After leaving the Gu ladies' mansion, Paul went home and prepared for his breakthrough to the eight stages of cultivation.
He was already on the verge of breaking through before he went to heal the Gu sisters, and with that done, he could not delay it any longer.
By now, it was nothing special for the ladies who all knew what to do, and in addition to Paul, Anna and Su were also approaching their next breakthroughs.
However, in Su's case, the breakthrough went by in an instant, making her reach the sixth stage, while Paul was in seclusion.
Anna, on the other hand, started breaking through two days after Paul entered seclusion.
All in all, not much had changed, and in Paul's absence, the ladies used the vials to continue their cultivation, increasing their levels further.
Unfortunately, their calm days didn't last long, as on the fourth day of Paul's seclusion, a bunch of people showed up at the gate of the mansion.
-Master is in seclusion and won't be accepting any patients for now.
Lia said once she opened the door, thinking that they were looking for Paul to heal someone.
-We are not looking for your master.
A woman in her forties said, with arrogance.
-We are here for Irine and Natalie Jeger.
A tall and well-built man in his thirties said.
-Alright, wait here.
Lia said and went to find both ladies.
It didn't take long before the two of them came to see who was looking for them.
-Are you Irine and Natalie Jeger?
The arrogant woman asked.
-Yes, that's us. Who are you and what do you want?
Irine asked, immediately disliking the woman, and recognizing the composition of the group that came looking for her and her daughter, thought she was hoping that she was wrong.
-I'm from CPS, and they are from the police.
We're here to execute a court order stating that the full custody of a minor, Natalie Jeger, is transferred to her father, Mathew Wilson.
The woman said and handed stunned Irine a stack of papers.
She quickly skimmed over the documents before she started to laugh, after handing them over to Natalie, who did the same after reading them.
-Are you people for real?
Natalie asked, while still laughing.
The group of people standing before them was surprised and confused at this reaction.
-Young lady, I'd suggest you treat this matter seriously.
The self-proclaimed CPS worker said, trying very hard not to lose her cool.
-Yeah, right.
Natalie laughed even harder.
-Listen, idiots.
Irine finally was able to regain control of herself.
-There is no CPS or Police in this world.
Or have you not noticed that this is not Earth?
She said, and her voice was filled with rage.
-I have no idea where Mathew has found you bunch of losers, but you can go back to whatever hole he is hiding in, and tell him that Natalie won't be leaving here, and you can add that if he tries to pull such a stunt again, I'll find him and end him.
Irine said, now fully angered and exuding a killing intent from her body.
-It seems that you are now in violation of a lawful court order.
In that case, you leave me no choice but to arrest you and take the minor to her father.
The arrogant woman said and nodded at the six men accompanying her.
They immediately started yelling commands and rushed at Irine.
Unfortunately for them, they had no idea with whom they were dealing or that she had backup.
The first self-proclaimed cop, who reached her, tried to grab her hand to put it behind her back.
Right the next second, a crack of breaking bones was heard, and he fell to the ground screaming in pain as his hand was broken like a twig.
-Shut the hell up.
Irine said, irritated by his shouts, and kicked him away, with another sound of breaking bones, before facing another man, who never arrived as he was now on the ground with an arrow through his shoulder.
This was Lia's work, and she was now beating up another pseudo-cop, not being gentle at all, while doing so.
-However, these three could be considered lucky, as the three men who rushed at Natalie were now lying on the ground, with two of them dead and one missing both hands.
The moment they rushed at her.
Natalie took out her fans and moved like lightning, slicing the throat of the first man, right before cutting the hands of the second one, and ending it by folding her dagger-fans, and stabbing the third man in the chest and neck.
This was a fan technique she had recently learned, called a dancing wind technique, which was designed to deal with multiple opponents in a short amount of time.
Additionally, it truly looked like Natalie was dancing while using it.
Once she was done with these three, she turned to the woman, sending her a murderous gaze.
-Now, you're going to tell me where exactly that so-called father of mine is.
She hissed, shaking off blood from her fans and splattering it all over the terrified woman.
-You killed them.
The woman said in terrified disbelief.
-I did, and I'll kill you as well, unless you tell me what I want to know.
Natalie said coldly while grabbing the woman by her throat.
Irine didn't even try to stop Natalie, as she also wanted to know where that scum was hiding and why he wanted to take her daughter.
-Please spare me.
The woman said, starting to shed tears.
-Your father is waiting at the serene spot inn.
She spilled the beans immediately, trying to save her life.
-Good girl, now tell me what he wants with me?
-I don't know, he never told us, and only hired us to take you to him.
The woman was now crying as she answered.
-He gave us the documents and told us what to say.
The woman added.
-Good.
Natalie said, with a smile, that made the woman pee herself from fear.
At that moment the guards from Madam Gu's residence arrived at the scene, and were shocked seeing the bunch of wounded and dead people, at the entrance of Paul's residence.
-Ladies, what happened here?
An officer asked.
-They attacked my sisters, and paid the price for it.
Xiao Su said, coming out of the gate.
All the ladies in Paul's mansion rushed over once they heard the commotion outside, and arrived only a moment before the guards did.
-We also have proof of someone usurping a judge, and falsifying court orders.
Irine added, handing over the false documents.
-Additionally, this woman was pretending to be an official.
Natalie chimed in, throwing the terrified woman to the ground.
Hearing all this, and considering that the province lord's daughter was here, confirming the words of Irine and Natalie, the officer quickly arrested the culprits who survived, before taking statements from the ladies.
-Since people died, I'll need to notify the city lord and the province lord about this situation, but since you were defending yourselves, then you should not face any consequences.
The man said right before he left, with the prisoners.
-Now that that's done, I think it's time I had a serious conversation with your father.
Irine said to Natalie, and the girl seriously doubted that her scumbag of a father would survive this discussion.
Not that she would mind, knowing how he had used her against her mother in the past, not to mention the beating Irine got, thanks to his gambling debts.