Shallot was eating in a fancy restaurant when a waiter looked at him with a terrified expression, after all, Shallot had a man under his right foot gritting his teeth with anger as he was sitting enjoying his meal
Shallot looks to his right looking at a group of men who were seeing him with frustration and anger but no one dared to move or say anything to him
Shallot grins coldly at them, then he raises a bowl to drink everything left on it, then he throws the bowl on the table that was filled with empty dirty plates
Shallot stands keeping his foot over the man's head " It seems that I have to go to give them a visit, how boring is all this "
Then *PAM* he kicks the man in the floor sending him towards a wall *PUM* " Ugh " The man hits the wall leaving a crack on it and then falls motionless on the ground as the group of men yells " Patriarch! "
Shallot grins coldly at them saying " Next time don't annoy someone who is eating " Then Shallot throws a bag filled with silver taels to the waiter " Nice meal " he says with a smirk, the waiter nods with a panicked expression
Shallot leaves the restaurant thinking ' Now they should be gathering in the same place, it won't take long ' Then he rises into the sky as many onlookers see him in shock after the amazing speed he flew away
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When Lan Xue left the Supreme Elder who was standing in the middle surrounded by all of them said " We can disclose this meeting to the younglings but it will be your choice " he clapped his hands together and the whole room shone with blue light for a second, then he said " The barrier will last a few minutes "
" Can you tell us why are you acting so cautious, old man Jianhong? " Feng Gengxin asked with a serious expression. She wears a blue dress, has long white hair and a fragile complexion and she just like the Supreme Elder has a missing arm, her left arm
" Brother Jianhong, don't tell me they are here " Asked Ren Bao with a frowning expression, he has a shoulder size white hair and a long beard of the same color, and his complexion was muscular despite his age and he wore completely gray clothes, and just them has a missing arm the left one
The Supreme Elder nods as he says " Yes, and as far as I know there are three of them in the Empire right now " The young sect masters and mistress as well as the patriarch and matriarchs from the big and small clans were confused about the words of their living legends yet no one dared to interrupt or ask them anything
Ren Bao and Feng Gengxin were frowning hearing then a powerful voice said " You only brought bad news, right friend? "
The Elders and the other rest turned to see who talked then the Emperor said with surprise " Father?! What are you doing here? I thought you went into seclusion "
The old man was none other than Wang Yong the previous emperor, he was quite tall and bulky, he wore a black and yellow hanfu and had long white hair in a ponytail, his wrinkled face had a big burn scar on his right cheek, messing with the short beard on his face, he as well has a missing arm, the right one. The old man shook his head looking at the Emperor and said " I went, yes, but I knew that this old friend of mine came, besides we are in a dire situation " Many wondered about who they were talking but the oldest tensed up hearing the former Emperor they were the only ones who knew
The Supreme Elder makes a serious expression as he says " Yes, it seems so, now two of them are still weak we can deal with them for the moment, but the other one, I'm not sure but... I think that he is far stronger than the Golden Tyrant we once met "
Wang Yong opens his eyes wide with the shock " No way...
" What?! " " That's Impossible! " The leaders of sects and clans reacted in fear and shock hearing the Supreme Elder then the Emperor said " The Golden Tyrant?! what are you talking about?! Isn't he just a legend?! "
" Supreme Elder? The Golden Tyrant wasn't just a legend? " Asked Lan Xue's mother, Lan Zexi with a serious expression
The Supreme Elder turned to see her keeping his calm expression and said " Lady Lan, this was a secret only kept by the oldest, I'm sure that the moment you glance at any in this room you will recognize those who had seen the Golden Tyrant before "
Lan Zexi opened her eyes wide looking at every old person in the room and she noticed that all of them had something in common a missing arm, it could be the left one or the right one but neither of them had both arms so she couldn't help to whisper in shock " Unbelievable... "
Feng Gengxin turns to see her and says " Yes, young lady, each of us had an encounter with him, in the Fallen's Valley a few hundred years ago, we are still alive because that was his will nothing else and yet he took one of our arms as a punishment "
The leaders of sects and clans reacted scared and surprised by the eldest statement, neither of them had thought even once that the Golden Tyrant was real, much less that all of the elders of the present sects had fought him even the former emperor, a powerful existence that some aimed to reach someday was humiliated by him to the point he took one of his arms and what's more there is someone far stronger than him in the Empire right now
" No way! " " Now what are we going to do?! " Many whispered their concerns, so the Supreme Elder said with a serious expression " Calm down everyone, this isn't the time to panic "
Wang Yong nods and says " He is right we have to think of a way to way to save as many lives as possible, so the tournament will be canceled this year "
Every leader of sects and clans looked surprised but they knew that they could do nothing else than evacuate the empire and not put in risk their young talents
The Emperor looked even more surprised after all the money he had gathered in this year's tournament was so great that the moment he announced the cancelation of the tournament a riot could start but what he could say to make the elders change their opinion? what is more, the leaders of the other sects seem to want the same so he just said " Ok, then tomorrow I will send the guards to give the people the announcement "
" I wouldn't do that if I were you " Suddenly someone spoke with a mocking voice all the people gathered turned to see the one who said that with a serious expression
A young man was sitting next to a table while drinking a bottle of wine, his legs were crossed resting on the top of the table, and he smiled at them while he took a sip of the wine in his right hand
The Supreme Elder immediately recognized him and his eyes opened wide with surprise the other elders noticed the sudden change in his demeanor and instantly they knew who the young man was but others looked at him with suspicion and the Emperor even said with anger " Who do you think you are to talk to us like that? "
The Supreme Elder turned to see him with anger making the Emperor tremble in surprise yet he didn't say anything as the man threw the bottle of wine to the side breaking in the process then he put down his legs and lens forward to them saying " For this kind of gathering you bought a very cheap wine "
Wang Yong frowns at the young man's words filled with mockery he wasn't putting anyone of them in his eyes, for him they are nothing, it was just like the Golden Tyrant, that and his looks were unusual
Silence filled the room as the Elders' aura suppressed the young to speaking with the unknown guy yet the Supreme Elder gathered his thoughts and said with a humble voice " What do you mean Lord Shallot? "
The elders confirmed their suspicions this young man was the one who the Supreme Elder feared, the one who was stronger than the Golden Tyrant, the young heads of the clans felt uneasy after the pressure that the elders put on them dissipated yet they felt shocked seeing Shallot, how it was possible that someone so young could make their elders feel fear by just looking at them
Shallot grins at the Supreme Elder's words and says " You see I didn't come here to fight but to give you a warning "
Everyone frowned at his words and Wang Yong said " A warning? What kind of warning? "
Shallot stands and says with a cold grin " Well, first of all, you won't cancel the tournament, no matter what happens on it or what plans you have now " Everyone frowns at Shallot's words then he continues " Second, two of my apprentices if you want to call them that will participate it would be a shame if they don't fight so no quitting, don't feel bad I'm sure that there are some who have the power to even kill them if they died I don't care but if any of you or anyone dares to middle their fights with all pleasure I will join it's been a while since I fought "
Shallot words put a lot of pressure on them but they still have the chance to kill those two monsters in the growing process they just need to find a way to kill them while helping their apprentices to do it
" Ok, sir, if that is what you wish them we will go by it " The Supreme Elder said with a slight bow but he was fuming with anger and frustration luckily he didn't bring Chen Wen to the tournament hoping that his seclusion help him raise his power even further
Shallot grins and says " Great " Then he walks towards an open window and turns around one more time " Oh, I almost forgot it, when the time comes I will need you to do something for me "
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A few minutes later
Wang Jun tried to go to see Yue but she lock herself in her room so he decide to go back to the banquet after all his father throw him out the moment the Supreme Elder appeared, he was one of the princes, even if his older brother the next emperor wasn't here he has the right to know what happens in his home so he decided to go back
He arrived at the door and saw his father and grandfather walking out making very serious expressions, they saw him and walked toward him making Wang Jun look at them in surprise
The Emperor grabs Wang Jun by the shoulders and says with a serious voice " Son when you fight your first battle tomorrow I want you to lose on purpose immediately "
Wang Jun opens his eyes wide in surprise and says " What? " his father who always praised him for his strength was douting him now just what on earth happened when he was gone