Ryuu kept speaking in a faux regret filled tone, "Oh seems like I might have hit you too much 'Mr. Saint', I hope your lowliness will excuse me while I retrieve my sandal."
With that Ryuu made his move to everyone except his escorts he just vanished from their eye.
Gangu the boss of the group was lying inside a crater in daze, until he was brought back to his senses from the pain caused by a pair of broken ribs, but fortunately for him the adrenaline managed to fuel his anger as he tried to get up from his previous position, as he shouted out, "You piece of shit I.....", only to be stomped by Ryuu hard as a sickening crunch was heard his chest caved in a little as he sprouted out fresh blood, while the crater enlarged in size.
Ryuu gave a false look of embarrassment which anyone even a blind person could see as he spoke, "oh my I am so sorry your lowliness, and your 'Saintly Aura' blinded me so much that I ended up walking over you please forgive this ignorant child, let me help you up.", with that Ryuu bend down as if he tried to help the man by helping him stand up holding his hands only for another sickening crunch to be heard as the howling of the man followed soon after as Ryuu had snapped both his arms. This incident finally awoke the rest of Gangu's men who roared in anger, "How dare you no name punk mess with us, we will show you the true strength of a cultivator and teach you the folly of meddling with the elders using some tricks.", with that declaration their strength of peak of Houtian level exploded causing the village people near them to cry out in fear as they rushed towards Ryuu.
Ryuu looked at them with pity, since the young age his masters had pounded into his head that no matter how unappealing or harmless your opponent looks, no matter their age sex or color, no matter their cultivation level, no matter if they are mortal or immortal one should never underestimate ones enemy because it takes only a single well timed well placed hit to take one's life. To Ryuu they looked like perfect definition of an idiot, just because he looks young does not correlate to his strength moreover if he has the audacity and if he were to borrow their words 'meddle with them using some tricks', how did they not know that he might have some more to defeat them, he shook his head with a sigh a he looked up wondering if he had been cursed with being a magnet for this idiots, as his face took a melancholic look as he let out a tired sigh while he whispered lowly but loud enough for his escorts to hear, "Why what kind of crime did I commit during my previous life, who did I angered so much that I have to deal with this fools everywhere I go.", no one answered the melancholic boy as he did his monologue as if the universe itself ignored him, while a few of his escorts did not know how to approach him, while Biskha just a small smirk on her lips, even after all these years he still found Ryuu to be absolutely hilarious.
As the men neared him Ryuu casually glanced at them as he raised the folded fan up before he took a step towards them, the first idiot came in with a mace he hit his arms hard with a snap it broke as a shrill cry escaped the first idiots lips, the second one he kicked had his ribs broken before he went and collided with the third, but before he could react his legs were snapped by Ryuu, the fourth hesitated long enough for Ryuu to come closer and slapped him, and slapping did he do as the man was send flying with his teeth escaping from his mouth like a geyser, the fifth one was real piece of work, he made Ryuu feel sick as he gagged from the whip of fresh bodily odor that escaped from him not to mention the dazzling teeth, seeing him a horrified Ryuu thought, 'The last time this fellow had taken a bath or brushed his teeth was when he was a toddler, and now he 40 something old person.'
He quickly used his KI to form a huge torrent of water which hit the man hard enough to break a few of his bones.
Ryuu went and stood in front of the villagers with his back turned towards them, as he spoke loud enough for everyone to hear his tone palpating with anger, "You mongrels how long are you going to lie down kneel already", he roared out to them but all he received was loud grown s from them.
Ryuu ordered in a calm tone, "Biskha, it would be lovely if you were to find me a nice sturdy cane, it seems I have to educate these plebeians with some much needed manners and Navi please check and provide necessary medical assistance to the injured villagers."
Biskha just bowed at him and vanished from sight only to return a few seconds later with a nice long and sturdy cane, while Navi was busy helping out the injured people of the village she was joined by the other villagers who wished to help their family.
Ryuu spoke while checking out the cane, "Marvelous Biskha this cane will do amazing job", before he turned his attention towards Gangu and his crew as he spoke angrily, "I said kneel in front of me you worthless waste spaces."
Landon and his friends as well as the other villagers were afraid they were being harassed by this bandits who were humiliating them hurting them, they wanted to go to Ryuu in order to ask for help but were stopped by the elders how could they ask for someone who was their guest for help when they themselves could not solve the problem in their own house, but then he appeared like those heroes of fairy tale, he crushed those people almost play fully and now Ryuu was angry and had gotten a cane!, they were perplexed about what he was going to do with it.
Suddenly the air seemed to freeze around them, it was suddenly a lot colder and they felt the hair on their neck to rise up, as they all felt somewhat uneasy but they were stunned when they looked towards the villains who had tried to raid their small village.
Gangu had never felt so much fear the child no older than some of the children of the village had defeated as he was swatting off a bug, he in his long life of more than 40 years never seen anything like that he was afraid, when the monster in human form had ordered them to kneel he was afraid to move then it hit them a monstrous KI so huge he had never felt before and then came the killing intent, so huge and monstrous that he could practically taste his own blood as such with great difficulty he kneeled in front of him.
As soon as the kneeled came the torrential blows from the cane, Ryuu did not take a single step but to the onlookers he still managed to hit this goons with cane, as various cuts and bruises appeared on them as they started to cry out in anguish, it was quite the sight to see grownup kids bawling their eyes like little kids.
"Please please stop, I will never try to loot anyone please do not hit me anymore, I have children and wife to feed please have mercy, please spare our lives your Lordship.", came the shout from some of them amidst the whacking of the cane.
After a few dozen of hits the whacking stopped the goons whimpered in sheer fear of Ryuu.
Ryuu: "Swear here and now, swear on the Heavenly Dao using you name that you will never harm this village, swear it."
The group somehow managed to swear on the Heavenly Dao, the villagers watched in fascination as the sky suddenly thundered five times, they looked up only to see a clear star filled sky.
Ryuu spoke with a smile on his face, "The oath with Heavens as it witness as you heard from the loud boom meant that no matter what you may never break that oath upon pain of death and having your soul erased from existence, now scram began from my sight I grow tire of you.", as he spoke he send a very powerful Sword Force induced attack near them which managed to draw a very deep yet a dozen of meters long on the ground scaring the goons who ran as fast they could with their injured self.
As they goons scampered away, the villagers surrounded Ryuu with joy as he has saved them yet again from possible disaster, Ryuu sighed as he looked at his cane which looked as if it will fall apart any second, as he inwardly mused 'what a waste of a perfectly good cane', as he gently tossed it away.