Lin Bai silently raised his bowl, clinked it against Leng Xingguang's, and drained it in one gulp, melting the anger in his heart into the wine and swallowing it down.
"Later, my master died..." Leng Xingguang said sorrowfully. "I owed Wind and Snow Villa far too much. So whenever Wind and Snow Villa needed me to contribute, I obeyed its orders without hesitation."
"I wielded the Heaven Swallowing Dao Art, moved mountains and filled seas, Chased Stars and Snatched the Moon, quelled Wind and Snow Villa's internal turmoil, and expanded its territory."
"And I lived until this day."
Leng Xingguang simply recounted his past and the pain in his heart, speaking in a slow, endless stream that made Lin Bai feel as though he had experienced it himself.
When he finished, Leng Xingguang smiled, raised his bowl, and drank with Lin Bai.
"What about you? How have you lived all these years?"
Leng Xingguang asked Lin Bai.
Lin Bai's expression sank, and a look of remembrance surfaced in his eyes.
He recalled awakening his martial soul in Spirit Rhino City, and the drastic change from genius to good-for-nothing.
He recalled taking Ling Tianzi as his master on Spirit Sword Mountain.
He recalled the destruction of Divine Martial Nation, and Bai Xiaoxiao treading across a sea of flames to ascend the throne amid the ruins.
He recalled the battle at Divine Relic Ridge, when the Giant God Avatar descended and Ji Xiang died for him.
He recalled the Myriad Kingdoms Domain... recalled the Eastern Continent... recalled his parents, recalled the Eastern Continent Academy...
"My name is Lin Bai. I was born in a small world called the Barren Ancient Continent..."
Lin Bai steadied his mind and slowly began recounting his past.
The moment he began, Leng Xingguang was stunned. "You were