At that moment, in an office building in Hancheng.
A somewhat young-looking man sat in a recliner, idly playing with a teacup in his hand.
A faint look of longing showed in his eyes.
It was as if he were reminiscing about something.
He had even become somewhat lost in thought.
"Who exactly was that person? He actually defeated even my master!"
"Was he the heir to an ancient family?"
For a moment, the young man's gaze grew even more bewildered.
His background was extraordinary—at least, by Hancheng's standards.
On top of that, he had a powerful master. He had met heirs from some ancient families, and those people really were freaks. But among them, only a tiny handful could defeat his master!
And for someone his own age to defeat his master? There wasn't a single person like that in all of Huaxia!
Or, to put it another way, there wasn't anyone like that on the entire planet!
That was what the young man found hardest to understand.
Could anyone in this world reach A-Class—or even higher—at his age?
The answer was obvious: no!
Of course, Yang Chen didn't count. He was a cheat, a walking bug in the system, nothing like an ordinary person!
But he had seen his own master get defeated by that man with a single punch!
The young man fell silent.
His master was Wild Wolf.
And the person he admired was none other than Yang Chen!
He was born into a business family in Hancheng and was part of its main line. After Spiritual Energy Recovery, his talent as an ability user proved to be strong, and Wild Wolf took him in as a disciple. His standing in the family rose considerably, and he was now able to take full control of its power.
These past few days, he had been steadily undermining the foundations of the other main-line family members, then absorbing their influence for himself. He wanted to take control of the family!
But after returning from Number 98 just now and seeing someone with such terrifying strength, he had suddenly lost interest in wealth and things like that.
It all seemed so dull.
With strength, you had everything. There was no need to waste effort suppressing others.
If he could reach his master's level now, then when he returned to the family and rallied everyone with a call, who would dare disobey him?
But for some reason, ever since he returned from Number 98, his eyelid had kept twitching—and quite frequently, too.
With an ability user's body, how could something like this happen?
"When your left eye twitches, romance is on the way. When your right eye twitches, trouble is on the way!"
His right eyelid kept twitching. He couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.
Something was wrong!
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
Knock, knock, knock!!!
The knocking was rather urgent. The young man frowned, but still called out,
"Come in!"
The door opened, and a burly man stepped inside. He looked very deferential, his eyes filled with admiration and a hint of respect as he looked at the young man!
"Young Master Wang!"
The young man replied with faint displeasure.
"What is it? Didn't I say not to disturb me unless it was important?"
The burly man suddenly seemed to stiffen. A fine sheen of cold sweat appeared on his forehead and began to trickle down!
"Young—Young Master, someone is stopping us from taking Second Miss's shops!"
The burly man stammered.
He knew how terrifying the young man before him was! He might not be old, but he handled things with an iron fist!
And with his status as an ability user, even if he beat someone to death, no one would say a thing!
Besides, his ability rank wasn't low—he was a C-Class ability user!
"If they're stopping you, just beat them up. Why bother me?"
The young man's brow furrowed even more deeply.
Sometimes, he was really sick of these ordinary people. Things that could clearly be settled with fists always had to become such a hassle.
Did they really think he had nothing better to do?
Being an ability user was so much better. You could settle everything with your fists. Why make things so complicated?
"But the other person is an ability user, too!"
"Oh!"
The young man immediately took a slight interest. He looked at the burly man with an amused expression and smiled.
"Didn't you give them my name?"
The burly man hesitated, then replied,
"I did, but..."
"But what?"
"But the man seemed not to care about you at all!"
The burly man finished speaking cautiously, then watched the young man anxiously, afraid he might lose his temper and take it out on him!
His build might look decent, but in an ability user's eyes, he was nothing but trash!
One punch would leave him recovering for half a year!
"Well, well. The only people in all of Number 98 who don't care about me are those old-timers. How interesting. Take me to see him!"
The young man was suddenly intrigued. He hadn't expected there to be someone in little Hancheng who wouldn't show him any respect!
"Where does he come from?"
The young man turned to the burly man and smiled faintly.
The burly man immediately bowed and replied respectfully,
"I'm not sure yet, but judging by his clothes, he probably comes from an ordinary family. He's just rather young!"
Rather young!
The young man's pupils contracted at once.
He was rather sensitive to that description!
The person who had defeated his master was young, too, wasn't he?
For a moment, panic crept into the young man's eyes. Could it be that person?
"Were his clothes shabby?"
The young man asked uncertainly.
The burly man looked at his young master in confusion. Wasn't the other person just an ability user? Why was his young master reacting so strongly?
A while ago, even when a B-Class ability user had come after his family, his young master hadn't been this flustered!
Why would a young man make him panic like this?
"No. He was a young man wearing casual clothes!"
The burly man thought for a moment, then answered.
Young Master Wang clearly relaxed, then gave a wry smile.
"If it were that person, even my master probably couldn't handle him. Forget it. Take me there. I'll deal with this!"
In the end, Young Master Wang decided he should go in person. If it really was that person, then even if it cost him a bit, he had to build a good relationship between them. If it wasn't, then that would be even easier. He could just kill the man!
It wasn't as if he'd never killed an ability user before!
Afterward, he could use some of his connections at Number 98 to clean up the evidence!
Young Master Wang's mood visibly improved.
As long as that person wasn't there, everything could be worked out!
Besides, there was no one else he needed to fear!
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