The Inner Manor, main hall.
Seeing that he had persuaded Zhenyi, Mora struck while the iron was hot. "Brother, if a mysterious Spirit Cat really is backing Niu Dali, then even working together, we must be extremely careful and advance step by step... Most importantly, we must be determined to live and die together, never betraying each other. Otherwise, they could easily divide us and pick us off one by one."
Ren Ye gave him a sidelong look. "Senior Brother Mora, if anyone else told me we would live and die together and never betray each other, I might believe them pretty quickly... But hearing it from you, why do I feel so uneasy?"
Mora looked utterly helpless. He immediately raised three fingers and swore an oath. "Brother Zhenyi, you can't judge who I am now by my old reputation! I might resort to shameless schemes against others, but with the Divine Monk's Successor, I offer nothing but naked sincerity. If I commit even the slightest betrayal during this partnership, may I never touch the Great Dao in my lifetime and die in misery!"
"Really naked?" Ren Ye stared at him. "I don't believe you. Strip and show me."
"You... you're really childish."
Mora was momentarily speechless. Then he made up his mind and slapped his thigh. "Fine, I'll strip. But our bodies come from our parents, and many of our strengths and shortcomings are inborn. Once you've seen, you can't laugh, much less look down on me...!"
With that, he flung up his sleeves, ready to join Zhenyi in his childishness.
"All right, all right... I believe you, okay?" Ren Ye immediately reached out to stop him, then rose as well. "Since you've gone this far, Senior Brother Mora, it would be ungracious of me not to state my