Chapter 46: Punishment
Li Lang watched as his fellow disciple in the neighboring cell tried to break open his cell in a panic upon hearing about demonic cultivators attacking the sect.
It lasted a total of two minutes before Long Yi slumped back down in his cell after exhausting himself. Li Lang shook his head as he slowly approached his fellow disciple, who was struggling to catch his breath.
“I don’t think they would make it that easy for us and put us in a flimsy jail cell. You should give it up and save your energy.” Li Lang advised once he saw his neighbor had calmed down.
“How are you so calm?! There are demonic cultivators we’re dealing with here! They’ll definitely capture us and suck our cultivation dry to enhance themselves! I heard it’s unbearably painful too…”
“There’s no sense in worrying about what you can’t control.”
“...Why do you sound like an old man? You’re around my age, right?”
“...Yes, I’m…around twelve.”
“Around? Oh, you’re a senior. I’m ten, by the way. Just joined the sect not long ago. Was an orphan before that. How about you? You should’ve been in the sect for about two years now?”
Li Lang found it somewhat hard to believe the boy before him was only ten, and yet the size of an adult. He was thankful Long Yi at least continued to speak casually with him, or else it would make it awkward when an adult-looking man respectfully called him a senior when he had the appearance of a child.
“I…came into the sect for about a year. I joined late…” He gave Long Yi another look over and then sighed. “I joined late because I only have grade one aptitude, and they only accepted me for my alchemy talent.”
“Oh, you’re an alchemist already? I heard you needed years of training, but you’re already one before joining the sect. You must be a genius!”
Li Lang had braced himself for the reaction to come, but contrary to his belief, Long Yi’s attitude toward him did not change upon hearing his aptitude.