The sect is full of evildoers, but I am the eldest brother.

They are so similar, I can't find any fault with them at all...

Song Zhitao suspected that the person in front of her was an old friend, but she had no evidence to confirm that this was the old friend.

The key is that it's not just a look-alike!

His name is also "Gu Yi"!

Something is wrong, absolutely wrong, there is something fishy!

"Why did your parents give you such a strange name?"

Song Zhitao asked tentatively, pretending to be amused, "Gu Yi?"

"Gu Yi is still not a kid...you! You dare to hit me!"

Before she could say anything, she was hit on the back of her head.

"Hasn't anyone ever told you that making fun of someone's name is rude?"

Ye Yongzhen had a blank expression on his face: "Zhao Zhao is still here, what do you want to do?"

"I know what you're thinking, and I can tell you right now. Before I met you, I already knew Gu Yi. It's just that my cousin entered the immortal sect earlier than us, so we only met a few times. The reason why Old Gu used his name as a 'pseudonym' was not out of bad taste, but mainly because they are from the same family and have the same surname, Gu, so it was a way of expressing some longing."

"Do you think I'll believe a story like this?"

Song Zhitao sneered, "Do you think everyone is a fool?"

"Qingxuan!"

"Yes, Master."

Ye Yongzhen pointed to the woods behind the Ye Mansion and said, "Take this guy who disrespected the deceased to see who is buried in the coffin."

"Zhao Zhao, go see your senior brother before you leave."

Qingxuan made a "please" gesture.

Song Zhitao hesitated for a moment.

To confirm whether this is true.

She nodded and followed Qingxuan closely.

Xi Zhaozhao and Yan Xixi also accompanied them.

But at the end they also had Gu Yi following them to join in the fun.

What is it like to mourn for yourself in front of your own grave?

This kind of thing is exciting just thinking about it.

We came to a grave made of cut-edge stones in the woods. The tombstone clearly recorded the name and birthdate of "Gu Junming" and some of his deeds during his lifetime.

At this point, Xi Zhaozhao and Yan Xixi had already straightened their clothes and knelt in front of the tombstone. Song Zhitao still did not give up and quietly released a wisp of spiritual consciousness to check on the person lying in the tomb.

After that, she was finally completely convinced. She sighed softly, took out fruits and good wine from the storage ring she carried with her, and placed them in front of the tombstone.

Just think of it as a tribute to a deceased friend.

However, when I saw the jar of fine wine from Baihua Palace.

Gu Yi's eyes were shining.

This is good stuff!

There happened to be some fried peanuts left from last night.

After these people leave, I will definitely drink with my good brothers!

Anyway, this wine was given by Song Zhitao as a gift to him.

Wouldn't it be a pity to leave it here forever?

The most important thing is that it doesn’t cost money!

Ha ha ha ha......

During the time he was in the Ye Mansion, Gu Yi was really afraid of being poor.

To put it nicely, it means eating simple meals and following a regular diet.

To put it bluntly, his family was poor and they couldn't afford good food and wine. Even buying a few country eggs would make him argue with his good brothers and grandma until they were red in the face.

Although he was dressed brightly and beautifully, he made a lot of jokes.

Just to save two copper coins...

"Hey, Gu Yi, right?"

After returning to the Ye Mansion after paying homage, Song Zhitao no longer had any doubts and treated Gu Yi in front of him and the "old friend" in his memory as two different people.

And since they were two different people who had never met each other, there was no need for Song Zhitao, the respected goddess of the Flower Palace, to condescend to please a stranger.

She said indifferently, "Have you heard of the Flower Bed Discussion?"

"Have heard a little bit."

Gu Yi suppressed the joy in his heart and replied with a smile.

"Very good, go tell your cousin."

Song Zhitao waved his hand arrogantly, and ordered Gu Yi as if to a subordinate, "You will also come with us to Baihua Palace. Tell him to get ready and set off immediately."

Apart from the Green-Robed Guest who lives in the Ye Mansion, Taohuaxian, who is now the person in charge of power behind the huge Hundred Flowers Palace, really has to flatter a low-level cultivator in the Kaihai Realm, even if this low-level cultivator is the Green-Robed Guest's distant cousin.

He is not your biological brother, and we are not related in any way. Why should you be so polite to him?

"I'm sorry to have to obey."

"You know, why don't you go now...what did you say?"

"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear people say 'I'm sorry, but I can't obey you'?"

Ye Yongzhen walked out of the house, his expression both unhappy and irritable: "Have you been spoiled since childhood or what? How did your parents raise you? Do you know how to respect others?"

Song Zhitao pursed his lips and muttered, "I don't have any parents."

"Is it awesome?"

Ye Yongzhen persisted, "You're talking as if everyone here still has parents."

Everyone:······

how to say......

It's a little weird, but I can't fault it...

That's it...

It remains to be seen who is disrespectful.

"I mean, I've been without parents since I was a child."

"Then you're really pitiful. Do you need Brother Ye to hold a bowl and feed you a few mouthfuls of food? Or should I hold you in my arms and sing a nursery rhyme to coax you into a nap?"

"...What are you doing? Can't you just talk about it calmly?"

"Didn't I tell you clearly? Did you listen carefully?"

Ye Yongzhen curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Look, Baihua Palace has spoiled you. Remember to read more books in your free time and learn how to communicate normally with others!"

"Without Baihua Palace, you are nothing!"

"Hey!"

Being scolded like that by Ye Yongzhen in front of everyone, even Song Zhitao felt humiliated. She was furious and said stubbornly, "I invited you here with good intentions. I've come all the way to your Ye Mansion, and I haven't even had a sip of water. And you treat me with contempt, and now you respect me?"

"I don't even want to point it out to you."

Ye Yongzhen scoffed and said, "You mean 'please'? What did you say just now? If you don't accept my toast, you'll have to pay the price. You're going to tie me up with the 'Immortal Binding Rope'."

"If you really want to invite me, I will go back with you without hesitation."

"Why am I not sincere?!"

Song Zhitao found a breakthrough and quickly interrupted, "Don't you think about it carefully? If I wasn't sincere, why would I come here in person to find you at this critical moment of the discussion in the flowerbed?"

Ye Yongzhen snorted, his eyebrows lowered slightly, his expression turned not very good, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you really want me to make things clear here?"

"this is the last time."

His expression darkened completely, and his tone intensified. "If you come uninvited again, or if I find out you're taking the initiative and using my name to build momentum... I'm not a nice guy like Old Gu. If you really piss me off, I'll destroy your Hundred Flowers Palace someday!"

Xi Zhaozhao subconsciously turned her head to look at Gu Yi, wanting to see if Senior Brother Gu, who always chatted and laughed with Senior Brother Ye on weekdays, would offer some words of persuasion.

But unfortunately, Senior Brother Gu didn't seem to have any intention of speaking. He just stood under the tree with his hands behind his back, watching the ants moving in an orderly but very laborious manner to carry Xiaoqiang's body.

Coincidentally, this cockroach was the one that Gu Yi kicked away!

Song Zhitao calmly looked at Ye Yongzhen who suddenly became furious. She pursed her lower lip slightly and turned to look at Gu Yi who was counting ants.

Trying to remain calm, he said, "Would you like to come to the flowerbed discussion?"

"Thanks for the fairy's kindness."

Gu Yi smiled and clasped his fists, "I am following my master's orders and will soon be leaving for Nanwu to find my teachers and friends to retrieve the items I borrowed. The deadline is approaching, so I have no time to spare."

"Okay then, Zhaozhao, Xixi, let's go."

A piece of red square cloth flew out from Song Zhitao's sleeve.

Just when he was planning to use this magic weapon to carry people away from here.

But Ye Yongzhen shouted, "Go through the back door!"

"Find a deserted place. I don't care how you fly, but don't fly in my Ye Mansion!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yan Xixi stepped forward and volunteered, "I know this place well! I'll lead the way, Sister Song. It's going to rain soon, let's go."

Song Zhitao paused for a moment and then retracted the red cloth.

Without saying anything, he followed Yan Xixi silently.

Before Xi Zhaozhao caught up, she bowed to Gu Yi and Ye Yongzhen respectively, then turned around and followed Song Zhitao and Yan Xixi who were walking in front of her.

After this, a long time passed.

Gu Yi, who was standing under a tree counting ants, suddenly burst out laughing.

He turned to look at Ye Yongzhen and jokingly said, "Why are you so angry? Did you eat explosives?"

Ye Yongzhen was like a deflated ball, his arrogance instantly weakened, "If I don't do this, she won't listen. You know Song Zhitao's personality."

"You know that and you still say that."

Gu Yi said with a smile: "How hurtful!"

Ye Yongzhen said "Haha" with a mocking tone, and then said: "If she was so easily moved by emotions, she wouldn't have been sitting on the position of goddess for so many years!"

"Besides, am I wrong?"

"She knew I had decided to retire, but she didn't ask for my opinion. She spread rumors, both openly and covertly, to force me out of seclusion, hoping to tie the Green Shirtless Guest and the Hundred Flowers Palace together..."

"I say, Lao Gu, face the reality!"

"You can't speak up for Song Chunxia just because she's pretty, right?"

"I think..."

Gu Yi pondered for a moment and expressed his opinion: "Perhaps it is because Song Zhitao knows your current situation that she wants to tie Baihua Palace to you."

"How much did she pay you to speak up for her like this?"

"...If there's money to be had, I'll go back to Baihua Palace with her no matter what."

"The Master of the Flower Palace is not as kind as you think."

Ye Yongzhen sighed, "If you hadn't been here just now, you wouldn't have known how stupid Song Chunxia was. Uncle Lin and the others were just about to go out to the store when suddenly petals fell from the sky, like flowers falling from the sky!"

"Guess what happened next?"

"This idiot actually rolled up the petals all over the sky and gathered them into a human form..."

He held his forehead with a headache and said, "We have to keep it separate during meals. After she did this, I have to find a way to explain it to Uncle Lin and Xiao Hong and Xiao Lu."

"Explanation is explanation, but there's no need to be so decisive, right?"

Gu Yi didn't take sides and just spoke matter-of-factly: "And you did this in front of Xixi and Zhaozhao. You showed no mercy at all."

"I have a feeling that after this, Song Zhitao won't come again for a long time."

"I wish I had nothing to do with her."

Ye Yongzhen stretched lazily, looking a little tired, but also seemed so indifferent.

"But......"

Gu Yi frowned and said worriedly, "You're disgusted with her today. If Song Zhitao really cuts ties with you in the future, those IOUs you wrote for the restaurant under the name of Huagong..."

He paused and said, "Aren't you afraid that the Hundred Flowers Palace will send people to collect the debt every day?"

"...Tell me, will it be useful if I kneel down to her?"

Ye Yongzhen felt so sad that he could not even cry. He wondered how he could have forgotten about this matter. If Baihua Palace really sent someone to collect the debt in the future... he couldn't possibly sell off the Ye family's last ancestral home, right?

The key is that selling it may not be enough to pay off the debt!

"I guess I'll have to kowtow three times."

Gu Yi's eyes showed pity: "Just now you were calling me a fatherless person."

I guess Old Ye is really finished this time.

At this time, Ye Yongzhen suddenly discovered that Gu Yi seemed to be in a very good mood. It would be better to say that he was gloating than to say that he had picked up a great bargain!

"What are you so happy about?" he asked.

"Haha, I was just thinking of taking it out and sharing it with you!"

Gu Yi's hands flashed with white light, and a jar of "Xianrenzui" produced by Baihua Palace, which was highly valued on the market, appeared in each hand. He laughed and said, "Originally, Song Zhitao only left one jar for worship. I mentioned that Jian Jun loved drinking during his lifetime, so she later took out another jar!"

The corners of Ye Yongzhen's mouth twitched wildly.

Even he didn't know what kind of mentality to use to evaluate it.

You steal the wine that others offer to you in front of your own grave?

If word of this gets out, I'll be chopped to pieces...

With nothing to do, the two of them drank during the day. Because their family was poor, the only side dishes they had were the leftover fried peanuts from last night and some melon seeds to entertain themselves.

I savored the fine wine from morning to afternoon.

"Are you going to Xiaoyao Tower?"

Ye Yongzhen asked casually while cracking melon seeds.

He remembered what Gu Yi had said to Song Zhitao: Following the orders of my master, I will soon set off for Nanwu to find my teachers and friends to retrieve the borrowed items.

Nanwu is full of mountains and beasts, and crises far outweigh opportunities. Due to the occasional beast riots, the area is relatively backward and the quality of the people is generally low.

Anyway, for Ye Yongzhen, he would rather run to the desert in the west to bask in the sun than go to the remote mountains of Nanwu where no one lives and fight wits and courage with mosquitoes the size of a palm.

But I heard that it seems to have started snowing in the desert five years ago.

The weather is gradually returning to normal...

I don’t know which big shot wrote this.

"Hmm~"

Gu Yi did not hide anything and said truthfully: "Xiaoyao Tower is a commercial force that is open to make money, but it is also collecting intelligence from various forces behind the scenes."

"Write me a letter of introduction later, and give me something that can prove your identity. I'll show it to the second brother, and see if I can get what I want to know."

"Or, would you like to go to Xiaoyao Tower with me?"

"I'll forget it."

Ye Yongzhen raised his wine bowl and clinked it with Gu Yi, saying with mixed feelings, "I'm used to such a pure and simple life. I really don't want to get involved in those messy things anymore."