"Se-Seventh Senior Brother! Wh-what are you doing?!" Lu Daxin shouted, staring at Zhang Xiaofan in terror.
That shout snapped Zhang Xiaofan awake at once, and he snatched the wine gourd from Luo Yunji's hand again. He shook it, then turned it over, mouth downward, only to find that just one or two crystalline drops of wine slowly dripped out.
"He... he drank it all!" Wu Dayi and the others immediately took out their respective magical treasures and stood on full alert against Luo Yunji. Their stance was far more serious than when they had dealt with the Demon Sect earlier.
Shuiyue and Wen Min also stood still with swords in hand, guarding against Luo Yunji opposite them.
At that moment, the leaders of the other branches all inexplicably recalled the scene from that night on Big Bamboo Peak years ago, when "twin moons shared the sky, and an ice lotus bloomed in full."
Back then, Tian Buyi had muddled his way through it. Now, seeing the Big Bamboo Peak party—including Shuiyue, who had arrived at Big Bamboo Peak earlier than them that year—being so wary as well, they already had a faint guess in their hearts. And from the disciples who studied spells at Big Bamboo Peak, they had also learned that Big Bamboo Peak forbade this most pampered young disciple from drinking.
With the two facts confirming each other, Daoxuan True Person stopped meditating to recover and immediately arranged for disciples and followers to evacuate the scene. The leaders of the other branches also came to their senses at once and hurried to help clear the crowd.
All the disciples and many elders were urged away from here in utter confusion.
There were many wounded here, so the evacuation was painfully slow.
Daoxuan was so anxious that sweat seeped