"What did I order?" Huo Lingxiao was a little confused, "I ordered Mount Returning Loyalty to attack East Arrival Cave? Wu Menglan, you're not dreaming, are you? "
"Pfft! Stop pretending! " Wu Menglan pointed at the item in his hand again, "This happened more than ten years ago. Back then, you extorted something from me, and East Arrival Cave immediately sent a list of compensation. What do you mean by doing this?"
Huo Lingxiao was a little confused, "Something from more than ten years ago? You've kept this item until now? "
It seemed like she was asking if she was bored.
"Pfft! This is already the thirteenth item. East Arrival Cave sends me one every year. I'm here to see what you're up to! "
Send one every year? Huo Lingxiao was speechless. What was this East Arrival Cave up to?
He finally understood, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Wu Menglan, are you dreaming? How could I, a Hall Master, directly order a cave abode to do such a thing?"
Wu Menglan mocked, "May I ask why the Hall Master of Suppressing Second Hall sneakily came to East Arrival Cave on a dragon steed?"
"..." Huo Lingxiao was speechless. Looking at his dragon steed, he felt like a huge black pot had fallen from the sky and landed on him. Not only was he baffled, he was also caught red-handed. Now he couldn't explain himself even if he wanted to.
"What? You have nothing to say now that you've been exposed? "Wu Menglan sneered.
"Am I innocent?!" Huo Lingxiao sighed helplessly, "If I told you that I'm here to deliver wine to your wedding, would you believe me?"
"What do you think?" Wu Menglan narrowed her eyes, "Could it be that Hall Master Huo has foresight and knew that I would come here, so you came here to wait for me?"
"Let me explain it to you this way, East Arrival Cave Master Miao Yi …"
Before he could finish, Wu Menglan interrupted him, "From what I know, that Miao Yi is no longer the Cave Master of East Arrival Cave, right?"
"Let me finish. That Miao Yi hid some good wine. I'm here to ask him for a few jars so I can give them to you when I return." As he finished, he saw Wu Menglan's look of disdain. Huo Lingxiao immediately shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Alright, I know you won't believe me."
"If you want me to believe you, can you use your brain a little? Even if you want to lie, you have to make it sound more convincing! If the Hall Master of Suppressing Second Hall wants some fine wine, he can just order someone to deliver it to him. Is there a need for him to personally come here to ask for it? " Wu Menglan tilted her head and asked, "Why don't you go ask everyone in your Suppressing Second Hall first if they believe your nonsense? Huo Lingxiao, ah, Huo Lingxiao, so many years have passed, but your habit of lying to women still hasn't changed! You might be able to trick other women, but do you think this will work on me? "
Huo Lingxiao's face twitched. What was he talking about? No one would believe him even if he spoke the truth.
He raised both his hands, and with a defeated expression, he honestly said, "I'll tell you the truth. That Cave Master Miao Yi of East Arrival Cave is my sworn brother. However, he doesn't know my true identity, and I don't want him to find out either. That's why I came dressed like this."
Wu Menglan was slightly stunned. "Your sworn brother? You, the Hall Master of Suppressing Second Hall, would become sworn brothers with a Horse Deputy of a small Abode of Immortals? "
Huo Lingxiao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry as he said, "I don't want to either! I was held at gunpoint by someone. I had no choice but to become sworn brothers with him. "
Wu Menglan was more or less taken aback. With Huo Lingxiao's cultivation, if he was forced to become sworn brothers, then the other party's cultivation must be extremely high. She couldn't help but ask, "Who forced you?"
Huo Lingxiao pointed his finger and said, "It was that Miao Yi of East Arrival Cave."
"..." Wu Menglan's expression darkened. She realized that she had been tricked again. She flew into a rage out of humiliation, and her dragon steed suddenly charged towards Huo Lingxiao.
Huo Lingxiao pushed out with his palm, and the air rippled. He used his physical strength to forcefully stop the dragon steed from charging towards him, and hurriedly explained, "Let me finish. I have to start from the plum garden of my Suppressing Second Hall. That day, I …"
As he slowly explained the situation of him becoming sworn brothers with Miao Yi, Wu Menglan retreated and listened attentively. Huo Lingxiao slowly began to explain as well.
After listening to his story, Wu Menglan took the invitation he handed to her. After reading it, she finally believed him. She asked in surprise, "There's actually such a wonderful person in this world?"
"What do you mean by wonderful? I was just having fun at the time. I'm warning you. Don't tell anyone about this. Otherwise, don't blame me for turning against you! "
Sitting on her dragon steed, Wu Menglan immediately rocked back and forth in laughter. When she thought about how a mere Cave Master had forced Huo Lingxiao to become sworn brothers with a spear, she almost laughed to tears. She pointed at him and chuckled, "You're sneaking around now? You're reaping what you sow. "
Huo Lingxiao, on the other hand, was all smiles as he stared at Wu Menglan, who was laughing so hard that she was trembling. He teased, "You're still the same when you laugh. That coquettish vibe is still there. Thinking back to those years … it's so memorable!"
"..." Wu Menglan couldn't laugh anymore. She realized that she was being teased. She glared at him and said, "Scram!"
"Why must you be so heartless?" Huo Lingxiao shook his head and said, "I've even told you such a secret. Don't tell me you don't understand my feelings at all?"
Wu Menglan let out a 'oh', then extended her hand and said, "If you want me to understand your feelings, it's very simple. Give me all your wealth first!"
'Too much?' Huo Lingxiao lifted his head to look at the sky, and feigned ignorance as he said, "Wait for me here. I'll be back soon. Once I've retrieved some fine wine, we'll sit down and have a good chat."
He turned his dragon steed around and galloped towards the entrance of the mountain.
Wu Menglan scoffed in disdain. She turned her dragon steed around and quickly chased after him.
Huo Lingxiao turned his head to look when he heard the commotion. When she caught up to him, he furrowed his brows and asked, "What are you doing here? I've already said that the compensation list has nothing to do with me. Why must you make things difficult for a small East Arrival Cave? "
"I want to see what the Great Cave Master Miao looks like, the one who forced Great Hall Master Huo to swallow his anger." Wu Menglan said with a faint smile.
Huo Lingxiao shook his head, knowing that he couldn't stop her.
When the two of them arrived at the mountain gates of East Arrival Cave, they were stopped by the cultivator guarding the gate. He asked who they were, but the two of them refused to reveal their identities.
Huo Lingxiao sat upright on his seat, and said with a hint of arrogance, "Tell Miao Yi that an old friend of Suppressing Second Hall is here to pay a visit."
When he heard that they were from Suppressing Second Hall, the cultivator guarding the gate felt a little suspicious and left.
Not long after, Qian'Er received the guard's report and entered the silent quarters to report.
"An old friend of Suppressing Second Hall?" Miao Yi, who was sitting cross-legged in cultivation, pondered for a moment. "My Suppressing Second Hall doesn't have any acquaintances … Where did this madman come from? He actually dared to use Suppressing Second Hall's name to come here. Have Yan Xiu bring some men to deal with him!"
After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes again and continued cultivating.
It wasn't that Miao Yi was arrogant and refused to even go out to meet someone. It was just that there were too many people in the cultivation world who came here to gain benefits. Today, there were those from Mount Calming Sea, and tomorrow, there would be those from South Edict Manor. They were all from the higher ups, and it wasn't good to offend them.
When Miao Yi was in charge of East Arrival Cave, it was still alright because everyone knew that he had Yang Qing's favor. Moreover, he was also a valiant person, so no one dared to try and gain benefits.
Ever since the people from the three major schools flooded the two Manors, those people's lives had become a little ugly. They had never experienced Miao Yi's prowess before. In addition, Yan Xiu was now in charge of East Arrival Cave. Yan Xiu wasn't as strong-willed as Miao Yi, who even dared to kill the Mountain Chieftain of Mount Calming Sea, Xiong Xiao.
There was another reason why East Arrival Cave was frequently visited by people. It was because East Arrival Cave was almost entirely made up of people from the School of Blue Jade. After the disciples of the three major schools joined the two Manors and found out about the grudge between the School of Blue Jade and Yang Qing, they seemed to think that there was no burden in coming here to gain benefits. Unlike other places where they still had to respect their fellow disciples, they couldn't go overboard.
Moreover, Miao Yi had been cultivating overseas for a long period of time, so he couldn't be bothered to worry about small matters. Yan Xiu had to spend a lot of effort to deal with those people.
It was only after Miao Yi returned that he met two groups of people who came here to gain benefits. He asked them what was going on, and after learning the situation, he asked Yan Xiu to chase them away without a second word.
'So what if they're from Mount Calming Sea? If they want benefits, tell Qin Weiwei to come find me!
'So what if they're from South Edict Manor? I've already been demoted to Steed Deputy. If they have the ability, tell Yang Qing to revoke my Immortal Record.
This time, it was even more outrageous. They actually dared to say that they were from Suppressing Second Hall …
Soon, Yan Xiu gathered about ten riders and forced their way to the front of the mountain gates. Every one of them was wielding a weapon, and they didn't come with good intentions.
Outside the mountain gates, Huo Lingxiao and Wu Menglan looked at each other. They could tell that the situation wasn't right. This wasn't how they welcomed their guests.
They saw Yan Xiu, the leader of the group, brandished his broad axe and pointed at them, shouting, "Where did this madman come from? What is your purpose in coming to my East Arrival Cave?"
Wu Menglan smiled, and looked at Huo Lingxiao with interest.
Huo Lingxiao frowned, "Who are you?"
"East Arrival Cave Master Yan Xiu is here!" Yan Xiu replied loudly.
"Yan Xiu?" This name was very unfamiliar. Huo Lingxiao was unmoved, and asked, "Is Miao Yi in East Arrival Cave?"
Yan Xiu glared at him, "Who are you? Why are you hiding and refusing to tell me your name? "
After being a Cave Master for some time, Yan Xiu's imposing manner had also come out.
Huo Lingxiao slightly lowered his eyes, and said, "You are still not worthy of knowing my name. Go tell Miao Yi that his sworn brother is here. He will naturally know who I am."
Wu Menglan immediately stifled a smile.
Miao Yi's sworn brother? Yan Xiu was taken aback, and didn't dare to act rashly anymore. He turned around and ordered someone to quickly report the matter.
Soon, Qian'Er once again entered the silent cultivation room. "Master, the person who came said that he is your sworn brother."
"I am his sworn uncle," Miao Yi sneered. "He just pretended to be a member of Suppressing Second Hall, and now he's my sworn brother. I have never sworn brothers with anyone before. Those bastards are getting more and more out of hand. Order Yan Xiu to capture him and bring him to me!"
The messenger hurriedly returned to the front of the mountain gates, and cupped his fists towards Yan Xiu, and said, "Cave Master, the Horse Deputy said that he has never sworn brothers with anyone before. I order you to capture the person and bring him to him immediately!"
Huo Lingxiao was instantly dumbfounded when he heard this.
"Pfft! Haha … Haha … "Wu Menglan, on the other hand, laughed so hard that she held her stomach. Seeing Huo Lingxiao's embarrassing state, she almost burst from laughing too much. Sitting on the horse's back, she couldn't hold it in any longer.
At the same time, it also proved one thing. This East Arrival Cave was actually under the Horse Deputy's orders to the Cave Master.
Yan Xiu waved his hand, and the men behind him quickly galloped out, surrounding the two of them. It could be said that they were like tigers eyeing their prey.
"Will the two of you dismount and surrender, or do you want me to make a move?" Yan Xiu asked coldly.
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