But if he really did that, he might be targeted by other families, even the Mu family, the very next day. Tsk, this is difficult. Looking at these people and Yin Liujiao who was coming over with a fake smile, should he try to appease them first?
Just as Dao Chengyi was thinking this, he also noticed that the Mu family's spies who had come in with him discovered that a group of people were rushing over here.
"Since this wine is an apology, then I will accept it. After all, the eldest young master and the third young master are family. The third young master has been kind to me and will naturally not get angry over such a small matter."
"But let's skip getting to know the rest. After all, getting to know someone on the Qingmang Battle is more realistic. As for the senior brothers, I don't think I, a rising star, would be of any interest to them."
"Then I'll take my leave!"
They offered a toast, but what they ate wasn't necessarily a toast; it could also be a penalty drink. Yin Liujiao, who was about to speak, looked instantly grim upon seeing Dao Chengyi's reaction.
He wasn't the only one who looked bad; some of the martial artists behind him were even more hot-tempered and ready to rebuke him, and in an instant, tensions rose.
"Is that really the case? What Qingyuan can give you, I will give you in the same way or even twice as much. If you like beautiful women, I can not only give you the Bodhisattva Barbarian, the Silla maid, and the Western Region enchantress. If you like wealth, I can give you at least three thousand taels a year. If you like divine weapons, I can ask my great-grandfather to forge one for you personally."
He looked intently at Dao Chengyi and spoke each word carefully.
"If you like anything, I can give it to you to the best of my ability. But even that is not as good as Qingyuan?"
Dao Chengyi remained unmoved by these temptations. If he wanted women, he could find them himself and do it himself. He was self-sufficient. Why couldn't he freely choose from those powerful and influential families?
Money and divine weapons? What a joke! He only needs to create Gu worms. What divine weapons or gold and silver? Can't he forge them himself? Apart from those rare and precious treasures, he has no interest in the things this young master mentioned.
"I'm just a country bumpkin, I don't understand anything about being swayed by wealth or subdued by power. I only know that without the Third Young Master, I might have been forced into labor or beaten to death by a local bully."
"We're not on the same page. If you, young master, wish to compete with the third young master, then you should place more trust in your retainers and elders. I'm taking my leave!"
Dao Chengyi tossed the wine cup aside, and the fragile cup landed steadily on the table in the pavilion. Then, Dao Chengyi walked away gracefully.
"Hey kid! Don't think you're on par with those big sects just because your name has 'Dao' in it and people brag about it. You're just a country bumpkin. I'll see what you're really made of!"
"So you can't help but take action? Then you're really not very magnanimous," Dao Cheng sneered, just about to turn around to deal with the situation, when he heard the young master shout.
"Shut up, Changqiu! Don't be rude!"
The young master sternly rebuked the hot-tempered martial artist and then made him apologize to Dao Chengyi for his earlier words.
"But, young master, I..."
"Others curse and are hostile just because they don't want to travel with us. What kind of logic is that? Is this all the teacher taught you? Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and trustworthiness; treating others with kindness and being strict with oneself—that is the way of humanity! To fight to the death for a friend is the way of beasts!"
"Apologize!"
Seeing the angry young master, the martial artist finally lowered his head and apologized to Dao Chengyi in a muffled voice. The others were also intimidated and stopped making any rash moves.
"I am truly sorry. It seems I have failed to manage my subordinates properly, making myself a laughingstock. Brother Dao is truly a gentleman of the wild, and I admire his character."
"Qingyuan, it would be excellent to have you with me. I apologize for my rudeness today, and I will bring gifts to apologize to you later."
Their first meeting ended rather abruptly, leaving Daocheng and Gou'er bewildered as they walked out of the courtyard.
Just then, Mu Qinghong walked over with a woman who looked elegant and beautiful, wearing a long dress with bird feathers. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Dao Cheng was unharmed.
"I knew Qingkong had the resources, so he wouldn't make things difficult for this little brother. But you came to me in such a hurry, there must be something else going on."
"The struggle for the position of family head cannot be taken lightly. He was like that in the past, but that may not be the case now."
Mu Qinghong spoke dismissively, and then introduced Dao Chengyi to him.
"I'll do it myself; it's more polite that way."
"Hello, young man, my name is Mu Qingluo. Qing means willow leaf green, and Luo means to hold things and grass. I am the second young lady and also Qingyuan's older sister."
Adorned with kingfisher feather hairpins, her voice was melodious and sweet, her slender fingers and fair wrists were delicate and white, her lips were red, her nose was exquisite, her eyes were phoenix-shaped, and her willow-leaf eyebrows were captivating. She was as beautiful as a lotus flower in summer, swaying gently and gracefully.
Upon seeing this person, Dao Chengyi felt that the maids in his household paled in comparison...
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