Medicine King Valley had a total of nine ancestors, all of them Grand Unity Realm experts. Earlier, they had sent three of them to assist Yao Wuchen in taking down the Imperial City.
There were still six ancestors remaining in Medicine King Valley. After Yao Tianxing relayed Yao Wuchen's words to them, they decided to send another five ancestors over.
Only one ancestor would remain behind to guard the sect, because within the Xiling Empire, no sect would be so blind as to come cause trouble at Medicine King Valley.
The five Medicine King Valley ancestors led a thousand disciples through the night toward the Xiling Empire's Imperial City. Among those thousand disciples, even the weakest had reached the Ninth Level of Spirit Sea.
There were over a hundred Imperial Realm elders, far stronger than the previous Heavenly Wolf Sect. However, this was essentially all of Medicine King Valley's strength as well.
It was not until dawn the next day that the Medicine King Valley ancestors and disciples arrived at the Imperial City. Only after meeting up with Yao Wuchen did they learn how serious the matter was.
"Ancestor, do you have any way to forcibly enslave Zhao Wuji and the others?"
Yao Wuchen asked the sect's strongest ancestor hopefully. If possible, he still wanted to enslave Zhao Wuji—it would be safer that way.
"No. If an expert forcibly enslaves someone, the enslaved person will only become a madman. They would be of no use to us at all."
"Actually, you needn't worry too much. Given Medicine King Valley's connections, even if those two invite experts to intervene, they should still give Medicine King Valley some face."
"At worst, we'll merely lose some benefits."
"All right, then!"
After hearing his ancestor's words, Yao Wuchen felt somewhat relieved. After leaving the heavenly prison yesterday, he had dispatched three more teams of Medicine Attendants, hoping they could capture those two and bring them back.
At Tongfu Inn in Lianyang City, in a high-class double room, a little girl climbed out of bed.
"Ling'er, you're awake! I've already fetched water for you. Wash up first, then shall we go downstairs for breakfast?"
The little girl had slept quite soundly last night, but the Zhao Shanshan sisters had been unable to sleep. They had not even been in the mood to meditate and cultivate.
The two had risen early, but the little girl was still asleep, and they did not dare disturb her. They had stayed by her side the entire time.
"Mm!"
The little girl did not think much of it. She went to wash up by herself, then followed the Zhao Shanshan sisters out of the room.
"Waiter, you can bring up what we ordered now."
Once the three girls and one dog had sat down, Zhao Shanshan instructed the waiter to serve breakfast. She had already ordered it earlier.
"Certainly, honored guests. Please wait a moment; I'll bring it right up."
Although the waiter found it strange that a dog could sit at the table, Zhao Shanshan had paid generously, so he did not make an issue of it.
At worst, after they finished eating, he could simply throw away those bowls and chopsticks. It would not make any difference.
Before long, the waiter brought out plate after plate of breakfast. Since Zhao Shanshan did not know what Mu Qingling liked to eat, she had ordered one of every signature dish at the inn.
"Wow!"
"Is all this for us to eat? There's so much meat!"
The little girl had never eaten food from outside before, nor had she ever seen so many dishes. They looked like they should be delicious.
"Ling'er, I ordered all of this. I didn't know what flavors you liked, so I ordered a little extra. Try it and see how it tastes."
"Mm, big sister, you're so nice. It's Ling'er's first time seeing so many dishes!"
Hearing that all of this had been ordered for her made the little girl ecstatic. She picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a piece of meat, and put it in her mouth.
"Yuck! What kind of meat is this? Why is it so awful?"
Yet after taking only one bite, the little girl spat it out. The meat was nothing like the meat she usually ate—it was not tasty at all, and she could not even chew it.
"No way!"
Seeing the little girl spit out the meat, Zhao Yingying spoke in confusion. They had ordered the inn's signature dishes. Even if they were not exceptionally delicious, they should not have been that awful, right?
Zhao Yingying did not quite believe it. She picked up a slice of meat and put it into her mouth. Though it was not as delicious as food made by the royal chefs, it was still perfectly edible!
"Ling'er, then try the other dishes."
Zhao Yingying thought that perhaps the little girl simply did not like that particular meat, which was why she found it unpalatable. She urged Mu Qingling to try the other dishes.
Fortunately, they had had the foresight to order every signature dish. Otherwise, they would have been too embarrassed.
With a miserable face, the little girl listened to Zhao Yingying and picked up meat from another plate. This time, as though she had become wary, she did not put the entire piece into her mouth.
She only brought it to her lips and took a small taste. The result was the same as before—none of this meat was tasty. The little girl once again tossed the meat onto the table.
Then, without waiting for the Zhao Shanshan sisters to say anything else, she tried several more plates of meat in succession. The result was the same every time; not a single one suited her taste.
Naturally, the other guests in the inn paid particular attention to such a bizarre table of three girls and one dog. Seeing a little girl waste a table full of fine dishes like that, their mouths twitched uncontrollably.
Even the waiter watching from behind could hardly bear to look on. If not for Little Black's fierce glare, along with the fact that he had received so much silver, he probably would have intervened.
"Big sister, the meat here is so awful. Ling'er wants milk."
After trying every meat dish, not one had suited the little girl's palate. She looked pitifully at Zhao Shanshan.
"This..."
For a moment, Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying did not know what to say. They had not expected the little girl's palate to be so picky; there was not a single thing here that she liked.
And the little girl even wanted milk. They were not the little girl's mom—where were they supposed to find milk for her to drink?
Helpless, Zhao Shanshan could only look toward Little Black, who was wolfing down meat, hoping he could offer the two of them an idea.
"Little Master has a baby bottle and milk powder on her. Just make her a bottle. But ordinary boiling water won't do—you'll have to boil the water yourselves for Little Master."
Little Black had actually known long ago that the little girl would not be used to these things. They were all ordinary food, without even a trace of spiritual energy, so naturally she would not like them.
Because of Mu Feiyang, everything the little girl had eaten since childhood contained spiritual energy. Even a drop of water or a stalk of green vegetable was filled with powerful spiritual energy.
"Ling'er, shall I make you some milk?"
"Mm!"
Hearing that Zhao Shanshan was willing to make milk for her, the little girl immediately smiled. She took out a baby bottle, milk powder, and a Small Kettle from her Storage Ring.
"Yingying, go borrow a brazier from the waiter."
Looking at the things the little girl had taken out, Zhao Shanshan instructed Zhao Yingying to borrow a brazier, preparing to boil water and make milk powder for the little girl.
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