1415 People Change (2/2)
Long Siye realized that he had crossed the line and immediately apologized. ”My sincere apologies, I am too shallow. Let me apologize with a cup of tea to replace the wine.”
Li Mengxia decided to stop talking about it since he had apologized. She smiled and suggested, ”Let me offer you a toast. I'm thirsty.”
The three of them continued talking for a while. Long Siye was a justice enthusiast, and so as a heaven's gift disciple, he decisively promised to help solve the rebellion once he knew that the culprit was an imposter.
Gu Xijiu was pleased and immediately invited him to gather all the alchemists around the world to meet at the Tianxia Hotel in Fenglai City five days later. Long Siye committed without hesitation, and the three of them continued talking for a while.
After all, Gu Xijiu and Long Siye have not seen each other for eight years. Hence, they did not even realize it was already nightfall when they ended their conversation.
Gu Xijiu was still alright as she had achieved a spiritual power of level ten and also mastered the fasting technique. Hence, she would not feel hungry even if she did not eat anything for several days. However, Li Mengxia's stomach was growling. Long Siye smiled as he heard it. ”What would you like for dinner? I'll get prepare it for you.”
Gu Xijiu glimpsed at Li Mengxia and realized that she did not know much about courtesy. She said, ”I've heard that there are many herbal dishes in the Tianwen clan. May we try some?”
Long Siye nodded. ”Sure.” Just as he was about to call his servant, Gu Xijiu quickly stopped him. ”We had secretly shown up here this time. The fewer people who know that we were here, the better. Its to prevent someone from accidentally leaking out the news and alerting the imposter.”
Long Siye nodded. ”You're right, don't worry. I'll prepare it by myself…” He then got up and got ready to head out. However, Gu Xijiu did not want to trouble him as she did not come here to have a meal with him. Moreover, she had told Di Fuyi that she would go home as early as she could tonight. It was unnecessary for her to stay here any longer as everything had been confirmed. She then got up and suggested. ”Let's grab a meal outside. I'm craving for the dishes that are served at the Fengxian Tavern in Weilai Town.”
Weilai Town was a town nearby the Tianwen clan. Gu Xijiu had a meal in Fengxian Tavern before. Hence, she suggested having dinner there as she was familiar with the place.
Long Siye paused for a moment and glimpsed at Li Mengxia. ”I thought Master Li wants to try the herbal dishes served at the Tianwen clan?”
Subconsciously, Li Mengxia touched her nose and said, ”It was just a suggestion. It doesn't matter whether it's herbal dishes or not. As long as it tastes good.”
In other words, she had changed her mind and agreed with Gu Xijiu's suggestion. Therefore, Long Siye decided to let it go.
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Long Siye had reserved a private room in the Fengxian Tavern, and the three of them ordered several good dishes for their dinner.
Long Siye never liked drinking, but strangely enough, he ordered a big jug of alcohol. Besides that, he did not forget to explain to Gu Xijiu and Li Mengxia, ”The wine is known as Red Armeniaca Vulgaris. It smells good, and is specially brewed here. Try it.” He then filled both of their glasses.
Li Mengxia liked drinking. Not only did she have many buddies but she also often attended many social events. Hence, she was good at handling her alcohol and drinking was just as easy as swallowing water to her.
Gu Xijiu liked drinking as well, but she insisted not to drink whenever she had a mission to prevent any unnecessary accidents from occurring. She decided that it was best not to drink this time as well. Making mistakes during such a chaotic time was effortless. However, she had just reunited with Long Siye who was her good friend. It did not sound right for old friends to reunite without alcohol and so she had a drink. However, she made sure to control her alcohol intake.
The three of them talked as they dug into the food and discussed the next steps of their operation. Long Siye drank pretty fast, and already felt tipsy by the time dinner was done.