Chapter 916 - 507: Rulebreaker (Double-Length) (Part 2)

Among them, there are even some things that go against morality.

As he said, he’s never been a good person. From start to finish, the only people he cares about are those he is concerned with, whether they’re human, demon, or half-demon, it doesn’t matter.

Li Zhibai perhaps also knows something about Xu Chang’an’s nature, so most of the time, she doesn’t want Xu Chang’an to do anything.

More often, she actually prefers to be seen by Xu Chang’an as a ’close elder’ rather than a ’senior who needs repayment.’

After all, the feeling of having every word magnified and taken seriously by a student is still uncomfortable for her.

But brewing wine...

Shouldn’t be a problem.

She could also make some for Ms. Yun to drink.

Li Zhibai believes that compared to store-bought wine, Yun Qian would certainly prefer the wine Xu Chang’an makes with his own hands... and if this wine could get Yun Qian drunk, it might even get the Sect Leader tipsy.

Perhaps as long as Xu Chang’an believes that this wine can get the Sect Leader drunk, that would be enough.

She mused whimsically like this, and soon received Shi Qingjun’s response.

"Forget it." Shi Qingjun shook her head, "It’s nothing important, don’t bother him."

For something so trivial, to explore Xu Chang’an’s mystery or to try to break the rules?

Shi Qingjun wouldn’t do such a thing.

"Tong Jun said something to me that I really like." Li Zhibai hesitated slightly, finally speaking in a gentle tone, "The world is vast, but not as vast as a girl’s affections."

As long as the Sect Leader likes it, there’s nothing that can’t be done.

What’s making Chang’an brew some wine?

Hasn’t Zhu Pingniang, who does nothing, shamelessly asked Chang’an to make her dinner too?

Isn’t the Sect Leader at least as important as Tong Jun?

Li Zhibai believes that in this Qing Province, there is no one else more entitled to be willful than the Sect Leader. When all the world’s beauty owes her grace, what does she have to back down from?

But Shi Qingjun didn’t care much about Li Zhibai’s words; she said she gave up the idea, and she gave it up.

After all, it’s not like she would definitely succeed just because Xu Chang’an helps, right?

There’s no need to trouble her.

After all...

Shi Qingjun smiled, thinking that, to Xu Chang’an, she actually has no favors to owe, or rather she owes Xu Chang’an a lot of favors. To ask for something in such a situation... she wouldn’t do it.

"Zhibai." Shi Qingjun looked at Li Zhibai, pondering, "You really do like him."

"I do like him a lot." Li Zhibai nodded without hesitation, "He... is excellent in every way. Without any mysteries, he’s still a great person."

"Thinking this way is why you’re his destiny." Shi Qingjun’s tone was gentle, "Seize the opportunity."

An opportunity for a breakthrough?

Actually, she wasn’t in a hurry at all and never thought of gaining anything from the student... But since it was the Sect Leader, Li Zhibai still nodded.

Speaking of which.

Where’s Tong Jun?

Here she was chatting with the Sect Leader, and Zhu Pingniang went to get food, yet couldn’t be seen.

"Thinking about Tong Jun?" Shi Qingjun asked.

"Yes." Li Zhibai responded truthfully, "It’s better she doesn’t know about your presence here."

Otherwise, it might be very troublesome.

Shi Qingjun actually had no intention of hiding from the start, but since she was the guest, it was okay to heed Li Zhibai’s advice.

However, she looked at her own empty surroundings, then at the barrels of liquor Zhu Pingniang had prepared for Li Zhibai, and blinked.

She had mentioned before.

People naturally pursue the better.

She wasn’t full, but could still taste the flavor of the snacks, which is why she kept eating.

She doesn’t get drunk, but she could taste the flavor.

"Zhibai, choose a cup of those drinks for me." Shi Qingjun said.

"Alright."

Li Zhibai agreed quickly. She had already noticed that the Sect Leader had taken a liking to those drinks that Tong Jun had, so she wasn’t surprised at all.

Only, Zhu Pingniang had prepared a lot of drinks, and the Sect Leader’s cup was just that small, and she requested just one cup... so she had to select carefully.

Li Zhibai, along with Shi Qingjun, walked under the shed and selected for a while, finally opting for a fruity, aromatic sake, taking out a delicate white wine pitcher.

She rolled up her long sleeves, revealing her lotus-like jade arms, then lifted the pitcher, carefully avoiding blocking the falling moonlight.

The moonlight fell on the table, reflecting on Shi Qingjun’s wine cup.

Shi Qingjun quietly watched Li Zhibai.

Etiquette.

This was the etiquette of pouring wine. She looked at Li Zhibai’s elegant demeanor in front of her and thought this was the look of a ’wealthy young lady.’

She wondered if that Ni Zi, Tong Jun, had ever seen Zhibai like this.

If not... then she got ahead, and Tong Jun might be angry.

The sound of trickling accompanied the fragrance of the wine, and when the cup was eighty percent full, Li Zhibai gently raised her hand. As she lifted the pitcher, she carefully rotated it at an angle, allowing the drops from the spout to flow naturally along it, then walked to Shi Qingjun’s right side, placing the cup in front of her.

"Sect Leader, please." Li Zhibai said.

Shi Qingjun picked up the cup, "This is the upbringing of a wealthy young lady."

Li Zhibai’s heart rate quickened slightly but showed nothing on her face. She calmly said, "It’s just a little etiquette. I wasn’t used to it, but I remembered it."

"Hmm."

Compared to Li Zhibai’s formal actions, Shi Qingjun’s manner was much more casual. She picked up the wine cup carelessly and took a light sip.

Li Zhibai, however, found it very natural, for this was just as it should be.

The Sect Leader doesn’t need etiquette.

She is the etiquette.

"The taste is just like that." Shi Qingjun placed down the wine cup.

She had previously tasted the wines given by the Flower Moon Building girls, which didn’t taste very good, falling far short of the snacks... but seeing the girls drink joyfully, she wondered if maybe her wine was just bad.

But as facts proved, Zhu Tongjun’s collection wasn’t much better.

"Not good?" Li Zhibai asked, unable to help lowering her brows.

Sect Leader...

This slight furrowing of brows, this somewhat ignorant Sect Leader...

Really...

Her heart fluttered intensely.

But for the sake of propriety, even though Li Zhibai’s nails dug into her palms, she wouldn’t allow the words ’the Sect Leader is adorable’ to cross her mind, for they were a most grievous sin.

"The aroma is pleasing." Shi Qingjun shook her head.

But the taste was poor, the fragrance heavy yet somewhat sharp. For Shi Qingjun, who still understood food in terms of deliciousness, she couldn’t comprehend what was good about this stuff.

Could this flavor really appeal to Yun Qian, who preferred snacks?

Incomprehensible.

Of course, Shi Qingjun couldn’t understand. The so-called Tea Clear Heart, and the pleasure of wine, were beyond a woman like her to grasp Yun Qian’s thoughts.

Thus, Shi Qingjun felt that if the wine couldn’t make one drunk, no matter how fine, it lost its meaning.

Taking the cup, she asked Li Zhibai a question.

"What does it feel like to be drunk?"

"Ahem..." Li Zhibai clenched her fist.

No...

How could she think of the Sect Leader as a curious child... must stay calm.

Taking a deep breath, Li Zhibai said, "Being drunk is basically being uncomfortable."

"Uncomfortable?"

"Yes."

Li Zhibai could sense the Sect Leader’s curiosity about drunkenness, but in the end, it really wasn’t something fresh.

She simply explained to Shi Qingjun what it felt like to be drunk.

Essentially, under the influence of alcohol, your face heats up, you feel fatigue fading, your mind relaxes, and your personality might change, greatly influenced by the environment.

Ultimately, is there any real meaning to being drunk?

Curing fatigue?

Don’t joke around.

Any cultivator’s experience during cultivation and enlightenment of the Heavenly Dao far surpasses intoxication a million times over.

"If you drink too much, you’ll likely feel floaty, your mind toggling between clarity and blur, losing control of your body." Li Zhibai thought for a moment and gave an analogy: "Similar to a soul search that doesn’t damage one’s essence, the sensation is nine-tenths similar."

Shi Qingjun: "..."

Looking at the crystalline wine in her cup, she suddenly felt, it wasn’t all that meaningful.

"...!" Seeing Shi Qingjun’s expression at that moment, Li Zhibai suddenly realized she’d made a mistake.

Had she...

Ruined the Sect Leader’s anticipation?

Li Zhibai suddenly had an impulse.

Perhaps she should let Yun Qian, who loves drinking, explain to the Sect Leader what being drunk feels like.

It would definitely be better than her own explanation.