After walking for a long time, Jiu Xuan and the others finally reached the ninth floor of the Talent-Gathering Building, which was also known as the Star-Picking Pavilion. The Star-Picking Pavilion was the highest floor of this building. The dome was inlaid with unknown gems, which flickered like stars in the sky. The ground was paved with jade stones that looked like suet jade, making people feel like they were stepping on clouds. There were no walls around them, only fences. On the fences, there were carvings of flying clouds, strange beasts, and rare birds. Everything seemed to be telling people that this was not the mortal world, but the legendary heaven where immortals lived.
Seeing that Jiuxuan and the others had come, Nangong Zhuo hurriedly picked up a cup of wine and stood up." I had something to deal with, so I couldn't personally pick up the brothers. I had to ask General Tuoba to do it for me. Please forgive me for my neglect. I'll punish myself with a cup of wine to apologize."”As he spoke, he finished the wine in his cup. Seeing this, Ru Mochen hurriedly said," Brother Nangong, there's no need to be like this. Since you treat us as brothers, there's no need to treat us as outsiders."”
Hearing this, Nangong Zhuo said in a low voice,"Brother Mo Chen is right. I was too petty. In that case, why don't we really become sworn brothers?"”Just as Ru Mochen was hesitating, he heard Jiu Xuan agree.”Seeing Jiu Xuan's carefree appearance, Ru Mochen tugged at his sleeve and whispered," We cultivators have to be very careful when we become sworn brothers with others. Why did you agree so rashly?"”
Jiu Xuan looked at Ru Mochen with some doubt and replied,"Is there any explanation for this?"”Hearing Jiu Xuan's answer, Ru Mochen couldn't help but rub his head and mutter,"Master, are you really not trying to trick me?" Are you sure you want me to find this ignorant Xiaobai? I feel like I'm about to go crazy from him.”Seeing that he was mumbling non-stop, Jiu Xuan and Nangong Zhuo asked at the same time,"Brother Mo Chen, what's wrong?"”
Ru Mochen waved his hand and said,"I'm fine. I just thought of some things in the past."”Hearing his words, it was not appropriate for everyone to ask further. Nangong Zhuo looked at him and said hesitantly,"I just heard Brother Mo Chen say that cultivators have to be careful when they become sworn brothers. Is there any other explanation?"”Hearing his question, Ru Mochen wasn't surprised. After all, everyone present had sharp ears and eyes. Although his voice was soft, they could still hear him.
Clearing his throat, Ru Mochen said," The reason why I said that cultivators should be extremely cautious when they become sworn brothers is because most cultivators cultivate a Dao heart. They pay attention to the vastness of the world and cannot restrict themselves. What they want is freedom. The oath when they become sworn brothers is a kind of restriction for cultivators. Once something goes wrong, it can easily cause their Dao heart to become unstable and cause it to shatter. At that time, it can really be said that ten thousand years of cultivation will be lost in one day!”
Hearing his words, Jiu Xuan couldn't help but shrink his neck. Nangong Zhuo said with a look of pity,"In that case, I won't force it."”At this moment, Qin Shaobai laughed and said," If you really want to be brothers, why do you care about a brotherhood ceremony? As long as you treat each other as brothers in your hearts, then you are true brothers, right?”Nangong Zhuo looked at Qin Shaobai and felt that he wasn't as annoying as before. On the contrary, he was a little cute. He followed Qin Shaobai's words and said," Then we won't have any brotherhood ceremony. In the future, we'll call each other brothers. What do the two of you think?"”
Nangong Zhuo smiled and helped him up." General Tuoba, you're treating me like an outsider. What boorish person? I still have to treat you to a drink later."”Hearing Nangong Zhuo's words, Tuoba Ye couldn't say anything else about leaving. He could only look at them silently. As for Qin Shaobai? He had long since hidden as far away as he could, afraid that he would say something that would make this little fellow unhappy. If he gave himself a wisp of purple flame, he would really be unable to cry at that time. He could not help but think to himself,'If I had known earlier, I would have gone back when I arranged for that woman to return to my residence. Staying here is too uncomfortable.'”
Ru Mochen looked at Qin Shaobai for a long time. He looked at the calm Qin Shaobai and couldn't help but sigh in his heart," The older the wiser. What are you doing this for?" How much of what you said before can I believe you?”Seeing that Ru Mochen was staring at him, Qin Shaobai seemed to be a little unhappy. He frowned and said coldly," I'm not your sworn brother. Why are you staring at me?"”Qin Shaobai's words made Ru Mochen feel a little awkward. He looked at Jiu Xuan and Nangong Zhuo, who were looking at him, and cupped his hands at the two of them." I was thinking about something just now and didn't expect to be distracted. I hope the two brothers can forgive me for my rudeness."”
Hearing this, Nangong Zhuo laughed heartily and said," You said that we're brothers. Since you treat us as brothers, then why are you treating us as outsiders? We'll have to drink as we please."”As he spoke, he poured a cup of wine for Ru Mochen. Ru Mochen was straightforward. He raised his cup and drank it all. Seeing this, Nangong Zhuo clapped his hands and said," It's refreshing!"”At this time, Jiu Xuan said," Since we're brothers, we should at least distinguish who's older and who's younger. Otherwise, won't it be chaotic in the future?"”
Nangong Zhuo patted his forehead and said,"It's my negligence. Then let's announce our birthdays and see who has the fortune to be the big brother."?”Looking at the three people who were happy, Qin Shaobai frowned and muttered," It seems like it has something to do with him. Since that's the case, I should make plans early to prevent any trouble from happening."”Tuoba Ye was somewhat happy for Nangong Zhuo. After all, with these two cultivator brothers, he would be able to be much more firm in the court in the future. Moreover, these two cultivators also brought along a perverted child.
At the same time, in a building in the Imperial City, a middle-aged man in a yellow robe was listening to a black-clothed man reporting information. This person was none other than Nangong Yao, who had visited his teacher during the day. He seemed to have heard something interesting. Nangong Yao narrowed his eyes and said," Are you sure that's what that kid said?"”The man in black trembled and hurriedly said," I'm sure. If I didn't hear it with my own ears, I wouldn't believe that those words were actually said by a child. Everything I said is true."”"You don't have to be nervous. If there's anything else, you can continue." Nangong Yao waved his hand.”
Listening to the man in black recount what Jiu Xuan and the others had done during the day, Nangong Yao could not help but frown. He said," You can go down first. Report to me at any time if there's any situation."”Looking at the man in black who had disappeared before his eyes, Nangong Yao muttered to himself," These people are quite interesting. They don't seem to have any ulterior motives. They saw injustice on the road and pulled out their swords to help. In the end, they almost killed the son of the Defender Duke. There's also that little kid who said something shocking. He was tortured to death. I haven't heard of this for a long time. All of this is really interesting."”Then he heard him say coldly,"And my third son, Nangong Zhuo, what are you planning?"”
However, Jiu Xuan and Ru Mochen obviously wouldn't know what was happening here. They couldn't imagine that they would be targeted by the current Emperor as soon as they entered the city. Now, they had just distinguished who was the eldest brother and who was the third brother. Nangong Zhuo smiled and said," Haha, then I won't refuse. I'll be the eldest brother."”Ru Mochen said with a bitter smile,"In the end, I'm the youngest."”Hearing him say this, Jiu Xuan and Nangong Zhuo laughed loudly. Before deciding who was older and who was younger, they unanimously thought that Ru Mochen should be the strongest, but the result was somewhat unexpected.
Seeing the two of them laughing, Ru Mochen couldn't hold back his anger. He thought to himself,'If I knew more, I would have reported it to the higher authorities.'”Ru Mochen raised the wine cup in front of him and said,"Come, come, let's drink."”Nangong Zhuo smiled and waved at Tuoba Ye." General Tuoba, come, let's drink together."”Tuoba Ye looked at the wine cup in front of him and said," Your Highness, it's not strong enough to drink like this. Do you have a wine jar?"”
Upon hearing this, Jiu Xuan and Ru Mochen looked at Tuoba Ye, looked at his figure, and listened to his words. For a moment, they seemed to be infected by his heroic feelings. They said in unison," General Tuoba is indeed forthright. Then, we will sacrifice our lives to accompany you today. We will also drink from the wine jar."”Nangong Zhuo looked at the three of them and said helplessly,"Alright, then we'll drink from the wine jar today."”
In a short while, four jars of wine were served in front of everyone. They opened the seal, and a wave of wine fragrance floated out. Jiu Xuan smelled this smell and felt that there was a spicy, domineering, and strong fragrance. At this time, Nangong Zhuo said," This wine is called General's Wine. It's mellow and strong, gentle and spicy. If you drink this glass of General's Wine at the frontier fortress where the north wind is bleak, your whole body will be warmed up. Later, Second Brother and Third Brother should drink it slowly.”
When the wine entered his stomach, Jiu Xuan felt as if he had swallowed a ball of fire. His entire body was warm. He had never felt this before, and this prompted him to take another sip. Seeing this, Nangong Zhuo hurriedly said," Second brother, drink slowly. This wine is not only strong, but it also has a strong aftertaste. If you drink like this, you will collapse in a short while."”At this moment, Tuoba Ye turned the rice and wine jar in his hand upside down and shook it, indicating for everyone to drink by themselves. Jiu Xuan was just about to praise him for his good alcohol tolerance when he heard a bang. Tuoba Ye fell to the ground. Seeing this, Nangong Zhuo smiled and said," Don't worry about him. General Tuoba is just like this."”
The three of them each held a wine jar. Ru Mochen and Nangong Zhuo talked about some strange things while Jiu Xuan listened slowly from the side. Finally, they talked about the Red Lotus Empire's invasion. This made Jiu Xuan think of his village and he took a few gulps of wine. Jiu Xuan cried and wiped his tears. Jiu Xuan said," The wine was too strong. I couldn't hold it in and cried. I'm sorry for making a fool of myself."”
Nangong Zhuo and Ru Mochen knew that he had something on his mind, but they couldn't ask him. They only heard Jiu Xuan say," Brother, if we fight with the Red Lotus Empire again one day, I'm willing to lead the army and fight to their hometown."”When Ru Mochen heard this, he pulled Jiuxuan's sleeve and said,"You're drunk."”Jiu Xuan shook his head and said,"I'm not drunk, but when did I wake up?" Come, let's get drunk." As he spoke, he raised the wine jar and drank it all. Nangong Zhuo and Ru Mochen looked at each other and said,"Then let's get drunk!"”
Looking at this group of drunk people, Qin Shaobai muttered,"I hope things aren't as I guessed."”As he spoke, he walked to the side of the fence. His face was filled with loneliness. He looked at the stars in the sky as if he was thinking about something. He could only vaguely hear him say," It's really an eyesore to lose one star."”
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