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“Hmm?”
The Li Shui King’s brows furrowed, and the officials exchanged puzzled glances.
Seeing this, Caleb Dong glanced at the Li Shui King’s expression, feeling anxious. He stepped forward, winking at Andrew Chen and shouted,
“Andrew, what’s the big deal about entering a courtyard? It’s an honor for the King to hold a morning meeting here. Hurry up and step aside! Don’t block the King’s way.”
Andrew Chen nodded at Caleb Dong, thanking him for his good intentions, but his expression remained resolute as he said, “Your Majesty, you cannot enter here.”
Caleb Dong paused, sighed, and said nothing more.
The Li Shui King’s face darkened for a moment, then he suddenly smiled and looked towards the courtyard, asking, “Why not?”
Andrew Chen’s expression was conflicted. Without the clever butler by his side, he couldn’t think of a suitable reason on the spot!
“Could it be that the Town Master’s Mansion is hiding some secret? Today, I must go in and take a look.”
The Li Shui King gave Andrew Chen a cold glance and led the officials inside…
Just yesterday, he thought this Town Master of Moyu Town was quite capable, but today he dared to defy him!
Andrew Chen snapped back to reality, only to find that the Li Shui King and the officials had already entered the outer courtyard!
Panicked, he rushed in, shouting, “Your Majesty, you cannot enter, you cannot enter!”
The Li Shui King naturally heard his low roar but ignored it, even preparing to punish this Town Master!
Such disrespect!
But soon, the Li Shui King and the officials stopped in their tracks, staring blankly at the cyan-clothed man fishing in the pavilion.
His figure was motionless like a statue, exuding an aura of otherworldly solitude.
That temperament, they were all too familiar with—it was the aura of an Immortal!
It seemed even purer and more ethereal than the Immortals they had seen before!
At this moment, Andrew Chen anxiously ran to Ambrose Lu’s side, kneeling and trembling as he said,
“Sir, I couldn’t stop the King and his men… I’ve disturbed your peace, I deserve to die!”
The outer courtyard fell silent.
The Li Shui King and the officials were all stunned by this scene, and soon, fear crept into their hearts!
They weren’t fools; it only took a moment to understand the situation.
The Li Shui King now hated Andrew Chen to the core!
If he had just said there was an Immortal inside, he wouldn’t have dared to enter so recklessly, nor would he have brought so many officials!
And they wouldn’t be in this predicament now!
“We pay our respects to the Immortal!”
The Li Shui King hurriedly led the officials in bowing down!
Trembling, the Li Shui King said, “We didn’t know the Immortal was here. We barged in so boldly, please forgive us!”
Andrew Chen watched as the once high-and-mighty Li Shui King was now so terrified, and his respect for Ambrose Lu grew even deeper.
Unconsciously, his desire to pursue cultivation grew stronger, but… it seemed he had no chance.
If time could turn back, he would still make the same choice as before!
He… had no regrets.
“Rise.”
Ambrose Lu looked at the water and said softly.
“Thank you, sir!” Andrew Chen let out a sigh of relief and slowly stood up.
“We thank the Immortal!”
The Li Shui King and the officials were also overjoyed and prepared to stand up…
But soon their faces turned pale, realizing that no matter how hard they tried, their knees wouldn’t leave the ground, let alone stand up!
“Did I tell you to rise?”
Ambrose Lu said softly.
The Li Shui King and the others trembled violently,
Indeed, he was an Immortal. Without even moving, they were inexplicably suppressed.
They dared not speak further, fearing that saying the wrong thing would make matters worse.
“Go kneel outside the courtyard. After half an hour, you may leave.” Ambrose Lu said, reeling in his fishing line.
“Thank you, Immortal.”
Seeing that the Immortal wasn’t holding a grudge, the Li Shui King and the others were overjoyed and quickly retreated to kneel outside the courtyard.
Soon, only Ambrose Lu and Andrew Chen were left in the pavilion.
“You should leave too,” Ambrose Lu said.
Andrew Chen glanced outside, hesitating for a moment before bowing and trembling as he said, “Sir, having the King and his men kneel outside, if others see it, wouldn’t it be inappropriate… It’s my fault for not explaining clearly to the King in the first place, it’s my mistake.”
Ambrose Lu’s eyes flickered. He put down his fishing rod, looked at him for a moment, and then said,
“In this world, I don’t care who is right or wrong. I only know who disturbs my peace, and I will punish them. It’s that simple.”
Andrew Chen’s pupils shrank, and he knelt down again in fear.
“Moreover, it’s just a minor punishment. Do you have the right to question my decision?”
Ambrose Lu looked down at the kneeling Andrew Chen and said calmly.
Under these seemingly ordinary words!
Andrew Chen felt as if he were in a thunderstorm, his whole body numb with fear!
“Sir, I spoke out of turn, I…”
Before Andrew Chen could finish, Ambrose Lu turned and picked up his fishing rod, saying indifferently, “Go kneel with them.”
Andrew Chen bowed his head in shame, “Yes.”
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Outside the courtyard.
The sunlight grew increasingly intense.
The Li Shui King and the officials were puzzled to see Andrew Chen also kneeling with them.
Caleb Dong, always quick-witted, glanced at the Li Shui King’s expression and understood his thoughts. He then looked at Andrew Chen and asked in a low voice,
“Andrew, why are you kneeling here too?”
Hearing this, the Li Shui King felt slightly satisfied, as Caleb Dong had asked what he wanted to know.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Andrew Chen’s eyes rolled, and he said pitifully,
“I made a mistake first and felt ashamed, so I asked the sir for punishment and came to kneel with you.”
Andrew Chen was no fool. Having offended the King earlier, he naturally seized the chance to say something nice now.
Ah, this…
At this moment, the Li Shui King and the officials were moved.
This small Town Master of Moyu Town was so sincere!
They realized their own narrow-mindedness.
The Li Shui King awkwardly shuffled his knees closer to Andrew Chen and patted his shoulder, saying, “I didn’t misjudge you. But if you had an Immortal living in your mansion, why didn’t you tell me earlier? If you had, I wouldn’t have dared to disturb the Immortal.”
Andrew Chen said bitterly, “Your Majesty, you don’t understand. The sir likes solitude… I, I!”
Hearing this, the Li Shui King sighed and patted Andrew Chen’s shoulder again, indicating his understanding.
Indeed, putting himself in Andrew Chen’s shoes, he would have done the same.
“I understand!!!”
At this moment, Caleb Dong suddenly shouted, his expression excited!
This startled everyone!
The Li Shui King quickly glanced at the courtyard, then glared at Caleb Dong, even calling him by name in anger,
“Caleb Dong! What’s gotten into you! Do you want to get us all killed? Can’t you keep your voice down? If you disturb the Immortal, you’re dead!!”
Caleb Dong came to his senses, sweating profusely, and tremblingly said, “Your Majesty, I…”
Before he could finish, Ambrose Lu’s voice came from the courtyard,
“Another half hour for the noise.”
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