144 Sect meeting. (1/2)
Li Yang stripped down and brought forth some ice and some fire, melting the ice and using the water to give himself a quick shower. Fang Ying stood a bit further away and was working on preparing some food, stirring in a few pots that she had placed over several smaller portable stoves that were filled with pre-prepared logs of wood. Langshen was resting on the ground next to her, quickly snatching up any food that she dropped or tossed to him.
It was quite a lovely scene, one that Li Yang had missed dearly. Had they not currently been in a prison prepared for a highly dangerous species, and for the fact that Zhao Feng would most definitely smack him viciously, Li Yang might have suggested that they stay here a bit longer. Li Yang finished his shower and dried himself using some flames, putting on the purple robe that Fang Ying had tossed to him and then sauntered over to her, dipping his finger into the various pots and tasting what she was making.
”So what's the situation on the outside right now? Oh, this one's good, fish stew?”
Li Yang had put his trust in Fang Ying and cut off all his senses while cultivating, he had only barely been able to notice the passage of time. But even without keeping an eye on his surroundings he could guess that Fang Ying had been staying in contact with Zhao Feng and Tian Zheng, making sure that they were still safe and that no unexpected situations occurred. Fang Ying slapped out fast as lightning, hitting the back of Li Yang's hand with a wooden spoon just as he was about to dip his finger back into the pot he had just tasted.
”Close, but not quite, it's a crab soup I learned to make in the clan. As for the situation outside, it's a bit worse than originally thought. Zhao Feng and Tian Zheng have managed to kill two Void Born in the last eight days, but the problem is that Xiong Xieren and the others have managed to kill a total of 6 Void Born. Eight of them have been killed, but the number of groups that they lose contact with isn't really decreasing, so it seems like our worries that quite a few of them escaped was right on the mark.”
Li Yang pulled back his hand and rubbed the backside a bit, pulling a spoon out of his interspatial ring and carefully making his way towards the soup again, making sure that Fang Ying wasn't going to smack him again. He continued his line of questioning while eating a few spoonfuls of soup, ignoring the side-eye that Langshen was giving him for eating too much too early.
”What about the clans and sects, have they decided on what to do with the situation? And where are we to meet up with Zhao Feng and Tian Zheng, they haven't gone too far away, have they?”
It had already been quite some time since they discovered the Void Born here, even if the clans and sects hadn't come to an agreement on how to act, they should have at least put together an emergency meeting by now. Fang Ying pointed at the flames inside the portable stoves, responding to the question while doing so.
”Kill the flames for me, will you? And no, they haven't gone too far, they're within 50 kilometers, they're not confident that it's a wise idea to expand the search area any more than that when it's just the two of them. And the clans haven't said anything about their plans yet, but they should be holding a meeting today, if they haven't already done so yesterday.”
Li Yang nodded his head and lowered his left arm slightly, the flames within the stoves flying out through the airholes and gathering by his hand. He clenched his fist around the flames and sucked them into his body, allowing them to flow into his fire runes. He ate one last spoonful of soup before putting away his spoon and stretching his body, his shoulders producing popping sounds when he rolled his arms to loosen them up.
”Alright, let's go meet up with the cunt and with the kid, there's only one person here who I want to smack me even when they don't have a good reason, and it sure as fuck isn't him.”
Li Yang winked at Fang Ying while stretching, causing her to roll her eyes once before hitting him on the forehead with the spoon. She put lids on the various pots of food and sealed them shut using some sticky paper, putting all of them into her interspatial ring so that they had easily available food whenever they wanted it. She then put away the stoves themselves and pulled out a jade bead from her interspatial ring, sending a bit of Qi into it before putting it away again.
”Alright, I've told them that we're coming to meet up with them now, they've notified me of their position and have will wait for us to meet up with them.”
Li Yang nodded his head, the two of them heading up the stairs and leaving the dungeon, Langshen following them while chewing on what appeared to be a roast leg of lamb. They could see a thin stream of smoke stretch towards the sky before they even finished leaving the dungeon, most likely Tian Zheng signaling their position to make it even easier for them.
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