If alcohol can really relieve sorrow, why not have a little?
"Uh-huh."
Chen Nian nodded firmly.
"Alright, let's go back and have Xuan'er and the others find some less potent, lower-proof wine from the servants."
Qing'er took Chen Nian's arm, and the two went back to their room together.
...
On the other side, Yongxuan Ertai's side...
"Did you have a fight with Youyou?"
Sensing the dejected aura emanating from Ertai, Yongxuan's eyes also showed concern.
"No."
Ertai shook his head. This relationship had always been one-sided, a one-sided affair on his part. He knew Ertai was slow to understand, and since Ertai had never expressed his feelings, it was understandable that Ertai didn't understand.
But when you truly face your own feelings and the person you like is completely unaware, you still feel a little hurt and disappointed...
Do you drink alcohol?
Before Yongxuan could say anything, Ertai spoke up again.
"Yes, I'll have a drink with you?"
Seeing that Ertai was in a bad mood, Yongxuan didn't want to ask any more questions and nodded.
He used to not drink alcohol, but later it was alcohol that helped him get through those painful and confused days. At that time, his martial arts skills were crippled, and it was impossible to vent his frustration through martial arts. He could only use alcohol. His father and mother left, and he also left Niannian for various reasons, going to a strange place where he was suffering from severe poisoning and unbearable pain.
He could only numb himself with alcohol.
Without alcohol, he probably wouldn't be alive today...
Those were really tough times...
"Let's go."
...
"Nian niang, niang niang—"
Qing'er had just finished washing up and was holding the wine that Xuan'er and the others had brought back. She was preparing to go to the tree in the yard to drink and admire the moon, as drinking inside the house didn't have the same atmosphere.
As soon as I stepped out the door, I saw Xiao Yanzi, her eyes red and clear, rushing towards Chen Nian.
Under the bewildered gazes of the two, Xiao Yanzi gave Chen Nian a big bear hug.
"Niannian, Niannian, I... I've finally found you... I've been looking for you for so long..."
Little Swallow held Chen Nian tightly in her arms, babbling on and on in words that the two bewildered people couldn't understand.
"Little Swallow, what's wrong?"
Feeling the tight embrace around his waist, as if afraid he would slip away again, Chen Nian didn't struggle. He let Xiao Yanzi hug him, even raising his arms to hug her back. He turned his head to meet Xiao Yanzi's red eyes, his own eyes filled with worry.
"Little Swallow, what's wrong?"
Qing'er, who was standing to the side, also asked with concern.
Little Swallow didn't say anything, she just kept hugging Chen Nian and crying, muttering that she had finally found him.
Chen Nian, who was being held, and Qing'er, who was standing beside her, looked at Xiao Yanzi's situation and didn't know what to do, so they could only stand there without moving.
I don't know how much time has passed...
...
"I never expected this, Little Swallow, you're the little girl who stole my candy back then."
Chen Nian looked up at the moonlight overhead and sighed.
She never imagined the world was so small; the little girl who stole her candy was none other than Little Swallow.
Because of the sugar candy shop owner's life-saving grace, and because she really liked sugar candy at that time, she offered him a generous reward, but he refused. So, she used to sneak out of Wutai Mountain to buy sugar candy from him.
As she bought more sweet treats and prepared to sneak back to Wutai Mountain, she had only taken two steps out of the city when a little beggar-like girl snatched the treats from her hand. The speed of the snatching startled her, but she immediately chased after her.
What she cared about wasn't the candy, but the purse, which her mother had left her.
...
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