Leo’s words made Winston’s eyes widen, his thin eyebrows stood up, and the hand holding the golden scroll trembled slightly.
Clearly, he was infuriated by Leo’s words.
“Outrageous! You… you are so insolent! I have never seen…” Winston’s sharp voice trembled with anger, veins bulging on his forehead.
However, before he could finish his sentence, Leo interrupted him, “Read it or leave. I don’t have time for your nonsense.”
Leo’s voice was loud enough for many of the cultivators below to hear. They admired their lord’s strength, as he showed no regard for the Martial Dynasty’s royal family.
Although the Martial Dynasty’s royal family had declined somewhat, their foundation was still strong; otherwise, they wouldn’t have continued to rule the Martial Dynasty.
“You… you…!” Winston pointed a trembling finger at Leo, unable to form a complete sentence.
His chest burned with rage, and he felt deeply humiliated. A small-town lord like Leo he had always looked down upon dared to disrespect him.
“Where is Commander Drake?” Winston suddenly turned around and shouted.
“At your service!” A middle-aged man in golden armor with a short beard stepped forward.
Winston pointed at Leo with a sharp voice, “He’s rude and disrespects the imperial decree. Arrest him and everyone behind him!”
Golden Lion Guard Commander Drake glanced at Leo and his group. When he sensed the aura of the eight elders and the over one hundred armored guards, his mouth twitched slightly.
Drake was neither blind nor foolish. The aura of those eight elders was definitely at the Spirit Saint level, and the strength of those armored guards was at least at the Spirit King level.
As one of the ten commanders of the Golden Lion Guard, Drake’s strength was at the peak of the lower Spirit Saint level. Even with two deputy commanders who had just entered the lower Spirit Saint level, they only had three Spirit Saints in total.
Leo had eight Spirit Saint subordinates.
Which side would win was predictable.
The highest cultivation level among his Golden Lion Guards was only at the upper Spirit King level. One or two Spirit Saints could easily crush them.
“Steward Winston, I…” Drake looked at Winston with a troubled expression.
If it were an order from His Majesty the Emperor, he would fight without hesitation, even if they were outmatched. But for this old eunuch’s command, he couldn’t risk everything.
Sacrificing his buddies’ lives to vent an old eunuch’s anger was not worth it.
Moreover, Drake knew that the purpose of this visit was for His Majesty to invite the lord of Clearwind Town to the capital. If they started a fight over a disagreement, it would be nearly impossible to bring him to the capital palace.
Seeing Drake hesitate, Winston raised his eyebrows, and his eyes burned with even more anger. “What’s wrong, Commander Drake? He disrespects me. You are responsible for upholding it. Are you going to let this slide? I will report what happened today to His Majesty!”
“I dare not.” Drake’s face changed slightly.
Although this old eunuch was arrogant outside, he had His Majesty’s trust. If he spoke ill of Drake before His Majesty, Drake’s position as commander could be jeopardized, along with the benefits granted by the royal family.
“If so, then arrest these people who disrespect me!” Winston’s face turned cold as he pointed at Leo and his group with a sharp voice. “Hmph! I don’t believe they would dare resist and oppose the entire Martial Dynasty!”
Winston had noticed that Leo and his group’s strength surpassed Commander Drake’s men, so he added that last sentence.
“Yes, Steward Winston!” Drake gritted his teeth and nodded before looking at his Golden Lion Guards.
“Golden Lion Guard, heed my command!” Drake’s aura erupted sternly, and he shouted loudly.
A hundred Golden Lion Guards raised their golden spears and responded loudly.
“Form attack formation!” Drake commanded with a powerful voice.
The aura of a hundred Golden Lion Guards erupted simultaneously as they moved swiftly to form a crescent shape around Leo and his group.
The tips of their golden spears glinted coldly as they pointed at Leo and his followers.
Seeing this scene, the cultivators watching below were in an uproar.
They knew that the Golden Lion Guard represented the Martial Dynasty’s royal family. For them to act against Leo meant that the royal family was acting against him.
“Leo!” Violet called out from behind Leo.
Holden and the others’ expressions became serious.
“Lord!” Mike also called out to Leo.
Mike knew that with Leo’s personality, he would never surrender without a fight.
Mike never imagined that one day he would be at war with the Martial Dynasty’s royal family.
Leo’s face was cold, his eyes flashing with icy light.
Having been in this world for so long, Leo had some understanding of the Martial Dynasty’s royal family.
Although they had declined somewhat, their strength was still formidable.
However, given his status as a Fourth-rank Alchemist, they shouldn’t treat him this way.
A country that disrespected alchemists would lose high-ranking alchemists who wouldn’t choose to stay there. This would be a significant loss for any country.
This old eunuch resorted to violence after a few words; it seemed the Martial Dynasty’s fate was nearly sealed.
Mike was right; Leo would never surrender without a fight. So what if they were royalty? If they provoked him, he would kill them without hesitation!
“Old fool, if you want to die in Clearwind Town, I’ll grant your wish!” Leo glared at Winston with icy eyes and killing intent.
As soon as he finished speaking, Leo’s powerful aura erupted.
“A mere lapdog puts on airs here. Truly courting death!” Christian cursed angrily.
Holden, Violet, and others also unleashed their auras.
Mike, Asher, Griffin, and eight Honored Elders exchanged glances instinctively.
It wasn’t hard to see that Asher and Griffin were hesitant about opposing the royal family since they ruled the Martial Dynasty.
“You dare arrest our lord!” Mike had already decided to follow Leo and didn’t hesitate to unleash his aura and shout angrily.
With Mike taking the lead, Asher and Griffin no longer hesitated and unleashed their auras as well.
Since they had joined Lord’s Manor and sworn an oath, they dared not defy it.
Moreover, given their lord’s methods, if they faltered at this critical moment, the consequences would be dire.
Behind the eight Honored Elders, a hundred armored guards unleashed their overwhelming aura, suppressing the Golden Lion Guards.
Seeing that not only did Leo’s followers resist but also threatened him verbally, Winston’s face twitched with rage.