Sebastian’s hands trembled as he gripped the phone.
"Master Alistair... The fight wasn’t as simple as I thought it would be."
His voice shook so badly that it sounded as if he were about to cry.
On the other side of the call, Alistair imdiately sat upright. The relaxed expression on his face vanished.
"What did you just say?" His voice exploded through the phone. "What happened?!"
Sebastian nearly jumped. Cold sweat ran down his forehead.
He quickly explained everything. From Blake and Jade finding Lucas, to the confrontation at the restaurant, to the fight itself, and finally the humiliating defeat.
The more Alistair listened, the darker his expression beca. By the ti Sebastian finished speaking, the room around Alistair had beco deathly silent.
Even the servants standing nearby didn’t dare breathe loudly.
After a long pause, Alistair finally spoke.
"What is Jade’s condition?"
Sebastian hurriedly replied. "Miss Jade is recovering. She suffered injuries, but they aren’t life-threatening. It’s Blake who took the worst of it."
Sebastian glanced at Blake’s hospital bed. The young man was still unconscious. His face was swollen beyond recognition. Several bones had been broken.
The doctors had spent hours treating him. Even now, he looked miserable.
Alistair’s eyelids twitched. For a mont, he didn’t know whether to be angry or horrified.
Blake losing was already bad enough. But Jade being injured? That was a completely different matter.
"You idiot!"
Alistair suddenly roared. The loud shout nearly ruptured Sebastian’s eardrums.
"Do you have any idea what you’ve done?!"
Sebastian’s face turned pale. "Master Alistair... You personally asked for help!"
Alistair almost wanted to smash his phone. "That isn’t the point! The point is that I never received permission from the clan to send Blake and Jade outside!"
His chest rose and fell violently.
Originally, he had thought it would be a simple task. A routine lesson.
Sothing that would be resolved in a single afternoon.
Instead, one of the clan’s promising young talents had been beaten unconscious. And Jade, the favorite of several elders.
If the higher-ups discovered he had secretly sent her out for a private mission, he would be finished. Completely finished.
The more Alistair thought about it, the more his scalp tingled. Not only would Sebastian suffer, he himself would also be dragged into this ss.
Yet the situation had already reached this point. Trying to hide it would only make things worse. If the truth ca out later, the punishnt would be ten tis more severe.
Alistair clenched his teeth.
"Stay where you are. Do not make another move against Lucas. Wait for the clan’s instructions."
After hanging up, Alistair imdiately left his room. His pace was faster than ever before.
Ten minutes later, inside the Vayne Clan’s council hall, several elders sat around a long table. The atmosphere was oppressive.
Alistair stood in the center. His back was soaked with sweat.
As he finished explaining everything that had happened, the hall erupted.
"You sent Jade outside without permission?! Are you insane?! What were you thinking? Do you understand the consequences if sothing happened to her?"
One elder slamd his palm onto the table. The thick hardwood cracked instantly.
Another elder’s face was equally ugly. "You acted on your own authority. You endangered clan mbers. You’ve embarrassed the Vayne Clan."
One accusation after another rained down upon him. Alistair lowered his head. He didn’t dare argue because every accusation was true.
The scolding continued for nearly an hour. Only after everyone had vented their anger did the Clan Leader finally raise a hand.
The old man’s eyes were calm, yet the pressure he emitted was enough to make everyone nervous.
"The matter of punishnt can wait," his voice was steady. "But first..."
He tapped the table lightly. "Find this Lucas."
The elders exchanged glances.
The Clan Leader continued. "A young man who can defeat Blake and Jade at the sa ti is not ordinary. Whether he is a hidden disciple, a genius, or backed by another force, we need answers."
His eyes narrowed slightly. "Track him. I want all information regarding Lucas as soon as possible."
The hall instantly grew serious. Everyone understood. At this mont, Lucas had officially entered the sight of the Vayne Clan.
After nearly two hours of investigation, more information about Lucas finally arrived at the Vayne Clan. The atmosphere inside the council hall grew heavier with every report that was presented.
One elder frowned as he read through the latest findings. Then his expression suddenly changed.
"Wait... There is sothing here."
The entire hall beca quiet. The elder slowly placed the docunt on the table.
"The incident in Dustford. The one involving Xavier’s daughter."
Several elders imdiately narrowed their eyes. That incident had caused quite a stir among the martial clans so ti ago. They all knew about it.
The elder continued. "According to the investigation, Lucas was directly involved in that matter. And more importantly..."
He paused.
"Xavier’s daughter is currently supporting him."
The mont those words were spoken, the expressions of several elders changed. Even the Clan Leader’s eyes narrowed slightly. A feeling of unease suddenly spread through the hall.
The elders exchanged glances. Then one of them slowly turned toward Alistair.
"Didn’t Sebastian tell you that Lucas was just an ordinary university student? A poor boy who got lucky in the financial market?"
Alistair’s face instantly beca ugly. "That was the information I received."
The Clan Leader’s gaze turned cold. The pressure in the room imdiately increased.
"Call Sebastian."
His voice wasn’t loud. Yet nobody dared disobey.
The phone call connected almost imdiately. Sebastian’s nervous voice ca through.
"Clan Leader?"
The old man’s expression remained indifferent. "Tell . Weren’t you the one who claid Lucas was an ordinary boy from a poor family?
A student who got lucky trading stocks?"
The mont Sebastian heard the question, his heart skipped a beat. His instincts imdiately told him sothing was wrong.
Sothing very wrong. Cold sweat covered his forehead.
"T-That... That was the information my son gave ."
The hall instantly erupted. "You fool!"
An elder slamd the table. Another elder’s expression darkened.
"You investigated soone and couldn’t even verify basic information?"
Alistair’s face beca increasingly ugly. The elders had already blad him enough. Now he finally found soone else to bla.
Without hesitation, he shifted all the pressure onto Sebastian.
"Are you trying to get us killed? You told he was an ordinary student! You never ntioned his connection to Xavier!"
Sebastian felt like crying. His legs nearly gave out beneath him.
Without wasting a second, he imdiately turned toward Kai, who was standing nearby.
His face twisted with anger. "You little bastard! Didn’t you tell Lucas was just so poor nobody?"
Kai was terrified. He had never seen his father this angry before. His voice trembled.
"T-That’s what I believed! He really was poor before! I swear!"
The Clan Leader listened quietly. Eventually, the complete picture beca clear.
Lucas wasn’t simply a lucky student. He had connections to Xavier. And behind Xavier stood another powerful martial force.
The Vayne Clan had completely underestimated him from the beginning. The realization caused many elders to frown. So of them felt this matter might not be as simple as crushing an ordinary opponent.
The hall fell silent. Everyone began considering the consequences.
However, just as the atmosphere beca cautious, Alistair suddenly stood up.
His expression was extrely ugly. "So what if he has connections to Xavier?"
His voice echoed through the hall. "So what if there is another clan behind him?
We are the Vayne Clan. Are we supposed to lower our heads because one junior injured our people?"
His eyes flashed with cold fury.
"No. Anyone who dares bring sha to the Vayne Clan must pay the price."
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