As Fane reminisced, a little girl with a dirty face walked up to the gates and sneakily looked inside.

The little girl was rather skinny. She seemed to be four or five years old with a slightly yellowish skin tone. It would seem that she was malnourished.

“This little girl. Those eyes resemble Selena’s!”

Seeing the girl’s cute appearance, Fane could not resist smiling.

A maid of the Taylor family came out. She looked at the guards standing by the door and pulled the little girl to another corner.

For some reason, maybe due to the likeness of the girl’s look with Selena, Fane’s interest was piqued. He slowly walked up to them.

He then witnessed the maid carefully fish out two buns from her pockets and pass it to the little girl. “Kylie, there’s only two today!”

“Thank you, pretty sister!”

The little girl swallowed her saliva as her stomach growled. It was obvious that she was famished.

“Hurry up, eat it!”

The maid patted the little girl’s head. “Sigh, Young Master Taylor is just too mean!”

“No. I’ll take this home and eat it with Mommy, Grandpa, and Grandma!”

The little girl took the buns before smiling blissfully. For her, the two buns in her hands were akin to this world’s greatest treasures.

A sports car quickly pulled over beside them, followed by half a dozen Audi A6s as well.

“Ivan Taylor?”

Fane recognized the man immediately. After five years, Young Master Taylor had grown up. However, the changes were minimal. He was still as sheltered as before.

“Hehe, Shauna. What are you hiding there? Take it out and show it to me!”

Ivan asked with a grin on his face.

“N-n-nothing…”

The maid repeatedly shook her head. Meanwhile, little Kylie lowered her head as though she had just made a mistake.

“Kylie, please tell me what did this pretty sister just pass to you?”

Ivan crouched down and asked the little girl.

“I won’t tell you. You’re a bad man. A very bad man!”

Kylie raised her head with her lips pursed.

“A bad man?”

Ivan chuckled. “Your mother ruined our Taylor family’s name by giving birth to you. Your mother is the evil one!”

With that said, Ivan stood up and shot a look at the two guards.

“Shauna, you’re quite brazen. How dare you pass food to this little b*stard? Do you have a death wish?”

Ivan smiled coldly, then instantly sent a backhanded slap at Shauna’s face.

“Don’t hit pretty sister, you meanie!”

Seeing that, the little girl immediately ran over and latched onto Ivan’s leg, giving it a big bite.

“Ah!”

Ivan screamed in pain and pushed Kylie to the floor. “Are you born in the year of the dog? You wild dog. How dare you bite me?”

“Sob, sob… You’re a bad person. You’re very bad!”

Kylie was pushed to the floor and started crying.

“Here’s the buns your pretty sister gave you. Come on, eat it. You and your pretty sister get one each.”

He then threw the buns onto the floor and stomped them with his leather shoes. Ivan then stated, “If you don’t eat, I’ll break her hands and yours too!”

“Young master, I’ll eat it. Don’t make it difficult for the little one, please? I beg of you. Kylie is still Miss Selena’s daughter. Selena is your cousin!”

Shauna knelt on the floor and grabbed the buns as she looked up at the high and mighty Ivan Taylor with a pitiful expression.

“Selena’s...daughter?”

Hearing those words, Fane’s mind was blown. How did Selena end up with a daughter? Furthermore, Selena was a daughter of Master Taylor. How could her daughter be like a beggar?

“Didn’t she say that she would wait for me? Could it be that she remarried that quickly after I went to war?”

Fane’s eyes turned red. He laughed bitterly in his heart and felt he was naive. He naively thought that Selena would really wait for him.

“Haha, her father has long died on the battlefield for who knows how many years. This is just a b*stard!”

“Furthermore, we initially arranged for Selena to fake her marriage to that useless delivery boy. Turns out she had actually gotten pregnant with that trash’s kid. We told her to abort the baby but she insisted on keeping it!”

“Her fate today was all well-deserved. This is the fate of someone that soils our family’s name!”

Ivan laughed out loudly.

At that point, Fane’s heart was in turmoil. This dirty little girl with patchy clothes was his own daughter?

He clenched his fists as fury took over him. Just what did Selena experience in the past five years?

“Are you eating it? If you don’t eat it, don’t even think about leaving!”

Ivan grabbed one of the dirty buns he stomped on and lifted Kylie with one hand. He then stuffed the bun into the little girl’s mouth.

“Sob, sob… You big meanie. I won’t eat. I won’t eat…”

The little girl’s feet kicked about in the air, one of them landing on Ivan’s clothes.

“Motherf*cker, you’re asking for death. Do you know how expensive my clothes are?”

Ivan looked at it, then forcefully flung Kylie aside.

“You beast! He’s your niece!”

Fane’s veins bulged from his temples. Kylie was petite. If she was thrown like that and hit the ground, how could she be fine?

He took a step, then turned into a blur and appeared in front of Ivan. He then extended his arms to catch Kylie who was just thrown away.

“Ah!”

Kylie was in shock. She opened her big googly eyes and stared at the brave-looking man.

“Uncle, w-w-who’re you?”

Kylie stared at Fane, obviously scared.

“Don’t be scared, Kylie. Nobody will dare bully you, or your mother, in the future!”

Fane’s heart trembled as a familial feeling washed over him. This was his own daughter. This was his daughter with Selena.

“Who the f*ck is this? How dare you stick your nose in the Taylor family’s business?”

Ivan was extremely pissed after being caught by surprise.

In the span of five years, Fane went through a big change. He transformed from an ordinary delivery boy into the one and only Supreme Warrior of Daxia. Ivan was unable to recognize him in that brief moment.

“I’m definitely getting involved in this matter today!”

Fane shot him a cold glare. His aura that was stained with countless bloodshed caused Ivan to take a few steps back out of fear.

“Kylie, don’t be afraid. I’ll protect you!”

Fane lovingly looked at Kylie in his arms, then gently placed her back on the ground.

“What are you f*cking doing standing in a daze? Go break his limbs!”

Taking a look at the tall, strong guards, Ivan felt confident.

“Brat, you’re really brazen. How dare you stick your nose in Young Master Taylor’s matters!”

Around a dozen experts surrounded Fane.

Bang, bang, bang!

Unfortunately, before Ivan could see clearly, the guards were all lying on the ground.

“Ah, my hand is broken!”

“My leg! My leg!”

With the guards lying on the floor, Ivan was scared and the color drained from his face.

“B-b-brat, who’re you? I’m the Taylor family’s young master. Things won’t end well for you if you offend me!” Ivan swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

“Who am I? Hehe, I’m the one that went to the battlefield in your place!”

Fane’s gaze was intimidating. “Ivan Taylor, I fought your battle for you and faced death in your stead. There were dozens of times where I almost lost my life, yet here you are, feeding my daughter with a bun that you’ve stomped on?”

“Y-y-you’re Fane? Impossible. It’s been five years without any news. How could you have come back alive?”

Ivan was scared witless. Not only the Taylor family, but the people of Middle Province City had thought that Fane had died. According to the reports, the battle a few years back was just too brutal with too many casualties.

“I’m sorry, but fate is on my side. I can’t die!” Fane sneered, then immediately sent him a kick.

Ivan fell down kneeling on the ground. The pain in his knees caused him to yell in pain.

“Eat those two buns. Otherwise, I don’t care if you’re Selena’s cousin or not, I’ll butcher you like the animal you are!”

Fane took the two dirt-covered buns and threw them in front of Ivan with a merciless gaze in his eyes.

“Fane, are you f*cking crazy? Don’t forget your own identity. You’re only someone that married into our family. Don’t think that just because you’ve been a soldier for a few years, you can play around with me with that little extra strength.”

Ivan gritted his teeth and tried to stand up.

Bang!

Fane responded with a kick and pushed him back down, dusting up the area.

“I’m not going to repeat my words!”

Fane kept a foot on the back of Ivan’s hand.

“Ah!” Ivan shrieked. He felt as though his bones were being crushed.

“B*stard…” Ivan raised his head and was scared speechless when he looked up to meet Fane’s merciless glare.

“Are you eating it or not? If you don’t, I’ll kill you right now!” Fane declared coldly.

“E-e-eat. I’ll eat it!”

This time, Ivan was utterly terrified by Fane. Although his heart was unwilling, he could not help but take bites off the dirt-covered buns, stuffing it into his mouth.

“Shauna, thank you for your care of Kylie. Is Selena in there?”

Fane walked up to the maid, remembering that Shauna used to be Selena’s personal maid that was very close to her.

“M-m-miss was exiled from the Taylor family. The family was against her giving birth to Kylie and she disobeyed them, that’s why…”

Shauna’s eyes filled with tears as she recounted the event.

“Let’s go. Bring me to her!”

Fane picked Kylie up. “Kylie, nobody will dare pick on you in the future!”

“Pretty sister, w-w-who is he?”

Kylie was spooked by the earlier scene. It was obvious that she was still scared.

“Kylie, he’s your dad. Quickly call daddy. He’s not dead. He’s back!”

Shauna teared up as she explained. Over the past five years, Selena’s life was horrible.

“Y-y-you’re really my daddy?”

Kylie pursed her lips as her eyes brightened. “They said my daddy is dead. Are you really my daddy? Mommy told me that daddy is definitely still alive. Mommy told me that if daddy is back, we won’t have to pick up trash again!”

Fane teared up immediately. Despite his seven-foot height and being the only Supreme Warrior of Daxia, his eyes turned red with tears.

“Shauna, y-y-you should make your choice properly. If you dare walk out of our Taylor Residence, you’ll lose your job. You should know how many people are fighting for the chance to be a maid of the Taylor family!” Ivan shouted after he finally finished the two buns.

“You’re full of nonsense!”

Fane gave him a kick, sending him a few meters away. Ivan spat out a mouthful of blood and passed out.

“Good! This meanie deserves it!” Kylie squealed excitedly as she witnessed the scene.

“I don’t want this job. Let’s go. Master Fane, I’ll bring your Miss Selena!”

Shauna steeled her heart, then looked toward Kylie and asked, “Kylie, why aren’t you greeting your daddy?”

Kylie lowered her head sheepishly. After a while, she finally spoke up with a sweet innocent voice, “Daddy…”

“Good girl. Look at you, covered with dirt. Let’s go, I’ll get you cleaned up and buy some clean clothes!”

Fane lovingly kissed Kylie on the forehead. He felt that his heart was all warmed up. This was his own flesh and blood.

Very quickly, Fane brought Shauna and Kylie to the best bathhouse in the Middle Province.

“Master, it’s very expensive here…” Shauna reminded him softly.

“My daughter deserves to enjoy such treatment!”

Fane did not look up all the while. His loving gaze remained fixated at Kylie who was in his arms.

“Sir, are you lost? This bathhouse does not welcome beggars!”

Just as they reached the door, a server chuckled as he looked at Kylie’s dirty face. His gaze was filled with disgust.

“I know!”

Fane sternly warned, “I’ll give you 10 minutes!”

“10 minutes?” The other party was confused.

“10 minutes to clear this place up. I need to give my precious daughter a bath!”

The server chuckled. “Sir, are you joking? We offer individual baths for over a thousand people, and that’s not including other activities. Unless you have around 80,000 bucks, I’m afraid you’re just dreaming to have me clear this place!”

Having said that, the server paused for a moment before continuing, “Looking at you, you’re not someone that can fork out that much money! Furthermore, even if you have the money, you can’t expect us to render our services to a beggar, right?”

Fane’s expression darkened. The surrounding had seemingly dropped a few degrees. “Say that again?”

“Your daughter is so dirty. Is she not a beggar?”

Bang!

The server was sent flying with a kick…

“F*ck you, what are you trying to do? Do you know what place this is?”

The server climbed back up and shouted, “Guys, someone is here to cause trouble!”

“WTF, this place is under the Clark family’s jurisdiction. Is this fella crazy? He dares to start trouble here?”

“That’s right. We can’t help it if he’s here to court death!”

A few customers shook their heads as they witnessed the scene.

One should know that luxurious bathhouses like this one were naturally backed by powerful forces.

To the extent that they might have the power to cause the entire Middle Province to tremble under their feet.

Very soon, a group of sturdy men rushed in.

“Who dares to cause trouble at our place?” one of them shouted.

He was a burly man.

“This territory belongs to the Clark family. You’re quite brave to dare cause trouble here!” said another guy.

“My daughter is not a beggar. It’s fine if you humiliate me. If anyone dares to offend my daughter, it won’t end well for them!”

All these years, his daughter must have gone through much suffering. Fane was only hoping to make it up to her and Selena.

“Kid, it’s you. You’re quite daring!”

“Do you know who I am? I’m Black Dragon of Middle Province, general of the Clark family. Kneel and admit your wrongdoing right now, then get out of my sight!”

“My establishment doesn’t serve ill-dressed folks, nor do we serve stinking beggars. Your daughter is definitely a beggar…”

The burly man took two steps forward with an arrogant look on his face.

“What!? He’s Black Dragon? Tch, tch, I heard that he’s a fearsome fighter. All his achievements came from his kills! Once, he managed to kill over a hundred people and saved Master Clark’s life. That story was spread all over the streets!”

Some onlookers took a few steps back, feeling scared. They felt a sense of dread welling up from within.

“You want me to kneel to you?”

Fane was astonished. “I’m afraid the one that dares to have me kneel is not born yet. I’ve already forgotten how many people I’ve killed!”

“Interesting. You dare act tough in front of me. Hahaha, I’m afraid you weren’t even born yet when I started chopping others with my saber!”

Black Dragon laughed out loud. “I’m sorry kid, I know full well how many people of great power there are in Middle Province. Coincidentally, you’re not on that list!”

“Today… You’ll get to know me!”

Just as he finished his sentence, there was a flash of light. Black Dragon fell down just like that.

Black Dragon remained laying on the ground, his eyes filled with surprise. He was no longer breathing.

Silence enveloped the area!

“This is bad. B-B-Black Dragon is dead!” Someone shouted in fear after taking a look.

“Six minutes remaining. Clear this venue. Since you’re just offended, don’t even think about charging the fee!”

Fane stared coldly at the remaining people.

Although they were tough as well, they were nothing compared to Black Dragon. None of them dared to look Fane in the eye.

“Everyone, leave immediately or else!”

They started shouting immediately. The other customers were obviously terrified from before and ran away like their lives depended on it.

They could not see how Black Dragon had died. It was as though something supernatural occurred.

In less than a minute, the entire bathhouse was empty!

A beautiful female server walked out meekly after being signaled by the bouncers and asked in a worried tone, “Sir, t-t-the place is empty. How can we serve you?”

“Go get a set of branded clothing and a sumptuous meal for my daughter. If not, don’t even think of leaving here alive!”

Fane carried Kylie inside, causing the server and bouncers to have the color drain from their faces.

“Of course, sir. We’ll get to it immediately!”

The beautiful female server recovered from her daze and bowed deeply toward Fane’s back!

Fane brought Kylie into the bath and took the old dirty clothes off her. The corner of his mouth twitched.

Kylie was scared. There were some scars on her supple skin.

“Kylie, did daddy scare you earlier?”

Fane smiled lovingly at Kylie as a tear almost escaped his eye.

“Daddy, you’re amazing but also terrifying!” Kylie pursed her lips, then finally peeped carefully.

“Terrifying?”

Fane was stunned. Kylie was only four years old. That was an age where they were most innocent, yet he took action right in front of her and had even killed a person.

To him, killing a single person was no different from eating or drinking.

However, to Kylie, that was…

“Alright. Kylie, from now on, daddy won’t be so terrifying. However, those were bad people and they deserve to be punished!”

Fane carefully helped Kylie wash up. “From now on, I’ll have you and your mother live comfortably. Kylie can have a comfortable life just like other kids!”

The little girl seemed confused.

Beside them, Shauna smiled. “Master, would you like to give Miss Selena a call? If she knows that you’re back, she’ll definitely be delighted!”

“No need. We’ll head over soon!”

Fane calmly stated, “Shauna, from now on you’ll continue taking care of Selena and Kylie. Don’t worry, I won’t skimp on your salary!”

“Oh right, I’ve heard that the retired soldiers are given a decent pension. The lowest is rumored to be around 10 to 20 thousand bucks. Master, how much do you get?”

Shauna quickly thought of something, then laughed. “I’m very close to Miss Selena. It’s for the best that I can take care of Miss Selena. As for the salary, it’s fine as long as I have enough to survive!”

“Hehe, it’s sufficient!”

Fane laughed it off. To him, money was nothing. He could replace the richest person in Middle Province with just a phone call if he so wished.

Shauna contemplated for a moment, then spoke again. “Oh yeah, Master Fane, Kylie’s surname is Taylor. It can’t be helped. Your in-laws were mindful of your previous status and thought you didn’t make it…”

“Oh…” Fane responded, then said, “It’s okay. She’s the daughter of Selena and I!”

Very quickly, the pretty server brought over some delicious foods and a beautiful princess-styled dress. Placing them to one side, she then carefully retreated out of the room.

Growl!

After her bath, Kylie silently swallowed hard, feeling famished.

Fane lovingly touched Kylie’s face as he watched her wolf her food down, saying, “Silly little girl. Eat slowly! After you’re done, we’ll go see your mommy!”

After Kylie finished her meal, she grabbed the two slices of leftover cake with her hands.

“Daddy, I… I wanna bring this back for mommy and grandma!”

She looked at Fane, then asked in a worried tone, “Can I?”

Fane was speechless. It would seem that his earlier fights had indeed scared Kylie and made her afraid of him.

“Of course! As long as you’re happy!”

Carrying Kylie in his arms, Fane was ready to leave with Shauna.

However, before they even reached the door, an Audi stopped right outside and a bald man got out of it.

The bald man had a scary face with a long scar over it. His eyes were sharp.

One of the servers could not resist snickering. “Excellent. The Clark family’s number one fighter is here. Hahaha, that kid is screwed!”

“That’s right. Master Clark was furious after receiving the phone call and had Dan Jameson come over to turn that kid into a cripple.”

The other guard snickered and watched from the sidelines, hoping for a good show.

“Where’s he?”

Dan walked over to Fane after asking around.

“Kid, you’re quite the man, having managed to kill Black Dragon!”

“However, it won’t end well for you today!” Dan said in a deep voice, his eyes narrowed.

“If I want you dead, you won’t survive for more than three seconds!”

Fane looked at his opponent, then at Kylie in his arms. “However, my daughter is here. I don’t want to scare her. Why don’t we have an arm-wrestling match?!”

“Arm-wrestling?”

Dan was caught off-guard. “Do you think I’m here to play with you?”

“Hehe, of course it’s not to play around. You just said that your master wants to cripple me, didn’t you?”

“What about this. If you win, I'll voluntarily cripple my limbs!”

“If you lose, I’ll just need you to cut off one finger!”

Fane bellowed in laughter. After experiencing so much killing, he could tell with a look that this person was a ruthless one.

“Interesting!”

Dan smiled, then walked up to a table. “Kid, get over here. Since you like to play this, I’ll play with you!”

“Shauna, hold Kylie for me!”

Fane then passed Kylie to Shauna.

Very quickly, both their hands clasped together.

“Begin!” announced one of the guards.

“This kid dares to arm wrestle with Dan? Doesn’t he know how strong Dan is?”

“That’s right. Dan can potentially kill a cow with one punch!”

A few buff guys were watching the show with their hands crossed in front of their chests.

If Fane lost and tried to deny the results, Dan would teach him a lesson on regret.

“Argh!”

Dan poured in all his strength, just to realize that Fane’s arm had not moved an inch.

“I-I-Impossible!?”

He gasped a mouthful of air. The next instant, Fane snickered and Dan lost the match.

“I believe you won’t deny the result. One finger. As for which one you choose, I’ll let you decide!”

Fane then took Kylie back in his arms and left the scene.

“Who’s that guy? His strength is amazing!” Dan finally said with disbelief after Fane was long gone.

“Brother Dan, you’re not really cutting a finger, are you?” asked a person as he walked up to the bald guy. He swallowed hard while looking at the empty gate.