The Deceitful One

Bryan only had a few hours of sleep before he had to wake up and leave before the servants and maids in Grace's house got up. He opened his eyes with great difficulty and reached out for his silver pocket watch on the bedside table.

'4 am..huh, fuck me!' Bryan turned his head to the right and saw two naked beauties fast asleep as they hugged each other tightly. The things that had taken place last night, Bryan doubted he would ever forget in his life.

He had lost track of how many rounds he had gone with Leah. However, even by the end of it, he hadn't touched Grace. And grace had also shown no sexual interest in him. Bryan had now confirmed without a shred of doubt that Grace wasn't into men.

Leah was sleeping in the middle while Grace was sleeping on the left side of the bed. Her head was buried deep in Leah's bosom as she slept soundly. Bryan had to admit, Grace really had a fantastic figure. Looking at Grace's figure, Bryan was aroused.

But he controlled his desires and instead started making love with Leah again. He did it nice and slow, afraid to wake her up. Regardless, Leah still woke up. She opened her eyes weakly and turned her head around to look at Bryan.

Then she smiled faintly, adjusted her butt in a comfortable position, and then closed her eyes again. Bryan couldn't help but smirk at Leah's actions. After about ten minutes, Bryan got up from the bed.

He wore his clothes and put on his shoes. Then he silently went toward the window he had come through. He got out through the window and then closed it after him. Bryan sneakily hung from the water pipes, descending floor by floor until he reached the ground.

Bryan furtively ran across the garden, and then over the fence, finally leaving Grace's villa. The streets of Damascus this early in the morning were completely empty, except for the few policemen who were on patrol.

No public carriages could be found at this time, so Bryan had to walk to his apartment. It took him about 20 minutes to reach his apartment building. After entering his apartment, he lazily took off his shoes and clothes and wore pajamas instead.

Then he threw himself on the bed, hoping to sleep for another few hours or so before he left for Detective Watson's house. Five minutes later, he sat up on the bed and rubbed his temples as he mumbled, "Fuck me, I can't sleep."

Bryan looked around the room, thinking about what to do. Ultimately, he decided to just meditate until it was time to leave. He closed his eyes and soon entered a trance-like state.

His figure looked tranquil. Two hours later Bryan opened his eyes and observed his body and state of mind.

After a few moments, he was taken aback as he thought, 'The feeling of grogginess has dissipated. In fact, my mind feels clear. Hmm…so meditation has the effect of completely calming and rejuvenating the mind.'

After this round of meditation, Bryan was very clear-headed and felt as if he had taken a 7-hour nap.

However, he felt that although his mind was unclouded, his body still required rest. He figured, that his body could last at most 2 days without sleep even if he meditated those 2 days.

However, after that, his body would need a good sleep. Bryan felt that this made sense. He was planning to ask more about it to Detective Watson when he met him today.

Bryan got off the bed and headed to the bathroom to take a shower and begin his day. At some point, he had just stopped having breakfast and lunch at home since he always had the two meals at Detective Watson's house.

After taking a cold shower and getting ready, Bryan left his apartment and sat in a public carriage. He instructed the driver to head to 22 Augustus Street. On his way, Bryan started to plan out for the coming days.

He had to master the Myriad Martial Technique and get the gun permit as soon as possible. As for advancing to the next rank, he wasn't too bothered about it.

Detective Watson had mentioned to him time and time again that carving mind runes could not be rushed. One wrong step and he would turn into a vegetable. Therefore, Bryan decided to take his cultivation slow but steady.

He just had to make sure that he meditated every day. 'It should take me utmost five more weeks to advance to Rank 3 Apprentice.' Bryan thought as the carriage arrived at the destination.

Bryan got off the carriage, paid the driver, and thanked him. He entered Detective Watson's house and greeted him with a smile, "Good morning, teacher!"

Detective Watson, who was sitting at the dining table and waiting for his breakfast smiled and replied, "Good morning to you too, Bryan!"

The student-teacher duo sat at the dining table and chatted with each other while waiting for breakfast to be served.

Bryan asked about his conjecture regarding meditation and not sleeping, to which Detective Watson replied with his knowledge and experience.

Basically, a Transcendent could go without sleep for a few days while only meditating, however, eventually, the body would require rest and sustenance.

Usually, Apprentices and Transcendents only slept a few hours a day because meditation helped a lot in this aspect.

Detective Watson wiped his mouth gracefully with a napkin after finishing breakfast. He looked at Bryan and teased, "Today is hand-to-hand combat training. Can you withstand it?"

Bryan looked at him with determination in his eyes as he replied, "Teacher, actually I want you to increase the intensity of the training. It doesn't matter how bad you beat me up. I want to become as skilled as you."

Listening to Bryan, Detective Watson nodded his head in approval, "Good. That's what I like to hear. But before we do that, you still have to learn Tsomulan. Strength without knowledge is equally bad as the other way around."

"Yes, teacher." Bryan got up from his chair and followed Detective Watson to his study.