However, he understood that he could not do that!
"Yun'er, now that they're by your side, you shouldn't run into any danger for now." The black-robed man chuckled softly as his eyes filled with a gentle light. "It's time for me to leave, I'm afraid that I won't be able to help or protect you very much for a while."
His eyes were filled with reluctance as he took one last look at the disappearing figures before he turned around and walked out of the city gates without another backward glance...
...
Two guards at the Lin family home saw the menacing trio heading towards them and immediately blocked their way forward.
"Stop! Who are you? Do you have an invitation?"
"Get out of the way!"
Bang!
An angry roar pierced through the sky and before either guard could react, their bodies were flung into the courtyard. Their eyes were wide with shock.
