Susan looked down and mumbled, “Darryl, I have a favor to ask of you.”
“What favor?” Darryl asked.
Susan was quiet before she said slowly, “Could you not tell your godfather that Rachel tricked you into the peach blossom forest?”
It was about this! Darryl clenched his fist tightly, completely livid.
“No,” Darryl said firmly. He did not give it a second thought.
“You!” Susan stomped her feet. She immediately softened her tone. “Darryl, please, I”m begging you.”
Back in Donghai City, Abbess Mother Serendipity captured the Sanders in the Darby Mansion. Dax, Nancy, and Saul were tied to a wooden stake in the backyard. They were weak and drenched with blood.
Tens of Emei Sect followers surrounded them, glaring at them coldly.
Jean Xander—one of Abbess Mother Serendipity’s disciples—trudged toward Dax with a whip in her hand. “Tell us, what connections do you have with the Eternal Life Palace?” she interrogated, “Why did Darryl let the Golden Lion go?”
For the past few days, the Emei followers had tried all sorts of ways to get Dax to confess. However, he kept insisting he had no relationship whatsoever with the Eternal Life Palace. Abbess Mother Serendipity had other business to attend to, so before she left. She instructed Jean to interrogate Dax.
Dax snickered. He spat out blood as he spoke, “I’ve told you many times. Darryl and I have nothing to do with the Eternal Life Palace! What don’t you f* eking understand?
“The Emei Sect is considered a righteous sect. How could you kidnap people without knowing the truth? Now, you’ve coerced us into admitting something we did not do. Don’t you think the Emei Sect would be the butt of the joke if word gets out?”
Slap!
Jean whipped Dax. The whip was stained with his blood. Dax gritted his teeth, but he did not scream in agony.
It was painful, no doubt, but he was annoyed and insulted. He ruled over Donghai City. How could he be humiliated like this?
Jean growled, “How dare you deny it? You and Darryl clearly had connections with them! ” She whipped Dax again.