The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 309: The Other Plan

“ALEX!” Victor shouted in grief as he ran to where Alex was before, then pointed at Caspian. “How dare you! I was supposed to start with him tonight!” he said as fell to his knees and held Alex’s ‘remains’.

Everything paused at that moment as everyone looked at Victor trying to process what he just said… Did they just hear that correctly?

“It was all your fault! Ruining my good day! Ruining my wedding!” Victor said.

“... “ Caspian glared at Victor and pondered finishing this pervert off. But a moment later, he was shocked as Victor, who was kneeling, suddenly attacked him out of nowhere with a dagger aimed at his heart.

“Victor no!” Theodore scolded, but it was too late, Victor had already jumped at Caspian who was about to launch a deadly attack again.

Nothing happened, Victor was stopped at the last moment as Mike and Alice appeared out of nowhere and constrained him.

“LET ME GO!” Victor screamed as if he was in pain.

“SHUT UP!” Mike scolded as he tried to subdue Victor by rendering him unconscious, but kept failing as his brothers moved like a slippery eel.

“ALEX WAS MY BROTHEL’S BUDDY!” Victor yelled, “We banged tons of girls together… I need to avenge him!” he added as he tried to escape his brotherʼs grasp.

Theodore, who was still being obstructed by Olaf, paused after hearing his shameless son’s words then silently cursed.

Thankfully Elena was already unconscious and couldn’t hear any of his perverted rumblings.

On the other hand, Lara who was still feigning being unconscious wondered what a brothel buddy was... She would ask her mother later.

“I think you should leave!” Alice didn’t care about the ruckus behind her as coldly faced Caspian. She was resting her hands on her long sword that she took out from her ring seconds ago.

“Still as rude and spicy as ever… Fine, take care of your idiot brother and tell him to stop with his stupid act… No one is being fooled!” Caspian said after a sigh, he knew that he should leave. Although the von Weise family was now on the brink of destruction, they still had enough juice to hurt him if he stepped too far. He didnʼt want to anger his cheap father too!

He turned around and slowly approached Nova. “I came to save you!” he said with a proud smile as if he didn’t just kill another human being and ruin a wedding.

“Um… I always knew you would…” Nova said with a blush while cursing inwardly. This was beyond his plan!

Yes, this Nova was not a ‘She’ but a ‘He’…. He was none other than Tom, who was implementing the system’s crazy scheme.

…

After entering the hotel this morning, he quickly headed to the restroom, where he used the body-changing pills he stole from Victor’s mansion on himself.

After that, the system helped him hide his tracks as he sneaked into the wedding hall and waited for the right time to implement his plan to reveal Victor’s scheme and get rid of Caspian if he showed up.

He was hoping that the real Nova would show up, but the system was right, and she didn’t.

Caspian appeared. So Tom just watched him face Victor with a smug smile, but what he didn’t expect was that Caspian failed miserably to uncover Victor’s scheme. Victor kept manipulating him like a child.

Tom wanted the men whom he hired to start causing trouble at that moment but failed their mission by default as they all collapsed after Caspian activated his talisman.

This really forced Tom to reveal himself and intervene with the help of a talisman that he stole from Victor’s study!

The scheme was revealed and Victor was humiliated… That’s what should have happened, but the fight that followed was not in Tom’s plan. He didn’t expect Alex to act so rashly!

It was not a bad development though, Tom wouldn’t mind it if Alex got rid of Caspian and made Victor take all the blame. But this didn’t work. Caspian had more aces than he anticipated!

Tom was confident when he showed up first, but at the moment he was a little hesitant. He was not sure that he would be able to kill Caspian and escape safely. This guy was stronger than he looked… and that guy Trimon who was standing next to him was not an easy opponent.

That left only the system’s backup plan… NO….he couldn’t do it…

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THE WHIMSICAL SYSTEM IS NOT TRYING TO BE WHIMSICAL HERE.

IT REALLY ADVISES YOU TO STICK TO THE BACKUP PLAN…

CASPIAN IS MORE POWERFUL THAN ANTICIPATED!

“No…We will stick with the original plan!” Tom said to the system as Caspian approached him.

“I really missed you!” Caspian who was now right in front of Tom said as he extended his hand.

Tom hesitated for a moment then bit his lip and decided to accept Caspian’s hand. It was all for Nova.

“Me too!” Tom said as he watched Caspian slowly move his face closer, intending to kiss him.

Tom squinted his eyes, this was his chance. He quickly activated the smoke bombs.

He planned to hold onto Caspian as the smoke filled the room, then in the darkness, he would secretly stab him with his poisoned dagger, finishing him off! After that, he would scream and act in distress as if Victor was the one who did it! Ruining him and his family forever!

According to the system, once Caspian was dead, it would be able to locate Nova.

This plan was perfect! Killing two birds with one stone!

BOMBS ACTIVATE… Tom activated the bombs just as Caspianʼs lips approached him.

Nothing happened.

WHAT?

He tried again but still… nothing happened.

What was going on? Where are the men? Why weren’t the smoke bombs working?

Tom was in total shock as Caspian’s tender lips touched his. They tasted like mint.

Tom cursed inwardly as he decided to risk it all. He took out the dagger from his ring and in one swift move he plunged it into Caspian’s stomach, or that was what was supposed to happen, but nothing happened as Tom couldn’t move at all!

Why? What happened!

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THE SYSTEM HAD TO STOP YOU FOR YOUR OWN GOOD! YOU HAVE NO COVER!

EVEN IF CASPIAN WAS HURT, TRIMON WHO IS BEHIND YOU WILL ATTACK YOU!

NOVA IS MOST LIKELY HEADING TO THE HEAVENLY SECT!

IF YOU KILL CASPIAN NOW, NOVA WILL SURELY DIE A HORRIFYING DEATH.

WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE ALONE WITH HIM AND THEN TRY TO KILL HIM… YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW HIM TO THE HEAVENLY SECT AND STEAL HIS SUPREME TREASURE ACCORDING TO THE BACKUP PLAN!

The system suddenly clarified.

Tom was in shock as he read that message. Yes… he acted rashly, the system was right!

That’s when Tom felt Caspian’s tongue enter his mouth. Reminding him of his situation.

Ah… Tom quickly regained control of his body and pushed Caspian away.

Caspian frowned.

“Not now… Not in front of all of these people!” Tom said with a blush that he didn’t know about as he considered his options.

“Oh…” Caspian chuckled as he grabbed Tom, hugging him from the back. Nova was always a shy girl.

“Then Let’s go somewhere private!” he said to Tom as he liked his lips. He was in the mood for some action!

“Ahh… but…”

“NOVA! STOP!” Luliana suddenly said. She had been standing up for a while now, but her daughter never spared her a glance.

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SHE IS NOVA’S MOTHER… ACT AS A SPOILED BRAT IN LOVE.

DO EXACTLY AS I TELL YOU OR CASPIAN WOULD SUSPECT YOU!

The system warned as he began to display a series of subtitles for Tom to use.

“Sorry, Mom… But I love him!” Tom hesitated then told Lulian, “I will send you an invitation to my wedding so that you will be able to braid my hair as you promised.” she added, making Luliana pause and then frown. She never promised that and Nova never really braided her hair. Was this a coded massage? What did it mean?

“Take me away, my knight in shining armor!” Tom told Caspian following the systemʼs prompt with disgust.

“STOP!” Luliana shouted again, but one look from Trimon, who was walking behind Caspian like his shadow, made the woman shut up. Tears began to well in her eyes.

“Let’s go!”” Caspian said as he dragged Tom away, not forgetting to give Victor who was biting his lip while looking at him hatefully stage one last look.

“How is the loser now?” he asked as he moved away.

Caspian really enjoyed the feeling of taking another man’s bride! Maybe he should do it more.

Remembering something he stopped and looked back at Alice who kept her glare at him all this time.

“Don’t think that I forgot about you… See you at the tournament!” he said as he turned and walked out… giving the collapsed Yulian a glare on his way out.

No one stopped him. No one dared.

Alice bit her lip but didn’t respond, feeling a little relieved as she saw him step out through the door without an incident… This was really close.

Many had similar feelings to Harvey, Theodore, and Olaf. They all sighed in relief.

Mirage also was thankful Caspian got what he wanted and avoided a direct confrontation with Victor…She no longer needed to be careful of him now and she could focus on her second mission and search for the origin of the disturbance by analyzing everyone’s fate. This was going to be tiresome, but if the one with the true rulerʼs fate was not found, her lordʼs plan would be a mess!

Sitting beside Mirage. Lulian had some very grave look in her eyes. She was the only one truly aggravated by what happened!

“Luliana! This is better, no one can hurt her now!” Sirius said with a smile. He couldn’t understand why his wife hated Caspian. Now no one in the family can annoy them. Even the Von Astrom representative who was being arrogant all day long was now looking at Sirius with awe.

“Shut up!” Lulian cursed at her husband as she looked hatefully at Victor, then paused when she heard an old voice tell her a few sentences.

DONʼT LET IT SHOW.

THAT NOVA WAS A FAKE TOO.

MIRAGE IS A TRAITOR… SHE WAS THE ONE WHO TOLD CASPIAN THAT THE NOVA HERE WAS FAKE! THEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER!

“WHAT? Who are you and how do you know that?” Luliana whispered as she looked around.

CALL US FRAGRANT SHADOW!

NOVA IS IN OUR GOOD HANDS… SHE IS BEING VERY STUBBORN, BUT SHE SUFFERED NO HARM!

WE WILL CONTACT YOU LATER WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

The voice faded.

Frowning, Luliana looked around, but no one was suspicious… No… Everyone was suspicious!

She quickly grabbed her bag and left the hall. Her family quickly followed. No one stopped them or asked them why. They were no longer needed here!

…

Victor carefully observed in relish through the array as the troublesome two scions left… Some things had to be improvised, but all went according to plan!

He made some tough choices here, as he could have found a way to eliminate Caspian, but for the greater picture, he chose not to… On the contrary, he got what he wanted.

Although Alex revealed that Caspian was a demon, this meant nothing, as it was a baseless accusation. But questions would be asked, and Caspian would be forced to slow down his plan to avoid suspicion.

Victor smiled as he stored the drop of blood he got in his ring. It was taken by Alex when she injured Caspian. This was the element for his next step!

Caspian didn’t know it, but he was in Victor’s grasp ever since he entered the hall.

Victor in fact had more than 10 other cards.

Some were used like the Libido effect of the edict shard was working subtly on Caspian. It was very effective, making him leave without making more trouble. He was in a hurry to bang Nova after all!

Some were left untouched, like the array surrounding the stage. If Caspian decided to play it a little harder, he would have surely suffered a lot!

Victor originally planned to kill Caspian secretly by using Tom after they left, but his plan changed when he discovered his fate to rule the world and his connection to the fate sect… A new plan was formulated at that moment.

Poor Tom now had to suffer a little as killing Caspian was out of the picture. The system would find some stupid reason to stop him from doing it.

Tom would have to leave for now heading toward the heavenly sect where he would not find Nova, not for a while at least. So he would have to stay there and maybe learn some martial arts.

This was not bad for him at all. The transformation pills Victor gave him should suffice for him for a year or two!

There was a question of whether he would be able to fend Caspian for that long and protect his **** virginity through. Who knows. This was not Victor’s problem.

No matter what, the bullet called Nova had been averted for now… He should probably start preparing a role for her for his new plan.

Victor chuckled and was about to go talk to his father about resuming the wedding when suddenly he felt a sense of danger… A black thread was forming against him… No Lin was getting affected too!

Victor had no idea what this was, but he knew it would be bad.

The feeling of dread was getting stronger.

Victor instinctively knew what to do.

He quickly used the opportunity that Caspian was still in the hotel to use his powers through the array. He disguised Tom and Caspian’s player status making them appear as if they were his and Lin’s… It didn’t work. This was not a system skill being applied.

He tried to disguise their blood next....

It worked this time as in the next moment the black thread dissipated… It was a blood curse!

Victor frowned.

If Tom and Caspian got killed by this, it would be troublesome! But Victor doubted that would happen. Those two were scions after all.

“Young master, a curse had just been detected. The array could not stop it as it was one degree higher than its ability!” Yin’s voice came through the telecommunicator a second later.

“I know… Ignore it for now, Is the other venue finished?” he said as sweat fell from his brow.

“Yeah… all targets had been neutralized…”

“Good! Clean it up. We will now go into stage two of the plan!” he said as he watched Caspian through Tom’s eyes… They left the hotel and reached Caspian’s SUV car… They were acting edgy for a second, but the moment the door closed they jumped on each other.

Victor had no way to describe what he saw next other than saying that it was very disgusting and that Tom was no longer reluctant to accept Caspian’s love.

Oh… Ohhhh….. What kind of curse was this?

Victor had a clear idea about that, It was a succubus Incubus dual! But wasnʼt it too strong for its level? It was affecting scions after all…

No! Oops… It was his fault. The shard Libido effect seemed to have doubled the curse power!

But who was behind it?

Victor also had an idea because it had to be someone with access to both traces of him and Lin, and that could only be LINDA!

Victor sighed…. Sorry, Tom… You took this one for me, and I will repay you later!