Chapter Twenty-Four On a Certain Day in a Certain Month of a Certain Year

  Walking on the street, Su Tang was speechless for a long time. Tong Fei was abnormal, Xiao Bu Hui was even more abnormal, and Wen Xiang was even more abnormal. From now on, he would have to be with these few abnormalities... He suddenly felt that his future was so bleak and dismal.

  "What's on your mind?" Long Qi asked softly.

  "Later... I'll be working with them?" Su Tang revealed a bitter smile.

  "It's not a partnership, since they've already chosen, then they are your subordinates and must obey your orders." Long Qi said.

  "Will they listen to me?" Su Tang asked somewhat disbelievingly.

  "These are the rules," said Ryōgi.

  "But I feel like... you're treating them as friends?"

  "It's just my personal habit." Long Qi smiled and said, "After a long time, you will also develop your own habits."

  "Haven't they ever disobeyed your orders?"

  "If it's an order, never has been."

  Su Tang didn't say a word, did he just take a step to the sky? He remembered that in the Black Forest, his servant Qian Biao betrayed him for a virtual position of guarding, and now, what's the point of being a guardian anyway!

  "You have your responsibilities, they have theirs, everyone does their part and there won't be any trouble." said Long Qi.

  "What is my responsibility?" Su Tang asked.

  "They are your claws." Long Qi said: "Even tigers and wolves know to cherish their own claws, so you must protect them well."

  "Am I protecting them?!" Su Tang's voice rose in spite of himself. This joke was going too far, who could he protect?!

  "Isn't it strange? This is what I've been doing all along." Long Qi smiled: "The few of them have all acknowledged you, I suppose I haven't let the great master down. Let's go, we should head back now."

  After walking around, they saw three people and spent less than two hours in total. However, when Long Qi and Su Tang returned to the large courtyard, it was empty with no one inside. If not for the deep tire tracks still on the ground, Su Tang would have suspected that he had gone to the wrong place.

  The atmosphere became quiet, and the two of them were thinking about their own thoughts. Su Tang felt a bit melancholy, having thought that he could live a life of pretending to be a tiger, but in the end, that great lord said goodbye and left just like that.

  It's clear that Long Qi's identity is very important, and Miao Dao Tang has a strong presence in Changshan County. But he has nothing, except for the Dragon Flag and those three abnormal characters, not even one person to recognize him. Can he really take over smoothly? As they say, help people to the end, if bullied in Changshan County, where should he call for fire support? At least leave a message!

  "Your complexion doesn't look very good." Long Qi said.

  "I used to be just a wild kid growing up in the countryside, it was Da Zun who brought me to Changshan County... If I can establish myself in Changshan County, then later on there will surely be opportunities..." Su Tang didn't know how to express his emotions.

  "It's like a person walking in the wilderness, seeing a beehive in front of him, with a small bee inside. Maybe because that little bee was very diligent or for some other reason, it caught his attention. He pinched the queen bee to death and then put the little bee he fancied on the throne, but this was just a whim of his." Longqi said softly: "Then he will continue walking forward, climbing higher mountains, crossing wider rivers, and seeing more beautiful scenery. Perhaps in this life, he won't even remember that one day in a certain month and year when he helped a small bee in the wilderness. He has encountered too many dangers and seen too many wonders. Do you really think he will expect repayment from that little bee?"

  Su Tang was silent for a moment, then nodded, remembering a sentence that Da Zun had said unintentionally: "The place I'm going to doesn't allow people with less than decades of cultivation, you can't go."

  It seems... Su Tang is really just a small bee with no weight, and others don't care about your humble and pitiful return.

  However, after his rebirth, Su Tang already possessed a pride that originated from deep within his soul.

  He quietly watched the sunset falling to the horizon, a hint of smile at the corner of his mouth. Would he ever remember for this life and the next? Hehe... I will appear, and make it so that you can never forget!

  "What kind of person is Da Zun after all?" Su Tang asked slowly.

  "You don't know?" Long Qi looked somewhat surprised: "Da Zun might be too lazy to tell you, but shouldn't Jiu Zu have told you?"

  " Ninth Ancestor? Are you referring to Xuejiu?"

  "You actually... called him by his name?"

  "No, I call him Ninth Uncle."

  "How...how dare you call him Ninth Uncle?" Long Qi glared with wide eyes.

  "They all call him that." Su Tang's eyes were also wide with surprise: "What kind of person is Da Zun?!"

  "They can naturally, you..." Long Qi revealed a bitter smile: "It seems that you really don't know, since the Ninth Ancestor didn't clearly tell you, there should be his underlying intention. I cannot tell you, however, as long as you stay in Miao Dao Pavilion for enough time, you will slowly understand the answer."

  "What does Miao Dao Ge usually do? Who is my superior?"

  "Do whatever you want." Long Qi said: "Your superior is the Great Master of Miao Dao Pavilion, but the Great Master has not been in charge for many years. It's all me who's in charge."

  "Who is the superior of Miao Dao Ge?"

  "We don't have a boss." Long Qi pondered for a moment: "Let me put it this way, have you ever seen an octopus in the sea?"

  "I've seen it."

  "Didn't you say you've never left Kobayakawa before?" Ryūki suddenly changed the subject.

  "I... have heard of it." Su Tang was somewhat annoyed in her heart, this guy was too sinister, truly beyond defense!

  "For example, there is an octopus that stretches out many tentacles. It usually catches food and absorbs nutrients through its tentacles. We are just one of them." Longqi smiled and said: "If you can climb higher, you will find that the octopus is actually a tentacle too, and then see an even bigger octopus."

  "Besides... aren't we still under our superiors?"

  "No, who will take over the Miao Dao Pavilion? In the past, it was the Great Master who had the final say, now I have the final say." Long Qi said: "But we have a stance, this is crucial. If you give away the food and nutrients that were hard to catch to other octopuses, then you will definitely die."

  Su Tang listened to the point of tears and laughter, he somewhat understood that this top-down chain was also organized, but the organizational structure was very loose, not a superior-subordinate management relationship, a few words could explain it, but Long Qi actually went around in such a big circle.

  "Alright, as you said, whose side are we supposed to stand on?" Su Tang asked.

  "Xue family, Jingdong Xue family." Longqi said.

  Su Tang's expression changed suddenly, although he had never left Xiaolingbao, but the name of Xue family in Jingdong had already made his ears numb. His father had mentioned that more than half of the masters in the entire country came from Xue's door, and it was also said that even if the lord of the country met with a senior member of the Xue family, he would have to stand up and speak politely.

  Su Tang thought of Xue Jiu and asked: "Is Xue Jiu a member of the Xue family?"

  Longqi's face almost cried: "Su Tang, if you want to live a little longer, can't you take care of your mouth?! Xuejiu is not someone I can call."

  "You just tell me if it is or not." Su Tang said.

  "Yes!" Long Qi said with a bitter smile.