C1 (1/2)
China, southern territory, in a forest deep in the mountains.
Ye Liuyun was leaning against a tree branch. He had his head resting on his arms, his mouth holding the tender grass, and his crossed legs were hitting the beat. He was softly humming a little tune.
Slightly sighing, he said, ”I know that Tie Xin's death is a great blow to you, but you can't just let things slide like this. You have to pull yourself together. After all, you are my most profitable master …” ”Pfft, his favorite disciple.”
Ye Liuyun jumped down from the tree. He looked casual, but his eyes were full of sadness.
”Master, Tie Xin had only sacrificed himself to save me, he's just a little sister, he doesn't have any other family, so I have to take responsibility of taking care of Xiao Rou!”
The old man lightly patted Ye Liuyun's shoulder and said sincerely, ”Master understands. But first you have to roast the falcon, don't you? This is the condition that you agree to for me to accept. ”
With that, the old man looked at Ye Liuyun craftily and thought to himself:
”Hehe, this old man has long submitted to the falcon behind the mountain. In order to temper it, this old man did not sleep for half a month and almost met the King of Hell …” ”This kind of divine bird will only serve one master in its entire life. Since you've already agreed to it but can't accomplish it, don't blame this old man for not agreeing to let you go down the mountain …”
Just as the old man was feeling pleased with himself, Ye Liuyun revealed a dazzling smile with his pure white teeth. ”Hehe, I will naturally remember to agree to Master's conditions. Master, take a look at what this is!”
As he spoke, Ye Liuyun lifted the lid of the pot.
The old man stepped forward and looked around suspiciously.
”Eh? What a nice smell. Are you stewing a chicken? However, this chicken is not small at all.
”Master!” Ye Liuyun was unhappy, ”Have you seen chicken that weighs over ten catties? That must be chicken essence, right? This thing is an eagle! ”
”Hawk?” The old man was obviously stunned for a moment, and then, like a bolt of lightning, he was struck. He was completely stupefied!
”You mean …” This pot is stewed with eagles! The eagle at the back of the mountain!? ”
Ye Liuyun said matter-of-factly, ”That's right! Master, didn't you say that as long as I complete the Eagle mission, you will let me go down the mountain? ”Now that the falcon is almost done, how about I leave in the afternoon?”
”You, you, you …” The old man almost fainted as he was stuck in his chest with a mouthful of blood.
Previously, the old man had thought that victory was already in his grasp, but he had never expected that the falcon that Ye Liuyun had understood was actually the falcon being stewed …
The old man resisted the urge to strangle the other, ”Ye Liuyun! Is this how your family's Stewing Eagle works!? ”
Ye Liuyun was slightly taken aback, ”Wasn't it like this? Oh, I see! Master, do you think it's not right to boil the falcon in a pot? ”Actually, that's what I thought too. It's just that you don't have any pressure cookers on this mountain. If there were, I would have already sent you the Eagle's Soup.”
”Ugh …” ”Puff …” The old man felt a sharp pain in his chest, and finally, he couldn't hold back any longer. He spurted out a mouthful of blood.
”Master …”
”Don't call me master! I don't have such an unfilial disciple like you! You, you, you, you … Do you know how much energy this gyrfalcon spent for its master? ”You actually stewed it in the blink of an eye, I …”
”But Master, you didn't say in advance that it had already been subdued by you. Besides, a godly bird like the gyrfalcon will only recognize one master in its entire life, yet you actually want me to make one that you've already made …”
”Cough, cough …” The old man coughed dryly twice, feeling a bit guilty, and interrupted Ye Liuyun, ”Forget about this matter, I'm not going to pursue this matter with you! However, if you want to go down the mountain, you have to help me finish my last mission! ”
Ye Liuyun's face turned bitter, ”Master, you can't be like this. How can you change your mind about what we agreed on before?”
The old man's face hardened. ”Hmph!” Are you blaming Master? How about this, if we fight, if you can beat me, I'll let you off the mountain, okay? ”
”Tch!” Make a move? I'm telling you, if I could beat you, I would have already done it! You still need to wait until now? ” Ye Liuyun thought gloomily.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of fighting the old man!
Over the years, he had sparred with the old man countless times. Each time, the results were exactly the same!
The old man's cultivation base was like an endless abyss that would never end!