Youdu City is distinctly different from the human race’s rear garrison. Like White Emperor City, Hailing City, and others, they are mostly built from large stones, whether it’s the city walls or the buildings within. But in Youdu City, besides the outer city walls and various towers and fortresses made with large stones topped with a layer of molten iron, the buildings within the city are made of wood. Inside the city, all you can see are wooden buildings and pavilions, resembling the various heritage temples and halls within the Grand Void Sect. The beams and pillars are round logs, the roof tiles are crimson, giving off an atmosphere of tranquility and elegance. At this moment, in a private room of a tavern, Chen Yi sensed everything within the city and asked, "The style here is quite different from White Emperor City, isn’t it?" "Naturally different," Zhan Hongxiu, with her injuries just healed a bit, couldn’t wait to take a few sips of wine, exclaimed: "Youdu City along with the Sky Dome City, a thousand miles away, are major targets for the Demon Court’s attacks. Great Demon Kings often assault here every now and then. Over the millennia, the buildings inside and outside the city have been damaged countless times, fixing and repairing them is quite troublesome." "So, five hundred years ago, some ancestors simply abandoned making them so sturdy and primarily relied on arrays for reinforcement." "Moreover, Youdu City has been guarded by our Grand Void Sect, and over time, the buildings inside the city became similar to those in our sect’s holy land." "If it weren’t to avoid suspicion, the General Mansion would have been constructed in the style of the Grand Void Hall." Chen Yi laughed wryly, "No wonder it looks familiar." As he said this, he saw Zhan Hongxiu wanting to drink more, so he took out the Clear Spring Wine specially made by Xunwang Heaven from his Sumeru Bag, placed it on the table, and suggested: "Senior sister, how about drinking mine?" "Yours?" Zhan Hongxiu was startled, pointing at the wine in her bowl, she boasted, "The special Snowflake Brew from Taizhou Mountain, a hundred gold per bottle." Chen Yi raised his eyebrows, chuckled softly, and stopped persuading. He himself opened the seal of the wine, poured a bowl for Lv Cheng, Ning Xue, and Jiang Yunni, and said with a smile: "Clear Spring Wine can enhance the physical body. This bowl can likely increase your power by ten thousand pounds." "Really? Then I must try it." Lv Cheng smiled at Zhan Hongxiu, who was dumbfounded, directly picked up the bowl and drank it all in one go, his face instantly blushing. He silently sensed for a moment, then exhaled a breath of wine and smiled, "It’s strong, clear, worthy of the name Clear Spring Wine." As he spoke, he winked at Zhan Hongxiu, "Senior sister, are you sure you don’t want to try it?" While he was speaking, Ning Xue and Jiang Yunni both watched the scene while sipping from their bowls. Feeling the blood surging inside, they both smiled. "It indeed has the effect of enhancing strength, with just this small sip having a force equivalent to a hundred pounds." Ning Xue, while signaling with her eyes to Zhan Hongxiu, looked at Chen Yi and asked, "Junior brother, this wine must be very precious with such great efficacy." Chen Yi shook his head lightly, glanced at Zhan Hongxiu, and replied with a smile, "It’s a treasured gift from a senior, I don’t have much." Zhan Hongxiu watched them converse, and suddenly understood. Her nostrils twitched a few times, her arrogant demeanor instantly fading away, along with her carefree nature, she flirtatiously threw Chen Yi a wink and coyly called, "Junior brother~" Lv Cheng, who just had a sip of wine, spat it out and coughed, "Senior sister, don’t... don’t be ..." The rightful source is novęlfire.net Ning Xue and Jiang Yunni both froze for a moment, staring blankly at Zhan Hongxiu. Even Chen Yi, seasoned and experienced, was chilled by that "Junior brother" and felt a shiver run down his spine. Chen Yi directly took an empty bowl, pouring wine and inhaling, "Senior sister, I’ll fill it up for you now, just be human." Zhan Hongxiu rolled her eyes at him, took the bowl, and huffed, "Didn’t say earlier about such good wine, made me use Snowflake Brew to rinse my mouth, prone to mixing flavors you know?" Saying that, she gulped it down, her face immediately flashing with two red hues, her clear eyes slightly drunk. "Good wine, good wine, this is definitely the best wine I’ve ever tasted." Seeing this, Chen Yi and Ning Xue smiled at each other, raising their bowls and clinking them. Chen Yi took a sip of Clear Spring Wine, scanning the smiling faces of the others, feeling lighter at heart, as if reminiscing about the days on Sword Edge Mountain. Back then, even though he was young, with memories of a previous life and decent cultivation, his status on Sword Edge Mountain was second only to Zhan Hongxiu. Whenever he had free time, he would invite Hua Xianzi, Du Yan, Xu Sannian, and others to come up the mountain, drinking wine and eating barbecue, living a carefree and joyful life. Until Zhan Hongxiu and Lv Cheng went ahead to the Taizhou Mountain Battlefield, Sword Edge Mountain became less lively. Not only were senior sister and second senior brother absent, but everyone had grown up, their state of mind no longer like it was when they were children. Especially the growing distance from people like Wei Letian made Chen Yi realize many people are just temporary stops, like the scenery he saw on his journey from Kyoto Prefecture to the Grand Void Sect to become a disciple. No matter how beautiful or ordinary, seen and heard, they will all eventually be missed. "What are you thinking?" Just as Chen Yi was sighing, Ning Xue’s voice transmitted through his ear, "Do you have something on your mind?" Chen Yi took a glance at her, subtly shook his head, smiled, and replied, "Just reminiscing about the days on Sword Edge Mountain." Ning Xue came to realize and understood, a gentle smile appeared on her graceful and warm face. Upon hearing Chen Yi’s words, the memories that surfaced in her mind were not of times on Sword Edge Mountain, but of when she and Chen Yi fought in swordsmanship competitions in the Imperial City.