“Shiqing thanks Senior Brother for saving her, how should I address Senior Brother?” The woman opposite him suddenly spoke, her voice clear and melodious, like a mountain spring.
“Yang Kai.”
“So it’s Senior Brother Yang,” Li Shiqing nodded, once again expressing her thanks before standing up and looking around, “What is this place?”
Lan Xun explained to her and Li Shiqing nodded lightly.
Yang Kai frowned as he stared at the side of her face, faintly feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. Thinking back to what had just happened, it seemed to be quite normal. The other party hadn’t shown any signs of using the Charm Art, so the reason he had lost his composure for a moment was probably because of her innate charm.
Shaking his head slowly, Yang Kai didn’t think too much about it and simply clapped his hands to attract everyone’s attention before saying, “This is a dangerous place, we shouldn’t stay here for too long. We should leave as soon as possible.”
He had been lured here by someone, and before entering, there had been an existence suspected to be a Pseudo Emperor or Great Emperor who had intruded. This damned place gave Yang Kai an inexplicable sense of dread, so he naturally wanted to leave as soon as possible. Now that he had found all the missing Great Emperor’s children and disciples, all he needed to do was find the exit of this Secret Realm and leave.
Lan Xun nodded, “Senior Brother Yang is right, but we don’t know anything about this place, so we’ll have to trouble Senior Brother to lead the way.”
Yang Kai smiled bitterly, “I don’t have any clue either, we’ll just have to take things one step at a time. It’s best if we can find the Elders of Star Soul Palace and work together with them, perhaps they’ll discover something.”
Naturally, no one had any objections to this. After making a decision, Yang Kai led the way and found a direction to head towards.
In this group of six, besides Yang Kai, who came from an unknown background, the remaining five were all extremely powerful existences. Such a grand lineup could be said to be rare even in a thousand years. After all, these people were usually scattered throughout the Star Boundary. If it weren’t for the mastermind catching them together, it would have been impossible for them to gather together.
However, although everyone was born into a wealthy family, they were actually quite easy to get along with. Except for the arrogant and domineering personality of Yao Lin, neither Lan Xun nor Lin Yun’er had ever used their power to bully others, let alone Gao Zhan. Although his eyes were filled with disfigurement, he was still gentle and refined. On the other hand, Li Shiqing’s temperament was a bit cold, but it was still alright. From the moment she opened her eyes and called Yang Kai Senior Brother, it was obvious that she wouldn’t underestimate anyone because of her background.
It was unknown how big this Secret Realm was, but the entire world was covered in a gray haze. After a day and a night, the group of six did not encounter any living creatures, and all they could see in front of them seemed to be repeated scenes, making them wonder if they had been walking in circles.
However, Yang Kai didn’t sense any traces of an Illusion Array, which puzzled him greatly.
“Uncle Yang, Yun’er is hungry,” Lin Yun’er suddenly called out. When she was woken up by Yang Kai, she had been shouting that she was hungry, but now her stomach was growling.
Yang Kai was actually quite curious as to what kind of cultivation method the Iron Blood Great Emperor had imparted to her that even an Emperor Realm master like her would need to eat to replenish her energy. Under normal circumstances, the Emperor Realm master would be able to survive by simply absorbing World Energy.
However, Lin Yun’er was obviously not like this. Although the little girl’s strength was astonishing, eating and not eating seemed to have some effect on her. At this moment, she was obviously somewhat dispirited.
Yang Kai thought about it for a moment before saying, “Then you should eat something first, we should take this opportunity to rest.”
After they woke up, they began to follow Yang Kai. It was obvious that they were also a bit tired, so they took this opportunity to adjust themselves.
No one had any objections and immediately began to adjust their breathing.
Lin Yun’er, on the other hand, directly took out her big black pot, set up a small stove on the ground, poured some water into the pot, and threw in a strange-looking Monster Beast. After covering the pot with a lid and heating it, she began cooking happily.
Yang Kai’s mouth twitched as he watched this scene. He had personally witnessed just how powerful this ordinary-looking black pot was. It seemed to be an Emperor Artifact bestowed upon Lin Yun’er by the Iron Blood Great Emperor, called the Unification Art.
However, in the hands of this little girl, it was quite good and was used to cook meat. It was unknown what the Iron Blood Great Emperor would think if he found out.
But then again, the food cooked by the black pot was indeed delicious. The last time Yang Kai tasted it, the person who ate it wanted to swallow their tongue. Not only was it delicious, but it could also condense all the essence of the cooked food.
With Lin Yun’er’s actions, it didn’t take long before the fragrance of meat filled the air, causing the several people who were meditating to open their eyes and look over.
Lin Yun’er no longer looked dispirited, instead staring at her black pot with sparkling eyes, constantly smacking her lips.
Yang Kai couldn’t bear to look at her and couldn’t help reminding her, “Yun’er, drool.”
With a sigh, Lin Yun’er took a deep breath and flashed an embarrassed smile towards Yang Kai, but soon after, she said in a heroic tone, “You have your share too, it’s almost done, don’t worry.”
Lan Xun couldn’t help grinning, “We’re not in a hurry, you’re the one who’s worried, right?”
On the side, Yao Lin curled her lips and said, “I don’t want to eat these things.” Although she said so, her eyes couldn’t help glancing towards the pot. Although she was the daughter of Ghost Great Emperor and had been doted upon since she was a child, she had never smelled such a fragrant aroma.
With this interruption, the tense and confused atmosphere became much more relaxed.
After a while, a popping sound came from the pot and Lin Yun’er said excitedly, “Alright, alright, we can start now.”
As she spoke, she opened the lid of the pot and a pot of yellowish-orange amber-colored meat soup appeared in front of everyone’s eyes. Lin Yun’er reached out and tore off a Monster Beast’s thigh from the pot and handed it to Yang Kai, “Uncle Yang, this is for you.”
Yang Kai smiled and accepted it, “Then I won’t stand on ceremony.”
With his previous experience, Yang Kai also knew that the things being cooked by the Black Pot weren’t just used to satisfy one’s appetite. The essence of a Monster Beast’s body had been cooked, and eating it for a long time would definitely improve one’s cultivation. For Lin Yun’er’s cultivation to improve so quickly, it was probably because she had eaten many of these things.
In her Space Ring, there were definitely some Monster Beast corpses, such as the one she was cooking, which was at least a Ninth-Order Monster Beast.
Lin Yun’er distributed the meat one by one, and no one left behind. Lan Xun held a large piece of meat and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. It had been many years since she had eaten these things, but since Lin Yun’er was so enthusiastic, it wasn’t appropriate for her to refuse. Looking at Yang Kai’s face, which was filled with relish, Lan Xun couldn’t help but take a bite. Her eyes immediately lit up as she felt that this piece of meat in her hand was more delicious than any kind of miracle pill. She had never eaten anything so delicious before.
How could she endure this? She tried her best to maintain her image and slowly chewed and swallowed.
Yao Lin had long forgotten what she had just said, and at this moment, she was wolfing down her food, even the bones had been chewed clean. Gao Zhan didn’t say a word, but he was still eating as much as the others. At this time, any kind of divine plan was useless.
Lin Yun’er’s mouth was filled with meat as she said, “There’s also soup. Master said that soup is the best.”
As he ate, Yang Kai suddenly frowned, “Where’s Li Shiqing?”
Everyone’s movements came to a halt as they glanced at each other, suddenly realizing a problem. Of the original six people, only five remained, and Li Shiqing had disappeared.
Although everyone’s attention had been drawn over by Lin Yun’er’s cooking, there were quite a few Emperor Realm present. Even if they didn’t deliberately stare at Li Shiqing, if she left, there was no reason they wouldn’t notice.
However, it was only after Yang Kai’s reminder that the others realized this problem. It was as if she had evaporated into thin air without a trace.
For a moment, everyone couldn’t help feeling a chill run down their spines!
Lin Yun’er swallowed the meat in her mouth and said, “She was here just now, but I didn’t see her when I was dividing the meat.”
Yang Kai frowned and looked at the others, “No one noticed?”
He also knew that he wouldn’t gain anything from asking this question. Among all the people present, his cultivation was the highest, so if even he didn’t notice, it was impossible for anyone else to.
Lan Xun shook her head solemnly, suddenly losing her appetite.
Yao Lin nervously asked, “Was she captured by someone again?” She must have remembered the scene of her being captured and couldn’t help shivering as she leaned closer to Lan Xun, trying to find a sense of security.
“Who could have silently captured her right under our noses?” Yang Kai slowly shook his head. Not even a Great Emperor could do such a thing.
Gao Zhan didn’t say a word and instead took out three tortoise shells, one big and two small, one as big as an adult’s palm and the other as small as a baby’s fist. However, each of these tortoise shells exuded an extremely ancient and desolate aura, clearly having a long history.
He made a hand seal and tossed the three tortoise shells forward.
When the tortoise shell fell to the ground, he reached out to touch the patterns on the three tortoise shells and closed his eyes for a moment before pointing in a certain direction, “Senior Sister Li should be in that direction.”
How could this be calculated? Yang Kai was surprised, but with this hint, it was enough.
Although he and Li Shiqing didn’t know each other, since they had run into each other, they naturally had to rescue each other. Moreover, for some reason, Li Shiqing’s sudden disappearance made him somewhat anxious to find her.
“I’ll go take a look over there, wait for me here,” Yang Kai said as he stood up.
Lan Xun said, “Let’s go together.”
Yang Kai shook his head, “There’s no way to know what’s happening over there. If I go alone, I’ll have a way to deal with it. If we go together, it might be a trap.”
Hearing this, Lan Xun also nodded slightly. Yang Kai was proficient in the Space Laws, so unless someone sealed the space he was in, it would be difficult for ordinary people to keep him there.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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