The Man’s Decree

Jared wanted to know how powerful Yuven was. If the latter was capable of wiping out everyone in Ethereal Realm, there would be no need for him to recover his strength. He could rely on Yuven alone in his attempt to rescue the leader of Divine Smithing Sect from Fire Incineration Sect.

Moreover, he could continue the search for Josephine and her companions, for he was still worried sick about them.

Upon hearing Jared's words, Yuven looked visibly awkward as he chuckled wryly. “My Lord, even among the three kings and four archons of the beast races, I'm not the most powerful among them, let alone the entire Ethereal Realm. That said, if you need anything, I'll do my very best to help, even if it involves sacrificing the lives of everyone in the city. As of now, Ethereal Realm is comprised of three races. Only humans and the beast race are active in it, while demon spirits mostly hide in the shadows. I might not be particularly powerful in Ethereal Realm, but I'll definitely not stand by and watch if someone attempts to destroy my city.”

Jared waved off Yuven's declaration of loyalty. “That's not necessary. I'm not in need of anything now.”

He had no doubts about Yuven's loyalty. Even so, he couldn't bring himself to sacrifice the latter and all his subjects for his own selfish reasons.

“My Lord, you're suffering from grievous injuries which have yet to heal. I have pills here in the city which can hasten your recovery. On top of that, I've invited an excellent alchemist to the city. I can get him to treat you too!” Yuven offered.

“It's fine. All I need to do is to recover part of my strength. As for my identity, don't share it with others,” Jared reminded.

“Don't worry, My Lord. Your secret is safe with me,” Yuven promised.

After Jared nodded in response, Yuven slowly left the room.

Meanwhile, Ivasha and Julius were waiting outside.

When they saw Yuven emerge, Ivasha hurried forward and asked, “Father, what did you do to Jared?”

“Nothing. He's doing fine.” Just as he spoke, Yuven turned to Julius and instructed, “Mr. Poulsen, you'll be in charge of Mr. Chance's daily needs from now on. Also, bring all the pills in the city here and satisfy all of Mr. Chance's requests without question!”

“Understood!” Julius acknowledged the order despite the surprised look on his face.

He had no idea what had gotten into Yuven for the latter to treat Jared with such respect. After all, even Hosen wasn't accorded such treatment by Yuven.

Julius had never—throughout his long service—seen Yuven order all the pills in the city to be brought to anyone or for every whim of a guest to be fulfilled.

Even Ivasha was bewildered by the turn of events and had no clue why her father was being so nice to Jared.

“Father, what's going on? Also, why does Jared exude the aura of a human and celestial beast at the same time?” Ivasha asked.

“Ivasha, let me be honest with you. Mr. Chance possesses the Golden Dragon's True Form and lives a life of great risk. You're not like him at all, so don't play with fire and get yourself killed by going against fate itself. Soon, I'll travel to Norwal City and propose a marriage alliance. By combining the strength of our two families, we'll be able to significantly increase our influence among the beast races,” Yuven remarked.