I stood in silence for a moment, not answering right away. The murderous aura emanating from the man in black filled me with a deep sense of danger, and my intuition told me that following him would lead to nothing good. Feigning composure, I asked, "Who are you, Your Excellency? Why do you want me to come with you?"
The man in black let out a cold snort and said, "Don't ask what you shouldn't! If you don't want to suffer, you'll come with me quietly!"
I cursed inwardly—this was outright banditry! Just as I was about to refuse, I felt an invisible pressure envelop me, leaving me completely immobilized. The coercion of the Nascent Soul stage! My heart sank; it seemed it would not be easy to get out of this today.
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