Heavenly Dao Child 213 Caught between a rock and a hard place

Rishit: "So where is this student of yours, I wish to meet him."

Maheswara: "Well both my wives and him would he arriving soon, he should be currently having lessons with them."

As they engaged in idle talks Ryuu arrived along with his teachers as Nuwa met with them on their way here.

Veena: "Brother Rishit it has been a while. How have you been?"

Rishit smiled at her as he spoke, "Ah sister I have been well, but how have you been?"

Veena: "I am fine."

Celestia: "Where is sister Mira, I thought she would have arrived with you."

Rishit: "Well my beloved had been a bit busy as such she was unable to visit along with me as such I apologize on both of our behalf."

Nuwa spoke with a small smile, "Such a shame but we hope to meet our dearest friend one day again, it has been so long."

Rishit did a double take at that, as long as he could remember after Pangu's untimely demise she had completely closed herself, she looked more dead than alive to see her smile was something he thought it would be never possible.

Rishit: "I will convey your wish to her and I am sure she would love to visit you again."

Maheswara than beckoned Ryuu to come near him as he introduced Ryuu to Maheswara, "Brother, this is 'Ryuu' our newest disciple."

Ryuu glanced at the rotund person as he gave a short bow as he spoke while placing his hand over his heart, "This junior greets Senior."

Rishit frowned at first before he smiled at him as he spoke, "Nice to meet you child, but please call me 'Martial Uncle', your teachers are like my own brother and sisters."

As Rishit patted on his back with a jovial smile on his face, Ryuu felt as his bones rattled because of it.

Suddenly Rishit's eyes widened at Ryuu as he held his shoulder tightly as he stared at him with disbelief, "Diabolic Divine Dragon Overlord."

As he turned towards Maheswara spoke in a serious tone, "Explain."

Maheswara just smiled as he spoke, "What is there to explain, he was born with it and we took him as our disciple."

Rishit stared at Maheswara as Maheswara kept smiling at him he simply sighed as he changed the topic, "Nephew seems to be quite injured what happened."

Veena spoke with a scowl, "He had gone on an expedition where he was attacked by a few very strong demonic cultivators form PretaLok , he managed to kill them but he was injured in the process."

Rishit was stunned as he spoke, "PretaLok last time I checked the conduits are always monitored how did they enter."

Celestia: "Ryuu had stumbled upon a weak conduit which the residents of the planet he was visiting thought of as a hidden space, after he entered he stumbled upon a group of Demonic cultivators."

Rishit shook his head as he gave an expression of deep regret as he spoke, "Ai, Ai those demonic cultivators from PretaLok are a nasty bunch, you had very bad luck Nephew."

Rishit then gave a joyous expression as he spoke, "Oh before I forget the main reason I came here today is to invite you all to 'Ten Thousand Year Banquet' that will happen 3 months from now, and I hope you will all arrive at my home to participate and I hope you will bring nephew along as well you know the food at my banquet will have very miraculous effects it will be good for his health after such ordeal."

Nuwa smiled at that as she spoke, "We will certainly visit your home brother, and the Banquet of yours will be great for Ryuu's recovery."

Rishit was once again mind blown, since Pangu's death Nuwa never attended the banquet, even amongst the members of Ayindril only a few of them would arrive that was also just to honor him and his family but now she was, his eyes widened as he cast a soft glance towards Ryuu, 'I see that is why.'

Maheswara quickly followed after Nuwa preventing Rishit's any other thoughts as he bragged to Rishit, "Ah it was such a shame young Ryuu had to suffer such tragedy only 15 years old at Peak Void Immortal Level but he lost a few ranks after the confrontation with those demonic cultivators."

Rishit's eyebrow twitched at that, he clearly understood what Maheswara meant, 'A 15 year old Void Immortal, who had just lost a couple of ranks due to an accident from which he would recover quickly' and he knew if all went well this child will surely reach Immortal Level by his early 20s a feet only a select few including their children had accomplished.

Rishit put on a smiling face as he spoke, "Well brother bring him to my banquet and I promise you I will bring him to the top again."

Before anyone could say anything Nuwa suddenly spoke, "Well brother Rishit if you do not mind it is time for Ryuu's rest and medicine, as such we will be escorting him."

Rishit spoke with a frantic gesture, "Please please sister you do not have to wait for me, nephew is still injured so please take him back to rest and I do not believe he would have much fun hearing us old timers reminiscing.", then he turned towards Ryuu as he spoke, "Nephew, I will wait for your arrival at my banquet and do not worry after I am through with you, you will be better than you were before."

Ryuu simply smiled back as he spoke, "I thank for your kind gesture Martial Uncle."

Rishit simply nodded back at him with a smile, as he watched the teacher student duo leave.

As they left Rishit turned towards Maheswara as he spoke, "I am glad to see sister smile after so long, it was so heart rendering to see her like that, but most importantly the arrival of Ryuu has at least brought her out from her mourning."

At that the husband and his wives nodded at that somberly, inside their heart they knew how much it meant Pangu meant for Nuwa and for a mistake they all made they lost him, they knew all along Pangu's death was their fault if they had listened to Pangu and did not let the traitorous bastard and his followers enter Ayindril then none of this would have happened.

Meanwhile with Ryuu and Nuwa,

Ryuu: "2nd Mistress if I may ask who is this senior."

Nuwa: "Well he is a very good friend of ours, since we were young and his son was my son's closest friend. We had actually forgotten about this banquet it is a very unique opportunity for you Ryuu, unlike our family brother Rishit's family almost everyone are 'Spirit Food Gourmet', I have yet to taste someone as good a chef than he and his wife is."

Ryuu looked at Nuwa in disbelief as he spoke, "Even better than you 2nd Mistress?"

Nuwa gave a small smile as she spoke, "Much much better than us in fact comparing our cooking is like comparing a snake to a dragon, and to tell you whatever we know about from cooking is what I had learnt from Brother Rishit and his wife Sister Mira."

Ryuu's eyes widened as his mouth was already watering thinking about all those delicious food only to be bonked into his head by bringing him back to reality by Nuwa as she spoke in a very serious tone causing Ryuu to gulp, "Ryuu we would like to inform you about something before we take you, it is true his cooking is treated as heavenly treasure to the point people will die just to get a sniff of it but is equally dangerous if you take them lightly, it will kill you."

Ryuu was now having second thoughts about visiting the banquet on one hand the idea of tasting such an appetizing food was otherworldly but on the other hand the idea of dying so soon when he had just escaped from the icy claws of death made it unappealing. At the end Ryuu sighed as he thought, 'I am really caught between the rock and a hard place.'

Chapter end

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