While Issei was sleeping, Ye Zong arrived at the Red Leaf Inn. As a City Lord, the inn owner gave Issei's information readily as the City Lord wouldn't ask for it unless necessary. Plus, the owner couldn't disobey the City Lord.
Ye Zong and Ye Xiu headed upstairs to Issei's room while the reinforcements stayed downstairs, ready for combat. Once at Issei's door, Ye Zong knocked loudly to make the occupants aware of the dire situation and make their presence known.
"Mr Hyoudou Issei, this is the City Lord. Open the door!" Ye Zong shouted. He continued banging on the door, but there was no answer. This is because Issei didn't want to be disturbed when he was asleep. Any person allowed to enter can freely enter. Those are Raynare, Ning'er and Yang Xin, and no one else. "Open the damn door!".
"Is this person deaf or what?" Ye Xiu asked. There was no way anyone wouldn't be able to hear the commotion that they were making. After all, the other inn resident woke up due to the banging on the door. "City Lord, allow me to break down the door. We are making enough scene here".
Ye Zong nodded at Ye Xiu, who proceeded to break down the door, but to no avail. The door was so strong that Ye Xiu's hands broke. That's because the door has defensive spells on it. The only way to break it down is to overpower the spell.
"Ahhhh! My hand!" Ye Xiu screamed. His arm was busted. He then fused with Demonic Beast. "I don't think I can't break down a simple door!".
Ye Xiu once again hit the door with all his might, but it created a small scratch, nothing more.
"What is going on? Is this inn door this durable? Or did the party inside do something to strengthen the door's properties?" Ye Zong said. There was no way that Ye Xiu would fail to open the door with all his strength if the door was an ordinary object. "Hmph! If one person can't do it, how about two!".
Ye Zong fused with his Demonic Beast. Together with Ye Xiu, they hit the door at the same time. This was enough the spell on the door. However, this also awakened Issei, and he wasn't happy having his sleep disturbed.
"Ha-ha-ha! See, I knew this thing wouldn't be able to withstand both of our strength!" Ye Zong said. He was smiling that he was able to break down a door. "Now, let's see this Hyoudou Issei per-"
Ye Zong couldn't finish his sentence as he was punched. Ye Xiu looked who it was, and he saw a young man in his teens. Even if it was by surprise, the person still sent the City Lord flying. A man that was in Black Gold rank. A mere surprise attack wouldn't work unless you have strength only slightly below Black Gold rank.
"Boy, who are you?" Ye Xiu asked. He was sure that the kid wasn't an ordinary person. That punch he gave Ye Hong was stronger than his own strength. "What is your objective here in Glory City?!".
"Hah?! You're asking me a bunch of questions? I should be the one asking. You bastards destroyed my defensive spells," Issei said. He didn't like being disturbed when he was asleep. And the two old men at the door woke him up by destroying his defensive spell. At this time, Ye Hong woke up. "Now, I suggest you both leave now so I can have my rest, or we can do this the hard way?".
"Hmph! Don't get cocky, boy!". Ye Hong said. The man was knocked out in a single hit. Yet, he was still acting strong in front of Issei. The man charged at Issei. This time ready to fight. Yet, he was knocked out again without even knowing how. A few moments later, he woke up. "W-What just happened?".
"You got knocked down. He hit you so fast that even I, a spectator, couldn't follow his movement," Ye Xiu said. The man was not only strong but incredibly fast. Ye Xiu made sure to keep his eyes on Issei, but he saw nothing. Except for Ye Hong being knocked out for the second time. "Why don't we try attacking together in a coordinated manner. That might help".
"Alright, let's go. I don't believe that he can take the both of us at the same time," Ye Hong said. Ye Xiu and Ye Hong attacked simultaneously, but they were both knocked out without Issei moving. "W-What is going on?! Why can't I come close to him?!".
"Are you both done?" Issei asked. He was now very irritated. These two fools are annoying, like a fly buzzing in one's ears. "If you are, I suggest you leave now before I get even more irritated. I hate my sleep being disturbed".
Issei then fixed the door and planned to close it, but he was stopped by the younger two men at his door. Issei was now very irritated, if Issei felt even an ounce of killing intent or bloody aura on the two in front of him, he might have killed them, but alas, that was not the case.
"What do you two want?" Issei said. He wanted to go back to sleep. He waited for the two to speak, but they weren't saying anything. "I don't want to waste any more time with you lot. Speak! And tell me what you want from me before I knock you both out permanently".
"Tell me, are you the one responsible for the disappearance of children around Glory City?" Ye Zong asked. Issei looked at him as if he was stupid. Even if Issei was the one that did it, would he say it was him? Of course not! "Ahem! At least answer this question. Are you a Legend rank?".
"No, I'm not. Legend rank or whatnot. I'm not any of those, for I'm not a cultivator," Issei said. Ye Zong and Ye Xiu looked at Issei as if he was delusional. The young man knocked out two Black Gold ranks that were at their peak. Who was this kid kidding? "However, I have strength surpassing your so-called Legend rank".
"You're quite arrogant, aren't you?" Ye Zong said. The idiot forgot that he was easily suppressed by Issei a few moments ago. "You're nothing more than a br-".
Ye Zong couldn't finish what he was saying as he was crushed to the ground by the sudden pressure directed toward him. The funny thing is, Ye Zong's Demonic Beast have dragon blood, and Issei's Dragon Aura was dominating it. Hence, Ye Zong was being hit twice more than others should be when he fused with his Demonic Beast.
"W-What the hell is this?!" Ye Zong said. He was being suppressed so easily. Ye Zong tried to fight back, but nothing he did worked. Issei's aura is genuinely domineering. After all, the catalyst that made Issei gain a dragon form was Ddraig. "S-Stop! We'll leave!".
"Good," Issei said. He then used his telekinesis to toss out Ye Zong and Ye Xiu. Everyone disturbed by the banging of the door saw the entire situation. They couldn't believe that their City Lord couldn't even control a single kid. "Now, leave. If you want to speak to me, come back in the morning".
Issei fixed the door and re-installed all the spells on the door to make sure that unwanted visitors stayed out. But this time, he made it more robust. Legend rank? Ha! No way will they be able to break in now!
"City Lord, are you okay?" Ye Xiu asked. The old man was worried about his family member. Ye Xiu saw how Ye Zong tried to fight back the pressure he was feeling, but nothing he did was effective. Even his Demonic Beast only made it worse. "I'll bring you back home. From the looks of it, that guy would have killed us if he wanted to. Let's return in the morning when he is less annoyed with our presence".
"Yeah, let's do that," Ye Zong said. Ye Zong saw a powerful dragon silhouette behind Issei when he fused with his Demonic Beast. That silhouette made him scared as if he was going to be devoured by it if he made any sudden movement. "That brat isn't simple at all. Maybe his claim of being stronger than a Legend rank is true".
"I don't know, but Lord Ye Mo might know something," Ye Xiu said. The old man Ye Mo is the only Legend rank in Glory City. "For now, let's not antagonise the kid. Like I said, if he wanted us dead, he would have killed us".
Ye Zong is a stubborn man, but he knew that if he irritated the kid any more than he already was, the chances of them dying were one hundred percent. Two Black Gold rank wasn't even able to do anything against Issei. What are they going to do when they are already injured as is? Offer themselves as a sacrifice to be killed because they were being idiotic? It was best to leave the kid alone for now.
