"Wait!"

Tie Shan sounded so desperate that I actually felt sorry for him. Shaking my head, I turned back to glance at him. He looked so pitiful, kneeling on the ground. He glared at me, his fists clenched and his teeth gritted.

"The Absolute One must have given you something!" he insisted stubbornly. Guy just didn't know when to give up. "What was it?!"

"Well.." I slipped my hand into my pocket and produced the golden dragon medallion that the old man gave me. "This is the only thing he gave me. I swear. Nothing else."

The three seniors froze when they saw the golden dragon medallion glinting in my hand, the yellow rays of the sun reflecting off its shiny surface.

"What? What's this thing?" I asked when I saw their unusual reactions.

For a second, they didn't respond. The next thing I knew, the three of them were back up on their feet and launching themselves at me, emitting guttural shrieks of bloodlust and violence.