That time, I had already lowered my guard. When Yun Shang asked, I blurted out, "My martial sister! That..."

No!

I fell for it! There wasn't a good person in Liangjie Tang!

Wang Butcher said coldly, "Stoke the fire! Pour in the curry!"

"Don't, you'll really cook me!"

Those Tigresses still didn't completely cook me. They fished me out when I was just about to change color.

I was thrown in the room to air out like boiled water left to cool. They all ran off.

I struggled for a long time before I could stand up and wander outside. Burns need ventilation, and it was still too hot inside.

When I got to the garden, I heard Ye Yang talking in the distance, "Did you boil out all the Yin poison from that dumb dog?"

Wang Butcher said, "We boiled it out. He was too deeply poisoned this time. We couldn't dispel the curse on him without boiling him like that."

Wang Butcher said, "Ye Yang, you always mess with Li Po like this without telling him the truth. Won't he have a problem with it? He's still the head of the hall, he needs to have some dignity."

Ye Yang shook his head. "You're overthinking it. Dumb dog prefers a family-style relationship. He's a martial arts prodigy, but he has no ambition to dominate."

"Martial world status, power, and money are all fleeting clouds in his eyes. Losing them would at most make him laugh it off. What he fears losing is that kind of family warmth."

"Dumb dog is actually a lonely person. He hopes to give warmth to others and also hopes to receive warmth from those around him."

"He doesn't care about the martial world's opinion of him. He treats it as if he didn't hear it whether they say he's a demon, a bandit, or even a scum of the martial world. What he cares about is your impression of him."

"It's like the last time you didn't let him smoke. He would have directly acupunctured someone else. He avoids you like a mouse avoiding a cat, because he sees you as family."

"Dumb dog won't mind jokes among friends, as long as the jokes aren't malicious. So, don't worry about dumb dog having any complaints."

Wang Butcher worried, "I think you should tell him the truth. The Ye family curse will only get stronger. What about next time? How will we resolve it?"

Ye Yang said in a low voice, "It seems, it's time for me to leave."

I could sense the reluctance in Ye Yang's tone. What exactly had he encountered?

"Where are you going?" Wang Butcher said, "You're the second-in-command of Liangjie Tang. If you leave, Liangjie Tang won't be complete."

Old Liu waved his fan and said, "Hall Master Ye, you and the boss are complementary. Liangjie Tang can't be without you."

"Don't you have a feeling? You and the boss are like Black and White Impermanence. You're invincible when you're together, but once you're separated, the Yin-Yang lineage will inevitably be incomplete!"

Ye Yang said, "The node for the outbreak of the Ye family curse is coming. Three hundred years of curses, twenty generations of disciples, who can escape? Don't tell dumb dog about this. That guy will risk his life."

Old Liu nodded, "That's true. If someone else provokes the boss, the boss might let him go, but if someone provokes the people around the boss, the boss will chase him to the ends of the earth to kill him."

"Like when the boss was in the Meng family, he almost slaughtered the Meng family. And this time, Tian Dan is gone, but the boss kept Tian Dan's hand. He's preparing to cast a curse to kill people."

"But..." Wang Butcher hesitated for a moment and said, "Aren't you afraid that Li Po will be sad if you leave without saying goodbye?"

Ye Yang took a deep breath, "A child has to grow up, doesn't he?"

"Bullshit!" I couldn't listen anymore, "A child has to grow up? Do you think you're my dad?"

I strode over and said, "Who the hell was it that carried a sword on the rooftop that day, acting all cool and saying to me: We are Black and White Impermanence walking in the human world? Who the hell said to me: Behind me stands someone who can draw a sword for me and slaughter gods?"

"You forget your own words as soon as you say them. What do you call that? You call it pulling up your pants and not acknowledging anyone! You know?"

Wang Butcher said with a strange expression, "Your analogy!"

"Shut up!" I roared, "No one stop me today, if I don't spray him in the face with cologne, he won't know where he went wrong!"

Ye Yang rolled his eyes. "Am I wrong?"

"Fuck! You're being stubborn, aren't you?" I was so angry that I was about to draw my blade. "If I don't beat your mouth swollen today, you won't know why the flowers are so red?"

Just as I was about to attack, all the girls from Liangjie Tang came, pouncing on me from all directions and dragging me back.

It wasn't until they stuffed me into the room that Wang Butcher told me about the Ye family curse.

I cursed angrily, "What a load of crap about doing it for my own good, that dog doesn't see me as a brother! Have I ever frowned at mountains of knives and seas of fire? Isn't it just a curse? Isn't it just ghosts and gods? At worst, I'll just fuck them all up!"

"Go tell that dog, if he wants to leave, then leave quickly, so I don't have to look at him and get annoyed! He's making me so angry!"

Wang Butcher shook his head and left. No one else dared to speak. Ye Yang walked in from outside and shoved a pack of cigarettes into my hand. "Let's make up!"

"You think you can bribe me with a pack of cigarettes!" I said, between laughter and tears, "At least you have to add a meal, right!"

"Okay!" Ye Yang, that cheapskate, was going to treat me? I've known him since forever, and he's never treated me before.

I was originally planning to have a big meal, but I didn't expect Ye Yang to treat me to noodles.

The two of us ate a total of thirty bowls of noodles, but how much could that cost?

I discovered another characteristic of Ye Yang: stingy.