He glared back at them, his eyes sharp and fierce.
"Do you have any complaints about me?
If you do feel resentful towards me, then step forward and air your views openly. Nobody dared come
forward and slug it out when I asked earlier.
Why wait until now to show me your true faces?
Do you really think me that good-tempered to take everything lying down?"
Austin had jumped to his feet as he had started speaking, his eyes fixed pointedly upon the hostile
young men sitting opposite to him.
Reuben, watching Austin's facial expressions, interrupted him as the silence began to weigh down on
them.
"Take it easy, brother. They are also my guests. We'd better not hurt our friendship, Brother Austin,
please let me introduce them to you," Reuben continued after a pause.
"This is swordsman Dougie, who comes from an aristocratic martial arts family in P City.
This is swordsman Cyrus from the Joy Gang.
Swordsman Robbie, an independent cultivator with a solid cultivation base.
And swordsman Hassan who is a principal disciple of the Peripatetic Sect."
"Oh?"
Austin looked around as Reuben introduced them to him.
These were the four people who had just sneered at Austin.
Now, they were just sullenly staring at Austin.
Dougie was a handsome young man of about twenty years old, with a fair complexion and gentle
temperament. He looked like a scholar who was well-read in the classics. But a sinister and sly spark
shone through his narrow, slit-like eyes. His vital energy cultivation base belonged to the premium
stage of Earth Realm.
Cyrus was about the same age as Dougie but was a stout man with rough skin and high spirits. A
strange-looking long sword that was tied on his back was telling about his ability in swordsmanship. His
vital energy cultivation base was just at the medium stage of the Earth Realm. But when seen along
with his half-concealed sword aura, he was at a high level in the cultivation of swordsmanship.
Robbie, who was in his twenties, looked unremarkable. But a twisted strip of hideous scar in the shape
of a centipede that ran around the corners of his mouth, along with the murderous gleam in his eyes,
made him look like a ghost.
Hassan was a sickly man with sallow skin. Though in his twenties, he had to cover his mouth as he
coughed from time to time. Even though Austin felt the fluctuation of his vital energy to be at the
premium stage of Earth Realm, his intuition revealed that Hassan was the most powerful among the
four of them.
"Elder brother Austin, am I correct?"
Dougie asked with a smile.
"I admit that you must have practiced hard to get such extraordinary physical power at such a young
age. And your bodily movement skill is very subtle too, brother Austin.
But do you really think that is enough for you to be supercilious and treat us like dirt?
I have wise counsel for you."
"Oh? By all means, go ahead please, brother Dougie."
Austin said, deadpan. "Please feel free to be frank."
"Ha-ha! Cool. Since you like to go straight to the topic, I will not beat about the bush."
Dougie spoke slowly.
"With the combination of your superpower and swift bodily movement skill, you are already incredible to
seckill ordinary warriors at the medium stage of Earth Realm.
As you know, the two people who you just defeated
had just reached the medium stage of Earth Realm. You beat them so easily because their realm and
vital energy were weak and unstable.
Think about it. You have no reason to feel so proud over that.
Truth be told, your strength is more than enough to serve as a normal warrior for Prince Reuben.
But Reuben has many martial experts who are much better than you.
You had the nerve to agree to Reuben's invitation and sat down beside him just like that.
But only the one who has both the talent and the moral integrity is qualified to serve Reuben.
But you? You have overrated your own abilities.
May you understand and take my counsel. You'd better not bring blame on yourself."
"Oh? I got it! Ha ha ha ha!"
Austin burst out laughing.
"I am clear about it now. Turns out you guys were just envious of the fact that Prince Reuben asked me
to sit beside him.
It sounds strange. We came here to answer Reuben's call. And you are jealous of the enthusiasm
Reuben showed me. It's ridiculous!"
Austin couldn't help but laugh at Dougie's words.
"Brother Dougie, I also have some words to say to you as we are all being blunt," Austin continued,
becoming a little serious.
"Oh?"
Dougie said sarcastically, his voice cold as ice. He was already furious at how Austin was taking this so
casually, but his words had cut through Dougie.
"Go ahead with whatever you have to say."
"Brother Dougie, you need to mind your own business!"
Austin teased.
"Anyway, I would like to sit beside Reuben tonight! So what?"
BANG!
Dougie jumped to his feet and slammed his hand on the table. His face turned blue with rage.
"I can't believe you're fool enough to reject an offer that would save your face!" Dougie all but yelled.
Accompanied by a roaring, Dougie's vital energy force that was at the premium stage of the Earth
Realm cultivation base, spread out and engulfed Austin.
Austin stared at Dougie without any trace of fear.
"Calm down, my friends! Please take it easy. For my sake!"
Reuben said, half nervous, half exasperated.
"Pretty good, Austin. But for now, I won't fight with you. For Reuben's sake," Dougie glared at Austin
coldly as he seated himself again.
Mirroring Dougie's action, the other three men also sat back down.
Then the feast began as Reuben clapped his hands. Many beautiful young women came up and
served them with delicacies and wine, their slender figures clothed by gauze towels as thin as a
cicada's wings.
As they walked, they looked like catkins in the wind, weak and boneless. When the warriors' eyes fell
upon them as they served food, they sometimes reacted coquettishly and some other times, pretended
to coldly reject them. They had softened every male warrior's heart with their enchanting smiles and
slender, sexy figures. The men could hardly control their desire and lust.
Austin also felt his body relent at the sight of these attractive young women. At the same time, he
marveled at Reuben's luxurious life that was filled with music, women, and sensual pleasures.
The feast went on for more than an hour before it finally ended.
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