The long breeze swept through the alleyway.
Two young people walked in the dimly lit curtain of night in the old town, the wind lifting the hem of the woman's long skirt and the folds of the man's suit; neither of them walked quickly.
Slightly intoxicated.
Having drunk "Lion Awakening Wine," Nan Jin's cheeks bore a faint blush, the pure spiritual element extracted and steeped in the alcohol was palatable at first, but its potency ultimately proved overwhelming.
Her gaze seemed distant as she leaned on the walls, slowly making her way through the alley as if walking back into a night many years past.
Song Ci clasped his hands behind his head, his expression complicated as he rambled, "They say men who get girls drunk in the dead of night are no good... so initially, I only intended to have a small drink myself."
