225 Encounter (1/2)

After a while, Leon seemed to have returned to his normal self and apologized to everyone and offered the palace guards some praise. They had done well in his absence.

Afterward, he turned his attention to Elder Evergreen and flashed him an apologetic smile.

”Sorry, you had to see something unsightly.”

”No matter. On the contrary, I got to see something interesting.” Elder Evergreen waved it off with a simple hand gesture.

In some ways, Elder Evergreen felt the boy was similar to him, except he wasn't as extreme. Perhaps, it was the hot-bloodedness of youths that caused such extremity.

However, he also followed the principle that a drop of water should be returned with a gushing spring, and blood debts must be repaid a hundredfold.

Leon smiled wryly while scratching his sideburns. ”Something interesting, huh? I suppose to don't usually see such human gore often down here.”

”Not that.” Elder Evergreen shook his head and corrected him. ”I'm talking about your right arm. It's unbelievable how powerful the human flesh can be.”

Leon smiled wryly. As he continues to advance his mastery over the [Black Turtle Heavenly Guard] technique, it would only continue to grow stronger. He cannot imagine how they would react then.

”However, it seems like it is only limited to your right arm, right? The rest of your body doesn't seem to be as powerful.” Elder Evergreen added.

”For now.”

Leon nodded before Lilith attracted his attention when his right was suddenly lifted. She did not dwell on the previous matter and resumed focus on his right arm like she wanted to understand the secret behind its power.

”What are you doing?” Leon asked.

”Hm? Ahem, I was just wondering how your right arm is so powerful.” Lilith responded with curiosity. After all, the beasts were known for their powerful bodies, but hers wasn't as powerful as Leon's right arm even though she was training in a body cultivation method.

Realizing something, Leon looked around. The palace guards all had their attention on him. They had not gotten over their initial shock of the scene of him blocking a sword with his arm. It was like the headless corpse on the ground did not exist.

”It seems you are also all curious how I got my right arm to be so powerful,” Leon said to the palace guards as they all nodded like pecking ducks.

”Yes, Your Highness, we are all very curious!”

”Are you going to share your secret?”

”Yeah, I'm also lopsided, but I don't think—”

Everyone responded with anticipation, hoping to find out more, but the last line immediately made Leon's face turn black.

Although the palace guard had immediately kept mum, he had said enough for all the men to understand what he was intending to say.

There was a trend that says that if a man was lopsided then it meant that he…

The palace guards all nodded heavily at his words, but after their prince was gone, they all began cursing the one that mentioned 'lopsided' while throwing kicks and punches at him.

”Look at what you did, you bastard!”

Pow! Pow! Pow!

”I didn't mean it that way…” The palace guard wanted to cry. He had called upon an unexpected disaster for himself. Is this what it meant by loose lips sinks ships?

”Then what did you mean exactly?!”

Pow! Pow!

The palace guards were still angry and continued their barrage.

”Bastard, even if you fap until you are dry, your arm still wouldn't be as strong as the prince's arm!”

Right after that line was said, the palace guard that said it, realized how misleading it was and panicked.

”I mean…”

He wanted to correct himself, but it was too late.

Leon and the other two with him in the distance still managed to hear it. His face darkened even further and quickened his steps while thinking, 'The hell's that supposed to mean?! That they couldn't fap as much as him!? Dammit, this is one big misunderstanding!'

He didn't want to stick around, lest he continues to become the butt of their jokes. If he tried to explain, he would only appear guilty.

At the same time, he made a mental note to quickly refine the rest of his body to the initial success stage.

He did not want to be seen as 'lopsided'. It would only invite misunderstands if word spread within the Royal Palace. Those maids did not seem to like him already. He did not want his image to suffer any more blows.

”What does fap mean?” Lilith asked innocently as she faced Leon.

Leon felt his lips twitched as he became depressed.

”Haha…” Elder Evergreen began to chuckle. Clearly, the Old Treant was amused by what was going on.

Lilith was surprised to hear the Old Treant's raspy laugh. Did she say something funny? She looked at Leon quizzically.