Listening to their conversation, Guo Lin finally found an opportunity.

"Why don't the three of you go to Ruzhou or Yongcheng first? Not only are they close to Liangzhou, but you must all know the sect leaders there, right?"

Guo Lin patted his chest and assured him, "Furthermore, once the three of you are gone, I can make sure to put in a good word for you from top to bottom and make things convenient for you!"

The three of them discussed it and agreed.

And so, another round of toasts ensued.

Jing Zhe drank an unknown amount, becoming completely drunk, and was eventually helped down by others.

In a daze, he felt someone taking off his clothes and then wiping his body with a wet towel.

Judging from the woman's silhouette and slender figure, Jing Zhe had already guessed that this was his fifth sister, Liu Jinghong.

He vaguely sensed that this wasn't the bridal chamber from that night, because there was no red as he remembered. He tried to open his eyes to look at Liu Jinghong, because this was the most "open and intimate" they had been together in the past few days, although only he was being open with her…

However, his eyelids were too heavy, making it extremely difficult to even open them a crack. At this moment, the wet towel had already carefully wiped his upper body and was now moving from top to bottom.

Her soft fingers held the towel, occasionally touching Jing Zhe's body. He felt that he should seize such a good opportunity.

At least offer a slight gesture of respect, right?

But he overestimated himself or underestimated the power of alcohol. At this point, it was clear that he was willing but unable to do anything about it!

Those awful novels and TV dramas that claim people get drunk and then have sex are all lies. Jing Zhe is telling everyone from personal experience that when you're really drunk, you can't get up!

Finally, Jing Zhe lost consciousness completely amidst a wave of sorrow and fell asleep.

...

A hangover is always accompanied by a headache.

When the sunlight slanted into the room through the window and warmly spread across the floor, Jing Zhe slowly opened his eyes.

Before his eyes, Liu Jinghong, who had changed out of her armor and was wearing a light-colored cotton dress, was sitting on the edge of the bed, her hands resting on Jing Zhe's arms, staring at him intently.

Since she no longer needed to go to the battlefield, she let her long, dark hair, which she usually wore in a bun, fall loosely over her shoulders.

So engrossed in watching that she didn't notice at first, Liu Jinghong realized what was happening and tried to dodge, but it was too late. So she stopped trying to avoid him and met his gaze with her cheeks slightly flushed.

But Jing Zhe's next reaction made Liu Jinghong's already red face turn pale again.

Upon seeing Liu Jinghong, Jing Zhe did not speak immediately. His face showed fear, and he immediately pulled back the blanket. It was unclear what he saw, but he let out a long sigh of relief, looking very fortunate.

Liu Jinghong understood instantly and flew into a rage.

What does he mean by that?

This is obviously... he's afraid I'll sleep with him!

But...wasn't he really looking forward to it? How come he's changed his attitude so much in just a few days?

So she stood up abruptly. She originally wanted to slam the door and leave, but the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She was afraid she would burst if she didn't say it.

Then, hands on her hips, she said coldly, "Come on, tell me what kind of expression is that? Are you... afraid I'll secretly... secretly..."

Liu Jinghong overestimated her own shamelessness; in the end, she was too embarrassed to openly say the words "I slept with you."

But with Jing Zhe's intelligence, he guessed it instantly.

"Of course I'm scared!"

Jing Zhe smiled and said, "I drank too much last night and was completely out of it. If I had really done something reckless while drunk last night, wouldn't that have been incredibly irresponsible to Fifth Sister? That's not what I wanted, which is why I was worried earlier. Fortunately, it seems the right thing didn't happen at the wrong time."

"..."

Hearing his explanation, Liu Jinghong suddenly understood.

So what he was afraid of wasn't me sleeping with him, but rather that he wouldn't be able to sleep with him at the best time and when he was most lucid...

Although she was secretly pleased, Liu Jinghong still wore a dissatisfied expression on her face and pouted, saying, "You're overthinking it. Even if you beg me, I still won't sleep with you!"

"Yeah?"

Looking at Liu Jinghong's arrogant demeanor, it was a world of difference compared to her angry expression four nights ago.

This shows that she's just being stubborn and saying one thing but meaning another. Jing Zhe chuckled and said, "But why do I feel like Fifth Sister doesn't think that way? Otherwise, why would she have slept on my arm all night and be staring at me blankly this morning?"

When Jing Zhe raised his arm, he realized that it was numb. Then he thought of Liu Jinghong's sitting posture and figured that she had been waiting by his side since she went back to her room to change her clothes last night, which was why she said that.

Liu Jinghong became increasingly embarrassed as she listened, and glared at him: "Don't talk nonsense, stop being so presumptuous! I just... just saw that you had drunk too much and was afraid that you would vomit on this bed and I would have to clean it up for you, so I came to keep an eye on you!"

Jing Zhe found Liu Jinghong's arrogant demeanor increasingly amusing. It was clear that she had forgiven him. If he hadn't gotten drunk last night, he would most likely be sleeping in the bridal chamber from that night, not this room!

"Really, Fifth Sister?"

"Of course! It's almost the end of Chen Shi (7-9 AM), and you're still lying in bed. Why don't you get up? Are you itching for a beating again?"

Liu Jinghong deliberately uttered a few harsh words to cover up her inner nervousness.

"Okay, get up."

As he spoke, Jing Zhe threw off the covers and stood up from the bed.

He forgot that he was now not only naked from the waist up, but also naked from the waist down. Perhaps Liu Jinghong already knew about Jing Zhe's habit of sleeping naked when they were in Jingzhou, which was why she hadn't even left him a pair of underpants last night.

As a result, Jing Zhe stood up completely naked.

The brother, who was exhausted from drinking too much last night, finally regained his energy as the sun rose and saluted Liu Jinghong.

"you…"

Liu Jinghong blushed instantly.

"Why aren't you wearing any clothes?!"

Liu Jinghong turned her face to the side and began to accuse Jing Zhe in a somewhat incoherent manner.

Jing Zhe rubbed his nose, somewhat helplessly: "Fifth Sister, whether I was wearing clothes or not is up to you! I clearly remember being properly dressed when I went to dinner last night. Huh, how come all my clothes were taken off after just one night's sleep? Do you think someone was eyeing my body and took advantage of me while I was sleeping?"

"You... ptooey!"

Realizing that Jing Zhe was teasing her, Liu Jinghong spat.

"Hurry up and put it on! Aren't you ashamed?"

"All right."

Jing Zhe looked for the clothes Liu Jinghong had prepared for him, and while putting them on, he complained, "Why did you turn around? It's not like I haven't seen you before, and I've even eaten them. Shouldn't you have said hello?"

"..."

Liu Jinghong clenched her fist, intending to curse him, but in the end, her face flushed, she fled out the door…

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