In a room with various costly decorations was a black table
A round black table was made from an unknown iron and materials. The candle lights could not reflect any light on the table. Any light that shines at it, feels like it is absorbed into it.
Surrounding this large table are seven chairs and in it sat different individuals.
One of the chairs is bigger than the rest, and in it sat the man of honor. The village chief of Satin Village 'Sakuku Satin'
He is a man with an ordinary presence. He looks like a normal and materialistic merchant in the expensive clothes and jewelry he puts on even when the day is over and it's nighttime now
He is 180cm tall, aged 52 years old, he has a fairly young and handsome face for a man that old
Not only that was weird, but his hair was very black, with no signs of any aging hair, and he put various pieces of jewelry on it.
Maybe he dyed it for it to stay that black. Zeron once thought when he saw him for the first time
The most noticeable feature about him is his build. He didn't have Sake fatness but a sturdy build which he built up with his training,
With eyes that are as deep as a hidden well, and dark as the darkness in the shadowing corner of the room
He said with a strong and attractive voice "So Zeron, that's what you saw in the forest"
Zeron nodded his head from across the table. He was sitting 45 degrees from Sakuku.
"Father I think we should act fast and announce for all villagers to not come out of their homes, no matter the noise they hear"
"And we should make the hidden martial arts men you have been training to come and protect our clan"
"Half of the secret guard should protect our clan and the other half should hide in various corners of the village".
"For when we give the counterattack signal, they would attack by the speed of a thunderbolt and root out the enemy"
"Never to let a single one escape". Said Saro.
Saro was one of the four sons of the village chief. He is the first son,
(And from what Sake told me, he will be the one to take over as village chief from his father). Zeron thought
"Hmmm do it like that," said Sakuku
Saro nodded his head in acknowledgment of his father's words"
"But, I want you to not only utilize the Hidden Guard"
"I want you to also deploy White Nightmare"
"Huh?!". "But father! White Nightmare is our most secret force", you told me never to use them unless it is a life and death battle"
"And I don't think that Kailan Dai is worthy of that force, even his Dai Clan is not worthy of that force," Saro said in a shocked tone.
"We are not only fighting against Kailan Dai, we are going to face more enemies. This sudden attack seems fishy"
"But Father Zeron was there, and he heard their plan, they cannot change the plans or invite people last minute can they?". This time it was Sake who talked
"Hmmm". Sakuku put his hands on his beard and said "Maybe they wanted him to hear their plan so that we could undermine their forces so they could strike us down easily by outnumbering our forces"
"Ah?!" Sake was shocked to hear that
Everyone in the room was shocked too
Even Zeron, (I never thought of that) he thought.
(but my breath-concealing art is the best on Earth, well, all will be made clear in a while if the village chief was overreacting or I am underestimating this world martial artist too much)
"No Father!". "They won't have noticed Zeron because". "Zeron is a cultivator!"
Rale and Chulan in a corner of the round table supported his words by nodding their head
"Cultivator?" Sakuku and the rest of the room were surprised by what Sake said
Sakuku was mildly surprised, while the rest were shocked by Oblivion
Some even stood up from their seat in shocked wonder
Even Zeron was surprised "When did he become a cultivator?". There was a big question mark on his head
"Haha, Zeron is not a cultivator" laughed Sakuku as he said
"But- " Sake was trying to defend himself when Sakuku cut him off
Why don't we ask Zeron "Zeron, are you a cultivator?"
Zeron replied no, that he was not
The rest of the people in the room let out a breath, as they sigh in relief.
"Sigh~ I was shocked"
"Scared me to death," said Sani the village chief's second son. He was rubbing his bald head with a relief look.
"Uncle, how did you know that Zeron is not a cultivator" asked Rale
When all the eyes in the room were on him, including Zeron's own, he replied with a mischievous tone
"It's because I have seen real cultivators"
...
(Four hours later)
Aaaahh!!!
Cliiinng!!! Cliiinng!! Krriiing
Uggghh!!
Kwaaang!! Kwangg!
Puuu!!! Pu! Pu!
It was the sound of people roaring!!!
Swords, sabers, and Spears crossing
The body has been pierced and falling
The sound of the bow reverberates as arrows set loose and pierce their targeted victims or are parried away.
In a dark room with no light, that is encapsulated by total darkness.
Was a figure in total darkness, the shape of the figure can not be seen clearly, but it has the shape of a man
The presumed man opened his eyes and the room lighted up. The darkness dissolved anytime it got close to his eyes
"So it has begun" In a gloomy tone he said.
"Sakuku, you shall pay for what you did to me". He said that in a gloomy voice with a low and even tone, but you can still feel the anger in the voice.