"Darling, just activate your cultivation method for two days, and you'll be fine." Billy said with a smile.
"Okay!" Harleen nodded, her face flushed. Twenty minutes later, she opened her eyes again, looking as lively as ever.
"Billy, why do I feel like there's suddenly an extra source of energy in my body that doesn't belong to me?" Harleen asked.
"Yes," Billy nodded, "that's the condensed energy I sealed within you to prevent situations like today from happening again."
"What do you mean?" Harleen looked a bit puzzled.
"If you ever find yourself in a life-threatening situation again, your consciousness will trigger that condensed energy immediately, and its power will be almost as strong as if I had intervened personally." Billy explained. "However, it can only be used once, and once it's used, it's gone."
"Really?" Harleen was surprised.
"Yes," Billy smiled faintly, "the path of martial arts is vast and profound, and there are many things you haven't encountered yet. You'll learn in due time."
"Thank you, dear!" Harleen nodded appreciatively.
"Take a rest for a while. I need to talk to Judge about something." Billy continued.
"Alright." Harleen agreed.
"Boss, how is Mrs Knight?" Judge and Stout approached, concerned.
"She's fine now," Billy replied, "Did you find out anything from them?"
"Yes," Judge nodded. "The woman is the daughter of the Prime Minister of Nanrania, and she was here for revenge on behalf of her father and brother."
"Oh?" Billy raised an eyebrow. "Is she the woman sent to a western country to be a concubine by Nanrania?"
"Yes," Judge confirmed. "The two men were from her paramour's family."
"Which family is that?" Billy asked.
"The Gosa family. They're one of the ten major families in Northfortia and has many members serving in the Military Department of Northfortia." Judge explained. "The woman's paramour is a Deputy Commander in the Military Department of Northfortia."
"Besides, the people boss killed in Nanrania last time included several members of the Gosa family."
"I see," Billy said thoughtfully. "Give Casey a call and have him come to Ozin immediately."
"Are you planning to visit Northfortia?" Stout asked.
"It's understandable if they want revenge," Billy replied. "If they had targeted only me, the lives of those three would have been enough to make amends. But unfortunately, they went after Harleen." Billy's eyes turned cold. "Today, if it weren't for Nine Needles of Secret Essences, Harleen wouldn't have survived even with ten lives."
His meaning was clear. Harleen had nearly suffered a grave tragedy, and the lives of those three were far from enough.
"Understood," Stout said, getting Billy's point. "Boss, maybe we don't need to make a special trip to Northfortia."
"What do you mean?" Billy asked.
"From what that woman implied," Stout continued, "she seems to have some secrets about her paramour that no one knows about. If we spread the news of her being captured back to Northfortia, her paramour might personally come to Glavale to rescue her."
Billy raised an eyebrow. "Do you know what kind of information she's holding?"
"She'd rather die than talk," Judge responded. "But I haven't ordered our guys to use any interrogation methods yet. I'm worried she might commit suicide. So, I wanted to hear your thoughts first. So, should we take a direct approach and send our people to Northfortia, or should we have this woman call her paramour to Glavale?"
"Tell her, she has three days. If her man doesn't show up by then, I'll wipe out every clan related to her in Nanrania."
"Got it!" Judge replied firmly and left the room.
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