Geng Shu sat nearby, looking eager to try. "Can I have a tiny sip?"
Xu Tong made no objection and poured her a little.
"Senior, this cup is for you. I hope you can find your wife soon."
Xu Tong raised his cup, and Geng Shu followed his lead. The three clinked cups, tipped back their heads, and drained them.
"Ptooey, ptooey! This stuff tastes awful! I never imagined anyone in the world would actually enjoy drinking it!"
After drinking, Geng Shu's entire face scrunched up.
She had never expected it to burn her mouth so badly. It choked her so much that tears nearly streamed from her eyes.
Seeing her reaction, the two men could not help laughing.
Her antics lifted Quan Wuxiang's spirits a little, too.
After they finished eating, Geng Shu returned to the kitchen to prepare some side dishes to go with their drinks, then went off to rest.
As Quan Wuxiang kept drinking, his mind gradually grew hazy, and he became more talkative.
"The Ultimate Intent Body Technique and Phoenix Shadow were techniques Banruo and I created ourselves. Back then, with those two techniques, we fought our way across the world without finding a single worthy opponent."
"You could say we only got to know each other through a fight. She came to challenge me back then. She had only just entered the Rivers and Lakes, armed with nothing but a heart full of lonely courage."
"I once thought we would stay together forever. I never imagined things would take such a turn."
"I sealed my cultivation not only to keep them from finding me, but also to keep building up my strength, so that one day I could take revenge on them."
"But I also know how powerful the Empire is. It isn't something