The moon hung high in the sky, and the cold wind moaned.
Liu Fuyun and Elder Zhou chatted until deep into the night before coming to Leng Xingguang's residence to find Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu.
Lin Bai, Leng Xingguang, and the others had drunk themselves senseless. Lin Zhiwei had already collapsed on the floor, snoring loudly, with drunken nonsense escaping his mouth from time to time.
Hua WuHui leaned against a pillar. A flush of wine colored his handsome, pale face, and his eyes were unfocused and glazed. Clearly, he had drunk quite a lot as well.
When he heard that Lin Bai was leaving with Liu Fuyun, Leng Xingguang staggered to his feet and tried to drag Lin Bai into drinking more.
Jiang Xuansu and Feng Yiren bade each other farewell reluctantly, agreeing to meet again at Wind and Snow Villa another day.
After Jiang Xuansu helped Lin Bai out of Wind and Snow Villa's estate, the spiritual power within Lin Bai stirred. Most of the alcohol in his body was refined away, and he regained consciousness.
But Lin Bai still felt a splitting headache. He could not help rubbing his temples. "I drank a little too much... I should drink less from now on..."
"It looks like you and Leng Xingguang get along quite well?"
A smug, spring-breeze smile bloomed across Liu Fuyun's face, as though he had struck gold.
Before Lin Bai could answer, Jiang Xuansu saw through Liu Fuyun's unusual cheerfulness. "Ancestor, did something pleasant happen today?"
"Hahahaha." Jiang Xuansu's question seemed to hit the mark. Liu Fuyun immediately burst into hearty laughter. "I had a wonderful conversation with Elder Zhou of Wind and Snow Villa just now. We exchanged views, not only resolving cultivation questions that had troubled me for years, but also establishing