All right then. Now, do what you all must!
Steward Lu dismissed himself and disappeared instantly. After making the announcement, he had no further interest in mingling with the grunt disciples.
After he left, some of the grunt disciples started discussing. Apparently, Steward Lu's comment on Austin made them feel jealous.
Steward Lu had never talked to any of them like that since he took over the management of grunt disciples.
But just then, just today, he spoke with Austin directly.
Every grunt disciple wanted to make a mark on Steward Lu's mind. And witnessing how the steward talked with Austin made them envious.
They wonder what was so special about Austin that piqued the steward's interest.
Among the jealous disciples was Matias. He was furious as he glared at Austin hatefully.
He had always considered himself above the other grunt disciples since he entered the sect. The other grunt disciples also looked up to him. Everywhere he went, he was always the center of attention.
But just now, Steward Lu didn't even mention his name or looked at him longer.
Instead, the steward paid more attention to Austin and even spoke to the latter.
It was something that Matias could not easily let go. He wanted to rush towards Austin and grind him beneath his heel. He wanted to tell the world that he was the one worthy of attention.
But eventually, he calmed himself down. He looked at Austin with his furious sharp eyes before he finally turned around and walked behind his wounded companions.
Meanwhile, Austin didn't even look at Matias and his companions.
However, deep down, he understood that Matias had his own reasons to hate him.
The feud between Matias and Austin began in an accident.
It started not so long ago when Austin accidentally sneaked into a small forest near the grunt disciples' settlement that he found two naked grunt disciples in the middle of rough sex.
One of them was Matias, and the other was an unknown girl.
Embarrassed and angered at the same time, Matias quickly shooed Austin out of the forest. But at the time, Austin didn't understand what he had seen. Being childish as he was, he told people about what he saw, "I saw Matias wrestling a naked woman in the forest."
In no time, the news spread among the grunt disciples and Matias became the laughingstock for a while.
The embarrassment clouded Matias' mind with anger. He hunted Austin and beat him up good.
And this was the beginning of their enmity towards each other.
As the crowd began to disperse, Austin walked towards Evan and looked at the latter's wounded body with guilt and worry.
"You're hurt, Evan. Let's go to the Medicine Hall first so I can get some elixir for you," Austin said.
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