"Idiot!" Stout replied in exasperation. "I'd like to see how you plan to stop us from leaving!"
"My friend, today is the master's birthday. I don't want any unpleasant incidents. I advise both sides to sit down and discuss things calmly." The white-haired old man spoke calmly.
Stout glanced at him but didn't respond. He turned to Derek and said, "Mr Hines, let's go."
Just as they were about to leave, the young man who had been confrontational earlier dashed forward and threw a punch at Stout.
"You really are an idiot," Stout stood still, and an aura emanated from him.
The young man's punch hit Stout's defensive barrier, and instead of hurting Stout, the young man's own arm made a cracking sound as if bones were breaking. "Ah..." he cried out in pain, crouching down.
"Hmm," the white-haired old man's eyes flashed with surprise. "No wonder you dared to be so arrogant. You actually have some skill. However, thinking you can act recklessly with just a bit of skill is being overly arrogant." The old man continued, his aura growing stronger.
At that moment, hurried footsteps could be heard from the entrance, and Kenny Doman, the head of the Doman family, entered with several people.
"Mr Kenny Doman, you finally show up?" Derek spoke with a serious tone. "Is this how the Doman family treats your guests?"
"Mr Hines, please calm down. I will explain everything to you," Kenny Doman's expression turned grave. He then turned to Nick Doman, his brother. "Nick, did you invite Mr Hines here?"
Hearing this, Derek and Stout exchanged a glance, both sensing that things were not as simple as they seemed. If Kenny Doman didn't invite them, then who did?
"Well, Kenny, Mr Hines is an important figure in Enssea. It's only natural to invite him to the birthday banquet." Nick shrugged.
"I'm thinking for the sake of our family. We don't want to be criticized for being too narrow-minded as the Doman family." He added.
Kenny Doman exhaled deeply and said, "Nick, don't court trouble. You need to stop it."
"Kenny, I don't understand what you mean by that," Nick narrowed his eyes slightly and continued, "Have you been under a strain recently? You're not making any sense. I told you not to be exhausted. You're the birthday star today, and you'll be toasting to the guests later. You should rest upstairs now, let me take care of the rest."
Before Kenny Doman could respond, Nick waved his hand. Two old men entered the room and helped Kenny Doman upstairs.
"This way please, Mr Doman." Said the old men to Kenny.
"Damn it, what are you two up to? Planning a rebellion?" Kenny Doman's voice erupted in anger.
"Sir, please don't put us in a difficult position!" one of the elderly men exclaimed, emanating a powerful pressure, a peak Battle God's aura.
"Very well, both of you are quite impressive!" Kenny Doman's rage soared, his gaze sharpened, and his own aura surged in response.
As the head of the Doman family, he possessed formidable cultivation, not weaker than that of the elderly opponent he faced.
However, in the next moment, his expression abruptly changed. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura immediately withered.
"Nick! You poisoned me!?" Kenny realized what had just transpired.
"Huh!?" Derek and the others were stunned once again.
"Is Nick Doman trying to seize power?" they thought.
"Take him away!" Nick Doman ordered with a wave of his hand.
As soon as he finished speaking, the elderly man delivered a palm strike to Kenny Doman's neck. Kenny's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed on the ground. Subsequently, the two elderly men supported him and began ascending the stairs to the second floor.
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