~~Daybreak's Deck~~
Bai Yi and Feng Ying had let Huo Lei and Xiu Che out to take care of me. Huo Lei used her tails, covering me like a blanket. And Xiu Che used her thighs as pillows. The combination of these two things made me feel quite comfortable. The funniest part about it was the mild jealousy that others had. Though no one would dare blurt that out. Not at this time. Martial Uncle Shen and Martial Uncle Ning returned to the ship.
"Senior Sister, how is martial nephew…" Shen Ao asked, and then noticed the comfort I was experiencing right now.
"Seems like Martial Nephew is going to be just fine. But what exactly did he do to pass out?" Ning Qi Zhi asked, half chuckling.
"Whatever it was, he is now resting. But why don't you know?" Feng Ying said, narrowing her eyes.
Shen Ao and Ning Qi Zhi looked at each other. They were both confused as well. And then that's when they took note of the influx of unconscious people. And sighed.
"Was it actually the Martial Nephew who returned with these people?" Shen Ao asked.
"That's right, And it wasn't much later that Yang Kai left to go start that slaughter. So what do you know? Tell me now!" Feng Ying said, as her voice grew ever louder. She was getting progressively more red.
"Uhm… Senior Sister, please don't get upset. We had received a message from him saying that the plan had changed. Aside from that we know nothing else." Ning Qi Zhi explained.
"That's right, we even had originally thought it was the Team Leader's efforts that brought these cultivators back. It wasn't until just now that we learned this was not the case." Shen Ao explained, worried that Feng Ying was going to yell more.
Xiu Che gently brushed my cheek with her hand. "Husband, they are going to keep fighting if you don't tell them." She whispered.
I heard this but was way too far gone to explain anything. So my dragon sent the images of the sight to both Xiu Che and Huo Lei. Both of them instantly realized why I went as far as I did. "Husband really loses it when he sees enemies doing that kind of thing." Huo Lei said, bending over and kissing me gently as I slept, recovering.
"Mother-in-law, Husband, is still asleep but we just received transmission of what led to this. Allow me to explain. Here goes…" Xiu Che said, diving into the explanation.
"There really is such a thing there… Then I guess there really will be a change of plans… We are going to hit as many of these damn nests as possible." Feng Ying said, as she was seeing red.
"Calm down Feng Ying, it won't do us any good to go that route. What we need to do is change the plan entirely. No more gathering resources first. It is better to retrieve the manpower instead. However, Leiji is not strong enough to carry this many at once without passing out. So we are going to stay here for a while. Once he recovers enough to activate that sphere of his. We should let him chip away at the Ink Nest. We can take care of the others in the meantime." Yang Kai said, returning to the ship after having just finished clean up duty.
"Brother Yang is fast! To think you cleaned up the whole army there by yourself." Qi Tai Chu chuckled, stroking his long beard.
"It wasn't a big deal. I could have done that faster if I didn't use my dragon form as the only means of killing them. But I have got more accustomed to fighting in that body now. Not much… but enough that I'm certain I could win against a weaker Territory Lord on my own. Provided I don't make any missteps." Yang Kai said, rolling his wrists. Then he looked over at my wives. "Make sure to take good care of him. He used one of his trump cards, as he calls them, to save these people from certain death and turn them back to the light. Let me know the moment he wakes up." Yang Kai said with a caring smile on his face.
"Of course, Father. We will make sure to take good care of our Husband." Xiu Che and Huo Lei giggled.
"Good, now then, everyone get ready, we are going to land the ship over and use this place as our camp. It's highly likely that the Ink Clan's Territory Lord has already heard word of this incident. If not, the neighboring Feudal Lords will certainly have heard of it by now." Yang Kai ordered, displaying his acumen for tactics. "I'm glad that Leiji gave me that book before, it's confidence boosting is quite good. Knowing the consequences of each decision I make ahead of time is infinitely useful." He thought, rubbing his chin.
"Everyone use this time to make any preparations. We are going to operate under the assumption that we won't have it easy. Rest may not come again until we return to the safety of the Mountain Pass. So discuss the dao, and train in your own ways. Make as many improvements as you can." Feng Ying said, further elaborating on Yang Kai's Orders. "Anything to add Martial Uncle?" She continued.
"Prepare well this time. In the event a Territory Lord shows up I will take care of it. But that does not mean you should hide behind me… Fight your hardest and annihilate the enemy. This is something everyone wishes to do. Make sure you're strong enough to do this. Be stronger than yourself constantly. We total less than 50 warriors. And we will soon face the entirety of this Territory Lord's domain. I do hope you'll be ready." Ding Yao said, putting the other former Ink Disciples away in his small universe. "As for you two young ladies, treat that man of yours with love. He's more than earned it thus far. I'm excited to see what he will be like as an Open Heaven Realm. Ahahaha." He added, returning to seclusion.
"Martial grandpa need not worry. We will always love our Husband." Xiu Che said.
"That's right, even if he brings more wives into the family. It won't change our love for him." Huo Lei smiled, with excitement.