Thud!
The headless corpse hit the ground hard.
The dull sound seemed to strike everyone's heart, and more than a few people felt their stomachs sink.
"Y-young master, you... you actually killed Young Master Cassio? You were too impulsive!"
Laila still seemed unable to believe Cassio was dead. She instinctively crouched down and reached for his headless body.
But his head was gone.
How could he still be alive?
All she felt was cold flesh.
Jonas, who had been blocking Black, was utterly stunned too.
He had only wanted to cause Black some trouble, goad him into making a move, and turn him and Cassio into enemies.
He had not expected Black to actually do it.
And Black had gone so far as to kill him outright!
Making an enemy and starting a blood feud were two entirely different things!
What was he supposed to do now?
Had he brought this down on himself?
Jonas grew uneasy.
He regretted ever getting involved in Black's affairs.
As for Black...
Black, who had "impulsively" swung his blade, seemed to finally realize what he had done.
"I... I didn't mean to!"
"No, he was an illegitimate son too, and he tried to steal my woman. He deserved to die!"
Sweat poured down Laila's face.
"Young master, please don't say that! How could Young Master Cassio have anything to do with the Patriarch? Someone misled you!"
As she spoke, Laila shot Jonas a furious glare.
It was this man's deliberate deception that had made everything so complicated.
Young Master Cassio was the Wenlai Family's Young Clan Leader. How could the Wenlai Family possibly let it go after the young master killed him?!
What was more, Young Master Cassio belonged to the Blood Demon Guard, and they were inside the Blood Demon Palace.
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