Tonglin County, Peach Blossom Manor.
"Cheers!"
With the year drawing to a close, after everyone had just spent a Spring Festival in Sea City, they returned to Great Jing. Before it was time to stay up on New Year's Eve, they gathered everyone together for a small reunion.
Lu Zheng personally took to the kitchen and prepared several huge tables of dishes.
Du YueYao, Wang Xiaowan, Yang Caiyi, Zhu Yushan and his wife, Ning Zhiqi and his wife, the women of Five Beauties Manor, Bi Xinyu and Mo Lan, as well as Fan Boyu, Yue Honghai, Yuan Jing, Hou Ping—who had rarely appeared in the middle and later stages—City God Xin Zhanting, were all present.
"Cheers!"
Everyone raised their cups together. Even Ganoderma Horse and Ginseng Doll lifted their spiritual spring beverages, cheering and dancing with delight.
"The New Year is almost here!" Xin Zhanting said. "Even the Netherworld has quieted down."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Yuan Jing clinked cups with Lu Zheng, then raised his cup toward the northeast. "I haven't seen Master for a year. I do miss him, and he misses me too. He even had you pass on word that I should go to White Cloud Temple this year so he can test my studies."
Lu Zheng fell silent for a moment, then patted Yuan Jing's arm. "Travel safely, Senior Brother. Give Master my regards."
Yuan Jing patted his chest. "Don't worry. Leave it to me."
On the other side, Liu Qingquan and the women of Five Beauties Manor were teasing the two little ones from Zhu Yushan and Ning Zhiqi's families.
Zhu Yushan and Li Hanyu had given birth to a little girl, while Ning Zhiqi and Yi QianQian had a chubby boy. The two families were discussing whether they should arrange a childhood betrothal