Chiyou chuckled, "I never won a verbal spar with you in ancient times, so this time we won't waste words."
He swung his spiked club, aiming for Huangdi's head.
Just as Huangdi was about to speak, he saw Chiyou's massive club and quickly ducked, "Damn it, you old bastard, you're serious..."
Before he could finish, Chiyou's fist, large as a sandpot, landed a heavy blow.
"Ouch."
"Alright, stop fighting, I have something important to discuss with you."
Huangdi, covering his eyes, spoke as he tossed a small clay jar.
Chiyou caught the jar, and looking at Huangdi's swollen eyes, he chuckled,
"How about it, Xuanyuan, you old scamp? Without your older brother here, you're just an easy target. Back in the day, you two were always setting traps for me. I'll tell you, this is just the interest."
He then waved the jar, "What is this? Are you trying to bribe me?"
As Chiyou spoke, he opened the jar, and a rich aroma of wine filled the cave.
"This... this is the wine brewed by Fubao Ama, and it's my favorite." (Fubao: Mother of Huangdi, wife of Shaodian (named Qikun).) Su Dan Novel Network
Chiyou said, his eyes beginning to moisten.
Huangdi pouted, "Ama specifically saved this for you. Ama told me and Big Brother that Little Tiger loves this wine the most, so this jar is especially for Little Tiger."
"You two gave Little Tiger a lot of trouble back then. You must treat him well from now on. Little Tiger is also your brother. You two must fulfill your responsibility as older brothers."
Chiyou took a small sip of the wine, "Ama, Little Tiger is back, and Little Tiger misses you."
Huangdi sighed and patted Chiyou's shoulder, "Brother... ah."
Chiyou returned the favor with a punch to Huangdi's other eye, "Hmm, now it's symmetrical. Much more pleasing to the eye."
"For Ama's sake, I won't hold grudges against you and Brother Yan anymore. From now on, you'll be the leader of the human race. If anyone dares to cause trouble, I'll beat them for you."
Huangdi, covering his eyes, said, "Dream on, you old scamp. Do you think you're that kind? Besides, the human race already has a Divine Son. The future human race will have a new Great Emperor. The three of us old guys should retire."
Chiyou was taken aback, "Holy crap, you mean that wicked kid from Ziqi's family? It'll be a miracle if he doesn't lead our human race astray. What else can you expect from him?"
"Right, what did you want me for? A while ago, Brother Yan came and told us not to go out."
"You wouldn't go out just because I told you not to? When did you become so obedient?" Yan Di's voice came from the side.
Yan Di looked at Huangdi's eyes and tutted, "Little Tiger still hits hard, doesn't he? But good job, this old scamp deserved it."
Chiyou snorted dismissively, "You two old geezers, stop putting on a show trying to trick me again."
"Ama told me that my child is honest and warned me not to play with you two. You're always trying to fool me."
Yan Di and Huangdi were stunned. They exchanged glances and muttered, "Why does Ama tell him everything? Who is her real son?"
Chiyou chuckled, "That's because in Ama's heart, her Little Tiger is the most filial and good child."
"Alright, you two don't need to set any more traps for me. Just tell me what it is. Even though you two old guys are incredibly wicked, you're still Ama's children. If there's something, I can't just stand by."
Huangdi grinned, "Good brother, here's the thing. Didn't our father take Snake Ancestor Tun Tian and Nether Crow Ancestor Ming Yuan to fight someone in the Sea of Fortune?"
"Later, Xuanwu Ancestor and Zhu Jiuyin Ancestor also went to guard the outer perimeter of the Sea of Fortune with these two Primordial Ancestors. Not long after arriving, they also started fighting in the Sea of Fortune."
"Now, the outer perimeter is guarded by Di Yao and Tie Dashan, those troublemakers. They can't hold the line. Furthermore, didn't Er Mo Shang of the Demon Race get killed by Zi Ming of Da Shang? The Mo family's elders have been watching the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield."
"They're planning to make some trouble when the planes merge, to kill Da Shang's Divine Son. Big Brother and I still need to guard the human race's fortune. The rest is up to you to handle."
Chiyou pondered for a moment and nodded, "Tie Dashan is useless. Besides selling me out, he's good for nothing."
"And the Demon family's second son was killed by that kid Zi Ming? He's clearly a weakling. And you, you rambled on for so long about such a simple matter. You just want me to go out and chop down anyone who doesn't obey, right?"
"You made this sound so complicated. No wonder Ama didn't want me to play with you. You're too insincere."
With that, Chiyou walked towards his stone coffin, much to the curiosity of the other two.
Before they could speak, he pulled out a shining battle axe from the coffin.
"I was thinking of chopping you with this axe earlier, but then I thought Ama would be sad if I injured or crippled you, so I switched to the spiked club instead."
Then, Chiyou walked towards the wall behind him.
"Hey, Little Tiger, where are you going?" Huangdi asked curiously.
Chiyou glared at them, "Have you two old geezers lived too long and developed Alzheimer's? Don't you bring brothers when you chop people?"
"Your brothers are us two... two..."
Before Huangdi could finish, the stone wall behind Chiyou automatically opened.
A massive cave appeared before the three of them, with eighty-one stone coffins, each adorned with various totems, neatly arranged within.
Chiyou, in ancient times, was the leader of the alliance of Jiuli and Sanyi, known as the God of War of Huaxia, in charge of Huaxia's military affairs.
His eighty-one tribes were led by his eighty-one brothers, and the eighty-one stone coffins in the cave contained the slumbering forms of his eighty-one brothers.
Yan and Huang Di were utterly shocked, "Little Tiger... you said back then that all eighty-one of your brothers died when you unified Sanyi. How... how...?"
Chiyou sneered, "Heh heh, you believe anything I say? If Ama hadn't told me to go easy on you, do you think Tie Dashan's betrayal alone would have allowed you to defeat me?"
"Think about it, if I hadn't agreed, would Tie Dashan have dared to betray you? Besides, that foolish bear has been with me since birth. How long have you known him?"