Chapter Ninety-Three: I Would Even Swallow Filth If It Meant Keeping My Promise

“Right away, boss!”

Cao He did not think much of it. He turned at once and went to the wine cellar, coming back with a jar of fruit wine in hand.

“Boss, how are we supposed to use this? That kid’s already out cold. This stuff hits hard after a while—if we just pour it down him, he might choke to death. But we don’t have any proper little vessel, so we can’t exactly feed him mouth to mouth, can we? That’d be disgusting…”

Cao He said with obvious disgust. If they wanted him to do it, that was absolutely out of the question. Over his dead body.

Ye Qiu was even less willing. If it were a soft, beautiful girl, he might have reluctantly agreed. But this was a man.

“It does seem troublesome. Looks like we’ll need someone to feed him…”

After a moment’s thought, Ye Qiu agreed. His gaze then drifted to Yue Chan beside him. Yue Chan immediately glared at him and said coldly, “Why are you looking at me? Do you expect me to do that?”

“Uh... haha, I didn’t say anything. You’re the one overthinking it. It has nothing to do with me...”

Ye Qiu gave an awkward laugh. That was even more impossible. Who was Yue Chan? The lofty mistress of the Heavenly Palace, an empress in her own right. Asking her to save a complete stranger was difficult enough already.

And a man she had never even met? Impossible. Besides, if Yue Chan did it herself, wouldn’t that be doing the boy a favor?

Not wise.

As he spoke, Ye Qiu’s eyes fell on the two little girls behind Yue Chan. Their faces flushed red at once.

Oh no, don’t look at me, don’t look at me...

The two of them panicked immediately. If Ye Qiu truly ordered them to do it, they would not dare refuse. But the problem was... they genuinely did not want to.

“Ai, this is a headache. He’s already passed out like this. Forcing the wine down him will probably choke him, but it doesn’t seem like anyone wants to feed him…”

Ye Qiu was suddenly caught in a dilemma.

At that moment, Cao He’s sly eyes fell on the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow, busy outside, and a wicked idea flashed through his mind.

“Boss, I’ve got it...”

“What idea?”

Ye Qiu blinked. What could this fellow possibly have in mind?

Cao He grinned in a lecherous, shameless way. “Boss, isn’t there still that stupid bird outside? Let it do it...”

“Hm?”

Ye Qiu narrowed his eyes at Cao He, then looked at the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow. He immediately laughed. “Oh ho... good idea!”

Poor Sky-Swallowing Sparrow, we’ll have to wrong you for now. Don’t worry... we’ll keep it secret and preserve your innocence. We won’t tell anyone else.

Ye Qiu directly called the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow inside. When it flew back, it was still a bit dazed. Seeing Cao He’s ill-intentioned grin, it immediately grew nervous.

“What’s going on? Why do these two look so fake when they smile? Are they trying to set me up again?”

The Sky-Swallowing Sparrow shot the two of them a wary glance, uneasy in its heart, but it did not dare shirk its duty. It asked Ye Qiu, “Master, what do you need me for? Just say the word, and I’ll handle it properly for you, no problem at all...”

It spoke with righteous fervor.

Ye Qiu’s inner voice shouted, perfect.

He had been a little embarrassed to bring it up, but now there was no psychological burden at all.

He then explained the situation to the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow. The bird instantly flew into a rage.

“No way, absolutely not! I am a mighty ancient fiend, and you want me to do this? If word gets out, how am I supposed to show my face in the future? If my peers see it, even if I jump into the Heavenly River, I won’t be able to wash this shame away.

Impossible. I, the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow, am declaring this here and now: even if I die outside, even if I jump down from outside, I will not do such a thing...”

It was an utter humiliation. The Sky-Swallowing Sparrow could not accept it and refused outright.

You want me to feed a man? If my goddess hears about this, won’t I be ruined for life?

“Really don’t want to?”

Seeing how directly the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow refused, Ye Qiu narrowed his eyes at it. Though the bird was afraid, this concerned its dignity and pride—it would not yield.

“Don’t want to. Of course I don’t want to...”

Without a second thought, the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow refused again.

Hmph... I knew there was nothing good about this. Trying to trick me? No chance. This scheme was definitely concocted by that little villain Cao He. Damn it, just you wait—I’ll deal with him properly later.

The Sky-Swallowing Sparrow was fuming.

Then, suddenly, Ye Qiu held the wine jar in his hands and said with a look of disappointment, “Ai, what a pity. This whole jar is excellent wine. I was going to give it to you as a reward, to make it up to you.

But since you don’t want it, forget it. What a shame, what a shame...”

As he spoke, Ye Qiu lifted the lid of the wine jar.

At once, a pure and rich fragrance of wine burst forth. The Sky-Swallowing Sparrow took a light sniff, and its eyes instantly grew dazed.

“Hiss... immortal wine? This is immortal wine brewed from all kinds of immortal fruit and immortal herbs? My heavens, how is that possible...”

The moment the lid came off, not only the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow, but even Yue Chan froze for a second. She sat up straight at once, abandoning her earlier languor.

“My heavens, this aroma is unbelievably pure. I only smelled a little of it, and I can already faintly sense a breakthrough. Isn’t that far too unbelievable?”

In an instant, the two little girls beside Yue Chan were stunned silly. Earlier, they had still doubted Ye Qiu’s abilities. Now, how could they possibly doubt him?

To produce immortal wine of this caliber with a casual move—something even their mistress, Yue Chan, could not bring out—if that was not the mark of an expert, then what was?

The instant the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow caught the scent of the wine, its eyes went straight. Then a trace of wicked delight surfaced, and it gradually grew brazen.

“Heh heh... Master, I take back what I said just now. Is everything you said true? If I handle this well, you’ll give me this jar of wine?”

Dignity? What is dignity worth? Strength is the supreme truth.

The Sky-Swallowing Sparrow said shamelessly. By its logic, a true man must be able to bend and straighten as needed—what does face matter?

You know nothing. A wine of this level—just smelling it once is already a blessing earned over several lifetimes, let alone drinking it.

The Sky-Swallowing Sparrow could swear that if it could only taste a single sip, it would definitely break through and reach the Heavenly Realm.

In this age, Heavenly Realm experts were no longer the invincible powerhouses of the mortal world. But reaching that level meant one thing: you had already grasped a trace of immortal power.

It had been yearning for this day under the sun and moon alike. At this point, if you asked it to eat two catties of filth, it would probably agree—let alone simply feeding someone.

“You weren’t willing a moment ago?”

Ye Qiu looked at it with amusement. Where had this fellow learned such shamelessness? How could it be this utterly without pride?

A talent, truly—I have never seen such an brazen creature. No, not a creature—a bird...

And what happened to your pride? What about the vow to remain unyielding even if broken?

In the end, you still couldn’t escape the law of instant temptation.

The Sky-Swallowing Sparrow thumped its chest and said, “I’m willing, Master, I’m willing! Isn’t it just feeding wine mouth to mouth? How about this, Master... as long as you keep your promise and give me this jar of wine, not only will I feed him, I’ll also eat two catties of filth. Otherwise I won’t be able to hold this wine in my claws in peace...”

“Pfft!”

Yue Chan had just taken a sip of tea when she could not help but喷 it out at once, the ice-cold image she had been maintaining shattering instantly.

Heavens, what kinds of demons and monsters are in this tavern?

When Ye Qiu heard that, his face darkened. He felt a wave of embarrassment in his heart.

Damn it... for the sake of wine, you really have no shame, do you? You’d even eat that stuff?

Good grief. That one sentence had practically thunderstruck everyone in the tavern. Could you really swallow that? Do you think you’re some kind of fool?