Chapter 5 Duel

"My name is Enkidu and you are?".

All the other members of the Lunar Crown Sect gazed at Enkidu with looks of envy and surprise. They believed him to be a very attractive woman whom had a prospective member of their Sect nestled in their arms.

All these reactions where evident in all but Little Lin and Shen Lien.

Little Lin who just smiled at Enkidu and continued to ask him questions merely nodded or swayed his head as most of his attention was on Shen Wenyan.

Shen Lien however, "M-m-my name is Shen L-lien. How do you do Mr- Sir Enkidu?".

Her face went entirely red as she gave a polite bow to the green haired Servant. Her posture had straightened and she appeared several levels more graceful than before.

All her Junior Sisters looked at her and thought one thing.

'She likes him!'.

They all gave off a teasing smile before one of them said, "Sir Enkidu, do-".

The latter merely raised his hand and smiled, "Please call me Lancer".

The girl in question tilted her head cutely before continuing, "Okay. Lancer, are you in any relationship right this instant?".

"Yes, I am", he responded.

This caused Shen Lien's shoulders to drop and her knees to tremble a bit. A metaphorical arrow struck her heart and she took several steps back to steady herself.

"I am Master's Servant. I am his weapon, I am his guide. I would never betray my Master". The steam stopped emanating from Shen Wenyan's body and his eyes were fluttering. It was clear he was waking up.

Enkidu poked the cheeks of Shen Wenyan and said, "Master... Master. It's time to get up. There are several beautiful girls here waiting for you".

The aforementioned girls cupped their heating cheeks and giggled at Lancer's comment. Shen Lien even appeared slightly more confident at his words.

"Enkidu... where are we... is this the Throne?", murmured Shen Wenyan.

"No it is not. We are in Spring Water City at the City Lord's Residence... I believe his name is Nuo Yang... there he is Master, over there". Enkidu pointed to the old man in the corner of the room with several soldiers behind him.

One of the soldiers, a rather handsome young man aged between 20-21 stood directly beside the City Lord and narrowed his eyes as he saw Enkidu.

"Is that the demon City Lord?".

The old man didn't spare the young man a glance before saying, "No he is... well, I'm not really sure but the closest thing I would compare 'it' to is a Tier 6 Battle Puppet. A growth type at that".

The young man's looked over at the girls from the Lunar Crown Sect and gave Nuo Mei a lingering stare before feeling the City Lord's eye stare at him with some blood lust.

He felt a cold sweat appear on his back before looking over at Shen Wenyan and Lancer. After sending some qi to probe at Shen Wenyan's cultivation he coldly smiled before arrogantly walking over to Lancer

"You puppet. You belong to me now", the handsome man said with detached look as if he didn't care. To the old man it was clear who he was trying to impress.

Enkidu just tilted his head before pointing at himself, "Are you talking to me?".

Nodding the young man continued, "Obviously, it would be the honor of a mere puppet to serve the 5th son of the Profound Lin Family. You should be thankful I'm taking you from this... mortal".

He said the final word with some level of disgust. He obviously determined that Shen Wenyan must of found Enkidu and contracted with him granting him power over him.

"No thanks. Even if my Master is 'mortal' I'll still take care of him until the day I die", said Enkidu with a smile. He obviously detected the the tone he used when referring to Shen Wenyan. Not knowing much about this new world he tried to play it safe... safer than Shen Wenyan at least.

The 5th son of the Profound Lin Family smiled appearing happier every time Enkidu said something, "But you don't want to stay here with 'this', his lifespan will end in a few years and he'll die. Don't you think that you'll be better served to assist me? An immortal cultivator?".

He emphasized the 'immortal' when talking to Enkidu.

'This puppet is the greatest puppet I've ever seen! It possesses intelligence greater than anything the Spirit Beast Island has ever created! If I present this to Father he'll definitely put my importance above my 3rd sister and 4th brother. Maybe even 2nd Brother!'

"I don't know what an 'immortal cultivator' is but my Master will continue to live for at least another 700 years. After that his mortal body will degrade and and then he'll die, but that's only if-".

"Hahahaha! What lies! A mortal living for over 700 years? I don't know what lies this 'thing' has been feeding you, puppet, but mortals can only live for an average of 80 years, so in another 70 he'll-", interrupted the arrogant young man. He was going to continue before Little Lin shouted at him.

"Big Brother will live to 1000 you big meanie! He's already over 300 years old! If Enkidu says he will he will!", the little girl puffed out her cheeks before standing in between Enkidu and the Lin Family son.

The arrogant young man was about to retort before he gave Lin Xifeng a twice over, "Aren't you Father's bastard?". He said amused.

This caused Little Lin to shake and her eyes became watery, "Where I come from doesn't matter, if Enkidu wants to stay with Big Brother Shen he can! And there's nothing you can do about it".

Young master Lin just smiled even more, "You are! You're that mortals daughter aren't you? The one that died a few years ago? What was her name... oh I don't remember, but never mind that, what are you doing with the Lunar Crown Sect? Are you perhaps...".

Senior Sister Lien, who now had her mask over her face and a cold look in her eyes pushed the him back several steps creating a thick tension in the room. The 5th young master saw that the City Lord and the Lunar Crown Sect members had surrounded him leaving only the door unblocked.

He raised an eye and straightened out his clothes, "I see that I have outstayed my welcome", he looked over at Enkidu who was helping Shen Wenyan stand to his feet, "You mortal. I have a proposal for you".

Shen Wenyan who was taking deep breaths while being assisted by Enkidu looked over at the arrogant young man and said, "Who are you? Are you my enemy?".

His crassness caused the young man to flinch before saying, "A man who couldn't see Mt Tai. I am the Profound Lin Family's 5th son Lin Yulong. You should count your lucky blessing you even get to-".

"You said something about a proposal. What is it?".

Once again Lin Yulong flinched before resuming his politely disrespectful persona, "I believe that that puppet is not suitable for a mere mortal to handle. If you give it to me I'll give you more riches and power that most mortals never get to enjoy in their short lives... well? Do you accept?".

Lin Yulong inwardly smiled. No way a silly mortal would deny something like this! They only believed in the betterment of their material lives! There was no way he would deny-.

"No thank you. Enkidu has a mind of his own. It is up to him and him alone who he considers his Master. So no I will not 'hand' him over", said Shen Wenyan resolutely.

The City Lord watched their conversation with an increasingly growing smile. That brat from the Lin Family had come to propose a marriage between him and his granddaughter for the 3rd or 4th time and today especially he was feeling increasingly pressured to accept the marriage.

But a sudden turn of events and this teen by the name of Shen Wenyan appeared and stopped their conversation midway. It was a godsend.

The first time he saw the boy and the 'demon' inside of him he knew that this would grow complicated. He hoped it would grow so complicated that the brat from the Lin Family would have to return to the Main Family in Heavenly Night City, over 50,000 miles away.

But now, he considered the option, 'If I give them this lump of clay/battle puppet, maybe I can get them to leave me alone?'.

He glanced over at his granddaughter who was one of the farthest away from Lin Yulong and the one of the closest to Shen Wenyan.

'Sigh, please don't hate me for this Meimei'.

"Young master Lin, Mister Shen. How about we set the proposal to be a duel between yourselves?".

Everyone in the room turned to face Nuo Yang.

"If they duel for ownership of the battle puppet then there should be no problem? I am well aware that Shen Wenyan has no cultivation so if Enkidu battles for him there should be no problem?".

The gazes of betrayal from his granddaughter and the feeling of gratitude from Lin Yulong made him smile on the outside and cringe inwardly.

"This way there will be a fair-".

"Enkidu won't fight. I will".

Everyone's eyes turned to look at the person who said that.

"Your looking to earn Enkidu's respect by appearing strong and triumphing over him but that won't work", he walked forward until he was standing directly in front of Lin Yulong, "Because Enkidu wouldn't respect a weakling like you".

The tension grew even thicker and Shen Wenyan and Lin Yulong were looking right into each others eyes, unblinking. Lin Yulong started trembling before laughing uncontrollably.

"You want to fight me! A mortal wants to fight a cultivator! That's the biggest joke I've ever heard! Hahahaha!", Lin Yulong wiped his eyes and smiled, "If that's what you want than I'll gladly accept your challenge, not like it will be much of one".

He walked out of the City Lord's Residence and didn't look back only saying, "Tomorrow at midday. The center of Spring Water City. There you will know the true difference between the Heaven and Earth".

Shen Wenyan only smiled as his hair turned blonde and his eyes red, "I'll be waiting... mongrel".