Although a small accident had occurred, Qian Renxue had not spent all these years in the imperial palace for nothing. She quickly reined in her emotions, as though nothing had happened.
A moment later, the staff of the Seven Treasure Pavilion knocked on the door. They led a group of maids in with an assortment of pastries, fruit, and wine, then swiftly departed. Everything seemed to have returned to normal.
Qian Renxue smiled lightly, picked up the wine cup on the table, and raised it slightly toward Chen Ming before taking a small sip. Seeing this, Chen Ming could only pick up his own cup, force a smile, and take a drink as well.
Chen Ming had never expected that even after arriving in another world, that damned drinking culture would still be chasing after him.
He truly disliked drinking, not because he could not handle alcohol or anything of the sort. It was because he had seen plenty of drunks make fools of themselves since childhood, and he was afraid he might also mess something up while drunk. Unless it was necessary, he never touched the stuff.
If he accidentally revealed something after drinking, he would really be screwed.
Watching Chen Ming's expression, Qian Renxue smiled faintly.
"A few days ago, I heard that a genius had enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, one whose Second Soul Ring was already a Thousand Year Soul Ring. That naturally aroused some curiosity in me. A few days ago, I also heard about the matter between you and Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo."
"Although I understand that most matters in this world are distorted by rumor. A lie repeated three times becomes the truth; that principle has never changed throughout the ages. Perhaps the matter was not so exaggerated