Chapter 32 The Peak of Evergreen Park
Though the intense battle might have been short–lived, William had actually gone all out, and he was now feeling somewhat spent. Hence, he turned in right after giving the Zuches instructions.
After daybreak, Gwendolyn brought some breakfast to William, who ate a bit of everything, then asked, “Have you guys beard from the Johns?”
The young woman nodded at that. “Kyle has a son who came with a mediator, saying he’s willing to compensate us for three million, and after that, we’re even.”
“He wants to compensate us when we’ve killed his father?” William was baffled.
To that, Gwendolyn explained, “This is how things are. The one with the iron fist makes the rules. Kyle’s son isn’t adept in martial arts, but he has the brains for doing business. He’s probably thinking of ending the feud with money because he’s worried we’ll kill him too.”
William nodded in agreement. “Since things here are pretty much settled, it’s time I head home.”
“Let me go with you, suggested Gwendolyn while nodding, “We’re taking Grandpa too.”
Just like that, the pair, Walter, and Melisenna headed back to Halivaara, with William driving. He first dropped the Zuches at their mansion before sending Melisenna home.
As the door opened, a letter dropped from the crack. When William picked it up, he was able to read the content through the envelope, which only consisted of one line, ‘3.00PM. Peak of Evergreen Park‘ and a signature, ‘Shane Salisbury‘
Has he come to me because he wants me to save him or because he has found someone to kill me? Either way, this has to be dealt with since he has come to my doorstep. And it’s also time I put an end to my feud with the Salisburys.
“Mom, since Mia’s at Grandpa and Grandma’s, why don’t we just eat there? I kinda miss Grandma’s cooking,” he said suddenly, rendering Melisenna somewhat frustrated. “Alright, fine, it’s your call. We’ll go. after I clean the place up a bit.
Half an hour later, William drove to his maternal grandparents‘ place. As he knew his grandfather, Austin Zahl, was into things like bracelets, he got the elder a lava stone one.
Austin might be seventy years old, but he was in the pink, for he loved joining bingo games when he was free.
When the elder saw the present William got, he was so happy that he insisted the young man have a drink with him.
Melisenna was the only child in the Zahl family, so the couple spoiled William since he was a kid. In fact, it was almost always Austin who gave William his allowances when the young man was still in school, and William even grew up in Austin’s place.
William’s paternal grandparents/were still around, but he rarely visited them. In fact, his father, Bryan, would be the only one to visit the elders during the holidays. However, Bryan would always come home
livid.
Later, Bryan died, and William was sent to prison. However, neither elder ever visited. Hell, they never even called, and it made William disappointed with the Barrett elders.
Chapter 32 The Peak of Evergreen Park
After Mia returned from school at noon, the family sat at the dining table together and shared a wonderful lunch.
William and Austin chatted over a little bit of liquor when the latter suddenly remembered something. and he ran into the study only to return with a very, very, very old letter. “Remember you asked me about the origin of the jade pendant? I actually found something. Take a look.”
The letter was practically ancient, as it was written by Austin’s great–great–grandfather to his son, and it went something like this. A Zahl ancestor, Magnus, was a local landlord who lost his wife when he was thirty years old, and they never had. any children.
One day, Magnus ran into a woman begging for food in tattered clothing. There was an ugly scar on her face, too, and everyone stayed far away from her.
But Magnus felt bad for her, so he bought some bread for the woman, who thanked him after eating the bread.
The next day, right as Magnus wanted to head out, he found a woman in yellow at the door. Her beauty was unlike any other, and it amazed Magnus.
The woman said she was the beggar from the day before and would love to marry Magnus. Soon after that, the two married and had two children, a boy and a girl.
After the children grew up, the woman and Magnus retreated into the woods, but just before she left, she left a jade pendant behind, and it was precisely the one William was wearing.
William was flabbergasted after reading the letter, and he couldn’t help wondering if the womart in yellow was some divine being.
While he carefully put the letter back into the envelope and told his grandfather to store it well, his mind was filled with a plethora of questions. If the Zahl couple had merely retreated into the woods or become immortals? Did the woman in yellow also know about the powers of this jade pendant?
At 2.30PM, William got on a bike and headed to Evergreen Park.
To his surprise, the cops had sealed off the path up to Evergreen Park. However, they didn’t stop him. It seemed that they knew who he was,
At that, he went up the stairs unhurriedly, and with every step he took, his Qi pulsated once and, in turn, grew a tad stronger.
There was a gazebo surrounded by a few ancient pine trees at the top of the hill, and right then, two people were standing in the gazebo Shane and his mother, Karen.
Shane’s condition had worsened. His eyes were bloodshot, and his face was sunken pretty badly. If anything, he looked like the walking dead. Right then, the man was glaring daggers at William, looking like he wanted to skin the man alive.
Meanwhile, Karen stared icily at William and said, “You’ve got some neck to show up.”
“Why shouldn’t I? William monotoned. “Come on, tell your guys to come out.”
At that, a man in his thirties came out. He had a crew cut, and his eyes were piercing. From the moment, he came out, he had been boring into William with obvious animosity in his eyes.
Chapter 32 The Peak of Evergreen Park
“What the f*ck have you done to me, Barrett?!” Shane boomed.
“Nothing much,” replied William. “Just giving you a hard time to sleep so that you’ll die with a painful
“You f*cking son of a b*tch!” Shane growled with gnashed teeth.
“What are you standing there for? Kill him!” Karen barked, and a gun magically appeared in the man’s
hand.
Вам!
A bullet spiraled toward William with breakneck speed and perfect accuracy.
William had noticed the gun on the man long ago, so he kept his eyes peeled the whole time. Thus, he had already moved lus body sideways the second the man pulled the trigger, and at the same time, William hurled a needle toward the man.
It was called the needle–rubbing technique. With the rub of his two fingers, the needle would shoot out at breakneck speed, catching the opponent off guard.
While the bullet missed William, the man’s forehead numbed. The next second, he blacked out and fell backward.
At the same time, another mah charged in and stood upright before William. He had a commanding presence to him.
At that, Shane sneered. “This is an elite from the military, Barreu! Prepare to die!”
The man was dressed in blue sportswear, and the way he moved was very oddhis center of gravity remained on the same level no matter what he did. Not only that, he had two blades, one hidden in each sleeve.
William frowned in response, for he didn’t take any weapons with him. He’d be at a disadvantage if he were to fight blades with bare hands.
“I didn’t expect you to be so young. The man finally spoke up.
However, William said nothing but only focused his gaze on the man. With that, they came to a stand–off, and the surrounding air had seemingly frozen over.
“The one who fell just now is my subordinate,” the man continued, seemingly wanting to talk to William badly.
However, before he even finished his words, William had already hurled a golden needle out. To William’s dismay, the man had near superhuman reflexes as he tilted his head slightly at the last split second.
And with that tilt, the needle missed his acupoint, even though it still stuck to his head. At that, he bellowed and charged toward William. The blades were so sharp that they already shone maliciously before the man even got close to William.
Meanwhile, William zoomed backward and extended a finger. Yes, it was the Dragon Finger. He tapped it on the back of the blade. Because of the intense vibration the tap created, the blade buzzed, and the man dropped it nearly instantly.
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While the man was still reeling in shock, the other idade, too, dropped to the ground. He was quick, yes, but to William’s eyes, the man’s actions were clearly visible.
With that, William turned to his side, grabbed the man’s wrist using the Dragon Claw, and broke his wrist with a forceful snap.
Chuck!
With a groan, the man reached for the other blade. But because William had foreseen it, he grabbed the man at his broken wrist and hurled the man forward, sending him flying
The man slammed onto the fake mountain and dropped to the ground.
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