"Ah..."
A stretch was accompanied by the sound of the BGM.
Lin Chuyue woke up.
This wine was indeed good; at least there was no headache after drinking it.
She looked around, her gaze first falling upon the even more shattered cave dwelling, then on Lu Ye, who was in a cultivation state, and her brows furrowed slightly.
Lu Ye opened his eyes.
"Shouren Daoist woke up in the latter half of the night and went on a drunken rampage, giving this place an even more violent baptism. Your sleep quality is quite good; Shouren Daoist made such a fuss, and you didn't even wake up."
Lin Chuyue truly had not a single shred of memory.
However, she didn't care about Shouren Daoist, but was more concerned about Lu Ye.
"When I was finally drunk, you said you weren't a Great Emperor reborn. There seemed to be another sentence after that, what was it?" Lin Chuyue was extremely curious.
She really seemed to have heard Lu Ye mutter another sentence at the end.
But she didn't hear clearly what Lu Ye said, because to get Lu Ye drunk, she had truly gone all out and blacked out directly from drinking.
"Did I? I didn't say anything!" Lu Ye said with a normal expression.
"No, you definitely did."
"You must be having hallucinations, I didn't say anything."
"I'm begging you, what exactly did you say? Can you tell me?"
Lu Ye...
How spineless!
Anyway, he didn't say anything!
Shouren Daoist walked over.
"Two Fellow Daoists, I'm going to collect debts now. Would the two of you be willing to go and see with this poor Daoist?" Shouren Daoist asked.
Lu Ye was just about to nod, but Lin Chuyue's head had already nodded rapidly.
So Lu Ye became a little more reserved.
He nodded slightly.
"Thank you, two Fellow Daoists!"
Shouren Daoist knew that the two were going with him to watch the fun.
But what did that matter?
That ugly scene yesterday was fully witnessed by the two of them. How much uglier could it get?
When he had the Guardian Great Dao, he believed:
He no longer had any love for Wang Kerou, only regarding her as his senior sister. In the past, when he occasionally returned, even if he heard sounds of pleasure, even if he felt uncomfortable, he didn't feel like he was being cuckolded.
After all, they were proper Dao Companions, cultivating the Yin-Yang Great Dao was completely normal.
Even after the Guardian Great Dao was changed.
Shouren Daoist didn't intend to kill anyone when he returned. What he couldn't tolerate was that he had actually become a part of the two people's play. How could Shouren Daoist endure this?
Not killing turned into killing.
As for Wang Kerou, he was still soft-hearted in the end.
After all, she was his senior sister.
Lu Ye also didn't try to persuade him, sticking to that saying: let go of the savior complex and respect the destiny of others.
Now that Shouren Daoist had let Wang Kerou and Yang Zhen go, if these two came to trouble him in the future, he couldn't blame anyone else.
Although this probability was very low, life always held infinite possibilities.
The three of them ascended into the air.
Lu Ye and Lin Chuyue followed Shouren Daoist.
Soon, they arrived at a sect named Gu Yue Sect.
"This poor Daoist, Shou Ren, has come here to seek Ta Xing Zhenren, Gu Yue Zhenren, Fan Qinghui, and others," Shouren Daoist said, appearing at the entrance of Gu Yue Sect.
Seeing this, the sect-guarding Disciples, although Shouren Daoist was a famous good-natured person, were still Heaven and Earth Realm magnates, so they didn't dare to be negligent.
"Senior Shou Ren, please wait a moment. I will immediately report to the sect."
Shouren Daoist nodded gently.
Soon, a loud laugh echoed between Heaven and Earth.
"Hahaha, Shou Ren Dao You, long time no see. What matter brings Fellow Daoist to visit?" Stepping Star Daoist asked with a hearty laugh.
Shouren Daoist looked at Stepping Star Daoist and didn't waste any words.
"Fellow Daoist Stepping Star, I have come this time for the payment you promised fifty-six years ago when you hired me to go with you to a dangerous place to find the Azure Scale Fruit. At that time, you said you were short on funds, so I let you postpone it for a while. Now fifty-six years have passed, you should give me the payment, right?" Shouren Daoist said with a smile.
Stepping Star Daoist was startled.
He seemed to be meeting Shouren Daoist for the first time, and he carefully sized him up.
"Fellow Daoist looks a lot younger?" Stepping Star Daoist was a bit confused.
No, saying I owed you spirit stones was just being polite. Are you actually going to collect?
Back then, he was looking for the Azure Scale Fruit to help with his breakthrough, but the place where this treasure was located was extremely dangerous. Several people he asked were unwilling to go with him.
He wasn't particularly at ease hiring strangers, fearing they might stab him in the back.
As a result, someone suggested he find Shouren Daoist!
You won't use free and powerful labor?
You don't have to pay any price, you don't have to worry about being stabbed in the back, he's simply the ideal candidate.
But Stepping Star Daoist didn't know Shouren Daoist before, so he promised spirit stones.
Who would have thought that Shouren Daoist was truly like the rumors said, happy to help others? Not only did he treat obtaining the Azure Scale Fruit as his own matter, but he also stayed behind to cover their retreat.
Stepping Star Daoist was extremely grateful.
Just as he was about to offer the full amount of spirit stones, someone told him he didn't need to give them. Anyone who asked Shouren Daoist for help didn't need to give spirit stones.
Stepping Star Daoist was puzzled. It's okay not to give? How so?
That person instructed him to just pretend to be poor, say he was poor. Maybe Shouren Daoist wouldn't just not ask for your spirit stones, but would even ask if you wanted to borrow his!
Stepping Star Daoist didn't understand, but was greatly shocked.
And now, Shouren Daoist had come knocking.
Ta Xing Zhenren wasn't a stingy person either. "Fellow Daoist, please come into the sect to talk. I will immediately prepare the spirit stones for you."
Shouren Daoist nodded.
"Who are these two?"
Lu Ye and Lin Chuyue had both changed their appearances.
"My friends."
The group entered.
"Why haven't Gu Yue Zhenren and Fellow Daoist Fan come out?" Shouren Daoist asked.
"I don't know either. Perhaps they are in secluded cultivation. I'll go ask for you in a bit."
The three of them sat down in the reception hall.
"Please wait a moment, I'll go get the spirit stones right away."
Shouren Daoist nodded. After Stepping Star Daoist left, Shouren Daoist couldn't help but laugh and speak.
"It seems not everyone is someone who doesn't understand right from wrong."
Wasn't collecting debts this time very smooth?
Shouren Daoist couldn't help but feel great, happily sipping his tea.
Lu Ye also looked at Stepping Star Daoist with new respect.
But this was just the beginning. How should one talk about owing money?
When they borrow money from you, you're the brother.
When you ask for the money back, they're your grandfather.
It's not easy!
Meanwhile, Stepping Star Daoist had already found Gu Yue Daoist and Fan Qinghui to discuss.
"Shouren Daoist came to collect debts? Is he crazy?" Fan Qinghui said in shock.
Stepping Star Daoist frowned.
"Junior Brother Fan, why do you say that? It's only right to pay back debts. How is he crazy for coming to collect?"
"No, isn't he a good-natured person? What's wrong with owing him a little spirit stone? Mine was over a hundred years ago, I've basically forgotten about it. There are so many people under heaven who owe him spirit stones and he doesn't go after them, but he comes to me? Is he treating me like a pushover?"
"Junior Brother Fan, you owe other people spirit stones!"
"If I owed someone else spirit stones, it wouldn't matter if I paid them back. But I owe Shouren Daoist spirit stones. If others aren't paying back, and I go pay, what's the difference between that and throwing away spirit stones?"
