Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 542 - 153: Call me Brother! [First update]_2

Chapter 542: Chapter 153: Call me Brother! [First update]_2

Similarly, Hanyue had also witnessed the Nether River Patriarch, in a fit of rage, slaughtering thousands across cities. The drastic change in his temperament seemed as if he were two different people. Hanyue was truly perplexed, unable to distinguish which one was the real Nether River Patriarch.

Regardless of everything though, seeing the person he had admired from childhood before him, Hanyue still felt very excited and respectfully greeted, "I pay my respects to you, Sect Hierarch."

The Nether River Patriarch was gentle with the Rabbit but not so much with others. Just as he was about to put on a stern face to say something, the weight on his clothing suddenly increased. Looking down, he saw the Rabbit hooking onto his neck and climbing up his robes, hanging there as it looked at him with a cheeky grin, "Old man, this is my friend. Don’t be so stiff with a deadpan face. Can you do the thing I mentioned just now?"

For Asuras, reaching the top of the Seven Kill Tower in the heart of the netherland was a goal requiring a lifetime of effort.

But for the Nether River Patriarch, it didn’t matter much.

So the Nether River Patriarch nodded, about to agree.

But then, Hanyue said, "Rabbit, I don’t want to take a shortcut to climb the Seven Kill Tower. I want to fight my way up there with my own strength!"

Qin Shou tilted his head and exclaimed, "Isn’t that just being stubborn? Why climb up yourself when there’s a shortcut?"

Hanyue shook his head, his determination unshakeable as he declared, "All my life, I’ve been looked down upon by everyone. I don’t want people to whisper behind my back in the future that I took a shortcut to get up the Seven Kill Tower. I want to silence everyone with my effort and strength!"

Qin Shou smacked his lips and said, "So pigheaded! Isn’t it just about shutting them up? Come with me on a trip outside, and you’ll see how popular you are. You can’t spend your whole life playing with those fool Asuras, can you? You have to have some aspirations, right?"

At these words, both the Nether River Patriarch and Lan Sha, who was in the process of kowtowing and apologizing, simultaneously shot Qin Shou a sideways glance.

Qin Shou was unfazed and continued, "What are you looking at me for? Tell me, besides being powerful and imposing, what else do you have? What else can you do? Can you cook? Can you smoke? Can you drink? Can you get a massage... cough cough... you know, that stuff? You can’t do anything, so doesn’t that make you a fool?"

Finished speaking, Qin Shou slung his arm over the shoulder of the Nether River Patriarch and said, "Old man, I really don’t get it. What’s the point of your followers living? They don’t smoke, they don’t drink, they don’t visit brothels... huh! What’s the meaning of their life then? Is it just to fight and kill each day?"

Lan Sha sneered, "Those activities are only for the useless. Our pursuit is the supreme path. One day, we will break through Heaven and achieve our own supreme path!"

Qin Shou burst into laughter when he heard this, glancing at the Nether River Patriarch, whose old face turned red.

To those who didn’t know any better, Lan Sha’s words sounded ambitious and idealistic, quite commendable.

But Qin Shou had listened to a Saint’s lectures and hung around with a bunch of Immortals; naturally, he was not so easily fooled.

Break through Heaven? Achieve one’s own supreme path?

Stop joking, that’s something only Saints can play at.

And throughout history, no one in the Nether River had ever achieved that.

It wasn’t because the Nether River lacked strength; by seniority and power, he was already qualified for a Saint’s position.

But!

There are only so many slots for Saints in the world, one radish for one hole. If the Saints don’t die, who can take their place?

Since that road is already blocked, talking about becoming a Saint is nothing but a joke!

Qin Shou chuckled, leaned in, and whispered, "Is this how you usually bamboozle them?"

The Nether River Patriarch glared at Qin Shou and retorted, "What do you mean ’bamboozle’? A cultivator who doesn’t aspire to become a Saint, what kind of cultivator are they?"

Qin Shou sneered, "If it’s impossible and you know it, isn’t that bamboozling? I can also paint pies in the sky, and even sprinkle some Conghua on top to make Conghua pancakes. Listen, don’t you think these guys have too much idle time on their hands, so you drew them a pie to keep them entertained with killings?"

The Nether River Patriarch subconsciously nodded, then quickly shook his head and said, "Don’t talk nonsense."

Qin Shou was speechless, astonished that he had actually guessed right!

"Alright, enough chit-chat. Since we’re in the netherland, I’ll take you for a walk around. Damn Rabbit, I’m warning you, don’t you cause any trouble, got it?" the Nether River Patriarch instructed Qin Shou.

Qin Shou nodded, then reminded, "Old man, what about my friend’s issue?"

The Nether River Patriarch waved his hand, sending a token flying towards Hanyue, and said, "If you want to ascend to Heaven in one step, take the token and you can go up the Seven Kill Tower. If you want to climb it through sheer strength, the token contains a portion of my killing intent. If you can fully grasp it, ascending won’t be a difficult task."

Hearing this, Qin Shou covertly gave a thumbs-up and transmitted his voice, "Old man, I’m really impressed! The way you talk is slick! You hardly left her any chance to refuse... No wonder people say ’with age comes cunning’ and ’a turtle of a thousand years can recite scriptures.’ You’re something else!"

The Nether River Patriarch initially listened with pleasure, yet as the words continued, he felt something was off.

Qin Shou hastily added, "Anyway, I owe you a favor. If there’s a chance in the future, I’ll repay it."

Only then did the Nether River Patriarch nod slightly, indicating he didn’t mind Qin Shou’s unrestrained mouth.

If it were someone else speaking like Qin Shou, probably no one would bother with him. However, the Nether River Patriarch was different; he knew very well what Qin Shou’s words implied. The previously slightly annoyed expression on his face turned into a brilliant smile as he placed Qin Shou on his shoulder and said, "Rabbit, remember your words."

Qin Shou replied, "Of course! A debt of gratitude is promised and will be repaid!"

The Nether River Patriarch nodded and then turned back to Hanyue, asking, "Girl, are you going to take the token or not?"

At this moment, Hanyue finally came back to her senses from her shock, quickly knelt to show her respect, and then took the token with both hands, saying, "Thank you, Patriarch, for this generous gift."

Qin Shou waved his hand and said, "Alright, enough with the formalities. We’re all family here. From now on, call him...hm...call him ’bro’!"

The Nether River Patriarch was taken aback upon hearing this.

Hanyue was also visibly confused, looking at the Nether River Patriarch unsure of what to say.

The Nether River Patriarch then helplessly said with a mix of laughter and tears, "Rabbit, if she calls me ’bro,’ what are you going to call me?"

Qin Shou said as if it were the most natural thing, "Call you ’bro,’ too, right? Otherwise, should we keep calling you ’old man’?"

The Nether River Patriarch quickly said, "Let’s stick with ’bro’ then."

Qin Shou burst into laughter and said, "Exactly, everyone wants to be young. By calling you ’bro,’ you’re in our age group now. You’re basically basking in our glow."

The Nether River Patriarch looked at Qin Shou with a smile that was not quite a smile and said, "Not necessarily..."

"What?" Qin Shou, who hadn’t heard clearly, asked.

The Nether River Patriarch shook his head and said, "It’s nothing... Um, ’little sister,’ come with ’bro’ and I’ll show you around this netherland."

Hanyue respectfully obeyed and followed behind the two, but her gaze towards Qin Shou grew even more peculiar. Her little brain simply couldn’t figure out how this Rabbit had become acquainted with the Nether River Patriarch.

Hanyue was certain that Qin Shou hadn’t been to the Nether River before, nor had he met the Nether River Patriarch.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked her so much about the Asura and the Nether River.

Was it all an act to impress her? She found that even harder to believe. She considered herself too unattractive for anyone to waste their time on her.

After much pondering without coming to a conclusion, Hanyue found Qin Shou becoming increasingly mysterious... However, when Qin Shou turned back to her, flashed a smile, and called out, "Little sis, hurry up!",

Seeing the sincerely bright smile, Hanyue smiled bashfully and didn’t bother with any further thoughts, just followed along.

However, someone else was even more bewildered!

That was Lan Sha!

He had a clear view of the Rabbit’s strength, which was nothing more than a mediocre Void Returning cultivator, so how on earth had he become so pally with the old ancestor?

It was baffling, utterly baffling!

PS: Today’s burst of activity - each Chapter extended to four thousand words, targeting five updates for a grand total of twenty thousand words! Brothers and sisters, I ask for your rewards and monthly tickets!