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“Sh-Shu Ke?”
Everyone was dumbfounded.
The great elder glared at the third elder. “Didn’t you say that it was already settled?!”
“I…”
The third elder was also puzzled. How could this be possible!?
He had clearly hired the Hagane Mercenary Group to deal with this good-for-nothing?!
‘Did something go wrong?!’
‘Impossible!’
The third elder immediately shook off the thought as soon as it appeared.
The Hagane Mercenary Group was formidable. Over the years, they had received quite a number of assassination requests and never did they miss a target.
‘How could this kid escape from the hands of the Hagane Mercenary Group?’
‘A month ago, he was still a piece trash, a good-for-nothing who didn’t even know how to cultivate!’
‘It couldn’t be that the Hagane Mercenary Group took the money and didn’t do a thing, right?’
But he contacted them in the name of the Vincent family; they absolutely would not have done this, unless they did not want to live anymore!
This time, the third elder was also confused. No matter how he looked at it, something about this felt fishy.
This clearly should not have happened, but it still happened.
The damned child did not die, and the same damned child appeared in front of them.
The good-for-nothing has changed into a whole different person within the past month and was constantly getting in his way!
Suddenly, the third elder thought of a possibility. He leaned over to the great elder and asked, “Could it be Toulon’s doing? Otherwise, this kid wouldn’t have survived the attack of the Hagane Mercenary Group!”
“Well…”
The great elder subconsciously looked at the location of the treasury, but then he shook his head, “It shouldn’t be. I’ve been paying attention to his every move. If he really did something, there’s no way I wouldn’t know.”
The third elder was completely dumbfounded. Neither this nor that was the answer. So what exactly was going on?
It could not be that this kid was so talented that he really killed the people sent by the Hagane Mercenary Group and came back, right?
“Great elder, when I was training in the Noir Forest, I was attacked by the Hagane Mercenary Group. According to what they said, someone must have hired someone to kill me. Please investigate this matter impartially.”
Shu Ke did not give the Elder Council any opportunity to make a move. He decided to throw the Hagane Mercenary Group to the dogs.
It was an assassination attempt on a member of the Vincent family, a failed attempt. Hence, the Vincent family would definitely have to seek revenge from Hagane Mercenary Group.
It did not matter if they were hired by a member from the Vincent family or not, nor did it matter if the Vincent family welcomed Shu Ke or not.
As long as Shu Ke was still a member of the Vincent family, the Vincent family would definitely have to retaliate against Hagane Mercenary Group for the sake of the family’s reputation.
This was the rule of the aristocrats: nothing was more important than reputation; it was even more important than human lives!
“So you killed the assassins of the Hagane Mercenary Group and successfully escaped?”
The Great Elder spoke as he circulated his Dou Qi to inspect the Dou Qi in Shu Ke’s body.
“A low-tier Dou Master!?” Great Elder gasped.
‘Wasn’t this damned kid supposed to be a piece of trash!?
‘Even if he can cultivate, a month’s time is only enough to make him a Dou Practitioner.
‘How could he become a Dou Master within such a short period of time?
‘This is a little too unbelievable!?
“How is this possible!”
The third elder and even some of the other elders watching from the side were also shocked. They began to examine Shu Ke too.
Everyone was immediately stunned by Shu Ke’s improvement.
“Impossible!” Dreyer could not believe his own eyes. He rubbed his eyes repeatedly to be sure that they weren’t playing tricks on him.
It did not change a thing.
Shu Ke was a low-tier Dou Master.
As for Kuta—who was beside Dreyer—he fell to the ground butt-first. Well, he was obviously stunned to the point where that he had lost his mind.
The person whom he had provoked not long ago was a Dou Master now. This talent was way too terrifying!
‘If this continues, wouldn’t he become a Dou Grandmaster soon? Or even a Dou Spirit!’
‘When the time comes, if he were to recall that I had provoked him before, wouldn’t I be dead for sure!?’
These thoughts made Kuta feel an urge to pee. He proceeded to pee his pants on the spot.
“You useless thing!”
The Great Elder’s face darkened when he saw that a family’s descendant made such a scene. He immediately got someone to drag Kuta away.
“I’d like to apologize to the instructors on behalf of the Vincent family, we have made a fool of ourselves.”
The Great Elder’s expression darkened. He was a great noble among the nobles.
Although the Great Elder did not inherit the highest noble title in the Vincent family—Duke of Tulip, he was still a marquis of the kingdom. He had vast territories and countless people under his command.
A noble had to keep their reputation. Shu Ke’s action would undoubtedly make him and the entire Vincent family lose face.
This was also the reason why he was so angry.
“What are you talking about, Great Elder? We didn’t see anything. We’re just here to assess the students. Since everyone is here, let’s begin the assessment.”
Ron was very dissatisfied with the Great Elder, or rather, the way these nobles acted.
However, he also understood that he should not add fuel to the fire. He could only pretend that he did not see anything and bring the topic back to the assessment.
“Assessment! Yes, it’s time for the assessment!”
The Great Elder seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He nodded and waved at Dreyer, “Dreyer, come with me.”
Dreyer nodded and followed him to the side.
“Grandpa, what’s the matter?”
“When you go on stage later, I will think of a way for you to fight Shu Ke. He is only a low-tier Dou Master at the moment. Since you already have a breakthrough and have attained higher level, you can defeat him!”
Dreyer immediately understood his words. “Don’t worry, Grandpa. I will definitely defeat him!”
“No! Don’t just defeat him.”
The Great Elder shook his head. A vicious look appeared in his eyes. “He ruined the Vincent family’s reputation, just defeating him is not enough!”
“Huh? Then what should we do?” Dreyer was still inexperienced after all. He did not understand the meaning behind his grandfather’s words.
“Kill him!”
Dreyer could not help but shiver when he felt the killing intent from the Great Elder’s words.
“Kill him?”
“That’s right, kill him! This is the only way we can protect the reputation of the Vincent family!”
Dreyer was stunned at first, but he immediately remembered that the good-for-nothing Shu Ke had actually grown into a Dou Master within a month. If they continued letting him be, he might very soon surpass him!
There was no way he would allow a piece of trash to surpass him!
“I understood, Grandpa. When the time comes, I will definitely kill him with my own hands!”