Hao Ren had just refused to the five heads without even blinking an eye, and one of the people asked, "Can you tell me why?"
The person who spoke up was the head of the Wang family. Hao Ren looked at him and said, "You all belong to big families and have your own agendas, while I prefer to be my own person. I hope that Family Head Wang and the rest would respect my decision. Although this city is called the City of Rage, I don't want to shed blood without any reason."
The people were shocked, they hadn't expected that Hao Ren who was talking so politely would be so blunt that he would directly threaten the people and that too some of the strongest people in the city of Rage.
Even the five elders were shocked, and Elder Shen, the head of the Shen Family stepped up and asked, "Did you threaten me?"
Hao Ren shook his head with a candid smile on his face, "No, no, how can I threaten you elders? How could you imagine that I would waste so much time to threaten you as a single entity?"
The next moment, his smile vanished and his face turned very cold, and so did his aura, he looked at the five people and said, "I threatened all of you. I am not someone from the Kingdom of Emotions, and I am not your puppet, if you tried to come for me, I will come for you, and when I do that, nobody would be able to save you."
As he said that, he took a step forward and a strong aura washed over the five people. They didn't expect that Hao Ren would be so strong. What scared them even more was the simple fact that even though the young man had revealed his aura, they could not see through the depths of his strength.
His realm was shrouded, his aura was pure, and Hao Ren held back his true might, he had yet to hold a sword. The five elders wanted to retaliate, and at this moment, an dog walked in and said, "Well, if it isn't little one, little two, little three, and little four. Oh, little five, you are also willing to come here? I didn't expect that all of you brothers would gather to bully the disciple of the Dragon Hall."
Hao Ren looked at the old black dog, but he didn't show any change on his face. He was aware that this dog was not a simple dog, but a Hellhound.
The arrival of the dog caused the five people to gulp and they all took half a step back in retreat. Since the old dog was here, they had to give in, or it would break the agreement they had.
Old Wang bowed his head and said, "Elder Gun, we will cede this time. You can take him."
The old dog nodded and said, "I appreciate that, well then Xiao Hao, let's go." Follow current novels on novｅlfire.net
Hao Ren nodded and followed the old dog back to the Dragon Hall with the people watching their backs. The crowd began to scatter, and when the five elders walked out of the Labyrinth, one of them said, "Is it just me or did you also sense that young man was holding back a lot of his strength just now?"
The four people nodded, and Elder Wang said, "You all can do what you want to do, but the Wang Family will not be taking part in it. That old dog looks feeble, but he has been looking like that since I joined the Dragon Hall. He never interferes, but this time he came in person, it is simple, that young man is not simple and if we try to strong arm him, that old dog would take action."
The four people thought and nodded before they said, "Let us see what he does in the future, and if he proves to be an obstacle, we will have no choice but to fight to preserve our interests."
Hao Ren followed the old dog with his hands behind his back. He didn't care if this dog was the Hellhound or Cerberus himself, as long as it did not cause him any trouble, he didn't mind. However, he had a few things that he wanted to ask this guy. The things that the Nagas told him, if they were true, then he was going to break the labyrinth apart because that was the pact. He was going to help the Nagas, as they have always helped him in the Spirit Shimmer Continent.
They entered the Dragon Hall, and the old Dog asked, "You must have questions, tell me, I will answer you."
Hao Ren took off his shirt and revealed the tattoo of the Naga Clan and said, "This mark is the mark of favor that I gained from the Nagas after helping them in a lower realm."
Old Gun looked like a Shih-Tzu, but looking at the mark on Hao Ren's arm and hearing his words he was surprised. He asked, "You know about the existence of lower realms?"
Hao Ren replied with a nod and said, "Old Gun, you better be honest with me. I am pact bound with the Nagas, and I will help them. However, the crux lies in the truth. The dragon under the Labyrinth, was she really berserk and killed everyone in a fit of madness, or was she driven into a corner by some stupid royal breed pig?"
He didn't mince his words, and Old Gun took a deep breath and replied, "Have they told you anything?"
Hao Ren nodded and said, "Yes, they have. I know the two perceptions of the story, now can you tell me what is the truth, because I think that you are probably older than all this, even the kingdom of Emotions."
The dog nodded and sat down on the ground, as he scratched an itch behind his ear and said, "Yes, I was the beast companion to the founding emperor of the Samsara Dynasty. He is still alive, sealed under the Labyrinth along with the Severance Dragon that was wronged by the people of the nation she guarded with all her might."
Hao Ren frowned and asked, "Since that founder is down there, then it means he used some forbidden technique to seal the dragon there with himself. If I try to act excessively, that person might attack me, right?"
The dog nodded and replied, "You are very smart. I can tell you one method that can be used to reach the lowest levels of the labyrinth and have an audience with the two entities. They will not attack you, but it is possible that they might allow you to bring away the Nagas."
Hao Ren narrowed his gaze and said, "What if I want to free the dragon?"
The old dog stood up and said calmly, "I will kill you."
Hao Ren crouched down and a halo appeared behind him. He gazed into the eyes of the black dog. He could see a flicker of red flames, but his own eyes radiated a strong flame that could swallow everything. He said, "Old Gun, what you people did was wrong. Do you really think that just because you are able to hold her down, she would give up? If she really wished, would you be able to hold back her self destruction?"
The old dog was in a daze, he mumbled, "You are a saint."
Hao Ren didn't bother answering and said, "That dragon wishes to kill the bloodline of the royal family, isn't that it? To make sure that your master suffers the same way as she did? Hypocrites."
Old Gun frowned and he wanted to say something when a feeling of dread overtook him. A blade had appeared in Hao Ren's hand and it was still in sheath. Hao Ren said, "If I wish, tearing a fissure in the labyrinth is not a big deal, so tell me the right path. I know that you are a loyal beast, but you should know, this Dragon Hall was conferred to safeguard the fate of the people in the city. You are disobeying your directive by doing this."
Old Gun mumbled, "A sword saint."
Hao Ren didn't bother, he waited patiently and Old Gun woke up from his stupor after a few minutes, as he said, "You can clear the quests. Each floor has a hidden boss, you can defeat that boss and then get to the bottom of the tower. After you do that, you will have conquered the Labyrinth and it will listen to your commands."
Hao Ren nodded and then he stood up, ready to go back to the Labyrinth when he asked, "Why did you tell me all this?"
The dog replied, "My master, he is also a sword saint, and only a sword saint can complete the quests. Please save them."
Hao Ren looked at the dog changing his attitude, and thought if this guy was a chameleon in reality. Well, putting that aside, he had something meaningful to do now.
So, he decided to head out and handle things right away, after all he had to travel the other five cities as well, and he was thinking of the dragon would look intimidating as his mount? Though he wasn't too sure, but he ought to try taming the dragon, right?