Female Novel
Chapter 1042
Chapter 1042
Maxine was afraid that if it came down to it, Tobias would force an answer out of her.She was worriedshe’d fold under the pressure and reveal that the elderly man was, in fact, James.
If she did, it would force James to go on the defensive and limit his movements.
A serious expression crossed Tobias' face as he sat in silence.
The only time he had ever lost to anyone was 20 years ago to an elite member of the Blithe Family.
His Thirteen Heavenly Swords technique was no match for the Blithe Fist of Abomination.
This loss had haunted him ever since.
He was now worried that another person had mastered the Blithe Fist of Abomination.
If the person happened to be Thomas Caden, then he’d have another formidable enemy that couldthreaten his family.
"Maxine, enlighten me.
What do you think Thomas’ scheme is? Why did he pretend to be an ordinary person in Cansington forthe past 20 years? His family was burned to death, yet he did nothing.
Why did he hide for ten years only to suddenly kick his plans into action? What is he trying toaccomplish? " Tobias dug out all the doubts that had been plaguing him and recited them as if theywere items on a grocery list.
"Grandpa, I don’t have the answer for this either.My apologies." Maxine shook her headdespondently.She genuinely had no idea what Thomas was up to.
He stayed hidden for so long and secretly established God-King Palace, only to hand it over to Thea.
Why did he fake his death again? Who was he trying to confuse? Maxine was unable to see throughthe series of actions that comprised his grand scheme.
"Thomas..." Tobias wore a sad expression.
"He mastered all the Cadens’ martial art skills a few decades ago.Now, he’s even learned the BlitheFist of Abomination.He seems to have amassed many different martial art techniques in the last tenyears."
Tobias was convinced that the elderly man that fought against Donovan in Mount Little Root was reallyThomas in disguise.His thoughts only caused his various worries to grow.
"Sir, James is here to visit you." A disciple approached the two respectfully and announced James’arrival.
"Got it.You may let him in." Tobias waved his hand.
"Understood." The disciple bowed and left.
Tobias looked at Maxine and said, "That’s enough.You can get up."
Maxine slowly got up.Her knees were slightly numb after having kneeled for an extended period oftime.
Tobias pointed to a stone chair.
"Sit."
Maxine sat down as directed.
Neither of them spoke a word to the other.
A few minutes later, James entered the backyard and approached Tobias and Maxine.
He gave them each a once over and sat down.
Tobias said apologetically, "James, I had my reasons for not saving you from the Blithes.I can’tendanger the rest of my family in order to save you."
James glanced at Tobias.He knew that the only person he should trust in these matters was himselfand that outsiders could not be relied on.
As such, he did not fault Tobias for it.
The reason he came to the Cadens’ mansion was to learn more about the ordeal that happened 30years ago.
"I'm not here to condemn you for not saving me.I simply wanted to know what happened 30 years agoand about the kind of person my grandfather really was."
"About that..." Tobias harked back to the past with a sentimental expression on his wrinkled face.
"Your grandfather was an incredibly talented individual.However, he disregarded the family's martialarts tenants and insisted on practicing Devilish Energy.Ultimately, he suffered an Energy Deviationwhich led to a massacre in our family.
Our Grand Patriarch subdued him and removed his cultivation base.He stole our family painting andreplaced it with a fake one before being expelled from the family.
We only realized many years later that he had stolen the real painting.
Cadens’ villa in Cansington was burned down in our family’s attempt to retrieve it.
"The main family had no intentions of annihilating your family.However, the outsiders involvedmisunderstood the order and killed your entire family." Tobias calmly talked about the gruesome eventsof the past as if it were a trivial matter.
James clenched his fists, and his expression darkened.
"You directed Trent to do it?" Tobias shook his head as he said, "I simply gave him the order to retrievethe Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside's Edge.I never asked him to kill anyone."
"Is that so?" James’ doubt was plain to see on his face.novelbin
"Yes, that’s the truth of what happened."
Tobias glanced at James and noticed his gloomy expression and the bloodlust he exuded.He raised hiseyebrow.
"What’s wrong? Are you thinking that killing me would avenge your family?"