He couldn't speak anymore and weakly closed his eyes.
He began to wait for death.
Elsewhere.
In a picturesque suburb of the provincial city.
There were several small villas here, mostly rented to visitors.
Each one displayed a distinct and attractive style.
In one of those small villas, however, there came screams of agony that clashed terribly with the surrounding serenity.
This person's screams, though not quite on par with the scenes when Master Lu was tortured by Xiao Dao, were almost as agonizing, truly heart-wrenching.
Amid the screams, there was another voice, full of dissatisfaction, earnestly lecturing.
"Hei Dalong, you're an exceptionally skilled ninja from our sect. How can you not endure this little pain? Don't disappoint me too much,"
The speaker was Hashimoto Ai.
The one screaming was Hei Dalong, the only current descendant of the Hei Family.
