Although Fade was slightly worried about Jaston's matter, nothing unexpected happened for the rest of the day.
The day of the opening of the inner island had arrived.
A few relevant personnel came to the hotel early in the morning and brought Fade and the others to a dock.
The group of friends stood at the dock and stared at the calm surface of the water in silence.
After a while, more people arrived. They came one after another, joining Fade and his group.
He noticed several familiar faces among these people.
They included Alicia, Jaston, and the Song family's disciples.
"It seems like the real martial arts family members are also taking part in the inner island's test!" He thought to himself.
Alicia noticed Fade too. Ignoring the judgemental gazes from her family members, she ran directly to him and greeted him with a smile, "Fade, you are here."
He nodded and replied, "Will your real martial arts family members take part in the inner island's test too?"
She nodded and said, "Yes. Many real martial arts family members hope to be selected by the inner island."
Then, she glanced at the Yuwen family and the Song family and said to him in a hushed voice, "The Song family has sent their strongest member among their family's younger generation this time. His name is Ludwig and he is quite powerful."
"You also have to be careful of Jaston from the Yuwen family," she added.
"Yes, I will," he replied.
Then, he asked, "What did your family say about your marriage?"
Her face sank, then she whispered, "I talked to the elders of my family yesterday, but other than my dad, everyone else persuaded me to marry Jaston."
"Uncle Rahmi said that if I refuse to marry Jaston, I will have to marry into the Beauties Hall. I have no other choice."
He looked at her and said solemnly, "What I said yesterday still counts."
"Thank you, Fade. I will continue to think of a way. Perhaps things will turn around eventually," she replied.
Meanwhile, Jaston saw Fade and Alicia talking intimately to each other from not far away. His eyes turned cold, and the strange look in his eyes intensified.
Beside him, Ludwig's eyes gleamed. He moved closer to Jaston and said, "Mr. Jaston, Ms. Alicia is your fiancee, isn't she? How could she interact so intimately with other men? I'm afraid it won't be good for your reputation if rumours about her begin to spread."
Upon hearing that, Jaston turned to look at Ludwig, his gaze ruthless and unceremonious. Then, he slapped him in his face.
Ludwig was taken aback. He stood there and covered his cheek, suddenly at a loss for words.
He was stunned for a while before he finally came back to his senses. Staring at Jason, he asked through gritted teeth, "What is this about, Mr. Jaston?"
Jaston glared at him and replied coldly, "You know exactly what this is about."
"Don't think that it's smart to sow discord among us. Fade messed up your family because you all are too weak and useless."
"Mr. Jaston, I'm not. I'm just..." Ludwig tried to defend himself.
Jaston let out a cold sneer and said, "I said, don't act smart in front of me. If you're honest, I might let you stab Fade when I kill him."
"Now, get out of here as far as you can."
Ludwig's face was flushed red, and he seemed embarrassed. He looked as if he
wanted to say something.
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