"You know how powerful he is. He is very much capable of doing it. Moreover, he told me himself that he was the one who had sealed your memory," Zachary told her in a serious tone.
"What?! You met him already?" Alisa asked, dumbfounded by his reply.
"I did, and I almost died at his hands," he confessed with a slight nod.
Alisa arched her brows in a tight knot, lost in thought. 'I can't believe that Uncle met Zachary, and almost killed him too! I bet he did it because he was worried that Zachary might help me get my memory back. I always felt something was off about him. It all makes sense now. My savior has turned out to be a villain in the end.'
"I don't know what he wants from you yet, but he is definitely a very dangerous man," Zachary said.
"What should I do now?" Alisa asked. She was at a complete loss. It was still difficult to process everything Zachary had told her in such a short interval.
"For now, don't let him know that you got your memory back. Pretend like everything is normal, and try not to give yourself away in front of him," Zachary said after giving it a thought.
"But he will find out sooner or later," Alisa said with a frown. She knew that man's strength was unfathomable. It would be nearly impossible to keep him in the dark for too long.
"We have no choice but to play it by ear for the time being. We should first figure out what he wants from you. But one thing is sure—he won't hurt you as long as he thinks that you do not have your memory back," Zachary said with certainty. So far, as far as he had observed, that man treated Alisa like a precious disciple. He had no reason to hurt her now.
"Are you sure that he wouldn't hurt me?" Alisa asked hesitantly.
"I really want to be by your side all the time, but we need to pretend as if nothing has happened," he told her.
"Okay, understood," she replied dejectedly. A thought occurred to her at that moment and she asked him, "You hid your identity from everyone because you didn't want to be found by your clan, right?"
"That is one of the reasons." Zachary then told her that his father was killed by Armand and explained everything that he had experienced in the Devil Kingdom.
Alisa was shocked. "I can't believe that Armand was such a horrible person the whole time. He murdered your parents and then came after us too! And now, he has falsely accused you of slaughtering th
achary came up with an excuse.
"Anyway, you won the Imperial Level Warrior Contest, and even reached the Sage Level! This is good news for the Devil Kingdom!" Jay gushed, smiling from ear to ear.
As soon as he finished speaking, Jace and Pollard arrived, accompanied by Polly.
"Master Jace! It has been a while," Zachary greeted respectfully.
"Ha-ha! Harley! You are such a talented warrior. As they say, the world belongs to the youngsters. You have already reached the Sage Level at such a young age. You have such potential; you are meant to do great things," Jace praised.
"I'm flattered to hear that from you," Zachary said, cupping his hands.
"I'm only telling the truth. And I cannot overlook your final opponent either. Alisa is a great warrior too. She is just about your age, isn't she?" Jace asked.
"Yes." Zachary nodded.
"I didn't expect to see so many talents in this contest. It was fortunate that we, the Devil Kingdom, have you by our side. Otherwise, the Vanity Kingdom would have taken the limelight again." As the leader of a super powerful force of the Devil Kingdom, Jace was glad that the warrior from his hometown had won the contest.
"By the way, Master Jace, I heard from Pollard that you and the dean of Celestial College are good friends. Is that so?" Zachary asked casually.
"Oh yes, we have been best friends for years. We even escaped death once together a long time ago. I came to Celestial College on his invite. In addition to watching the Imperial Level Warrior Contest, I'm here to discuss with them about the Five-God Tombs," Jace replied.