Chapter 2322: Chapter 657: The Xuanjin Catastrophe Has Arrived! (Climax)
It seems she still needs to quickly find the highest quality Purple Jade Sprite to truly enhance the power of the Immortal-Slaying Formation.
With the Immortal-Slaying Formation successfully set, An Yiqing sat casually on the ground, wiping sweat from her forehead. An Zhifeng, who had just returned from buying groceries, saw her and immediately walked over.
"Miss, we’re having hotpot tonight, you’re joining us, right?!"
An Yiqing glanced at the vegetables and meat that An Zhifeng was holding and nodded with a smile, "Sure, it’s been ages since I’ve had hotpot. Prepare a lot, I can really eat quite a bit."
An Zhifeng laughed immediately, "Eat to your heart’s content! We have plenty of vegetables and meat!"
That evening, at the courtyard where the Thirteen Blood Generals and Blood Guard Army lived, several round tables were set up by the lakeside under the open sky. Each table had an electric stove and a large yin-yang pot. Around the yin-yang pot were various vegetables, fresh beef and lamb, and numerous fish balls and shrimp rolls that made one’s mouth water.
The Blood Guard Army members sat ten to a table, while An Yiqing and the Thirteen Blood Generals shared one table. As night fell, the red lanterns in the courtyard lit up.
"Brothers, it’s rare that Miss has time for us tonight! Let’s drink until we’re satisfied!" An Zhifeng shouted loudly while holding a beer.
Everyone stood up, raising their glasses and laughing, "Drink until we’re satisfied!"
An Yiqing was unrestrained, enjoying herself as she drank and ate hotpot, enthusiastically joining in on the drinking games. Perhaps it was the upcoming wedding or maybe the house had just been completed; either way, An Yiqing was in a fantastic mood today, fearing no one. In no time, the floor was covered with empty bottles.
But fortunately, though An Yiqing didn’t usually drink much, she could hold her liquor exceptionally well. Thanks to Ye Chenghong’s herbal baths over the past ten years, no one could make her drunk if she chose not to be.
"Miss, have some sobering soup." Zhang Yufeng said worriedly, handing her a bowl after she had yet another drinking spree with the Blood Guards.
An Yiqing, her cheeks slightly flushed, smilingly took the bowl, "Thank you, Xiao Feng."
She gulped down the soup, relishing the taste of some boiled lamb, and then picked up her glass again.
"Brothers, listen to me." She approached the table, raising her glass and shouted.
In the midst of their revelry, the Thirteen Blood Generals and Blood Guard Army members immediately quieted down, remembering An Yiqing’s orders even in the midst of drinking and feasting.
An Yiqing looked at the silent crowd, showing a gentle smile, "Brothers, it’s the first time we’ve all gathered like this, and I’m very happy!"
"A year and a half ago, I met Ah Feng and the others at the orphanage. Since then, we became brothers. Later, I met all of you, and our family grew bigger and livelier! Over the past year, you’ve gone through hell and high water for me, fought courageously, and I, An Yiqing, have remembered it all in my heart! Today, I want to sincerely thank you all. I also hope that a year from now, ten years from now, decades from now, we’ll all be together!"
The gentle breeze blew as An Yiqing’s voice rang out, clear and bright. Her bright eyes and pearly teeth, and the heroic spirit between her brows evoked admiration, the frail body bursting with fiery courage.
"The first glass, thanks to the heavens for bringing us together!" She raised her glass and drank it in one gulp.
"The second glass, thank you all for braving fire and storm for me!" The sentiment was all in the wine, countless unspoken words in the heart.
"The third glass!" An Yiqing raised her glass high, eyes slightly red, "Here’s to everyone being here decades from now!"
As the words fell, all the Thirteen Blood Generals and one hundred thirty Blood Guards raised their glasses, their loud voices echoing across the sky—
"Here’s to everyone being here decades from now!"
That night, everyone became thoroughly drunk, lost in the camaraderie and dreams of the future.
The next morning, as the first light of dawn appeared in the East, An Yiqing received a call from Old Master An himself—
Last night, the entire city of Xuanjin Wind City was destroyed! Meanwhile, an unknown epidemic swept across the city overnight!
Xuanjin’s crisis had arrived!
