Chapter 738: Yi Shu Arrives |
Join the Black Gold Cave? Guan Fang Yi carefully observed Niu You Dao's reaction.
"So that's it!" Niu You Dao roughly understood and asked, "What benefit would there be for me to join the Black Gold Cave?"
Wen Mo Er calmly asked, "What do you want?"
Outwardly, she was calm, but inside, she was anything but.
Gong Ling Ze had suddenly made her an adoptive daughter and sent her to the young Niu You Dao. All Wen Mo Er had to do was win Niu You Dao's favor, and everything would naturally fall into place.
It was simple. If he joined their sect, the Black Gold Cave would provide him with protection. And that protection would be the sect head's adoptive daughter.
With such a position, who would dare say anything to Niu You Dao? Everyone would clearly understand who stood behind Niu You Dao.
Wen Mo Er was beautiful and held a significant position. Gong Ling Ze had arranged everything for Niu You Dao.
This should certainly capture Niu You Dao's attention.
But after seeing Niu You Dao, she felt a flicker of uncertainty about her own allure. Why did this man not look at her the way her fellow disciples did? There was no platonic greed in his gaze. He appeared quite calm.
Niu You Dao: "And what would I get out of this?"
Wen Mo Er: "If you join the Black Gold Cave, the sect will naturally offer you protection."
Niu You Dao: "And also shackle me with sect rules? Rules that will bind me?"
Wen Mo Er: "Those are reasonable demands for any sect. As long as you don't cause chaos, there won't be any problems. Of course, if you have other requests, you can put them forward. Everything can be discussed." As soon as she said this, her heart pounded even harder. She felt like she was hinting at something to Niu You Dao and intently watched his reaction.
Niu You Dao: "Lady Wen speaks without meaning. Tell me directly, what can the Black Gold Cave provide me? The Yan Kingdom doesn't have only the Black Gold Cave. Do you understand me?"
Wen Mo Er understood him. He meant that he had options. And he could join more than just the Black Gold Cave. He would join whoever offered the best conditions.
After a moment of thought, she replied: "The sect has an elder who can take you as a disciple. Then, you will be of the same generation as the sect head."
Niu You Dao frowned: "Not only will you shackle me with rules, but you'll also give me an old man to keep an eye on me? Do you think that's a good thing?"
Wen Mo Er: "You misunderstand. This elder will soon pass on to the next world. And unless important matters arise, he doesn't appear. He won't have time to monitor you. This is done to give you seniority and the position of an elder! An elder of the Black Gold Cave, who else in the Yan Kingdom could give you such a position?"
An elder of the Black Gold Cave? Niu You Dao and Guan Fang Yi exchanged glances. It seemed Gong Ling Ze was sparing no effort to win him over. Indeed, who else could offer Niu You Dao such terms? This was an elder of one of the three major sects of the Yan Kingdom!
Guan Fang Yi couldn't help but roll her eyes, as if mocking Niu You Dao, implying he wasn't worth it.
Niu You Dao sighed and said, "An elder? It sounds good. But I have neither warriors nor disciples. An elder is just a title. I'll just be someone's errand boy."
Wen Mo Er: "Brother Niu holds the Southern Domain in his hands. Won't the Southern Domain listen to you? Who would dare touch you in the sect?"
That was generally true. It made Niu You Dao frown. Without his own power, would anyone have offered him a place in the Black Gold Cave?
He recalled his conversation with Huang Li after he drove out the Heavenly Jade Sect. At that time, Huang Li had offered him a place in Dachang Mountain.
But he had refused then. And with Niu You Dao's current standing, Dachang Mountain would be too small for him. If he had joined Dachang Mountain, he would have been bound by rules. And now, when Niu You Dao's word was more important than Huang Li's in the Southern Domain, Huang Li would hardly remain the head of Dachang Mountain. That's why he refused.
After a moment of thought, Niu You Dao nodded and said, "Alright! I agree!"
"..." Wen Mo Er didn't know what to say. He agreed just like that, without any preamble? So easily? She asked, "You don't have any other conditions?"
Niu You Dao said, "I do. Let me see the rules of the Black Gold Cave sect. And also ask Sect Head Gong. I need to know what I can and cannot do after joining the Black Gold Cave. What responsibilities I will bear. If there are no problems, then I wish to become a disciple of the Black Gold Cave."
Wen Mo Er: "I will convey your conditions to the sect head. However, I will need a Bird King for communication. I know you maintain contact."
Niu You Dao: "No need for so much trouble. I'll send someone with you. You meet with Sect Head Gong. And Gong Sun Bu can send me the news."
Leave? Wen Mo Er bit her lip: "I won't leave. I must remain here for now. This is the sect head's will."
"Stay here?" Niu You Dao pondered: "What does that mean? Do you intend to observe me?"
Wen Mo Er calmly replied: "Think what you will. But you have already agreed to join the Black Gold Cave. And the Black Gold Cave must monitor the situation here. It cannot allow you to change your mind. As Brother Niu said, the Yan Kingdom doesn't have only the Black Gold Cave. My presence here will also allow me to keep an eye on things."
Niu You Dao doubted: "You alone can monitor me?"
Wen Mo Er: "If you think I'm not enough, the Black Gold Cave will send more people."
More people? Don't I have enough problems already?! Niu You Dao muttered to himself. He examined her. Gong Ling Ze suddenly sent this person for negotiations. Why was it strange? Her influence wasn't enough! Now he wants this beauty to stay by his side. With his people, would it be difficult to avoid this beauty's surveillance? Especially since she had no means of communication. Could it be that she was left as a hostage?
Gradually, he began to understand.
Guan Fang Yi suddenly asked: "Lady Wen, have you not yet found a husband?"
Wen Mo Er did not answer, essentially agreeing. But she asked a counter-question: "Sister, it seems you are the matchmaker from the Qi Kingdom's capital?"
"Just a reputation, not worth mentioning. Hehehe..." Guan Fang Yi couldn't help but chuckle. With one hand, she grabbed Niu You Dao's sash, and turning, walked to the edge of the raft.
Niu You Dao understood her, and turning, followed her.
As he approached her, Guan Fang Yi, still watching Wen Mo Er, moved closer to Niu You Dao. And as if whispering, she said: "Why has this beauty come to you? She's been talking for half a day. This all sounds like Long Xiu. This is a second Yi Shu. They all think alike."
Niu You Dao whispered back: "Since ancient times, to conquer a man, a beauty was used. It's understandable. Only, with this adoptive daughter, if I join the sect, then Gong Ling Ze might become an adoptive father. Gong Ling Ze truly spares no effort."
"Indeed, so beautiful. I even began to doubt myself. Lord Dao, haven't you fallen in love? Hasn't your heart started pounding? They've arranged for home delivery. She's pure, innocent, beautiful. You only need to taste her."
"I've told you that you are the most beautiful woman under heaven."
"Hah... Your lips speak sweet words. But how will you get out of this situation this time? Will you grope her again, and provoke her until you're beaten to death? Yi Shu originally disliked you. That's why you could treat her like that. But it seems you can't do that with this one."
"Do you have another way?"
"Pah. What do I care. I'd just like to watch it all unfold."
"Still, the old method is good."
"Are you really going to grope her butt?" Guan Fang Yi was surprised. Only at that moment did she feel Niu You Dao's hand begin to slide along her.
Wen Mo Er didn't know what they were whispering about, but she noticed they had started embracing in broad daylight.
She found it disgusting to watch, so she turned her head away.
She had read about this. She knew that in the Qi Kingdom, Niu You Dao and the matchmaker had wandered around together and kept company. But she didn't think they would resume their antics in front of her.
Even though she was psychologically prepared, seeing such a scene was still unpleasant for her.
Only, she didn't know that Guan Fang Yi, at that moment, had tightly gripped Niu You Dao's sash with her fingers. And she whispered in his ear: "Scoundrel, using me as your shield again! Disgracing me again!"
Niu You Dao clenched his lips to suppress a cry of pain: "Did I want this? Nothing can be done. They want to make me their son-in-law."
"Is that bad? They sent you a beauty themselves. If I were you, I'd shower the beauties of all three sects with my attention. I'd become the son-in-law of all three sects. Then I could stroll through the Yan Kingdom as if it were my own home."
"That's not bad. Only the three sects wouldn't agree. If they agreed, then I wouldn't object either."
"Beast!" Guan Fang Yi began to curse him. And she tightened her grip further. However, Niu You Dao endured and pulled her closer. She asked him: "Are you really going to become an elder of the Black Gold Cave?"
"By taking the Southern Domain, I've already run into problems. From now on, I'll still have to deal with the three sects. We don't have great power, and we need support. Gong Ling Ze precisely pointed out my weakness. Since we can't defeat them, we must become a part of them. That's why I chose to join the three sects!"
"Huang Li will be displeased. If you suddenly become an elder of the Black Gold Cave, who knows how Huang Li will react."
"I don't know how he'll react. I only know that right now I'm in great pain. Matchmaker, flesh is not stone, let go."
"You asked for it yourself. Why blame me?"
Guan Fang Yi relaxed her grip, and Niu You Dao let her go too. Then he turned and walked to the center of the raft. He said to Wen Mo Er: "Lady Wen, you'd better not stay here. You should go back."
Wen Mo Er replied as if nothing had happened: "The sect head ordered it. If you contact the sect head and he tells me to leave, then I will not trouble you."
Guan Fang Yi smirked and looked at Niu You Dao. As if saying: *They've got you tied down!*