Chapter 80

Chapter Eighty: What is Brotherhood

"However, although this person can be used and cooperated with, we must also guard against him. He wants to deal with the Fifth Lightness, there's no doubt about that; but he hasn't said why. What's even stranger is that there's no desire for power in his eyes. That's what's truly surprising," Tielongcheng mused.

"Could it be the one from above...?"

"You mean... the trial? Yes, it's possible. But if that's the case, your identity must not be exposed."

"But... such legends haven't been around for a long time."

"Make haste and have the intelligence personnel search for any unusual yet powerful young people appearing anywhere." Tielongcheng said calmly, "If there are, and more than one, then it can be confirmed."

"Right, but we should keep our distance from those people."

"Of course; they can be used, but not controlled!"

"This Chu Yang is an outcast from the Heavenly Tower," the girl said slowly, her voice dragging as if about to break.

"An outcast from the Heavenly Tower? No way? Would Wuyun Liang abandon such talent?"

"I also find it strange," the girl said. "Moreover, I think the person next to him is from that place."

"The person next to him?"

"The young man next to him is also terrifying. And his background seems even more mysterious than Chu Yang's, appearing out of nowhere."

"But no matter what, he listens to Chu Yang; so, we just need to see what Chu Yang does. Also, try to contact Wuyun Liang from the Heavenly Tower. I want to ask him."

"Alright."

"Tell the Ministry of Justice that the investigation of the Great Thief case is unnecessary." Tielongcheng chuckled, "If we really investigate and find out, we'll have to clean up the mess ourselves."

"So Uncle also thought of that." The girl blushed; clearly, she was a bit shy about the crude phrase "clean up the mess."

"Everyone needs to clean up their own mess!" Tielongcheng laughed heartily. But when he said this, the girl pondered for a moment, her eyes brightening. Although the phrase was crude, it seemed to contain some profound meaning.

At a fork in the road, the girl parted ways with Tielongcheng, waved, and walked away lightly, turning a corner and disappearing from sight.

Tielongcheng watched the girl until she vanished, then heaved a sigh of relief. Looking at her back, his eyes were filled with pity. He sighed heavily and muttered, "The burden of Tielun is heavy to bear."

"No matter how heavy, as long as you, the Marshal, are here, Tielun will always exist!" The deputy general beside him said with great respect, clearly having unparalleled confidence in Tielongcheng.

"I am just the Marshal, but not..." Tielongcheng shook his head, leaving the sentence unfinished, and said, "Let's go back." He led the way. Not far ahead was the Heavenly Might Manor, Tielongcheng's residence.

Tielongcheng's title in Tielun was: Duke of Heavenly Might!

"I am old, and it's time to make way for the young." Tielongcheng thought silently and ordered, "From now on, all military matters, big or small, should be reported to me and the Crown Prince at the same time! As long as a full-scale war doesn't break out, don't expect me to make any more decisions. This old man... needs to rest for a few years."

"This..." Everyone who heard this was shocked.

"The Crown Prince can handle it," Tielongcheng said calmly. "If he can't, then this country has no reason to exist." His words were profound.

Tielongcheng left, but his strict order remained. At Chu Yang's place, there was still a crowd watching, but no one dared to come in.

But the two people in the shop were not at all worried. As noon approached, Gu Duxing grabbed a large amount of silver and went out, buying a lot of food and drink. The table was filled with dishes, and the two of them feasted and drank heartily.

Just as they were pouring the wine, Gu Duxing raised his bowl first, "Chu Yang, I toast to you!"

"Alright!"

"Actually, I really don't want to drink this bowl of wine."

"Oh? Why?"

"Drinking this bowl of wine means I, Gu Duxing, am no longer alone; it doesn't fit my name at all."

"You can change your name to 'Gu Shuangfei,' how about that?"

"That works, but... who will 'shuangfei' who?"

"Go to hell! You 'shuangfei' two pigs!"

"Ha ha ha..."

After three rounds of wine, two empty wine jars were already on the ground, and the other two jars on the table were half empty. These were five-liter jars of top-grade liquor.

Gu Duxing's tongue was already thick, "Chu Yang, you're really impressive, I can see that, but I really don't understand, which family did you come from? It doesn't make sense, how can there be a young man in this world who can make me, Gu Duxing, admire him? It shouldn't be like this..."

"I don't have a family," Chu Yang said quietly, then drained his bowl in one gulp.

"No family?"

"I'm an orphan; strictly speaking, an abandoned child." Chu Yang chuckled, tears welling up in his eyes, "I don't even know my own name. This name was given to me by my master."

A moment of silence.

"At least you still have hope; somewhere in this world, you might have parents," Gu Duxing sighed. "I have parents, and I know my name, but my parents were killed. I can never see them again..."

"Damn! Let's drink, let's drink."

"Right, let's drink, don't talk about this."

"Chu Yang, before I met you, I had no brothers, hehe, now I do."

"Have? Where? Why haven't I seen them?"

"You haven't seen them, that's fine. I've seen them, ha ha ha..."

"Brother... what is a brother?"

"Brother, ha ha, a brother is a brother, not something else!" Gu Duxing laughed, "If a brother faces a mountain of knives, then the brother will step on me to cross the mountain of knives, and I will do it willingly! That's what a brother is! Even if my brother doesn't treat me as a brother, as long as I treat him as a brother, he is my brother!"

Gu Duxing finally got drunk. He staggered to his feet, suddenly punched his own chest, and let out a long howl to the sky, "For over ten years, I've never been this happy! Ha ha ha... what a relief!"

After saying that, he suddenly fell on the table and fell asleep.

Chu Yang's eyes were already blurry, but he still held the wine bowl to his mouth, drinking it down. Suddenly, he paused, murmuring, "If a brother faces a mountain of knives, then the brother will step on me to cross the mountain of knives, and I will do it willingly! That's what a brother is! Even if my brother doesn't treat me as a brother, as long as I treat him as a brother, he is my brother!"

Suddenly, he nodded, then shook his head, smiled, and muttered, "If you can treat your brother like this, then your brother will naturally treat you the same. Brotherhood is mutual, first comes the elder, then the younger, it's about two people, not one person performing a solo act."

His eyes looked into the void, and he said softly and deeply, "My brothers won't perform a solo act!"

Although his voice was low, it was firm. A hint of nostalgia flashed in his eyes; at this moment, he thought of Tan Tan; he thought of the brother who, before this, had only received one treasure in his life but wanted to give it to him!

He was also a brother!

Then he picked up the wine jar and poured it into his mouth.

Wine splashed everywhere!

The result of this drinking session was that the Heavenly Soldier Pavilion closed for the day. The two of them slept soundly in the hall, while outside, people came and went, and inside, snoring and the aroma of food and wine filled the air...

The two of them indulged themselves this rare time. Both knew that from now on, such relaxed moments would probably never come again.

It wasn't until the afternoon that they woke up, both drenched in sweat. They looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter.

At that moment, a knock came from outside the door, "Excuse me, is Chu Yang here?" It was a girl's voice.

Chu Yang was stunned; the voice was very familiar, it was Wu Qianqian's voice!

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