The Finale (Xiao Yi Xian)!

Central Plains, in a pavilion dozens of miles outside Li City, three figures sat within, their gazes carrying a faint impatience.

"Liu Qing, will he really come?" In the pavilion, a stern-looking man in gray licked his lips and asked.

"Lin Yan, after all these years, you're still so impatient." Beside him, a man in green smiled faintly, his manner quite refined.

"Lin Xiuyai, I heard you established a Cliff Gang in Azure Sky City?" The tall, burly Liu Qing said with a smile. By now, he was also the head of the Liu Family, and there was considerable authority between his brows.

"Just playing around." Lin Xiuyai chuckled. "It can't grace a refined hall. Compared to that guy, it isn't even worth a hair..."

"Hehe, Lin Xiuyai, that doesn't sound like something you'd say..." Before Lin Xiuyai's voice had faded, a familiar laugh rang out in the pavilion. Then, without any warning, a figure appeared within it. Dressed in black, it was Ning Luo!

"Haha, you finally showed yourself, you bastard." At the sight of Ning Luo, joy appeared on all three faces. They hurried forward and each punched him once in the chest.

"Hehe, I actually punched the Flame Emperor. Damn, that feels glorious." Lin Yan laughed loudly.

Seeing these friends he had not met in years, Ning Luo laughed heartily as well. With a grasp of his hand, several jars of strong liquor appeared in the pavilion. "Enough nonsense. We're not leaving until we're drunk."

"Fine, we'll keep you company today!"

The three laughed as well, accepting the jars without ceremony and tilting their heads back to drink deeply.

Within the pavilion, the four drank and laughed together. Their laughter drifted out, sounding especially carefree amid the pavilion.

Moonlight climbed higher. Lin Yan and Liu Qing were