Twisted Dreams-Chapter 132 - 104: Sworn Brotherhood
Island ruins, a corner outside the forest.
Crow asked with a complicated expression:
"Why are you helping me?"
Ye Fan scratched his head, displaying the word ’Loyalty’ on his arm, and said:
"In life, loyalty comes first!
You saved me, so I have to help you."
Crow tilted his head at Ye Fan:
"I don’t remember saving you."
Ye Fan blinked his eyes:
"How could you not have saved me?
Today, during the day at sea, you killed that monster octopus.
If it weren’t for you, I might have died at sea."
Crow furrowed his brows:
"I did it to save Monkey."
Ye Fan chuckled:
"Anyway, I’ve noted down the favor."
Crow appeared contemplative.
He couldn’t understand ’loyalty.’
In his world, there were only masters and servants.
Ye Fan’s actions broke his understanding, it was beyond his comprehension.
After a while, Crow sincerely said:
"You’re interesting, join me, and I, the king, will protect you."
"Huh?" Ye Fan was taken aback.
Heartless Little Monkey clapped his hands and jumped up:
"Great, then let’s become sworn brothers!"
The term ’sworn brothers’ was something Heartless Little Monkey learned from some Mountain Runners at Changbai Mountain while eating; the little monkey found it quite amusing.
Sworn brothers have to be able to share life and death, and the little monkey thought Crow and Ye Fan seemed reliable.
To Crow, the idea of becoming sworn brothers was obviously beyond understanding too.
Crow’s original intention was to make Ye Fan his subject.
Crow frowned and asked:
"What does becoming sworn brothers mean?"
Heartless Little Monkey scratched his head:
"It means, the three of us are good brothers from now on, sharing joys and hardships.
You be the big brother, and we both will listen to you."
Crow understood.
These two wanted to become princes!
Seeing that they weren’t too bad, he reluctantly assigned them the title of prince.
Crow nodded:
"Alright."
Then he clumsily conducted a simple ceremony with Heartless Little Monkey and Ye Fan.
It was quite interesting.
Only when they mentioned Heaven above, Crow interrupted them:
"What’s Heaven above, I do not bow to Heaven."
Crow knelt toward the sea, solemnly saying:
"Death God above, I am the Black Emperor!"
Death God was Crow’s faith.
Hearing the name Death God, Heartless Little Monkey recalled the voice in his mind.
"When justice cannot be upheld, the Fire of Revenge from Hell is noble."
Heartless Little Monkey quickly said:
"I am Li Xinyuan!"
Ye Fan, imitating the two, solemnly said:
"I am Ye Fan!"
Who Death God was didn’t matter to Ye Fan.
Inside Ye Fan’s ring, Mo Yulin immediately understood upon hearing this name.
This young man calling himself Black Emperor, could he also be an ancient Hell’s powerhouse?
Mo Yulin couldn’t help but exclaim:
"Tsk tsk tsk, your luck is really good. This big brother of yours is not simple!"
Hmm, a crow, a monkey, and a hooligan thus became sworn brothers in confusion.
Crow as the oldest, Monkey as the second, and Ye Fan as the third.
In the distance, a pair of eyes had been watching them.
When Crow sensed something and turned to look, those eyes immediately withdrew their gaze and disappeared swiftly.
Crow didn’t care about insignificant ants, he stood up and said:
"I, the king, have important matters to attend to at the ruins, so I must leave first.
Monkey, Third Brother, take care of each other."
...
At a camp on the other side of the island, there were over twenty young men and women.
They sat dejectedly behind rocks.
Too many brothers and sisters had died at the island ruins, they hadn’t experienced life-and-death battles before, and were on the verge of breaking down.
Sect Leader Han Hai wasn’t so sentimental; he looked at the ground full of Spirit Plants and Immortal Herbs and asked the young man in traditional attire with a smile:
"Mr. Xie, how should we distribute these?
Half and half won’t work, my Talisman Sect lost over thirty disciples."
Xie Qilin said flatly:
"I want it all."
Han Hai burst into a rage:
"You better not be so greedy!"
Xie Qilin glanced at Han Hai:
"Don’t forget, I’m going to help you kill Ye Fan.
The price for Ye Fan isn’t the same as before."
The one who had been watching Ye Fan and the others become sworn brothers earlier was a Talisman Sect disciple.
Now that Ye Fan had sworn brotherhood with Monkey and Crow, the difficulty indeed increased significantly.
Upon hearing the name Ye Fan, Han Hai’s eyes turned dark.
He saw clearly in the woods, Ye Fan actually possessed a Mother Talisman!
The Mother Talisman was something only the Leader of the Talisman Sect had the right to craft, yet Ye Fan knew it!
When did that old guy have such a disciple!
Han Hai said in a deep voice:
"My disciple says the black-clothed demon youth has left, leaving only a monkey by Ye Fan’s side.
With the ancient tomb’s treasures you have, you should have a good chance."
Xie Qilin snorted lightly:
"You think that monkey is simple?
You’ve witnessed the monkey’s skills in the ancient tomb ruins, haven’t you?"
Han Hai gritted his teeth and nodded:
"Fine, it’s all yours! What do we do next?!"
The Xie Qilin curled his lips:
"I have already sensed the location of the ruins entrance.
While most people are desperately fighting these strange trees, let’s rush in."
The Talisman Sect disciples looked at Xie Qilin in terror.
They had all witnessed the horrors of the forest and didn’t dare to charge in at this moment.
Xie Qilin continued:
"I think some experts have already gone to the ruins entrance.
If you want to rise above others and possess greater power, you can’t fear death.
Is Sect Leader Han willing to relinquish such a great opportunity?"
Han Hai stood up and spoke coldly:
"Talisman Sect disciples, follow your Sect Leader to the ruins entrance!"
...
In a pit in the forest.
The cave was filled with countless grasses, emitting a faint green light, making the cave bright yet eerie.
The figures of Xie Qilin and his companions appeared there.
Seven more Talisman Sect disciples had perished, buried in the terrifying forest.
Han Hai greedily looked at the cave full of strange flowers and herbs:
"These are all good things."
Xie Qilin stared into the depths:
"I don’t want any of these treasures, just trade them for a person from you."
Han Hai looked at Xie Qilin suspiciously:
"Who will you trade for?"
Xie Qilin glanced at a female Talisman Sect disciple:
"Her, let her walk with me."
Han Hai gave a knowing smile that men understood.
The female Talisman Sect disciple had decent looks and understood the thoughts of men well.
This is why she was able to reach here with the protection of her senior brothers without expending much Spiritual Power.
Han Hai generously agreed:
"Lulu, go with Mr. Xie."
The female disciple shot Han Hai a sharp look.
After the old Sect Leader died, she had served Han Hai more than enough; now he was just giving her away?
It’s fine, it seems this young man has taken a liking to her.
Maybe she’s on her way to success.
This young man’s capabilities are quite great.
The female disciple blushed slightly, adjusted her neckline a bit lower, and gracefully moved her steps to Xie Qilin:
"Mr. Xie, please take good care of this sister."
Xie Qilin showed a gentle smile:
"Of course."
The oil paper umbrella in his hand trembled slightly.
Xie Qilin gripped it firmly, and only then did the umbrella settle down.
While Han Hai was busy gathering the strange flowers and herbs, Xie Qilin held the female disciple’s hand and led her into the depths, stopping suddenly:
"Sect Leader Han, you should hurry; I can feel that the Shushan disciples and people from the Security Bureau are almost at the cave entrance."
Han Hai chuckled:
"No need to trouble yourself, Mr. Xie.
And don’t forget, when Ye Fan gets here, help me kill Ye Fan."
...
The pit grew deeper as they walked, half an hour passed, and Xie Qilin’s expression grew heavier.
He stopped:
"Something’s wrong."
The female disciple asked softly:
"What’s the matter?"
Speaking, she quietly moved closer to Xie Qilin, hoping he could smell her pleasant perfume.
Xie Qilin pondered aloud:
"Though I used the Divination Technique to deduce the safest path, this is a ruin!
No matter how safe, it’s been half an hour, how are you not dead yet?"
The female disciple was taken aback:
"Mr. Xie, what do you mean by that?"
Xie Qilin explained:
"It’s too safe here, it seems someone has been here before and cleared the danger already."
He let that fool Han Hai gather strange flowers and herbs, to monopolize the true treasures of the ruins.
Having experienced ancient tomb ruins, he knew that ruins were fraught with danger, and a slight misstep could lead to death.
That’s why he brought along a Talisman Sect disciple with the best mental state.
The female disciple immediately felt this young man was a hundred times more ruthless than her own devious Sect Leader!
She, clearly a beautiful and elegant woman!
Yet Xie Qilin wanted her to be a tool for detecting danger or a scapegoat!
Even Han Hai wouldn’t willingly destroy a beauty!
Xie Qilin continued:
"The path ahead should be free of danger, you don’t need to accompany me."
The female disciple looked back at the path they had taken.
It was pitch-black, terrifying, like the mouth of a beast ready to devour.
She smiled awkwardly:
"Are you telling this sister to walk back?"
Xie Qilin shook his head:
"No, you’ve made my lady jealous, so I apologize."
The Eight-foot Bride could no longer hold herself back and burst out from the oil paper umbrella, staring venomously at the female disciple:
"You seduced my husband! You seduced my husband!!"
The shrieks echoed through the stone path!
The female disciple fell to the ground in terror:
"Mr. Xie!!"
Xie Qilin put one hand in a prayer gesture, filled with apology:
"This poor monk will offer you deliverance."
The Eight-foot Bride plunged towards the female disciple in anger, leaving only the female disciple’s screams in the cave.
The Eight-foot Bride tore the female disciple apart, then turned her gaze full of murderous intent to Xie Qilin, screeching:
"Husband, do you no longer love Nuannuan?"
It seemed that if Xie Qilin gave an unsatisfactory answer, she would tear Xie Qilin apart as well.
Xie Qilin gently caressed the face of the Eight-foot Bride:
"What foolish words, you’re the one I love the most.
There’s more than one path to the deepest parts, and there might already be villains trying to steal my opportunity inside.
Be a good wife, you’ll need to help me later."
The Eight-foot Bride calmed down, holding Xie Qilin’s ’small hand,’ obediently saying:
"I will surely kill all the bad men for my husband!"
