How come I was the one being targeted?

Tingyun and Yukong were speechless for a moment. In fact, they didn’t know why the situation had turned out like this, but one thing was certain - it was really great to feed Bai Jun!

Especially when they saw him eating the food they picked up with a satisfied look on his face, it seemed as if the maternal instinct hidden deep in their hearts was unconsciously stimulated, and it burst out.

Suddenly, Tingyun noticed two bottles of high-end liquor placed in the corner of the dining table. She brought them specially in order to get Bai Jun drunk. Even if she couldn't get him drunk, it would be great to see his cute look when he was slightly drunk.

"Hmm... Let's put aside those insignificant things for now. My benefactor, have you had enough? If you don't mind, have some more wine. I spent a lot of effort to bring this from another planet. I heard that the wine on that planet is the most famous in the nearby galaxy. Even the company spent a lot of money to reach a cooperation with them."

Tingyun picked up a bottle of red wine and looked at Bai Jun with a smile.

"I don't mind drinking... but I'm not a very connoisseur of alcohol. Giving me something too expensive might be a waste, you know?"

Bai Jun scratched his cheek and said embarrassedly.

"That's not true! Who said such a thing to my benefactor? There is absolutely nothing in the world that can be compared to my benefactor. It is an honor for this bottle of wine to be drunk by my benefactor. If anyone dares to say the word 'wasteful', I will smash his head with my fan!"

Tingyun's eyebrows were slightly raised, and a flame of anger flickered in her emerald eyes. She was very angry, which was very rare. Her usually gentle face looked particularly terrifying when it was on fire, and her soft fox tail also stood up with her anger.

Even Yukong and Yanqing beside them showed the same expression.

"Sorry, sorry, no one said that. It was just my wishful thinking. As punishment, I'll drink a glass myself."

Realizing that he had said the wrong thing, Bai Jun quickly began to explain. For some reason, he felt a little happy in his heart, so he took the red wine that Tingyun poured for him, raised his head and drank it in one gulp.

"You're right to think so, benefactor. Your excellence is obvious to everyone, so don't underestimate yourself. By the way, your drinking posture is really heroic~"

Tingyun's face returned to its original smile, and she hurriedly moved to Bai Jun with a glass of red wine, pouring it for him like a little wife.

Yukong felt indescribably complicated when she saw this scene. She felt both relieved and envious, but more of it was helplessness. As if she wanted to swallow this unknown strange emotion back into her throat, she also opened a bottle of wine and poured herself a full glass.

"Ms. Tingyun, I want to drink too. Besides, it's not convenient for the teacher to drink if you're so close to me."

Yan Qing reminded him without a smile.

"Hey, isn't Brother Yanqing still underage? Drinking is not allowed, and it's very rude to disturb your aunt's world without permission. But... if you are willing to call me sister, I don't mind pouring you a glass of 'Unfeeling Romance', okay?"

Tingyun's pair of emerald eyes, as clear as water, were still smiling, and he moved closer to Bai Jun as if to declare his sovereignty.

Yan Qing was so angry that his teeth were itching. He wanted to argue with her, but when he saw that Bai Jun was obviously in a good mood when drinking, he gave up any other thoughts. After all, as long as the teacher was happy, other things didn't matter.

Yan Qing, who couldn't drink, had to leave his seat temporarily, ran to the living room to get a few oranges, and sat back to continue peeling oranges for Bai Jun. He heard that oranges can help sober up, and when Bai Jun stopped drinking later, he could offer his gratitude as a disciple.

"Yanqing, if you don't mind, can you talk to me?"

At this time, Yukong, who also had nothing to do and was sitting alone drinking, spoke to him.

"Of course. Sir, do you have any instructions?"

Yan Qing responded without stopping peeling the orange.

"Don't be so reserved. This is just a casual chat. I'm just curious about hearing you call Bai Jun "teacher" so cheerfully every day. Isn't Jing Yuan jealous?"

Yukong seemed to be a little drunk, and jokingly asked the doubts that had been buried in his heart for a long time.

"Eh? But a general is a general, and a teacher is a teacher. That kind of thing... shouldn't happen, right?"

The action of peeling the orange came to an abrupt halt, and there was some confusion in Yan Qing's amber eyes. It must be the first time he faced such a problem.

Those who know the inside story know that Yanqing was raised by Jingyuan. Whether it was martial arts or strategy, Jingyuan taught him everything he knew almost as if he were treating a successor. Even without saying it, everyone tacitly regarded Jingyuan as Yanqing's master.

But since when, there was a man named Bai Jun in Luofu, and behind him there was a follower named Yan Qing, and this follower followed Bai Jun all day long and called him teacher... After a long time, even Yukong couldn't help but feel curious, what happened between these two people?

Yan Qing's hesitation quickly returned to normal as the emotion in his eyes calmed. He thought carefully for a moment and responded, "To me, Bai Jun is more than just a teacher. In fact, he is my savior and he has taught me many important lessons. No matter how you look at it, I should call him teacher. The general never said anything and even encouraged me to learn from him."

He felt gratitude towards Bai Jun as a rescuer and a person being rescued, as well as respect for Bai Jun as a mentor and a person being mentored. More importantly, Bai Jun always treated him as an equal. Obviously, Bai Jun was much stronger and more mature than him, but he was still willing to treat him as a friend. From this point of view, Yan Qing had long regarded Bai Jun as a person as important as Jing Yuan.

"I see... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sow discord between you and the general. If I offended you, please don't take it too seriously. I'm a little drunk. Yanqing, just treat it as an old man's joke."

"Please don't say that, Master Siduo, you are still very young."

The customs of Xianzhou are different from those of other species. The lifespan of Xianzhou people is very long, but there is a limit after all. What's more, the death faced by Xianzhou people is far more severe than that of other species. Therefore, Xianzhou people actually care a lot about their lifespan. This lifespan does not refer to their own age, but the concept of "old", even to the extent that it can be described as taboo.

After hearing Yukong say this, Yanqing immediately shook his head to deny it. Yukong did not respond, but just smiled and looked at Bai Jun and Tingyun on the other side.

"Hehe, is the drink good? You seem to be enjoying it so much."

"Well, it's okay. It's okay to drink like this once in a while."

Tingyun smiled and poured another glass for Bai Jun. This was the seventh time, and the red wine was almost finished.

Bai Jun said that he was fine, but his face was slightly flushed under the light, and there was a hint of drunkenness in his deep blue eyes.

The wine tastes very spicy, bitter and astringent when you first drink it, but after you swallow it, it turns into a burning warm current that spreads from your stomach to your limbs.

Bai Jun's palate wasn't that sharp, so he couldn't tell the difference between the drinks. The only thing that stuck with him was the difference in the feeling of vomiting while leaning against the wall after drinking too much of each. Although they were all quite uncomfortable,

I feel dizzy and things around me are a little blurry.

My feet felt light and the ground didn't feel real. The light was so dim and unclear, depicting the shadows in an ambiguous way.

He was probably drunk, but it was unlikely that he was completely drunk. After all, the effects of alcohol would disappear instantly if he wanted to. This was the disadvantage of being strong... no, should it be called a privilege?

In his memory, he hated drinking in his previous life. Even though he would definitely vomit holding the toilet afterwards, he had to force himself to swallow the wine for the sake of endless social engagements. Over time, Bai Jun's impression of wine plummeted to the bottom.

However, this life is completely the opposite. I don't know when it started, but the act of drinking has become a spice between mutual consent. Although Bai Jun still doesn't like alcohol, he has to admit that it feels good to be drunk occasionally.

"My benefactor, are you drunk? If you are drunk, you can't drink anymore~"

Tingyun was urging people to drink, but his words seemed to be adding fuel to the fire.

"Are you kidding? I can drink a lot."

"So, you are very brave, benefactor~"

Bai Jun seemed to be irritated by her frivolous and playful tone. He reached out and rubbed Tingyun's hair fiercely, making her carefully styled hair a mess, and pinched her pretty face when she didn't react.

"I'm super brave."

Tingyun's delicate face was filled with surprise, but she was not angry. She was just genuinely happy. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she looked gently at Bai Jun's somewhat childish expression, with an unknown sense of satisfaction hidden in her eyes.

Yanqing and Yukong laughed at the same time.

It turns out that the usually calm and strong Bai Jun also has weaknesses, a childish side, worries about some things, and has a little temper like himself. His usually perfect image has become richer and more three-dimensional and profound in my heart.

There was a faint flash of lightning outside the window, and soon there was a slight thunder. The rain that had been suppressed for a long time finally started to fall, wetting the glass on the balcony and making the night view hazy.

...........

Looking at the misty world in front of him, Bai Jun couldn't help but feel a headache. If he had known this would happen, he should have gone back earlier, so that he might not have to get wet in the rain.

The rain continued with no sign of stopping, but fortunately it was very light, falling slowly and steadily. Even if he continued to wait, he probably wouldn't see the rain stop, and it was even more impossible for Bai Jun to stay overnight at someone else's house.

Thinking of this, Bai Jun gave up waiting any longer, so he rejected Yukong and Tingyun's attempts to keep him, took out two oil-paper umbrellas from the entrance, and walked into the rain with Yanqing.

There were few people on the street and it looked like it had been raining for some time.

Since that's the case, there's nothing we can do. Maybe it would be the same even if we came out earlier.

Yanqing's home and Bai Jun's home happened to be in completely opposite directions, so the two of them only walked together for a distance before saying goodbye at a crossroads.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the brim of the oil-paper umbrella began to droop.

The fine raindrops felt a little cold when hitting his skin, but Bai Jun was in a really good mood today. Perhaps it was because he had just drunk some wine, but the cold raindrops hitting his hot body felt comfortable, and he felt refreshed.

Even so, the damp shirt felt quite unpleasant against his skin, so Bai Jun quickened his pace and hurried home.

As he got closer and closer to home, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the thought that he would soon be able to return home, take a comfortable hot bath and go to bed.

However, when he passed an intersection near his home, he suddenly felt uncomfortable as if a button was buttoned incorrectly, and his eyes subconsciously glanced somewhere.

Two street lamps cast a dim yellow light in the rain, outlining the overlapping light and shadows of the raindrops. And under the street lamps, in the gauze-like rain, there was a girl in white, not minding the rain at all.

The girl stood quietly in the rain, her wet hair drooping down, her soaked clothes clinging to her skin, her leg socks plain white. She seemed to have sensed Bai Jun's arrival, and her beautiful red eyes lit up in an instant.

"Xue Yi?"

Looking at the figure under the street light, Bai Jun muttered to himself absentmindedly, and then all the drunkenness disappeared, and he ran to her side with an umbrella.

"You're back, I, I just wanted to see you..."

Unable to contain her emotions, as soon as Yu Zhaoli heard Bai Jun's voice, Xue Yi could no longer control her emotions and rushed over regardless of everything.

However, the lights in Bai Jun's house were still dark, no different from the state when she passed by every day. This made Xue Yi feel sad and reluctant, and she stood here waiting until now without realizing it.

But now, looking at the young man so close to her, Xue Yi felt that he was so dazzling that she could not take her eyes off him.

Because he is so dazzling.

As a sinner, am I really qualified to touch the sun?

Being at the center of a vortex of cursed chaos, do I have the qualifications to stand by his side?

The twisted emotions prompted her to slowly lower her half-raised arm, and Xue Yi's eyes became a little dim. Some habit deep in her heart made her want to cry, but her puppet body no longer had this function.

"Since you are fine, I am relieved. I can go back and tell my younger sister and Huo Huo the news..."

She lowered her head silently, letting the rain fall on her face.

Bai Jun didn't know what had happened, but the scene in front of him seemed familiar. He remembered that when he was dating Xue Yi, she also showed the same expression. At first, Bai Jun didn't notice anything on her cold face that could not find any emotion, but now he finally noticed it.

——She is very sad.

So Bai Jun held her hand. Although it was a little cold, she could still feel some warmth from her body.

"Can you tell me what happened?"

"A sinner like me, a hateful person bound to the Ten Kings Court for eternity to pay for his sins, do I really have the right to stand by your side?"

Xue Yi clasped Bai Jun's hand tightly and asked in a trembling voice, "I've hurt many people before, family, friends, neighbors... The closer they are to me, the more hurt they are."

The girl stood in the wind and rain, with thunder rumbling faintly above her head. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she spoke in a lonely voice about her past that she had never mentioned before.

She hated her identity as a sinner, believing that she was both a victim and a perpetrator of the disaster.

The raindrops that cut through the sky became heavier and heavier, and her heart fell into the abyss with Bai Jun's long silence.

But the next second.

The oil-paper umbrella fell on the bluestone floor, splashing a little water.

Bai Jun took a step forward and hugged her tightly in his arms.

"I do not mind."

He could feel the body in his arms tremble slightly, but it soon calmed down. He buried his face deeply in his chest. Xue Yi quietly enjoyed the warmth that did not belong to her, and suddenly made a bland request.

"Bai Jun, could you please lower your head?"

Bai Jun obeyed her and lowered his head.

The raindrops fell gently on her face, chilling her heart. The girl stood on tiptoe and kissed her softly and warmly.

"Next time, please watch the rain with me again."

Her black hair, which had long been soaked, was smooth, a simple and innocent smile was on her face, and her coral red eyes were filled with only one person.

On the other side of the street, a woman with long gray hair bit her thin lips, her leaden eyes still trembling, stirring up a swirling vortex, stubbornly trying to draw a last bit of mercy from the tightly embraced scenery.

"elder sister........"

Volume 118: Chapter Still Needs to Practice

It is six o'clock in the morning, and this huge city is slowly waking up from last night's rain.

In the distance, the first ray of light slowly emerged from the horizon, and there was a little mist mixed in on the high floors.

Because it rained last night, most of the buildings were wet, so everything that was engraved in front of the eyes was sparkling under the sunlight.

The high-rise buildings lined up one after another reflect the morning glow and blur the sharp angles of the entire modern building complex. From a distance, it seems as if the entire urban cluster is wandering in a golden ocean, bathing in a dreamy and hazy fairyland in the sky.

Bai Jun listened to the cries of the feathered beasts outside the window and stared at the scenery outside, a little absent-minded.

Today is a very nice sunny day. Breaking free from the shackles of dark clouds, the clear sky, like a blue gem, does have some shadows of summer.

What happened on last night's rainy night was still vivid in his mind. Bai Jun pushed open half of the window, sighed softly, and rubbed his furrowed brows in distress, as if to ease the chaos in his heart.

"Sinner..."

Rather than being troubled by Xue Yi, Bai Jun was more confused by her meaningful words.

He and Xue Yi had known each other for quite some time, but Bai Jun seemed to know nothing about her past. Although the identity of a judge was considered very sensitive in Xianzhou, he did not want to see Xue Yi's heartbroken expression again, compared to the risks involved.

Since there is a problem with inquiring about the judge's identity, then there should be no problem for him to inquire about his sister's news from his sister, right?

So let’s go find Jackdaw these two days and ask him about the past of these two sisters.

After making up his mind, Bai Jun could finally relax. It just so happened that he had nothing to do today. He only had to report to the Land Horizon Company on his first day back, and he would have to go to work tomorrow.