Light Fortress
Chapter 514 - 118 Banquet Aftermath_2

Chapter 514: Chapter 118 Banquet Aftermath_2

Why is everything not quite as I imagined?

She looked at Gu Shen, puzzled.

Gu Shen silently took a sip of wine and said softly, "You’ll understand this matter when you grow up a bit more."

The legitimate eldest son of the Gong Family enjoyed a lot of freedom in many matters.

Gong Zi could "freely" mobilize the Wind Eye of the Snow Forbidden City, command the Earth Worm, and as the nailed-on next Family Head, he possessed the majority of the Gong Family’s privileges.

However, in a very few matters, he just didn’t have that much freedom.

"Twenty years ago, the Gong Family arranged a marriage alliance with the royal family of the advancement city in the North Continent," Chu Ling’s voice carried some regret, "According to the agreement, Gong Zi will marry the daughter of Duke Duanyang of the advancement city. Although I can’t understand the binding force of this marriage contract... from the current situation, it seems quite unlikely that the Gong Family could respect Gong Zi’s personal wishes."

So that was it.

No wonder, after the battle of the newlyweds that day, that woman sat alone in the corner, waiting for everyone to leave before daring to cast a few more glances at Gong Zi.

This was a love affair that lived in the shadows.

The brighter Gong Zi shone, the more it was true.

The matter of that marriage contract and the person Gong Zi truly favored were, in fact, things tacitly understood by both families.

There were no secrets within the Snow Forbidden City.

Not to point it out was actually the greatest form of "respect."

The atmosphere at the table became somewhat stiff.

The next moment, Mu Ya raised her glass and downed it in one gulp.

"You just said... one year, one month, one day?"

She looked at Gong Zi and smiled, "No matter how long, I’ll wait for you."

Her voice trembled a bit.

Just then, the sound of celebratory cannons fired.

On the main stage of the celebration banquet, the good news was announced that Gong Zi would become the next Family Head.

The selection of an "heir" by the five great families was incredibly strict.

This position wasn’t hereditary but rather belonged to the capable.

So today’s official announcement of Gong Zi’s name as the Family Head successor was indeed momentous news!

Amidst a round of cheers.

Gong Zi hurried to the stage, the spotlight focused on him as he delivered a speech he had long prepared, his gaze drifting, continuously sweeping toward the table where the people from Spring Rain Temple were seated.

Mu Ya beckoned others to drink together, ensuring that no unpleasantness lingered on this day.

Everyone pushed their cups and changed places.

After Gong Zi finished his speech on the main stage and dealt with various tedious social interactions, he hurried back to his table. He was already quite drunk, but the others at the table were no better off than him.

He didn’t see Li Qingsui, the young girl, and Uncle Gao.

Distinguished as the future Family Head of the Li Family, her presence at this banquet was already an extraordinary honor, and as it was getting late, Li Qingsui had presumably left.

Mu Nan sat like a small mountain, leaning back in his chair, his snoring thunderous.

Luo Yu, not yet completely befuddled, let out a long burp and grabbed Shen Li’s arm, insisting on continuing the drinking challenge.

However, the little iron man Shen Li had already collapsed under the table, unconsciously gnawing at the table leg, chewing up a mouthful of sawdust...

All of this chaos’s "instigator," Mu Ya, had fallen asleep on the table.

Lu Nanjin, who had only sipped once, sat to one side, holding a wooden sword and resting with her eyes closed, clearly taking care of the drunken Mu Ya.

Gong Zi’s eyes showed gratitude. He knew very well what kind of person Lu Nanjin was. Setting aside her identity in Da Du, a sword fanatic who was devoted to cultivation, never leaving her home 24 hours a day, was actually willing to attend his celebration banquet and stayed until it was nearly over.

This was an emotion that could not be expressed with just a few words of thanks.

However, before he had a chance to speak,

"No need to thank me."

Lu Nanjin spoke calmly, "I’ve heard about the marriage arrangement from Gu Shen."

Gong Zi was taken aback.

Next, he thought of Gu Shen’s identity as the Divination Inheritor... Looking at how things had gone since the moment Brother Gu sat down, he hadn’t said much. Could it be that he had foreseen this?

"Before we are strong enough, we all encounter similar situations... To hold onto something, we must give up something else," said Lu Nanjin softly, "It’s hard to have it all in life. If I were you, I couldn’t have done any better."

After finishing these words, she slowly stood up and left the banquet.

Gong Zi sat down next to Mu Ya and smiled silently.

A figure took a seat beside him.

It was Gu Shen, who had just dealt with a round of "socializing."

As a big shot of the Snow Forbidden City, Gu Shen received as much "kindness" at this evening’s banquet as the protagonist Gong Zi. Given his character, all those conversations could have been avoided... but this time, he chose to stay until the end of the banquet.

"Being a son of a great noble family is truly difficult."

After sitting down, Gu Shen sighed softly.

At this sigh,

Gong Zi looked up.

He wryly smiled and muttered, "Isn’t that the truth..."

The two silently took a drink.

Ordinary alcohol could hardly stimulate the nerves of Transcendents. If they utilized the Operating Breathing Method, alcohol would be rapidly metabolized... As for Shen Li, who lay sprawled beneath the table, gnawing it, one could only say that some people’s constitutions couldn’t be compared.

Some people just had an extraordinary "talent"—a touch and they would topple.

"I don’t feel much from these drinks..." Gong Zi murmured, looking at the several people who were utterly disheveled from drinking, "How can they be in such a sorry state?"

I wanted to drown my sorrows with alcohol.

Yet after drinking, my worries seemed only to deepen.