"Hm? We're here?"
Liu Bai suddenly woke with a start. Disregarding his image, he wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and headed outside.
Hong Batian followed closely behind Liu Bai.
Only then did Ye Lin slowly open his eyes. Watching the two men's backs, he rose and followed after them.
"Everyone, welcome to the banquet. Come, I'll take you inside."
The moment he stepped out of the carriage, Ye Lin saw a Floating Continent before him, its surface suffused with dense Immortal Qi.
From within came the occasional cries of immortal cranes, while grand and magnificent palaces flickered in and out of view amid the mist formed by the Immortal Qi.
Besides that, trees grew throughout the place. Looking closer, each of those trees bore fruit.
"Follow me."
Hong Batian gave a slight wave of his hand, then clasped his hands behind his back and strode forward, a confident smile on his face.
"Why are you pretending to be like this?"
At that moment, Ye Lin, standing beside Liu Bai, suddenly spoke.
"What?"
Liu Bai froze for a moment, then looked at Ye Lin with a puzzled expression.
Ye Lin said nothing, only gazing at him meaningfully.
Seeing Ye Lin's meaningful gaze, Liu Bai stood blankly for a moment before bursting into laughter.
"What are you talking about? Pretending? This is how I've always been."
"Dashing and free-spirited."
"You know, everyone changes. We haven't seen each other in so long—wouldn't it be perfectly normal for me to change a little?"
Laughing at Ye Lin, Liu Bai turned and followed behind Hong Batian.
Ye Lin followed behind him, smiling without a word.
That fleeting instant of blankness from Liu Bai had already given him the answer.
What exactly are you afraid of?
Or have you always been like