"How dare you! Even if you can kill me, it's still not too late for me to shout. Don't even think about escaping! "Xiao Yizhu was very stubborn.
"Pfft! I won't be able to escape if I report this to them. Do you think there's anything I wouldn't dare to do? Why don't I kill you first? "Miao Yi threatened fiercely.
Xiao Yizhu, on the other hand, did not panic. After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "Alright, I promise to pretend I didn't see anything. Let me go."
"Really?" Miao Yi was rather doubtful. Wasn't the way she surrendered a little too easily? It didn't match his expectations.
Xiao Yizhu smiled and said, "Really."
The other party was too calm, without the slightest hint of fear on his face. Miao Yi's heart was in turmoil from the other party's antics. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this guy wasn't that easy to deal with. What if he was just trying to calm him down on purpose, and then immediately tell on him once he was out of danger?
"Why do I feel like you have ulterior motives?" Miao Yi asked.
"Did I?" Xiao Yizhu laughed involuntarily. He shook his head and said, "You're thinking too much. Let me go. If you continue to dilly-dally, you might be seen later."
"I still feel like something is wrong. I don't feel safe letting you go like this."
"Then what do you want?"
"This …" The Great Cave Master Miao was suddenly in a difficult position. He regretted running around blindly. It was really bad luck. Even a plum branch had been snapped off by the Hall Master's favorite. In the eyes of the Hall Master, a mere Cave Master like him was probably not even comparable to a plum branch.
With the tip of his spear pressed against the other party's abdomen, he pondered for a moment before he suddenly laughed and said, "Let's go through thick and thin together, what do you say?"
"Oh?" Xiao Yizhu said with interest, "I'd like to hear the details. How do we share fortune and misfortune together?"
Miao Yi gestured to the plum forest around him with his lips and said, "Let's bask in the Hall Master's glory. Let's become sworn brothers in this plum garden."
"Sworn brothers?" Xiao Yizhu was at a loss. For a moment, he didn't understand what the other party meant. It was just that the other party's suggestion was too sudden and out of his range of thoughts.
"We've both been Steed Deputies before, and both of us have cultivations at White Lotus Third Grade. Being able to meet in this plum forest can also be considered fate. How can we miss such a great opportunity bestowed by the heavens? After we become sworn brothers. Share weal and woe together! Even though my East Arrival Cave is only a small cave, I am still the Cave Master. I have a hundred thousand followers under my rule. Naturally, I have no lack of fine wine and beautiful women. As long as Brother Xiao is free, feel free to come to my East Arrival Cave and enjoy yourself. I will definitely not treat you unfairly. What do you say? "
The Great Cave Master Miao had offered a bunch of empty bait, but it was unknown how much of it he would be able to redeem. In short, he wanted to calm the other party down first.
"Become sworn brothers …" Xiao Yizhu was dumbfounded, seemingly a little dumbfounded.
"Don't hesitate." Without another word, Miao Yi immediately took out two jade archives and shoved one into the other party's hand. Then, he used the Inversed-Scales Spear to force the other party to hand over and said, "I'll have to trouble Brother Xiao to write an invitation to become sworn brothers. Let's make an exchange."
"..." Xiao Yizhu was speechless once again. He looked at Miao Yi as though he was looking at a monster.
He understood Miao Yi's intentions. Wanting to become sworn brothers with him was a lie, but wanting him to write this oath of brotherhood invitation was real. Once he was released, if he dared to complain, the other party would definitely take out the invitation card and say that they were sworn brothers.
A person who would betray his own sworn brother must have a very questionable character. He wouldn't have a good time in Suppressing Second Hall in the future.
He was trying to use the oath of brotherhood to threaten him! Was there such a way to become sworn brothers?
The spearhead of the Inversed-Scales Spear thrust forward again, and threatened, "Hurry up and write. Don't dilly-dally."
"I …" Xiao Yizhu wanted to say something, but then seemed to have thought of something and shook his head with a smile. He actually invoked his arts and wrote down the oath of brotherhood inside the jade archive.
After Miao Yi read through it, he nodded his head in satisfaction and kept it in his own storage ring. Then, he copied Xiao Yizhu and wrote his own. He imprinted his transcendence seal and handed it over to Xiao Yizhu, then happily cupped his fists and said, "You are quite a bit older than me. I will address you as Big Brother! Big Brother Xiao! "
Xiao Yizhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he cupped his fists and said, "Little Brother!"
"You flatter me. This is our first meeting. I came in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts. This jar of bejeweled nectar is a token of my sincerity. I hope Big Brother Xiao won't take offense! "
After shoving a jar of wine into Xiao Yizhu's hands, Miao Yi hurriedly took his leave. "I still have matters to attend to. Big Brother, please continue with your work. I won't disturb you any longer. Come visit my East Arrival Cave when you are free. I will definitely receive you warmly.
I won't see you out. "He spoke in such a hurry that he didn't even give his Big Brother a chance to say goodbye. He turned around and hurriedly slipped away. He didn't want to stay for even a moment longer, lest an undue delay brings trouble. He quickly ran out of the plum garden.
"..." Looking at the direction the Great Cave Master Miao disappeared in, Xiao Yizhu was speechless for a long time. The oath of brotherhood was over just like that?
He could tell that the Inversed-Scales Spear in Miao Yi's hands was forged with extraordinary skill, and wanted to ask about its origins. Who would've thought that his' Little Brother 'wouldn't even give him the chance to? He ran away without even looking back. He simply couldn't keep up with the other's jumpy thinking and style of doing things.
As long as one wasn't an idiot, they would know that the Great Cave Master Miao didn't take this oath of brotherhood seriously at all. It was obvious that he didn't want Xiao Yizhu to take it seriously either. It was purely for the sake of using Xiao Yizhu's weakness to escape. The next time he saw Xiao Yizhu, it would still be a problem whether he would recognize him or not.
"Isn't this cheap sworn brother a little too sudden? It's as if he fell from the sky. It's unimaginable. A jar of wine is enough to send this Big Brother away?"
Xiao Yizhu raised the wine jar with one hand, the corner of his mouth curling into a mocking smile as he muttered.
He then looked at the items in his other hand. That cheap sworn brother didn't just gift him a jar of wine, he also exchanged it for a sworn brotherhood jade archive, as well as two low-grade Orbs of Will.
He then looked at the wine jar in his hand. With a slight invocation of his arts, the clay seal on the wine jar immediately broke off. The fragrance of plum blossoms that filled the entire garden caused Xiao Yizhu's eyes to brighten. With just a sniff, he could tell that this wine was no ordinary item.
Immediately, a sparkling and translucent jade liquid flew out from the wine jar. Xiao Yizhu took a sip and tasted it. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed and a slightly infatuated expression appeared on his face.
After savoring the taste for a long time, he slowly exhaled a breath of wine that smelled like orchids. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the wine jar in his hand with a shocked expression. He slowly shook his head and clicked his tongue as he said, "He really wasn't trying to fool me. It really is a rare bejeweled nectar. The spiritual spring is amber in color. It's obvious that it's aged using spiritual herbs as a medium. This kind of taste can't be brewed unless it's a wine expert. The aftertaste is endless! Where did this bastard get his hands on such a good thing? "
He didn't know that of his so-called wine experts, his' good little brother 'had taken care of seventy-two of them in one go. If wine lovers were to find out, they would probably wring their wrists and sigh, stomping their feet and beating their chests. What a waste of God's gift!
He took another sip of the sparkling and translucent jade liquid, looked at the wine jar in his hand, and thought back to the situation just now.
"Good little brother?" Xiao Yizhu smiled. When he heard the faint sound of familiar footsteps coming from outside the garden, he turned around and left the plum garden.
He didn't know who he bumped into outside the garden, but he heard him say, "Have a taste and see how it tastes."
Soon after, a woman's voice could be heard, "Good wine! Suppressing Second Hall doesn't have such fine wine. "
Xiao Yizhu's hearty laughter could be heard, "My sworn brother gave it to me."
"Sworn brother?" The woman's voice was filled with doubt.
The two of them were clearly gradually walking away. Xiao Yizhu's voice as he recounted the events just now could be faintly heard, and finally disappeared along with the woman's uncontrollable laughter …
Inside the waiting room, Xiong Xiao was still well-behaved and obediently stayed at his original position, not going anywhere.
He didn't do anything excessive, nor did he say anything excessive.
Because he understood that in a place like this, it was better to avoid trouble. If he stirred up even the slightest bit of trouble, he might not be able to bear the consequences. As a cultivator who hadn't even reached the Blue Lotus realm, he was nothing in this place.
This could be said to be the experience of living for a long time, so it was verified by the Great Cave Master Miao who had hurriedly returned.
Even breaking a plum branch could cause trouble. The Great Cave Master Miao squeezed out a smile and cupped his fists towards the little handmaiden inside the room. He returned to his original position, still feeling a lingering fear.
He was a little on edge now, hoping that his' sworn brother 'would be a little smarter. If he were to act rashly and still dare to report it, then the consequences would be hard to predict.
To be honest, that method of coercion was a last resort. It really couldn't be considered very brilliant.
Just as they were feeling uneasy, a little handmaiden dressed in palace attire came in from outside the door. With a sweet voice, she asked, "Who are Xiong Xiao and Miao Yi?"
Xiong Xiao and Miao Yi naturally stood up and cupped their fists in response.
"Elder Auntie has summoned you. Come with me!" The little handmaiden threw down her words and turned to leave.
The two enemies looked at each other. The Elder Auntie here was naturally the Elder Auntie of Suppressing Second Hall. 'Elder Auntie wants to summon the two of us? What does that mean? '
Baffled, the two of them didn't dare to hesitate. They naturally followed behind her.
Passing through the palace garden, after walking for a while, Miao Yi realized that this path was a little familiar. He must have come here before when he was wandering around.
When he saw the moon gate at the entrance of the plum garden, the Great Cave Master Miao's expression twitched. He had just left, why was he back?
It would be a lie to say that he wasn't nervous. Why would the Elder Auntie of Suppressing Second Hall summon a mere Cave Master like him? Could it be that the fool from before had really reported him?
At the entrance of the moon gate, an extraordinarily beautiful woman suddenly appeared. She stood in the middle of the moon gate and looked at them.
The little handmaiden hurriedly stepped forward and bowed. "Elder Auntie, I have brought them."
So this was the legendary Elder Auntie Tian Yu of Suppressing Second Hall. Miao Yi secretly sized her up. He had seen Xiong Xiao before.
The two of them bowed together. "Xiong Xiao and Miao Yi greet Elder Auntie."
Tian Yu raised her hand and gestured for them to skip the formalities. She stared at Miao Yi and asked, "You are the Cave Master of East Arrival Cave, Miao Yi?"
"Yes!" Miao Yi nodded honestly.
When he lifted his head, he realized that this Elder Auntie Tian Yu was looking at him with a strange expression. She looked at him from head to toe, and then from toe to head, as though she was looking at a monster.
Miao Yi, who already had a guilty conscience, immediately felt his heartbeat quicken. Could it be that the fool really reported him?
Even Xiong Xiao realized that the way Elder Auntie Tian Yu was looking at Miao Yi was a little strange. It wasn't just a little, it was extremely strange. What was going on?
Tian Yu's gaze made Xiong Xiao nervous as well.
"Send Cave Master Miao back!" Tian Yu smiled as she extended her hand.
The little handmaiden's eyes flashed with surprise. She felt that Elder Auntie's attitude towards this Young Cave Master was a little polite.
She didn't think too much about it, and immediately asked Miao Yi to go back with her.
Tian Yu's smile faded, and her gaze fell on Xiong Xiao. She simply said, "Come with me."
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