Situ Yan handed a bottle of wine to Di Beichen and smiled, "Master, I've collected quite a few good wines during these years outside. Consider yourself lucky!"
Di Beichen took the bottle and took a sip, his face filled with a smile. "Indeed, it's good wine!"
"Cheers!" they both exclaimed.
The master and disciple engaged in a back-and-forth, continuously drinking the wine, laughing heartily and enjoying themselves.
As they drank more and more, a hint of drunkenness appeared on their faces. Situ Yan lay directly on the ground, his weathered yet handsome face showing a touch of melancholic smile.
"Back then, when I was young like you, full of spirit and renowned throughout the world," Situ Yan reminisced.
Di Beichen, observing his master, also lay down and listened quietly to Situ Yan's story.
In all these years, he had never truly understood his master's story. If possible, he wished to contribute in some way to alleviate his master's regrets.
Listening to his master, Di Beichen nodded slightly. Even now, his master still possessed charm, and undoubtedly, when he was young, he must have been a remarkable and influential figure.
"When I was eighteen, the same age as you now, I met the woman I loved the most—Mu Jinse."
Situ Yan's eyes were filled with deep longing. If only he could go back to that time, then he wouldn't have carried a lifelong regret.
"At that time, although I was the sect master's son, he had never revealed this information to anyone, so everyone thought I was just an ordinary cultivator.
But she, she became a disciple of the Tian Gang Sect through the assessment competition.
She was beautiful, everyone who saw her thought so, even the previous number one beauty of the Tian Gang Sect couldn't compare to her.
At that time, many young disciples admired her, but she always maintained a cold demeanor, keeping people at a distance.
I had known her for a long time, but I was aware of her aloof temperament, so I kept my distance and only watched from afar.
She had a good friend, Yue Siqing.
They shared everything and were known as the best of friends in the Tian Gang Sect.
Many male cultivators who wanted to pursue her would try to please Yue Siqing to get closer to her.
By chance, I helped Yue Siqing, and that's how I got to know Jinse.
The three of us often gathered together and became close friends over time.
I had fallen in love with Jinse long ago, and when I was preparing to confess my feelings to her, Yue Siqing confessed to me."
Di Beichen was surprised. He never expected that his master had been caught in a love triangle back then. The situation seemed quite complicated.
"And coincidentally, Jinse witnessed that scene," Situ Yan shook his head and chuckled lightly. "Many things are just that serendipitous."
If that incident hadn't happened, if he had confessed his feelings to Jinse before Yue Siqing, he wouldn't be a lonely person now.
"And then?" Di Beichen asked.
"In the following days, we didn't contact each other, perhaps because it was awkward. But I never gave up and kept looking for an opportunity.
During an excursion, I tried every means to accompany Jinse, and finally, I successfully confessed my feelings, and she accepted me.
We made a pact that once Yue Siqing moved on from this situation, we would be together."
Di Beichen looked at Situ Yan with confusion. If his master and his mother had already made an agreement, then why did the current regrets arise?
Situ Yan took a sip of wine, his thoughts drifting back many years ago.