Auction

"Who am I to argue with your authority, I would let it pass, but I hope next time such wouldn't happen, when this ones would forget to drop their haughtiness in their abode" Lee said as he gave a deep bow towards the captain.

"Junior Brother Lee, I'm happy you honoured my presence" The captain said with a complicated expression on his face.

"Hmm, I should take my leave now" Lee cupped his fists and then raised his foot, Springdove and the stupefied Fred didn't wait to be told before they followed behind. The crowd, the soldiers and the Lilybroon Lynx clan branch brutes stared intently at the back of the one who had suddenly appeared and changed the course of the event. Each with different emotions and thoughts flickering through their minds.

"I don't have to talk, before you guys know you would leave!" The captain uttered, as he stared fiercely at the crowd.

With an unimaginable speed, they all began to disperse as though an explosive had been thrown amidst them.

In few breaths, everyone had exited the area, with only Yan Zo and the rest of his accomplices left.

"Why did you upset him?" The captain yelled and stared widely at Yan Zo in an unusual manner, which made him look quite weird.

"We didn't know he was out of his retreat" Yan Zo said with a bitter expression on his face, but his heart was raging with anger and hurt, imagine him been questioned for upsetting Lee?

Who the hell was he?

He felt so embarrassed and ashamed, but staring at his injured brothers, he knew Lee was nothing but a monster!

How would a swordsman deal major injuries on a blood injector without even making using of his essence weapon.

"I wonder what level of cultivation that brat is in?" the captain said as he knitted his brows and rubbed his hair slowly, his eyes felt has though it was endless like an abyss; somehow as though he was lost.

Cultivation base could not be read at the spiritual stage, even with a higher cultivation power, the only means was through unique ways or if one had an exceedingly high cultivation base, it would not waste time, but for the likes of the captain, they couldn't read his cultivation base just by seeing him, they had to either see him in battle or test his strength.

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't come up with any reasonable explanation, even though he was at the fourth stage, with the strength an average swordsman should posses; which was around 450pims he shouldn't be able to trash the second stage spiritual stage mystical blood injector in such manner, he didn't see how it happened, but from the broken bones and injury the duo on the ground suffered, he knew a difference of 150pims could not have done such damage to a second stage spiritual stage mystical blood injector who had a body strength of about 300pims. It was quite irrational to imagine.

The only thing he could assume was probably the lad made use of some secret arts, which enhanced his strength for a short period!

But why would a swordsman want to increase his body strength?

Rather than his agility, footwork or the power of his sword!

"Two and Eight help this young ones back to their clan" The captain waved his hands signalling to the soldiers that stood emotionless at his back all through as though they were statues.

Two of the soldiers walked out. They gently lifted the lads up effortlessly and like broken eggs carried the embarrassed and the already shamed callants back to their clan.

"Yan Zo, i don't think you should try and challenge Lee, he is above your level for now, leave him for your elder brothers!"The captain authoritatively uttered.

"I can't be too sure of that" Yan Zo said as he bowed towards the captain.

"Thanks for the help" With this Yan Zo took a step and followed behind the soldiers who were aiding Greenline and Jawbone back to their clan.

"Young ones with their ignorance and pride!" The captain shook his head and without wasting much time, raised his foot and walked out of the area. Like as though he was controlling the soldiers like puppets, they followed almost immediately.

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"Brother Lee, you were entirely superb, how did you beat the hell out of those brats!" Springdove has though he had not been bullied quite long excitedly questioned Lee.

"I just poured out my anger on them" Lee chortled as he replied Springdove. He was quite relived that the lad didn't take it much to heart, the ecstasy in his eyes were enough to make Lee feel satisfied.

Fred just stared at Lee, with a fanatical gaze, the reverence he felt towards Lee skyrocketed, he wasn't familiar with Lee as much as Springdove, so he was limited in his conversation with the latter, not that the lad was proud but, it was just a normal intuition for him to manage his speech around Lee.

"Brother Lee can I ask what cultivation level you at?" Springdove stared at Lee with expectancy in his eyes.

"Brother Springdove, I and that Yan Zo should not be far apart" Lee grinned gently towards Springdove has he said. Not that he didn't trust the lad, but he would not be shrewd if he came straight with Springdove, his strength would be more feared if it remains unknown. But giving an estimate wouldn't kill.

"Ohh!" Springdove could easily comprehend what Lee was trying to pass across, even Yan Zo couldn't be too sure of himself to be able to deal with Jawbone and Greenline just as Lee had did, but isn't Lee a swordsman?

Several questions kept bombarding his head, as they quietly walked through the street.

"Where were you guys heading to previously?" Lee stared at the duo, as he questioned.

"We heard of an ongoing auction at the Raging Storm palace, so we decided to go try our luck, but as how things are now, I don't think I'm interested any longer" Springdove shook his head as he gently uttered.

"An auction" Lee pressed his lips together. "This is a means to get some materials for that place, who knows I might be lucky and come across some outlandish artifacts" Lee thought. It was almost at this moment that Lee suddenly recalled that Azure was no longer on his shoulder, he was about turning frantic when he felt the soft fur that rubbed on his skin inside of his robe.

"How did Azure enter into my robe without me noticing" Lee pondered, the only reasonable thought that he could hold on, was that Azure had entered into his robe while he was clouded by ire.

Lee stared into his robe to see the innocuous looking wolf that breathed gently, gaining euphoria form it's sleep.

Lee shook his head, if one got mislead by the look, you would died a hundred times before you regret it.

Pa!

Lee slapped the head of Azure which immediately jerked it out of sleep. Azure woke up angrily and at first bared it's fangs, but on seeing Lee's cheeky face, it gave an expression like a frown and jumped out the robe to it's favourite shoulder.