Chapter 1760

Xu Que did not speak, calmly observing the man before him.

His gaze was sincere, his words firm, and his emotions full; he did not look like he was lying.

So... this guy really wanted to become sworn brothers with him?

He must be crazy!

Xu Ye and the others also stared at Murong Tuo in disbelief, feeling as if they didn't recognize this longtime friend of theirs.

What the hell, someone insulted you and you still want to become sworn brothers with them?

Is your brain broken?

It wasn't just them; the surrounding cultivators also stared at Murong Tuo with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

Most of those present were the heaven-favored children of major factions, and their social circles were usually similar, with quite a bit of intersection with top-tier families.

In their minds, disciples of top-tier families should have been arrogant and proud, disdaining to interact with ordinary people.

Usually, even if they met, unless they were cultivators from other top-tier families, they never had a good look for people from other families; everyone had long since gotten used to it.

As a cultivator from the top-tier Murong family, it would have been normal for Murong Tuo to slap Xu Que in the face right now and then crush him into powder with powerful immortal arts.

What was with this ghostly appearance of "if you don't become sworn brothers with me, I'll die right here"?

Xu Que had already started to feel that this person had something wrong with his brain, and he was speechless inside.

The so-called "don't hit a smiling face"—he had originally made up his mind to deal with the other party, but now, with such an enthusiastic attitude, it made it difficult for him to make a move.

It really is hellish...

"Who did you say you were from just now?" Xu Que frowned, his voice deep.

Murong Tuo thought there was a chance, and his eyes lit up: "I am a cultivator of the Murong family; I am absolutely worthy of you, Fellow Daoist!"

He had already figured it out: defying the arrangements of the family senior was impossible, but there was still a chance to make some arrangements to turn things around.

In order not to let that scene of kissing be realized, he could just...

You can't have brothers kissing, right?

How is that any different from incest?

Murong Tuo felt that this move of his was simply brilliant!

The next second, he saw Xu Que looking disdainful, waving his hand and saying: "What kind of bullshit Murong family? I've never even heard of it."

Murong Tuo: "..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ye sneered repeatedly: "As expected of a country bumpkin, you don't even know the Murong family. What qualifications do you have to become sworn brothers with Brother Murong?"

Yue Hua stared coldly at Xu Que, saying in a deep voice: "This person has insulted Brother Murong, which is equivalent to insulting us. We should teach him a lesson."

The others nodded in deep agreement, as if this were just a trivial matter done with a wave of the hand.

However, for cultivators of their top-tier families, dealing with a small, unknown cultivator like Xu Que was indeed no big deal.

Even if they killed Xu Que today, no one would come to trouble them.

The female cultivator who entered with them suddenly spoke up to remind them: "Fighting is strictly prohibited inside the Jade Pavilion. Drag him out."

Yue Hua nodded and, together with Xu Ye, surrounded Xu Que in the center, observing him playfully.

It was clear that Murong Tuo was in a leadership position among them and was quite important.

Otherwise, these guys wouldn't be trying to help Murong Tuo teach him a lesson just because Xu Que said a few words.

Xu Que looked around; apart from Yue Hua and Xu Ye, the cultivation of the other few female cultivators was only at the mid-stage of the Immortal Venerable Realm.

He could hammer such goods to death with a single punch.

As for Yue Hua and Xu Ye, they didn't count for much in his eyes either.

These two guys were between the late-stage and peak-stage of the Immortal Venerable Realm; even without using the Righteousness Sealing Demon Sutra, Xu Que could pin all four of them to the ground and hammer them.

But this Murong Tuo...

Xu Que glanced at the other party, feeling a bit hesitant inside.

He could tell that ever since this guy used that "Destiny Immortal Art" or whatever, he had absolutely no hostility toward him.

He was trying every possible way to befriend him; it was simply bizarre.

He didn't know what kind of destiny scene the system had shown the other party to make him react this way.

"Forget it, I won't deal with this guy for now." Xu Que thought about it and felt he should deal with the few meddlesome young people first.

After all, Murong Tuo didn't intend to make a move against him and seemed quite easy to talk to. If he could have a chance to pull the other party over to the Zha Tian Bang, it would be equivalent to adding another fierce general to the Zha Tian Bang—wouldn't that be wonderful?

"What do you guys want? Four against one—aren't you bullying an honest man?" Xu Que put on a show of weakness.

Although on the surface, he was indeed in a disadvantageous position.

But when it comes to fighting, it's not about who has more people to win; sometimes, the side with fewer people might just be because one person can stand up to a whole group.

This reaction from Xu Que immediately drew the disdain of the surrounding cultivators.

"This guy is really a coward..."

"Tsk, I thought he had some guts; turns out he's just a showpiece."

"Truly boring; it seems this person will definitely die today."

The crowd had originally thought there would be a good show to watch, but they didn't expect it to be like this; they shook their heads and mocked, losing interest.

Xu Que, however, put on a timid appearance and said cowering: "If I offended you guys somewhere... I'll leave now."

He couldn't make a move here; if he got blacklisted again, he would have to change his identity, which was troublesome.

Lure them out, deal with them, and then just come back with an excuse.

I am simply a genius!

Xu Que laughed secretly in his heart and ran toward the entrance of the Jade Pavilion.

Seeing this, Yue Hua and the others looked at each other, a cold sneer curling the corners of their mouths.

It just so happened that fighting was strictly prohibited inside the Jade Pavilion; this guy running out suited their wishes perfectly, making it just right to make a move.

However, just as Xu Que ran to the entrance, a middle-aged cultivator at the peak of the Immortal Venerable Realm barged in, his face gloomy as he said: "Who is from the Zha Tian Bang? Stand out for me! You dare to touch my son—are you tired of living?"

Yue Hua frowned slightly: "Did that kid just say he was from the Zha Tian Bang?"

Although his voice was small, it spread throughout the entire main hall.

Swish!

The main hall was suddenly silent for a moment.

The next second, everyone's gaze gathered on Xu Que in unison.

This guy is also from the Zha Tian Bang?

In the same group as Er Gouzi?

In an instant, almost all the cultivators stood up in unison and surrounded Xu Que.

Xu Que was also dumbfounded; he didn't expect that he had tried so hard to hide the name of the Zha Tian Bang, only for it to be exposed anyway.

Damn it, what a waste of effort!

Xu Que felt a surge of anger in his heart; he kicked the middle-aged cultivator directly in the chest and roared: "I am the Supreme Treasure of the Zha Tian Bang! Anyone who has an opinion, come over and fight me first! Today, my Zha Tian Bang is going to be the number one gang in Western Heaven Gate City!"

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