At the same time, Debra said from behind the veil, “ Elder Crescent, Darryl isn’t a disciple of the Artemis Sect, hence he doesn’t have to kneel before me.”
Her voice was soft but authoritative without a hint of doubt.
“Yes, Master. Forgive me for speaking out of line.” Simon lowered his head and retreated backward.
As the Sect Master, Debra’s power reigns above all of them with her every word being equivalent to a sacred commandment to those disciples.
Darryl took a deep breath and silently praised her in his heart. Though the Sect Master was a woman, she had a strong aura.
Darryl’s eyes then fell on Summer. “My good disciple, you’ve met your master, but why did you not greet me?”
‘Haha! Simon wanted to embarrass me? I’ll play along and return the favor.’
As predicted, everyone was bewildered the moment he said that.
Summer was his disciple?
Summer had an arrogant attitude. How could she willingly be his disciple? How was this possible?
Simon gritted his teeth and clenched his fist from utter humiliation. Darryl just had to bring this up.
Summer was also biting her lip and trembling with an awkward expression. She did not knowhow to react in her panic as finally she anxiously said, “M… Master! ”
Her exquisite face flushed when she yelled those words with a hint of humiliation.
Debra reacted behind the veil and slowly said, “ Simon, Summer, both of you know Darryl?”
The others looked at Simon curiously as well, waiting for his explanation.
“This… uh…” Simon awkwardly stuttered.
It was embarrassing to bring up the fact that he lost to Darryl at poetry in Hai City. How could he tell them?
At his embarrassment, Darryl smiled and slowly said, “Elder Crescent, what’s there to be embarrassed about? You lost a poetry competition to me previously in Hai City. The bet was for your wife to acknowledge me as her master. As an Artemis Sect Elder, I’m pretty sure you don’t have a bad memory. Only a few days have past and you’ve already forgotten about it?”
“You…” Simon was too furious to speak and just glared at Darryl. He was furious and humiliated at the same time. All he wanted at that moment was to dig a hole and bury himself in it.
What?
Elder Crescent lost to this person at poetry?
The Elders were baffled at Darryl’s words. Simon’s talents were a known fact in the Artemis Sect that even Debra admired!
Such a huge literary figure could lose to a mere nobody?
Suddenly, all of them were in a heated discussion.