Souma's Family Crisis

" There is no way to outrun that dragon or hide from Thomas if he is here for us, so let's simply see what will happen", Mike looked at the dragon that was almost above them and sighed lightly.

Inside gazing moon village, the life of everyone here was the same as ever, after all the news of Bell's death never got out and even the ancestor's recovery of the souma family for sure didn't reach the normal villager's ears.

In the Market, everyone was attending to their jobs, selling weapons, medical herbs, clothes, and people were busy choosing what to buy or how much to buy.

So you can see a lot of people shouting to sell their things, and others negotiating for a better price, while some are only there to have a nice walk and see what's new and what's not.

" If your child is a fan of martial arts and wanna practice it so badly, come and check out those weapons for him, they are top quality that is rare to find in this whole village".

" Come on and check out this new batch of clothes, I fetched those from overseas, women out there and especially young ladies, come and check how elegant those clothes are, even the silk is top quality".

"Why is it getting darker, is it gonna rain again? I know it's winter but raining twice a day is a little bit annoying".

" Yeah well, we can't help it, let's pack up our stalls and come back after it stops raining".

" What are you two talking about, are you blind or your eyes are only there for accessories, open up your dog's eyes and have a look at the sky".

"What the fcck, why is a fucking dragon hovering above our village, aren't they forbidden from stopping in villages and towns and only allowed to stay in cities".

" Look on top of that dragon, it looks like a young man is standing on top of it, maybe he is here for something related to our village or something of that sort".

After a lot of speculation from the villagers and looking at the huge dragon in awe, they suddenly heard a loud voice ranging in their ears like drums and covering all of gazing moon village like thunder.

" Yo Jack, it's been a long time since we last met, why don't you come out and have a little chat with this old friend of yours, so we can catch up on the good old days hahaha", Thomas laughed out loud after the end of his sentence almost deafening some people.

Jack who was cultivating and trying to break through to tier 3, almost lost control of the flow of mana in his body and got heavily injured after hearing Thoma's voice, but he stabilized himself real quick and got up from his spot heading outside.

' What is this battle maniac doing in this small village, and why did he exactly choose to come at this time, my luck is really not the best,' Jack thought while heading outside.

However before Jack ask what Thomas wants, he already heard his answer.

" Well, chatting is honestly boring so let me get straight to the point, since you already broke the slavery contract somehow, then you know that I'm looking for something. Hand me the dragon egg in your possession and let's forget that I ever came here, or don't blame me for being rude " Thomas casually gave out his reason for coming here like he wasn't afraid of anything.

' What fucking slavery contract you asshole, and in what world would a family give up their most precious treasure for nothing, this is literally daylight robbery' Jack thought inwardly, but his eyes had a look of helplessness displayed in them.

" Thomas, I don't know anything about any slavery contract, and about the egg, well you know that it's our family treasure, I can make an exception and sell it to you if you pay a good price for it, so give us some face " Jack helplessly answered trying to avoid the worst case scenario.

" Forget about the slavery contract for now, because I don't think you seem to understand your position in this land, I wasn't asking you to give me the egg, I was ordering you, so consider the price for the dragon egg is simply being able to make it out alive today " Thomas was a little bit starting to get impatient.

After finishing his words, he released a wave of mana that washed over the entirety of gazing moon village.

Everyone including Jack himself couldn't help but kneel on the ground shivering with fear, cold sweat can be seen drenching everyone, seemingly knowing that their lives or deaths, will all depend on Jack's next answer.

Near the village and inside Jade forest, Mike was watching this while happiness can be seen written all over his face.

' That was a really close call, I'm so glad that this guy can't detect who exactly broke the contract and assumed that it was the souma's ancestor, go ahead and fight to all your heart's content, so I can reap some benefits using the chaos ' Mike almost cheered for Thomas out loud.

' The difference in strength between tier 2 and 3 is really so big, I should just give the dragon egg and get revenge after I get stronger, even if I somehow killed Thomas, I will still die before I even step out of my village to flee since I'm inside of their territory and Thomas isn't even the Strongest in the hex family ', Jack made a decision and was gonna answer him when suddenly a loud and clear voice of that of an old man resounded in everyone ears.

" Yo, little kid, you actually dared to disturb my Cultivation in this peaceful environment and remote place with your loud voice, I'll give you two choices, either give me 1 million magic stones as compensation or simply go die ". The old man spoke with an ordering tone, giving Thomas the taste of his own medicine and looting him.

Turning their heads to the source of the voice, everyone locked into an old man with white hear and a white long beard added with deep hallow eyes hovering in mid-air, his clothes were tattered but they still gave off a slight pressure, indicating that his robe was a defensive magic item.

' My luck is really bad, why would I stumble upon this bona-fide tier 4 demonic cultivator when I was so close to getting what I needed' Thomas muttered to himself, while different scenarios were playing out inside of his head.

It was obvious that this demonic cultivator was a tier 4 from the fluctuations of the mana around him and the fact that he is hovering in mid-air, but if he is a warrior or a mage, you can't know for sure till you start fighting.

Thomas couldn't help but answer with respect " Hello good sir, I don't dare to refuse what you asked for, but I don't really carry that many magic stones on me at this moment, why don't you accompany me to the hex family and get your compensation there?".

Hearing Thoma's words, the old man couldn't help but start laughing" Youngsters those days are really daring, you actually trying to make me back down by just mentioning your family name, I'll give you one more chance to pay up, or don't think of leaving this place alive, and let's see if that family of yours can save you before I kill you ".

Jack couldn't help but cheer inwardly, 'that's what you get for going overboard and coming to rob me, now show me what can you do Thomas in the same situation but just way worse hahaha '.

'Should I try and escape from here? I can indeed attempt to, given the fact that I have a teleporting magic item bestowed upon me by the ancestor for life-and-death situations '

'However, that will still depend on the fact that the old man isn't a mage and he won't feel the mana fluctuations coming from the item in time, after all, 1 million magic stones are no small amount, and can be used to nurture countless youngsters for 6 months or so, but this greedy bastard asked for that much without any hesitation ' Thomas was having it hard deciding what to choose.

However, when he almost came to a decision, another loud voice reverberated in everyone's ears that of a young woman.

" What do we have here, are you guys having a party without inviting this beautiful lady, that's really not an attitude a gentleman should have, so I'll just go ahead and invite myself over ".

Everyone turned their heads to take a look at this another newcomer, and what entered their eyes was a young woman hovering in mid-air, wearing a pink long robe that was revealing most of her skin, her hair was black matched her black eyes and her white skin, she simply looked like another pretty lady which everyone can see in a Cultivation world.