The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

As night deepened, the crowd in the tavern began to disperse, but Jiang Chuan and his group's private room remained filled with laughter and chatter.

After several rounds of games, everyone's faces were flushed from drinking.

"I was really happy tonight, and I hope there will be more days like this." Zhong Huahua sighed, her eyes showing reluctance.

“Yes, I hope the peaceful days will last.” Jiang Chuan agreed, standing up. “It’s getting late, we can’t forget about the late-night snack. Let’s go, I heard there’s a really good grilled fish place nearby.”

"Grilled fish! Just what I wanted!" Wu Zhen cheered and was the first to walk out of the private room.

"Then let's hurry up and catch up, don't keep Master Wu waiting." Li Yi said with a smile to the group, and followed the group out.

A group of people arrived at the entrance of a small shop and looked at the signboard: Authentic Grilled Fish.

The group looked at Jiang Chuan. "Jiang Chuan, the grilled fish you mentioned, you don't mean this is the place, do you?"

"Yes, it's said that this place has been open for about twenty years."

Jiang Chuan nodded, then strode inside.

The boss warmly welcomed the group. The weather was perfect, so they set up a table outside, ordered several cases of liquor, and started chatting.

Wu Zhen blushed slightly and looked at Jiang Chuan, "You're not getting any younger, brother, have you never been in a relationship before?"

Jiang Chuan was taken aback, and unconsciously glanced at Li Yi...

"I have no plans to do that."

Jiang Chuan said calmly. At this moment, a taxi arrived late, and a figure got out.

Upon closer inspection, it was Shen Jing…

"Oh my god, let me tell you, I've been here since the afternoon, and I've been stuck in traffic until now, can you believe it?"

Shen Jing was dressed in casual clothes. You know what, he looked quite energetic after taking off his Taoist robe.

"You're here."

Jiang Chuan waved his hand, gesturing for Shen Jing to sit down.

"Weren't you in the Diviner's Alliance?" Zhong Huahua had been curious about how Shen Jing had left the Diviner's Alliance. She had only met him once in Huashan before, and hadn't seen him since.

The group consisted of several close friends, so their meeting naturally sparked their interest.

"This story begins with the time my master sent me on a training expedition..."

Shen Jing picked up a bottle of wine, "Let me show you one first!"

goo goo...

One bottle gone in a second.

"Okay, I'll continue telling you..."

Shen Jing recounted the entire story of the Valley of Nine Deaths and One Life to everyone from beginning to end.

Everyone was stunned by what they heard.

"So, in that town, people are still living in ancient times?"

Zhong Huahua blinked her big eyes and said with disbelief, "What era are we living in? Do those kinds of small towns really still exist?"
"Of course! Let me tell you, if Jiang Chuan hadn't tried every means to stop him, he would probably be someone's son-in-law by now, hahaha!"

Shen Jing smiled and then picked up a piece of grilled fish to eat.

Upon hearing this, everyone's gossipy nature was instantly aroused.

"Jiang Chuan, tell us quickly, what's the story behind the girl Shen Jing was talking about?"

Jiang Chuan, emboldened by the alcohol, thought of the girl from that small town.

Willow catkins.

I wonder how Liu Xu is doing now.

Jiang Chuan only had a few seconds to think before the crowd immediately started teasing him, "Could it be that Jiang Chuan is thinking about that girl in town again?"

Wu Zhen took the lead, and the others echoed him with "oh, oh."

"Don't talk nonsense, I have no such idea."

Jiang Chuan lowered his head and immediately drank a large glass of wine.

Everyone was cheering, but Li Yi, standing beside him, swirled her wine glass, looking slightly dazed.

Wait a minute, I'm awakening as Li Bai...

I've always had a high alcohol tolerance, but maybe it's because I haven't drunk in a long time?
Through the wine glass, Li Yi could vaguely see Jiang Chuan's image.

At this moment, Zhong Huahua noticed that Li Yi's condition was a bit off.

"Li Yi, what's wrong?"

Li Yi stared blankly at the reflection in her wine glass, then Zhong Huahua shook her and said, "You're not drunk, are you?"

Li Yi shook her head. "No, I haven't even had my fill yet. What did I drink that I shouldn't have..."

"Come on, let's have a drink!"

As she spoke, Li Yi suddenly stood up, causing a plate in front of her to fall off.

She then lost her balance and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately Jiang Chuan reacted quickly and caught her.

"Oh!"

"Family members, did you see that? A hero saves the damsel in distress!"

"I haven't seen the hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress trope in years, today is truly an eye-opener!"

Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Wu Zhen became bolder in his speech and started making "oh" sounds beside him.

Seeing this, the crowd started to jeer.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The two were acting somewhat intimately. Li Yi was practically being held in Jiang Chuan's arms, and from a distance, it would appear as if Li Yi tilted her head slightly and the two were kissing.

However, as if remembering something, Li Yixuan gently pushed Jiang Chuan away, saying, "Men and women should not touch each other."

……

This remark made everyone in the room burst into laughter.

"My family burst out laughing!"

"What century are we living in now? Why are we still using the old ways?"

"Besides, my Jiang Chuan isn't good enough. Do you look down on him?"

Wu Zhen's words made Li Yi blush with embarrassment.

"I didn't... I didn't look down on Jiang Chuan."

She lowered her head, fidgeting and clutching the hem of her clothes.

"So you've taken a liking to Jiang Chuan?" Shen Jing downed his drink in one gulp and said to the two of them.

Li Yi blushed, but Jiang Chuan came to her rescue at the crucial moment, saying, "Don't talk nonsense, Li Yi has had a bit too much to drink."

"We mustn't bully her!"

Everyone wore expressions of schadenfreude, especially Wu Zhen.

"Oh my, you're already protecting her now. Who knows what will happen if she starts dating someone else?"

"I told Li Yi I introduced her to a boyfriend before, but she kept refusing. Turns out she was waiting for you, Jiang Chuan!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Everyone burst into laughter, while Li Yi blushed deeply, wishing she could disappear into the ground right then and there.

Given my personality, I would have argued with them long ago, so what's wrong with me today?
Why did you drink alcohol?

still is……

Li Yi's heart was pounding, and her mind was completely blank; she had no idea what she was thinking.

"My suggestion is to stay where you are and start dating!"

Shen Jing's suggestion immediately piqued the interest of the group.

"fall in love!"

"fall in love!"

Jiang Chuan shook his head, trying to clear his mind.

In fact, if Jiang Chuan wanted to, he could expel the alcohol in less than a second with the spiritual energy within his body.

But before drinking, everyone said that during these few days of rest, they could not use any spiritual power and should live like ordinary people.

That's why Jiang Chuan didn't use his spiritual power to expel the alcohol from his body.

in fact……

Alcohol is still very refreshing, especially at this moment.

"Don't joke around, I have no plans to be in a relationship right now."

Jiang Chuan mumbled incoherently, but no one noticed that Li Yi's eyes suddenly darted away when she heard Jiang Chuan's words.

Li Yi's body unconsciously moved a tiny bit further away from Jiang Chuan. Just a tiny bit.

No one else noticed, but Jiang Chuan did.

However, under the numbing effect of alcohol, Jiang Chuan didn't think much of it.

Li Yi's eyes cleared instantly, and she lowered her head, saying, "I don't plan to be in a relationship for the time being..."

"cut……"

Wu Zhen and the others immediately lost interest. After all that, the two of them had no interest whatsoever. What a disappointment.

Hello, this is ChouTuan delivery service!

Just then, a small yellow electric scooter stopped in front of the grilled fish restaurant.

"Excuse me, which one of you is Mr. Jiang?"

After the deliveryman finished speaking, everyone looked at Jiang Chuan with a puzzled expression.

"Weren't we drinking? What did you buy this time?"

Jiang Chuan was also completely bewildered. When did he buy anything?
"The last four digits of the phone number are 7777."

The delivery guy glanced at the address, then at the crowd in front of him; he was completely drunk.

Jiang Chuan shook his head, wondering if he had accidentally tapped his phone to place the order.

"Yes, but I don't think I've bought anything..."

At this moment, Li Yi slowly spoke up from the side, "I bought the items."

The delivery guy quickly put the food down and sped away.

What did you buy?

A group of people were curious about what Li Yi bought and Jiang Chuan's phone number.
OK.

"Today...today is Jiang Chuan's birthday..."

Li Yi's voice was barely audible, but her words instantly caused an uproar among the group!

"Holy crap, today is Jiang Chuan's birthday? How come we didn't know that!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Jing glanced at his phone and immediately slapped his thigh!
"It really is Jiang Chuan's birthday! How could I have forgotten my brother's birthday!"

Even Jiang Chuan himself was a little dazed; he didn't even know it was his birthday!

It was Li Yi who remembered it. What does that mean?!

Li Yi definitely has feelings for Jiang Chuan!
Everyone made their own wild guesses.

"Okay, okay, so this is how you play it now! Li Yi, why didn't you tell us? We could have prepared a gift for Jiang Chuan."

Zhong Huahua and the others pouted, their eyes holding an indescribable look.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi lowered her head even further. She was usually very outgoing, but now she was like a petite girl, unable to utter a word.

"Oh, don't overthink it. We're good friends, it's perfectly normal for them to know my birthday!"

Jiang Chuan was still trying to smooth things over for Li Yi.

Li Yi nodded vigorously beside her, "Yes, we're very good friends. Isn't it normal for good friends to know each other's birthdays?"

When is my birthday?

Wu Zhen pointed to himself and asked Li Yi.

"you……"

"what about me?"

Zhong Huahua also pointed to herself.

Tang, Song, and Ming also raised their fingers, "My birthday..."

Li Yi was dumbfounded...

I really don't know their birthdays, how should I answer that?

"look look look!"

"You can't tell me any of our birthdays. I get it, so we're not your good friends after all. Waaah!"

Wu Zhen's feigned crying while covering his face made everyone burst into laughter.

"But then again, Jiang Chuan, do you know Li Yi's birthday?"

Without hesitation, Jiang Chuan replied, "February 14th."

"Yo yo yo!"

"You really knew that? So you two are the real best friends after all. We... are just ordinary friends!"

Wu Zhen pouted, looking like she deserved a beating.

Everyone responded in unison, "Indeed, we are just ordinary friends."

For a moment, neither of them knew how to explain!
However, Jiang Chuan didn't bother to remember Li Yi's birthday, since it was too easy to remember: February 14th, which happened to fall on Valentine's Day.

It's hard not to remember this.

"I'm heartbroken, brothers. I'm going to drown myself."

As Shen Jing spoke, he made a gesture as if he was about to jump into the river, which caused everyone to burst into laughter.

"Alright, alright, go jump into the water, don't drink all the water in the river." Wu Zhen pouted, "Those two are good friends now, we're just ordinary friends, we can't sit next to them."

……

Jiang Chuan was speechless. What were these people talking about? All they were saying was that he knew Li Yi's birthday.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around!"

Zhong Huahua composed herself and then opened the takeout package.

"Wow, isn't this a black swan cake?"

"It looks much better than in the pictures."

Zhong Huahua exclaimed in surprise because the cake inside was so lifelike. A regular cake might only cost around two hundred yuan, but the craftsmanship of this cake must have cost at least five hundred yuan!

Because this black swan looks so real...

Everyone was amazed by the cake.

After lighting the candles, say, "Make a wish."

Wu Zhen placed the cake in the center of the dining table, and Jiang Chuan closed his eyes.

As for what the wish is, no one knows, and no one asks. It is common knowledge that wishes cannot be spoken, otherwise they will not come true.

A short while later, Jiang Chuan opened his eyes.

"Alright, that's all for now."

Li Yi's face was flushed, probably because she had been drinking, and she had some difficulty getting up.

"I'm going to use the bathroom."

But she staggered, and before anyone could get up, Jiang Chuan helped her up.

"Slow down."

Li Yi nodded. "Okay, I understand."

Wu Zhen, standing to the side, said sarcastically, "Okay~ I know~"

Everyone burst into laughter. "Wu Zhen, can you stop being so funny?"

However, Wu Zhen is also under the influence of alcohol, and his current behavior is almost inhuman.

He pulled Tang Songming into his arms and kissed him on the cheek. "Tang Songming, you look quite handsome now."

Tang Songming shoved Wu Zhen away, screaming in horror, "Disgusting! Disgusting!"

Everyone was stunned. Good grief, Wu Zhen is drunk and can't even tell the difference between men and women anymore!

"You dare to humiliate me? You'll regret this!"

Tang Songming patted Wu Zhen's shoulder hard, but he held back his strength. If he had struck with full force, Wu Zhen might not have been able to withstand it.

"Stop fooling around, look, Jiang Chuan is taking Li Yi to the toilet..." Zhong Huahua said, pointing to Jiang Chuan and Li Yi's backs.

"It looks like Li Yi is really drunk," Shen Jing said from behind.

"However, I think Li Yi and Jiang Chuan are actually quite a good match."

After Wu Zhen finished speaking, he sighed inwardly, "I originally thought Jiang Chuan had a bit of a crush on Zhong Huahua, but now it seems that Jiang Chuan really likes Li Yi. He told us before that he didn't want to be in a relationship, but now it seems that it was all a lie!"

……

Jiang Chuan helped Li Yi walk slowly, and Li Yi seemed to become more awake in the cool breeze.

"Jiang Chuan, there's no need for that." (End of Chapter)