His dark eyes land on the jade cup making his heart sink even further. Why does he always think of Nova when he sees jade... Suddenly his eyes narrow as his head whips up. He sets the jade cup down and walks over to the window with a deep frown.
Was this really just his imagination? That's the second time he felt her presence even though it was very faint. Biyu watches Bai Lei with concern before she walks over saying "Winter is only a few moons away... Would you like to walk the Full Moon garden together?"
Bai Lei ignores her as he tries to focus. He's almost certain he hadn't made it up this time... it was a faint feeling though... was it because she was in another realm? Had she really come back!? When he feels it again, his heart soars to the sky as he quickly turns around to leave.
Biyu feels like something isn't right so she quickly reaches out and grabs Bai Lei's sleeve causing him to stop. Bai Lei turns to her with irritation and says "Not now Biyu, I have something important to take care of." With that, he pulls his sleeve away and quickly disappears, leaving Biyu along in the study.
Her heart beats fast against her chest as a bad feeling slowly settles into the pit of her stomach. She has a gut feeling that something bad is about to happen but she doesn't quite know what. Bai Lei has been different ever since he's come back to the Demonic Realm and it was truly unsettling for her.
Bai Lei quickly walks down the long hallway with his heart pounding with excitement and worry. What if he really was losing it? Suddenly Ren appears next to him and quickly keeps pace with him as he says "Master, there are numerous reports of a disturbance near the Beast Realm. The Largest Inn in a small town is being held by a group of bandits known as the Blood Bandits. They're causing trouble with the citizens. They even have Demon Wolves attacking them."
Bai Lei comes to a stop and glares at Ren while saying "What has any of that have to do with me? I'm busy..." Bai Lei turns away and starts walking again. He'll go back to the Heavenly Realm to see if he can find any traces of Nova. Hopefully, nothing bad has happened to her...
Ren grits his teeth and comes to a stop before saying "They reported seeing a woman with silver-white hair with them!" Bai Lei comes to a sudden stop before slowly turning to look at Ren with an unreadable look. "What did you just say?" Bai Lei says in a low cold voice.
"Ever since you came back, you've been upset so I sent some Shadow Guards out to look for the evil... uh, I mean Nova. They saw a woman matching her description with the bandits known as Blood Bandits. I had other men ask around and it seems the bandits picked up the woman in the Heavenly Realm... I think it might be Nova."
Bai Lei stands frozen as Ren continues to say "If it is... they took her away by force. The other women who were taken were later released because of her agreement to go with them. It seems like the leader of the bandits took a liking to her."
Suddenly, the walls around them start bowing and snapping as the pressure in the hall starts to grow at an alarming rate. Ren falls to his knees and tries to surround himself with a protective barrier but it still isn't enough. He swallows the blood building in his throat and says "Master..."
Bai Lei snaps out of it and quickly pulls his power back as he says "What town?" Ren holds his chest as he says "Quixing.." Before he can finish his sentence, Bai Lei is already gone. Ren takes out a porcelain bottle and quickly takes a pill before quickly following after him.
Bai Lei quickly steps in through the front gates of the town and sees everyone turning to look at him with fear. He hadn't bothered changing or disguising himself. He quickly finds the Inn and only after taking a few steps closer, he sees the Demon Wolves Ren spoke about.
He narrows his eyes on them before looking back to the Inn. Zhen feels a terrifying force causing him to quickly turn to see where it was coming from. Who was this man? Zhen locks eyes with Bai Lei and instantly knows this man is someone he can't cross.
Zhen pushes MingMing back as he watches the man in black and golden robes walk to the Inn with a murderous look. Maybe the Bandits messed with the man? This might be the chance they need to sneak Liling away!
Bai Lei walks to the Inn with one thought in mind. The men around the door suddenly feel a murderous aura and instantly become alert. When they look up and see the man dressed like a King, they hesitate. Was this guy lost?
"Move," Bai Lei says as he swipes his hand, causing the men at the door to go flying into the building next to them. They crash through the wall and end up inside on the ground of the tea house, groaning in pain. Bai Lei walks into the Inn and quickly dodges a sword.
Bai Lei looks to the man with contempt before knocking him away. The man flies straight back and straight through the back wall. Bai Lei couldn't be bothered by these useless men. He looks around the Inn with cold eyes but when he sees the stairs, he heads straight for them.
The bandits in the Inn stand around in fear while holding their weapons. They know they should attack the mysterious man but they were terrified! He was incredibly strong! Suddenly Guozhi jumps down from the second floor and lands in front of Bai Lei with a glare.
Bai Lei's eyes narrow on the bandit and asks "Are you the leader?" Guozhi narrows his eyes on the unknown man and says "I am... I think you're lost." Bai Lei looks at the man with a cruel smile as he says "Found you"