Walking, Kai kept his back straight and quietly surveyed the surroundings. The gardens on the way to the main building of the mansion were incredible. There were many different ornamental plants and trees growing there. Many of them he had never seen before. The streams and lakes were arranged with a certain logic. It gave the impression that the whole territory of the mansion was a work of art, the impression that it was all one big artistic composition.
Ahead of them was a long staircase, which was made of white stone, and on the sides were columns of mahogany decorated with lanterns.
A great stream of people were constantly ascending it, all of whom were very handsomely and expensively dressed. There were many pretty girls and boys, who all looked at each other with an appraising glance, and there was a slight odor of competition in the air.
It seemed that all the families and organizations that had arrived were mostly from the younger generation, only rarely could one see people of mature age who seemed to be the heads or elders of the families.
As they talked, Kai and Diso were nearing the end of the stairs, and ahead of them the same group of beauties were still walking. Occasionally they would turn around for a second smiling and continue their banter. In the center of their group was a girl, wearing a beautiful loose pink kimono, her waist tied tightly with a bow, showing how thin she was. The slit at the side showed her leg a little, all this together emphasized her slender figure. She looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, and what surprised Kai was that she was also a Cultivator.
She had long black hair and eyes of a strange color, they were as pink as her clothes. She also wore makeup on her eyelids.
Among the whole group she was the most beautiful, it wouldn't be weird if she was some kind of princess. Kai even forgot about the etiquette for a second and looked at her intently.
- Ooh, my brother has a good eye! - Diso said snidely, "She is the only daughter of the head of the Flowering Garden Clan. Her name is Taemi.
- The Blossom Garden Clan is one of the strongest forces in the Moonlight Shine Empire, it's just outside Lord Flick's region, no wonder she came. Their Clan is not reclusive, and does some business with the outside world. - The fatty quietly narrated.
- It is said that they cultivate many spiritual herbs and they even have developed alchemy. So a lot of pills in our empire are sold by their clan! - Diso continued to explain.
Alchemists were highly respected in this world as they were the only ones who could produce various miracle medicines and most importantly cultivation pills! It was said that they could subdue the natural fire that naturally originated in places saturated with fire energy.
It was also very important for them to have a powerful mental power to control the temperature of the flames and its concentration. Due to their knowledge of herbs and the correct proportions, they would slowly vaporize the entire shell of the herbs, leaving only their juice unadulterated, and slowly mixing the squeeze of different herbs to form miraculous pills. It was an incredibly complex and respected craft! It could not be learned by an ordinary person, only those who knew how to control energy could do it. Therefore, each of the alchemists had to be a master of martial arts. All these nuances were briefly told to him by Master Mo.
While Diso was chatting together with Kai, a group of three guys suddenly appeared in front of the girls, they said while smiling:
- Nice to meet you Lady Taemi!
Unfortunately they appeared out of nowhere too quickly, the girl was about to step on the next step just at that moment, but because of their appearance she decided to take her foot back sharply. But then she realized that she was tangled up in her kimono! When she realized this she was already flying through the air in the direction of the descent.
Watching this, Kai calmly raised his hand and caught her in flight, looking straight into her eyes.
- You have to be careful, you could break your neck, and you have a thin neck, hehehe. - Kai laughed, and the girl was just coming to her senses from such a sudden turn of events.
Seeing this, the guy who had recently said hello to her, flew up to Kai incredibly fast pulling out his sword and pointing it at his neck.
- Anu let go of Taemi, you filthy pervert, where are you groping her! - Shouted the guy
- Look, there's no need to project your desires on others, just because you wish to grope a beauty doesn't mean I wish the same. - Calmly saying this Kai shrugged his shoulders, further holding the girl by the waist.
- How dare you...! I would never dare to do such a thing to Lady Taemi! - Shouted the guy with anger.
"Those noble kids really were funny, they were so easy to piss off." - smilingly thought Kai.
- Oooh, so this is Lady Taemi? I've heard about your incredible beauty for a long time! As soon as I saw you, I should have known it was you! Although there are an incredible number of beauties here, you stand out. - Kai said, staring intently into her eyes.
The fat man was totally stunned! He stood staring at everything that was happening.
"When did he get to hear about her a long time ago, if he only learned of her existence a minute ago!" - Screamed Diso in his head
The girl was in complete shock now, she couldn't even answer anything. Looking into Kai's deep azure eyes, she felt slightly dizzy. This guy was strangely attractive, she was surprised by her own thoughts.
- Flatterer, did you set this up on purpose? Bastard! - The guy shouted again, trying to vilify Kai.
- Are you an idiot? - Raising one eyebrow Kai asked, he lost his sense of etiquette for a second.
- First of all, you're the one who jumped out of nowhere and scared the girls, so you can blame yourself.
- Secondly, if I hadn't caught her, she would have fallen down the stairs. Although considering she's a Cultivator, I don't think anything would have happened to her.
- Third, thank you! Because of your idiocy, I was able to take such an incredible beauty into my arms, haha! - Smiling widely, Kai laughed.
Kai gently lifted his arm, and set Taemi on her feet, bringing her back to her balance.
- Well then, have a good evening Lady Taemi. - With a smile he bowed slightly.
- And you ladies have a good evening too! - He nodded to the entire group of girls.
- Brother Diso, let's go, we have a busy program tonight. - Calmly said Kai and continued to walk up.
The silent Diso with his eyes bulging silently followed, as if his eyes were going to fall out of his orbits.
Behind them, the guy with the sword and Taemi stood dumbfounded, going over everything that had just happened in their heads.
All of Kai's reactions and behavior, from start to finish, were very peculiar. He didn't fall for the provocation, but provoked back. Caught the incredible beauty in his arms, complimented her, and even admitted he was glad he did, yet he didn't even stay for a second to try to talk to her longer. Any of the young gentlemen would have tried to leave a good impression of themselves and talk longer, they would even show their concern for the girl's health and ask if she had twisted her leg.
But this guy here... He was completely different, even his aura was mysterious. And the most infuriating thing was that no one knew who he was or where he came from. Soon rumors began to spread, for at the moment of the incident on the stairs there were many people who were watching with interest.