"Pah! Your mouth is full of filthy nonsense, and you still say you're not a lecherous bandit?" Shui Sheng spat at him, but Song Qingshu dodged aside in a flash. "So eager to let me taste your sweet saliva? Come, drink this cup of wine first." With that, he tapped Shui Sheng beneath the chin and, as she opened her mouth, poured the entire cup of wine down her throat.
Wei Xiaobao watched with delight, thinking, As long as a man has a weakness, he can be handled. It seems he likes pretty women. That makes things easy.
"Brother Song, we hit it off at first sight. How about we become sworn brothers?" The more Wei Xiaobao spoke with Song Qingshu, the more compatible they seemed, and he promptly resorted to his usual tactic for winning people over.
"This..." Song Qingshu hesitated. Wei Xiaobao thought he was going to refuse, but then Song Qingshu changed tack. "Lord Wei holds a position of great power, yet is willing to call a commoner like me his brother. That shows your breadth of mind and spirit. How could I dare refuse?"
Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed. Kangxi Emperor had recently ordered him to recruit martial arts experts from the jianghu. By chance, he had encountered Song Qingshu this time. Now that they had become brothers, how could Song Qingshu refuse to help him?
He hurriedly stood and pulled Song Qingshu over. After asking his age, he immediately swore, "I, Wei Xiaobao, become sworn brothers with Song Qingshu today. From now on, we shall share fortune and hardship alike!"
Seeing that he had not played any tricks with the oath, Song Qingshu repeated it as well. "I, Song Qingshu, become sworn brothers with Wei Xiaobao today. From now on, we shall share fortune and hardship