Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 3335

Valerie quickly said, "Honey, you can't agree to this. Charlotte is definitely up to something. There's no way this is as simple as it sounds, and we shouldn't fall for it."

Nyx followed immediately. "Exactly, honey, we don't agree. If it comes down to it, we'll just fight. I don't believe they would dare refuse."

A cold glint flashed through Dorothy's eyes, though her voice remained calm. "Harmony Sect may be entirely women, but if we're pushed too far, we won't hesitate to fight back, even if it means bloodshed."

Andrew felt a chill in his heart. Dorothy was indeed difficult to handle. If she had acted like Monty or Julius and resorted to force right away, it would have been easier for him to simply overpower her.

Dorothy was a different kind of problem entirely.

Jerome whispered, "Andrew, I strongly advise against agreeing to this. Everyone knows Harmony Sect's techniques are unlike anything else; strange, unpredictable, and designed to get under your skin in ways you won't see coming. Even with your level of skill, if they hit you from an angle you're not expecting, it could go sideways fast."

Dorothy did not seem the least bit anxious. She smiled and said, "Take all the time you need, Mr. Lloyd. If not today, then tomorrow. If not tomorrow, then next month. The Harmony Sect isn't going anywhere, and as I've already mentioned, cultivating with Charlotte won't do you any harm whatsoever. If anything, it'll actually give your martial growth a boost."

Giovanni chimed in with a smirk, "Mr. Lloyd, you're a man who has torn through every obstacle in your path without breaking a sweat. Surely you're not actually intimidated by a sect full of women?"

Everyone in the room could see exactly what he was doing. It was a blatant attempt to goad Andrew into reacting.

Eric did not miss a beat. "You know, Elder, every other word out of your mouth is something about the women of Harmony Sect. Honestly, I'm starting to wonder, are you actually a man? Maybe just take it off and prove it so we can all move on."

Giovanni shot to his feet. "What did you just say?"

It was the second time in one sitting that he had been hit with that particular insult, and it stung twice as hard the second time around. He was a man, very much so. In fact, he had spent years harboring private ambitions over every female disciple in Harmony Sect, including Dorothy herself and the highly sought-after Charlotte.

Dorothy smiled sweetly. "Mr. Lloyd, you're very thorough, and I admire that. Don't worry, it's just an ordinary herb room. The interior is completely open and visible, and we will all wait outside. Your people will stand less than ten feet away. If anything happens, they can intervene immediately. So you need not worry. Harmony Sect has neither the courage nor the desire to see anything happen to you."

Andrew let out a cold snort and stood up. "Then I'll head to the back room. Excuse me."

Harmony Sect insisted on this so-called dual cultivation. For most men, this might have been an offer they would laugh about and accept without hesitation.

However, Andrew was not the type to take whatever was handed to him. This had nothing to do with playing it cool or acting above it all; he was just genuinely put off by the whole thing.

If he and Charlotte had actually developed something real between them, that would have been a completely different story. However, being thrown together with a stranger and treating something that intimate as nothing more than a training exercise was where he drew the line.

If word got out, people would have plenty to say about the kind of place Harmony Sect really was.