Chapter 28

"Drinking with the wind—what joy, what joy!"

Jiang Mu Ming was also a man who loved his wine, with a touch of youthful spirit in his heart.

A thousand miles of travel.

At last, Tian Qi City.

Today, he deserved to drink and sing wildly!

But just then, a gale fiercer than the wind itself swept in.

In a fleeting glance.

An old man with snow-white hair arrived with peerless lightness skill.

He reached to snatch the wine jug from Jiang Mu Ming's hand.

"Trying to take my wine?"

Jiang Mu Ming's form flickered, sidestepping the grab.

He pulled out the stopper.

Brought it to his lips, and laughed: "That won't do."

Across from him.

The white-haired old man gave an embarrassed smile.

He said, "Young friend, fine footwork."

"But such fine wine shouldn't be enjoyed alone. How about sharing half with me?"

Before the words faded.

A flash of light.

The man seemed to vanish entirely.

When he reappeared.

He was already at Jiang Mu Ming's side! One hand shot out, grasping for the jug, aiming to seize that Peach Blossom Moon Fall!

"Not bad yourself."

But at the critical moment, Jiang Mu Ming's form slowly dissolved where he stood.

The other's hand closed.

On nothing but an afterimage!

The next instant, Jiang Mu Ming's voice came from the highest point of Tian Qi City: "But old-timer, isn't your face a bit too thick?"

"Oh?" The white-haired fellow glanced at Jiang Mu Ming in surprise.

He chuckled. "Interesting."

Then, atop that highest point of Tian Qi City, two figures chased each other like streaks of light.

Leaving a trail of afterimages.

The human eye couldn't tell where either of them was!

"Stop fooling around!"

Seeing the two lost in their playful game, Miss Yue Luo, mistress of the Thirty-Two Pavilions of the Brothel Directorate, paced in agitation.

She called out loudly: "Young sir, you said just now that he would come to Tian Qi City to fetch me soon."

"Is that true?!"

Never had Yue Luo been so flustered as she was in this moment.

She feared the other was deceiving her.

But she also hoped he wasn't!

"Of course it's true."

Jiang Mu Ming glanced helplessly at the old man beside him, who had taken advantage of his distraction to grab the Peach Blossom Moon Fall.

"Miss, I lost a jug of Peach Blossom Moon Fall just to answer your question."

"When you meet the Confucian Immortal later."

"Remember to have him repay me with three jugs... no, ten!"

Just then.

The old man, who had hastily tipped the jug to his mouth for a swig, spoke up:

"Don't worry, your sweetheart isn't dead yet."

"If you can't trust this brat, can't you trust me, Li Changsheng?"

"Good wine! Truly good wine!"

This white-haired old man before them.

It was none other than the Academy Libationer, famed across the land and unmatched under heaven—Li Changsheng!

Hearing Li Changsheng say this, Miss Yue Luo's hanging heart finally settled completely.

Otherwise, just Jiang Mu Ming alone would have left her somewhat worried, even though the wine he brought was indeed Peach Blossom Moon Fall.

That couldn't escape her eyes.

And at that moment, Li Changsheng downed most of a jug in one gulp.

His otherworldly eyes turned to Jiang Mu Ming.

He asked curiously, "Kid, you hear I'm Li Changsheng, and you don't react at all?"

"An ordinary man would already be on his knees begging me to take him as a disciple by now."

Jiang Mu Ming smiled faintly.

He had known from the start that this was Li Changsheng, but... so what?

He was Li Changsheng.

And he was Jiang Mu Ming!

The Jiang Mu Ming who would surely surpass Li Changsheng and become the new Number One Under Heaven!

"Old man, even if you're Li Changsheng, that half-jug of wine you've got left—"

"It's mine!"

Jiang Mu Ming's expression turned serious in an instant.

Miss Yue Luo didn't even have time to blink.

The next moment, the half-jug of Peach Blossom Moon Fall that had been in Li Changsheng's hand was now in Jiang Mu Ming's.

Standing atop the highest Mysterious Bird in Tian Qi City, the bright moon hung high, the long wind howled.

The Blue-Robed Youth drank heartily!

How unrestrained!

Li Changsheng looked at his own empty hand, then up at Jiang Mu Ming, who stood higher.

He suddenly laughed.

"To snatch this jug of wine from my hand without me noticing—just that move puts you among the top five under heaven!"

Even if Li Changsheng had been a bit careless, being able to take that wine...