Chapter 7 - Cultivation on the Way (2/2)

Qin Zen looked up at Ye Shang with questioning eyes. After hearing to the words of the guards, Ye Shang turned to look at Qin Zen and then nodded in apprehension.

Qin Zen held the dry woods for Ye Shang and squatted on the side of the fire since it was relatively cold in the barren hills at night.

The roughly textured skin of the antelope oozed with the boiling oil, and the whole body had turned golden yellow. Some guards were also grilling their prey, but Ye Shang’s looked way better and delicious.

An hour later, the antelope was grilled. Ye Shang cut the antelope in half with the black iron spear and gave one half to the captain.

The captain nodded friendly to Ye Shang.

Back to the fire, Ye Shang cut two pieces of meat, handed them to the two guards of Qin Zen, and then cut a front leg to hand over to Qin Zen.

Qin Zen hesitated and took over the meat from Ye Shang. He then began to eat since he had just eaten a little dry food and was thus forced to hear his own belly groaning in hunger.

Breaking off two ribs, Ye Shang thought of something and returned to the side of the car spared for the animals they hunted during their quest. He took out an animal-skinned bag and took a black sand bowl.

And as he return to the fire, he poured the wine stored in the animal-skinned bag into the black sand bowl and handed it to Qin Zen.

This time Qin Zen didn’t hesitate and reached out to receive his share of good wine.

“Master, don’t drink!” Qin zen’s guard shouted in a squeaky voice.

And as he shouted, many people had looked over with eyes filled with suspicion.

Ye Shang laughed at himself then reached out to get the bowl in Qin Zen’s hands. Since they didn’t believe in him, why should he get the cold shoulder soliciting them?

Qin Zen didn’t let go, though Ye Shang pulled hard, Qin Zen still didn’t let go, and turned to look at the guard blanky.

Qin Zen eventually didn’t let go, so Ye Shang took back his hands. He picked up the animal-skinned bag and drank a huge goblet of wine.

“From from now on, I’ll take care of myself.” Qin Zen said indifferently as he helped himself shoving the huge glass of delicacy into his mewling belly

Cough!

Drinking a full bowl of wine, Qin Zen blushed and coughed.

“Master!”

Seeing Qin Zen coughing, his two guards rushed towards him in an anxious manner.

Qin Zen just shook his head and continued to eat the front leg of the antelope.

The cracking sound of the coal kept in the fire reflected on everything.

Ye Shang couldn’t help but stuffing the meat and drank the wine relentlessly as if he had tasted it for the first time like a teetotaller.

After a while, Qin Zen held the bowl of the wine and stretched out in front of Ye Shang.

Ye Shang however, without paying much of the heed to an uninvited guest, silently poured a bowl of wine for Qin Zen, and then continued on his food.

Ye Shang didn’t cut the meat for the two guards anymore since he was not in the mood to please anyone.

The two guards thus became awkward and could only stay on one side.

After everyone finished eating, the guards spread the charcoal fire and knocked it. As the fire burnt out, they drove the animal cars over to the hearth and stopped on the fire, so that bottom of the cars could sustain the biting cold.

After that, the captain asked everyone to rest in the cars, and no one was allowed to get out for safety reasons.

Back in the car, Ye Shang began to cultivate.

As Qin Zen saw Ye Shang cultivating, he also closed his eyes and started meditating. However, before the meditation, he took a medicinal herb. If Ye Shang saw it, he would recognize that it was the same herb that Qin Aoxuan gifted him, the core elixir.

Ye Shang thus was reluctant to take the core elixir since he only got one bottle of it, but Qin Zen didn’t seemed to have any concerns.