Top Grade Immortal Emperor in the Flower City

Just as Mick's lips were about to kiss Ruth's palm, Ye Ling stood up, his body swaying, and the wine bottle he was holding dropped straight down.

Smack, Mick cried out as the wine bottle directly hit his arm, and he immediately rose to his feet with a dark expression on his face.

Ruth and Ai Lu beside him were also a bit puzzled. What was going on? Kissing the hand was the most basic etiquette in the West, so naturally, they were taken aback by Ye Ling's actions.

"Did this guy do that on purpose?" Ruth suddenly had this thought in her mind.

Mick stood up and, looking at Ye Ling darkly, said, "Who are you! Where are your manners, Huaxia man?"

"Would you believe me if I said it was an accident?" Ye Ling said very sincerely.

The two women nodded, they naturally believed him, and seeing the two women nod, Mick also gritted his teeth and nodded, "Fine, I forgive you."

"You forgive me? I damn well don't forgive you, where are your manners, your etiquette? Did you f***ing learn them from a dog?"

Ye Ling's assertiveness left everyone shocked. What was wrong with this guy? Had he gone mad? He had hit someone with a wine bottle, and yet it seemed like he was the one who was in the right.

"You just said it wasn't intentional, and yet you dare to question my manners. I want to ask, how did your family teach you? Is it right to loudly scold someone who wasn't even at fault, and even want to get physical?"

"I see you come from the upper-class nobility too, but your behavior is truly despicable. Are all the nobles in Mi Country like this?"

"My family is not only influential in Mi Country but throughout the entire West!" Mick immediately turned red with anger, determined to defend his family's honor.

Ye Ling was taken aback, then immediately nodded, "I see! So, with just one sentence, you represent your whole family for the entire West?"

"Quite the audacity! Are you treating the other noble families like they're dead? Or have you decided that your family now represents all the others?"

"I get it, your family intends to swallow the other clans, and that's why you make such statements!"

"How influential is your family? Can they turn men into women and then have them give birth to children?"

Ye Ling's barrage of words stunned Mick into silence. Wait, something was off. When Mick saw the changing expressions on the faces of the surrounding noble families, he was filled with alarm.

"You're slandering me! When did I ever say my family represents the entire West?"

"And! What does influence have to do with men giving birth to children? That's a matter for scientists, what's it got to do with our family?"

"Today, you better explain yourself, or I won't let this go!"

Mick suddenly roared, this despicable fellow, how did he manage to trap me with just a few words, and I was foolish enough to jump right into it.

As he spoke, the crowd burst into laughter, only then did they realize that Ye Ling had been toying with Mick.

"You really are a troublemaker; this guy is not easy to provoke," Ruth said with a helpless expression. Read exclusive adventures at empire

Ye Ling shrugged his shoulders: "What's there to be afraid of, he's not from the Ross Clan, right, Your Majesty?"

At that moment, Mick finally caught on as well, his face ashen, while several burly men had already come up behind him, ready to take action.

"This is the Sterr Family estate, within this great family's grounds, fighting is not permitted, understand?"

"Moreover, the Princess from the Ross Clan is here, we mustn't disturb her, everyone stand down."

Mick spoke with a sinister tone, but the threat in his words was heavily implied. Ye Ling, however, appeared indifferent. Damn Mick, if he really pushed my buttons, I'd just slaughter him outright.

"This time, on behalf of the Locke Clan, I am here to propose to the beautiful Miss Ruth. I think the great leader of the Sterr Family will certainly agree."

As he spoke, Mick looked provocatively at Ye Ling, then swept his gaze arrogantly across the others in the room, tilting his head up proudly.

Hiss, everyone was shocked when they heard this news. The Locke Clan had really proposed to Ruth. If these two families joined forces, would it threaten the standing of the Ross Clan?

When Ye Ling heard 'Locke Clan,' he already knew what significance this family held.

During a crisis in the Ross Clan, the Clan Leader had arranged for a family member to take a vast fortune and establish the Locke Clan in Mi Country.

And the person who was arranged to do so, after leveraging the rise of the Ross Clan, heartlessly abandoned them to establish his own family, which rapidly grew in power and influence.

Ever since, the Locke Clan had become a formidable force in the world, and aside from the Ross Clan, who could still suppress them, no one could ignore this giant family.

"Tsk tsk, beautiful empress, how does it feel to have the traitor flaunting his power before you?" whispered Ye Ling as he walked over to Ai Lu.

Ai Lu's expression did not change, and she simply gave a cold smile, "The Ross Clan will always be an unsurpassable glory."

Ye Ling nodded in understanding. Such a huge behemoth, if it were afraid of challenges from other families, would have been obliterated by the sands of time long ago, not enjoying its current splendor.

Ruth, on the other hand, smiled and said to Mick, "I am sorry, Mr. Mick, but I think you will be disappointed this time."

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Mick asked with a light laugh.

For the Locke Clan, choosing an alliance with the Sterr Family was not only about the Sterrs' terrifying background but was also about Ruth as a person.

Ruth's talent was universally acknowledged. She was a leading figure in the entire West, and what was more important was that Mick clearly remembered what the elder had said: the Sterr Family was not simple.

To have the leader of the Locke Clan say that was enough to take pride in.

"I am sorry, but I already have a man I admire, so, I am very sorry." Ruth said, standing beside Ye Ling and taking his arm.

Everyone was stunned, including Ai Lu, who was also shocked by Ruth's words.

What a joke, when had Ruth ever fallen for a guy from Huaxia? No one had ever heard of such a thing.

"Miss Ruth, don't joke with me. If you are unwilling, you could have found someone else to use as a shield, but you picked someone like this from the distant East, a bumpkin..." Mick suddenly burst into laughter.

"Right, that's the word, bumpkin, isn't it? Sorry, I think I must have translated that correctly, haha!"

Mick's mockery did not anger Ye Ling; rather, he smiled faintly, "I just wonder what qualifications do you have to laugh here, someone who is not even as good as this 'bumpkin' you speak of?"

Crack, the atmosphere instantly froze, and the smile on Mick's face stopped abruptly.

That damn bastard, was he mocking me for not having the power to force Ruth to come with me?

"As you speak, I think you'd better think more about your safety issues."

Mick finally couldn't hold back anymore and bared his sharp fangs at Ye Ling, ready to attack at any moment.