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Chapter 1037: Chapter 1037 Excessive Demands
Though it was deep into the night,
the Kensington Family’s estate was brightly lit.
In just over ten hours, it would be the day of the Kensington Family’s martial arts tournament in Five-river Province.
Theodore Kensington, as a prestigious figure in the province’s martial arts world, had eighty-one martial arts gyms under his name.
Fellows from the martial arts community would come to congratulate him in droves the next day.
After being quiet for hundreds of years, the Kensington Family was finally going to return to its peak under the leadership of Hendrick Kensington!
This night, it was difficult for the members of the Kensington Family to fall asleep.
Although it was nearing twenty-two o’clock, the courtyard of the Kensington estate was bustling with activity.
The Clan Leader of the Kensington Family, Brodie Kensington, leaned on his dragon-head cane, unable to stop smiling.
In front of him was the newly constructed competition stage.
It was grand and majestic, a project that cost a fortune!
Just the planning of this martial arts tournament took the Kensington Family nearly three months!
Lots of human and financial resources were consumed.
Luckily, the family’s coffers were deep, and with nearly a thousand students of Theodore Kensington volunteering as labor, they were able to erect such a high platform in a matter of months.
Receiving guests, sending out invitations, Brodie Kensington insisted on overseeing these tasks personally.
Such an event that would bring honor and glory to the Kensington Family could not be taken lightly.
The old patriarch, now of eighty years, was full of vitality, as if he had returned to his youth.
"Father, it’s getting late, you should rest,"
Theodore Kensington approached Brodie Kensington and whispered, "You’ve been busy since five in the morning and haven’t rested yet. My brother and I can take care of everything here, please go and rest."
At over eighty years of age, he was in his twilight years.
Even in modern society, with all its technological advancements, not many could reach their eighties and still be as robust in health.
All of this was thanks to the Kensington Family’s martial spirit.
Martial arts strengthened the body and improved health.
The old patriarch, in his youth, was also an adept martial artist.
His greatest regret was that to this day, he had not been able to reach the threshold of Grandmaster.
Fortunately, Hendrick Kensington had become a Young Master, bringing great honor to the house of Kensington!
Brodie Kensington finally got to see a Young Master in his lifetime.
Even in death, he could close his eyes in peace.
"I’m extremely happy!"
Dressed in a black robe, Brodie Kensington stood holding onto his cane, looking at the busy martial arts students, "This is great, this is just great! The Kensington Family has produced a dragon, my Kensington Family has given birth to a dragon indeed!"
Grandmasters are rare to begin with.
Hendrick Kensington was not just a Grandmaster, but a respected Young Master by Shu Mountain!
Shu Mountain, something the Kensingtons wouldn’t even dare to dream of in a lifetime.
Countless martial spirit practitioners spend their whole lives without a glimpse of Shu Mountain’s gates!
Now, Hendrick Kensington was not only a core disciple of Shu Mountain, but he also had prospects of entering the main sect!
Boundless glory.
"Hendrick, that child, has a limitless future,"
Theodore Kensington also nodded with anticipation in his eyes, "I really want to see just what his limit is!"
"Tomorrow, heroes from all around will come to the Kensington Family, ensure the reception is well-handled. You must not neglect our guests,"
Brodie Kensington reminded again. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
This was an important event!
The most significant event for the Kensington Family in centuries!
It had to be glorious and spectacular!
"Don’t worry! All the disciples from my martial arts school will come over to help with the reception tomorrow. This is a major event for the Kensington Family. Although Hendrick is not my son, but my nephew, it’s about the face of the Kensington Family, I will make sure he shines!"
Theodore Kensington pounded his chest, guaranteeing it.
When one man attains enlightenment, even his pets ascend to heaven!
After tomorrow, the Kensington Family might just rise to become one of the top-tier families.
And Theodore Kensington’s martial arts gyms will become world-renowned!
Just the tuition fees alone will be more than he could hold.
How glorious it is to have a Grandmaster personally instructing in one’s gym?
"Good! Where is Hendrick?"
Brodie Kensington nodded with satisfaction, turned his body and asked, "I haven’t seen him around."
"Hendrick is chatting in the living room with a friend—it seems to be a very important guest. He ordered that no one should disturb them,"
Theodore Kensington replied.
He had only seen several masked women walking towards the living room.
After that, all the curtains were pulled down.
Outside the door, it was also people brought by Hendrick Kensington himself who were responsible for the security.
No one was allowed to approach.
Not even members of the Kensington Family.
"After all, Harrison Sterling is a Grandmaster, and a Grandmaster has his own matters to handle. There’s no need for us to interfere; we just need to provide convenience."
Brodie Kensington took another look at the martial arts platform in front of him and turned to go back to his bedroom.
"Kids, put your back into it! After tomorrow, I will give each of you ten thousand dollars!"
Theodore Kensington shouted to the students still working hard in the courtyard late at night.
"Thank you, Master!"
Everyone called out in unison, working even harder!
It wasn’t that they were short of money.
It was an appreciation from the Master!
In Five-river Province, Theodore Kensington was indeed the Boss of the martial arts academy.
"Work harder; don’t embarrass me!"
He nodded in satisfaction and turned to return to his room to sleep.
At this moment, in the living room of the largest villa at the Kensington residence.
One man and three women were seated.
Hendrick Kensington leaned on the sofa, dressed in a grey suit.
In his mouth, a cigar was perched.
Opposite him were three veiled women.
The woman in the center wore a phoenix robe and sat across from Hendrick Kensington.
Behind her stood two women in cheongsams.
"Your Highness’s visit in the dead of night is quite moving,"
Even when facing the princess of the North Sea, Hendrick Kensington still maintained the demeanor of a Grandmaster.
Grandmasters were rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, and Hendrick Kensington had achieved success at a young age!
Entering the Grandmaster realm at such an age, his future was bound to be limitless.
Yet, the woman opposite him was merely a princess of a fallen nation.
Whether she could successfully restore her country was another question.
Regarding the frenzied actions of the women before him, Hendrick Kensington remained reserved.
"Young Master Kensington will stand out tomorrow. Tonight, I have specially brought you the precious medicinal material from the North Sea, a Lucid Ganoderma bead,"
The woman in the phoenix robe beckoned, and the veiled maid on the left immediately handed over a brocaded box.
"Young Master Kensington, the Lucid Ganoderma beads are treasures of the North Sea, with less than a hundred produced each year. But each bead forms only after absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon."
The woman in the phoenix robe took the brocaded box, opened it, and presented it to Hendrick Kensington: "I believe it will be of great benefit to Young Master Kensington’s cultivation. Moreover, once the North Sea is restored, you will be my husband, the Prince Consort of the North Sea. At that time, you may take your pick of the North Sea’s rare treasures and exotics."
"Indeed, it is a fine item!"
The moment the brocaded box was opened, Hendrick Kensington immediately extinguished the cigar and threw it into the ashtray.
He carefully took it with both hands.
Even from half a meter away, he could still feel the powerful spiritual power fluctuations within the Lucid Ganoderma bead.
Such a treasure was greatly beneficial to someone in the Grandmaster realm.
"Thank you, Your Highness... oh no, my future wife,"
Hendrick Kensington closed the brocaded box and casually observed the maid standing behind the phoenix-robed woman.
Through the thin veil, he could see the maid’s delicate cheeks.
"The North Sea, indeed a place where beauties are bred,"
He nodded with a smile and said, "Once I marry Your Highness, may I have this woman bestowed upon me? To attend to me by my side."
The great natural beauty, that’s probably what it is.
The Northern King’s daughter was indeed exceptionally beautiful, but in terms of demeanor, she fell short compared to the maid beside her.
Aloof, untainted by the dust of the world.
Like a fairy.
Any man would be moved.
However, after this question was asked, all three women frowned at the same time.
The phoenix-robed woman turned to look at the maid on the left, her eyes questioning.
After the maid nodded slightly, the phoenix-robed woman smiled at Hendrick Kensington: "Of course, the North Sea is yours to command, to say nothing of a single woman."
"Since Young Master Kensington is about to become the Prince Consort of the North Sea, why not take a look at our North Sea Cavalry?"
The maid narrowed her eyes, speaking with a charming smile: "The Town North King and his elite Cavalry are resting in the woods only ten kilometers away from here."
"Good!"
Hendrick Kensington readily agreed to the maid’s seductive suggestion.
PS: This Chapter is a make-up update.
