Hearing Uncle Yu speak, I came back to my senses.
I nodded at Uncle Yu.
"Uncle Yu, let's head back too!"
But Uncle Yu smiled.
"Suddenly, I don't feel like going back so early. Care to have a few drinks with me?"
Uncle Yu suddenly spoke up.
The moment Uncle Yu said that, I understood that he had something he wanted to tell me.
Otherwise, after traveling over a thousand miles to get back, and at this late hour, there had to be something on his mind.
Perhaps it was about Shi Sheng and my brother.
I did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately nodded.
"Sure, Uncle Yu. There's a good barbecue place up ahead. Shall we go there?"
"Alright!"
Uncle Yu nodded.
I parked the car, then went with Uncle Yu to that barbecue restaurant.
Even though it was rather late, the restaurant was still doing good business.
What we ate was not important. What mattered was what Uncle Yu wanted to tell me.
I casually had the owner arrange a few dishes, opened two bottles of beer, and sat down at a small table.
With the beer in hand, Uncle Yu said nothing.
"Glug, glug." He downed an entire bottle right away.
Seeing Uncle Yu drain a bottle as soon as we arrived, what could I, as a junior, say?
I could only drink one myself first.
Once I finished, I opened another bottle for Uncle Yu.
Only then did Uncle Yu speak.
"Ah! The matter of Carefree Tower has finally been settled. Another great scourge has been removed from this world..."
I did not respond, merely nodding and letting out a quiet "Mm."
There was no way Uncle Yu had asked me out for drinks alone just to talk this kind of bullshit.
Sure enough, seeing