This reaction is quite normal. It would be abnormal if there was no reaction at all. Zhao Changhe didn't think too much about it and smiled as he touched his bowl, "Big bowl for drinking, big piece of meat for eating. When I was a kid, I watched Water Margin...uh, well, I had this kind of dream when I was a kid, feeling heroic and ambitious. But now, I'm really in a bandit's den, picking at the meat and buying my own alcohol. I'm sharing a gourd of wine with others and drinking it bit by bit. It's really disillusioning."

Luo Qi chuckled, "You're talking about being a king of the mountains, or at least a big leader. But I feel like you can totally do it."

"It's a bit difficult. To be a leader, you have to be a formal member of the sect, right? I can't see any hope of joining the sect yet. They said I could join after I have faith, but no one is preaching to us. Sun Jiaoxi seems irresponsible in this regard, and the leader is nowhere to be found."

Luo Qi sipped his wine and looked at Zhao Changhe's expression, "You don't seem to care much?"

"I do care a bit. I want to learn Blood God Technique, not Blood Slaughter Technique. Of course, it would be better to join the Four Elephant Sect...but those who practice Blood God Technique are still being challenged by those at a higher level."

Luo Qi burst out laughing.

It seemed that Zhao Changhe's expectations for the Blood God Sect were completely shattered by the battle between Yue Hongling and Xue Canghai.

Zhao Changhe sipped his wine and said, "Anyway, there's nothing to worry about now. We've just started. Who knows, maybe the leader will be replaced tomorrow? If Sun Jiaoxi takes over, my life will be much easier. He's really good to me."

"You're thinking too optimistically. Do you think the leader is just hiding and playing? He should be preaching in the city...although I didn't see any signs of the sect preaching when I entered the city today. Maybe it's just the beginning."

"That's not necessarily true." Zhao Changhe lowered his voice, "Don't you think this branch is strange?"

Luo Qi's heart skipped a beat. He didn't want to talk about this topic. You might as well ask me if I'm a man or a woman! But Zhao Changhe brought it up, and he had to play dumb, "What do you mean?"

"This is a new branch, but the underground altar is definitely not newly dug. How big of a project is that? It's obviously been there for years and was discovered by the Blood God Sect. "

Luo Qi immediately said, "That's normal. If there's a ready-made place, just use it. Then they built a stronghold nearby and established a branch. There's nothing strange about it."

"But do they have any reason to establish a branch in the middle of winter?" Zhao Changhe was speechless. "It's such a big sect. They should have prepared for the establishment of the branch long ago. Suddenly starting in the midst of a snowstorm, lacking food and clothing, what's the point? Did Xue Sect Master's brain get damaged by being challenged at a higher level? Oh, that was before he was beaten by Yue Hongling."

Luo Qi was momentarily speechless.

No, can't you stop bringing up the topic of the higher level challenge?"Yue Hongling heard them planning to attack the Luo family nearby by accident. She said that Xue, the leader of the Blood God Sect, was also there, indicating that there were some important secrets hidden here. The Blood God Sect's main force is stationed here to develop the area, and the leader personally leads the team. Later, the plan was interrupted by the mission to kill Luo Zhenwu. In fact, the mission was not completed, or only half completed. The leader could not stay here for a long time, so they left people here in the middle of winter to establish a new branch and continue the search."

Luo Qi: "..."

Zhao Changhe drank the wine in his bowl and slammed it heavily on the table. "I suspect that this may not even be the Blood God Sect's matter, but the Four Elephant Sect's. If we can join the Four Elephant Sect, or learn the Blood God Technique, there will be credit here. Pay attention to it."

Luo Qi looked at the wine bowl with deep eyes and suddenly smiled. "You, just drink the wine. You talk too much and it's not sharp at all. You keep mentioning men all day long."

"Damn it, come on, let's drink three bowls!"

"The gourd can't hold that much wine."

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"Whatever, drink as much as we can. Drinking hot wine in winter is really refreshing!"

Indeed, hot wine was refreshing. Luo Qi's face turned red, but his eyes were even more misty, unclear.

Until they finished drinking, he looked down at the empty bowl and suddenly said, "Changhe, in this world, don't trust people too easily. Keep these analyses in your heart. Why say them out loud?"

Zhao Changhe was stunned. "What can't I say to you? I won't talk nonsense to others."

"Don't trust anyone easily, including me." Luo Qi paused and added, "including Sun Jiaoxue, who you think is very good to you."

"Um..." Zhao Changhe tentatively said, "Are you drunk?"

Luo Qi smiled and stood up, looking like he couldn't handle his alcohol. "Yes, I can't hold my liquor... I'll go rest first."

Zhao Changhe also stood up and grabbed Luo Qi's shoulder a little too hard. "Big Brother, you're a lightweight. We've only had a few drinks..."

Luo Qi didn't react in time and was hugged tightly. He was instantly stiff and couldn't move.

"Tsk, you're so skinny." Zhao Changhe pinched his shoulder. "You can only practice internal strength. In a world without internal strength, I could beat ten of you. Go to sleep, I'll practice some more. I feel like hot wine can stimulate the qi and blood, and the training effect will be better..."

As soon as his hand left Luo Qi's shoulder, Zhao Changhe squatted at the door and regretted it.

Of course, he did it on purpose!After drinking some wine, Zhao Changhe couldn't help but feel a bit tempted when he saw the charming and blushing face of Luo Qi. After all, he was still a young man in his prime... and he also wanted to use this opportunity to confirm something.

The softness of a man's and a woman's shoulders was certainly different.

This time he really confirmed it - Luo Qi was a woman.

Originally, he had some perverse thoughts and wanted to deliberately see the master brother who dressed like a man being taken advantage of and having a pitiful appearance... but then he remembered the phrase "don't trust anyone, including me" and sneered at himself.

But soon, he wanted to slap himself in the face. Why was he looking for trouble? What was the practical meaning of taking advantage of someone? He couldn't even do anything about it and it just made him feel awkward. He could only use the horse stance to cover it up.

Why bother?

And how were they going to get along after this? He even said that it would be more convenient if she was a man, but he still wanted to confirm it. What was the point of that?

Zhao Changhe really wanted to slap himself to death.

So he stood there blankly, watching her, while she stubbornly continued to practice. The two of them were both in a trance, and the atmosphere was strangely tense for a while. Suddenly, Luo Qi smiled.

Zhao Changhe caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye and was stunned. He quickly assumed a serious horse stance and looked up at the sky.

But then he saw Luo Qi walking towards him with big strides, and she took the initiative to put her hand on his shoulder. "Hey," she said.

Zhao Changhe stiffened all over. "Ah? What's up?"

"Your horse stance wasn't standard today. If you keep practicing like this, you'll run into trouble." Luo Qi whispered in his ear, "Did you drink some wine to keep warm? Is that why you're thinking about that kind of thing? That's not good. Do you want me to take you to the brothel in the city to check it out?"

"Uh... that kind of thing." Zhao Changhe twitched his mouth and asked with some difficulty, "Don't you usually avoid physical contact with people? Why are you putting your arm around my shoulder?"

Luo Qi acted as if nothing had happened. "We weren't close before, but now we're brothers, right? Isn't that how it is? You can put your arm around me, but I can't put mine around you?"

So that's how it was.

She still wanted to pretend, huh? Was this her way of forcing herself to pretend? After being dumbfounded for a while, this was her answer?

Zhao Changhe was speechless, but he felt a lot more relaxed. It didn't seem like a big deal after all... but the feeling of her leaning against him, holding his shoulder, and breathing gently in his ear... Zhao Changhe shamefully realized that even the horse stance couldn't cover it up.