Chapter 565 The King cannot be insulted
The moment he saw them, a trace of anger flashed across Alex's face, but he immediately returned to normal and bowed to them: "Good morning, Cousin Catherine, Cousin Paul, Cousin Gerard, and Cousin Jerome."
Catherine was the blonde who had spoken first. She was a graceful young lady, the only daughter of the current head of the Balfam Palace, and also a popular candidate for the next head. Seeing Alex take the initiative to salute her, she raised a slightly mocking smile, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and said arrogantly, "Oh, I didn't expect that my useless cousin would take the initiative to salute. It seems that he has suffered a lot outside and understands the hierarchy of seniority."
"Cousin Catherine is right. Only by letting Alex experience more outside can he realize how good we are," the tall Paul continued. "After all, if someone like him who has no talent for being a trainer was born into an ordinary family, he would probably be a homeless person now."
The courtyard was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere. Even the servants passing by were covering their mouths and laughing. It seemed that such things were commonplace to them.
Alex clenched his hands into fists, his nails digging into his palms, but he still maintained a calm expression. He raised his head and looked at Catherine and others with a firm gaze: "My cousins are right. I will definitely listen to your teachings carefully."
Although they are cousins, Alex has no status in the family because his parents died early and he has no talent. Although the family's power allows him to be a domineering young master outside, he will be bullied by his cousins as soon as he returns home.
"You still have some self-awareness," Catherine sneered, and then looked at Yang Ming with interest, "Are you Alex's weird friend? You're quite handsome, do you want to be my boyfriend?"
"Come on, Catherine, you've had so many boyfriends," Jerome, the youngest, teased, "Changing one a week, that's too fast."
"I'll do whatever I want, what's it to you?" Catherine smiled sweetly, staring at Yang Ming, "Well, follow me, I guarantee you'll have everything you want."
Hearing this, Alex's face suddenly changed. He knew what kind of temper the "big boss" had and had already begun to mourn for his cousin.
Yin Yue, who was standing aside, looked like she was watching a show and completely regarded Catherine as a clown.
"I didn't expect the eldest daughter of Balfam Fragrance Hall to be so uneducated," Yang Ming said indifferently, "I can't help it. I will discipline you on behalf of your parents."
Before she finished her words, Catherine felt the air around her condense instantly, and a gravity pressed her so hard that she couldn't breathe. With a "thump", Catherine fell to her knees on the spot, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't stand up.
"What the hell is going on?!" Catherine was panicked, beads of sweat the size of beans oozing from her forehead, and a feeling of fear spreading in her heart.
In fact, even her cousins were sweating profusely at this moment. From beginning to end, no one could see clearly how Yang Ming made his move.
This time they hit a wall! Everyone immediately felt something was wrong.
"How dare you! Let the young lady go!"
At this moment, a sturdy figure rushed out from the courtyard. He was a middle-aged man with gray hair and dressed in butler's clothes. It was obvious at first glance that he was no ordinary person.
As soon as she saw the middle-aged man, Catherine's face instantly showed joy, and she hurriedly shouted: "Uncle Nicholas, save me!"
"Gravity? What a brilliant trick." Nicholas only needed to take one look at Catherine who was kneeling on the ground to instantly understand what happened. He looked at Yang Ming coldly with a very unfriendly tone, "Your Excellency is so unreasonable to the eldest lady of the Balfam Fragrance Hall. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"
"An explanation?" Yang Ming sneered, "She humiliated my friend before. Shouldn't she give an explanation to my friend first?"
"Don't forget that my friend is also from the Balfam Fragrance Palace. Do you think that people of the same bloodline are still divided into high and low status here?"
When he heard the word "friend", a hint of gratitude flashed across Alex's face.
Nicholas's face froze, but as one of Catherine's supporters, he knew he couldn't back down here, so he gritted his teeth and said, "You're just making up your mind. Take my move first."
As a Poké Ball was thrown out, a white dog-type Pokémon appeared beside him. This Pokémon was covered with thick hair all over its body, looking very elegant.
"It's Butler Nicholas's trump card, Dorimia. Looks like he's finally going to make a move!"
"This Dorimia has perfect defense, and Butler Nicholas is an elite warrior. This kid is doomed!"
Paul and others who were watching on the sidelines were gloating, thinking that as long as an elite strongman took action, Yang Ming would be subdued quickly.
However, facing this kind of opponent, Yang Ming just sneered. Then a pink figure appeared from behind him and greeted Dorimia.
"Play with it, Picosi, use Jet Fire."
Under everyone's surprised gaze, Picosi defeated Dorimia, who was known for her "Iron Arm Defense", with just one move, and used gravity to control the butler Nicholas.
"Impossible, how can you be so strong!" Under the pressure of gravity, the butler also knelt on his knees like Catherine. At this time, he was sweating profusely and looking at Yang Ming with a frightened look.
"Although the characteristics of Dorimia's fur coat can reduce physical attacks by half, it is useless against Picosi's special attacks." Yang Ming said indifferently.
"You, you are a quasi-king?!" Suddenly, a horrifying thought flashed through Nikola's mind, making him feel as if he was falling into an icy cave.
Quasi-king! This word was like a bolt from the blue, making the hairs of everyone present stand on end. Elite is already an incredible master, so what does a higher level quasi-king mean?
The king of heaven cannot be insulted. Although the word "quasi-king of heaven" is preceded by the word "quasi", he is not an existence that "mortals" like them can provoke.
For a moment, the courtyard was completely silent, and everyone was shocked by the huge gap. Catherine and the others were pale, their eyes full of fear and regret. When they thought that they had offended an existence at the same level as the ancestor of the family, they were already scared to death.
"Friend, no, sir, I know I was wrong. Please be merciful and let me go..." Paul and others apologized to Yang Ming tremblingly.
"You are very sincere," Yang Ming smiled kindly, "Go kneel aside."
Just like that, everyone knelt in a row in the garden. Everyone cooperated very well and no one dared to complain. Even the most honorable Catherine and the strongest Nicholas were not surprised.
After a long while, a well-dressed middle-aged man finally arrived.
"I didn't know you were coming, senior. I'm really sorry for not welcoming you. I hope you'll forgive me." The middle-aged man bowed deeply to Yang Ming as soon as he appeared.