C55 - Three Young Leaders

Yin Kai continued working the spit. When it was finally ready, he took the lamb off the posts and began to serve it on the table.

When he was done, he pulled Gu Bing back from the Ancestral World. "What color is it?" He asked.

"The new egg is red and gold." She responded. "Want to make another?" She added with a voracious glint.

*Ahem*

"A man has to eat, and somebody should be joining us shortly."

"Who?"

"After I met with Gu Ding last night, I sent word to a trusted friend via my bird. En, he should be here soon with that token you gave me."

"Ah, there's the man himself! Gu Bing, Pu Deng. Pu Deng, Gu Bing."

Wrapping his arm around Gu Bing, he kissed her cheek.

"Pu Deng? Core Disciple of Golden Buddha Temple, that Pu Deng?"

"Yes, this Pu is a humble disciple of the Temple."

"Don't humble yourself." Gu Bing added dryly. "You're competing with Nu Man to become the young sect leader, no?"

"This Pu will humbly accept what the elder council decides." Cupping his hands, Pu Deng bowed humbly.

"The reason I gathered the three of us," Yin Kai spoke, "is to manufacture an alliance between ourselves and the Martial Beast Heaven Sect."

"But for now- Breakfast! This lamb was spitroasted by the lovely Gu Bing."

The lady in question began to rub the side of his leg.

Struggling to not twitch, Yin Kai continued to praise the food.

Pu Deng, noticing out of the corner of of his eye, tried not to laugh.

Finishing their food, the two men waited for Gu Bing and made small conversation.

After finishing the meat, she began to toy with her salad.

Yin Kai only had one thought. 'Aiz… Dragons.'

After they finished eating, Gu Bing covered the table in a block of ice.

"I'll get to it later." She supplied as she prepared to leave the house. Putting their shoes on, the three left for the main palace.

When they arrived in the great hall, a steward told them that the sect master was currently speaking with Fei Li.

With an unfathomable presence, Yin Kai immediately ignored the steward and knocked thrice upon the door.

Stepping in, he motioned the two behind him to join.

The three filed in. Elder Fei Li and the master of the Frozen Sea Palace were drinking tea.

Sectmaster Di An was the queen of her palace. A calm, imperious demeanor left the extroverted elder without many words.

As an elder of the extremely large Martial Beast Heaven Sect, he had the right to hold her up, as he had been for the last several days.

However, even with this right he could not belittle her- and her very presence made that a stark reality. A sheer dress made of Noroan Black Ice, and a crown made of Bolanite White Diamonds set the tone.

Four golden bands wrapped around her arms and wrists each. A necklace made of the same diamonds pressed against her heavy bosom.

The two were taken aback for a moment by the entrance of the three disciples. "Bing'er, why are you here?"

Elder Fei Li let out a slight cough. "Madam Sectmaster Di, this boy is the one I told you about, Yin Kai. The young sectmaster of the Martial Fist Temple."

"Oh?" The madam let out an icy smile.

Pulling out his purple token, Yin Kai read the fine print. 'Huh. So it is.'

He showed it off to Di An and placed it back in his storage bag. With a smile, he pulled Bing'er in and kissed her temple.

"Madam Di, it is a pleasure to meet the master of such a fine woman."

Her icy stare continued.

"Fei Li, the three of us were meeting together. After noticing the wonderful system in my backyard, we were wondering…"

"The benefits of giving the opportunity for the Martial Beast Heaven to see and learn the habits of a true Pheonix are far too much for any one man alone."

"Therefore, as I am coming at your behest, I'd like to ask you to provide something for my homeland."

"Would you agree that the Martial Beast Heaven Sect would be willing to upgrade the Chicken Keeping Pavilions of the Golden Buddha Temple, Frozen Sea Palace, and the Martial Fist Temple in a similar fashion to mine, and remove the alliance's restriction against their in-house immortal chickens?"

"If so, we would be greatly honored. It has been a long time since the three sects raised Immortal Chickens."

The fat, likeable elder chuckled. "If that's it, I can send for it in a heartbeat!"

"Yes, sir, my other requests will be made clear on my arrival to the temple."

"Yes, yes, Madam Di, I'll leave you to it. Come on, young man, lets go."

"Wait!" An imperious voice came from the queen herself. "I want to speak to him first. Alone."