Seeing that he had agreed, Miao Yi finally smiled. He relaxed his demeanor and chatted happily with the two of them.
When he offered a toast to Hong Mian, Miao Yi asked, "Elder Auntie, shall we go for a stroll tomorrow?"
"I won't be going. You two go ahead." Hong Mian shook her head.
She was here to mediate between the two of them, not to go sightseeing. Now that she had helped them to bury the hatchet, she had completed her mission. Furthermore, it wasn't her first time visiting Long Viridescent Cave. She had already looked around, so she wasn't interested in making another trip.
Miao Yi replied with an 'oh'. His smile grew wider as he continuously toasted the two of them.
The three of them drank until it was late at night before dispersing. Gongsun Yu personally escorted the two of them to the guest house at the back of the mountain before taking his leave.
As soon as he entered the house, Miao Yi waved his hand to dismiss the handmaidens who came to serve him. He then turned around to signal Yuan Fang and Luo Shuangfei behind him to look around.
Luo Shuangfei lowered his head listlessly and didn't see his signal at all. Only Yuan Fang quickly went to look around.
Miao Yi was a little speechless as he looked at the listless Luo Shuangfei. Ever since he forced this guy into this state, he always looked like a frosted eggplant. That sly smile could no longer be seen on his face. He looked pitiful all day, making Miao Yi feel a little guilty.
He reached out and patted Luo Shuangfei's skinny shoulder. Luo Shuangfei's body trembled as he twisted his shoulder and flung his hand away.
Miao Yi, with his palm suspended in the air, was taken aback. He asked, "Are you angry at me?"
Luo Shuangfei shook his head. "I wouldn't dare."
Miao Yi would never apologize. He didn't think that he had done anything wrong at that time. As his subordinate, he had gone too far by doing such a thing. It was fine to watch him bathe, but the problem was that there were two women in the bath who were almost completely naked. No man would want their women to be seen by other men when they were naked.
But they could talk. He muttered, "Luo Shuangfei, what you did last time was too much."
Luo Shuangfei raised his head and bit his lip. "I disturbed you doing that with your handmaidens. Do you hate me? If I didn't move out … Are you going to kill me? "The last two words were very heavy.
Under the moonlight, her eyes were a little red, as though she had been greatly wronged.
Miao Yi remained silent for a while, not replying. Instead, she reached out and placed her hand on his shoulder. She felt his body tremble and instinctively move away.
Miao Yi immediately hooked his arm around his neck, not allowing him to dodge, and placed his arm around his shoulder. Putting an arm around his shoulders, he walked towards the main hall. "I've already spoken to the Mountain Chieftain. Your identity as a rogue cultivator should be resolved very quickly."
His words and actions hinted that he was apologizing to Luo Shuangfei, but Luo Shuangfei didn't say anything.
Miao Yi wrapped his arm around his shoulder and walked up the steps to the main hall. Then, he added, "As long as you don't mess around in East Arrival Cave, you can go to the brothels in East Arrival City to seek pleasure."
"Despicable!" Suddenly, Luo Shuangfei snorted and turned sideways to push away the arm that was resting on his shoulder. Standing under the eaves, he turned his head to the side.
Miao Yi was speechless. 'You like to go to brothels? How did I become a pervert?
At this moment, Yuan Fang returned after inspecting the surroundings. She shook her head at Miao Yi, indicating that there were no problems. Then, she asked, "Milord, did Gongsun Yu not apologize?"
Miao Yi sneered, "With Qin Weiwei's repeated instructions from above, it wasn't convenient for me to make a big fuss out of this matter. If he had apologized in front of everyone, then this matter would have been over. However, this bastard only apologized in private, ignoring the outsiders. He's a person who doesn't want to lose any face. This kind of person seems to be flexible, but in reality, he's narrow-minded … Even if you were to be lenient, he wouldn't remember your kindness. No matter what, you've already made an enemy out of him. There's no need to be polite … "
The next morning. Accompanied by his two handmaidens, Gongsun Yu invited Miao Yi to go sightseeing. He also invited Hong Mian, but she still declined. However, she didn't leave just like that.
Miao Yi often left Long Viridescent Cave. Hong Mian was still worried about him. She was afraid that once she left, this bastard would cause trouble again, so she decided to wait for him and leave together.
Before Gongsun Yu and Miao Yi could walk out of the manor, Yuan Fang and Luo Shuangfei were already following them. They purposely pushed Gongsun Yu's two handmaidens to the back. Gongsun Yu turned around to look, and his heart skipped a beat. He had a bad feeling.
He then turned to look at the smiling Miao Yi, and his heart tightened. This bastard couldn't be thinking of taking advantage of this opportunity to make a move on him, could he?
Perhaps it wouldn't be the case for others, but this bastard even dared to harm Mountain Chieftain Xiong Xiao. As a Cave Master, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to do anything to him. Gongsun Yu naturally had to make preparations just in case. He nonchalantly turned to his handmaidens and said, "How can we not have wine when sightseeing? Go and prepare some."
At the same time, he secretly transmitted his voice to the handmaidens, asking them to mobilize the troops in the cave to guard against him.
He originally wanted to ask the handmaidens to invite Hong Mian as well, but Hong Mian had already said that she wouldn't be coming. If he told her about his worries and nothing happened, she would definitely look down on him. His reputation as a coward would quickly spread to Qin Weiwei's ears, so he refrained from saying anything.
One of the handmaidens responded and quickly left.
The group walked along the verdant mountain path for a short distance before the handmaidens returned. Behind her were eight people.
Miao Yi only turned to glance at them, then continued to chat and laugh with Gongsun Yu along the way.
As they traversed through the verdant mountain forest, Miao Yi originally wanted to walk a little further, but Gongsun Yu didn't want to. Especially when he saw that Miao Yi wanted to walk a little further, Gongsun Yu didn't want to stray too far from East Arrival Cave. He only said that there wasn't much to see from afar, and brought Miao Yi around the perimeter of Long Viridescent Cave.
Both of their intentions were related to Hong Mian. One of them didn't want Hong Mian to hear the commotion and ruin things, while the other was afraid that she wouldn't be able to hear them if they were too far away.
Along the way, Miao Yi praised the scenery around them from time to time. When the sun was high up in the sky, everyone sat down under the shade of an old tree. There was originally a simple stone table under the tree.
Two handmaidens quickly laid out the dishes and wine. Miao Yi and Gongsun Yu sat facing each other, raising their cups and chatting cheerfully. Behind them stood their own people.
After chatting for a while, Miao Yi came to the main topic, "Cave Master Gongsun, I have a presumptuous request. I would like to borrow something from you."
Gongsun Yu asked cautiously, "May I know what Brother Miao wishes to borrow?"
Miao Yi sighed, "Sigh! You should know the situation of my East Arrival Cave. I have too many troops, and the yearly expenditure is too high. This year, I'm a little unable to make ends meet, so I would like to borrow some Orbs of Will from Cave Master Gongsun. "
Gongsun Yu almost spat on his face. 'You can't even afford to keep so many troops? You want me to borrow Orbs of Will to keep your troops? How dare you say that! '
However, he wasn't an idiot. He could tell that this bastard wasn't satisfied with yesterday's apology. Saying he wanted to borrow was a lie, but extorting some compensation was the real deal. Avoiding Hong Mian to make this request, it seemed like this bastard wouldn't let it go if he didn't fork out some blood today.
What's more, Miao Yi said 'borrow'. At least on the surface, he was still giving him a way out. As for whether or not he would return it in the future, that would definitely be a problem.
'Forget it! I'll just treat it as spending money to avert disaster! ' Gongsun Yu took a deep breath and took another step back. He squeezed out a smile and said, "May I know how much Brother Miao wishes to borrow? I'm also tight on money myself. I don't have much."
Miao Yi smiled, "Not much. Just two hundred low-grade Orbs of Will will be enough."
As soon as he said this, Yuan Fang stifled her laughter. Luo Shuangfei didn't have much of a reaction. He didn't seem to understand what two hundred low-grade Orbs of Will meant to a Cave.
Meanwhile, the people behind Gongsun Yu were all wide-eyed. Gongsun Yu was also dumbfounded. He had already stopped Miao Yi from talking, saying that he was tight on money and didn't have much. He didn't expect this bastard to still demand an exorbitant price.
Gongsun Yu forced a smile and said, "Brother Miao must be joking. Long Viridescent City only hands over a hundred low-grade Orbs of Will every year. Other than the annual tribute, Long Viridescent Cave only keeps twenty orbs a year. Where am I supposed to get two hundred orbs to lend to you? "
Miao Yi waved his hand and said, "Cave Master Gongsun, you misunderstand me. I don't want you to lend me all at once. Just give me twenty orbs every year for ten years."
At this point, Luo Shuangfei finally understood. He pursed his lips and his thick brows twitched. Finally, a smile appeared on his face — a smile that he had been holding back.
Gongsun Yu's expression twitched. 'You've already borrowed them. What about me?'
This matter concerned the interests of everyone in East Arrival Cave. Finally, someone behind him couldn't help but speak up, "Steed Deputy Miao, are you dreaming? Long Viridescent Cave only receives twenty orbs every year. If you borrow them for ten years like this, wouldn't that mean we won't have any income for ten years?"
The person who spoke was called Tao Ruping. He was the old man who threatened Yuan Fang at Mount Calming Sea.
Last time, he dared to look down on Yan Xiu. This time, he directly addressed Miao Yi as Steed Deputy. Naturally, he had something to rely on. He was relying on his White Lotus Ninth Grade cultivation, as well as his background from the Sword Deviate Sect. With his cultivation, he had no other choice but to serve in a mere cave under the circumstances where there were too many monks and not enough meat. He really didn't think much of someone like Miao Yi.
When Yang Qing was recruiting disciples from the three major sects, the disciples of the three major sects all wanted this opportunity. During the internal competition, the stronger disciples would naturally win. Everyone didn't care about starting low. They all believed that with their own cultivation, they would be able to stand out sooner or later. As a result, the strength of Yang Qing's subordinates skyrocketed.
This was evident from the fact that the Jade Lady Sect and the School of Beast Taming each had a White Lotus Seventh Grade disciple in Long Viridescent Cave.
Yuan Fang immediately transmitted her voice over to Miao Yi, telling him that this old man was the one who spoke rudely at Mount Calming Sea.
Little did he know that Miao Yi knew that Long Viridescent Cave couldn't produce that many Orbs of Will. He was purposely trying to provoke the other party. If the other party didn't take the bait, he had even worse words waiting for him. Who would've thought that someone would immediately deliver them to him? That saved him a lot of trouble. He immediately cast a sidelong glance at the other party and asked, "Which sect are you from?"
This was a question that he already knew the answer to. It was obvious from the other party's clothing and the four swords stabbed into his back.
Tao Ruping proudly replied, "Sword Deviate Sect!"
"Sword Deviate Sect is nothing!" Miao Yi spoke rudely, and immediately said in disdain, "Do you dare touch a single hair on this Steed Deputy's head?"
As soon as he said this, the three Sword Deviate Sect disciples stepped forward together. Each of them had a furious expression on their faces. The other party actually dared to insult their own sect. Tao Ruping pointed at Miao Yi and angrily said, "A mere Steed Deputy dares to speak so arrogantly. If you don't apologize, we won't be afraid of you even if the Cave Master gives you face!"
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