On ordinary days.
Everyone only saw the glorious side of the various lineages' and sects' Holy Sons, but who could see their pain and torment?
Take Lin Bai, for example.
He had only recently become the Holy Son of Tianshui Sect, yet the great mission of reviving Tianshui Sect already weighed upon his shoulders.
The burden was almost crushing Lin Bai until he could barely breathe.
Ever since becoming Tianshui Sect's Holy Son, Lin Bai had been forced to participate in the war between Tianshui Sect and Heaven and Earth Gate in order to revive Tianshui Sect, and forced to plot Tianshui Sect's allegiance to His Highness Prince Chen.
Now, he had been forced to come to the Imperial Capital to help His Highness Prince Chen seize power.
Lin Bai was like this, and he believed the other Holy Sons and Holy Daughters were the same.
They, too, must be carrying missions and responsibilities invisible to everyone else.
That was why Meng Qinxian's words—"We've never allowed ourselves to be happy and indulge"—had touched Chen Yule's heart.
At that moment.
Yi Heze, who had been pinned to the ground and forced to drink by the three of them, suddenly leaped to his feet.
Chen Yule immediately sensed trouble, thinking Yi Heze was about to lose his temper.
After all, Yi Heze was the Holy Son of Pacifying Heaven Sword Sect. If word got out that he had been forcibly pinned down and made to drink, wouldn't he become a laughingstock?
Unexpectedly.
The first thing Yi Heze said after standing up left both Chen Yule and Lin Bai dumbfounded. "Brother Chen, no need to say more. Everything is in the wine."
"I'll finish mine. Drink as much as you like!"
Yi Heze directly picked up another bowl of wine and tipped his