Jillian Hayden felt livid. For what reason was she here then?
Her entire body couldn’t stop trembling, and her energy kept clashing against her internal organs without control, making her feel pain. If it continued, she might spit blood.
She raised her hand and pointed at the City Lord as she realized something, "You-! You said this news could be connected with how you’re treating me..."
"That’s right." City Lord Davis clapped lightly, "You’re still sharp enough to conduct a medicinal diagnosis and treatment. Good. The person who ruined your Hayden Family is precisely the important person I’m talking about. They need the treatment to clear their bloodlust, but then your family offended them greatly, which got them destroyed."
"..."
Jillian Hayden’s heart sank, her arm slowly falling as her expression kept trembling in disbelief.
This couldn’t be true, right?
"If the Hayden Family had been any courteous and welcoming, their poison apothecary services could’ve been utilized, and they might’ve earned a huge amount of wealth. However, they just had to offend that important person just because they had the backing of the Saint. Your family is quite irresponsibly greedy, you know. They even sent their prized gem to be with the Saint as a mere maid, but now ended up as my plaything again."
"Shut up!"
Jillian Hayden yelled with her teary eyes filled with sorrow and hatred, "If anything happens to my father, mother, and little brother... I swear I will-"
At this moment, the sound of someone knocking on the door could be heard.
"Come in."
City Lord Davis said casually, and the Steward walked in with a faint smile, "My Lord, the parents of Jillian Hayden are here requesting an audience. They’re kneeling on the ground before the entrance, refusing to leave without seeing their daughter. I’m afraid this might turn into a thorny issue if it spreads too much and gets taken advantage of by the other City Lords or your rivals."
Davis blinked.
He turned to look at the dumbfounded expression of Jillian Hayden before returning his gaze.
"Understood, bring them up to the hall."
Jillian Hayden’s heart shook. Her parents, they were still alive.
She turned to look at the City Lord and asked, "What truly happened?"
City Lord Davis explained that nearly ninety percent of the Exalt Stage experts and Empyrean Stage experts are dead after they fought with the Miredon Family while being affected by a fatal hex that caused their bloodline to turn into poison because they suspected each other of having a hex expert, leaving them both utterly reduced to trash, a small power without many forces.
Jillian Hayden, as young as she was, was able to realize the implications quickly.
They might get quickly assimilated by others or even slaughtered until none of their members remain alive. After all, they still carried many treasures!
Who wouldn’t eye them like a hawk, waiting for the right moment to sweep in and rip their flesh apart in one fell swoop?
Moreover, she understood that both these families had offended this so-called important person that they flawlessly executed this plan of theirs to get them to fight each other. After all, an individual could only do so much when it comes to facing an entire power filled with many cultivators.
"I want to see my parents, and then I’ll answer you."
Jillian Hayden quickly stated her wishes.
"Sure."
Although the visit from her parents was unexpected, Davis was planning the same thing. Hence, he had revealed what Evelynn did without exposing her identity since he didn’t want any problems later on.
After all, once Jillian Hayden worked on Evelynn and tested her bloodline, it wouldn’t take a genius to discover that Evelynn was responsible for the fall of the Hayden Family.
Jillian Hayden quickly got up from the bed and rushed out, but suddenly, a hand caught her wrist, causing her to be jolted back as she turned to look at the City Lord.
"By the way, if you divulge any of this, I promise you will live a life crueler than death, even if I pity you so badly right now. And, if you still feel emboldened enough to play, I would be sure to pass this perk to your parents and your little brother, ensuring they never die just like you wanted."
The City Lord held a smile that was not exactly a smile. His words were casual, but they carried a tremendous pressure that made Jillian Hayden nearly fall limp, her heart clenching, wanting to scream in fear.
"You devil..." She barely squeezed out, her face going pale.
City Lord Davis let her go and nodded, "Debatable, but sometimes, I’m indeed worse than a devil. Now off you go."
He pushed her back forward lightly, making her gain some boost to run away, but she was barely able to walk with her trembling legs. She still kept her eye on him, starting to wonder if he was really the City Lord as she didn’t think the City Lord who practiced water-attribute cultivation arts could unleash such a terrifying killing intent for that minute moment.
The calamitous pressure she endured was unlike anything she had ever felt since her heart still refused to beat, freezing in place.
Only after a few seconds did her heart start to beat again, and she looked like a bird that was terrified as she took deep breaths again and again to calm herself down.
Her pace was so slow that Davis strode past her, but she clenched her teeth and rushed forward, eager to meet her father and mother.
They were here for her.
They didn’t abandon her.
She was so happy that it didn’t matter if this damned City Lord was beheaded from the back now.
She didn’t care about her disheveled appearance and ran towards them before taking flight, quickly appearing in the hall with faint dark dashes, her form swift like a shadow and graceful as a bird.
"Father~ Mother~"
"My daughter!~"
Her father cried out, his voice trembling and his arms shaking as he reached out his hands.
The mother also reached out her hands, causing her to fall into their embrace.