"Hey, you… What are you staring at?" The red-haired inner court disciple Ron Lee called out Mohan Das impatiently.
But Mohan Das was keenly observing Lambu, who raised his dagger to break the jade stone".
"Katcha"
The dagger hit firmly on the jade stone. It pierced halfway and did not move any further. Lambu continues to apply force on the dagger, but there is no use.
"Fail… move away." The elder announced loudly.
The ignorance of Das angered Ron Lee. "You dumb bastard… Stop wasting my time..." the red-haired Ron Lee said with a bit of anger in his tone.
But Mohan Das moved forward and reached the side wall, where several types of weapons were placed in line. He picked a mace, which has a long handle and a round, stout head at the end.
He stopped Lambu, who was turning away in regret, and placed the mace in his hands.
"Elder… This fellow forgot to use his real weapon. Please give him another chance." Mohan Das asked the elder who is overseeing the testing process.
The elder seemed reluctant at first, but after seeing Fatty's face, he placed a new jade stone on the pillar and asked Fatty to break it.
"Use both hands… Rise it high into the air and try to smash it in one go." Mohan Das instructed Lambu and moved three steps back.
Everyone was watching the drama with curious looks, as they never expected the elder to provide a second chance for a failed disciple.
Lambu, who is in a depressed state because of his failure… angrily roared and raised the mace high into the air.
He firmly held the handle and directly smashed the jade stone with all his strength.
"Bang"
Several cracks appeared on the surface of the green-colored jade stone, and soon it broke into bits.
The elder gave an appreciating look and announced the result as a pass.
Lambu was in disbelief for a long time as he stared at the sight before him. He actually broke it… after failing completely three times. He actually broke the jade stone in one go.
Mohan Das patted Lambu's back and congratulated him.
Just then Ron Lee interrupted them and began scolding Mohan Das for ignoring his command.
"Are you out of your mind…? You brainless idiot. Don't you know the rules? You should follow me when I command you. This is my last warning. Follow me now to the administration hall and register yourself as my servant." Ron Lee cried out angrily.
Mohan Das felt like kicking the red-haired brat before him who was cursing him openly in front of all the crowd.
"I still did not accept you as my master. So I don't need to follow your command as per the rules. So stop commanding me like your dog." Mohan Das replied back with a serious look.
Ron Lee got super angry as Mohan Das questioned his authority in front of all the new disciplines and hundreds of inner court disciplines.
Ron Lee was the wealthiest and most prideful person inside the inner court. He couldn't digest the fact that he was getting lectured by a new member in front of everyone.
"Bastard, how dare you talk back to me? I will teach you a lesson after signing the master-servant contract." Ron Lee said loudly while pointing a finger at the face of Mohan Das.
Mohan Das raises his hand to reject the position of servant under Ron Lee. But immediately Lambu stopped him.
"Brother… Don't act on impulse. You can't ignore the benefits of staying inside the inner court. Let's apologize to this young master." Lambu suggested in a requesting tone.
"No need. After seeing this Ron Lee's attitude, you are still thinking about acting as a servant to him. Lambu, we only suffer in his hands without any benefits. Let's see, there might be other good people who can take us." Mohan Das said loudly, without even considering the thought of apologizing.
Lambu understood what Mohan Das was talking about. But he was more afraid of offending Ron Lee, who is an inner court disciple.
"What a joke… I will see which inner court disciple accepts you as servants. You will rot in the outer court for a lifetime without any advancement. I will make sure you experience a hell." Ron Lee declared in a serious tone and picked two members from the rich people line and left the testing grounds.
Mohan Das and Lambu waited for a long time. But there is no single disciple of the inner court who came forward to accept them as a servant.
"Brother, you shouldn't have risked your opportunity for me. Why don't we go and apologize to that Ron Lee? He might forgive us and let us act as servants to any other inner court disciple." Lambu said in a depressed tone.
"Lambu, don't ever say that. I made a mistake in the first place by deciding to act as a servant to another person. We should not bow our heads to any other dumb fellow here.
Let's go… Even if it is a hell to stay on the outer court… we will survive and advance. We are going to face it without any fear." Mohan Das said as he turned onto the stone path, which is leading to the entrance gate of the burning Sun Pavilion.
"Brother… Don't you feel any fear? You have offended a rich brat who is an inner court discipline. The Ron Lee will definitely make our lives difficult to live in the outer court. I can't even think about the consequences we are going to face." Lambu said as he began walking beside Mohan Das with a depressed face.
"Don't worry about the future. As long as I am standing beside you, I won't let anyone harm you. So be fearless." Mohan Das said with a smile.
Lambu did not understand how Mohan Das could stay with such confidence.
"Brother, don't you feel any regret? Do you even know how many resources you lost? You really missed a great chance to advance your cultivation." Fatty Lambu asked with a questioning look.
Mohan Das smiled after hearing the question of Lambu.
"I prefer to stay as a cat head than a tiger tail. I know where I started my life and where I am standing now. This long journey taught me only one thing."
"What is it, brother?" Fatty asked with an eager look.
" I will tell you when it's time." Mohan Das said as he stared at the massive entrance-gate of the Burning Sun Pavilion.
There is a big stone tablet fixed on the side of the walls on which the name BURNING SUN PAVILION was written with sword cuts.
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