Chapter 497 The Calm Before The Storm (1/2)

Having decided that they should recover and improve before the enemies came, the four of them as well as Soar started to look for the most concealed corner in that Small World to hide themselves. By then, it seemed like the more time they could buy for themselves, the more likely that they would have a chance of winning. All of them knew that it would all come down to expediency. No matter how much they wanted to get more enlightening marks, they were well aware that Pearl and her men would find them almost instantly once they showed themselves.

So they thought that they might as well recharge their energies before they encountered the pursuing troops. On their way, Ricky introduced Yedda and Yolanda to Soar and Madeline. In fact, Soar had already heard about the two sisters before. He knew a little bit about their background so he got a little curious and confused as to how they ended up traveling with Ricky.

Right away, he asked Ricky about it. Ricky didn't think much about the question and promptly answered it.

However, the moment Soar found out about the whole story, he candidly began to tease Ricky about making the two beautiful girls as his women. Of course, Soar knew what he was doing. He could tell that Ricky had already gotten over Grace, and a topic like this wouldn't grate on his nerves.

After all, he and Ricky were like brothers after everything they had been through, so even if Ricky wouldn't ever bring up the topic, Soar could somehow sense how Ricky was feeling by mere intuition.

As expected, Ricky had taken the joke quite well. He simply denied it while he was torn between laughing and crying.

It was another good thing that the two sisters and Madeline were getting along quite well. For a while, everyone felt truly relaxed in their journey.

Soon enough, they found a safe and secluded place to settle down. Both Soar and Madeline found a quiet cave where they could both retreat into cultivation. Every single second mattered right then, and they could not lose any time that they had. For the faster they could acquire the equivalent power of a first-class lower spiritual king, the more secure they would be when the enemies came.

When he saw that Soar and Madeline had proceeded to cultivating in seclusion, Ricky began to prepare himself as well.

But he knew that before anything, safety ought to come as their first priority. So the first thing Ricky did was ask Yedda and Yolanda to secure the perimeters of their location. Before they could leave, however, he equipped them with runic power. He did this so that he would be able to sense if there was danger, even if they couldn't wake him up in time.

Having accomplished all the necessary tasks to secure the place, Ricky found himself a cave and prepared for the practice as well.

Overall, he had three goals in this round of cultivation.