“Sebastian, don’t underestimate Flynn. He’s one of the up-and-coming stars of the younger generation of Phaedra Island,” Bruce advised Sebastian.
Harvey nodded furiously. “Sebastian, my dad is right. Flynn is really remarkable. No one from his generation is his match. You need to be careful.”
Lana nodded as well. “Sebastian, allow my dad to see you off.”
“What cultivation base is Flynn York at?” questioned Sebastian.
Bruce answered, “He’s about to enter the Divine Realm.”
Sebastian flashed a contemptuous smile at Bruce. “That means he hasn’t entered the Divine Realm yet. Why do I need to fear him?”
“Sebastian, what about you?” Bruce asked.
“I’m a pinnacle grandmaster!”
“Wow, Sebastian, you’re awesome!” Harvey looked at Sebastian in admiration and worry.” Still, you’d better not fight Flynn. He’s learned a rather vicious sword technique from somewhere, and he’s a beast.”
Bruce nodded. “Indeed. Flynn York beat his opponent, a middle-stage grandmaster, when he was just an early-stage grandmaster. Now that he’s about to achieve the Divine Realm, you’d better stay away from him unless you’ve achieved it ahead of him.”
However, Sebastian remained unfazed. Putting aside the cultivation method he was practicing now, he used to be quite strong in the past. Be it before or after he lost his cultivation base, he had no fear for Flynn York.
After dinner, Lana led Sebastian on a stroll. They walked far and finally sat down on a bench at the peach grove. The full moon in the sky illuminated the earth.
“Sebastian, are you reluctant to marry me?” Lana rested her head on Sebastian’s shoulders, looking relaxed.
Meanwhile, Sebastian was stumped by her sudden question. “Lana, do you really want to marry me?”
Without hesitation, she replied, “Of course. I’ve been wanting to marry you since three years ago.”
Sebastian was rendered speechless by her answer, knowing that the 20-year-old Lana was just a childish teen three years ago.
“We haven’t spent much time together. Why would you think of marrying me?” he pressed
on.
“I don’t know. If you really need an answer from me, I’ll say I fell in love at first sight with
you,” she said with a grin.
“But do you truly understand me as a person?” he continued.
After some silence, she confessed, “I looked into your background over the two years, and I know a thing or two about you, including your short-lived marriage.”
He was surprised to learn that Lana was aware of his divorce.
“Sebastian, do you have another woman?” she suddenly asked.
It was his turn to fall silent. Lana’s question reminded him of Zoey Lewis. In the past, he had agreed to take Zoey as his second wife in exchange for the Aether Script.
Lana, who seemed to have grasped the situation, felt uneasy about it. Still, she managed a smile. “Well, I’m not surprised. It’s normal for a remarkable man like you to have female friends close to you.”
“Do you still want to marry me?” he questioned.
“I do,” she replied without hesitation.
As Phaedra Island was isolated from the rest of the world, men on the island practiced polygamy. Therefore, she was used to the idea.
“Lana, I’m leaving tomorrow. I’ll be back for you in a year, and I’ll marry you if you still want to marry me by that time,” he promised.
“Sure. It’s a deal.” She flashed a sweet smile at him.
“Alright. It’s getting late. Let’s head back and sleep,” he reminded her.
