Chapter 584 James Appears!
Lisa smiled without any word, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.
Someone mentioned, "I heard James returned to the City of Mysteries recently. Neil should go meet him and show him who the real number one in the City of Mysteries is."
Everyone was excited; they hadn't seen Neil in action for a long time and were curious about his current strength. If Neil really fought James, it would definitely be spectacular!
Even Maurice was consumed with anticipation.
Another person scoffed, "Come on, do you really think Neil would go looking for him? If word got out, people would say Neil is bullying him. Besides, if James was really confident, he would have come to find Neil himself by now. The fact that he hasn't shows he's scared. Think about it, with his arrogant personality, thinking he's the best in the world and looking down on everyone, if he had any confidence, he would have come to Neil long ago. The fact that he hasn't means he's chickened out."
Everyone agreed with this viewpoint.
Indeed, the City of Mysteries now unanimously recognized Neil as the undisputed top expert. If James was confident in defeating Neil, he would have come already instead of hiding.
Neil waved his hands and said, "Drop it. I'm not into fighting anymore. As for the title of top expert, it's just a meaningless label. If he wants it, he can have it."
He spoke casually, as if he truly didn't care about the title of top expert.
This drew a round of admiration from the others. "Neil is so magnanimous, truly admirable."
Brenda, however, was full of gossip and asked, "Lisa, you said James is the most formidable man you've ever seen. Have you seen him in action?"
Lisa shook her head, "No, I haven't."
Brenda rolled her eyes, "Then how do you know he's the most formidable man? I think you're just trying to provoke Neil to get his attention."
The others agreed and chuckled.
However, Lisa explained, "I'm not trying to provoke Neil. I'm serious. In a one-on-one fight, Neil is no match for James."
Her words brought a sudden silence to the room. They all looked at Lisa, puzzled by her intentions. Tonight, she had been antagonizing Neil from the start, which was unusual. She had always been somewhat cold to Neil but had never been this confrontational.
Neil, on the other hand, smiled, "Really? Then it seems I do need to meet James and see if he's really that formidable. After all, it's been a long time since I've met a worthy opponent."
He smiled sincerely, genuinely thinking this way.
Lisa also smiled and said to Neil, "You don't need to go looking for him. He'll be here tonight."
"What?"
"James is coming?"
"Is that true?"
Everyone was shocked; this news was quite surprising to them.
Some even looked around, searching for James to see if he had really arrived.
But after looking around, they didn't see James and suspected Lisa was joking.
Maurice laughed heartily, "Come on. Lisa.With Neil and me here, he wouldn't dare come."
The others laughed along, thinking it was a joke.
But Neil frowned, his expression serious, and said through gritted teeth, "He's really here."
He didn't say it loudly, but everyone heard it, and the laughter stopped abruptly.
"What? He's really here? How come I didn't sense it?" Maurice punched Neil's chest, "Neil, are you sure?"
But Neil shook his head, his face serious, and stared intently at Lisa, "Did you call him here?"
Lisa first shook her head, then nodded, "Sort of. He came specifically to see me."
Neil's face darkened even more.
The others finally realized that Neil's reaction meant James was really here!
This was dramatic. This was their gathering, and James actually dared to show up.
Everyone present disliked James, even Cynthia had no good impression of him.
Moreover, with Neil, the influential figure, seated here, they believed James wouldn't dare to come over.
Brenda frowned and asked, "What's his intention to see you? Lisa, you’re not really going to marry James, are you? Don't be foolish!"
However, Lisa sighed and gave a helpless smile, "I wish I could marry him, but he rejected me. He's here today to annul our marriage agreement."
The room fell silent.
Even the servants nearby were stunned, looking at Lisa in disbelief.
They seriously doubted Lisa was joking.
Neil's expression changed dramatically, and he finally voiced, "Then I definitely need to see him."
He stood up and stare at a certain direction. "James, stop hiding and come out."
Everyone looked in that direction, feeling uncontrollably tense.
Even if they disliked James and spoke ill of him, they had to admit they were all quite wary of him.
After all, James had dominated the City of Mysteries for a long time, representing an era.
However, after Neil's voice fell for more than ten seconds, James didn't appear, making the silence eerie.
Neil's lips curled into a mocking smile, "James, are you scared?"
At this moment, a lazy voice came from the opposite direction, " I'm over here."
With this, they were all stunned. The next moment, they turned around and saw James, with a blade of grass in his mouth, wearing cheap clothes, hands in his pockets, walking leisurely towards them.
It was awkward; Neil had looked in the wrong direction.
His lips twitched.
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