Chapter 296

"Do you really think someone like him is motivated by fame and fortune?" Maverick asked. At this, the room fell silent. "Are we really going to let him go? If we do, the Riverton Martial Arts Association will lose a supreme grandmaster without gaining anything in return," a senior member protested. "We should certainly try to recruit him, but we need to be strategic about it. While Icarus may not be motivated by fame, he must have his own goals," Maverick murmured. "If we approach him gradually, we'll eventually discover what those goals are." … Back at the Buchwald residence in Willowton, Samuel lay in bed, still feeling the throbbing pain in the right side of his body. "Samuel, tell me again—what did Stephen say before he died?" A middle-aged man stood by the bed, staring at him with a cold gaze. "He said that Icarus practices deviant arts by absorbing the cultivation energy of others to strengthen himself and that he is a disgrace to the martial arts community," Samuel repeat