Night deepened.
The two-story house stood diagonally above Hidden Dragon Pool, overlooking the entire scenic area. Encircled by bamboo groves, it was a quiet, elegant retreat meant for important guests.
But Xie Jinhuan had still underestimated his current fame. As word of his arrival at Feng Mountain spread, quite a few heroines and married ladies came to the courtyard to admire the handsome man, while several mischievous girls called out:
"Xie Lang~ Xie Lang..."
Sect leaders who had met him at Three Rivers Crossing also came to pay their respects, one after another. Xie Jinhuan could barely keep up. In the end, Duan Yuechou helped turn away the Jianghu idlers hoping to strike up a connection, and even stationed several disciples at the road to keep the noise from disturbing his sleep.
Lights blazed inside the two-story house. The table was covered in sumptuous dishes, most of them wild game from Feng Mountain.
Coal Ball crouched on the table, head down as she tucked in, while Xie Jinhuan and Linghu Qingmo examined a wine jar.
The jar contained Number One Under Heaven, a wine renowned throughout the Jianghu and a masterpiece of the Wine Sage, Fan Tusu. It was the counterpart to Hero's Tears, but its rarity was on an entirely different level. Supposedly, only a few jars were produced each year. Without the prowess to be number one under heaven, one could not even catch a whiff of it.
According to Duan Yuechou, he had put this jar away in his youth, intending to unseal it only after becoming the foremost figure in the Jianghu. But after meeting Xie Jinhuan, he felt he probably would never have the chance to open it in this lifetime. Since Xie Jinhuan had also done him a great favor today, he had brought