Su Lang's heart swung like an ape and his thoughts galloped like a horse under her teasing. He did not know whether to push Ning Xiang away, and felt that even harboring desires for her was a desecration. Then a weight settled on his shoulder. Ning Xiang had actually slumped against him... and fallen asleep??? And she was sleeping quite soundly?
Helplessly, he freed himself from the Shattered Moon Whip and gently adjusted Ning Xiang into a comfortable sleeping position. He quietly stayed with her a little longer before going outside.
Outside, almost everyone had dispersed. Ning Pingzhang had arrived at some point and was now thoroughly tipsy, his arm slung around Ning Su's shoulders as the two spoke with thick tongues.
Ning Pingzhang declared magnanimously, "Drink this cup, and you're my brother! From now on, if you're out and about and run into someone you can't beat, just give them my name. I guarantee they'll be so scared they'll piss and shit themselves!"
Ning Su's handsome face was flushed scarlet from drinking. "All right! Big Brother, you're a straightforward man! Just what I'd expect of you-your loyalty towers above the clouds! With that promise, if your wife ever wants to find handsome men again, I'll be sure to help her pick them out!"
"My good brother!"
"Big Brother!"
Su Lang: "..."
Then he turned his head and saw Yu Tingchao, whose face was equally flushed, holding a Recording Pearl and recording the scene while grinning foolishly.
Su Lang glanced at it out of the corner of his eye. Good grief-the Recording Pearl had only captured Yu Tingchao's own foolish grin.
He found a chair, sat down, and picked out an unopened wine jar. He poured himself a cup and drank it at a leisurely pace. By then, the other