As the night deepened, the guests on Main Peak departed one after another.
A drinking feast had been laid out in the guest rooms. Xie Wen traded toasts with Fei Ji, Yang Dabiao, and the others, boasting about the ups and downs he had experienced over the past few years.
A feast had also been laid out in the Banquet Hall at the very bottom of the Heavenly Pavilion on the rear mountain. Wang He and the other Madcap Young Ladies, along with Ling'er, Zisu, and the rest, were playing dice and competing at drinking. Without the Capital City's Number One Male Model, however, the occasion ultimately lacked a little flavor.
As Sect Leader, Nangong Ye saw off the senior figures from the various sects before coming alone to the Heavenly Pavilion. Seeing the wild revelry inside, he hesitated briefly and did not enter. He merely stood at the cliff's edge, gazing out over the mountains, his thoughts tangled like hemp, though he did not know what he was thinking about.
Amid that silence, footsteps sounded behind him.
Tap, tap~
Looking back, he saw Night Immortal Maiden, dressed like a dignified married lady, approaching with a wine cup. She joined him in gazing over the mountains and asked, "Jealous?"
Nangong Ye froze, then reached out to accept the cup. "You jest, Senior Aunt Ye. I raised Qingmo. I couldn't be happier that they've finally become a couple. Why would I be jealous-"
Despite saying that, Nangong Ye did feel a little envious. After all, as a woman of the Daoist Sect, how could he not long to hold a Dual Cultivation Ceremony like this, then pursue the Great Dao together, one couple for a lifetime?
But as Qingmo's elder, and having come later only to catch up, Nangong Ye was