Both worlds are like dreams

The carriage stopped in front of Tianxiang Tower, and Wei Yunzhou walked out first. He also chose to ignore the two people who almost ignored him.

Gu Qinglan helped Xue Huang get off the carriage, and they walked into Tianxiang Tower.

Although it was already evening, the Tianxiang Tower was still brightly lit. Xuehuang stood beside Gu Qinglan, her clear eyes sweeping across the entire hall, which was almost full of guests, and the air was filled with the aroma of wine and food.

Gu Qinglan led the way and took them to the third floor. This floor was completely different from the first floor. It was very quiet and almost the same as Jinxiu Building.

Gu Qinglan explained: "Your Highness has booked the entire third floor tonight."

"Is he so rich?" Xue Huang expressed surprise.

Gu Qinglan smiled and whispered: "He borrowed it."

Xue Huang sighed, borrowing money to open the venue, what a luxury.

They soon arrived at the largest private room, where Mo Ruilin was already waiting.

When he saw them come in, he immediately smiled and said, "Brother Wei, you are finally here. Please take a seat."

Xue Huang stepped into the room and saw clearly inside. In addition to Mo Ruilin, there was also a girl of similar age. When Gu Qinglan came in, she had been staring at him. But after seeing her, those big eyes kept staring at her.

Xue Huang didn't understand what was going on, so she greeted Mo Ruilin first, "Your Highness."

“Didn’t I tell you last time that you can call me Fifth Brother from now on?” Mo Ruilin said with a smile.

"Fifth brother." Xue Huang called out as he was told.

"Let me introduce her to you," Mo Ruilin pulled the girl in brocade clothes next to him, "This is my sister, Xingyue. Xingyue, this is the one I often mentioned to you..."

"I know," the girl's voice was as bright as an oriole, "The heir of Guigu Qisha Sword is indeed extraordinary. No wonder my brother always mentions him."

Xue Huang looked at Princess Xingyue and saw a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes. She smiled and said, "Princess Xingyue lives up to her name. No wonder Fifth Brother likes her so much."

Mo Xingyue looked at Xue Huang and Gu Qinglan standing together. One was handsome and suave, while the other was stunningly beautiful with an extraordinary temperament. They were a perfect match.

She pouted and went forward to pull Gu Qinglan, "Brother Lan, why are you here just now? I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Gu Qinglan dodged in time, stepped back and saluted, saying, "Sorry to have kept you waiting, Princess."

Mo Xingyue caught nothing and felt even more depressed. She sat next to Mo Ruilin and didn't say anything.

"My sister is a bit arrogant," said Mo Ruilin, "Please don't be offended, please take a seat."

Wei Yunzhou sat opposite Mo Ruilin, while Xue Huang sat with Gu Qinglan. Seeing this, Mo Xingyue pouted again and looked at Xue Huang in dissatisfaction.

Xue Huang just smiled slightly and didn't care.

"Miss Xuehuang," Mo Ruilin handed a brocade box to Xuehuang, "This is the gift I chose for you from Lingluo Pavilion. Thank you for risking your life to save me this time."

"Why are you so polite?" Xue Huang took it with a smile, and when she opened it, she saw that it was a blue and white long skirt with soft silver cloud pattern. The material should be soft smoke silk, and it felt very soft and comfortable.

"As for Brother Wei, I really don't know what you like, so I can only give you this rare copy that I have collected." Mo Ruilin placed a box in front of Wei Yunzhou with both hands.

Xue Huang looked at the box curiously. Inside was a very damaged book. The words on the cover were almost worn away, but she could still make out that it said "Pingchuan Military Strategy". She was a little surprised. "Is this the peerless military book written by Xie Pingchuan, the founder of military strategy?"

Xie Pingchuan is probably the only person in the world who can be as famous as Guiguzi. It is said that he is a descendant of the royal family of Dongchu. He is gifted and good at military tactics and strategies. He has never been defeated in military battles. Dongchu's power has increased greatly for a while, and its status on the continent has also risen rapidly.

In his later years, Xie Pingchuan compiled his life's strategies into a military book, which he generously showed to the world and became a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation.

If Dong Chu had not had such a sparse population, it would have become the most powerful country on the continent with the help of this military strategy.

Most of the military books circulated in later generations were copied, and after being interpreted, annotated, compiled and modified by later generations, they are no longer what they originally were.

Although the book in Mo Ruilin's hand was damaged, it was already a priceless treasure as it had been preserved in this state for hundreds of years.

And he was willing to give up such a precious thing. Xue Huang admired him sincerely.

Wei Yunzhou was also a little surprised. If he had any hobbies besides being a martial arts fanatic, it would be reading military books. Xie Pingchuan's military books were naturally what he cared about the most. He never expected that one day he would see a fragment of a solitary copy. It would be a lie to say that he was not excited.

He touched the paper gently, a feeling of admiration welled up in his heart, and his usually cold face finally showed some warmth.

"Thank you." Wei Yunzhou said sincerely.

Although his tone was still cold, Mo Ruilin could hear the sincerity in his tone after being in contact with him for such a long time.

He also knew that someone as aloof as Wei Yunzhou would definitely not say anything corny to express his gratitude. These two short words were enough to carry all his sincerity.

Mo Ruilin smiled and started to talk nonsense, "Brother Wei, how about you smile? To express your gratitude?"

"Your tone," Xue Huang said with a smile, "sounds like you're teasing me."

"Miss Xuehuang, don't talk nonsense. First of all, I am a gentleman, and secondly, I am not interested in men." Mo Ruilin said seriously.

Mo Xingyue unceremoniously said, "Brother, you are just good-looking, but you are still far from being a gentleman."

"You girl," Mo Ruilin said helplessly, "can't you be polite to me?"

Mo Xingyue smiled and looked at Gu Qinglan, "My brother Lan is a gentleman. Brother Lan, my brother is the most unreliable person on weekdays, and it's all thanks to you for helping him."

"Princess, you are too kind." Gu Qinglan said politely.

"Brother Lan, how is the horse you raised?"

"Not bad." Gu Qinglan said concisely.

"The last time I went to see it, it seemed to like me very much. Brother Lan, can I go to your house to see it tomorrow?" As she spoke, she glanced at Xue Huang from time to time, calling her "Brother Lan" affectionately.

However, Xue Huang didn't care at all. Wasn't she just trying to show that she was closer to Gu Qinglan than she was? What was the big deal?

She didn't even bother to take a look and was only focused on savoring the food in front of her.

As the host, Mo Ruilin had been enthusiastically introducing the dishes to her, and Wei Yunzhou was also unusually polite to him. The two of them toasted each other and gradually started talking about the legend of Xie Pingchuan.

Only Gu Qinglan remained silent, looking at Xue Huang with an unknown expression.

Mo Xingyue picked up some food for Gu Qinglan, but when she saw that he ignored her and was paying attention to Xue Huang, she put down her chopsticks and pouted. Her eyes fell on the wine pot and turned.

"Miss Xue Huang, my brother was able to return safely this time, thanks to your help. I would like to offer you a toast to show my gratitude."

Xue Huang picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "You are too polite, Princess."

Gu Qinglan pressed her wrist in time, "Your injury is not healed yet."

"It's okay." Xue Huang said, and drank it all in one gulp.

Mo Xingyue also drank it in one breath, then poured another glass and said, "I heard from my brother that you helped him before, so I'll toast you another glass."

Xue Huang clinked her glass with his and drank it all again.

Seeing her so bold, Mo Xingyue said, "You seem to have a good alcohol tolerance, why don't we have a competition?"

Mo Ruilin finally remembered his sister and quickly dissuaded her: "Xingyue, even your brother can't drink more than her."

"I don't believe it." Mo Xingyue looked at Xue Huang and said, "Do you dare to compete?"

"Why not?" Xue Huang said with a smile.

"Okay." Mo Xingyue asked someone to bring over a dozen jugs of good wine, and lined up the glasses and filled them up. Then she drank one glass after another, and soon the two jugs were empty. She looked at Xue Huang with pride.

Xue Huang took her time and started to use the bowl. The two pots of wine were quickly empty. Her movements were even very graceful, revealing a chivalrous spirit of a man of the world.

"Again?" Xue Huang raised an eyebrow.

"Come on, who's afraid of who?" Mo Xingyue also used the bowl and drank two pots in a row. However, her face was already very ruddy at this time, and her eyes began to wander.

Although the amount of wine in a pot is not too much, it is all top-grade wine with a mellow and rich aroma. People with poor alcohol tolerance will get drunk easily. Moreover, Mo Xingyue drank a little too quickly, so he was naturally drunk.

On the other hand, Xue Huang drank two bottles of wine leisurely, still calm and composed. Because she had a drunkard grandfather, the Guigu Sect's drinking capacity was not a problem.

Mo Xingyue became more and more unwilling to accept it, so she poured out another pot of wine and forced herself to drink it all, but she could no longer sit still.

Mo Ruilin sighed helplessly: "I told you, even I can't drink more than Miss Xue Huang, you are asking for trouble."

Mo Xingyue pushed him and asked, "Am I... your biological sister?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Mo Ruilin pulled her, afraid that she would fall to the ground.

Mo Xingyue looked at Xue Huang with drunken eyes, "Drink it! If you don't drink it, you're just a puppy."

Xue Huang smiled, picked up the bowl and drank it in one gulp, then she asked: "Do you want to compete again?"

"Of course!" Mo Xingyue said. After that, she took another pot and started pouring it into the bowl. However, she was already drunk at this time, and her hands began to shake. "Hey, this... why is this bowl moving?"

"You've drunk too much." Mo Ruilin snatched the wine bottle, "Admit defeat."

Mo Xingyue snorted and looked at Xue Huang, "You win this time. Let's compete again another day."

Xue Huang took a sip, put down the wine bowl, and said, "Okay."

"How come you can drink so much?" Mo Xingyue asked.

Xuehuang thought: That’s it?

"Do you believe it this time?" Mo Ruilin poured a cup of sobering tea that he had just asked someone to bring, and fed it to Mo Xingyue.

Gu Qinglan also poured a cup for Xue Huang, who took it with a smile, "Thank you."

"Eat more food. This is what His Highness ordered." Gu Qinglan picked up a shrimp for her, "Emerald Shrimp."

"Okay." Xue Huang said with a smile.