A Man Like None Other

After all, as far as the city lord mansion was concerned, every prisoner was a resource. If someone died, it was a waste, and Ricky didn’t want that responsibility on his shoulders.

He had seen countless brawls in his time, but the way Jared had effortlessly dispatched over a dozen cultivators was unlike anything he’d witnessed before.

“Wait a second,” Ricky muttered to himself. “I’ve seen this guy before. He came here once… to visit someone.” He turned to the guard beside him. “What’s this kid’s story again?”

“He got locked up for hitting Niel Buckley, the son of the Buckley family,” the guard explained.

“They arrested him on the spot.”

“Hitting Niel? That sounds like he was asking for trouble,” Ricky said, frowning.

five hundred purple spirit coins,” the guard continued. “Even Mr. Reese coughed up money

the puzzle together. “Hmm. Maybe he’s got connections to

go at it…” The guard trailed off, leaning in

waved him off dismissively. “Don’t bother. I’ve had enough of Claude and his constant grandstanding. If someone’s finally going to knock him down a peg, let it happen. As long as nobody dies, I don’t see

Ricky, if Claude gets hurt, how will we explain that to

Lord hasn’t shown up in ages. Who knows what’s going on in the city lord

Ricky’s tone

his absence, his three beast generals had taken over, but their constant disagreements left the city’s administration

prisoners or allowing visits were routine. Even Donovan,

With no one at the helm, countless individuals seized the chance to

lord been in charge, Niel wouldn’t have been so brazen, running roughshod over others without a care for the damage he caused. But how could his father, one of the