The Mighty Mage
Chapter 96: You Had A Choice

Chapter 96: Chapter 96: You Had A Choice

"I had no choice, Young Master Long. Young Master Sang... he threatened me. He said he would harm my family if I didn’t cooperate."

Long Yifan’s expression remained unreadable as he listened to the Second Elder’s feeble excuse. He had heard enough lies and excuses to last a lifetime and had no patience for them now.

"You had a choice," Long Yifan said, his voice cold.

He walked toward the Second Elder,

"You had a choice. You could have taken the help of the head of the Si family or Magic Association but you were afraid. Afraid that your dirty deed would be exposed.

That your previous deal with Young Master Sang would be exposed and hence you were ready to destroy an innocent girl’s life."

The Second Elder was choked.

What could he say when he knew that Long Yifan was telling the truth?

He didn’t even have the luxury to speak as Long Yifan dealt with him.

By the time Long Yifan finished dealing with the Second Elder, it was already dawn.

The result was pretty obvious.

The Second Elder was dead.

You Jin, Liu Wang, and Young Master Sang were half dead, however, Long Yifan didn’t plan on killing them.

He wanted to torture them and let them feel what Gu Jin had gone through and hence he handed those three guys to his subordinate.

At first Young Master Sang begged to not torture him any further but when he knew that soft approach wouldn’t work, he threatened,

"Do you know that my father will not leave you?"

Long Yifan chuckled,

"He? What can he do to me? Is he even worth standing next to me? 2 years ago he was still someone I had to listen but now..."

Young Master Sang understood Long Yifan’s words and gritted his teeth, he changed his target and said,

"If he can’t hurt you then he will hurt your girlfriend!"

By the intensity of the torture he suffered, Young Master Sang predicted that maybe Gu Jin was close to Long Yifan.

Maybe she was his girlfriend...

Since his weakness is his girlfriend then he will hurt Long Yifan by hurting Gu Jin!

Long Yifan paused, looked at Young Master Sang,

"Say that again."

Young Master Sang felt he was successful, so he repeated,

"I said if my father can’t hurt you, then he will hurt your little girlfriend."

Slap.

A force slapped Young Master Sang on his face and he crashed into a nearby tree.

With just one slap, it looked as if Young Master Sang had lost half of his life and fainted.

"I hate it when someone threatens me."

Saying so he signaled his subordinate to drag Young Master Sang away and flew away.

............

The Grand Mansion.

Long Yifan returned to the mansion.

As soon as he entered the living room, two servants went to prepare an herbal bath for him and one fetched a glass of water and snacks.

The head butler soon came in front of Long Yifan and reported,

"Young Master, two calls from the main family, three calls from your mother, and fifteen calls from your fiance have come.

The Miss who you brought has still not regained her consciousness."

Long Yifan was silent for 3 minutes as he leaned his head on the sofa, and closed his eyes.

For a moment no one dared to speak.

"Why did the main family call?" Long Yifan asked his eyes still closed.

"They want to talk about some extra resources allotment this year." The Head Butler informed.

Long Yifan chuckled as he said,

"Did they forget that I don’t have any relationship with them?"

The Head Butler frowned as he said,

"Young Master...you are still a member of the...."

"I am not." Long Yifan said coldly.

He stood up to leave when the head butler said,

"Master what about the call from your mother and fiance."

"Ignore them." Long Yifan said indifferently.

The head butler’s heart aches when he sees Long Yifan’s lonely back...

How could he not?

Long Yifan may seem popular, cheerful, playful, cold, or indifferent, however, that was until someone heard his story...

"Also master they called..." The head butler said in a small voice.

Long Yifan paused,

"What did they say?"

"The mission."

Long Yifan chuckled with no mirth and muttered,

"What was I even expecting?"

Looking at the head butler he said,

"Tell them it will be done in the next 20 days."

"Okay." The head butler nodded and watched as Long Yifan left.

.................

In his room.

Long Yifan came back to his room and made some calls.

Finally, when he was finished, he lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling in deep thought.

Suddenly he closed his eyes and a face appeared in front of him.

A beautiful face with a stubborn and cold expression.

Beautiful yet powerful. Just like a rose.

For some reason, Long Yifan opened his eyes and exited his room.

By the time he reacted, he was already standing at the door of the guest room.

He slowly walked in and saw Gu Jin who was sleeping.

She was dressed in a beautiful white knee-length short-sleeved dress.

With her natural red lips, small nose, slight blush, beautiful eyelashes, thick yet shaped eyebrows, and fair pale skin, she looked like a model.

Who would have thought that such a beautiful girl has to resolve harder than the 3 grown men?

She was just 15 yet her self-esteem and power were something that Long Yifan admired.

Long Yifan suddenly remembered the scene when she pulled his tie and declared,

"Listen, mister, I will say this once, you can bully me all you want, but I will not stop liking you or appearing in front of you. I will not harm your relationship so don’t worry."

"Hahaha." Long Yifan laughed.

He could remember every word of her.

For him, she was just a kid.

She was just 15 years old and didn’t know what like was, however, her bold statement and attitude stunned him, and for a moment he was stunned.

For the first time in his life, he wasn’t able to sleep because of some kid’s claims.

Usually, he would have chopped off whoever dared to touch his tie, but her...

Long Yifan couldn’t think of why he didn’t do that to Gu Jin.

Well maybe because she was a kid? True.

Or maybe because she is just 15 years old and doesn’t understand what likeness means, right? Again true.

However, he suddenly remembered Gu Jin’s cold look and the way she killed a person...

For many Gu Jin may be a killer, however, what he saw in her eyes when she killed a person was bitterness and...

And the emptiness. From Long Yifan’s analysis, experience, and the people he has met so far, he can only conclude that Gu Jin didn’t enjoy killing.

Some people kill to protect themselves, some kill because they love to, some kill for money and some kill because of the darkness residing in themselves.

Gu Jin...

It may seem she killed those 2 people to protect her little brother, however, Long Yifan feels that she has been killed because of the darkness residing within her.

Maybe she had suffered some dark events in her life, because of which she thought killing was the best option.

On further analysis, Long Yifan reached a surprising conclusion, Gu Jin was just like a child who doesn’t cry even if she is in pain.

The question was why?

Was it because of the life she lived in an orphanage? But where did she get that sharp killing intent from and how was she able to survive something that even many experts failed at?

Anyhow his final conclusion that maybe Gu Jin is in deep pain is true...

Long Yifan stared at Gu Jin’s face for a long time and finally said,

"Take care."

He couldn’t stop himself from patting her head and just as he left the room, the head butler suddenly came to in panic,

"Master! Master! She is shouting again!"

Long Yifan’s face hardened and suddenly he ran towards the 2 floor.

When he reached inside he saw a girl who was sitting on the bed looking at the wall and shouting with a terrified expression.

The girl looked in particularly bad condition. Her skin was pale, her lips were chapped, her hair was messy and her expression was distorted as she said,

"You...You stay away! Stay away from me!"

Long Yifan clenched his hand and gritted his teeth.

If someone had seen his eyes, they would know how pained he was.

However before anyone could look at him, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly loosened his fist.

With slow steps and a gentle expression, he walked inside the room and said in a gentle voice,

"Sister."

The girl didn’t even look at Long Yifan and continued shouting,

"No! No! Don’t do anything to me! Please! Ahhhhh!"

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