Chapter 928 - 13: Let’s Swear Brotherhood! (First Update)

Chapter 928: Chapter 13: Let’s Swear Brotherhood! (First Update)

"Brother, when friends come from afar, shall we fight?" Tong Teng’s words were blunt.

He looked at Mu Qingge with a pleading expression, as if begging for help.

Mu Qingge found it amusing, and lifted her gaze to look at the tall, intimidating man, a divine at the Fourth Layer of Spirit Void Realm. It was rare to see someone of such level at Tianya Residence.

Anyway, she was already displeased with him, and if a fight was to happen, so be it!

Mu Qingge withdrew her gaze, imitated Tong Teng’s previous move, pushed herself off the railing, and leapt down from the second-floor private seating. Her movements were more graceful than Tong Teng’s, instantly capturing the admiration of many women at Heavenly Immortal Tower.

Floating down elegantly, Mu Qingge placed her hands behind her back, with a faint smile on her lips, walking towards Tong Teng and the others.

The ferocious man seemed to realize that Mu Qingge wasn’t easy to mess with; the arrogant and menacing glint in his eyes became cautious, as he threatened, "What? I’m a disciple of Zhuoyu Domain, do you want to meddle?"

"Oh! Turns out he’s from Zhuoyu Domain! Enemies do meet indeed!" Tong Teng immediately became excited upon hearing the man announce his origins.

"Brother, I told you, people from Zhuoyu Domain are no good! You can’t be scared!" Tong Teng tilted his head towards Mu Qingge.

His concern was evident.

He feared Mu Qingge would be frightened by the Zhuoyu Domain’s name and wouldn’t dare to intervene.

This wasn’t him assuming the worst intentions, because once the man revealed his affiliation, the men in the Heavenly Immortal Tower who were initially coaxed by their female companions, all shrank back, trying to lessen their presence.

East Divine Land’s Four Divine Domains weren’t entities one could provoke!

Mu Qingge glanced at Tong Teng indifferently, her gaze returning to the Zhuoyu Domain man, smiling, "Zhuoyu Domain? Nevermind if it’s true or not, even if you are from Zhuoyu Domain, with your cultivation, you’re probably not an important figure. Besides, Four Divine Domains are the pillars of East Divine Land, role models for us divines, how can they produce a scoundrel like you? Such a disgrace to Zhuoyu Domain!"

"Good! Well said! Hmph, truly shameful!" Tong Teng cheered on the side.

"You! Hmph, which Divine Domain are you from? State your name!" the Zhuoyu Domain man demanded from Mu Qingge.

He was convinced that Mu Qingge’s aura was stronger than his, and definitely wouldn’t be a newbie who had just ascended, so he asked.

Mu Qingge blinked, acknowledging the man wasn’t completely stupid.

With just Fourth Layer of Spirit Void Realm strength, he dared stir up trouble at Tianya Residence because he believed no strong masters were present. But upon Mu Qingge’s arrival, he grew wary, wanting to investigate her background, lest he provoked someone unimprovable.

The Zhuoyu Domain man didn’t know Mu Qingge’s details, but Tong Teng did!

He feared Mu Qingge would foolishly reveal her origins, losing the upper hand, and shouted, "Why so much pointless talk! Out here seeking pleasure, yet beating women and boasting baselessly. Now you want a background comparison? Regardless which Divine Domain, my brother is better than you!"

After saying this, he didn’t wait for the man’s response, and spoke to Mu Qingge, "Brother, forget about Zhuoyu Domain or not, let’s fight first!"

Then, he intended to rush up, and Mu Qingge nodded with a smile, willing to cooperate.

However, just at that moment.

"Wait!" the Zhuoyu Domain man suddenly raised his hand, stopping Tong Teng. His fierce expression twitched, and from his chest he retrieved a piece of Low Grade Divine Jade, tossing it to ’Peacock’ sister watching stunned on the side.

Then he glared at Tong Teng, released the grip on Xiao Qiong, and looked at Mu Qingge with cupped fists, "Tonight, I’ll give you face. I’ll leave first; we shall meet another day on Divine Land!"

Having said that, he turned and left Heavenly Immortal Tower in large strides.

His departure was swift, almost as if wind was beneath his feet, prompting Tong Teng to stretch his neck watching his exit, still taunting, "Brother, this guy sure runs fast!"

The exiting man, hearing this, darted even quicker, disappearing from everyone’s sight.

"Have to admit, he knows how to gauge the situation." Mu Qingge lightly nodded, seemingly smiling.

Tong Teng turned, dissatisfied, "Why does it sound like you appreciate him? Heavens, I despise Zhuoyu Domain people, especially after that guy hit a woman!"

Mu Qingge corrected, "I admire his situational awareness but not his other actions." As she spoke, she pointed towards the unconscious Xiao Qiong on the ground.

Prompted by this, ’Peacock’ sister finally reacted, signaling others to carry Xiao Qiong back to the room.

Invited by Tong Teng, Mu Qingge followed along.

"The lady’s injured, why are you following as a man?" Standing outside, Mu Qingge couldn’t help but ask.

Tong Teng responded nonchalantly, "Among cultivators, we don’t fuss over such things. Here, we can help."

"You’re quite considerate." Mu Qingge remarked with a smile.

At that moment, ’Peacock’ sister rushed out, unaware her heavy makeup was smudged from the night’s incident. Eagerly, she looked at Tong Teng and directly asked, "You have any life-saving elixir, hurry and give it!"

Tong Teng was taken aback and spread his hands, shaking his head, "I don’t have an elixir. The one left behind in the Zhuoyu Domain is meant for cultivators with internal injuries. If an elixir is consumed by a mortal, they would only explode and die."

"What should we do then? No doctor would be willing to come at this time!" she anxiously said. At the same time, she scolded Tong Teng: "You’re a Divine, yet you don’t even have an elixir!"

"I’m not an alchemist, so it’s normal not to have an elixir!" Tong Teng said innocently.

Upon hearing their conversation, Mu Qingge took out a jade bottle and tossed it to ’Peacock’ sister, "Give her the medicine inside, and she’ll be fine by tomorrow."

’Peacock’ accepted the medicine, looked at Mu Qingge in surprise, blinked, and without asking more questions, nodded, gave her a grateful glance, and turned back to the room.

"Let’s go; it’s alright now," Mu Qingge said to Tong Teng.

Tong Teng was stunned for a moment before asking in surprise, "Are you an alchemist?"

Mu Qingge raised an eyebrow, "Why do you ask?"

Tong Teng gave an unjustifiable reason, "Otherwise, how could you have spare elixirs?"

Mu Qingge wanted to laugh. Just because only alchemists have extra elixirs on hand? She really doubted if the lower realm from which Tong Teng ascended was that lacking in elixirs.

However, she didn’t intend to hide her identity as an alchemist. So she nodded and turned back to her room.

Today’s farce left her without the opportunity to gather more information about the East Divine Land, but it wasn’t a total loss.

At least she met a rather interesting person.

Anyway, there’s still more than two days left, no rush, take it slow.

...

Mu Qingge didn’t see ’Peacock’ sister again in the following two days but did see Tong Teng a few times. Also, she learned some information about the East Divine Land from guests of the Heavenly Immortal Tower.

That guy Tong Teng, ever since knowing she was an alchemist and seeing Xiao Qiong alive and kicking the next day, was exceptionally attentive to her.

"Brother Mu, since we find each other agreeable, and both ascended from the lower realm, for convenience in looking after each other in the future, why don’t we become sworn brothers?" Tong Teng, with a smiling face, followed behind Mu Qingge, desperately trying to ingratiate himself.

However, Mu Qingge remained unmoved, her clear gaze sweeping over his ’eager’ face, and she simply said, "I don’t lack brothers."

"Don’t lack brothers? No problem, need a younger brother then? No need to think, the answer is surely yes! So take me as a younger brother! I’ll serve the boss diligently!" Tong Teng, to latch onto Mu Qingge, had already discarded his pride.

Mu Qingge twitched her mouth corner; she really didn’t lack ’younger brothers’ in her space.

"Boss! Please don’t refuse! You can test my loyalty! Capability! Agility! Talent! If I’m really not up to your standards, you can kick me away!" Tong Teng looked pitifully at Mu Qingge.

Mu Qingge playfully smiled and asked, "Why are you so eager to connect with me?"

"Because boss, you are an alchemist!" On this point, Tong Teng was unreservedly honest.

His candor made Mu Qingge appreciate him. She pondered carefully in her heart, although Tong Teng had some schemes, he was not without merits. For instance, he had clear likes and dislikes, considerable talent, a straightforward heart, knew how to leverage influence, and wouldn’t rashly cause trouble.

Most importantly, she was new to the Divine Land, and before she reached the Spirit Cave Realm and could carve the slave mark on her subordinates in space, she indeed needed some people by her side to handle affairs.

Moreover, even with the slave mark, they could undergo cultivation, but they would also need some time to boost their strength; otherwise, releasing them would just mean sending them to their deaths.

After some calculations in her heart, Mu Qingge finally nodded in Tong Teng’s expectant gaze. "Alright, since you insist so much, I’ll reluctantly take you as my younger brother."

"Really! Thank you, boss!" Tong Teng said excitedly.

Now, the three-day appointment had arrived. Mu Qingge was about to discuss the next steps with Tong Teng when someone knocked on the door.

She withheld what she was going to say and looked towards the door, "Come in."

The door pushed open, and a graceful figure entered. The newcomer wore a simple dress with no extravagant adornments, just some soft blue flowers at the hem. Her long hair was styled into a bun, fixed with a plain jade hairpin. Her appearance was fresh and elegant, much like a lotus after the rain—not garishly beautiful, yet captivating.

Mu Qingge raised an eyebrow; she hadn’t seen this woman in the past three days.

"Xiao Mingming, you’re here!" Tong Teng spoke up.

Xiao Mingming?

Mu Qingge’s eyes widened.

That woman gave Tong Teng a stern glare and then turned her gaze to Mu Qingge. As her eyes flickered with light, they gave Mu Qingge a familiar feeling. Then she said, "Brother, don’t you recognize your sister Su Ming? Three days have passed, and I have come to fulfill my promise."