“They injured Master Gill, someone has to take responsibility for this, or else I won’t be able to explain it to the President!” Ahern pondered for a moment before continuing. “Here’s what we’ll do, out of respect for their Glavalean identity, let them hand over one person as a sacrifice and atone for their actions! By doing so, I can plead with Master Gill to let the matter go and turn a blind eye!”
“Have you even bothered to find out the whole story behind this?” Sol Stuart interrupted with a question.
“That is irrelevant, isn’t it?” Ahern responded. “No matter what the reason, they shouldn’t have hurt Master Gill.”
“So you mean to say that even if your young master casually kills people in Skydragon City, he shouldn’t be punished?” Sol Stuart interrupted his words. Then, his tone turned serious. “Do you think Skydragon City is your own property, belonging to the Polar Trading Guild?”
“Sir Sol…” Ahern furrowed his brows slightly.
“You better pray that our young master doesn’t hold you responsible!” Sol Stuart interrupted again. “Otherwise, no one can save him!”
“What do you mean?” Ahern hesitated slightly. “Who is your young master?”
However, Sol Stuart no longer paid any attention to him and walked quickly towards Billy.
“Young Master, my apologies for being late. I ask for your forgiveness!” Sol Stuart bowed respectfully after reaching Billy.
“Hmm?!” Seeing this scene, Ahern’s pupils contracted slightly. A sense of unease rose in his heart, and his right eyelid twitched uncontrollably.
At the same time, jaws dropped all around. The onlookers couldn’t believe that the Grand Manager of Skydragon City, a late-stage Saint realm powerhouse, was actually addressing this young man in such a respectful manner as “Young Master”.
Who exactly was this young man?
“Mr Stuart, you overstate the matter, it’s just a small incident!” Billy smiled faintly.
“Greetings, Lord Dragon!” Just then, the two elderly men behind Sol Stuart bowed to Billy at the same time.
“Lord Dragon?! Isn’t he Commander Gardner, King of the West?”
“Of course! Besides Commander Gardner, who else in Glavale dares to call themselves Lord Dragon?”
“No way! The famous Commander Gardner is actually this young?”
“…”
Upon hearing the words of the two elderly men, the Glavalean onlookers immediately started discussing.
“No need for such formalities, both of you!” Billy raised his hand to them.
“Mr Stuart, are you really the Grand Manager of Skydragon City?” Stout asked Sol Stuart. “Then who is the mother of the Boss?”
“The father of Young Master is the City Lord of Skydragon City, and the Lady is the City Lord’s wife!” Sol Stuart smiled and replied. “However, since Young Master left Skydragon City, the Lady has temporarily taken over as the City Lord!”
“What?!” Stout exclaimed.
Casey and the others also showed surprise on their faces. Some time ago, when chatting with them, Edie Fennimore had mentioned that Billy’s parents were managing a small city in the Central Part. For them, since they had no concept of the Central Part, they didn’t pay much attention to her words. But now, they finally understood what it meant to manage a city.
But Skydragon city was not a small city. Whether it was in terms of land area or population, it could match three or four cities of Glavale. And most importantly, the City Lord’s Manor here was not the same as the City Lord’s Manor in the city Of Glavale. The other City Lord’s Manor was merely a government institution of Glavale, and the country had the right to replace the City Lord at any time. But the City Lord’s Manor here was more like a super sect, with absolute authority over the management of a city. From a certain perspective, it was entirely possible to disregard the orders of the country. Of course, due to Billy’s parents and grandparents having deep ties with the capital city, Skydragon City could not exist without Glavale.
“Young Master, how should we handle him?” Sol Stuart pointed to the young man named Gill and spoke up.
“Who is he?” Billy asked.
“He is the son of the chairman of the Polar Trading Guild!” Sol Stuart responded.
“Polar Trading Guild, what’s their background?” Billy continued to inquire.
“They are a chamber of commerce established jointly by some Western organizations!” Sol Stuart spoke again. “More than half of the trade in the Polar Domain is directly or indirectly related to them! For example, at least two-thirds of the inns in various public cities are owned by them!”
“They have quite a reputation!” Judge commented.
“According to Skydragon City’s regulations, how should his previous actions be dealt with?” Billy looked at Sol Stuart and asked.
“Skydragon City has explicit rules that disregard the lives of others. For minor offenses, their cultivation will be abolished and they will be expelled from Skydragon City. For serious offenses, they will be executed on the spot!” Sol Stuart responded.
“Then abolish his cultivation and kick him out!” Billy replied.
Originally, based on his temper, he would have definitely executed him on the spot. However, since he had just arrived in the Central Part and was not very familiar with the situation here, he didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble for his mother.
“Alright!” Sol Stuart nodded and looked at an old man behind him. “Elder Wheeler, take action!”
“Understood!” Wheeler responded and turned to walk towards Gill.
“You dare!” Gill’s face changed drastically and he couldn’t help but move closer to Ahern.
“Sir Sol!” Ahern took a deep breath before speaking. “Gill is the only son of our chairman. If you abolish his cultivation, the chairman will definitely not let it go! I kindly ask you to spare him this time. Our guild is willing to offer one thousand high-grade Spiritual Stones as compensation!”
Although he had the guild as his backing, this was Skydragon City, not their stronghold. Moreover, in front of Sol Stuart, a powerful Saint in the later stage, he had no backbone at all. He was well aware of Sol’s strength. If he really provoked him, the branch of the Polar Trading Guild in Skydragon City would likely be wiped out.
“Heh, one thousand high-grade Spiritual Stones, are you trying to insult me?” Stout sneered.
“Sir Sol…” Ahern ignored Stout and continued to look at Sol Stuart.
“Abolishing his cultivation is already showing mercy. If you want to stop it, go ahead and try!” Sol Stuart interrupted him in a deep voice. After speaking, he looked at Wheeler and ordered. “Take action!”
Whoosh!
As his words fell, Wheeler quickly rushed towards Gill.
“Don’t!” Gill, the young master, was genuinely scared at this moment and shouted out loudly.
However, before his words even finished, Wheeler had already rushed to his side. Then, he raised his hand and struck with a palm.
“Ahern, save me!” Gill shouted loudly.
However, Ahern didn’t dare to make any moves. He could clearly sense that he was locked in by Sol Stuart’s aura. He was well aware that if he dared to make a move, Sol would surely take his life immediately. And besides him, the others didn’t dare to act rashly either. Each of them had a terrified expression on their faces.
In the next moment, Wheeler’s palm directly slammed into Gill’s abdomen. The formidable force poured into Gill’s body, crushing everything in its path. His Dantian was instantly shattered into pieces.
“Ah-” Gill screamed hysterically and then passed out with his eyes rolling back.
“Master Gill!” several people from his side hurriedly rushed over.
“Take your people and get out of here!” Sol Stuart then looked at Ahern coldly.
Ahern let out a heavy breath and his face became panicked. After taking another deep breath, he spoke, “Farewell!”
With that, he led the group of people and left. Before long, Billy and the others got back into the carriage and, under Sol Stuart’s guidance, headed towards the City Lord’s Manor.