"Ashley, you are here too!" Raylan called out her name with a bitter smile as soon as he saw her. He didn't look surprised at all though, for he had already anticipated that she would soon arrive with her entourage.
"Look! Ashley has also come, and she seems to be here for this white-haired young man as well. Who the hell is he?"
The surrounding warriors stared at them with great curiosity.
Meanwhile, Ashley approached Ricky amicably and greeted him, "Hey, Ricky! How have you been?"
"Hello, Ashley. I'm doing good," Ricky replied in a low voice before he turned to look back and forth at Raylan and Ashley.
"What brings you two here?" he then asked them coldly. In any other case, these two could have been his friends, but because they were here for the Five-element Flag, he and these two people were enemies. Thus, he couldn't simply welcome them with open arms.
"Ricky, don't be so dramatic! I didn't come here to fight," Raylan answered with a faint smile. The folding fan in his hand stirred restlessly as he continued, "Actually, I came here today to invite you to visit my place. We are hoping that you would be interested in joining the water branch.
I believe that with your talent, you will undoubtedly rise to be the second holy son of our force in no time at all."
"Whoa! No way!" The surrounding warriors could not help but gasp in astonishment.
How strong was this white-haired young man? Raylan didn't just invite him to join his force, he also confidently declared that this strange man could become the second holy son among the disciples of the water branch of the Five-element Sect.
They couldn't imagine what kind of genius this Ricky was that he could garner this much attention. Hearing Raylan's words, Ricky raised one eyebrow and said slightly, "Really? Well, that is rather tempting. I wonder how good the position of the second holy son is compared to your position."
"Of course, the two positions are equal. The holy son's status cannot be decided by time. As long as you have the strength, you can become the vice leader of our branch," Raylan replied, laughing mirthfully.
"Thank you very much." Ricky smiled at the compliment.
At this time, Ashley interjected with her own invitation for Ricky. "If you join my branch, Ricky, you can be the holy son and the special one as well."
The surrounding warriors couldn't help but feel jealous when they heard that Ashley was also recruiting Ricky.
"I'm afraid I can't refuse both of you, but I can't divide myself into two either!" answered Ricky, shrugging his shoulders in exasperation.
"How about this? You two can go back first, while I think about it for a few more days. Don't worry. I can't run away anyway.
But if you don't trust me, you can leave some of your people here to guard me."
Honestly, if Ashley and Raylan had invited him out of sincerity, he would have at least thought about it seriously and accepted their offer to join the Five-element Sect. Unfortunately, he knew that their true objective was the Five-element Flag.
Hearing Ricky's words, Raylan shook his head and responded, "Ha-ha! We're not in any hurry, so we can just wait here for you. It's just a few days anyway."
Ashley also chimed in, "I'm not in a hurry either. I can wait."
Meanwhile, the Dragon Intent Grass hissed at their words and told Ricky telepathically, "It looks like these two guys won't let you out of their sight! You have two choices here. You can either enter the space to escape, or you can choose one force to join.
In fact, you should have noticed that instead of sending saints to attack you and steal the Five-element Flag from you, the strong warriors of both sides have come to invite you to join the Five-element Sect. Perhaps, they want you on their side too, and not just because of the Five-element Flag."
"Yes, that is possible. But I'm not sure about it," Ricky muttered doubtfully.
After he finished speaking to the Dragon Intent Grass, Ricky focused on Ashley and Raylan again.
He warned them with a stern frown, "Are you pressuring me? That's quite unbecoming of the famed Five-element Sect."
"Oh, Ricky, please don't feel offended. You are a genius, after all, so we are pulling out all the stops to get you. A genius like you means a lot to a force," Raylan consoled Ricky.
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