Nine Lives, Nine Worlds of Tribulation

Memories are like ever-blooming stone flowers, yet only the self believes them to be eternal. Ultimately, what they bring is the ruthlessness of reincarnation; perhaps no one will wait this time.

Chapter 197 Secrets of the Deep Sea

Clang—

Another empty bottle was thrown on the ground, making a crisp sound.

The next second, Qianmo felt himself spinning, his mind going blank. He couldn't help but think to himself, "Huh? Am I drunk? No, that can't be right. How can I get drunk after just three bottles—I used to be able to drink four!"

Qianmo looked at Yinyang sitting opposite him, who was giving him a half-smile, and then simply slumped onto the table, waving his hand. "No, I... I can't drink anymore, I can't find the door..."

After saying that, he lay down on the table and started snoring.

Seeing Qianmo fast asleep, Xuan Qing'er burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, Qianmo, you're still a child, why are you drinking with us? You can't even handle three bottles? What's wrong with you today! Hahaha..."

Xuan Qing'er patted Qian Mo, who was sitting next to her, with a mocking tone. However, as she was about to stop, she accidentally knocked over the wine bottle in front of her, and another crisp sound rang out.

Xuan Qing'er was immediately confused. "Eh? It seems... I... I'm not a good drinker today!"

Xuan Qing'er glanced at the broken wine bottle on the ground, then lowered her head and muttered to herself, "Broken...broken..."

After saying that, he slumped onto the table and fell fast asleep in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Cang Yue, sitting on the other side of Qian Mo, blushed and pointed at the two of them, humming, "Hmph! Your drinking capacity is... well, you've never even drunk a fish bone before! It's not as good as mine, I'm a bug who's never been drunk before!"

As she spoke, Cang Yue swayed as she stood up, walked to Gu Liyan's side, patted his shoulder, and said in a serious tone:

"Gu Liyan! Among the demon race, you are the one I admire the most! You are loyal and righteous, and I truly admire you and Hua Baixian! You are both outstanding!"

“You didn’t look down on me because I was ugly back then, and you didn’t point fingers at me or Qianmo…”

Hearing Cang Yue's words, Gu Liyan looked embarrassed. It seemed that she really had drunk too much!

Thinking back to the past, when he foolishly went to his death, he never considered whether he could be with Hua Baixian. As long as she could live, that was Gu Liyan's greatest wish.

Gu Liyan felt that good people shouldn't be bullied, and that as long as they weren't against his principles, he would help them as long as they were friends.

"Waaaaah—"

Gu Liyan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his ear, and Cang Yue, clutching her leg, suddenly burst into tears:

"Gu Liyan, you died such a terrible death! When I saw the blood all over the ground, I was so scared that I didn't dare to eat anything for days!"

Gu Liyan was already exasperated. How was he supposed to respond to this naive girl's feelings?

Give her a punch to show her that I'm still alive and well, and ask her to open her eyes and see clearly.

Cang Yue didn't see Gu Liyan's gloomy expression at all, nor did she see his fist, which was faintly filled with anger—

"I...I've always wanted to say thank you...but...sob sob sob, but you're dead!"

Gu Liyan was certain that Cang Yue was indeed speaking the truth while drunk, and she really did seem quite intoxicated!

Gu Liyan took a deep breath, smiled slightly, and said, "Don't be sad. Now that you know I'm not dead, you should be happy!"

Hearing Gu Liyan's words, Cang Yue immediately perked up, picked up the wine, and said, "Yes, you're right! Come on, bottoms up! Let's celebrate that you're still alive!"

Gu Liyan smiled and shook his head, snatched the small cup from her hand, and shoved the large bottle of wine into her hand, saying with a grin, "Drink this, that's the only way to truly enjoy yourself!"

Cang Yue chuckled and tilted his head back to drink it.

Seeing this, Gu Liyan couldn't help but laugh. He took his small cup, poured himself a drink, and leisurely sipped it.

After downing a bottle of wine, Cang Yue chuckled, glanced at Gu Liyan, and without waiting for her to say anything, collapsed into the water.

Gu Liyan blinked, then smiled smugly at the yin-yang person next to her, looking for praise—it was incredibly cute!

Yin Yang couldn't help but laugh. "Demons aren't good at drinking, and you still want her to drink with you? You're the most evil devil!"

As he spoke, Yin Yang picked up five or six bottles of wine and started drinking alone.

Gu Liyan looked at Yin Yang with a meaningful smile and said, "Didn't you tell everyone to drink? You're the one who wanted to get everyone drunk, aren't you? I was just doing it for you!"

Yin Yang smiled but didn't speak. Both of them were intelligent people, and at this point, they didn't need much communication to see what the other was thinking.

Seeing that Yin Yang remained silent, only drinking his wine with a preoccupied look, Gu Liyan asked, "Speak, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Yin Yang glanced at Gu Liyan and said with a smile, "As expected, we are both smart people, and we can't hide anything from each other."

Gu Liyan gave Yin Yang a deep look. "Don't interrupt, just tell me! If the problem is serious, I won't get involved!"

Yin Yang turned to look at Gu Liyan and said, "I've been thinking about my past, and about you... Why did you suddenly return here?"

Gu Liyan raised an eyebrow, staring at the wine glass in his hand. The ripples in the glass made him realize his panic at the moment—his hand was trembling!

Yin Yang clearly saw that for that brief moment, Gu Liyan's hand trembled slightly.

Squinting at Gu Liyan, he asked, "Gu Liyan, although I don't want to ask too much, I still need to know what exactly happened to you recently? Why are you in a soul form now?"

“Logically speaking, if you were a spirit, we shouldn’t be able to touch you, let alone drink here! However, I think you’ve already noticed that, haven’t you?” Yin Yang looked at Gu Liyan with sharp eyes, trying to see something in his eyes.

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