Lord of the Sky City

In order to embarrass Rocky, Xia Nai and his group spoke very loudly, causing many guests around them to hear and drawing the attention of many, so when Rocky finished his remark, quite a few guests chuckled softly.

Anyone could clearly understand the meaning of his words, he was telling Xia Nai, "You are not even qualified to speak to me; your father has to come if you want to say something. Only a City Lord is qualified to talk to another City Lord as an equal."

"What did you say! Do you know who Xia Nai's father is! How dare you speak like that!"

When Xia Nai's face turned livid with anger, the people beside him snapped to their senses, and immediately someone jumped out, pointing at Rocky and exclaimed.

"Who are you?"

Glancing at the man, Rocky casually asked.

"I am…"

"Are you the City Lord?"

"I, I..."

"If not, go stand aside!"

Not letting the other party finish, Rocky rudely interrupted, leaving the man stuttering and unable to open his mouth.

The people following Xia Nai were naturally either wealthy or noble; all were offspring of nobility with significant status. Despite their wealth and nobility, they couldn't match Rocky in terms of presence, as Rocky was after all the City Lord, with a status and an aura that ordinary people couldn't compare with.

So when he finished this statement, the other party's face turned beet red, and he could not utter a single word, because although he was a noble, anyone knew that a noble without the title of a City Lord was nothing in front of a real City Lord.

"How, how can you be so tyrannical! Just because you are a City Lord!"

When Rocky managed to leave Xia Nai's entourage at a loss for words with a single sentence, Meiling, who was clutching Xia Nai's arm, spoke up indignantly.

"Tongue-wagging."

Upon hearing this, Rocky turned his head to look at her and then scoffed; "Silence her!"

After this, Liliya promptly stepped forward and without another word, a sharp slap sound was heard as a slap landed on the woman's face!

In dealing with these people, Liliya showed no mercy. A slap hit Meiling's face, spinning her around on the spot, and she fell to the ground with a thud.

A pampered noblewoman unaccustomed to such treatment, Meiling then covered half of her face with her hand, looking at Rocky and Liliya, utterly stunned.

"You! You dare to hit someone!"

Seeing Liliya lay a hand on someone, someone from Xia Nai's side immediately protested, and others hurried to help her up, while another tall man strode towards Liliya.

"You dare to strike a noble, you really have some nerve!"

As he spoke, the man reached Liliya and raised his hand to strike her!

But no sooner had he raised his hand halfway than he felt a fierce kick in his ribs, landing right on his soft ribs, causing him pain that made him kneel on the ground clutching his ribs.

That kick was delivered by Rocky, who, even though he knew Liliya couldn't be defeated, couldn't stand by and watch someone lay a hand on her.

Thus, the situation began to spiral out of control, which was no surprise at a formal dance of this caliber—such direct physical confrontation had never occurred before. Therefore, it immediately drew the attention of many people.

But while it caught everyone's attention, there was no disturbance, as all the attendees were significant figures who were used to grand events; they were merely curious, looking at Rocky, wondering who he was, given his boldness and temper.

"Everyone, stop!"

Meanwhile, sensing something was amiss, the guards quickly parted the crowd and approached Rocky and his group. A few guards hurried to assist the man who had fallen to the ground, while another guard, who appeared to be a captain, frowned as he looked at Rocky and Xia Nai.

"You two, what are you doing!"

These guards were from the Sigma Corporation, so they were very assertive and asked with an unfriendly expression.

"It's nothing serious."

No sooner had the Captain of the Guards asked this than Rocky smiled and spoke, glancing at Xia Nai, whose face had turned ashen, and said, "This man and woman attempted to assassinate, you've arrived just in time. Arrest them."

"What, what did you say!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

"It was you who struck first!"

After Rocky said this, not just others but even Xia Nai was about to explode. Wasn't this a blatant lie, making false accusations with eyes wide open! They had not attempted any assassination!

Like Xia Nai's reaction, the Captain of the Guards was also stunned upon hearing this and then his expression turned ugly.

He was no fool and could easily tell that Rocky was spouting nonsense, but even though he knew it, he was unable to argue.

In such an important setting, remembering every guest's identity was the most basic duty of the guards, so he knew Rocky's identity as the City Lord. And if a City Lord claimed there was an assassination attempt, then, even if he knew it was nonsense, it had to be taken seriously.

Thus, the Captain of the Guards glared fiercely at the people around Xia Nai, thinking, "Are these people out of their minds? It's one thing for Xia Nai to confront Rocky, as after all, he has his father the City Lord to back him up. But what role do these people think they are playing? Is this something they should meddle in?"

"Who attempted to assassinate my apprentice?"

As the Captain of the Guards was glaring at the nobles surrounding Xia Nai while feeling troubled, someone shouted. Turning around, the crowd saw Orton, Pelaya, and Hammerfire approaching swiftly.

Upon seeing these three, everyone quickly made way, as many present knew they were master scholars and held them in high regard.

"Who attempted to assassinate my apprentice? Again?"

Orton hastily reached where Rocky was, his eyes wide, looking seriously at Xia Nai and the crowd around him.

"Master Orton, don't rush, this is surely a misunderstanding."

As Orton and others approached, Denise's voice was also heard, and when everyone followed the sound, they saw Denise, Aniye, and a manager from the Continental Commerce Chamber, among others, walking toward them.

Clearly, the commotion had alerted the hosts of the banquet, compelling Denise to come over. As she did, the focus of the entire hall naturally shifted with her.

Dressed in elegant attire, Denise parted the crowd and approached Rocky and Orton. She nodded at Orton and then turned to Rocky.

"City Lord Rocky, don't rush. I think this might be a misunderstanding."

Although Denise's face still wore an elegant smile, even her concerted effort to maintain composure could not hide a trace of displeasure in her elegant smile.

No wonder, as today's banquet was specifically organized by Denise and the Sigma Corporation to promote the new generation of Armor, both Denise and the Sigma Corporation hoped the event would proceed smoothly without any issues. Yet this incident had erupted—how could she be pleased?

"Indeed, this must be a misunderstanding."

Hardly had she finished speaking, and before Rocky could respond, Hammerfire spoke up first. Experience new stories on My Virtual Library Empire

"Young Lord, these people definitely weren't here to assassinate you, you misunderstood."

After saying this, Hammerfire then turned to Denise, "Young lady, as I see it, these folks were definitely here to snoop around for information about the New Armor! You should thoroughly investigate them!"