Heaven Dou City, Moonlight Pavilion.
In a secluded room on the top floor, a stubble-faced man in ragged clothes drank in sullen silence.
A heavy stench of blood clung to him, refusing to dissipate. Even a place as exacting about etiquette as the Moonlight Pavilion could not wash that smell away.
Creak-
The door opened, and a young woman in court dress walked in.
After only a few steps, Tang Yuehua frowned at the wine bottles scattered over and under the table, and the untouched meal. Her face chilled as she gave a displeased snort.
"Second Brother, where... did this wine come from?"
One light sniff was all Tang Yuehua needed to know that the wine her second brother, Tang Hao, was drinking definitely had not come from the Moonlight Pavilion.
It was the cheapest swill sold outside.
That sort of wine did the most harm to the body.
Tang Hao merely lowered his head and drank, unwilling to say a word.
Even without an answer, Tang Yuehua knew he must have sneaked out at night to find it.
Tang Hao had never even thought to hide the footprints and mud on the windowsill.
With Tang Hao's cultivation as a Titled Douluo, concealing his movements and getting a few bottles of wine in Heaven Dou City was child's play, wasn't it?
Tang Yuehua sighed, then continued.
"Second Brother, I'm not trying to control you.
"It's just... your serious injuries haven't healed, and you have countless hidden injuries. If you don't take proper care of yourself, no one will be able to save you.
"If you want wine, just tell me. What fine wine doesn't the Moonlight Pavilion have? I've even kept a few bottles from the palace cellars. Why must you sneak out to find some?
"Besides, if you're going