Lu Chengwen looked at Zhao Ritian.
Zhao Ritian wore a sincere expression. "Don't worry, I'll never betray a brother!"
Lu Chengwen looked at him for a long while, then sighed. "You can betray your brothers."
"Huh!?"
"No, I mean, you can tell them everything about Long Aotian."
Zhao Ritian froze, his face full of question marks.
Long Aotian panicked. "Cheng Wen, aren't you setting me up?! If he tells them, won't the Mo Family capture me?!"
Lu Chengwen said, "Senior Disciple Brother, I'll tell you about your situation in a moment. Ritian, in short, just be yourself."
Zhao Ritian said, "I don't need to lie to them? I could fool them completely."
"Don't fool anyone." Lu Chengwen said sincerely, "You're an honest man. Making you put up with Senior Disciple Brother would be unfair to you."
Zhao Ritian nodded gratefully. "Cheng Wen, you understand me."
"Fine. Go find Shi Yin. She'll give you a thousand."
"Only a thousand?"
"That's not a small amount."
"Fine."
Zhao Ritian looked at Long Aotian, gave a scornful smile, and turned to leave.
After Zhao Ritian left, Long Aotian urgently asked, "Cheng Wen, what do you mean?"
"Senior Disciple Brother, do you think Zhao Ritian has the intelligence to keep a secret?"
Long Aotian thought about it. "Impossible. If you opened up his skull, there'd definitely be nothing inside."
"So it's better to let him tell the truth. That'll make it more believable."
"Then the fact that we both have Emperor Fire will be exposed! You're not trying to get us killed, are you?"
"Of course not." Lu Chengwen said, "You can beat him up, trick him, scheme against him, and let everyone know that you two are at odds."
"Oh! I get it. Then no matter how he exposes me, it'll all look like