Over the next few rounds, despite their quick attacking speed, Leonard and Elder Myron still couldn't
manage to snatch Duchess Silver away from the man with the bamboo hat, let alone get half a meter
near him.
The jaws of those who witnessed the scene dropped to the floor because they never expected the man
in the bamboo hat to be a strong spirit manipulator. But to their astonishment, Leonard and Elder Myron
whose strengths were at the premium grade of the Supernal Stage still weren't successful in snatching
Duchess Silver from the mysterious man. The feeling of shock they all felt was inconceivable!
As Leonard and Elder Myron continued their fierce fight to grab Duchess Silver from their opponent, the
maid who had previously delivered a message rushed to the third floor.
"My Lady, someone has captured Duchess Silver successfully. However, two warriors who are unwilling
to admit their defeat are trying to grab it and are currently in a battle with its captor!" the maid reported
hurriedly.
"Someone captured Duchess Silver?" Sabina asked in disbelief. She always thought that unless it was
a peerless master of the Divine Stage, it would be nearly impossible for even a master at the premium
grade of the Supernal Stage to conquer and capture her Duchess Silver.
She shared the same sentiments with her father, Elvis.
In the midst of all their confusion and doubt, the father and daughter immediately walked to the pavilion
corridor. As they gazed below, they found Leonard and Elder Myron locked in a battle with the man
donning the bamboo hat.
Sabina's gaze fell on the stranger. What astonished her wasn't just that he managed to capture
Duchess Silver, but that he skillfully avoided his opponents' attacks as if he were just taking a leisurely
stroll in a courtyard.
"This is no ordinary man. Even the chief of the Xiong Clan and Elder Myron can't take Duchess Silver
away from him." Elvis noticed that the man in the bamboo hat appeared to hide his true strength.
"Could he be…" Sabina pondered as she took a closer look at the stranger and then at Duchess Silver,
who she noticed stayed close to him. Suddenly, she trembled as a thought came to her. She jumped
out of the pavilion corridor and landed on the first floor.
"Sabina?" Seeing his daughter's abrupt behavior confused Elvis even more. He didn't understand why
his daughter was in such a hurry to get to the battle below.
By then, everyone gazed at Sabina whose robe floated around her like fairy wings as she landed. They
all frantically rushed towards her.
She was surrounded by a large group of people once she made it to the first floor.
"Get out of my way!" Sabina shouted.
Suddenly, the crowd parted to allow her to pass through and rush straight toward the three men still
locked in combat.
"Chief Leonard! Elder Myron! Don't you think it's unfair for you two to bully the weak with your seniority
and strength? And let's not forget that you outnumber him!" Sabina questioned them with her icy stare.
"Miss Sabina, you've misunderstood our intentions. Elder Myron and I were suspicious of this man, all
the more because he covered his face. We suspected that he may be plotting something evil to harm
you, so we thought it would be best to take him for interrogation. However, this person has willfully
disobeyed us and failed to cooperate. Am I right, Elder Myron?" Leonard explained immediately, his
voice high-pitched and a subtle change of expression on his face.
"Yes, you're right. That's exactly what happened!" Elder Myron nodded in agreement.
Sabina glared at the two before addressing the man in the bamboo hat, "Since you've managed to
capture Duchess Silver, you've passed my test. Follow me." She then turned and walked towards the
pavilion.
The unknown man followed her.
Seeing this, Leonard and Elder Myron weren't willing to accept her decision. They immediately stopped
her and warned, "Miss Sabina, this person is highly suspicious. We can't let you be alone with him."
"You're being unnecessarily annoying and nosy. And he isn't an outsider. I know him," Sabina replied
straight away.
"You know him? Then please ask him to take off his bamboo hat and reveal who he really is," Elder
Myron requested.
The rest of the crowd shared the same feeling and began to make noise.
"Stop hollering! He's my… my man… Are you all satisfied now? He has a place in my heart. Now stop
bothering me!" Sabina commanded fiercely after biting her pink lips and spewing out these words, lest
these people harass her again.
Upon hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded. They never heard of Sabina finding a man, and this
man in particular was strange yet powerful.
Her father had just walked out of the pavilion when he heard her utter those words. He gazed at the
man in the bamboo hat and immediately sensed a strange aura around him. Although very faint, he
knew that this man possessed great strength, yet he was hiding it. Even Elvis failed to decipher this
man's true power.
"Sabina, who is he?" Elvis asked his daughter.
"I'll explain later, Father. I'll leave everything else here to you," Sabina said at once.
Just as the two of them were about to enter the pavilion, the man in the bamboo hat suddenly
remembered something. Under the watchful eyes of the public, he searched within his leather bag
hanging from his waist and took out a crimson crystal. He turned to face Duchess Silver and said, "This
is a gift for you."
Once more, the crowd found themselves astonished. Anyone with eyes could see that this was a very
rare red spiritual crystal.
Many of them burst into an uproar and were even stunned because the prices they offered for the
Duchess Silver wouldn't be enough to buy even half of such a spiritual crystal, let alone a complete
one. Even if one had enough money to buy such a rare and priceless crystal, it would still be difficult to
purchase since very few of them were circulating in the market.
No one would've expected this man, who looked like a servant, to casually present a red spiritual
crystal and give it to Duchess Silver.
Now Leonard and Elder Myron appeared to have a gloomy look on their faces.
After feeding Duchess Silver on the red spiritual crystal, the stranger followed Sabina into the pavilion.
Upon entering the pavilion, Sabina immediately dismissed all the maids as she led the man to the top
floor where they could be in private.
"How did you know it was me? I thought I was a master at disguising myself," he asked her with a smile
as soon as they were alone.
"Even if you turned to ashes, I could recognize you. Take off your bamboo hat," Sabina said through
gritted teeth as she turned and glared at him. However, her eyes were filled with strong emotions that
she couldn't seem to hold back any longer.
The man eventually removed his hat and revealed his face. It was no other than Rocky, who had left
the Myriad Beasts Ground two days ago!
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