Qing Dai watched the silent Bai Family Ancestor, intensely curious about how it had ended.
But his expression was dark, suggesting the outcome had not been particularly good.
"Fellow Daoist Bai?" the middle-aged man at the head of the group called.
"Drunken Floating Life," the Bai Family Ancestor slowly uttered.
The others were puzzled.
Those words had come out of nowhere.
They did not understand what he meant.
Then the Bai Family Ancestor suddenly smiled. "If I'm not mistaken, the person who defeated that well was Drunken Floating Life."
Everyone was astonished.
Even Qing Dai was no exception.
They were more than familiar with Drunken Floating Life.
They had also returned thanks to him.
"How was it resolved?" Qing Dai pressed.
The Bai Family Ancestor chuckled. "Never mind how he resolved it. Your young lady would have been no use even if she'd gone. She wouldn't have gotten a turn to act."
"At least my young lady could go," Qing Dai retorted instinctively.
At that, the Bai Family Ancestor smiled.
Qing Dai: "..."
Oh no, I spoke too soon.
Now it'll be even harder to get out.
The middle-aged man at the head of the group paid no attention to their conversation. Instead, he was exceptionally curious about Drunken Floating Life himself.
There were already very few people above him.
At present, he could be certain that Drunken Floating Life was not one of his people.
That left only a handful of possibilities.
Fortunately, he had not stripped the man of his position back then.
Otherwise, a situation none of them wanted to see might have arisen.
Now, they could only carry on as before.
That was best.
Besides, although Drunken Floating Life had resolved the problem...
The matters involved were too complicated. Everything could only be kept simple.
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