31 Shattered Meadows (1/2)

”Ugh... where am I?” Rudra woke up feeling sore all over his body.

His eyes fell on his Master Ren who was rowing the boat.

He realized that currently, he was on a boat lying down on a wooden plank.

”Looks like you woke up.” Old Man Ren smiled at him gently.

”Argh...” Rudra felt his neck hurt when he turned his head.

”Where are we, Master?” Rudra questioned Master Ren.

”We are on our way to Shattered Meadows.”

”What happened why can't I remember anything” Rudra felt his head hurt trying to remember.

”I can only guess what had happened, you did something that made Sect Head mad.”

”I was ordered by her to take you with me to the Shattered Meadow Beach.”

”It looks like your request angered the Sect Head.”

”She has ordered us to produce considerable results within a year.”

”If we fail we will be thrown in the Ocean Burial Prison.”

”What?” Rudra freaked out.

”Did you pick up the resources required for building the branch? Where are the disciples that were supposed to follow us?” Rudra hurriedly asked Ren.

”We were not given any supplies or any disciples either.” Ren continued.

”How did this happen wasn't I suppose to get ample supplies and few disciples in Qi condensation stage who were willing to learn my farming techniques.”

”Did your head get damaged too?” Ren looked at him with concern.

”I was told it was going to be only two of us who would be going to Shattered Meadow Beach.”

”How did I get hurt?”

”You slipped and fell that is what I was told.”

”Slip and fell, why do I feel like I was mugged instead” Rudra sat on the planks of the boat trying to remember what had transpired that had made the perfectly good negotiation go south so fast.