Leisurely Life

Cups clinked and wine flowed in endless rounds.

Before they knew it, the moon had risen high, and the night had grown still.

Zhao Jiang had always been an excellent drinker, and tonight he was in especially high spirits, urging everyone to drink with all his might. Xiao Ying and the other two went through two bottles of baijiu and five bottles of red wine, something that would have been utterly unimaginable before.

Although Xiao Ying's alcohol tolerance was truly lousy, his cultivation and physique were there for all to see, so he could still barely hold on despite his flushed face...

If Xiao Ying had not been enjoying this atmosphere and mood and had not deliberately refrained from sobering himself up, one turn of his cultivation technique would have wiped away every trace of drunkenness!

By the end, Zhao Jiang had begun speaking nonsense, muttering to himself as if sleep-talking. Even Lin Qianlian was... And Xiao Ying was... lounging on the sofa, responding now and then.

But this feeling was wonderful, truly wonderful!

"Come! Brother Jiang will toast you again... Having a good brother like you... is Brother Jiang's honor. From now on, I'll have to depend on you to look after me, brother... Hmm?"

Breathing out fumes thick with alcohol, Zhao Jiang raised his glass with trembling hands and muttered.

"Mm!"

Xiao Ying readily agreed. Although Zhao Jiang's personality did not get along particularly well with his own, they were neighbors after all, and with Lin Qianlian between them, Xiao Ying truly did not mind looking after him a little—as long as Zhao Jiang could bear it.

In Xiao Ying's heart, there had never been such a thing as a free lunch. If one gained something, one had to pay a price, more or less. This was not