A Hundred Boats Compete in the Current, the Courtesan's Birthday Banquet, Blue-Heavens Long Dream, Thirty-Three Heavens

Li Xian secretly planted hair strands and overheard the entire conversation between Commandery Princess Anyang and Qingyao after he left. Even though he remained calm, he was extremely surprised and broke out in a cold sweat.

He thought to himself that he had been on guard since their first meeting. But he never expected that the brief conversation would reveal so much to Commandery Princess Anyang. Her sharp eyes and accurate judgment of people were truly remarkable.

Li Xian reflected, "Lately, no matter how difficult the matter, I have been able to succeed through planning and hard work. This has led me to become so complacent that I've underestimated the heroes of the world. Although I know in my heart that I should not underestimate Commandery Princess Anyang, I still underestimated her when we met just now!"

Hearing Commandery Princess Anyang's plan, he pondered, "Since this has already happened, I need to find a way to deal with it. Commandery Princess Anyang's words suggest she intends to use me and subdue me, and when she mentioned taking my life, she exuded strong confidence. I haven't revealed all my abilities, so if I'm really attacked, I might have some chance to fight back. But this also shows that Commandery Princess Anyang is not someone to be trifled with."

"Fortunately... I learned of her intentions. She doesn't necessarily want to kill me right now. I should use this mindset to change her thinking, first gain her trust, and then secretly detoxify myself. In this way, I can survive in this precarious situation, and perhaps... even use her instead."

"When I gain power one day, I will repay her in full. Hmph, I fell into her hands in the past, and one day... I might just be able to capture this woman and make her suffer." His thoughts raced, and he already had a direction.

When they returned to the Jade Pillar Mountain mining area, Su Pofu had already taken care of the aftermath. He put Jiang Huchen, Biao De, and Qiu Lie into a prison van. Jiang Huchen's elder brother, Jiang Longsheng, was Mud Body, but he was no match for the Su Family.

Li Xian called out, and the patrol duty for the day was over. The four returned to Marquis Wu Station, completed their midday lessons, and then had evening training. After drinking the Essence Soup of the day, they received another wisp of the Heaven and Earth Essence.[16]

[Bone-Sculpting Embryo]

[Proficiency: 18/100]

Make steady progress every day.

Today, during his inspection of the city gates and his raid on Jade Pillar Mountain, he performed remarkably well, drawing attention from Su Pofu, Yang Buyan, Bai Zhenglong, and others. He also accumulated three points of military merit.

Once military merits are accumulated to a certain amount, they can be exchanged for martial arts skills, Heavenly Crafted Wonders, rare treasures, and so on. Today's harvest is also plentiful. For two consecutive days, Li Xian continued his daily routine: patrolling in the morning, studying at noon, and training in the evening. After returning to Jujube-Pasture Residence, he would further hone his martial arts skills.

The second chapter of the Five Organs Purge-Turbidity Revive-Yang Scripture Bone-Strengthening Section] has accumulated proficiency [123]. The methods of hanging upside down and suspending the earth are gradually mastered, and the rise Turbid Sinking will happen naturally. The Heavenly Pivot Saber Method, the Stone-Pushing Palm Method, and the Suffering Body Scripture usually practiced during evening training, and the progress is also quite good, all of which are close to "Major Accomplishment". It is said that the Gold-Seeking Guard has a rule: Heavenly Pivot Saber Method, the Stone-Pushing Palm Method, and the Suffering Body Scripture practiced to Perfection, one can exchange them for a decent martial art without military merit. However, few people have ever done so. The three martial arts are difficult to learn and practice, which consumes spirit, energy, and damages the body. Progress is also slow. To master Perfection, one needs enlightenment and fortuitous opportunity.

The skill level for "Flicked-Finger Golden Light" is already [13246], and it is becoming increasingly proficient and refined.

Accumulate military merits to [321. Daily patrol duty, the squad leader accumulates "2" military merits, and the squad members accumulate [1] military merits. If there is a task to capture thieves, you can get extra military merits.

Yesterday, Li Xian was on his routine patrol of Zhoushan Ward when he happened to encounter a troublemaking martial artist. The Common Citizen had injured several Jade Citizen and was about to flee. Li Xian saw him from afar and used his Flicked-Finger Golden Light to knock the man to the ground.

A small test.

He quelled a disturbance and thus gained some military merit.[13] In addition, a few days ago, he was lucky enough to expose the plot of the "Big-Coat Sect; Duan Wuya".

After accumulating a few more military merits over several days, they have gradually accumulated enough to exchange for some basic martial arts skills. However, they are still far from being able to Entry Vehicle true advanced martial arts, school-specific martial arts, or profound martial arts.

On this day, a grand banquet was held at the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower. Xu Shaoqian was invited to participate. He wanted to cultivate Li Xian into the second Lei Chong, so he brought Li Xian and Lei Chong with him to the banquet.

Today's banquet was quite interesting.

Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower has long been known as the "Beautiful Tower," "Fine Tower," and "Dream Tower." It is a gathering place for talented men and beautiful women, and young talents. Today's grand gathering is a banquet for the Tao Xiangrong, Tao Xiangrong.

Although Tao Xiangrong reputation preceded her. How could the young talents Jade City Yucheng not know that she was about to celebrate her birthday? They prepared ample birthday gifts well in advance, hoping to win the beauty's favor. As a result, more and more people came to send gifts, all wanting to make a splash at the banquet.

The commotion grew intensely.

Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower is one of the most wondrous towers in the world. It is located in "Blue-Heavens Ward", from which the area is named. When Li Xian followed Xu Shaoqian, they were still several miles away from Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower when they saw a layer of hazy, colorful mist enveloping the tower like a dream.

From afar it looks like mist, but up close it resembles a celestial palace.

The Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower is surrounded by a long road made of jade bricks, called "Azure Cloud Path". A single jade brick is more valuable than a human life. The Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower is located in the western part of the city, and its jurisdiction overlaps with that of the Gold-Seeking Guard's patrol and protection area.

Xu Shaoqian, being "close to the water tower, gets the moon first," and often visited Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower. However, Jade City was quite vast, Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower was actually more than ten miles away from Tailstreet Marquis Wu Station Westwind Street.

Li Xian had seen "Flying Dragon City; Worry-Relieving Tower". Although this tower was not in Jade City, it was also known as a "miracle tower". It had exhausted the life's work of He Wentian, the city lord of Flying Dragon City. It was full of countless mechanisms and Clarity all night long. It was extremely beautiful.

Any worries or troubles will disappear upon entering the building. Li Xian had been to Flying Dragon City, but due to circumstances and various other reasons, he was unable to experience the grandeur of the Worry-Relieving Tower. Upon entering the Worry-Relieving Tower, he found that the entire magnificent building, crafted to the Wen Caishang, had been destroyed by He Wentian himself because of Wen Caishang's deception.

He Wentian realized his mistake too late and hated Wen Caishang intensely. But no matter how capable he was, he was ultimately just a plaything in Wen Caishang's hands.

The Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower before us is truly a wonder among wonders.

Approaching it, I looked up. The wondrous building appeared before me. It was the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower, though called a "pavilion," it was not a pavilion at all. The entire pavilion had no horizontal beams or stone pillars. It seemed to be thirty-three layers of "heavens" formed by nature. Each layer was shrouded in celestial mist, and in its depths, there seemed to be Immortal Peach groves, jade pools, fairies, immortals, and celestial horses.

Upon first glance, Li Xian was completely bewildered by how it had been created. Even the tallest buildings and the most magnificent structures would not leave Li Xian in such a state of confusion, though he might be surprised or sigh. The thirty-three "heavens" hung before his eyes.

It didn't seem like something crafted by artisans; rather, it was as if a piece of the sky had been torn off and placed here. Li Xian was amazed, filled with curiosity and joy. Wrapped in a specially made light gauze, the scene inside was blurred and dreamlike. The woman's laughter came down from above, as if a fairy was watching over him. It could truly be called a "celestial realm"!

Xu Shaoqian laughed, "Take a good look around. After you're shocked here, don't embarrass me when we go inside." Lei Chong, who was also here for the first time, said in astonishment, "Yes... yes!"

The entire Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower resembled a dreamlike paradise on earth. Li Xian thought to himself, "What a magnificent Azure Dream Tower! Who would want to wake up once they step into this place? Speaking of which, how was this place built? I haven't seen any pillars or beams; how does it support the thirty-three heavens? If I have the chance, I really want to investigate."

Xu Shaoqian said, "The Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower has thirty-three heavens in total: nine lower heavens, twelve middle heavens, and twelve upper heavens. The size of this tower and the things it contains are greater than those in several city districts!"

"I won't go into details, just let you experience it for yourselves today. You two only need to know that, as my right-hand men, you'll be coming here... a lot more in the future! Hahahaha."

He laughed heartily, took a big step forward, and headed towards the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower. As he stepped onto the jade brick path, he already felt a strange sensation of alternating reality and illusion, like a dream.

Maids lined both sides of the road, dressed in exquisite, soft clothes, like celestial maidens. Their faces were made up, with red lines drawn between their brows. They smiled charmingly, nodding and welcoming the visitors, and pointing the way with their sleeves.

This jade-brick-paved road is already quite remarkable, belonging to the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower area. The street scenes on both sides are extremely hazy, as if one is "ascending to immortality" and stepping onto the path to a fairyland.

Suddenly, two children with braids, holding red wooden buckets, splashed water at Xu Shaoqian, Li Xian, and Lei Chong. Lei Chong roared angrily, "How dare you!" and drew his sword. Xu Shaoqian put his hands behind his back, then suddenly raised one hand and pressed it down.

Lei Chong was immediately restrained and could no longer move. The water splashed on the three of them, but it did not wet their clothes. Instead, it turned into a "cool" aura that surrounded them and cleansed their bodies.

Xu Shaoqian sneered, "Ignorant fool! You're making a fool of yourself!" Lei Chong blushed and said, "Central Lang General, I... I..."

Xu Shaoqian said, "This is Jade-Purifying Water. It has an extraordinary origin, and a bucket costs thirty taels of silver. It can wash away sweat, body odor, and filth. What kind of place is the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower? It is known as a place where 'mortals are ashamed to enter the Dream Pavilion.'"

"You who are on duty during the day, covered in dirt and stench, do you really think you can easily enter the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower?"

"I ordered you all to wear Tiger-Python Uniform today because I knew you would embarrass yourselves if you came in your private clothes. Although my Tiger-Python Uniform are not casual attire, Gold-Seeking Guard, we will not lose face wherever we go. In the future, observe more and act less rashly. In this respect, Li Xian is better than you!" Lei Chong nodded repeatedly in agreement. Xu Shaoqian waved his hand and walked ahead. He was quite displeased with what had just happened. As they walked deeper into the area, a dozen or so maids in white dresses emerged from both sides.

They were all carrying flower baskets filled with bouquets. Xu Shaoqian said, "No need to stop, just keep walking."

They proceeded as usual. A dozen or so maids in white dresses, each holding a bouquet, followed closely behind the three, gently patting their clothes with the bouquets. The previous act was "removing stains," this was "sweeping away dust."

This maid was incredibly skilled. Taking advantage of the gaps between people walking by, she swept away the dirt and dust from the soles of their feet, the hems of their clothes, and the crevices of their garments, leaving the guests with a faint, pleasant fragrance. She truly possessed the air of an immortal, extremely elegant.

Li Xian thought to himself, "This is a set of staff techniques that can be used to cover the body but not to harm people. If I'm not mistaken, these maids can both sweep dust and injure people. This place truly lives up to its reputation as a famous building; every detail is remarkable. I'll walk around and observe carefully, to truly understand it."

After walking along the jade brick path and stepping onto the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower, the scenery before my eyes suddenly changed completely. I stepped into the realm of White Cloud, immortal friends passed by, and elegant sounds came from the heavens. I could not tell that it was a pavilion at all, but only felt that I had stepped on the clouds and had already ridden into the nine heavens, ascending into the immortal realm.

An elderly man with white hair approached, smiling and bowing respectfully, saying, "Lang General Xu, how are you?"

Xu Shaoqian smiled and returned the greeting. After exchanging pleasantries with the white-haired old man, he watched him leave and then said to Li Xian and Lei Chong, "The old man just now was the manager of the First Heaven: Azure Cloud Heaven. Now that you've arrived at Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower, you must behave yourself and not act arrogantly because of your status. Lei Chong... although you are of high rank and recently obtained a ' Bronze Body,' you should be qualified to enter and leave this place even without my assistance. However, this place is full of capable people and countless talents. You have a high rank but lack the corresponding knowledge, conduct, family background, ability, attire, and wealth. In the end, you will be looked down upon here."

Lei Chong said with shame, "Lang General Xu is right."

The Bronze Body in Jade City is already considered prestigious. Lei Chong's rank and status are not low. However, he is quite old. Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower is a place where young talents gather. Although Lei Chong is capable, he is neither a talented young man nor young, so he is out of place.

Xu Shaoqian laughed and said, "As for Li Xian, although she is young and only Jade Citizen, her figure is quite good, making her more suitable for this place."

Lei Chong was filled with jealousy upon hearing this, and secretly clenched his fist. Li Xian replied humbly, neither humble nor arrogant. Xu Shaoqian led the two forward again.

Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower does not have "wooden rooms". Azure Cloud Heaven mainly hosts various banquets, such as promotion banquets, relocation banquets, and advancement banquets. All who come here are outstanding individuals, but there are also those from more ordinary families.

The private room has walls made of special gauze curtains. The curtains are very light, but they can block sound and obstruct the view. Behind the curtains are wine tables, tea tables, etc., which are exquisitely arranged.

It is truly a rare and wonderful sight.

Although Azure Cloud Heaven is the venue for banquets, Tao Xiangrong's feast was held in the sixth heaven, "Rosy Cloud Heaven." Legend has it that this heaven offers unparalleled views of the Jade City. The first purple qi of dawn and the last rays of dusk fall upon this place.

Li Xian originally intended to ascend to the heavens step by step, appreciating the splendor of each realm and observing the passing visitors. However, Xu Shaoqian, familiar with the route, led the group southeast. There stood a wooden building, a rare wooden structure that extended outwards, with nearby buildings below. The first realm, "Azure Cloud Heaven," was already situated at an extremely high position.

Inside the building was a pavilion with cloud-shaped benches. Xu Shaoqian gestured for Li Xian and Lei Chong to sit down. The cloud-shaped benches were soft to the touch, and Li Xian touched them, pondering what they were made of.

Li Xian thought to himself, "This thing looks like cloud-like wisps, but it's definitely not a real cloud. It's actually some kind of silk material, woven into wisps. That's how it creates the scene of heaven. It's truly a unique and ingenious idea."

Xu Shaoqian, seemingly waiting for something and passing the time, said, "The Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower thirty-three heavens. Right, you two probably don't know the origin of its name?"

Li Xian replied, "I don't know." Xu Shaoqian said, "Don't be fooled by the unique appearance of this building; its name comes from an ordinary person. The original name of the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower was ' Jade Completion Thirty-Three Capitals '."

"Once upon a time, there was a commoner from Jade City who accidentally stumbled into the Jade Completion Thirty-Three Capitals. This ordinary man, with little knowledge, thought he had mistakenly entered a fairyland and become an immortal. And so he lived in the Jade Completion Thirty-Three Capitals for a full seventy-three years."

"Upon being discovered and sent out of the Jade Completion Thirty-Three Capitals, and returning to Jade City, he lamented that it was all a long dream, a mistaken entry into the Jade Firmament, a fleeting dream, unable to distinguish between heaven and earth. Inspired by this, the Jade Completion Thirty-Three Capitals was renamed the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower."

Li Xian asked, "If that's the case, this pavilion must be enormous." Lei Chong scoffed, "Why do you need to say that? It's obvious to everyone."

Xu Shaoqian said, "Lang General Lei, Intent-Qi. This is not Marquis Wu Station." He then continued, "Naturally, it's vast. The common people who mistakenly entered Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower have lived here for over seventy years, which shows that Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower offers a wide range of services to meet their daily needs. Eating, drinking, entertainment, martial arts practice... But as far as I know, there are experts from outside who have been enjoying themselves in Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower for over a hundred years! During that time, they haven't stepped outside even once."

"He poured all the money he had spent on building his tomb into the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower. He was determined to die here."

Li Xian laughed and said, "To die in pleasure is indeed a romantic and carefree way to die."

Xu Shaoqian said, "Haha, that's certainly true." Suddenly, a gust of wind was heard in the distance.

A wooden bird flapped its wings and flew over. Xu Shaoqian laughed and said, "It's here!" He jumped onto the bird's back. Li Xian and Lei Chong followed suit. After they had settled down, the wooden bird flapped its wings and flew high, heading straight for "Rosy Cloud Heaven".

This object is Heavenly Crafted Wonders; a "Immortal-Sending Bird," crafted by the Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower to ferry guests. The Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower is vast, with winding and complex paths, shrouded in wisps of celestial mist. Ascending from the first heaven, "Azure Cloud Heaven," step by step to "Rosy Cloud Heaven," is a time-consuming and extremely troublesome journey. Going to even higher levels, such as the Grand Vacuity Heaven and the Sleeping Cloud Heaven, would take even longer. Such a journey, where all time is spent traveling, would be a terrible waste. Therefore, the "Immortal-Sending Bird" was created to ferry guests.

A wooden bird landed outside the Rosy Cloud Heaven building.

The three of them then arrived at their destination.

Rosy Cloud Heaven rare and beautiful place, a unique little world unto itself. Amidst the misty air, there are flowing streams, verdant bamboo groves, and fragrant flowers; every detail is exquisitely crafted. It truly is a world beyond worlds.

Not far away stands a stone tablet inscribed with: Golden Virtue Garden. The stone street stretches into the depths. Xu Shaoqian tells Li Xian and Lei Chong that Blue-Heavens Long Dream Tower offers a variety of activities: dining, banquets, auctions, horseback riding and archery, garden tours, temple visits, dance performances, sword forging, animal husbandry, poetry discussions, martial arts competitions, and much more... It's impossible to describe everything in a few words. Therefore, there's no need to be surprised by what you see. Even if you are surprised, keep it to yourself; there's no need to show it. This Rosy Cloud Heaven is the most beautifully landscaped place, containing five gardens: "Golden Virtue Garden," "Water-Dream Garden," "Fire-Glow Garden," "Profound Virtue Garden," and "Wood-Fragrance Garden," each corresponding to one of the five elements of heaven and earth, meticulously crafted garden landscapes.

Tao Xiangrong's banquet was held at "Water-Dream Garden." Tao Xiangrong's banquets were never announced to the public. No invitations were sent out. Her aim was "those who come, come; those who leave, leave."

Bodyless and background, and is usually in contact with Tao Xiangrong or familiar with her maids, then one would have no way of knowing about the banquet and would naturally not attend. Today, at this time and place, those who can attend the banquet are not only of noble status and extremely confident, but also talented individuals who are very attentive to Tao Xiangrong's movements. They come uninvited, and since they come, they are guests, and since they are guests, they are joining in the banquet.

Xu Shaoqian saw the opportunity and knew that a banquet was the easiest place to win favor and stand out. So he made thorough preparations.

Deeper within the Water-Dream Garden lay a place surrounded by water. Xu Shaoqian, Li Xian, and Lei Chong arrived at a riverbank. A maidservant waited there, and upon seeing them, bowed and asked, "And you are...?"

Xu Shaoqian cupped his hands and said, "I heard that Xiangrong is hosting a banquet here. We are Xiangrong friends and have come to pay our respects. We have prepared birthday gifts." The maid said, "We have friends coming from afar. Please take a boat in. However, the rules have been changed at the last minute. Originally, it was three people per boat, but now it's one person per boat." Xu Shaoqian was taken aback and asked, "Why was it changed like this?" The maid covered her mouth and laughed, "Perhaps my sister is very lonely. She always sees you all in groups. She doesn't say it, but she's jealous in her heart, so she came up with a way to separate you."

Xu Shaoqian smiled upon hearing this. Hearing the word "loneliness," he thought, "After being alone for so long, one naturally longs for companionship. It's a simple truth, but given this, bringing these two along seems somewhat pointless."

It turned out that... although Xu Shaoqian intended to win over "Li Xian," there was no need to invite him to this occasion. Because of the previous banquet rules, the three of them were to share a boat. Xu Shaoqian thought, "If I sit alone in a boat, it will seem empty. If I invite others to share, there's a risk of them competing for Xiangrong. If I randomly choose someone to sit with, and that person is of low status, wouldn't that lower my own status? It's better to have Gold-Seeking Guard accompany me; that way, I can both show off my status and have the boat to myself." Thus, he both disliked the idea and still brought the two to the banquet. Xu Shaoqian sighed inwardly, "Well, since we're already here, I can't send them back." He said, "Let's all get on the boat!"

Several small boats were moored on the shore. Xu Shaoqian on the bow of one of the boats. With an air of elegance, he had already sailed far ahead, completely ignoring Li Xian and Lei Chong.

Li Xian chuckled inwardly, "Xu Shaoqian originally wanted me to make up the numbers. But at the last minute, he changed the rules and found that I didn't need to make up the numbers. Oh well, if it weren't for him bringing the guests, I wouldn't be able to enjoy such a fine feast."

They also jumped onto the boat.

The boat was very stable, with a table and a cushion in the middle. Incense was burning on the table. Li Xian sat down calmly, and with a palm strike on the water, he slowly pushed the boat away from the table.

He moved very slowly, the surrounding mist obscuring his view of others. Li Xian didn't rush to catch up, but simply drifted with the current, thinking, "If I'm not mistaken, this feast must be the food and drink on the boat. They're vying for attention, but I'm not. I'll just enjoy the delicious food here." Beside the table was a wine vessel and a wine pot. Li Xian filled half a cup, took a sip, and found the aroma of the wine lingering on his teeth, very pleasant to drink. Although the wine wasn't strong, it intoxicated him imperceptibly.

Li Xian raised an eyebrow. "Does this courtesan perhaps intend to test one's drinking capacity? This wine, though delicious, will surely leave those with poor tolerance drunk within ten cups. It would be utterly shameful to be the first to pass out at a banquet of beauties."

They continued drinking and drifting with the current. Suddenly, the mist ahead began to dissipate, revealing a wide-open view. The scene before them was like stepping into a water town. It was vast, with about a hundred red boats scattered about.

The passengers on the boat were all talented individuals. Li Xian thought to himself, "As expected of the most beautiful courtesan, her charm is unparalleled. General Xu, although Central Lang General, is young but highly accomplished. But to truly win her over would be far from a sure thing."

At the very front of all the red boats floated a Red-Sleeve Boat. Tao Xiangrong was in the Red-Sleeve Boat. Xu Shaoqian martial arts were quite good, was moving on his boat, shuttling among the red boats, and was very close to the Red-Sleeve Boat.

He was surrounded by several people who were no less capable than him, secretly competing and vying with each other.

The Red-Sleeve Boat was moving forward at a considerable speed. If the other red boats wanted to keep up, they would have to use their martial arts skills or row to increase Boat Guild speed. But in this place and in this situation, rowing would be incredibly shameful.

Therefore, no one rowed. He pretended to be relaxed, sitting on the futon, secretly using the martial arts he had learned to propel the red boat by pushing the water and assisting the current. However, the red boat was made of special material, which had the function of blocking internal swallows and dispersing internal obstructions. Sitting cross-legged in the boat, using martial arts to drive the boat was actually very difficult.

Li Xian murmured, "This courtesan must really enjoy men fighting over her. She deliberately creates this scene of hundreds of boats vying for her attention, making people exert all their strength, only able to look up at the hem of her dress from afar, never able to reach her, causing their hearts to be restless."

Nearly a hundred red boats were mutually restrictive. If they were to move forward to get closer to the courtesan's Red-Sleeve Boat, the boats in front would be too dense and would already be blocking their way. Moreover, those in front would secretly obstruct and block the boats behind.

The young talents who consistently follow closely behind the Red-Sleeve Boat are already a testament to their strength.

And so on...

Although it didn't incite widespread conflict, conflict was already present everywhere!

But Li Xian, intent on getting a free meal, content to linger behind, was quite carefree. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he lay down in the boat, took the wine jug, and blew on it. He was happy and at ease, finding his own enjoyment in the moment.

Soon, the banquet began.