General of the Heavens

"Brother Ning, stop messing around with that chicken. Time is tight and the mission is important. Let's quickly discuss this important matter of tomb raiding!" Chen Yulou said with a hint of helplessness.

"Okay, okay, what's the rush!"

Ning Chen reluctantly shifted his gaze from the Angry Rooster upon hearing this, because he had discovered something very interesting.

This chicken can actually absorb spiritual energy!

Ning Chen made up his mind to study this Angry-Eyed Chicken carefully later. For some reason, the colorful Angry-Eyed Chicken in the basket shivered…

Seeing that all the important figures had arrived, Chen Yulou spoke up: "Gentlemen, now that we have found the divine chicken that can subdue the poisonous creatures of Bottle Mountain, the tomb raiding expedition is imminent. Does anyone have a good plan? Please share it with us!"

Luo Laowai hated these flowery tunes the most. As soon as Chen Yulou finished speaking, he couldn't wait to jump out and say, "What need is there for any good plan? Just attack directly through the crack!"

Chen Yulou nodded. "Commander Luo is right. The crack leads directly to the Underworld Palace, making it ideal for tomb raiding. If we have no other brilliant ideas, then we shall proceed accordingly..."

In reality, Chen Yulou couldn't think of any brilliant plan. If he had, he would have already robbed a large tomb in Ping Mountain and gone home to enjoy himself.

However, besides Chen Yulou's extensive knowledge, there is another person here who is no less knowledgeable than Chen Yulou in any way.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly an idea struck him: "Since we can't get in from the top of the mountain, why not go in from the bottom?"

Partridge Whistle immediately offered his opinion: "Look, everyone, Ping Mountain tilts and forms an angle with the ground."

Although the large crevice at the bottom of the mountain is a shady place, observing the vegetation and trees reveals that it is not entirely rock. Digging from the bottom upwards might be less strenuous than digging from the top down.

Chen Yulou was an expert in tomb raiding. He immediately judged that Partridge Whistle's method was feasible and had a high success rate.

However, the method that everyone had just discussed was also very good. After much deliberation and endless arguments, Ning Chen said somewhat impatiently, "Since both are feasible, let's split into two groups."

Brother Chen, you and Commander Luo will lead the Unloading Ridge Warriors to dig the tomb passage through the Great Crack, while Partridge Whistle will lead the Mountain Moving Taoists and the remaining warriors to search for the entrance from the bottom of the mountain.

We have plenty of manpower for this expedition into the mountains, so it's the right approach. We should use a two-pronged strategy; whichever route succeeds, the treasures from the Ping Mountain tomb will be ours.

"That's excellent!"

The group exchanged glances and, seeing that no one objected, decided to proceed with the tomb raiding. They would choose an auspicious day a few days later to perform a sacrificial ceremony to the heavens.

According to custom, tomb raiders must first offer sacrifices to the gods and heaven before entering the mountains to plunder tombs, and this tomb raiding operation is different from the past.

This is a joint effort by the Mountain Moving, Ridge Unloading, and Tomb Raider groups, not a solo operation. Therefore, they must swear an oath before the gods to show their unity and sworn brotherhood, lest someone betray them for personal gain and sabotage the operation from within.

That day, Chen Yulou had someone set up an altar in the dilapidated courtyard of the Old Bear Ridge Mortuary, and placed sacrificial offerings of three kinds of animals on the altar.

On the left and right are portraits of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, and Wu Zixu, while in front is the shrine of Guan Yu. Everyone first kowtows before the ancestral master and then swears a blood oath.

Of course, the so-called blood oath is not about actually drinking blood, nor is it about becoming sworn brothers. There is no need to bite your fingertip and drip blood to inform the gods.

However, everyone followed suit and killed a chicken, just to show some blood, otherwise it would seem insincere and the ancestral master would not bless them.

After a bowl of strong liquor went down their throats, hundreds and thousands of people smashed the bowls on the ground with a loud "smash, smash, smash," creating a scene more spectacular than any previous tomb raiding operation!

After finishing their drinks, the group went back to prepare. As night fell, they set off for Ping Mountain. Ning Chen was about to leave when Chen Yulou grabbed him and wouldn't let him go.

"Brother Chen, is there anything else?"

Chen Yulou smiled faintly and said, "Brother Ning, today I'm going to do something unprecedented!"

Ning Chen shivered inexplicably as he looked into Chen Yulou's burning gaze, unconsciously covering his buttocks with his hand, feeling utterly contemptuous!

"Brother Chen, although I am handsome and dashing, I'm really not into that kind of thing... Perhaps you... should consider someone else?"

"What other people?"

Chen Yulou didn't understand what Ning Chen meant, so he waved his hand, and Ning Chen then saw that Partridge Whistle had also been left behind.

"This is..." Ning Chen was confused.

Chen Yulou cleared his throat and said seriously, "Brother Ning, after spending so many days together, you must know our character. Partridge Whistle and I are the leaders of the Mountain Moving and Ridge Unloading Sect."

Brother Ning is the only successor of the Faqiu lineage. With both the right time and place, why don't we become sworn brothers and share life and death? Besides, if this story can be passed down to future generations, it will be a legendary tale!

"become sworn brothers?"

Ning Chen was genuinely surprised by Chen Yulou's delight. Seeing Partridge Whistle's serious expression, which didn't seem like he was joking, Ning Chen finally took it seriously.

"Brother Chen, you are all leaders of your respective lineages, with extraordinary skills and abilities, but I have nothing, nothing of value..."

Before Ning Chen could finish speaking, Chen Yulou interrupted, "Hey, Brother Ning, you're being too polite. I admire your skills! Surely becoming sworn brothers with us wouldn't be beneath you?"

Ning Chen remained silent, and Partridge Whistle, unusually, spoke up: "Brother Ning, shallow waters can't produce dragons. There aren't many people in this world that our family values, but you are a truly capable person!"

Partridge Whistle's words made Ning Chen feel ashamed. He hadn't expected that he would make such an impression on the two of them just by using a little bit of the plot.

It seems that outstanding people can succeed anywhere, especially someone as handsome as Ning Chen. Well, I guess I'll just have to reluctantly agree...

Ning Chen clasped his hands in a fist and said in a strong voice, "Since you two brothers think so highly of me, I have nothing more to say. Today, let us become sworn brothers!"

Chen Yulou laughed heartily and said, "Excellent! What a magnificent sight it would be if the three of us—Moving Mountains, Unloading Ridges, and Unearthing Tombs—became sworn brothers!"

"Well, Manager Chen, you've abandoned your brother and secretly come here to form a sworn brotherhood. Do you look down on me?"

Luo Laowai had somehow gotten close to them.

Seeing this, Chen Yulou was both amused and exasperated: "General, our three tomb-raiding sects have sworn brotherhood, what are you, a warlord, doing meddling in? But you've come at the right time, you can be my witness!"

Luo Laowai: "..."

At this moment, Ning Chen was actually a little excited, and his usually fluent tongue started to slur its words.

When Chen Yulou uttered a passionate and inspiring phrase, witnessed by Luo Laowai, Ning Chen cheered, and even the usually stern Partridge Whistle smiled, giving everyone a feeling of warmth and comfort.

Using the sacrificial altar used for the blood oath ceremony, Ning Chen and the other two knelt down and, as usual, first paid homage to their ancestral master.

The sworn brotherhood should naturally be more formal.

In the end, the three of them bit their fingers at the same time. This time, they truly swore an oath of blood and drank the blood wine. The three of them were brothers who would live and die together and share hardships!

Ning Chen had never imagined such a scene. He suddenly thought of a sentence: Whoever fights alongside me today is my brother!

"Let's do it!"

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