When he heard this, warmth filled Jack’s heart. “Don’t worry. I’ll help to treat your condition,” he said, smiling. “Now I’m suspecting that it was Lily who administered the poison. She already sent assassins after me in Middle Province. Who’s to say that she won’t do something like this!”

“Ah. She sent assassins after you, and the Ninth Patronum—who are in a good relationship with the Third Elder and the others—was waiting to kill you at the entrance. Furthermore, she joined hands with the Third Elder to take some of the martial art resources for themselves by raising the tithe. They’ve made their linkage clear before us!”

Jack released a sigh. “I’d be a fool to not believe it even after all this!” he said impatiently.

“What should we do now, Father? I think it’ll be difficult. After all, the Third Elder is a powerful chi practitioner. The only one who can probably match him now is the First Elder! That’s why we have no way of weeding them out.

kill her. The Lagorio family has fallen,

frowned when he considered the situation. He truly felt that there

take their original family’s side. Even if the White family emerged victorious from the

the Eight Shadow Families. If they entered a familial war, they would probably drop quite a few ranks in

be better if I were healthy! Honestly, I’m not afraid of killing the Third Elder and Lily—and I’m certainly not afraid of the White family losing their reputation and strength. If Lily and the others have already done such deeds, it means that they’re eager to see us fight the Lagorio family. But I’m afraid that

would be able to look at the bigger picture while holding his pain in. It made Jack reevaluate

to guide the family, step by step, until they reached where they were now, and

branch families were being forced to give 80 percent of their martial resources. If this went on, the anger and hatred stoked within them

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