Confucian Mountain Duke spoke up to remind him, not because he wanted to forget their kindness and turn hostile after accepting the gifts from the Liyang Domain Martial Arts Alliance.
Rather, he was worried that Yang Qingyun was still young and had not experienced much of the world. If he was not careful, someone might deceive him and leave him crippled.
The world was far from peaceful yet.
If one day the Wind Thunder Pavilion sent an even more powerful force to invade the Liyang Domain, and the Wuji Sect wanted to use this favor to ask Yang Qingyun to fight for them,
then if Yang Qingyun was a little too thin-skinned and spoke of deep brotherly loyalty before truly stepping up to face them,
that would not do.
Even friendships differed from one another.
A large portion of the generous gifts from the Liyang Domain Martial Arts Alliance consisted of rewards Yang Qingyun already deserved for his contributions. They were not gifts the other side had given him for no reason.
His relationship with the Liyang Domain Martial Arts Alliance had not reached that point yet.
"This favor is something I can repay in the future. If I truly achieve something and they run into trouble that I can resolve with a little effort, I won't mind lending them a hand."
"But if it's too troublesome, or beyond my ability, then I can only say that I'm unable to help."
"I imagine they understand that as well."
Yang Qingyun nodded in understanding.
The generous gifts from the Wuji Sect were both a token of friendship and an exchange of benefits.
Both sides understood this without saying it aloud.
Yang Qingyun did not find it objectionable.
As they chatted,
the group had already left the Liyang Domain and entered the