Stop crying, I'll give it to you, okay?

Nighttime, on the rooftop.

Chi Buwan held the warm jade in her slender fingers, feeling a warm sensation emanating from her fingertips, and a faint spiritual energy coursing through her body.

Not bad, not bad at all. It lives up to its reputation as a wonderful product described in the book. It's really good for warming your hands.

As expected of someone in the Mahayana stage, he is very generous.

Warm jade can gather spiritual energy, and cultivators can use it to cultivate by holding it in their palms.

Xie Hanfeng looked at the warm jade in his palm with a strange expression and asked, "Brother, are you really going to accept this?"

Not Too Late: "Why not take the good stuff?"

Xie Hanfeng: "Do you know what it's used for?"

Chi Buwan: "I know."

Xie Hanfeng: ...........

"Alright, take it if you like it." Seeing that he was so fond of it, Xie Hanfeng didn't say anything more. He took the wine next to him and said, "Come on, brother, have a drink with me."

She looked at him lately and asked, "What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"

Xie Hanfeng nodded.

His biggest regret was not leaving school with Chi Buwan on the first day of high school.

He had something to do at home that day, so he went home first. It was dark when Aunt Dai knocked on his door and asked him why he hadn't come home yet.

He and Chi Buwan were both born into very ordinary families, lived in the same courtyard, and were neighbors.

When he ran back to school, he had a bad feeling. He searched the entire campus and finally found him in the girls' restroom.

He will never forget that scene.

Chi Buwan collapsed in the cubicle, her lips pale, soaked in water, and her face swollen and red from being slapped several times. She muttered, "I'm not a gigolo."

The perpetrator was eventually found, and the reason for bullying Chi Buwan was also clarified—the girl he liked had a crush on Chi Buwan.

Even after identifying the perpetrator, they were powerless to do anything about it.

That family was well-off, something ordinary families like theirs couldn't afford. Although that person eventually transferred schools because they couldn't bear the criticism at school, the hurt they caused Chi Buwan was still there.

Fortunately, Chi Buwan was the kind of person who refused to admit defeat the more others disliked him. After that incident, he quickly returned to his original self, eating and drinking as if nothing had happened.

He remembered this incident and felt regret and remorse.

If he had gone home with Chi Buwan, would that have prevented the incident from happening?

"It's not too late! I feel guilty, brother!!" Xie Hanfeng hugged the person next to him with tears in his eyes, his cheeks flushed, clearly indicating that he was already drunk.

Chi Buwan's eyes were misty with tears, and she was somewhat drunk.

"The Lingxiao Sect and that Lu Kuangtao are finished, but I'm not!" Xie Hanfeng sat on the rooftop, pointing to the sky, and shouted, "I, Xie Hanfeng, will definitely avenge Chi Buwan!!!!"

She glanced at him sideways, not long after.

"Come on, brother!" Xie Hanfeng held a jar of strong liquor to his lips. "Have another jar with me!"

Chi Buwan's mind was already a little hazy, but considering that Xie Hanfeng's bedroom was right below her, she didn't refuse.

Chi Buwan hugged the wine jar he handed her and gulped down several mouthfuls.

Because he drank it so quickly, the wine spilled from the corners of his lips, some flowing down his neck and into the depths of his collar, while some dampened a few strands of his dark hair, sticking to his reddened ears.

He was so dizzy after drinking that he lay down on the roof.

"Impressive drinking capacity!"

Xie Hanfeng was overjoyed. He finished the wine in the wine jar in the ring, tossed it aside, and lay down on the roof as well. He closed his eyes, put his arm around the shoulder of the person next to him, and said, "Before, your father was incompetent and couldn't protect you, but your father is capable now! I am the sect leader now! The sect leader of the number one sect in the immortal realm! What is Lu Kuangtao? I will definitely... definitely..."

Xie Hanfeng fell into a deep sleep before he could finish speaking.

He had already drifted off to sleep long before he even spoke.

.

The night breeze dispersed the thin clouds, and the bright full moon hung in the dark sky. The moonlight slanted, and the shadows of the trees swayed, making a rustling sound. The moonlight illuminated half of the faces of the people under the trees.

The old man leaned against the tree trunk, looked at Xiao Wuli who was cultivating under the tree, yawned, and looked up at the two drunken people on the roof.

"Boy, this is the first time you've borrowed my power, and you're only using it to conceal your presence. Don't you think that's a waste?"

Xiao Wuli did not speak. After circulating his spiritual energy within his body for a full cycle, he slowly opened his eyes.

Old man: [Also, what are you doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Eavesdropping isn't a good thing, you know~]

Xiao Wuli: [I wasn't eavesdropping!]

The old man raised an eyebrow.

Xiao Wuli pursed his lips, his brows furrowing slightly.

He didn't intend to eavesdrop on what his master and sect leader were saying; he simply... wanted to protect his master.

If the old man could hear his inner thoughts, he would definitely laugh his head off.

A mere Qi Refining stage cultivator wants to protect a Dao Integration stage cultivator? If something really happens, even a master at the late Dao Integration stage would have to take time out of his way to protect him.

But Xiao Wuli was serious.

After finishing his business in the morning, he returned to Snow Crimson Peak and overheard his senior brothers and sisters talking. They said that Lu Kuangtao, the leader of the Beast Taming Sect, was cunning, shrewd, and unpredictable. On the surface, the matter was over, but it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't cause trouble for Jade Immortal Venerable in private.

After learning about this, he went to sweep the fallen leaves in front of his master's bedroom, but he did not see his master until it got dark.

He was very worried about his master, and... he had never seen his master so angry.

He wanted to know what his master was doing, and even more so, he desperately wanted to know about his past.

"Go...home".

A familiar voice murmured into his ears, and Xiao Wuli pulled himself out of his thoughts, looking up at the rooftop.

The moonlight was beautiful, but from his angle, he couldn't see that gentle person.

Another sound came from the roof, but it was too far away for him to hear clearly.

Xiao Wuli quietly approached the rooftop, his gaze lingering slightly as he spotted the person he had been thinking of constantly.

He calmed his breathing, and the next second his gaze shifted slightly, landing on the sect leader who was always glued to his master's side.

Breathing has returned to normal.