With his spiritual sense, Steward Nolan detected Austin's arrival at the base.
"How about we summon Austin to ask him about the Purple Immortal's coffin?" Steward Nolan asked Elder Brendan through his spiritual sense.
Elder Brendan didn't respond immediately. He contemplated the matter. As usual, he didn't decide on impulse.
"No. For now, don't do anything.
Let's play everything by ear," he said.
Austin was heading straight home—at a dwelling on a hill.
Moments later, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He learned Will was there through his spiritual sense force.
Austin instantly went berserk. It happened again.
'What an ass. Will must've come back again and again to bug Caroline while I was away, ' he thought.
Will had a growing list of sins to Austin, and the latter was persistently taking notes. Austin remembered when he followed the other members of the Flame Holy Land to go treasure-hunting at the Purple Immortal tomb, Will and his companion kicked him out.
A man like Will would stop at nothing to get what he wanted, and Austin very well knew that.
Rage boiled inside him and he couldn't help it. His eyes appeared red and his body tensed.
With one step forward, Austin vanished into thin air.
On the hill, meanwhile, a man was standing in front of a hovel.
"Caroline, can't you give me a chance? You deserve someone better. I'm way better. I will fill your present and future with nothing but happiness. Please believe me, Caroline,"
he said with all sincerity in his heart.
"Will, please. I've told you I'm in love with someone else.
You've seen him already.
You really shouldn't come here again," Caroline said, indifferent to Will but passionate for the man that owned her heart.
Will came by the hut every day despite Caroline's polite pleas for him to leave. Dealing with his annoying persistence had driven her crazy.
Though she wanted to throw him out with force every time he came, she couldn't. Her skills were useless compared to his, being at the Divine Bridge Realm.
"Caroline, don't be blinded by love. Austin isn't good enough for you.
Must you lower yourself like this just to be with him?
I can't stand seeing you doing that to yourself,"
Will lamented.
"You're wrong, Will.
No one's better for me than him,"
Caroline retorted.
"But Caroline," Will insisted.
"He played you..."
He was about to say something back when, out of the blue, he raised his eyebrows and he looked left and right.
Will sensed the impending danger in his midst.
Upon realizing this, he quickly dodged on his side.
"Swoosh!"
Austin lunged at the spot where Will had stood with his white sword at the aim.
His face was filled with wrath.
"You!"
Will screamed, looking both astonished and furious.
Austin was equally stunned, not because it was Will, but because of his intimidating powers.
'Ugh, I was supposed to stab him! The sword skill I used is a powerful technique in the Infernal Scripture.
But Will was fast, he knew I was coming for him.
His spiritual sense is much stronger compared to masters of his level, ' he thought.
Caroline sensed Austin had arrived. She dashed out of her house and flew right into Austin's arms.
"You're finally back," she beamed. "I missed you."
"Me too. How are you?"
Austin asked as he caressed her hair.
"I'm doing very well, but much better, now that you're here,"
Caroline replied, as sweet as a meek bunny.
Will's face looked like thunder as he witnessed how Caroline lovingly embraced Austin.
Then, he remembered how terrified he was when Austin attacked him.
Had he not sensed and reacted quickly, he would've been stabbed.
'Damn it, how did this brat learn such a mysterious and powerful bodily movement skill?'
Will wondered.
What proved to be more difficult for Will to handle was seeing Caroline go lovey-dovey with Austin. She didn't want to break away from their embrace.
"You'll know who really is the right person for you, Caroline. I'll see to it," Will snorted, and with a flick of his sleeve, he left the hill.
"Our uninvited guest just left. How shameless. I must teach him a lesson," Austin murmured, his eyes glaring.
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