121 Meeting again. (1/2)
Fang Ying slept on Li Yang's lap for over an entire day, causing him to guess that she had likely stayed awake at his side for the entire month he had been unconscious, probably not even cultivating to pass the time. When she finally did wake up and opened her eyes, she quickly closed them again and stretched her entire body across his lap.
”Yang'er, breakfast, I need breakfast.”
Fang Ying twisted and turned while stretching her body, rolling on Li Yang's lap like a small cat wanting to be pet. Li Yang rolled his eyes in the face of her antics, poking her forehead as she rolled onto her back.
”Now, what was it you said when I woke up? You think a person like you deserves my breakfast? I think I'll follow your lead and stick to those words.”
Li Yang moved his finger around a little after poking Fang Ying's forehead, tracing her face with it. No matter how much he looked at her, he never found himself get tired of it. Fang Ying stretched out her own arm, poking the bottom of Li Yang's chin, a crafty smile slowly appearing on her face.
”Actually, I said 'You think a reckless person like you deserves my breakfast?', don't twist my words to suit your agenda. And you see, you may say that you're going to follow my lead, but I have one large advantage over you, I can do this.”
Fang Ying slowly moved her finger down, softly tracing Li Yang's neck and making her way towards his chest. At the same time, she tilted her head slightly and looked at Li Yang with upturned eyes and slightly puffed out cheeks, aiming to finish him off with one swift move. Li Yang tried to keep a steely face, but quickly caved in and leaned down to plant a kiss on Fang Ying's lips, clicking his tongue after the act.
”Tch, that's just cheating and you know it.”
Fang Ying raised her upper body as Li Yang was pulling away, giving him a quick kiss before laying back down on his lap again. She flashed him a bright smile, clearly not the least bit remorseful about her actions.
”Yup, but it works, doesn't it?”
Li Yang could only let out a sigh, she was correct, there was no way he could reject her when she looked at him like that. He raised her upper body and stood up from the couch, placing her down again after standing up. He swiped his interspatial ring and took out everything he needed to make a rather simple meal out of the meat and vegetables they had, using his own fire to heat the pans.
It didn't take long for the food to be done and placed on the table, Fang Ying springing up from the couch and pulling it closer to the table. Langshen appeared out of a ripple in space, as if he had been able to notice the moment food was ready. The three of them proceeded to eat the grilled meat and roasted vegetables, Fang Ying telling Li Yang about the various things that happened while he was unconscious. Hearing about her encounter with the massive eye that called itself Xing Yuyen, his brows furrowed for a short moment before smoothening out again.
”So something like that happened, huh? Well, not like there's much we can learn as we are right now, its a matter best left for the future. What about your little birdies, have they found anything?”
They had no one they could ask about Paragons or Xing Yuyen, the best they could do was check the libraries of their clans once the competition ended. Fang Ying put aside her now empty plate after Li Yang stated his question, her brows furrowing slightly as she stretched out her arm and raised three fingers.
”They might have. They discovered a strong discharge of energy on the fourth island to the east, it looked consistent to the energy discharge that occurs when certain rare treasures are born. There are three problems we have to consider first. The first is, as I only saw the memories of the energy discharge, I was unable to determine how much energy it contained and what sort of element it. The second is that such a rare treasure is definitely guarded by a terrifyingly strong Demonic beast, it might very well be a Divine Beast. The third is that the energy discharge was too grand, it must have attracted the attention of almost everyone who entered this place, they will all be heading there.”
Some rare treasures were much like powerful cultivators, they would create quite the commotion when they were born or managed to strengthen themselves. Some treasures were so strong or strange that they could even take on human shape and cultivate just like a normal person, Fang Ying had once heard about a scythe and a bow that was supposed to be like this. Li Yang listened to Fang Ying list the three problems she had discovered, but his lips slowly curled into a knowing smirk.
”You said all that, but you already know exactly what I'm going to say, no?”
Fang Ying's own lips also started to curl up into a smirk. After spending so much time together, how could she not know exactly what Li Yang would say in a situation like this? She leaned back in the couch, using her Qi to draw a simple map of the surrounding area in the air.
”Yup, I've already marked up the fastest route we can use to reach the island, I also had my birds find some areas where we can hide should there be a need for it.”
The map was simple, but clearly marked, each possible path they could take explored and drawn down. Li Yang looked at the map for a short moment before his gaze landed on Fang Ying as he stated his honest feelings.