A silver moon hung overhead.
The great ship of the Commandery Princess's Manor floated on the river outside Peony Pond. Multicolored lanterns hung from its two-story Boat Tower, and the ship teemed with a bevy of beauties that made onlookers envious, drawing countless scholars and idlers along the bank to crane their necks.
But the scene inside the Boat Tower could hardly be called pleasing to the eye.
"Clang, clang, clang-"
"My darling~ are you feeling bashful~..."
"You little hussy, are you asking for a beating..."
Thump, thump, thump...
Young ladies romped about everywhere in the Boat Tower's main hall. Some leaped around playing pipas held in their arms, others tugged at clothes and lifted skirts, and some even ran upstairs to grope Xie Jinhuan's big bird after losing at truth or dare.
This bunch of crazy girls...
Momo's still the well-behaved one...
Holding down Coal Ball, who already wanted to peck someone, Xie Jinhuan sat beside a tea table on the second floor. Outside the window were dazzling lights and a full moon, while beside him sat two gorgeous beauties with opposite temperaments but equally outstanding looks.
Linghu Qingmo had long since grown accustomed to such scenes. He simply sat primly, holding a round fan painted with a white crane over his neckline to keep Xie Jinhuan from glimpsing his cleavage from the side.
Commandery Princess Changning sat in the middle, brimming with fighting spirit as she stared across the table.
"Wang He, you've beaten me three times in a row. If you can still walk out of this Boat Tower on your own feet tonight, I'll wash my hands in a golden basin, retire from Jianghu, and never touch another drop."
Across the table sat three young ladies from great aristocratic clans. The one in the middle was