Ling Qing neither confirmed nor denied it, then said, "Rogue, Druid, monk, mage... Only the four of us? What about the others? When will they arrive? Or... did Olidammara merely have you test the waters, to see whether we were willing to come?"
"Only the four of us." For some reason, Orochimaru felt that the Ling Qing before him carried a greater air of aggression than before, making him uncomfortable and leaving him somewhat passive at every turn.
Unable to help himself, he added, "Most of the other professionals are in the West. Someone will gather them."
"What a pity. I had wanted to make the acquaintance of several fellow practitioners I've never met." There was no trace of regret in Ling Qing's tone, yet Orochimaru felt that if they truly met, it probably would not be a good thing.
Ling Qing continued, "Is there anything you need to prepare? If not, let's set out now."
As he spoke, he took out the key.
Liaofan and Zhang Yuanbai truly lived up to what they had said before: all action would follow Ling Qing's lead.
Seeing him take out his key, they too took out theirs.
"Please rest for a moment, gentlemen. I'll make some preparations and return shortly." Seeing this, Orochimaru could only invite the three into a nearby lounge while he hurriedly made his preparations.
Though he called it hurrying, there was really only the Devouring Python Snake before him.
He had thought he would still have time to make further adjustments, but he had not expected Ling Qing's group to arrive so quickly.
He had already packed up everything else. Now, he pressed a hand against the cultivation tank, and countless runes spread from his palm across the entire tank.
Then the whole Devouring Python Snake poured into