As a captain, Gudzil was aware of most of the things that happened within the Ukota, and even though he had been too insignificant to get the whole info, he was more than aware that a powerful female cultivator who had been occupying the temple beside the mayor's residence had fallen from grace and was now in custody.
Watching the bloody and now somewhat heroic form of Seth as he stood by the tiger, fantasies of Seth being that powerful female cultivator's lover who had come to meet her came popping into his head, and the man couldn't help but shiver at the thought of what Seth might do if he got angry and decide to lash out at Ukota town.
"Of course" Gudzil stammered out as he replied Seth, quickly putting a smile on his face, but just as Seth get on the tiger's back and was about to leave, Gudzil's voice rang out once more,
"Sir, are you perhaps looking for its previous inhabitant? "The man hurriedly asked
"Previous", Seth said looking at him with a raised eyebrow, and seeing Seth's interest, a small feeling of happiness immediately bubbled up in Gudzil and he replied,
"About a week ago, some powerful gov't officials came into town and I heard they stripped the temple's previous occupants of her authority, we the soldiers and most of the civilians tried to ask what was happening, but the men were all secretive, and shady, they accused the madame of various crimes and currently have her under house arrest" Gudzil finished in a somber tone.
Of course, most of the things Gudzil just said were total bullshit, he doubted they were up to 10 people in the town who were even aware that the temple was being inhabited not to talk of people caring about its occupant, but Gudzil had a wife and two sons living in this town, and there was no way he was going to allow the anger of some lover boy to be the reason for their deaths, he was going to try his best to blame everything on the cowardly mayor and government.
"I see," Seth said, "You said she was under house arrest, does that mean you know where she currently is?' set asked.
"Yes sir" Gudzil quickly answered.
"Well then get on and lead the way," Seth said, and Gudzil hearing his words turned to the soldiers and gave out orders,
"Take care of the injured and be on guard for any surprise attacks, the mayor has requested the presence of this young man and I will take him there".
Filled with grief and doubts, the soldiers were reluctant to follow Gudzil's orders, but a burst of his overbearing aura had them grudgingly rushing away.
Done dealing with the soldiers, Gudzil firmed up his trembling legs and jumped onto the back of the tiger landing in front of Seth.
"Just tell it where to go," Seth said when the large man got on.
"Of course sir" Gudzil immediately answered and rushed close to the head of the tiger, fearfully pointing out directions, and to his surprise and relief the powerful beast followed his instructions without a hint of reluctance.
The short journey which would have taken them a few seconds to travel instead took 4 minutes as Gudzil had pleaded with Seth to have the tiger carefully move through the streets and not cause any destruction, and the tiger seeing Seth accept Gudzil's plea was forced to carefully trot through the streets of Ukota town, almost turning the town to a ghost town as everyone within its vicinity fled it's presence.
When the party of Seth, Gudzil, and the tiger finally arrived at their destination, they were welcomed to the sight of a tall fence so high that one couldn't see a single thing behind it, but to them who were standing on a towering beast, the inside of the compound was laid bare before their eyes.
A lavishly built bungalow surrounded by a beautiful garden with a crystal clear pool at its center greeted the eyes of the two men and one beast, though their gaze was quickly shifted to the almost poetic sight of a devilishly beautiful woman sitting on the roof of the house and staring at them.
"Why are we stopping," Seth asked Gudzil with a frown when he realized the tiger had stopped at a wall that it could easily destroy or leap over.
"Well this particular compound is also protected by some powerful seals sir, and if we were to try brute forcing our way in there is a high chance that we might bring harm to madam," Giddily said pointing at the woman sitting on the roof.
Hearing his words, Seth sighed, and the next moment he disappeared off the tiger's back leaving Gudzil looking around for him but finding nothing, but a second later Gudzil heard the sharp sound of breaking glass as a light blue transparent barrier filled with cracks appeared around the compound, and the next second it shattered.
Gudzil had no idea what Seth had done to the seal, but for him to easily break it in such a little time spoke of his strength.
...….minutes earlier...
Trapped within the compound and unable to use her soul sense, Sonia could only sit on the roof tip in silence and wait for her eventual death, while she waited, she tried keeping her brain from reminiscing over a particular memory but kept falling woefully.
No matter how she tried, the image of a dark-haired powerful young man kept on popping into her mind, their passionate moments, his sheer dominance and his promise to come help rang through her head, but in the end, all they did was bring her mind pain and frustration.
Sonia managed to snap herself out of her troubling thoughts, deciding to go indoors and away from the chaos happening outside, but such a plan was quickly discarded as intense trembles reached the compound, and the next thing she knew, he eyes caught the image of a huge tiger heading towards her, it's majestic sight having her take a few steps back in surprise and then as she watching it till it arrived just outside the fence.
It didn't take long for Sonia's eyes to shift from the face of the tiger to the two men standing on its head, her eyes filled with disbelief as she recognized one of the men, unable to forget those eyes which looked at her body as nothing but a tool meant for pleasure.
Next thing Sonia knew, a sharp cry rang out from the barrier surrounding the compound, and Sonia found Seth standing on the rooftop with her, his eyes already wandering to the little cleavage which her current dress exposed, and then a frown appeared on his face as he said,
"Is this a pet welcomes their master".