The Grand Duelist

Chapter 196: True Identity

"Old man why did you have to knock me out..."

Joseph woke up a few hours later and he immediately complained when he saw Sect Master Taric staring at him.

"Brat, if not for the fact that you're quite close with Young Lady Alice, then I would've taken that head of yours instead of punching you at the chest. Be grateful that I didn't kill you outright." Sect Master Taric's expression immediately darkened and he glared at Joseph as if he wanted to end his life right here and now.

"Oh, Joseph! You're finally awake!" 

Before Joseph could even say anything towards Sect Master Taric's threat, Alice's voice rang out from the door.

She came inside along with Lily, and when Lily saw that Joseph was really wide awake. She instantly dashed towards him and checked his body for injuries.

"Good... I don't see any injuries. It seems that you're really okay now. But do you feel well? You can sleep more, you know? We won't leave and we also won't court any trouble while you're sleeping." Lily wore a sweet smile on her face and tried coaxing Joseph to sleep.

The tender look on his face could melt the hearts of tough men, but when Alice saw it.

She immediately felt annoyed.

"Why does it matter to you if he wants to sleep or not? Also, can you not casually touch my husband?" Alice stepped forward and stood in between Lily and Joseph.

Lily furrowed his eyebrows and said, "Why are you doing this to me? Did I do something to offend you? Didn't you already forgive me? Why are you still so hostile to me?" 

Alice raised an eyebrow and said, "You sure can act, eh? Why do you ask? It's because you're clearly trying to flirt with my husband! How can I not be mad?" Alice's eyes shone in a dangerous light and both women looked as if they would pounce at each other at any moment.

"Cough... Cough... Uh... Ladies, can you not fight in front of the patient? Let's be respectful here, shall we?" Sect Master Taric dryly coughed and swiftly interjected. He could feel that these two were seriously against each other and if he just let them do whatever they please, they may fight and turn this small house of his into smithereens.

Joseph only wore a bitter smile on his face. He didn't say anything towards their argument. But it wasn't because he didn't care, he just didn't know what he should say to the two of them when the topic of their argument was him. His social skills also have its own limitations and he could only go so far.

Alice made a sidelong glance at Sect Master Taric.

The latter could be considered as a friend of Krid, so she had to give him face.

"Fine, I won't argue anymore," Alice replied.

"Hmmph..." Lily coldly snorted, but it was obvious from her body language that she also didn't want to fight anymore.

"Sigh..." Sect Master Taric heaved a sigh of relief before he hurriedly changed the topic. 

He turned to look at Joseph and said, "Brat, are you an Enforcer of the Grand Duelist?" 

Upon hearing the name of his class, Joseph stared at Sect Master Taric and replied, "An Enforcer? No, I'm not..." 

Sect Master Taric was confused, "Are you sure that you're not lying to me? If you're not an Enforce of the Grand Duelist, then why do you have the Grand Duelist's aura? And it's also really thick, it's almost suffocating." He pondered for a while and Joseph suddenly lifted a cheeky smile.

"Old man, do you want to meet the Grand Duelist?"

Sect Master Taric stopped his train of thought and replied with a frown, "That's such a foolish question. You're in the Divine Sword Sect. Even though we don't worship the Grand Duelist as much as we worship the Sword Saint. We still want to meet a person of the myths, and of course, that includes the Grand Duelist." 

"Hahaha..." Joseph lightly chuckled, "I see, so you respect the Grand Duelist, eh?"

"What will you do if the Grand Duelist arrived in front of you?" Joseph stared cheekily at Sect Master Taric.

The latter furrowed his eyebrows and replied, "Of course, I will pay my respects!"

Joseph raised an eyebrow, "Oh, really?" 

"Brat, you're really quite rude." Sect Master Taric got angry.

"No, you're misunderstanding me." Joseph secretly held back his laughter before continuing, "I just want to know if you're just going to pay respects? What if the Grand Duelist wants to ask something from you? What if the Grand Duelist wants to ask you a favor?"

Although confused as to why Sect Master Taric referred to the Grand Duelist with the incorrect pronoun, Joseph proceeded on his questioning.

"Well, if the Grand Duelist wants to ask something from me, then I will do my best to satisfy every demand that she has!"

"And if she asks for a favor from me, then I will oblige with all of my heart! To be able to fulfill the request of a person of the myths, even though she's not the Sword Saint that I wholeheartedly worship, ah... I can only dream." Sect Master Taric suddenly spread his arms wide and almost sang at the end of his sentence.

Lily felt a chill in her heart as she inwardly cringed.

Alice stared at the scene in amusement.

Joseph boisterously laughed.

"Old man! Open your eyes! I'm not an Enforcer of the Grand Duelist! I'm the Grand Duelist himself!" Joseph couldn't suppress himself anymore as he stood up and summoned his Nameless Rapier. The brilliant divine light of the Grand Duelist's divinity surged within his body, making him look like a human light bulb.

Sect Master Taric squinted his eyes and when his eyesight finally adjusted to the light. He furrowed his eyebrows and replied, "Stop lying! You're not the Grand Duelist! You're the Enforcer of the Grand Duelist. How could the Grand Duelist be a man? Only a woman could possibly be the Grand Duelist!" 

"Huh?"

It was Joseph's turn to be confused.

He glanced at Alice and when Alice saw his dumbfounded expression.

She couldn't hold herself back anymore as she boisterously laughed and said, "Hahaha!"

"That's right, Sect Master Taric."

"You don't have to doubt him, he's indeed the Grand Duelist." 

"As for why he's not a woman despite being the Grand Duelist?" Alice teasingly glanced at Joseph's crotch and said, "It may be perhaps because he doesn't have one of those that every man has in their crotch?"

Joseph immediately coughed a mouthful of blood.