At this moment.
Su Ya, whom Li Ye had been talking about, was returning from the family residence with exhaustion written all over his face.
He urgently needed someone to talk to.
He had never expected Ripple Cliff Grotto-Heaven to have such a deep connection to him. To him, these matters were simply far too shocking.
So he hurried back to the sect, found Li Ye, and without another word asked, "Do you have any wine left?"
Li Ye glanced at the utterly dejected Su Ya.
Without saying much, he directly took out what remained of his Peach Blossom Wine.
"Drink."
"If it isn't enough, I have other wine here."
"We may not have much else, but there's plenty of liquor!"
A new batch was already brewing. Though wine grew mellower the longer it was stored, it still had to be drunk when it was time to drink.
Su Ya grabbed a wine jar and began guzzling it down. The wine streamed down his cheeks like raindrops scattering across the earth; more spilled than went into his mouth.
After finishing, he gently set the jar on the table, then collapsed onto it, his face full of conflict.
"..."
"So what exactly is troubling you? Why not tell your junior brother?"
Li Ye asked tentatively.
In truth, Su Ya had been waiting for Li Ye to ask.
"Alas." Su Ya let out a long sigh. "Returning Shore Market was indeed established by my grandfather's generation, but something happened afterward.
"My grandfather... was planted inside Ripple Cliff Grotto-Heaven by the sect because he committed an offense.
"This matter is related to me as well. I truly feel uneasy and terrified."
What?
Li Ye swallowed.
He had never imagined there was such a thing.
Among all the punishments of the Four Seasons Sect,