The next morning, not wanting her senior brother to starve to death on the mountain, Yue Lingshan set off early from Jade Maiden Peak with a large basket of food for the Cliff of Repentance.
Besides enough food for a whole day's meals for one person—such as wheat porridge, flatbreads, and some side dishes—Yue Lingshan had secretly added half a pound of cooked beef and a small flask of good wine, hoping to make her senior brother's days on the mountain a little more bearable.
After all, her senior brother, Linghu Chong, had been sent to the Cliff of Repentance for drinking. Who would dare bring him wine now? If they were caught, they might well end up joining him on the cliff.
Fortunately, Yue Lingshan wasn't afraid!
She knew that even if her father, Yue Buqun, found out, he certainly wouldn't make her accompany her senior brother on the Cliff of Repentance. At worst, he'd scold her harshly. That was no big deal. She had nothing to fear from him.
Besides, Yue Lingshan knew that her father had been terribly busy lately and had no time to keep an eye on her. He wouldn't bother inspecting the food sent up the mountain every day, let alone go to the Cliff of Repentance to keep watch over her senior brother. So even if she secretly brought a small flask of wine, he would never find out!
Before long, Yue Lingshan reached the Cliff of Repentance with practiced ease. She had lost count of how many times she'd been there. From a distance, she spotted her senior brother meditating and practicing his martial arts beneath a pine tree, facing the morning sun and a sea of mist.
"Hey—"
"Senior Brother!"
"I've come to see you!"
Yue Lingshan waved to him from