74 Sect eradication mission. (1/2)
When Li Yang returned to his own house, the three provisional disciples that were assigned to him were still standing in the living-room, nervously waiting. Even though Jiang Chen said to keep the abuse to a minimum, it was still quite normal for the provisional disciples that worked as servants to be treated rather poorly, especially the beautiful women. Because of that, when Li Yang walked into the house, they rapidly gave him a nervous greeting.
”Senior Brother Yang, welcome back.”
Li Yang glanced at the three servants, Rivergrass, Blackstone, and Ji Shun. In his past life, he had never had any servants or slaves, so he had no idea how he should treat them. In the end, he gave a nod of his head, deciding to treat them in a manner he felt that Fang Ying would find suitable.
”Right, I should probably prepare something for you.”
After speaking, he swiped his interspatial ring, quickly rummaging through its contents for something suitable. He quickly found what he was looking for, transferring the items to an empty interspatial ring and tossing it to Rivergrass.
”Take these, you can set them up somewhere close to this building.”
Rivergrass quickly checked the contents of the interspatial ring, her face turning shocked. She handed the ring to the two others and allowed them to see the contents, their expressions also turning rather shocked. Ji Shuren held the ring tightly, her voice a bit uncertain as she looked at Li Yang.
”We... Can stay in this area?”
Within the interspatial ring were three small wooden huts, portable homes prepared by some of the cultivators that Li Yang had killed before coming to this clan. The reason Ji Shuren and the others were shocked was that it was normal for the servants to stay in their own homes, forced to move between the provisional disciple area and the house of the disciple that they served.
But compared to the provisional disciple area, the Qi within the outer disciple area was denser and more abundant, it was far better to live here than it was to live in the provisional disciple area. Li Yang ignored their shock, giving a light shrug of his shoulders.
”Why shouldn't you? You were assigned to me, so for the foreseeable future, you are my people. Having you nearby will make it easier for me to call upon you, or help you if there should ever be a need.”
Even if he wasn't treating them in a manner he felt Fang Ying would find suitable, Li Yang still wouldn't treat these servants poorly. He might not care too much about them, but that didn't change the fact that they worked for him, they were his people. The three servants quickly gave Li Yang a deep bow upon hearing his casual response.
”Thank you, Senior Brother Yang!”
Their thoughts were moving rapidly as they bowed. If they got to live and cultivate here in the outer disciple area, perhaps a bit of abuse wasn't too terrible. After they finished their bow, Li Yang seemed to think of something, glancing at the three of them.
”Right, who among you knows how to cook?”
Li Yang himself had lived for quite a long time in his past life, but he had always had Fang Ying by his side that could cook for him, so he wasn't a great cook, only knowing the basics. After a short second of confusion, the black-haired and scarred Blackstone stepped forward, raising his right arm.
”Of the three of us, I am a bit better at cooking.”
Li Yang gave a slight nod, once again rummaging through the items in his interspatial ring. He simply took a bunch of ingredients and tossed them into an empty interspatial ring, tossing it to Blackstone.
”Alright, make some food for us out of this. Four normal portions and two large ones.”
Blackstone hurriedly caught the ring, checking the contents. After seeing the myriad number of ingredients, most of them being normal ones that could be found in any city, he couldn't help but tilt his head.
”You want to eat?”
Cultivators needed much less food than others. Even Li Yang, who was only at the late stage of the Houtian Rune realm, could go for around half a year without food. And the moment you stepped into the Immortal Rebirth realm, there was no longer any need for food, you could sustain yourself on Qi alone. Because of that, cultivators either ate very rarely or only ate food that contained large amounts of Qi. Facing the confused Blackstone, Li Yang spoke up with a tone that seemed to imply that what he was saying was common sense.
”Of course I want to eat, eating is one of the greatest joys us cultivators can have.”
Being a cultivator was nerve-wracking, especially for the ones that could live for many years. One was in constant danger of being attacked because of an old grudge or because someone wanted to steal your treasures. Because of that, it was important to find something that would help you relax. For Li Yang, those things were Fang Ying's cooking and her music.
Blackstone didn't ask any more questions, quickly entering the kitchen to start cooking. While he did that, Rivergrass set the table, and Ji Shun set up the three small huts that Li Yang had given them. Li Yang had said to make four normal portions and two large ones, so Rivergrass assumed that he wanted them to eat with him, setting up plates for them as well.
Blackstone quickly finished the cooking, carrying some stew, soup, roasted vegetables, and roasted meat to the table. He placed the two large portions of food on the floor, guessing that they were for Li Yang's two pets. He thought he had done the right thing, but his heart skipped a beat when he saw that Li Yang's eyebrows furrowed when he saw the two plates on the floor.
Li Yang picked up the two plates and placed them on the table, one on the left of his plate, and the other on his right. Jinwu and Shenlong jumped onto the table, quickly digging into the food. Rivergrass and the others seemed to find this highly unusual, as Rivergrass seemed to want to say something.
”Senior Brother Yang, your pe...”
She knew that Li Yang came from some tribe somewhere, so she wanted to say that it was common for the pets to eat on the floor, allowing the table to stay clean. But before she got to finish her sentence, Li Yang cut her off.
”They're not pets, they are brothers, and they will be treated as such.”
Jinwu had been with him since he started his cultivation journey in this world, and Shenlong and Huanglong were born from his and Fang Ying's blood. If anyone dared called them pets, he would immediately strike that person down. Rivergrass and the two others quickly nodded their heads to show their understanding, only sitting down at the table after Li Yang beckoned for them to do so.
The group quickly finished eating, Ji Shun clearing the table and Rivergrass washing the dishes. They moved quite smoothly, so it seemed like they had some experience with working as servants or maids. Once the sun set and even came, there was a knock on the door of Li Yang's house.
”Is this the abode of Junior Brother Li Yang?”
The voice that called out was unfamiliar, so Li Yang walked to the entrance and opened the door. Standing outside was a blonde-haired male youth clad in the yellow robes of the Yuan clan. The youth sent him a polite smile, so Li Yang gave him a slight nod.
”That would be me.”
The blonde haired youth returned a polite nod, introducing himself and handing over a leather belt with a round piece of white jade embedded into it. Looking at it, it seemed to be a type of storage treasure, just like an interspatial ring.
”Good evening, I am Geng Jiayin, your Senior Brother. Senior Sister Luoyang asked me to deliver these to you and the other newcomers. You weren't supposed to get these for another three days, but Senior Sister Luoyang had them push it forward.”
Li Yang couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at Geng Jiayin's words. It seemed like Yuan Luoyang held him in a rather high regard, could it be that she had really sensed something during their last clash? Even if she did, it didn't seem like she was interested in prying too deeply, looking to instead foster a good relationship. Li Yang accepted the belt, cupping his hands at Geng Jiayin.
”I see, please tell her that I am grateful.”
Geng Jiayin was only supposed to deliver the items, so he politely cupped his hands and then headed toward the houses of Cheng Xun and Qiao Ping. Li Yang closed the door and returned to the bedroom, giving the contents of the belt a quick glance.
Other than the 10 Spirit grade Spirit Stones that they would get each month, the annual basket of resources had also been sent over. The contents of the baskets were mostly herbs or medicines that one could use to purify their body, preparing it for the Immortal Rebirth stage. They were mostly used by cultivators at the Ascending Gate stage, but they were also very useful to the current Li Yang.