Everyone sized Gu Changqing up in bewilderment and uncertainty.
"Senior Brother Changqing, did something really go wrong earlier and ruin the brew?"
"Hehe, Senior Brother Changqing must have done it on purpose."
"Senior Brother Changqing, that was utterly domineering!"
"Hmph, Jieyin and Zhunti were dreaming the impossible."
"Who are they to covet Senior Brother Changqing's fine wine?"
Everyone spoke over one another, peppering Gu Changqing with questions.
They all wanted to know whether Gu Changqing had done it deliberately or whether something truly had gone wrong.
Faced with their searching expressions, Gu Changqing merely wore a peculiar smile.
He continued drinking at his leisure, then turned and returned to his cave abode.
"Haha, I'm... drunk!"
In the end, he left them with only those words, leaving the disciples exchanging baffled looks.
Duobao and the others, however, wore expressions of realization.
Perhaps Junior Brother Changqing's evasiveness was precisely the proof that he had done it deliberately.
In other words, he had simply been taking Jieyin and Zhunti for a ride.
Only after a long while did everyone disperse.
Yet the praise for Gu Changqing on the lips of every Jie Sect Disciple grew more fervent than ever.
Meanwhile, Gu Changqing returned to his own affairs.
Back inside his cave abode, he once again settled into his usual peace and tranquility.
Gu Changqing appeared utterly unperturbed.
It was as though everything that had happened earlier was beneath his notice.
At one point.
A figure suddenly crossed the void and descended into his cave abode.
"Young friend Changqing!"
"I thank you, young friend, for helping me vent my bitter resentment."
So said the newcomer.
Hearing this, Gu Changqing immediately looked taken aback.
"Uh... Vice Sect Leader Hong Yun?!"
Indeed!
The one who had arrived was none other than Ancestor Hong Yun.
Tongtian could