The Emperor was furious. Several women knelt on the floor quivering in fear.
After letting out his frustrations, the Emperor composed himself.
He sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette. . He devised this plot to kill James. Now, not only was he not
dead, he had even performed a great service for Sol. With greater fame and prestige, it would be even
harder to kill him now.
James had to die.
Smoking his cigarette, he thought of ways to finish James off. “Looks like I need to turn to that old man
for help.” After a long while, the Emperor murmured. He stood up hastily. “Prepare the car.” The
Emperor left the Capital and headed toward a mountain in the suburbs. The mountain was called the
Five Monasteries Mountain, named for the monastery at its peak The Emperor headed to the top of the
mountain.
In a room of the monastery…
There was a meadow, on which a seventy-year-old-looking man sat. Wearing a white robe and white
hair and a white beard, he exuded a sagely aura.
“I need your help.” The Emperor stood behind the old man. His face was solemn. “The Black Dragon is
getting in the way of my plans. He has to die.”
The old man slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were devoid of all emotion as if he was no longer alive.
The old man stood up and said, “The Black Dragon is highly-trained in martial arts. His strength is
unparalleled. No one is capable of killing him. However, all men have an Achilles heel. In his case, it
would be Thea Callahan. We can begin with her.”
The Emperor nodded. “I’ll leave that to you. I cannot proceed with my plans as long as James is still
alive. If the higher-ups pursue matters further and discover our involvement, it’s all over for the both of
us.”
Leaving this remark, the Emperor turned to leave, Before leaving, he quickly added. “Finish him off as
soon as possible. I can begin devising my plan once he’s dead,”
The old man looked at the Emperor and smirked. “Why did you have to resort to such an elaborate
scheme just to kill a man? The allied forces of the twenty-eight nations, huh…? You
have one hell of an imagination.” “Remember, don’t get me involved in this. If anything happens to me,
there’ll be no one to execute the plan.” The Emperor left. The old man stretched languidly. “Don’t worry.
No one will have a clue that you’re behind this. Five days… Give me five days, and I guarantee he’s
dead.”
Hearing this, the Emperor felt more at ease. – He headed toward the grand hall to pay his respects
before leaving. Meanwhile, the old man disguised himself as an ordinary man and left the monastery.
He then headed toward Cansington. He had only a single objective in mind, and that was to take Thea
Callahan captive and use her against James.
Although he was located at the peak of Five Monasteries Mountain, he was aware of the situation in
the outside world.
From James’ resignation to return to Cansington, his conflict with The Great Four, and his relationship
with Thea, the old man was aware of all of it.
He also knew that Thea was James’ Achilles’ heel. Even though they were divorced, James would
have no choice but to comply with his demands if he could take Thea captive. With that out of the way,
killing James would be a piece of cake. Yet, the Emperor turned such a simple thing into an elaborate
scheme. From the 28-nation martial art gurus to the current war. How utterly incompetent of him.
Soon, the old man arrived in Cansington.
“Sir.”
At a harbor in Cansington…
A worker knelt before the old man.
The old man gestured toward him. “Go take Thea Callahan prisoner.” “Understood.”
“Don’t attract unnecessary attention. Bring her to the Southern Plains in secret.”
“Understood.”
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