'So, this is how the human world looks.' Zhelan thought to himself and smiled faintly. Although his eyes looked around him curiously, there was nothing but disdain in them. He had no ounce of admiration for the place whatsoever. He did not even hide his disgust for the humans when he came across them, showing them clearly how he felt for them.

'I need to get away from this place as quickly as possible. But how?' He wondered. He was in the human world of the mortal realm and everyone around him was human, he could sense it.

Even though he did not have his Qi, he could still detect if the other person had any power within them or not. And none of the people he had met so far on his way intrigued him.

'How do I return to my world?' Zhelan was so lost in his thoughts that he did not notice the four guards hurrying towards them. It was only when he heard the rushed footsteps and huffed pants that he came out of his stupor and stopped walking suddenly on seeing the men bolt towards him.

Bewildered, he stood still. Zhelan discerned that the men were here for him. Otherwise, why would they keep pointing at him?

"Master," The men panted and bowed in front of him, stunning him with their actions. It was utterly not what he had expected. "We had been looking for you all this time. Where had you gone, Master?"

Zhelan could not decipher what was happening. It was fine if he had been addressed this way if he was in his world. That was how the lowly humans addressed high-level cultivators like him. However, now, he was in the human world and nobody knew about him.

'Or am I wrong here and everyone knows about me?' He thought, not at all liking the possibility. 'If they know me, then would they also not know about my predicament?' He wondered but snapped out of his thoughts when one of the guards took the opportunity to speak to him again.

"Master, are you fine? Is something wrong?" He queried and Zhelan shook his head immediately, not knowing what else to say.

"Who are you and why are you here?"

Zhelan did not care how rude he sounded. The men did not sound like the ones he had heard when he had been unconscious. Moreover, their attitudes towards him only made him suspect them all the more. He took a step back instinctively and looked at them dubiously.

"Master, we are His Majesty's guards. We are here to escort you to the palace to meet our king."

"Oh," That was all Zhelan could say. He pursed his lips and stared at the four men who were still waiting for him respectfully. From their behavior, he could not make out what was running in their minds. It was highly unanticipated that they were treating him this politely when they did not know who he was and this thought kept gnawing in his mind.

"Lead the way." He ordered, not shedding his superiority even though he had been reduced to a human, just like them.

"Please, Master." The guards bowed at him again and started leading the way and Zhelan followed them with a frown.

'This eases my work a little.' Zhelan thought. He had already made up his mind to meet the king to find out about the kingdom he was in. 'Once I find out which kingdom I am in and who the king is, I can seek his help to return to my world. Maybe the situation is not as despairing as I thought it to be.'

The guards led him to a carriage and opened the door for Zhelan to get inside. Albeit surprised at the treatment, Zhelan still stepped inside the carriage and waited to see what the guards were upto.

'Why do I feel something to be wrong here?' He could not help but probe more about the matter. Something was definitely not right, he sensed it. But he could not point out what.

Zhelan was frustrated and annoyed. But he had to stay calm to find out what the king wanted and if he wished to leave the place unscathed.

Soon, the carriage reached the palace and Zhelan was not awed to see the magnificence of the place. He had seen better mansions and palaces and the one in front of him did not even faze him.

"Please, Master." The guards led him inside the palace and Zhelan raised his brows when he saw the man who was seated on the throne.

Surprisingly, the king too stood up on seeing him and hustled down the steps and Zhelan's eyes dilated at once.

"Master, please accept this humble human's greetings."

Zhelan's lips arched up unknowingly when he saw the king of the land himself bowing at him. Though astonished, he was also pleased and he smiled in joy.

"Well, I am not sure what to say. But I am delighted." Zhelan replied. "Do you know who I am?"

"Yes, Master Zhelan. I know who you are."

Zhelan raised his brows at once.

"But..." The king hesitated and lowered his eyes. "But I also do not know who you are."

Zhelan frowned at his mysterious words and he blinked at him in confusion.

"My words may not make sense to you, Master. But I do not know how to explain it to you. I..."

"Before that, where am I and what is your name?" Zhelan stopped him, giving the man some time to compose his words.

"This is Kingdom Utira and I am Tian Ma, the King of Utira." The man introduced himself.

"Now, you may continue." Zhelan did not find anything wrong with ordering the man who was older than him by almost two decades. Instead, it only gave him the thrill to have people in authority run around him, trying hard to please him and fulfill all his commands.

Tian Ma was not offended by his words and he clasped his fingers in worry. "Master Zhelan, there is one important thing you need to know."

"And what might that be?" Zhelan raised a brow and folded his hands.

"I knew you would come here to my kingdom and..." Tian Ma licked his lips as he stared at the young man in front of him. " And I had been waiting for you all this while."