"That's what you said. I never agreed to it! I only agreed to join East Arrival Cave. I never agreed to register my name and join the current rules. "
With his hands behind his back, Yao Ruoxian sneered as he walked away.
"Senior Yao, I'm doing this out of goodwill. Think about it! You don't have to be a Loose Cultivator without a backer anymore. You can officially register your name and enter the rules. What a wonderful thing. Such a good opportunity that others can't even beg for. I don't even know your background. I'm taking the risk of being implicated by taking the initiative to help you settle your official identity. Why can't you understand this junior's good intentions? Why aren't you willing? "Miao Yi tried to persuade him.
"Pfft!" Yao Ruoxian abruptly turned around and pointed at his nose as he scolded, "Do you think I don't know what good intentions you have? You tricked me into joining the current rules, so I'm trapped by you, am I? I don't dare to kill you in the open, am I? "
"Uhh …." Miao Yi, who had his intentions seen through, said weakly, "Of course not. It's unreasonable for you to stay in my East Arrival Cave without an official identity. Isn't it inconvenient?"
"What's inconvenient about it?" Yao Ruoxian circled around him as he scolded, "Stop bullshitting. East Arrival Cave is your territory. Aren't you the one who calls the shots? How are you interfering with others? Stop trying to fool me. Scram! "
"Sigh! Treating my good intentions as ill intent …. "
Before he could finish, he saw Yao Ruoxian raise his leg to kick him. The Great Cave Master Miao quickly shut his mouth and ran away with his tail between his legs.
Returning to the temporary encampment, he discussed the matter of escorting the Orbs of Will to Mount Calming Sea with his subordinates.
To be honest, Miao Yi really didn't want to go to Mount Calming Sea. Mainly, he didn't want to meet that bitch Qin Weiwei. Not to mention that his standards were much higher now. He had a strong army. Was a hundred or so low-grade Orbs of Will worth this Cave Master personally escorting?
If he had the time, he might as well use it to cultivate and improve his own cultivation. Or think about how to avenge the dozen corpses that hung in the cold wind, constantly reminding him.
But he had no choice. This was the rule. The Cave Master would personally escort the harvest to the Mountain Chieftain, who would then escort it to the Manor Head, who would escort it to the Hall Master. The Hall Master would escort it to the Palace Lord. The Palace Lord would escort it to the Overlord. The Overlord would escort it to the Overlord would escort it to the Hall Master.
The Cave Master was about to leave again, and Qian'Er and Xue'Er followed closely behind him. It was obvious that he was still traumatized by the ambush on East Arrival Cave.
"I'll be fine!" Miao Yi said a few comforting words, then turned to the crowd and said, "After I leave, I want all of you to look after the clan. If anyone dares to come and offend us again, kill them first. I'll take care of it if anything happens! "
"We obey Cave Master's orders!"
The group of old men from the School of Blue Jade cupped their fists and accepted the order. They were surprisingly obedient, much easier to manage compared to Song Fu and the others back then. It looked like Elder Hong Changhai had put in a lot of effort to atone for his crimes.
"Let's go!" Miao Yi leapt onto his dragon steed, then led Yuan Fang and Lai Yuhan as they galloped through the snow.
This time, he didn't bring too many people with him. He only brought two Blue Lotus realm experts with him. If even Blue Lotus realm experts couldn't protect him, then bringing the others along would only be sending them to their deaths.
East Arrival Cave was left with eighteen School of Blue Jade disciples and Yan Xiu to watch over it. Miao Yi reckoned that there wouldn't be any problems. With such a lineup protecting East Arrival Cave, he reckoned that no ordinary abode would be able to take it down. Unless they encountered another attack like the last time …
Just as they were about to reach Mount Calming Sea, they coincidentally bumped into Gongsun Yu, who was rushing towards Mount Calming Sea with one of his subordinates.
Gongsun Yu only had one subordinate now. It couldn't be helped. Mount Calming Sea was currently lacking manpower.
Thus, Gongsun Yu was on tenterhooks along the way. Losing the Orbs of Will that had been handed over was no small matter. It could be reported directly to the Six Sages.
When he saw Miao Yi, he was at a fork in the road. Gongsun Yu shouted from afar, "Cave Master Miao, please wait a moment."
Miao Yi turned around to look, then raised his hand. The three steeds slowed down. When they caught up, he asked, "Cave Master Gongsun, what advice do you have for me?"
Gongsun Yu smiled bitterly. "Accompany me. I don't have the manpower to escort the Orbs of Will now."
Miao Yi couldn't help but chuckle, feeling a little proud of himself. He had the most men in the entire Mount Calming Sea. If he was unhappy, he could even annihilate the entire Mount Calming Sea without a problem.
The two of them arrived at Mount Calming Sea together, leaving their subordinates to wait outside. The moment the two of them entered the courtyard behind the hall, they saw Hong Mian and Lu Liu coming over to welcome them. They immediately cupped their fists and said, "Greetings, Elder Auntie, Little Auntie."
Unexpectedly, Hong Mian and Lu Liu actually bowed to Miao Yi in a serious manner, causing Miao Yi to be a little flustered. It wasn't convenient for him to help them up. Men and women shouldn't touch, and they weren't his handmaidens. It wouldn't be good if he didn't help them up. "Elder Auntie, Little Auntie, please don't make fun of me."
Hong Mian said seriously, "We've all heard that it was Cave Master Miao who single-handedly charged into the encirclement and saved Mountain Chieftain's life. It's only right for you to receive our respects."
A handmaiden's everything depended on their master. If their master was rich and powerful, they would rise to the heavens. If their master fell into dire straits, they would become lowly handmaidens. Indeed, they were truly grateful to Miao Yi.
'So that's how it is. He's much more compassionate than that bitch. I saved her life, but she didn't even say a word of praise!' Miao Yi laughed dryly. "No need to thank me. This is what I should do." He pointed to Gongsun Yu beside him. "Cave Master Gongsun and the others also sacrificed their lives. If you want to thank someone, you shouldn't thank me alone."
In his heart, he added, 'Why aren't you thanking your master's adulterer?'
Gongsun Yu cupped his fists politely. Lu Liu pursed her lips and said, "Cave Master Gongsun, we have already thanked you when you escorted Mountain Chieftain back."
Miao Yi's gaze swept across Gongsun Yu. He noticed that Gongsun Yu's gaze seemed to have turned gentle in an instant, as he looked towards a certain direction.
The Great Cave Master Miao couldn't help but follow his gaze. He saw a white silhouette appearing from the window of the loft not too far away, looking downwards. He couldn't help but chuckle, the corners of his lips curling into a teasing smile. He didn't know what words he had in his heart to send to the two of them, but he was sure it wouldn't be anything good.
"Please follow us, Cave Masters. Mountain Chieftain is waiting for you." The two handmaidens extended their hands and led the way.
As they ascended the loft, the two Cave Masters once again paid their respects to Mountain Chieftain Qin Weiwei. Soon after, they presented the reports of their respective territories. Naturally, the reports were about the governance of their respective territories over the past year.
Sitting behind the long table, Qin Weiwei read through Gongsun Yu's report. As soon as she picked up Miao Yi's report, her emotions became a little dazed.
For a woman who had always kept herself clean and pure, there were some things that were truly hard to forget. She couldn't forget the scene when she was trapped in a tight encirclement.
Just when she had completely sunk into despair, when she couldn't hold on any longer even if she clenched her teeth, that voice that she used to hate so much had given her an indescribable confidence at the critical moment, causing her heart to tremble inexplicably …. The Cave Master of East Arrival Cave, Miao Yi, is here. Who dares to challenge me!?
She didn't know if it was because that guy would always give her an unexpected surprise every time she heard something like this.
At the critical juncture, she took the time to look over. That despicable guy's reappearance was far more shocking than the last time she saw him. He had a silver spear and a silver armor, and his mount was also clad in heavy armor. His battle armor was ferocious, and a murderous aura seeped through it. Alone, he brazenly charged forward with an indomitable will.
With a shout, "Those who stand in my way shall die!" He didn't disappoint her. As though he was cleaving through the waves, he charged into the encirclement. He reached out his hand to support her as she was about to fall, and pulled her behind his back.
Just as he was breaking through the encirclement, he suddenly launched a heavy attack. As she fell, she could only watch helplessly as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood on her face.
She thought she was dead meat this time, but he still didn't give up. He pulled her back again, and carried her in his arms as he galloped through the snowstorm. It felt as though he was flying through the snowstorm.
Ever since she had come of age, this was the first time in her life that she had been carried in a man's arms. Every time she recalled the feeling of being held in his strong arms, her heart would race, and her face would flush red. That feeling, along with the drop of blood that trickled down from the corner of that guy's mouth as he carried her, was engraved in her heart.
She didn't know how many times she had thought about that scene these past few days. Whenever she was free, she couldn't help but recall it in a daze.
Qin Weiwei's attention wasn't on the report in her hands. Miao Yi's voice snapped her out of her daze. She cast a sideways glance at Miao Yi, who was handing over East Arrival Cave's harvest to Hong Mian and Lu Liu. In the end, she realized that Gongsun Yu was secretly watching her, so she quickly retracted her gaze.
She hurriedly read through the contents of the jade archive before putting it down. Hong Mian and Lu Liu checked the harvests of the two Caves, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, they handed it over to her.
Gongsun Yu wasn't in a hurry to leave. Every year around this time, he would stay behind to ask the Mountain Chieftain some questions, and listen to her teachings.
What teachings could there be? His cultivation was even higher than Qin Weiwei's. To put it bluntly, he had been by Yang Qing's side all those years ago, and had actually watched Qin Weiwei grow up. He had watched as a girl slowly grew into a beautiful woman, but all he wanted was to find an opportunity to get closer to Qin Weiwei.
But then again, how many dual-cultivation partners in the cultivation world were compatible with each other by age? In the cultivation world, one couldn't use age to decide things.
Of course, there were some things that could only be said after the Great Cave Master Miao left. According to Gongsun Yu's understanding, the Great Cave Master Miao and Qin Weiwei's relationship wasn't that good, so he would definitely be in a hurry to leave.
Who would have thought that the Great Cave Master Miao wouldn't be in a hurry to leave? Instead, he dilly-dallied there, causing Gongsun Yu to have the urge to ask what the Great Cave Master Miao was planning to do.
Qin Weiwei was obviously a little surprised as well. From what she knew, Miao Yi was also the kind of person who couldn't wait to get as far away from her as possible. Today's situation was a first for her.
"Is something the matter?" Qin Weiwei looked at him and asked.
Miao Yi clenched his fist and coughed dryly. He said uncomfortably to Gongsun Yu, "About that, Cave Master Gongsun. Can you leave for a moment? I have something to report to the Mountain Chieftain."
"Ah …" Gongsun Yu was stunned. He was still waiting for Miao Yi to leave, but who would have thought that the Great Cave Master Miao would actually chase him away the moment he opened his mouth.
Hong Mian and Lu Liu looked at each other, feeling a little strange as well.
Qin Weiwei looked at Gongsun Yu. After a moment of helplessness, Gongsun Yu could only cup his fists and say, "Your subordinate will take his leave first."
Before he left, Gongsun Yu also looked at Miao Yi strangely. He didn't think that Miao Yi would have the same thoughts as him, because Cave Master Miao and the Mountain Chieftain were complete enemies. He was just curious as to what Cave Master Miao wanted to report.
After he left, Qin Weiwei sat behind the long table. She stared at Miao Yi and asked, "Cave Master Miao. What is it?"
Miao Yi smiled, and took out a jade archive from his storage ring, handing it over to Qin Weiwei. "Mountain Chieftain. What have you promised me?"
The six storage rings on his hand made Hong Mian and Lu Liu speechless. They realized that the Great Cave Master Miao really wasn't one to keep a low profile.
Qin Weiwei picked up the jade archive and looked at it. Inside was a list of twenty School of Blue Jade disciples. She understood what he meant, and imprinted her transcendence seal on the jade archive in front of Miao Yi. She put the jade archive away and nodded, saying, "I have no objections. I will hand it over to the Manor Head for registration."
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