Today, Tomorrow, the Day After Tomorrow

Chen Ping'an found A Liang at a tavern on a street corner.

A Liang had an arm around a male sword cultivator's shoulders, saying, "What are you so heartbroken about? So what if Nalan Caihuan has your heart? Can she have your body? Impossible. Nalan Caihuan doesn't have that ability." The man did not feel any better. He only wanted to drink more. Swaying unsteadily, he reached out and picked up the wine jug on the table. It was empty. A Liang hurriedly ordered another jug. Hearing jeers rise all around, he saw Madam Xie twisting her waist as she came around from behind the counter, spring in her brows and eyes as she smiled toward the outside of the tavern. A Liang turned his head and saw Chen Ping'an arriving. "In the Sword Qi Great Wall, we scholars are still the precious ones. Everywhere we go, we're welcomed."

After Chen Ping'an sat down, he smiled and said, "A Liang, I'm inviting you to Ning Residence for a meal. I'll cook myself."

Madam Xie placed a jug of wine on the table but did not sit down. A Liang nodded and accepted Chen Ping'an's invitation, then tipped back his head to look at the woman. His drunken eyes were hazy as he looked her over from left to right. "Sister Xie, what's going on? I can barely see your face anymore."

The woman sneered. "Are you going to prattle on again about how, every time you get drunk, you can see two Inverted Mountains? Can't you come up with anything fresh? A Liang, you're old. Read more of Second Shopkeeper's Hundred Sword Immortal Seal Manual. That's the sort of thing scholars ought to talk about."

Sister Xie's fickleness left A Liang somewhat saddened.

The two left. After Chen Ping'an had