Chapter 0128 – If Only I Could Ask You a Question – Absolute Returns

by GreatBrother(위대한 다오 형제)

Her words blew me away.

"That Drunken Devil guy, I know him well."

I didn’t expect that the One Flower Sword Venerable had a friendship with the Drunken Devil.

"You guys drink together a lot?" I asked curiously.

"Occasionally, we drank together the other day."

"The other day?" I was a little incredulous, it didn’t seem like these two would sit down and drink together in any relationship.

"He occasionally comes to me for a drink." One Flower Sword Zun explained.

Although it was unimaginable, if you think about it, it was normal for the Eight Demon Sovereigns to have private dealings with each other.

"What’s a drunken demon like?" I continued to ask.

"Drinking with him is comfortable." One Flower Sword Venerable’s comment was the complete opposite of the Extremely Evil Evil Demon.

"How could the Demonfather be a comfortable person? He must be hiding his nature." I analyzed.

"Maybe, why are you suddenly asking about him?" One Flower Sword Venerable asked rhetorically.

"Recently, Drunken Devil’s man caused some trouble and was arrested by the Yellow Springs Pavilion. I was worried that Drunken Devil would interfere, so I wanted to learn more about him." I explained.

"You don’t think you want to use this as an excuse to pull in the Drunken Devil, do you?" One Flower Sword Venerable saw through my mind at a glance.

"You are truly wise. The Drunken Demon is the only one who hasn’t made a choice between me and Big Brother yet." I confessed.

The One Flower Sword Honored One looked at me meaningfully and said with a smile, "I haven’t made a choice yet either, I didn’t say that I’m going to be on your side."

Of course I knew what she was thinking, so I deliberately said, "Huh? I thought you were already firmly on my side?"

"Of course I like you boy, but friends are a private matter, heirs are a public matter, don’t you think?"

"I understand."

"I didn’t say I was going to pick your big brother, don’t think too much."

For her to say that means she’s not without favor with me.

"I certainly don’t think much of it or hold it against you." I said with a smile.

"Oh? Why?" One Flower Sword Venerable asked with interest.

"Do you remember what I said before? I said you had to prove yourself more helpful to me than Old Man Slaughter, otherwise why would I support you?"

The One Flower Sword Venerable smiled faintly, clearly remembering this incident.

"So now it’s your turn to prove yourself more worthy of my support than your big brother."

The fact that she didn’t get mad meant that she still held a soft spot for me.

"I have long said that I do not care to whittle down the loyalty of my subordinates with such things as dreams, ideals, and loyalties. You can rest assured that I will not use such methods to gain your support. I will do my best to fulfill your demands while proving myself qualified to become a Heavenly Demon."

A trace of appreciation flashed in the eyes of the One Flower Sword Venerable.

"Not bad for a bout opponent I have my eye on."

Bringing up the tournament at this point in time means that what she wants from me also includes the tournament. She still desires to get stronger.

"I look forward to the day I fight you again." I said sincerely.

After leaving the residence of the One Flower Swordsman, I returned to my own residence.

Takayuki’s not here. He’s been ordered by me to form an intelligence organization similar to the Tongtian Pavilion.

On the table are several letters from him, reporting on his progress in building an intelligence network across the Central Plains with the money I gave him.

I wasn’t worried about him because he never let me down. Moreover, this time he brought along Sect Leader Windy Sky with him, and the image of the two of them bickering along the way and completing the mission together is amusing just thinking about it.

In the evening, Liam came over.

I was expecting her to be drunk, but I didn’t realize she was only slightly intoxicated.

"Had too much fun talking to them to drink." Liam said with a smile.

"Just be happy."

"The point of traveling is not to leave, but to return. After confiding in them about what I saw on the trip, I felt like the trip was truly over."

I don’t know if it’s because of the opening of the capillary chakra or because this trip has given her some insights, but Lee Ann feels completely different to me than she did before.

"I’ve also made a resolution for this trip, which is a little embarrassing to say, but now that it’s out of my mouth, I’ll get right to it. I’ve been enjoying the attention, but I’ve also been feeling a lot of pressure because of it. I realized that the only way to get rid of that pressure is to make myself really strong."

Li An has already made up her mind to cultivate hard, and I believe that with her level of hard work, she will definitely achieve something in the future.

"But I won’t lock myself up in a practice room, I will read more and make more friends like the Blood Sky Demon Venerable. I’ll make myself strong, not just in martial arts, but also in my heart. Only then will I be able to make Qing Mian and Xu Jin willingly become my right-hand men, after all, they didn’t follow me because I’m strong in martial arts."

I believe that Lee Ann will become a true master of her craft because she is moving in the right direction.

Practicing martial arts requires talent, hard work, kung fu, a master and practical experience.

But when a certain level of martial arts is reached, one will understand, as I do, that the end of martial arts is ultimately about "people".

I viewed the process of visiting and convincing the Demon Dons as a form of cultivation as well. Even the fact that I ran around to stop the Demon Spirit’s marriage, I saw it as part of my cultivation.

It’s almost impossible to fully understand a person. But I have found that the deeper one’s understanding of human nature and the world, the closer one gets to the essence of martial arts.

"I’ll leave then, the wine has sobered up but my head is still a bit dizzy." Li An said, turning around and preparing to leave.

"Lee Ann." I called out to her.

"Hmm?"

"If I let you drink with the Drunken Devil ……"

"With the Drunken Devil Sovereign?" Li An was a bit surprised.

"You’re one of the best in the world of alcoholics, aren’t you?" I said with a smile.

"That’s for sure." Liam replied confidently.

"I want to know what kind of person the Drunken Devil is, but you can only ask him one question, what would you ask?"

Liam thought hard for a moment, then said, "He must have drunk a lot of wine, and I’d ask him, ‘When was the best wine you’ve ever had, and with whom?’"

Liam looked as if the drunken demon was right in front of him.

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