Chapter 121 — Strong Liquor
劍問蒼天 · Page 8 of 8
At last Xiaobai drained the final mouthful, drew the wineskin away, and seemed unable even to open her eyes. Then she smiled, flushed, her expression languid, and with a careless wave of her hand tossed the great wineskin away.
Someone at once ran over to pick it up and check it, and discovered that the wineskin was, astonishingly, empty!
The man stood dumb as a wooden chicken. After a moment he loudly announced it to the crowd staring fixedly at him, and the people fell silent for a long while, then suddenly let out a heaven-shaking scream.
Amid all the clamor, Ming Li sat on pins and needles. Xiaobai's body, soft as boneless, leaned limply against him, her face flushed red beneath the white, her bright eyes half open and half shut, her gaze tender as water, fixed intently on him.
"A-are you all right?" Ming Li managed at last, muttering the words.
Xiaobai reached out and clutched his clothing, her body swaying as if the wine had gone to her head. Her snow-white teeth gently bit her lower lip, her breathing grew heavier, but the tenderness in her eyes and the smile at her lips did not change in the least.
"You..." Xiaobai's voice, tender as if it too were about to drip water, murmured softly at Ming Li's ear.
"Do you like me?"
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