Above the Galaxy
Chapter 357 - 230: Evening Comes and Snow is Imminent, Can We Share a Drink?_2

Chapter 357: Chapter 230: Evening Comes and Snow is Imminent, Can We Share a Drink?_2

"Oh, that’s quite spicy. Captain Tang, you need to be mindful of your duties, you are not allowed to overreach."

"I swear on Little Fatty’s honor that I won’t cross the line."

"Why swear on Little Fatty’s honor?"

"Because I don’t have any."

Phoenix chuckled nearby and said, "Is the matter with the Monitoring Bureau settled?"

"Settled," Tang Fei replied. "There’s a guy named Ye Shenyi who even suspects me of harboring a felon, which is ridiculous..."

Tang Fei was not a person who held grudges; any grudge needed to be settled on the spot.

"Ye Shenyi?" Phoenix’s voice paused slightly and said, "Although this person doesn’t show off, his Cultivation Realm is extremely high; he has already reached the Grandmaster Realm... He is a venerated hire of the Monitoring Bureau and has a very close relationship with Director Yan Wenli..."

"If it’s really him who has bitten onto you, then the matter could be somewhat troublesome... but don’t worry, if you’ve done nothing wrong, you need not fear the knock at your door. You’ve only been at New Star for a few days, right? In a place where you’re still unfamiliar, what reason would you have to harbor a felon?"

"..."

Tang Fei felt a bit anxious inside.

If you’ve done nothing wrong, you need not fear the knock at your door.

But what if you unintentionally do something wrong?

"If they don’t trouble you anymore, that’s good; but if they come looking again, call me, and I’ll have a talk with them... I understand the Monitoring Bureau’s eagerness to crack the case, but everything needs evidence; not just anyone can be randomly implicated..."

"Thank you," Tang Fei said gratefully. "It’s great to have you."

"Why be so formal with me?" Phoenix laughed and said, "Alright, I won’t disturb you any longer. Remember to give my regards to Mr. Sheng, and tell him that when I attend the gathering tonight, I’ll see his favorite Acacia Garden..."

"No problem," Tang Fei said with a smile.

After hanging up the call, Tang Fei told Sheng Xinhua, "Phoenix asked me to pass on her regards to you."

"Hmph, prioritizing romance over friendship. She only knows to call you to give New Year’s greetings, not even a call to me."

"She knows we’re together," Tang Fei interjected, explaining, "She said she’s got a bottle of Acacia Garden for you from the event."

"He who gave me life, my parents; he who knows me, Phoenix." Sheng Xinhua’s eyes instantly brightened and said, "Let’s go, let’s go home."

"Going home now?"

"What, did you actually book a hotel room?"

"No, that’s not it..."

"Then why not go back?" Sheng Xinhua rolled his eyes and said, "I still have to go to Phoenix Palace to drink with Phoenix. Usually, every New Year’s we spend drinking together, but this year, because of you, this sudden arrival, you split us up."

"Can I go?"

"Of course," Sheng Xinhua readily agreed, saying, "As long as you’re not afraid of Chen Fenglei sending someone to drag you out and chop you up."

"..."

"Don’t act like you’re so aggrieved. Didn’t you two agree to attend events together in the future? Won’t it then be an open sea for the fish to leap, an open sky for the birds to fly?"

"Is ’an open sky for the birds to fly’ an insult?"

"..."

Tang Fei looked at Sheng Xinhua’s disdainful face and sincerely said, "Mr. Sheng, Happy New Year. I’m very glad to have met you on New Star."

"That goes without saying," Sheng Xinhua said with a coy face. "I’m beautiful and bewitching, and shamelessly inserted myself as the third wheel between you two, so how could you not be happy?"

"..."

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The small courtyard was deep and covered in white snow.

Yan Wenli turned around and took the two jars of aged liquor from his subordinate’s hands, saying, "I’ll go in myself; there’s no need for you all to follow, disperse."

"Director..." the head of the guards, Chen Pengju, wanted to speak and advise.

"What is there to fear at a Grandmaster’s home?" Yan Wenli interrupted Chen Pengju’s words, saying, "If an outsider wants to kill me, can he stop them? If he wants to kill me, can you stop them?"

"Yes, Director," Chen Pengju said, "We will keep watch around the premises."

"No need to keep watch. Take the brothers to have a warm drink. It’s New Year; let them also experience the festive atmosphere. I will notify you when I return."

"Yes, Director," Chen Pengju replied.

Yan Wenli, holding the two jars of liquor, knocked on the deep red gate of the courtyard.

After quite some time, an old man opened the gate and made a gesture of invitation towards Yan Wenli, then went off to doze in a side room.

Ye Shenyi, clothed in a long robe, came out to greet him, asking, "Why have you come?"

Yan Wenli raised the two jars of aged liquor he was holding and said, "I just finished up as well, and considering that you’ve been troubled for half the night, which must have been quite hard, I brought over my treasured aged liquor to share a few cups with you."

"What trouble? I didn’t do anything, just blew in the cold wind all night." Ye Shenyi seemed to have a good relationship with Yan Wenli, speaking very directly and to the point.

Of course, being a Grandmaster, he had the capital to speak his mind freely.

"Ha ha ha, those kids below are not efficient, wasting dear Ye’s valuable time for nothing," Yan Wenli said cheerfully.

"Idle is as idle does," Ye Shenyi replied. "Come in and take a seat. I’ll cook a few dishes, and we’ll drink a few cups together."

"That’s excellent. Green ant new brewed wine, a small red-clay stove. Late to the night the skies threaten snow, can we have one cup or no? Let’s emulate the ancients and enjoy drinking under the snowfall; it’s one of life’s great pleasures."