"If Marquis Falk is merely passing by, please make yourself at home."
Austin told a little lie, because Ryan never said he wouldn't associate with strangers.
But faced with pressure from a powerful figure like the Marquis of Falk, Austin could only resort to borrowing the coattails of Raine.
After all, in his impression, the Gray family and the House family did not have a good relationship.
I doubt that Ryan would expose him.
After saying this, Austin saw that Ryan did not refute him, and he knew that he had made the right bet.
Lord Falk's face darkened as he listened to Austin's words.
Before Marquis Falk could speak, the aura of the other man behind him suddenly erupted, pressing down on Austin.
"You have no respect for rank! Let me teach you the proper etiquette when you meet a marquis!"
The man's aura, that of a mid-level fifth rank, pressed down on Austin, who was only a mid-level third rank, and Austin instantly felt difficulty breathing.
In front of a large audience, Austin stubbornly refused to kneel down.
But how could a third-level cultivator possibly resist the aura of a fifth-level cultivator? In less than three seconds, Austin felt as if his internal organs were being squeezed and deformed, and his legs suddenly went weak.
Just as Austin was about to kneel down.
The fifth-order aura surrounding Austin vanished in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, Ryan, who was behind Austin, appeared in front of the man who had attacked Marquis Falk and kicked out with a powerful kick.
The man immediately transformed into a cannonball and flew away.
Ryan's kick was extremely powerful, sending the man flying out of the Wilson family's manor.
A straight trail of blood was left along the way.
Without a doubt, the person who was kicked away was most likely dead.
From the moment Renn made his move to the moment the man flew out, less than half a second had passed. Those present only reacted a second after the man had flown out.
They stared in shock at Ryan and Austin standing to the side.
Unexpectedly, Ryan actually stood up for Austin, a complete stranger.
"Raine, what are you doing?"
"Vic was just trying to teach that kid about manners and etiquette, and you killed him!"
"Killing people indiscriminately, do you still have any regard for the laws of the Empire?"
Marquis Falk's serpentine eyes were fixed on Renn beside him as he spoke in a deep voice.
Renn chuckled softly, "Heh—"
The next moment, Renn's face turned cold, and the temperature of the banquet seemed to drop by more than ten degrees.
With a swift movement, Renn grabbed Marquis Falk, who was caught in the throat and suspended in mid-air without any resistance.
"ridiculous."
"Is this the first day you, Folk, have met me, Ryan?"
Renn tightened his grip on Marquis Falk's hand slightly, and Marquis Falk, pale-faced, struggled in Renn's grasp like a little chick.
"He unleashed his power in front of me, messed up my hairstyle, tell me... shouldn't he die?"
After saying that, Ryan tightened his grip again.
Marquis Falk grasped Renn's right hand with both hands, sensing Renn's murderous intent, and nodded.
"Damn it."
Renn snorted coldly and suddenly flung Marquis Falk away, sending several chairs flying.
"Get lost. If you ever try to show off your power in front of me again, I'll crush you."
After doing all this, Ryan walked to Austin's side and spoke softly.
"Let's go, I'm not full yet, let's take another walk."
"Oh, by the way, don't forget to send me the sea ice shells you mentioned every month."
Austin was taken aback by what he heard, but was overjoyed.
What does it mean to accept this sea ice shell?
Because he could be considered one of Ryan's friends!
Austin quickly ran to Ryan's side and nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes, Young Master Ryan, come with me."