Published: March 9, 2025
“Ah, oh no... Boss...” Ji Mo said, on the verge of tears, “Boss, why did you have to level up so much? You’ve really put me in a pit... I... I...”
“What? I leveled up and put you in a pit? What’s that supposed to mean? What’s going on?” Chu Yang asked curiously.
“Hahaha...” The brothers all understood instantly and burst into laughter, but no one explained further.
Mo Qingwu leaned close to Chu Yang's ear, giggling as she recounted the betting process. Chu Yang was momentarily dumbfounded. When he saw Ji Mo’s expression, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
“Ji Mo, a bet’s a bet. Now you can fulfill your wager!” Mo Tianji said with an unwavering tone.
“I can pay you ten Amethyst Souls and forfeit the previous wager...” Ji Mo said weakly.
“That’s fine. If there are such benefits, then it’s no problem. Just pay up and we can cancel it,” Mo Tianji said generously.
“Just hold on for now, wait for me...” Ji Mo pleaded.
“No way! I want to see enough Amethyst Souls or hear that phrase!” Mo Tianji resolutely refused, showing no signs of compromise.
“Second Brother Mo, you are my true brother, a good brother...” At this moment, Ji Mo resembled a little puppy wagging its tail, tugging at Mo Tianji's sleeve and pleading. Mo Tianji’s status rose significantly, almost resembling an elder.
Mo Tianji, unyielding, forcefully shook off Ji Mo: “A man must honor his bets! If you can’t afford to lose, don’t play.”
The crowd chimed in, teasing Ji Mo, who had won against everyone else but lost to Mo Tianji!
“Right! Ji Mo, you must fulfill the bet! The previous wager was witnessed by heaven and earth!”
“A man who doesn’t keep his word isn’t a real man, are you still a man?!”
“It’s just a phrase, right? Just a matter of opening and closing your lips, why all the fuss?”
“Hurry up, don’t waste everyone’s time.”
“Faster!”
...
Ji Mo stood frozen for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth and stamped his foot, filled with rage: “I finally see it clearly! You guys are a bunch of heartless, inhumane guys! It’s just one phrase, I accept it!”
Mo Tianji replied slowly, “Stop right there. Don’t confuse the issue. It’s not just one phrase; note that before you speak every time after this, you must first say that phrase. Everyone present is a witness and a supervisor.”
Ji Mo yelled in hysteria, “Okay!”
Then everyone quieted down.
While Chu Yang took out a water sack to drink, he asked Mo Qingwu, “What exactly is that phrase?”
It seemed that Mo Qingwu had said everything except the crucial betting phrase!
“Ji Mo is a silly bird!” Master Ji Er shouted out with a sense of heroic sacrifice. This echoed Mo Qingwu’s low voice perfectly.
“Ji Mo is a silly bird!” Master Ji Er passionately stated, “Is this good enough?”
“Pfft...” Chu Imperial Seat spat out water, splattering Mo Qingwu’s pretty face; the little girl had been looking up at him and was suddenly drenched, glaring at him in anger.
“Cough, cough, cough… I’m sorry... cough...” Chu Yang repeatedly coughed as he hurried to apologize.
Over there, it was already a sea of joy.
The brothers, fearing the world would not be chaotic enough, rushed to talk to Ji Mo: “Ji Mo, look at Rocky Luo now…”
“Ji Mo is a silly bird!” Ji Mo said, “What’s wrong with Rocky Luo?”
“Ji Mo, don’t be too sad; you’ll get used to it. You know, everyone knows that Mo Tianji is not a good guy, ha.” Ao Xieyun said with a wicked smile.
“Ji Mo is a silly bird!” Ji Mo gritted his teeth, saying, “Right, Mo Tianji is indeed not a good guy, and you aren’t either.”
“Ji Mo, about that…”
“Ji Mo is a silly bird!”...
Since it had already been said, Master Ji Er decided to go all out, feeling a strange trend of becoming more fluent, gritting his teeth and thinking: “Next moment, I’ll change my name to Ji Da Mo, I won’t be Ji Mo anymore…”
...
Chu Yang was nearly out of breath...
He walked up to Ji Mo and patted his shoulder: “Ji Mo, what’s wrong with you…”