I had no way to postpone it, but becoming sworn brothers was truly making me feel the weight of responsibility. I could only focus on persuading them for now. However, Lu Ge and the Demon King were already somewhat drunk, and insisted on becoming sworn brothers no matter what I said. Left with no choice, I arranged the incense altar with them.
Just as we were about to become sworn brothers, the Demon King seemed to sober up. He hurriedly waved his hand and directly said that they were not doing it anymore. No matter how the tipsy Lu Ge tried to persuade him, he stubbornly refused.
I was quite curious and immediately asked, "Gu Rong, you've always been a man of your word. You can't go back on it this time, can you? Is it because of what happened before, when you were injured?"
When the Demon King Gu Rong heard this, he immediately sighed. "Sigh, I was drunk and caught up in the moment just now. Now that I'm sober, I suddenly remembered what happened back then, and I no longer have any desire to become sworn brothers. We should still rely on mutual benefit when we do things. As for brotherly loyalty and all that, let's forget it, shall we?"
"This..." Lu Ge was also somewhat depressed. After all that persuading, he himself had sobered up most of the way. Now that the other party no longer wanted to do it, it would not be right to force him. After a while, he said, "Brother Gu Rong, why don't you tell us? What exactly happened back then?"
"My people and I all possess the ancient bloodline of the 'Hou,' so we were born with an advantage in absorbing the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth that other