The Three Brothers looked at each other.
Lu Chengwen said to Long Aotian, "Senior Disciple Brother, where's the Luminous Pearl?"
"I have it."
"Hand it over."
"Oh."
Long Aotian took out the Luminous Pearl and was about to pass it over. "Wait, Cheng Wen, why do I have to give the Luminous Pearl to you?"
Lu Chengwen looked at him. "Are you sick? Just give it to me. Why ask so many questions?"
"No... it'd be better to make things clear. After all, whoever hands over the Luminous Pearl gets to learn the senior's supreme divine art!"
Lu Chengwen looked at him and kept shaking his head. "Are you an idiot?"
Zhao Ritian nodded. "He is."
Long Aotian looked deeply displeased. "At least tell me what the hell's going on!"
Lu Chengwen said, "Which of the Five Old Men ever follows the usual script? Can we control what they want to teach and what they don't? Does having the Luminous Pearl or not make any difference!? Even if you bring the Pearl, he might teach you some Haoyougen, Hadugen, come-or-don't-come nonsense... what are you going to do about it? Beat him to death?"
Long Aotian thought about it. "Makes sense. Here."
Holding the Luminous Pearl, Lu Chengwen turned around. "Ru Yan. Where are that matching box and the certificate?"
Liu Ruyan walked over. "I have them."
Lu Chengwen smiled. "In a minute, we're going to fleece Huo Wendong good and proper. Make him bleed!"
Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian both became excited.
Lu Chengwen handed the box to Zhao Ritian. "You sell him the box."
Then he gave the certificate of authenticity to Long Aotian. "You sell him the certificate."
Lu Chengwen gripped the Luminous Pearl. "Watch how I take him for a ride."
Outside, Huo Wendong was enthusiastically discussing