Keira immediately looked toward the entrance upon hearing this.
For some reason, although the voice of the Sect Leader was a bit off and hoarse, just like last time,there was a familiar quality to it.
Especially that careless tone⦠It carried a hint of a playful old manâs vibeâ¦
It reminded her of how her master often spoke.
As she pondered, she saw a familiar figure standing at the door!
Dressed in a gray training outfit, the Sect Leader had short, rugged hair and exuded a wild charm as hestood there with his hands behind his back.
Keira couldnât make out his face because the Sect
Leader was actually standing with his back to them, his hands behind him, like a martial arts expert!
Keira twitched the corner of her mouth.
James immediately leaned in and whispered in her ear,
âThe Sect Leader is showing off again.â
Keira was perplexed.
Lady Gill also saw him and immediately sneered. âMaster Freeman, Iâve been here for ten minutes, andyouâve only arrived now!â
Although this was clearly a remark tinged with sarcasm, the Sect Leader seemed not to notice and
simply smiled. âHey, even though Iâm getting on in years, I do practice martial arts after all. Itâs normalfor me to be quicker on my feet than you all!â
Lady Gill felt like she was punching cotton, with a deep sense of powerlessness.
She took a deep breath, then pointed at Keira. âMaster Freeman, what do you mean by what you justsaid? Are you intending to defend this Outer Sect Disciple?â
âHow is that possible?â
Trevor immediately denied it. âThe matters of the
Freeman Sect must follow the sect rules! How can we
bend the law for personal gain?!â
Lady Gillâs expression relaxed a bit.
But then she heard the Sect Leader say, âIâm
considering Austinâs reputation here. Heâs a nominal
disciple of our fifth brother and has made quite a name for himself in Clance over the years. Everyonethinks his martial arts are very strong. If we punish this Outer Sect girl, wouldnât it mean that his gettingbullied by â an Outer Sect disciple would spread everywhere? Austin, are you sure you want to loseface like this?â These words made Austin hesitate slightly.
He cared about face more than anything in his social
circle!
Otherwise, he wouldnât have insisted that he had slept with Mary, just to show off, right?
The fact that he was beaten hadnât yet spreadâ¦
If everyone found out, indeed, he would lose face.
As Austin was conflicted, Lady Gill sneered. âMaster Freeman, youâre truly silver-tongued! Your OuterSect Disciple breaks the sect rules and bullies a nominal disciple, yet you want to push the blame ontothe victim? Are you going to ask my son why this Keera didnât hit anyone else but him?â
Without hesitation, the Sect Leader asked, âRight, thatâs what I want to ask. Why didnât she hit anyone
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else but you? Austin, shouldnât you reflect on yourself? Is there something about you thatâs asking for abeating? Or maybe you have âI need a punchâ written on your face?â
Lady Gill, furious, stood up, âTrevor, youâ¦!!â
âOh my, donât get angry, Lady Gill. Anger brings wrinkles so easily! Alas!â
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With his customary insouciance, Trevor said, âBesides, children have their own fortune. Our sect mayhave this rule, but if my son were beaten, I definitely wouldnât seek revenge for him. Iâd tell him topractice his martial arts and find a chance to hit backâ¦â
Lady Gill sneered. âThatâs you, not me! Your Freeman family is a martial arts family, so everything withyou is about proving through force but we, the Gill family, are merchants, so we must proceed by legaland proper means! Master Freeman, if you insist on not using the sect rules to punish this Outer SectDisciple, then Iâll have no choice but to resort to other
measures and call the police!â
âThat wonât be necessary, that wonât be necessaryâ¦â
Trevor waved his hand but still didnât turn around.
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âWeâre both decent families. How about this? I can
contact Uncle Olsen and have him come to apologize to you.â
Lady Gillâs eyes lit upon hearing this, and then she
scoffed. âDonât try to tempt me with a handsome man! Let me tell you, I have a husband, and that trickwonât
work on me!â
Trevor coughed slightly. âWhat handsome man? What are you talking about? Arenât we all friendshere? Uncle Olsenâs daughter hit your son, so itâs only right for him to apologize⦠If you donât want himto come over for fear of making your husband jealous, just let him come here! We can all talk it over.â
Lady Gill scoffed. âStop talking nonsense here, Trevor. From the moment you arrived youâve turnedyour back on me. Whatâs that supposed to mean? Do you think Iâm not pleasant to the eyes? Or do youthink looking at my face will give you a stye?â
âHow could that be?â Trevor chuckled. âLady Gill is as beautiful as a goddess. When you were young,you were known as a great beauty of Clance. Didnât we just meet recently? I just⦠well, itâs a bitinconvenient, and Iâm afraid my appearance might damage the integrity
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of the Freeman Sect!â
Lady Gill said angrily, âStop making excuses! I think youâre just looking down on me because Iâm awoman! Thatâs why youâre being so disrespectful. Trevor, you donât plan to deal with this matter withyour back turned the whole time, do you?â
âThatâs impossibleâ¦â Trevor quietly sighed, âLady Gill, you absolutely insist on me facing you, itâs notthat I canât do itâ¦â
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Keira had been watching Trevor closely, only uncertain of his appearance. Upon hearing this, her eyeslit up slightly.
Then she saw Trevor pause for a moment, and finally, slowly, very slowly, he turned aroundâ¦
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