Daniel stood in the sky above his home, quietly staring at the young woman in front of him. He had no idea why this girl had come here in the middle of the night.
And more importantly, how did she even find their address? Although, on second thought, it wasn’t like their home address was hidden.
But the real question was—how did she find out his identity? Every time he had met this woman, he had always worn a mask.
So what was going on? How did this woman know who he was? Could his identity have been exposed at some point? But when? How?
No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t find an answer, and that made him feel uneasy. The only thing he could do was stay calm and, if necessary, kill this woman.
"Relax. I didn’t come here as an enemy," Diana said softly, smiling at him.
She had been searching for the people her master wanted for years—and now, she could finally feel that she had truly found one of them.
There was no doubt about it. This man had to be one of those people. He had to be part of the family her master was looking for.
"You came to my house in the middle of the night without an invitation, so don’t expect me to think you’re a friend," Daniel replied calmly, his tone indifferent.
Diana gave an awkward smile. She knew very well that she had come at a terrible time, but it couldn’t be helped. It was her senior sister’s order to confirm this man’s identity as soon as possible.
As for how she found out that this man in front of her was The Fallen... well, that wasn’t exactly easy.
Actually, it was impossible without help.
It was all thanks to her senior sister. When she woke up in the hospital, she immediately called her and reported everything that had happened.
Her senior sister told her that she would find out the man’s identity and then hung up. Diana assumed it would take a few days at least.
But surprisingly, only a few hours later, her senior sister called again and said that The Fallen was most likely Daniel Noir—one of the members of the Everlight Moon Guild.
Her senior sister also ordered her to come here tonight to confirm his identity, otherwise she would have preferred to rest.
"Are you the son of Lord Henry?" Diana asked the question her senior sister had told her to ask.
She wanted to just say Henry, but her senior sister had warned her multiple times to use the title Lord—otherwise their master would beat her up later.
As soon as her words echoed, the atmosphere suddenly shifted. The air froze, the temperature dropped sharply, and a coldness wrapped around her entire body. She felt a powerful sense of danger, as if she could die at any moment.
Before she could react, she realized that the entire space around her was sealed off.
Daniel’s indifferent gaze turned cold. He stretched out his hand, and a sword appeared in it.
Just looking at that sword made her feel like death itself was standing before her. The scent of death filled the air, and she truly thought she might die here.
"Who are you?" Daniel asked in a chilling voice, his eyes glowing with killing intent.
It was clear that if Diana didn’t give a proper answer right now, she would be killed on the spot. In fact, if she hadn’t used the word Lord when saying his father’s name, she probably would already be dead.
That’s right—Henry was his father’s name. But it had been a long time since Daniel had heard it. What was strange was that no one besides his mother and sister should have known that name.
Even in his identification records, where a father’s name was required, they used a fake name instead. Before he learned the truth, his mother always told him that his father had two names—the official one used in documents, and Henry, the name people called him by.
But once he learned the truth from his mother, he found out that the name on the records was fake, and Henry was actually his father’s real name.
Still, no one besides him and his mother should know that. Especially not a woman he had never met before yesterday.
What was more concerning was that his father’s identity was a sensitive one. What if this woman had been sent by his father’s enemies to confirm his identity?
It sounded ridiculous, but it was still a possibility.
"Wait! Calm down! I’m not your enemy! I was actually sent by one of your father’s friends!" Diana said quickly, raising both hands in surrender.
She was genuinely terrified. And even she found that ridiculous. She, one of the top geniuses of the Central Continent, was afraid of a genius from a third-rate country?
She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. If her old rivals ever found out about this, she would become a joke. Just thinking about it made her angry.
But she didn’t dare to show even the slightest bit of that anger.
"My father’s friend?" Daniel frowned. He didn’t believe that right away. He didn’t know any of his father’s associates, and he couldn’t confirm if this was true.
"Do you have any proof?"
Diana nodded and stretched out her hand. A white paper appeared in it.
The paper floated toward him. He took it and looked at it—it was covered in writing. Just a simple sheet of paper.
He began reading it, and with every line, his expression changed—from cold, to frowning, to sighing.
Seeing the killing intent fade away and the tense atmosphere return to normal, Diana let out a breath of relief. Thankfully, it seemed her master’s letter had worked.
Otherwise, she might have ended up in serious danger. Though even if she had been attacked, she was confident that she could survive, even if she couldn’t win.
"My apologies for my behavior," Daniel said, the letter burning to ash in his hand. He looked at her calmly.
"It’s fine. I don’t know all the details, but I’ve heard some things," Diana said with a nod. Her senior sister had already warned her about some of this.
"Where can I meet your master?"
"You’ll have to come with me to the Central Continent."
"The Central Continent? Not now," Daniel shook his head. He had too many things to deal with, and besides, he didn’t plan to go there until he was strong enough.
Even though this woman’s master was supposedly one of his father’s allies—or even a subordinate—it was still dangerous to go there.
The Central Continent was where all of his father’s enemies lived. It was home to the most powerful beings in the world—a place full of danger, but also of opportunity.
If he went there now with his current strength, it probably wouldn’t be an issue. But if his father’s enemies realized that he, his mother, and his sister were alive and had returned after all these years, it could turn into a disaster.
Most likely, those enemies already knew about them—but since they were too weak to matter, they simply ignored them.
That wouldn’t be the case once he returned to the Central Continent.
Still, he really did need to talk to this woman’s master. Only then could he get answers to many of his questions.
"Well... there’s another way," Diana suddenly said.