Let me explain, it's not what you think.

"Eek, stop, stop messing around! Why are you so... annoying! You bad Lu Chen! Go outside and wait for your meal. If you don't behave, there won't be a reward!"

Distracted by Lu Chen while cooking, Su Wanqing felt somewhat listless.

She was originally quick and steady at chopping vegetables, and the porridge was cooked to the perfect consistency. But Lu Chen delayed her, and not only did the porridge become too thick, she also couldn't chop the vegetables anymore!

It wobbled so much that it couldn't even hold a kitchen knife.

"Hmph, who told you to move into my house without saying a word? I'm going to cause trouble, I'm going to cause a lot of trouble!"

Su Wanqing: "……♡"

She didn't care anymore; she would just let Lu Chen do as he pleased. Anyway, she had wanted to live like this with him for a long time!

……

Soon, the two finished their meal and then sat down to chat.

"So what are your plans for the future?"

"What do you mean, what should we do? Wherever you are, I will be there. If you go back to the Xuantian Sect, I will go back to the Xuantian Sect. If you go back to the Demon Clan, I will go with you to the Demon Clan. Wherever you live, Qin Shuang and I will live there."

She paused, then lowered her head.

"You are my husband, that's only natural."

"Mmm." Lu Chen held Su Wanqing's hand, moved.

He and she still had a genuine emotional foundation.

Of course, Ziyao and he now have a very deep emotional foundation.

"but……"

"But what?"

"However, I want to leave the Xuantian Sect after my parents have passed away. If you go out during this time, I will stay in the sect to take care of my parents."

She was referring to Qin's father and mother.

"Of course, I'm also worried about the two of them living in the outer sect, so I should take extra care of them." Lu Chen nodded in agreement.

After the two chatted for a while, there was a knock on the door of Lu Chen's cave.

"Junior brother!"

"Senior brother!"

The visitors were Wang Feng and Zhang Fan.

Lu Chen hurriedly went to open the door and saw Wang Feng standing at the door, holding two jars of wine in his hands, and Zhang Fan standing behind him with a smile on his face.

That smile had something more to it than before; it was the kind of smile that comes after a story has unfolded.

Lu Chen looked at them, his eyes stinging with tears.

"Junior brother, what are you standing there for? Let's go!" Wang Feng reached out and patted him on the shoulder, with considerable force.

"Go? Where to?"

"I've broken through to the Golden Core stage, Senior Brother! Shouldn't you congratulate me properly?"

Lu Chen paused for a moment, then smiled.

"Congratulations! Let's rip you off! Let's go!"

Soon, the group arrived at Zhang Fan's cave.

Zhang Fan's cave dwelling is much tidier than before.

When Yu Ning was alive, the house was always very tidy. After Yu Ning left, it was messy for a while, but now it's clean and tidy again.

However, there were still a few empty wine jars piled up in the corner, not many, but they looked like they had been accumulating for a while.

Zhang Fan noticed Lu Chen's gaze and smiled.

"Don't worry, senior brother, I've long since given up on having a couple of drinks when I'm bored!"

"Well, now that you're a Golden Core cultivator, finding a wife is a piece of cake, isn't it?" Lu Chen patted Zhang Fan on the shoulder.

"..."

Zhang Fan remained silent for a while.

"I'd better focus on my cultivation. Once my cultivation level is higher, I'll go find..."

He didn't say who he was looking for, so it's unclear whether he was looking for his wife or Yu Ning.

"You two are getting off-topic. Today, it's time to drink!"

As Wang Feng spoke, he placed the wine jar on the table, broke the clay seal, and a refreshing aroma of wine immediately filled the air.

This is no ordinary wine; it's a blend of various flowers.

Lu Chen knew that Mei Ji had quite a few of these; it was the Hundred Flowers Wine from the Hundred Flowers Sect, which was smooth on the palate but had a strong aftereffect.

Seeing Lu Chen's confusion, Wang Feng offered an explanation.

"I bought this on the way when I passed by Baihua Sect on my last errand."

"Hmph, Senior Brother, stop bragging. It's just that Senior Sister Huaiyu and Senior Sister Zhuang Jingbai both went to the Hundred Flowers Sect, and you went with them!"

Zhang Fan exposed him without hesitation, and Wang Feng blushed with embarrassment.

They're all brothers, so it's okay to joke about this kind of thing.

"That's because you haven't found Yu Ning yet. Otherwise, you definitely wouldn't have listened to Junior Brother Lu's advice to cultivate properly!"

Lu Chen: "..."

After a few rounds of drinks, Lu Chen suddenly spoke up: "By the way, did you tell your master about your breakthrough?"

"Of course we told him! But Master is out there and it will take him some time to come back, so it's fine for us to celebrate first!" Zhang Fan explained.

But Lu Chen knew the reason: Hu Wei... probably wouldn't be coming back!

"But my master's wife is all alone over there. If we have something good to do here, wouldn't it be inappropriate not to tell her?"

"That's right! Thanks for reminding me, senior!"

Zhang Fan slapped his thigh, got up and went out. A short while later, he came back in with Chen Xuejiao.

Seemingly knowing that Lu Chen was also here, she specially changed her clothes, wearing a moon-white long dress, which made her look dignified and beautiful. Her face was lightly powdered, with a faint blush than usual.

When she walked in, her gaze lingered on Lu Chen's face for a moment before casually looking away and sitting down beside him.

"Since you're here, let's continue."

Zhang Fan poured Chen Xuejiao a glass of wine and handed it to her with both hands.

Chen Xuejiao took the sip, then put it down.

"You young people drink, I'll just sit for a while."

But Wang Feng insisted, saying that she rarely came, so she should at least have a couple more drinks.

After all, in Hu Wei's lineage, including her, there are already three Golden Core cultivators and one Nascent Soul cultivator!

Chen Xuejiao couldn't refuse and drank a few more cups, the blush on her face gradually deepening.

Halfway through the drinking session, Wang Feng started talking more.

He talked about the past, about Lu Chen, Lin Tian, ​​Zhang Fan, and finally about Jiang Huaiyu.

As he was talking, he suddenly stopped, picked up his wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhang Fan sat opposite him and also drank a glass.

He can understand Wang Feng.

Chen Xuejiao glanced at Wang Feng, then at Zhang Fan, and finally looked at Lu Chen, picking up her wine glass and taking a small sip.

Looking at the lingering gloom in the depths of their eyes, Lu Chen felt a pang in his heart.

Although more than a year has passed, they look no different from ordinary people; they laugh, drink, and talk about the past.

But the gloom in my heart remained there, and I couldn't shake it off.

Zhang Fan suddenly raised his glass.

"Come, Senior Brother Lu, I toast you. If it weren't for your encouragement to cultivate diligently, I might still be lying in that muddy mess, unable to get up."

Lu Chen raised his glass and clinked it with his, and the two drank it down in one gulp.

Wang Feng poured more for the two of them.

"And me too. You tried to persuade me, remember?"

Lu Chen remembered.

He raised his glass and clinked it against Wang Feng's, then downed it in one gulp.

They drank until evening.

The more they drank, the less they talked.

Wang Feng lay down first, buried his face in his arms, and began to snore evenly.

Zhang Fan leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed, his wine glass tilted, spilling wine all over the floor.

The Hundred Flowers Wine lives up to its name.

Chen Xuejiao is still awake.

She drank less than them, and was only half-drunk, but the blush on her face was deeper than anyone else's.

She looked at Lu Chen, holding a half-empty glass of wine in her hand, lost in thought.

Then, she stood up, swaying slightly, and Lu Chen quickly reached out to support her arm.

"I'll take you back."

Chen Xuejiao nodded without saying anything.

Lu Chen supported her arm and led her outside. When they reached the door, her legs went weak, and she leaned against him.