Fire Phoenix was afraid that he would do something to her and in her grief, how could she think so far ahead. She replied nervously, "Of course I'm going back to Heaven Fire Cult."
She did not understand the deeper meaning behind his words.
Previously, when the two of them met, Niu Youdao was watching from the side with a cold eye. He could tell that the two of them were in a miserable state and did not know how to think deeply about it. He could not let his plan go to waste, so he specially came to remind them. "Don't be afraid. I'm here for your own good and for Kun Lin Shu's sake. What disrespectful words I said before were because I was angry at Kun Lin Shu's unreasonable behavior. Now that I've calmed down, you have to calm down as well. Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. I'm doing this for your own good. "
Hearing his words, although Fire Phoenix did not believe him, she was more or less relieved. She wiped away her tears, "Elder Niu, what's the matter?"
Niu Youdao was speechless as he did not listen to her words at all. However, he still maintained a smile, "Qian Fucheng wants to take Kun Lin Shu away. Do you know what will happen to Kun Lin Shu after he leaves this place?"
Fire Phoenix was puzzled, "You're saying the sect wants to punish Senior Brother?"
Niu Youdao said, "Let me remind you again. Your Senior Brother has a bet. The people from the Bank of the World agreed and came out to be the witness. Other than Misty Pavilion, no one would dare to renege on this. Qian Fucheng could have stopped your Senior Brother from agreeing to this bet. However, as an Elder of Heaven Fire Cult, not only did he not stop him, he even helped from the side. Can Qian Fucheng bear this responsibility? "
Fire Phoenix's eyes gradually widened as if she understood something.
Niu Youdao continued, "Not only does Heaven Fire Cult want to punish your Senior Brother, Qian Fucheng will also not be able to escape the blame. You should know why he wants to take your Senior Brother away, right?"
Fire Phoenix seemed to understand and hesitated, "Of course … of course it's to bring Senior Brother back to report?"
Niu Youdao said, "Then what about this bet? I said, no one would dare to go back on their word except for the Misty Pavilion. The people from the Bank of the World wouldn't force anyone to make such a bet. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't participate in such a thing. This was something that both sides agreed to. They both went to invite people from the Bank of the World to be the middleman. Both sides had no objections, so Shopkeeper Hang came out. Break the contract? Do you think Heaven Fire Sect dares to mess with the Bank of the World? The Bank of the World's bills are very solid. All the money in the world has to go through the Bank of the World. The Bank of the World relies on its reputation. Would the Sky Fire Cult dare to damage the Bank of the World's reputation? "
Fire Phoenix asked in bewilderment, "Are you saying that Elder Qian has no way of bringing Senior Brother back to Heavenly Fire Order?"
Niu Youdao said, "It isn't that we can't bring him back, but that we don't dare to. With the guarantee of the Bank of the World, Heaven Flame Sect won't dare to not hand him over, so what is the point of bringing him back? In the end, he still had to hand over the person. What do you think Elder Qian would do? He would rather keep you as a hostage than take your Senior Brother away. Why do you think so? "
Fire Phoenix was shocked, "He wants … He wants to harm Senior Brother!"
Niu Youdao nodded his head slowly, "It isn't just harm, he probably wants to kill your Senior Brother! As long as Purple Golden Cave releases him and Heaven Fire Cult doesn't forcefully break the contract to take him away, the Bank of the World won't care. If anything happens to your Senior Brother and it isn't outside the terms of the bet, the Bank of the World won't care about such things. It won't be Heaven Fire Cult's problem. "
"Once Heaven Fire Cult makes a move on your Senior Brother and someone finds out that Heaven Fire Cult is breaking the contract, what will happen? There are some things that Elder Qian can do but Heaven Fire Cult can't. At least, it can't happen in Heaven Fire Cult's hands. "
"As long as I let your Senior Brother leave here, he will definitely be in trouble. I'm keeping him here not to harm him but to save him!"
Fire Phoenix understood and smiled bitterly, "Save him? You're keeping him as a slave. How is that saving him? If you really have the heart to save him, you should laugh off the bet. You should let the two of us go back. You should call off the bet. This is the true way to save him. But you are still holding onto him and not letting him go … Elder Niu, do you think I am stupid? You made us husband and wife like this and you want me to be grateful? "
Niu Youdao, "I made you husband and wife like this? Can you blame me for this? You know better than anyone else who is pestering me and not letting me go. "
"Also, although I'm one of the parties involved in the bet, don't forget that I'm still an elder of Purple Golden Cave. Speaking of the big picture, with such a good handle in their hands, do you think Purple Golden Cave will let it go for nothing? This has already involved the conflict of interests between the Purple Golden Cave and the Heavenly Fire Order. The Purple Golden Cave will certainly take the opportunity to raise conditions to the Heavenly Fire Order, and it will be very high conditions. The Purple Golden Cave will not miss such a good opportunity. Do you think I can still make the decision now? "
Fire Phoenix said with grief and indignation, "Since you can't make the decision, why are you still looking for me?"
Niu Youdao raised his eyebrows and said, "According to the bet, you're already my slave. Can't I, the master, see my slave?"
Fire Phoenix subconsciously leaned against the wall and cried nervously, "A slave is a slave. I won't agree to anything that isn't a slave!"
Niu Youdao was speechless. Did he look like a bad person? Why did he always think in that direction. "You're thinking too much. I came to tell you that I don't want you to fall into Purple Golden Cave's hands. I don't want you husband and wife to become hostages for Purple Golden Cave and Heaven Fire Cult to exchange benefits."
Fire Phoenix didn't believe him. She smiled bitterly and said, "Can you be so kind?"
Niu You said, "It's not important whether I have good intentions or not. What's important is that once the two sects have made an exchange of benefits … Actually, you should know that it's not important whether you are a slave or a servant. Your life and death are not important to the Heaven Fire Cult. The Heaven Fire Cult wants your senior brother back. The Heaven Fire Cult will not allow your senior brother to be reduced to a slave like this. Have you thought about this result? Once your Senior Brother causes Heaven Fire Cult to sacrifice a huge amount of benefits … Have you thought about what will happen to your Senior Brother when he returns? You have the Heaven Fire Cult's supreme secret technique and you're impulsive and uncontrollable.
Fire Phoenix shook her head tearfully. "What are you trying to say?"
Niu Youdao, "I want to save your Senior Brother. I also want to save you. I want to protect the two of you."
Fire Phoenix cried out. "You said yourself that you can't make the decision. What right do you have to protect us?"
Niu Youdao, "I can't guarantee that I can protect the two of you. I can only try my best. I just want you to know why I didn't let your Senior Brother be taken away by Qian Fucheng. I will try my best to protect the two of you. If you still want your Senior Brother to live, I hope you can cooperate with me when necessary. With your cooperation, I will have a higher chance of protecting the two of you. "
Fire Phoenix wiped her tears. She thought about his words. "How do you want me to cooperate?"
Niu Youdao turned around and walked away. He calmly said, "I still don't have the confidence right now. There's no point in saying more. We'll see what happens when the time comes. I just came to remind you. Of course, if you don't want your Senior Brother to live, I will hand you over to Purple Golden Cave and let the two sects deal with you. "
Fire Phoenix wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, she shouted, "Why? I don't believe that you will help us for no reason. I don't believe that you have such good intentions. "
"How could it be for no reason? You are my servants. You are my people. If my people are to be dealt with by others, I will lose face. I haven't established myself in Purple Golden Cave for long. I still need to stay here. How could I let others easily sweep away my face? "Niu Youdao stopped and explained.
Was that so? Fire Phoenix was skeptical.
"If you want your Senior Brother to die a horrible death, all you need to do is say the word. If you want to die, no matter how much effort I put in, it would be useless. I also don't feel like putting in the effort. "Niu Youdao threw down these words with his back facing them and walked out the door. The door closed with a creak.
Fire Phoenix, who was leaning against the wall with tears in her eyes, was in a daze. She thought about Niu Youdao's words.
The moment Niu Youdao left the door, he smelled a familiar fragrance. He turned his head and saw Guan Fangyi leaning against the wall. She was fanning herself with a smile.
It wasn't like before. In the past, Guan Fangyi would often yell and curse at him for bringing her along as a hired thug.
But now, it was different. No matter where Niu Youdao went, she always wanted to get closer to see what Niu Youdao wanted to do.
Niu Youdao walked down the stairs.
Guan Fangyi, who had her back against the wall, swung her skirt and fanned herself to catch up to him. She asked in a low voice, "You wouldn't say those words for no reason. What are you trying to do?"
Niu Youdao replied, "You heard it. Didn't I say it clearly?"
Guan Fangyi pouted and rolled her eyes. She hit Niu Youdao's back with the fan in her hand. She was obviously cursing him for being annoying!
When she was with Niu Youdao in the past, she was always on tenterhooks. But now, her heart was at ease. With Niu Youdao around, there was no need to fear any storm. Her status was also incomparable to when she was in Fu Fang Garden in Qi Capital. Now, she didn't need to sell her smiles to others and she didn't need to worry about the various powers in Qi Capital. There weren't many people who dared to be rude to her.
Moreover, Niu Youdao had never restricted her freedom. She was now living a comfortable life.
It wasn't just her. Many people around Niu Youdao had the same feeling and mentality.
In their eyes, Niu Youdao was their Daoye. It was not just a polite way of addressing him. The fortune and glory of this group of people in the cultivation world were all tied to Daoye.
As soon as he walked out of the courtyard, Chen Guishuo jogged over to report, "Daoye, someone from the Sleeping Tortoise Pavilion is here."
He used to be a disciple of the Shangqing Sect and Niu Youdao's Senior Brother. He had changed his way of addressing him.
When Chen Guishuo recalled the past, he often sighed with emotion. When he was helping Song Yanqing, Song Yanqing died and the Song family collapsed. He ran to the Northern State. Shao Pingbo also collapsed and was stranded in Jin. As for the Shangqing Sect, they lost their ancestral court and were reduced to Wei. Looking at himself now, he seemed to be doing better than the others in the Shangqing Sect. Now he was actually in the Zijin Cave, which the Shanghai Sect had to look up to. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Sleeping Tortoise Pavilion …" Niu Youdao was stunned. He had been in the Zijin Cave for some time. The people of the Sleeping Tortoise Pavilion seemed to have ignored him. He didn't know why they took the initiative to look for him. After pondering for a while, he still couldn't figure it out. He then said with some suspicion, "Invite him in."
"Yes!" Chen Guishuo walked away quickly.
After a while, Ju An arrived with a rattan basket in his hand. He came forward and bowed to Niu Youdao. "Martial Uncle."
Niu Youdao looked at the things in his basket. It was a basket of golden fruits. He asked, "Why are you looking for me? Is it because Master is looking for me?"
Ju An smiled and said, "No, Grandmaster is meditating and won't act rashly. I just saw a wild fruit tree at the back of the mountain. It's quite fresh. It's a local specialty and can be considered rare. I think Martial Uncle hasn't tried it yet. I brought it along for Martial Uncle to try. "
"Oh!" Niu Youdao was skeptical.
Ju An put down the basket of fruits and respectfully excused himself.
"Just to bring a fruit?" Guan Fangyi murmured.
Niu Youdao stretched out his hand and took a fruit from the basket. He put it in front of his nose and sniffed the fragrance of the fruit. He gradually revealed a thoughtful expression. He slowly turned his head and looked in the direction of the Sleeping Tortoise Pavilion.
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