Chapter 2783: Hengshan
Wei Guangyu was taciturn, but it was plain to see that he was more than willing to befriend someone like me. Several times, when Ye Yunqiu raised his cup, he raised his as well. Once, Ye Yunqiu had wanted to drink with me alone, and Wei Guangyu had instinctively raised his cup too, leaving him so awkward that he did not know what to do. Fortunately, his clever Dao partner rose with him, turning a private toast into a toast for everyone. Clearly, Wei Guangyu was not well versed in worldly affairs and had a rather simple personality. Still, he had a good Dao partner, which spared him many unnecessary collisions with the wall of emotional intelligence.
"Challenging the arena isn't the same as defending it. There's no way we can help Brother Xia. Besides, telling Brother Xia each of our fellow disciples' weaknesses would be unbecoming and contrary to our principles. So after discussing it with Senior Brother Wei, Senior Sister Chen, and Junior Sister Ying, I decided to invite Brother Xia here for a feast. I wanted to make everything clear first, lest Brother Xia misunderstand." After exchanging pleasantries, Ye Yunqiu got to the point.
"Daoists Ye, Wei, Chen, and Ying are all upright and honorable immortals. How could I not understand? So there's no need to explain these things in detail. Let's just keep eating and drinking tea." I smiled.
"Refreshing. I, Wei Guangyu, didn't misjudge you." After saying that, Wei Guangyu picked up his teacup and drank again. I smiled and returned the toast with tea. That was quite a high evaluation, after all.
The banquet passed amid the clinking of cups. Most of our conversation concerned the Immortal Kingdom. Of course, I did not forget to mention to Ye Yunqiu that I