Faced with Yun Zhen baring her teeth, Yuan Jun merely smiled faintly as though she had seen nothing, then resumed her cool expression and sat high upon the jade dais without a word.
In such a setting, Yun Zhen could hardly say anything more. She could only wrinkle her nose and sulk.
Pot after pot of wine was drunk, while maids threaded back and forth, continually serving sumptuous dishes. The cultivators did not use true essence to expel the effects of the wine, enjoying this moment of merriment.
Jiang Yang had stolen the limelight on the dais earlier, and now people kept approaching with wine in hand, hoping to share a cup with him.
Jiang Yang had no fondness for wine, but he was unwilling to slight them, so he substituted spirit tea and played along.
After a considerable flurry of activity, he finally saw everyone off. Turning back, he found Yun Zhen watching him with a bright smile. Her gaze made him rather uncomfortable, and he could not help lowering his head and looking himself over.
"What is it? Is there something unusual about me?"
Yun Zhen gave a few little huffs at him before asking:
"You clearly have no patience for socializing, yet you laughed and chatted so merrily with them. Is everyone in Humankind like that?"
"More or less... most of us have to be."
Neither in his previous life nor in this one had Jiang Yang possessed any talent for social engagements. It was simply that everyone had approached him with a smile, and he could hardly answer them coldly, so he had done his best to accommodate them. He shook his head with a chuckle.
"When we're away from home, we represent our Dao Lineage. We should conduct ourselves properly, at least, rather than neglect