1 Chapter 1

"I'm finally out," Scott Reigns exclaimed as he forcefully took a deep breath of fresh air.

Behind him was Iron heights, where he had been locked up for the past three years. Today was the day he was released.

"Hmm, I wonder how my parents are doing."

With a torn canvas bag on his back, Scott hurried home right away. Over the last three years, his parents never visited him. Hence, he was worried about them.

On the way home, Scott kept looking at the bronze-colored ring he was wearing.

There was a lifelike dragon carved on it. On top of the dragon's head was a special symbol.

The ring was given to him by Dracula, a friend from prison.

Dracula was a strange man. He would constantly ramble on about how he was the leader of the League of assassins and knew everything, including astrology, geography, medicine, and many more. Not only that, he even claimed that he could bring back someone from the dead.

Everyone treated Dracula as a madman and ignored him accordingly. Only Scott would chat with him and share his food occasionally.

Dracula would tell Scott all sorts of strange stories about the League of assassins and Dragon Island. These were names that Scott had never heard before.

Moreover, Dracula would get Scott to accompany him in his meditation and martial arts training. Given how bored Scott was in prison, he gladly went along with it.

At the end of three years, Scott had learned a plethora of martial art techniques and medical skills from Dracula.

On the fateful day of Scott's release, Dracula gave the ring to him and told him to go to Lia yiu Island within the Eastern Sea on the 21st of November that year. There, he was supposed to flash his ring and someone would pick him up. When that happened, Scott would be bestowed with a wonderful opportunity.

Considering how much he had learned from Dracula, Scott naturally took his words seriously and promised to do as he was told. Nevertheless, there were still a few more months to go before November.

Before he knew it, Scott had arrived at the entrance to his home. When he saw the dilapidated house in front of him, he felt a sense of bitterness, as he had no knowledge of how his parents held up during the three years. Due to my rash actions, my parents must have suffered a lot.

Thinking back to what had happened three years ago, Scott was filled with anger.

Back then, he and his girlfriend, Laurel Smith, were at the stage where they were talking about marriage. They were classmates at university and had been in a relationship for two years.

One day, when he was walking Laurel back home, both of them ran into Greg Queens, who was drunk.

Greg was a rich kid in Starcity, well-known for all his misdeeds.

When he saw how pretty Laurel was, he harbored lecherous intentions against her and began touching her physically.

As a famous rich kid, Greg didn't even bother to look at Scott.

Consequently, Scott was incensed when he saw his girlfriend being taken advantage of.

Picking up a brick from the ground, he smashed it onto Greg's head.

One didn't need to be a genius to guess the outcome.

Considering how powerful Greg was, he called the police, who arrested Scott.

Because of that, he was sentenced to three years in prison for assault.

After hesitating for a long time, Scott knocked gently on the door.

"Who is it?"

When the door opened, a hunched-back old lady with a headful of white hair popped her head out. Reaching out one hand as if to feel something, she asked, "Who is it? Who's knocking on the door?"

The old lady's eyes were closed shut. It could not be more obvious that she was blind.

Scott was stunned the moment he saw her. His eyes widened in shock while his entire body trembled slightly.

He could not believe that the old, wrinkled lady was his mother, Hannah Reigns.

How did Mom end up in such a state in just three years' time?

"Mom, it's me. Scott!" Scott called out emotionally as he stepped forward to support her.

"Scott? Is it really you?"

As Hannah used her hands to feel Scott's face, tears could not help but roll down her cheeks.

"Mom, it's me. It's really me."

Tears were also welling up in Scott's eyes. "Mom, what happened to you?"

Scott was baffled as to how his previously healthy mother turned out this way after just three short years.

"Um, it's a long story. Come in first before we talk."

Hannah pulled Scott into the house.

Seeing how empty their decrepit house was, Scott was shocked beyond belief.

Although they were not rich, his father had a steady job. Therefore, they previously led a simple yet comfortable life.

"Mom, what happened to our house?" Scott questioned in horror.

Hannah let out a sigh. "After you left…"

His mother then related everything to him. After Scott was sent to prison, the Queens family didn't look past the matter. Instead, they demanded a million in compensation.

Left without a choice, Scott's parents sold the house they bought for his marriage and borrowed a lot of money. Even then, it was not enough. Finally, they had to pay the last three hundred thousand in installments.

Thus, Scott's father lost his job and could only find work as a street cleaner. As for his mother, she cried all day long until she went blind.

That was also the reason why his parents never visited him.

While listening to his mother, Scott gradually clenched his fist as his eyes glowed with murderous intent.

He had not expected the Queens family to show his family no mercy.

"Mom, did Laurel not help you at all?" Scott asked in a puzzled tone.

Laurel and I were about to be married. Furthermore, I was jailed defending her honor. Hence, there's no way she can sit idly by and watch my parents end up in this state, can she?

Letting out a sigh, Hannah replied, "Let's not bring that up. Not only did the Smith's family ignore us, but they also didn't even return the betrothal gift when I asked for it back. They claimed it wasn't their fault that the wedding fell through because you went to prison. That's why they refused to return it."

"When your dad argued with them, he was even beaten for it."

The more Hannah talked about it, the more depressed she became. In the end, her tears just would not stop.