Drinking Away Your Sorrows? Or Telling the Truth After a Few Drinks? / You Can Look, But You Can't Eat-or You Won't Eat Even When It's Right There

After listening to Jing Yuan's words, Ling Sha remained silent for a long time before letting out a soft sigh. Her eyes were filled with complex emotions, and her words were no longer as aggressive as before, but instead carried an obvious sense of melancholy.

On the contrary, I should be thanking you.

Jing Yuan smiled slightly and refuted Ling Sha's statement—

"The situation in the Alchemy Commission is now very complicated. If it weren't for Miss Ling Sha's dedication to public service, who could have cleared away all the mess in just three days?"

Moreover, starting from scratch sounds simple, but there are countless details involved. Without someone as capable as Miss Ling Sha, I would be helpless.

Moreover, what I do and what I seek...

"..."

Jing Yuan's words left Ling Sha speechless. Even if her inner fire had subsided, and she still harbored resentment towards the past, she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal. She felt a sense of bewilderment, like someone drawing their sword and looking around in confusion, and could only sigh softly in the end.

"As expected of Divine General, he didn't even leave a single excuse for people to question him..."

But let me make it clear from the beginning, the Alliance sent me here to handle official business properly, not to ask me to take sides.

"We're all on the side of the alliance, aren't we?"

Jing Yuan smiled and raised his teacup.

"Very well, I'm a bit tired after three days without sleep, so I'll take my leave now."

Ling Sha felt utterly bored at that moment, put down her empty teacup, and took her leave.

"..."

Seeing this, Jing Yuan didn't linger, but gave Gwen a wink.

"?"

Seeing Jing Yuan's meaningful gaze, Gwen was unsure whether to say that Jing Yuan was too smooth in ordering people around, or that Jing Yuan, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, was doing something like taking advantage of someone's vulnerability. But he still put down his empty teacup and followed.

"Um?

The matter concerning the Alchemy Commission is now concluded; you need not trouble yourself further, sir.

Ling Sha, who was walking silently down the street, sensed an aura behind her that, despite having only known him for a few days, felt as if they had spent a long time together. She turned to look at Gwen and smiled helplessly.

"Besides, my mind is in turmoil right now, and I fear I may not be able to entertain you properly..."

"As the long night was about to end, I said I would watch over you as you fell asleep."

Gwen chuckled and shook his head.

"...

Oh...

"In that case, could you please enlighten me?"

Ling Sha remained silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled, as if her previous despondency had vanished with the wind.

"Of course, it's not impossible. However, my experience is probably not as long as your time studying in Zhu Ming. If there is anything inappropriate, please forgive me."

Gwen smiled and nodded, then immediately changed the subject—

"But now that we're accomplices, do we still need to address each other so formally?"

"Then please forgive my poor hospitality..."

Ling Sha blinked, her smile unconsciously brightening as she led Gwen in another direction, her slender figure seemingly relaxing slightly.

"Having been gone for decades, I've returned now, but I wonder how many of the shops I used to frequent are still standing..."

Chapter 939 Drowning sorrows in alcohol? Or revealing the truth after drinking?

"We're lucky; those shops from back then are still there."

Ling Sha arranged all the food she had packed up along the way on plates, intending to sit opposite Gwen with a smile—

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't know where to treat everyone."

"That was when I treated you—"

"Hmm, putting it in Jing Yuan's account, is that a small way of getting revenge for you?"

Gwen smiled, opened the bottle of wine that Ling Sha had bought, poured himself a glass, and asked as he reached for Ling Sha's glass, "..."

"By the way, how much can you drink?"

If you can't, don't force yourself. I'm not a big drinker, nor am I the kind of person who thinks "not drinking is disrespecting me."

"I am not particularly fond of wine, but since it is the occasion today, I would like to have a few drinks."

Ling Sha smiled and gestured for Gwen to fill the cup.

"And if that's the case, then wouldn't it have been better if I hadn't found a familiar shop?"

"Since you've already bought it, why say such things?"

We can eat it next time.

Gwen said, filling the container with Ling Sha.

Hmm...

The taste seems a little different now; I don't know if it's because I haven't had it in a long time or because I've gotten used to living in Zhu Ming..."

Ling Sha took a small sip, pursed her lips, and seemed somewhat unaccustomed to the taste.

"Zhu Ming's wine is much stronger than Luofu's; it tastes... rather mellow."

"Zhu Ming Luofu is different in many ways. If you don't like the taste, you can buy some wine from Zhu Ming to drink slowly later..."

Gwen smiled and agreed to Ling Sha's request—

"I just don't know how strong Zhu Ming's liquor is."

"Hehe...

Although Zhu Ming's liquor is strong, it is not entirely in the common sense of the term "strong liquor"...

After downing a cup of wine, Ling Sha seemed to mist over, and a tempting blush appeared on her fair face as she began to tell her story.

Gwen, occasionally offering a few words of agreement, but mostly listening to Ling Sha speak—

After years of obsession being resolved, it was in such a way that the enemy she had resented for so many years turned out to be the benefactor who saved the lives of the master and disciple. The complexity of Ling Sha's emotions was probably only known to herself.

Although I'm trying to drown my sorrows in alcohol, I can't help but want to voice the turmoil in my heart...

Ling Sha talked about the people and events of Zhu Ming, and about the people and events of Luofu. He drank one cup after another, and even though no more wine was added to his cup, he still kept drinking it, trying to use the alcohol to send away all the pent-up emotions in his heart.

Gwen didn't just listen passively; when Ling Sha expressed his indignation, he would either agree with her or express his own opinion and offer a rebuttal.

"Speaking of which, since you are part of the main force fighting against the Annihilation Lord in the Scale Abyss Realm, have you ever heard of the Annihilation of the Lunar Sea of the past?"

In her drunken haze, Ling Sha suddenly changed the subject, gently shaking the wine glass that Gwen had poured water into, and asked softly.

"I have a deep understanding of it."

Gwen glanced at Ling Sha's misty eyes, not surprised by the question, and answered casually.

"Oh?"

Ling Sha, however, raised an eyebrow upon hearing Gwen's reply.

"If that's the case, do you know that the Annihilation of the Lunar Sea, which nearly caused a riot in Luofu and a civil war within the alliance, was instigated by the then- Vidyadhara Dragon Lord of the Lunar Sea due to his own selfish desires, but it was also out of good intentions?"

"Yes, Lord of the Lunar Sea Dan Feng of the Moon Drinker, in order to revive Bai Heng, who had passed away and was also Five Shallows of the High Clouds, performed the Dragon Transformation Technique. The famous craftsman Ying Xing added the flesh and blood of the Emanator of Abundance Shuhu to it, and finally an Abomination Dragon was created."

Because the then-General Luofu was seriously injured and in the process of handing over power, only Jingliu, the Sword Champion of Luofu and one of the Five Shallows of the High Clouds, could take action.

Although Jingliu killed the Abomination Dragon, he was also trapped in the demonic realm. In the end, it was only through the personal intervention of the newly appointed General Jing Yuan that the turmoil was quelled.

The Annihilation of the Lunar Sea Rebellion caused the already weakened Five Shallows of the High Clouds to completely disintegrate, leaving only Jing Yuan sitting alone in the general's seat. He didn't even have time to lick his wounds before being forced to take over the increasingly turbulent Luofu.

After recounting the events of the Annihilation of the Lunar Sea, Gwen calmly looked at the drunken, dazed Ling Sha—

Are you asking if all good intentions in the world can only lead to bad results?

"...

Oh..."

After a moment of eye contact with Gwen, Ling Sha chuckled softly—

"It seems I don't need to ask anymore."

"No, of course you can ask."

Gwen shook his head.

There is also such an example in my hometown—

The ever-present disasters are becoming increasingly terrifying. The most glorious continent on the planet has sunk, and the global population has plummeted to half of what it was before the turmoil. Most terrifyingly, the elite forces that were once considered the hope for fighting the disaster were almost completely wiped out in the last battle. Humanity has almost no hope left, and the remaining social structures are on the verge of complete collapse, left to fend for themselves.

At this moment, a psychic ability user stepped forward and used his power to give a mental suggestion to almost all of humanity, urging everyone to fight against the disaster.

With the help of psychological suggestion, the surviving humans restored Order and established three post-apocalyptic cities.

At this moment, a special signal was detected in an innocent girl, proving that she would become the messenger of that disaster and bring destruction once again.

Since the girl showed no abnormalities, the higher-ups chose to lock her up, both to protect her and to protect others.

However, due to a mental suggestion in her mind, the soldiers guarding her shot her, causing her to be completely controlled by the calamity. She then manipulated superweapons to destroy three post-apocalyptic cities, utterly robbing this dying civilization of any hope it could possibly have.

The orders from higher-ups were to prevent humanity from dying out on its own; the widespread mental manipulation by those with abilities was to ensure humanity's continued survival; and locking the girl up was also for the purpose of protecting each other.

But tragedy still struck.

Whose fault do you think this is?

"..."

Listening to Gwen's vague story, Ling Sha's eyes flickered slightly as she pondered.

"From top to bottom, everyone's actions are motivated by goodwill."

Even the soldiers who fired the shots were willing to go from being civilians to becoming soldiers who picked up guns, all in order to protect others.

However, it's unclear whether they were truly influenced by suggestion, or whether they were simply cowardly individuals too afraid to confront real enemies, resorting instead to venting their inadequacy on harmless targets.

"But that's clearly not something we need to discuss right now."

Gwen shook his head, his gaze fixed intently on the Ling Sha—

"The ultimate evil consequences are not directly related to the good intentions in people's hearts."

Ultimately, the negative consequences stem from errors in action and the neglect of certain situations.

During the Annihilation of the Lunar Sea, Dan Feng overlooked the possible consequences of failure, and Ying Xing ignored the variables brought about by the Shuhu flesh and blood.

Your master awakened Dan Feng's Remembrance as a reincarnation, but overlooked the various variables that would result from this..."

Chapter 940 Showing but not eating, or refusing to eat even when it's right in front of your mouth.

"It is true that what they did ultimately led to bad consequences, but to equate their good intentions with the final evil results is misguided..."

That's a bit of a stretch.

Gwen shook his head as he spoke.

"The mistake wasn't the good intention itself, but the lack of caution in doing things. Without thinking things through before acting, and with only the intention of doing good in mind, it ultimately led to disastrous consequences."

"Think twice before you act..."

Think twice before you act...

Oh..."

Ling Sha muttered Gwen's words, then casually poured herself a glass of wine—

Even children who have just started elementary school know this saying, but how many of them can actually do it?

How many people can actually do that when they're feeling excited and nervous?

He tilted his head back and downed the entire glass of wine, the glistening liquid slowly trickling down his smooth skin.

The next moment, her slightly reddened eyes stared straight at Gwen—

"Gwen, can you?"

"When things get really critical, I will of course try to think things through as much as possible, but if I can't think of anything, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do."

Gwen shrugged and spoke the truth.