Eleanor Lawson suppressed a smile and then turned to Vermilion Bird.


    “Mr Vermilion Bird, my family owns a restaurant that specializes in local Earthford cuisine. If you don’t mind, I can take you there.”


    “Boss, how about youe with me?” Vermilion Bird scratched his head and looked at Billy. “You don’t have to pay, I’ll treat!”


    He repeated exactly what Casey had saidst time, even mimicking the tone.


    “I have to attend to Ebony Lord’s recoveryter, so I can’t apany you.” Billy scolded, giving him a stern look.


    “Casey…” Vermilion Bird began, then looked at Casey.


    “Don’t look at me. I’m about to spar with Azure Dragon.” Casey interrupted.


    “Bioss, how is Ebony Lord’s condition? Where is he? I want to visit him.” Soul Chaser asked, ignoring Vermilion Bird’s impending request.


    Vermilion Bird red at Soul Chaser but then nced at Frostde and Azura Dragon. Seeing their expressions, he wisely kept quiet. Observing their reactions, Eleanor Lawson tried to suppress herughter, her face turning slightly red.


    “Eleanor, please take care of him. After the meal, make sure to safely escort him back to the hotel.” Frostde said with a smile.


    “Of course,” Eleanor Lawson replied, blushing slightly. She then turned to Vermilion Bird and said, “Shall we go?”


    “Um… Miss Lawson, please lead the way!” Vermilion Bird replied, scratching his head.


    They said their goodbyes to Billy and the others before heading toward the door. The rest of the group continued chatting for a while before heading to Ebony Lord’s bedroom.


    The next morning, Billy and his team returned to the meeting hall after breakfast.


    Shortly afterward, Wally Hammond led a few people into the room and bowed to Billy.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    “Commander, we’ve finally managed to get him to talk!” Soul Chaser said.


    “Tell us what he said.” Billy replied with a faint smile.


    As an S-ss assassin of Ink Pavilion, Melvin Pearce had undergone brutal interrogation training, so it wasn’t easy to make him talk. It was only thanks to SHADOW’s intervention that they had managed to extract information from him. Otherwise, it would have been nearly impossible to learn the truth.


    “Beneath the master of Ink Pavilion, there are two Councils of Elders, governed by two elder protectors. Below the elder protectors are the four chief leaders.” Wally began exining. “Below the chief leaders are the lords, and the one you killed yesterday, Alkaid, was one of them. The assassins are divided into five ranks, with S being the highest and D the lowest.”


    “Four chief leaders each oversee a specific region within the territory, responsible for all matters big and small in their respective areas. Alkaid and Melvin Pearce both belong to the Southern Division of Ink Pavilion.” Billy exined.


    “Do you know where Ink Pavilion’s main headquarters is located?” Azure Fang asked.


    “No,” Wally shook his head. “The location of the main headquarters is known only to those above the chief leaders. Lower-ranking members like Melvin Pearce are kept in the dark. It’s highly secretive.”


    “What about their branch in the South District?” Azure Dragon inquired.


    “I found that out, it’s located in arge mountain in the south.”


    “Ink Pavilion has four branch locations, and they typically operate as martial arts schools. Unless you have inside information, it’s difficult to identify them as branches of Ink Pavilion.”


    “I see,” Judgemented.


    SHADOW had been searching for the main headquarters of Ink Pavilion by directly targeting the Ink Pavilion name, which had yielded no results due to the organization’s secretive nature.


    “ording to Melvin Pearce, today is the day when the eldest son of Ink Pavilion’s southern branch leader is taking a new wife. Alkaid intended to abduct Dottman family’s form to give him as a gift.” Wally Hammond continued.


    “For the sake of presenting a gift to the ‘Crown Prince’, he wiped out an entire family!” Vermilion Bird furrowed his brow. “The people from Ink Pavilion deserve to be punished!”


    “In that case, let’s go and give them a proper gift!” Billy’s eyes gleamed with a hint of coldness.


    “Got it!” everyone eximed in unison.


    The location provided by Melvin Pearce was on the border between the Southern and Eastern divisions. Nestled beneath rolling hills, there was a small town with a permanent poption of around three hundred thousand. The Gildon family was a prominent family in this town, with nearly half of the town’s core industries belonging to them.


    Len Gildon, the head of the Gildon family, was a well-known phnthropist. Nearly half of their family’s annual ie was used to support impoverished families in the surrounding area. Normally, the entrance to their estate was bustling with activity, but today was different. The entrance appeared deserted, except for a few men exuding an icy aura.


    A crowd of townspeople had gathered a few hundred meters away, their expressions grave as they stared in the direction of the estate, their faces filled with anger.


    “Ma’am, what’s going on here? Why are so many people gathered here?” Billy asked a middle-aged woman as he and Azure Dragon approached.


    “You don’t know?” the woman looked at the two of them and said, “Are you from out of town?”


    “Yes! We’re here as tourists, and we saw so many people gathered here, so we got curious.” Billy replied with a smile.


    “No wonder!” the woman nodded. “The good man Len Gildon’s family is in big trouble!”


    “What kind of trouble?” Billy inquired further.


    “The young prince from a sect up in the mountains has set his eyes on Len Gildon’s daughter and forcibly took her up to the sect as a concubine!” The woman wore an expression of anger.


    “I heard that this young prince already has three other wives and concubines, yet he still went and forcefully took amoner’s daughter. It’s just too much!”


    “Are those guys over there from that sect?” Billy pointed towards the estate.


    “Yes!” the woman nodded.


    “That young prince has already taken his men into the estate. Earlier, many townspeople tried to block them at the entrance, but they were all severely beaten. They threatened that anyone who dares to interfere will not live to see another day!”


    “So domineering,” Billy remarked casually.


    After asking a few more questions, the two of them walked towards the estate.


    “Hey, young man, are you guys looking for death? Come back quickly, they’ll really kill you.” The woman called out urgently.


    “Thank you, ma’am, but we’ll be fine.” Azure Dragon replied with a smile.


    Before long, the two of them arrived at the entrance of the estate.


    “Heree two more who are seeking death!” one of the men at the entrance said, looking at them. “Before I lose my temper, get lost!”


    However, Billy and the otherpletely ignored him and proceeded straight into the estate.


    “Are you trying to get yourselves killed?” the man yelled, drawing his sword and charging towards them.


    Before he even got close, he was sent flying and fell to the ground, unconscious.


    “Are you looking for trouble, too?” another person said, ring at Billy before drawing his sword and lunging at him.


    With skills at the Battle Masterte stage level, he didn’t hold back at all, clearly intending to take their lives. The others also drew their swords and joined the attack, their killing intent palpable.