Under the Gatekeeper's gaze

'So this is gate-keeping Santa Clause looking motherfucker is the reason why the zakos got iced last night?'

=Judging from the last known records of the zakos, that is indeed him.=

  'I see...hold up, isn't he supposed to have some freaky cat-like aether puppet on him?'

<Check his rings, milord. One of them is a storage space item.>

'Ah...interesting...'

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"Wait a minute, that thing I've seen father flipping out of boredom sometimes is some important identity medal for these guys?," Zhen Jin asked his brothers.

All six of them gave their fourth brother a look that simply said one simple answer: "apparently".

As Zhen Wang and Zhen Shi presented their medals to the Gate Elder, the bushy-bearded fellow proceeded to examine the medal of the latter with a critical eye.

<<Hmmm. That is an authentic Zhen Clan medal alright...but let's have a closer look shall we?>>