An ominous dark aura eclipsed the whole area. Denzel’s black sword freezes centimeters away from Mao’s neck. It seems that this aura froze everyone in their tracks. They could near run, or hide. The origin of this aura came from a man clouded in a black cloak. His face was covered by the hood of the cloak. He slowly descends to the ground from the sky. His very existence was like the God of Hell descending upon the mortal land.

This was the frightening aura that Kallee felt in the forest. The aura that suffocated her very existence. 

In another second Denzel was blown backwards crashing into the wall. Mao dropped to the floor. 

This court yard was dead silence. Not even a squeak could be heard.

“You two will leave this instance and never come back,” this mysteriously cloaked man said breaking this dead silence.

Kallee stayed completely silent, neither moving or answering.

After creating a dent on the wall Denzel got back up.

His arrogance was still there. He could tell how strong this man was. If he was to compare him he would be the equivalent to his grandfather. His grandfather was in the Emperor’s realm. What is such a strong figure doing in this backwards continent?

“Sir, may I know your name?” Denzel asks. 

“I need not say or explain. Scram now and I won’t have to kill two people from the Memphis clan,” the mysterious stranger said bluntly.

“Sir, I am on a mission sent by my father and grandfather to capture an escapee of the nine tails clan. I ask that you allow us to pursue our leads,” Denzel said in a polite but authoritarian tone. He even dropped a seemly innocent threat in it too.

The mysterious man said in a sage like voice, “Then go back and tell your father and grandfather that you tried to eat the shit they handed to you but you realized you are not worth that shit.”

“You dare?”

“I dare what? What don’t I dare? You think with your measly cultivation that you are worth a strand of white hair on my body? Let me tell you are not worth the strand of white hair that I am growing. I will pluck you off the face of this earth if you don’t leave right now! If I hear that you came and bother this family again not only will you die a painful death but your whole clan will fall and you will remember the sole reason is you.”

Mao and Yukira was standing behind this man thinking who is he? Why is he protecting us.

Denzel felt that he could not reason with him. “When my clan hears about this I dare you to act this arrogant!” 

“Hahaha you dare me to act this arrogant?” this mysterious man laughs, “I’ll tell you what I will personally go to your patriarch’s doorsteps and take a shit on his face in front of the whole clan and he will beg me for more. Hahaha! Dare me to act this arrogant what a laugh. When they see me they will instead prostrate themselves before me and listen to my every demand without a trace of resistance. Dare me to act arrogant what a joke.”

Kallee was listening to all this couldn't help but flip through her memories to think of whom their Memphis clan would fear. Denzel’s grandfather the patriarch of the clan was in the Emperor’s realm with two other elders in the Emperor’s realm too. There was no one who they feared.

Denzel could feel his face burn. It was embarrassing to have these commoners witness such humiliation. 

“Leave now while I am still in a good mood. Bother this family again and I will personally hold you and your clan responsible. I trust your father and grandfather will understand what I mean.” His voice turn dark and direct. It was a chilling sensation.

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“Kallee we are done here lets leave,” Denzel barked.

They flew into the air and disappeared into sight.

No one saw or heard but the mysterious man let out a sigh of relief. He could have killed these two easily but his clan was not so simple. Sure his clan can bear the humiliation but when push comes to shove especially with an heir they will go all out and even he would have trouble dealing with them.

“Milord,” Mao said respectfully, “thank you. If there is anything we can do please tell us.”

“Mhmm. Yes, there is something you can do. I want you to move back to Japan. I will give you one day to pack up and leave.”

“My milord it is not that we don't want too but my child Lintian he is still not back yet. Can you give us enough time to find him before we leave?”

“Your child is safe and will be back in two days.”

Mao and Yukira were both ecstatic when they heard.

“Milord where is he? I will immediately go and fetch him and we will leave,” Mao lets out happily. In front of such an over powered individual even if he told Mao to run around the city he would still do it. Never mind the leave this continents bit seems quite easy.

“He will stay but you will leave,” this man said. 

Forgetting his position Mao asks, “why? Why must my child stay?”

“Please, milord he is a child no older than 9. He needs his family,” Yukira plead.

“I will say it again you will leave before he gets back. If not I will exterminate your who branch here to make it true,” this man said in an unwavering voice.

Yukira broke down into tears. She was about to lose her son again. It has only been a couple months since they found each other. Mao was simply shocked and was thinking back to what Ming has told him about Lintian.

“I will assure you that Lintian will be fine. If I see that your clan is still here by tomorrow I will not be so nice,” he warned. 

The shadows around him began to swirl and twist. The man disappeared into the darkness. The moment he left a heavy pressure was lifted. 

Mao regained his composure.

“Carry the wounded and dead out and clean up this yard. We will bury them and hold a ceremony once we figure out what to do. Yukira get up for now. This must be hard on you go to sleep for now.”

Mao has already made up his mind. There is no other action that he can take. Emotions tell him to stay and take Lintian with them no matter what but logic tells him no. The logical choice would be to follow the mysterious man’s advice and leave. Having the family die for Lintian would not be a very good choice. It will cause a trauma on a child of his age. The best he can do is leave a letter or some kind of device that will go unnoticed. Mao began his preparations to leave a connection with Lintian and hopes that Lintian will find it one day or another.

Mao looks out into the bright sun in the sky. Three man in an assassin’s suit appears in front of him. Mao whispers three different instructions into their ears. 

Mao believes that he might know what this man is after. One of those assassin’s instructions were to go to the China continent to tell the Zhang family of the occurrence today. There other two were tasked with leaving behind a connection for Lintian to find.

Sigh there is so much to do Mao thought as he walks toward his wife’s bedroom.