Mystical Journey

Garen scrunched his eyebrows . Kalidor was not trying to hide anything from him, and Garen knew he put a lot of pressure on Kalidor . Ai Fei lowered her head, and she was scared to face Garen . Many thoughts ran through Garen’s mind, but he knew their relationship had ended .

"I still have something to take care of . Have fun, " Garen said .

"Garen, you’re alone, right? Why don’t you join us?" Kalidor got what he wanted, and he stared at Garen with a slight smile on his face . He patted Ai Fei’s butt with his hand, and it looked like he was trying to show his dominance .

"Sorry, I have to go . I will talk to you later . " Garen was a bit annoyed, and he hurriedly left the place .

Leaving the two behind, he turned to a street, and a red car slowly stopped before Garen . From inside, Grace opened the door and got off the driving seat .

"Garen, sorry for being late," she said . Grace wore a black suit with a white shirt inside . Her skinny legs were covered with a pair of black stockings, and her long brown hair was silky smooth . She looked cool and pretty with her hair trailed over her shoulders . Grace stood beside Garen, and with both of them having red pupils, they looked unusually like a couple .

"No worries, I’ve also just arrived . " Garen looked around, and he barely saw any pedestrians . There were several children playing at the side of the street, and it looked like they were playing hide-and-seek .

"How’s the recent situation?" Garen asked .

"Nothing happened . " Grace lowered her head and respectfully answered . She looked like a secretary standing beside her boss .

"They probably knew who I was working for . It’s probably not a wise idea for us to meet in public like this . They will notice," she continued .

"It’s fine . They will eventually know sooner or later . Actually, I wanted them to notice . I wanted to communicate with the Golden Hoop anyways," Garen said with a light tone as he rested his back on the car door .

"I am not alone," he added .

"Also, once they try to communicate with us, I can use ‘Kelly’ as a cover to get in touch with Quicksilver . If they are not trying to avenge their members, they are probably trying to cooperate with me . Don’t worry, even if they come to us, we will not be in danger . The Golden Hoop has been around for a while, and they should know how to approach an unknown opponent . Just carry a gun in case you have to fight," Garen said .

"Got it . "

Grace felt like the words he spoke were not from a 16 years old high school student . She thought she was talking to a 30 or 40 years old man, and she had mixed feeling about this .

"Am I talking to a genius?" Grace thought . She was an ordinary girl, and she trained very hard since she was young . Working for a gifted 16 years old teenager left a bitter taste in her mouth .

"What? Get on the car and drive me to the antique shop . Pick me up at 4 p . m . and take me to the dojo after . Don’t screw around, okay?" Garen said .

"I know!" Grace was a bit speechless; she felt like she was the teenager, and Garen was the adult here .

"I have a gun!" she added .

"I know . I know . " Garen brushed her off and got into the car . Grace did not know what else she could say, but she remembered how useless her pistol was when Garen jumped on her like a violent leopard, and she felt secured when she was with Garen .

"You should change your expression from time to time . You are young and cute, so why don’t you at least try to smile?" Garen asked . He sat on the passenger seat and relaxed .

"Now try it, smile," Garen said .

Grace tried her best to smile, but she was not even sure if she was actually smiling .

"Never mind . My bad . " Garen buried his face into one of his hands .

Grace took a deep breath and told herself not to get angry, but she really wanted to kick Garen in the face . She started the car, and they disappeared by the corner .

Kalidor and Ai Fei walked out of a fast food restaurant by the side, and he pouted his lips towards the direction where Garen disappeared .

"You saw that? Garen never shows anything off . No one knew he had such a pretty lady with him, and he also had a nice car . Damn… That’s a million-dollar car," Kalidor said . He was a bit jealous; his parents would never give him money to buy such a car . He also saw how the cool beauty followed all of Garen’s orders .

Kalidor turned back and looked at Ai Fei . She wasn’t as pretty as the lady that was with Garen, causing anger to boil inside him .

PA!

Kalidor slapped Ai Fei’s behind .

"Hurry up! Let’s go home!" He was almost yelling .

Ai Fei did not say anything . She just followed Kalidor from behind . Kalidor’s temper was getting worse and worse after he argued with his friends . Ai Fei thought she was attractive enough to Kalidor, but she was not sure about that anymore .

Ai Fei watched Garen and the lady leaving as she felt a lost . She was unsure whether she made the right choice, and she was also unsure whether all her efforts were worth it . She followed Kalidor down the street and disappeared by the corner .

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It was night .

Garen sat in the car and Grace was driving . Silence filled the air, and the light from the streetlights brushed their faces in light . Their pace was slow, and even the carriages were faster than they .

As they drove into a relatively quiet street, someone suddenly appeared in the middle of the way and blocked their path .

"Someone is in front of us!" Grace said in a deep tone .

"It’s one of them…" Garen opened his eyes and looked ahead through the window . There was a man standing in the middle of the road, and he looked thin . The man was wearing a grey-white coat, and his hair was short; he looked like a private detective . Grace stopped the car three meters before hitting him .

Garen opened the door and got off the car . After asking Grace to stay put inside the car, he walked straight towards the man . He noticed the golden earring on the man’s right ear, and it looked the same as the one No . 102 had, but the man covered the number with a piece of white cloth .

"Were you the one that killed No . 102?" The man spoke first .

"I am here to represent the Golden Hoop, and I hope we can have a chat," he said . His voice was dry, and it sounded like he had not drank water for a long time .

"What? I killed one of your members and you are just trying to have a chat with me?" Garen asked; he was surprised the man did not try to start a fight .

"Well, you can compensate us in a different way, I believe . We have no intention of making our relationship worse, and we already investigated the incident that happened in the Dolphin Antiques . It was our mistake . " He raised his hand and apologized .

"Also, we believe that you and the detective are not good friends, since he left you behind at the Silversilk Castle," the man continued .

"True . There’s no point in fighting each other," Garen said as he nodded .

"I come in peace . We don’t really care about what happened before . " The man straightened his back and clapped .

PAPA!

Several strong men walked out of the alley after hearing the signal . All of them had daggers or swords in their hands, and they were all laughing . Those men quickly surrounded Garen and his car .

"You can call me No . 101 . Although the organization asked me not to hurt you, No . 102 was my best friend, and I decided to do a private test on you . I want to check if you are good enough for us to cooperate with you . Also, I want to know how you killed No . 102 . " The man in coat smiled .

"Ah!" Garen heard Grace’s scream from the car .

Garen saw that Grace was seized by two strong men, and they were moving towards the river . The other side of the river was apartment buildings, and the embankment was grey .

"What do you want?" Garen said in a cold tone as his eyes narrowed .

"I told you already . It’s just a test," No . 101 said while smiling .

"I don’t like being tested like this," Garen turned around as he spoke in a light tone .

Grace screamed again as she reached the edge of the embankment; she was just one step away from falling to the river . Garen turned back and rushed towards Grace, but No . 101 blocked his path .

"Move aside," Garen said .

"We will kill your girl if you fail the test, but you have to hurry . I am not sure how long they will keep her by the edge . A weak girl like her won’t be able to handle the pressure for too long,"

No . 101 smiled and said . He clapped again, and one of the men walked towards Grace with a dagger in his hand . He put down the dagger by a Sand Gull and slashed the air with his hand while laughing cruelly .

"Do what I say, otherwise, we will have to kill your beautiful girlfriend . " No . 101 laughed .

"I take it that the Golden Hoop doesn’t really care about me," Garen said and laughed .

"I thought you guys were smarter than this . I guess I am too naive," he continued .

"Don’t worry, Grace . I will avenge you if they decided to kill you," Garen said as he looked at Grace with eyes half-opened .

PONG!

Once these words were spoken, Garen suddenly attempted to seize No . 101 . His arm size doubled as he used the Strike Stance; it sounded like the air was slashed open . The veins on his hands were visible, and they seemed as big as an adult’s head .

"Die!" The muscles on Garen’s back moved towards his right arm like waves .