In front of the mansion, 3 people appeared, 2 young people led by an old man, not long after their arrival, the young man who was watching over the boy all this time appeared in front of them.
Bowing in front of the old man, the young man started to speak.
"Reporting to the elder, there have been no changes or major incidents during the time of my vigil."
The old man was unmoved by the young man's greeting and remained with his eyes closed, on the contrary, the young woman approached him very happily.
"Hey, Lukas, how long without seeing you, I thought you had already been taken out of the center circle due to your absence, who would have thought that you would be in this desolate place?"
Lukas, upon hearing the young woman's sarcastic comment, snorted in disgust, but decided to ignore her and instead speak to the young man next to her who had not yet said a single word.
"I did not think that the most outstanding talent in the center circle had so much free time Daniel, or is it that now you are interested in babysitting?"
Before Lukas' mockery, Daniel only observed him for an instant before directing his gaze towards the mansion, it seemed that he was more interested in it than Lukas.
Lukas, seeing that he was ignored, wanted to refute, but just at that moment the old man opened his eyes and decided to ask.
"Any small or strange details that you have found?"
Lukas at the question of the old man, immediately put aside any other thoughts and prepared to answer him with all sincerity.
"Elder, there were no inconveniences or incidents during this time, but to be honest, the boy last year stopped going out to the yard for long periods of time, and even the time he was outside decreased, staying inside the mansion for the most part the time."
Hearing Lukas's response, the young woman couldn't help but take advantage and tease him.
"It seems you did your job spectacularly Lukas, next time I find a long time surveillance mission I will recommend you 100%"
This time, Lukas couldn't take any more and immediately refuted:
"Hmph, at least the reward I will get for this 'surveillance mission' will exceed what you get from your monthly allowance and from your family by far, so I hope you will accept my challenge when the time comes Fillia."
Hearing this, Fillia's aura began to increase, immediately an invisible pressure began to encompass the entire place and pressed against Lukas, who immediately took a few steps back, and with a smile that was not a smile, he slowly said.
"My dear Lukas, could you repeat your words now?"
Faced with the pressure released by Fillia, Lukas decided to fight back by releasing his own aura, but just at that moment, a calm but icy voice interrupted them both.
"Could you please stop wasting my time and the old man's?"
Daniel, although he didn't release any aura, just his words sent chills to both of them, who immediately withdrew their auras.
"Hmph, you'll see next time, I won't let you get out of this so easy."
"Those are my words Fillia, don't run away next time when she issues a challenge."
Seeing that they had both calmed down, Daniel ignored them and his gaze returned to focus on the mansion, then to the old man, waiting for his decision.
The old man remained silent, he suddenly opened his eyes and said:
"It is not necessary to enter the mansion, the boy is already heading towards us, it seems that the commotion of a moment ago alerted him."
Hearing the old man's words, the 3 of them directed their gaze towards the front door, each one had different emotions reflected.
For Lukas, the arrival of the old man and his 2 companions meant that his boring task was finally over, so he was eager to return to headquarters and claim the rewards from him.
Fillia's look was more of curiosity, and she had only come because she found out that Daniel, who was always in seclusion or on important missions, decided to come escort a brat, so her curiosity about the boy was evident.
Daniel's, on the other hand, was more complicated, at first glance, there were no emotions reflected in it, but if one looked at it in detail, it emitted an indescribable feeling.
It was not long after the statement of the old man that the front door was opened and a boy of about five years old looked out, he was quite tall for his age, in addition to his physical appearance, he seemed somewhat weak, he could not be considered a child handsome, and, his most remarkable feature was his hair color.
Both Fillia and Daniel knew that he belonged to the family, so the first one was surprised to notice that his hair color was black, with only the red tips, on the contrary, Daniel remained impassive while Lukas did not care, after all, he had been watching the boy for almost 2 years.
Being observed as an exotic beast, in the boy there was shyness and fear in his eyes, but above all curiosity, so he, with a shy voice, asked:
"Who are you? Do you come with the maids to deliver my food?"
Hearing the boy's question, Fillia got a little angry, but quickly calmed down, after all, a child could not be blamed for his ignorance, so she wanted to approach to speak to him, but at that moment, the old man walked towards the boy and prevented Fillia from getting any closer.
Fillia, seeing the old man approach the boy, stopped immediately and took a few steps back, giving the old man room.
The boy, seeing that they had not answered his questions and seeing that the old man was approaching, took a few steps back, clearly he was afraid, but before he knew it, the old man was already in front of him.
To the surprise of the youngsters, the old man made a movement with his wrist, quickly knocking the boy out and putting him to sleep.
Seeing this, she wanted to protest, but Daniel quickly stopped her by saying:
"Do not ask or act unnecessarily Fillia, remember that we are only here because the old man requested it, so it is better not to get into the matter further."
Fillia, hearing Daniel's words, nodded silently, actually, she was here because she begged the old man so that he could accompany them, it was only Daniel who the old man requested his presence, so it was better for her to do the sight fat right now.
Lukas, on the other hand, did not care, he only hoped that he could leave this place once and for all to return faster to the headquarters to collect the long-awaited reward from her.
The old man, seeing that the boy was unconscious, picked him up with one hand and then handed him to Daniel.
"Take care of him on our return trip, we will take him to the headquarters, once there he will finish the mission for everyone and they will be able to collect their rewards."
Hearing this, Lukas was happy, Fillia did not care, he only came out of curiosity, but apparently he was only wasting time, while Daniel quickly took the child and carried him on one shoulder, it seemed that he was not carrying another person, but a sack of potatoes.
The old man, seeing that none of them said anything against, quickly headed towards the teleportation matrix that was at a considered distance from the mansion, closely following the 3 young people.
Without anyone noticing, on the roof of the mansion, you could see the silhouette of a hunchbacked old man, who saw the 5 people heading to the teleportation matrix.
"Hahaha, poor brat, they didn't even say hello and knock him out, well, be strong and I hope you don't make me wait too long."
With these words the silhouette disappeared, and at the same time, the 5 people were already in the teleportation matrix, activating it and leaving this secret realm.
Meanwhile, in a secret room inside the Aegis Family Headquarters, 5 people were gathered, if an experienced cultivator with a high cultivation level were to be found here, he would be surprised to see the 3 more family heads gathered. important people from the north, arguing with 2 unknown people.
"We have already discussed this issue, the boy has been isolated all this time without coming into contact with cultivation, furthermore, due to the lack of help that was given to him after losing his bloodline, his strength level is no more than that of a mortal from the lower realms, it has no trace of spiritual qi in it."
These were the words spoken with a touch of annoyance by one of the five people present, whose most striking feature was her long crimson hair, tied in a tail.
At this, the only lady present who was wearing a dark kimono and her face covered by a veil, she smiled mysteriously before answering:
"Ohoho, of course we know that, that was the deal we made for your family to keep it, but we still have to be sure that it will not become the child of prophecy, after all, you more than anyone should know how unpredictable is fate."
Hearing the lady's words, the head of the Aegis family was enraged, this time the ancients seemed determined to end the child, so he requested the help of the other 2 families to mediate the matter, but those people did not seem want to give in.
Suddenly, the last person presents and who seemed to be the lady's companion, quickly entered the conversation.
"My partner is right, fate is unpredictable, in addition to the boy, the girl has already been taken and is secretly guarded and guarded by countless factions, but she has not shown a supernatural talent for cultivation, so our concern about her brat it is still valid and consistent."
Hearing this, the 3 heads of the family secretly sneered at each other, coherent? There is nothing coherent in their argument, the only thing they want to do is kill the boy to see if there is any change in the girl, if that is the case, they will have the opportunity of change in their hands, otherwise if they are wrong, they will still have benefited, since everything will remain as before, do you really think that we do not know your true intentions?
Although those were their thoughts, they were actually unable to do anything either, with so many important factions pressing them, it would be very difficult to come to terms.
It was at this time that the head of the Mesh family gave his opinion:
"I have a suggestion that may be of interest to both sides."
Hearing this, everyone turned their attention to him, who, seeing that no one objected, decided to speak.
"Some time ago, when I was exploring some ancient ruins in the forbidden zone, I came across a certain immortal art from an earlier time, I'll save the minor details and go straight to the point, what this technique basically does is cut the cultivation path from a mortal who has never cultivated, if he has already cultivated, he can still seal him off, completely isolating him from spiritual qi, fellow Daoists may want to take a look at him."
Hearing this, everyone present was astonished, but doubted his ability, after all, cutting off the martial path means that no matter how many resources one uses, he will never be able to cultivate, since he was completely isolated from the heavenly dao!
So quickly the 2 companions carefully observed the art that the head of the Mesh family had provided them and communicating with each other, in the end, they gave an answer.
"The ancients agree that the art is real and is feasible to use, but it will only be valid if we are the ones who will use the martial art on the child, otherwise other measures will be taken."
Hearing this, the head of the Aegis family wanted to protest, but could only nod and agree in the end.
"At least you will be able to continue living, even if you can no longer cultivate and enter the headquarters, *sigh*, this is the least I can do for you."
And with this agreement, the future of the boy was decided, who was still unconscious on Daniel's back, not knowing that his future cultivation path was apparently doomed.