
David gave him a second chance at life.
He had done him a great favor!
Excited, he did not know what to say, so he could only utter the most sincere words.
Thank you!
“Don’t mention it, Old Master Stefani. It’s my honor to help you. Besides, I don’t think it can top your contribution to Somerland,” David said with a smile.
He was happy to do something for Somerland’s legend.
“Great-grandpa! Have… have you recovered?” Julia asked in a trembling voice.
“Julia! I’ve recovered. Thank you for all your effort during the past few days,” Mason said with a chuckle.
“That’s great!”
Julia came forward and hugged Mason, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“Alright! You’re a big girl now. Don’t make a fool of yourself in front of others!” Mason said as he patted Julia on the back.
Julia then let go of Mason.
“Old Master Stefani! Now’s the first step. Next, you’ll need to take this medicine for seven days to wake up your body and restore your energy to its peak. You will recover completely by then,” said David.
“Thank you for the past days! By the way, keep my recovery between us. Troubled times are coming. Anyone might just jump out and hurt Somerland. They’re not even afraid of harming themselves in the process. Regardless, I’ll prepare something big for them,” Mason said bitterly.
“Old Master Stefani, I must remind you of something!” David said suddenly. “Go on!” “You will fully recover after seven days, and this medicine is also of the highest quality since
it’s made out of ingredients that are more than 1,000 years old. It can prolong your life by about 10 years.”
David paused and continued saying, “But if you fight others like last time, the decay of your body will speed up. You might have lived for another ten years, but a fight could decrease your lifespan to another nine or even eight years. It depends on the intensity of your fight. The more intense the fight, the longer it goes on, and the faster your body loses its function.
“And this medicine can only be used once. It will have no effect the next time you use it, which means that the next time the same thing happens to you, there is nothing I can do.
“So don’t fight if you don’t have to. Every time you fight, it will cost you your life which only has a few years left. Think carefully!”
David looked at Mason carefully after he finished.
He was not joking.
Mason had a life expectancy of about ten years at most, and there was no telling how long he could live once he fought.
There was nothing he could do.
Somerland Ancient Traditional Medicine was medicine, not magic.
It could only help people live longer, not live forever.
Even in ancient Somerland, it was called a god-defying technique.
Many nobles and government officials scrambled for it.
They were all looking for someone who could change fate to work for them.
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“Great-grandpa…”
Julia tried to say something, but Mason stopped her.
“David, I know what you mean, but I’m a man who died once, and it’s already a miracle I survived this time. I’m lucky I got to live another day. I don’t really care how much longer I get to live. I only hope you can grow up faster and hold Somerland together when I’m gone,” said Mason.
“Old Master Stefani, don’t worry! I will try my best!”
“Good! I’ll get rid of some of the forces snooping around Somerland before I leave to lighten your load as much as possible!”
David was silent for a long time…
He did not know what to say to the old man who put Somerland before his own life.
He could only try his best to improve faster.
He just needed to make himself stronger before Mason completed his plan, so he did not have to risk his life.
“Old Master Stefani! I’ll go home and come back tomorrow!” David said.
“Thank you then! Julia, see David off!”
“Yes! Great-grandpa!”
Julia walked David to the gate.
“David! Thank you! My great-grandpa would have died if it hadn’t been for you,” Julia said sincerely.
“You don’t need to thank me! It’s my honor to help Old Master Stefani. He has done so much for Somerland! I should thank him. Without him, we won’t even be able to live in peace!”
“Anyway, thank you all the same! Please accept my gratitude! I will repay you if I have the chance.”
Julia bowed to David as soon as she finished speaking.
David quickly helped Julia up and said with a sad smile, “There’s no need for that! Don’t make yourself a stranger, okay? Aren’t we friends? How can we be friends if you go on like this?”
“Okay! David, I’ll take care of great-grandpa first. Take your time and come earlier tomorrow.” “Okay!”
David got in the car and drove away.
After this, Julia turned and went into the residence to take care of Mason.
Once inside, Julia saw Mason walking out.
“Great-grandpa! Why did you come out?” Julia hurried over to help Mason.
“My body’s rusty after lying in bed for several days, so I came out for a walk.”
“Great-grandpa! What would you like for dinner? I’ll have them prepare and send it over!”
“Is David gone?” Mason asked.
“He’s gone! I told him to come earlier tomorrow morning,” replied Julia.
“Julia! You got to secure your grip on David! He’s no ordinary guy! He even knows such a god defying and fate-changing technique. He probably got to where he is today due to some of Somerland’s ancient inheritance. Heroes are made in troubled times, and David might be a hero of our time,” Mason said earnestly.
“Great-grandpa, why are you bringing that up again? David already said he has a girlfriend!” Julia said while blushing.
“So what if he has a girlfriend? of all the influential families in Capital City, every patriarch keeps several mistresses in secret. One wife isn’t enough for influential families to expand.”
“Great-grandpa, I’ll stop talking to you if you say that again!”
“Alright! I’ll stop talking. But remember, you won’t find another man as good as David if you miss this chance. David is the best man I’ve ever seen after living for more than a hundred years.”
It was already past 4 PM when David left Mason’s place. Instead of returning to Celia’s house, he prepared to spend the night at a nearby house.
His property was scattered all across Capital City anyway.
The keys were in his car, and each key had the property address written on it.
After a casual dinner on the street, David went to a well-furnished house.
David lay in bed after he showered.
It had been a long day for him.
Although preparing the herbs seemed simple, David needed to scrutinize the whole process with his strong mind power.’
Chapter 508
Using mind power with such high intensity took a huge toll on him, even if his mind power was strong.
Looking at the system panel in front of him, he saw that his lavish points had exceeded 9,000 points.
It was at 9147 points.
It was a level he had never reached before.
David was excited too.
At this rate, it would only take two or three days for him to exceed 10,000 points.
As soon as his lavish points exceeded 10,000 points, he would make a breakthrough with his body first. Once he made a breakthrough with his body, he would achieve God Rank and become a guardian.
While East League Capitals had been stunted due to their aimless expansion over the last week or so, it did not matter as long as they improved.
Once he settled the matter with Old Master Stefani, he would slowly resolve them one by one.
While David was thinking about his lavish points exceeding 10,000 in two or three days, the phone rang.
David picked it up and looked and the ID.
It was Hugo-head of East League Capitals’ Capital City branch.
“Hello!” David pressed the answer button and said.
“Mr. Lidell! Hello, it’s Hugo!” Hugo greeted respectfully on the phone.
“I know! Can I help you?” David asked.
“Mr. Lidell! I have something to report to you!” Hugo said.
“East League Capitals’ development is stuck?”
“Yes!”
“Leave it be first! I’m not available these days. I’ll deal with it when I’m done in a few days.” “Mr. Lidell, this is serious!” ,
“Oh? What do you mean?”
“We brushed against someone else’s part while expanding!”
“Isn’t that normal? The market is only so big. We’ll clash with other forces if we want to develop. Didn’t I tell you at the meeting that you should be confident and go ahead with it?”
“But it’s different this time. After much research, we found that they’re one of Capital City’s top four prominent families. They’re tough. With East League Capitals’ current strength, we’re no match for them. I’d like to ask if we can give up some market share to mitigate tension.”
“Have you talked to them?”
“Yes!”
“How much do we have to give up?”
“At least one arm has to be broken off to satisfy them.”
“Who’s in the right here?”
“We’re just competing regularly, while they’re one of Capital City’s top four prominent families who will try to hold us back with some dirty tricks.”
“Never mind them! Just compete with them as usual for a week, and I’ll deal with them myself afterward.”
“Mr. Lidell! We…”
David interrupted Hugo before he could finish, “Do as I say!”
“Yes! Mr. Lidell!”
David hung up on Hugo and did not take the issue to heart.
He did not know much about offending one of Capital City’s top four prominent families, but should he be scared of them?
Once he made a breakthrough to God Rank in two or three days and became a guardian, no prominent family could intimidate him because he would be the best.
Besides, he had somerland’s legend-Mason as his backer.
As long as he was in the right, he was not afraid of anyone in Somerland.
Chapter 509
Capital City, the Lovewoods.
Grant, Fred, and the two elders were assigned to the guest room.
Meanwhile, Lorraine went to her grandfather’s room.
A wrinkly, gray-haired old man was lying on the bed.
He was Jim Lovewood, Lorraine’s grandfather and Elliot’s father.
Lorraine sat at the bedside, with Elliot and Eve standing nearby.
“Grandpa! Don’t worry. I’ll find a way to cure you!” Lorraine said with red eyes.
Lorraine was the eldest granddaughter of the Lovewoods. She still remembered that her grandfather Jim doted on her the most when she was young. He never disliked her because she was his granddaughter.
Her grandpa was still in good spirits when she came back ten years ago. Who would have expected him to have been bedridden for three years only a decade later.
“Lori! I’m content to see you one last time before I die, but I have something to ask of you,” said Jim.
“Go on, Grandpa!”
“I’m so old that it doesn’t matter if I live or die. But you have to save your brother. He’s innocent and has his whole life ahead of him,” said Jim.
“Don’t worry, Grandpa! I will save my brother, and I will make them pay.” Lorraine said exasperatedly.
As a disciple of the third elder of the Krums-Somerland’s hidden sect, she would deal double the punishment for whoever dared lay a finger on her family.
“No! Forget about revenge. They’re so strong that I only hope you and your brother can be safe.”
“Grandpa, rest first! I’ll leave first, and I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Lorraine left the room after she finished.
She needed to know what was going on.
“Dad! Rest first!”
“Dad! We’ll head out too!”.
Elliot and his wife followed Lorraine out of the room after finishing.
“Dad! What the hell is going on? Why did Grandpa get hurt? Why is my brother in prison?” Lorraine finally asked after they reached another room.
“Lori! Here’s what happened…”
Elliot explained what happened three years ago to Lorraine.
It turned out Lorraine’s younger brother Jeremy Lovewood had a run-in at a nightclub with Tanya Gooding of the Gooding family-one of Capital City’s top four prominent families three years ago.
The reason was that Tanya refused to accept that Lorraine was making waves in Capital City, which caused two top bachelors in Capital City to fall in love with her at the time.
Tanya had a crush on Stan Warner for a long time, but Stan had a crush on Lorraine.
This made Tanya hold a grudge against Lorraine.
Tanya has been slandering Lorraine ever since she left Capital city and returned to the Krums ten years ago.
Even so, this did not bother the Lovewoods. After all, the two families were too different in strength, and they did not want any trouble.
Three years ago, Tanya ran into Jeremy at a nightclub and insulted Lorraine in front of him and his friends.
Jeremy, who was young and headstrong, could not stand someone else insulting his sister. He had been holding it in for a long time, and so, he exploded.
Chapter 510
It was the cause of the conflict, which eventually turned into a collision between two families.
The Lovewoods were only a first-rate aristocratic family of the lowest level. They were miles apart from top prominent families like the Gooding family.
Jim came over to take Jeremy back in exchange for some items but was severely beaten up by the Gooding family. He had laid in bed for three years now, and Jeremy had been imprisoned up to now.
Since the incident, the Gooding family began to target the Lovewoods from all aspects. If the Warner family and the Zimmerman family did not mediate, the Lovewoods would have already been kicked out of Capital City.
After Lorraine heard the whole story, the fury in her chest had to go, and she took a few deep breaths before calming herself down.
“Lori! Just get your brother out of there. The Gooding family is in their prime in Somerland right now. Let’s not mess with them,” said Lorraine’s worried mother, Eve.
All she wanted was for her children to be safe.
“Mom! Don’t worry! I will save my brother, and I want the Gooding family to bring him to me themselves,” said Lorraine. “Lori…”
“Mom! Don’t worry! The sect has sent Grant, Fred, and two elders to come back with me on a mission. As the sect is about to go public, we need to find some families to cooperate with. The
Lovewoods will be our first partner. Our sect is also the best among all hidden sects. The Gooding family dare not offend us no matter how tough they are,” Lorraine said confidently.
“Really?” Elliot asked excitedly.
“Of course, Dad! Don’t worry. I’ll make sure the Lovewoods stay on top,” Lorraine said sternly.
“Lori! What’s the name of your sect? How strong are Grant, Fred, and your two elders?” Elliot asked.
“Dad, My sect is called The Krums! You must be at least a peak Dragon Ranker to serve as an elder in The Krums! Grant and Fred might not be as powerful as the elders, but they have the highest status among the sect members. Grant is the disciple of the head of the Krums, while Freddy is the grandson of the senior elder. These two are the only God Rank guardians of our sect.”
“God… God Rank guardian?” Elliot felt like his head was spinning.
He had not expected those two well-mannered young men to have such powerful backgrounds.
After all, there were only three God Rank guardians in Somerland.
of course, Somerland got to where they were today because of Mason alone.
Technically speaking, Mason alone could fight more than ten people.
However, word was that Mason was dying.
Somerland had not been too peaceful lately either.
If a force had two God Rank guardians, it could maintain the peace and intimidate the others. The Lovewoods could make rapid advances in their career if they could get associated with the Krums.
The Gooding family was at the apex of their powers because they had a family member who was a member of the Somerland Parliament. Frank Gooding, who was also the grandfather of Tanya and Jenson Gooding, had joined the organization more than ten years ago.
This led to the rapid development of the Gooding family in recent years.
If the Lovewoods got associated with the Krums, the Gooding family would be afraid to mess with them, and returning Jeremy themselves was not out of the question.
“So you have nothing to worry about. The Krums are strong. The Gooding family are incomparable. Tomorrow I’ll take Grant, Fred, and two elders to meet the Gooding family to see if they can choose to dismiss myself and the Krums.”
VY
Word of Lorraine’s return to Capital City spread quickly.
Everyone in Capital City’s high society knew about it.
They were waiting for Stan and Clinton’s reaction.
Countless people were waiting to see what kind of actions these two would take.
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Finished the new chapters until next week again the story has some new history which is fun but idk what man could withstand being around women/females so often and not touch that’s a fond idea tbh. And thx for the updates has well has with the Dustin story onto reading that one later.