"Hurry over there, or the third time will come!"

Bai Xiaofan waved his hand threateningly, leaving Ye Mei to swallow her grievance and angrily sit beside Yuan’er, her beautiful eyes still glaring at Bai Xiaofan, wishing she could devour him whole!

Yuan’er and Silver Clothing couldn’t help but laugh when they saw this!

"Don’t be angry; you’ll get used to it over time!"

Noticing Ye Mei’s puzzled look, Silver Clothing whispered softly.

Used to it?

Get used to what?

Getting hit by this jerk?

How’s that possible?

She would never get used to it!

Though Ye Mei was averse to it in her heart, all she could do was glare hatefully at Bai Xiaofan!

Meanwhile, a scholarly man walked over and nodded slightly at Bai Xiaofan before sitting down.

Yuan’er and the others curiously watched the scholarly man, wanting to see what made him different and why Bai Xiaofan had invited him to sit with them!

However, to their confusion, the scholarly man sat down without saying a word, simply drinking his wine, and Bai Xiaofan remained silent too, as if the two had agreed beforehand, just drinking together!

After a long time, the scholarly man seemed to have drunk enough and finally raised his head, only to find Bai Xiaofan didn’t acknowledge him!

"Sir, would you care to hear a story?"

He spoke!

The scholarly man finally spoke!

"If you’re willing to tell it, I’ll listen; if not, that’s fine. I don’t like forcing others!"

Bai Xiaofan said indifferently, seemingly uninterested in the scholarly man’s story!

The scholarly man hesitated slightly, perhaps not expecting Bai Xiaofan to respond like that, and stared blankly at him for a while!

"Ten thousand years ago, Demon Sea had not yet been invaded by foreign demons, and the poison in Lifeless Forest wasn’t as overpowering as it is today, Carefree Town was even more comfortable than it is now!"

"Yet everything changed because of that war between gods and demons..."

"During the battle between gods and demons, for reasons unknown, Demon Sea became a battlefield, countless gods and demons perished on this land, and back then, the mayor of Carefree Town led its residents in a battle to defend it!"

"But alas, the gap in strength was too great, and amidst the clash of masters from both worlds, Carefree Town suffered greatly, within less than half a year, casualties were heavy, all businesses had to close down, the residents lived in fear, hiding indoors all day long!"

"At that time, there was a young couple who grew up in Carefree Town. One day, the girl had a relapse of an old ailment, so the boy braved the danger to go to the pharmacy in town to get medicine!"

"Yet when the boy returned with the medicine, he found the door wide open, an alien demon had broken into the small home he shared with the girl!"

"What unfolded before the boy’s eyes was something he would never forget, his beloved girl, the one irreplaceable love in his life, had been slain by the demon, who was now devouring her body!"

"In that moment, fury consumed the boy, and drawing strength unknown, he grabbed a dagger and viciously stabbed the demon’s body!"

"However, even so, the gap in power between them was insurmountable, with just a wave of its hand, the demon killed the boy, and when the boy awoke again, everything around him had turned crimson, as if only scarlet remained in his world!"

"Seeing the girl, long dead on the bed, the boy shed tears of scarlet, cradled her lifeless body, and walked out despondently, yet curiously, the demons on the street did not approach him!"

"After burying the girl, the boy returned to Carefree Town, driving away all the demons, continuously guarding the town that should have been quiet and tranquil!"

As the scholarly man spoke, he gently sipped from his cup!

Once the telling was complete, the scholarly man turned to Bai Xiaofan and softly asked, "What do you think of this story?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Not bad, barely qualifies as a story, but I think that boy might have overthought, not everyone would harm Carefree Town or the person he loved most!"

Bai Xiaofan took a sip from his cup, looked up at the scholarly man, and smiled faintly!

"Thank you for the wine, let’s meet again!"

Upon hearing Bai Xiaofan’s words, the scholarly man stared at him for a long time before suddenly smiling gently, leaving a sentence behind as he got up to leave!

Watching the scholarly man’s departing figure, Silver Clothing, Yuan’er, and Ye Mei were all bewildered!

What was with these two?

They sat down, had some wine, one told a story, the other listened, and that was it?

Thus, the three women turned their gaze towards Bai Xiaofan, believing he must have reasons of his own to act this way!

"The wine at this inn isn’t great, just merely spicy, lacking sweetness!"

As if oblivious to their gaze, Bai Xiaofan sipped some wine and spoke casually!

"Master..."

Seeing Bai Xiaofan’s actions, Yuan’er called softly, her small hand gently shaking Bai Xiaofan’s arm!

"Enough, speak properly!"

Listening to Yuan’er’s sickeningly sweet voice, Bai Xiaofan couldn’t help but shiver, wondering why this seemingly cold and aloof girl was so clingy around him?

"Sir Bai, please, tell us who that person was! Why did you invite him for drinks?"

On the other side, Silver Clothing clung to Bai Xiaofan’s arm, imitating Yuan’er’s coquettish behavior!

"Don’t look at me, there’s no way I’ll respond like that, and I haven’t even settled the score with you for hitting me!"

Seeing Bai Xiaofan staring at her, Ye Mei instinctively stepped back a bit, eyeing him warily!

"Don’t overthink it; even if you wanted to cling to this emperor, this emperor wouldn’t bother. Do you think anyone can just be sweet with me?"

Bai Xiaofan rolled his eyes and uttered a remark that nearly sent Ye Mei into a rage!

Ye Mei pledged, if not for the concern that she might not defeat Bai Xiaofan, she would have drawn her Longsword and fought him to the end!

What’s the meaning?

Was Bai Xiaofan saying she didn’t even have the qualification to play coy with him?

Jerk!

How can he insult someone like that?

Wait... no, why would I want to play coy with him?

Who does he think he is?

She’s grown up never having acted this way with anyone!

Even with her master, she never played coy!

Why does it seem now that she is trying to play coy with Bai Xiaofan?