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Chapter 1029: Scholar Bai
Book 7: The Eternal Ione by since the destruction of the Heavenspan Reale people…
These lands were actually made up of five enormous land masses which were called… immortal domains
Any one of the ie as the Heavenspan Realm or more On one of the on Many cities could be seen within those mountains, around which were nu ed and dirty face He see to hi of alcohol clutched in one hand, fros
“Ied along, he seemed completely despondent
It was autu yellow leaves rustling along down the street This particular toasn’t very heavily populated It was located in a relatively remote area, and for the most part, the people in it kept to thely cold the as, the few people who did walk down the street all wore thick, war, and hurried to their destinations as quickly as they could
Clearly, no one wanted to be out on the street on such a chilly evening And anyone who did have to be out wanted to get back home as quickly as they could, to where it arm, and to where their friends and fa man didn’t seely ai the biting wind He didn’t seem to mind the wind at all, and in fact, it h the evening, he seemed incredibly melancholy…
Brittle yellow leaves floated in the air around him, and they seemed to have found a kindred spirit in hiives a shit…?” The aroered onward, lifting the jug up for another drink However, at that point, he realized that the jug was eet the final re the shone in his listless eyes, it revealed the bitterness and loss contained deep inside
“Out of booze again… At least the alcohol in this world is good stuff” Ducking his head, he began to mutter incoherently as he stumbled off in the direction of the tavern he frequented, his only co autu h knee-deep water as he went along It took him the time it takes an incense stick to burn before he reached his destination By that time, not much of the amber sunset remained He pushed the door open and lurched inside, si a blast of cold wind to enter with hiht tables in the tavern, but they were all full Even the random seats that weren’t attached to tables had people in the about a and drinking There wasn’t much to do in this remote town, and therefore, this tavern, which sold Drunken I since becoed local gossip, rumors about the rich people in town, and even stories about iot drunk and told their secrets out loud, leading to hter froreatest entertainment was to come to this tavern and enjoy each other’s coulars pointed at him and chuckled “Well, if it isn’t Scholar Bai! Hey, shopkeep, looks like you’ve got another one hooked on your Drunken I how drunk thefriendly or not
No one in town knew this young nized him He had shown up out of nowhere a few months before He never talked with anyone, and nobody even knew his nah and uneducated townsfolk He wore a long, white robe, and seemed tointo forestall the speculation about who exactly he was
He looked like a scholar, specifically the type who had only passed the town-level scholar examinations
Because of the white robe he wore, people took to calling him… Scholar Bai [1]
“Scholar Bai must have failed in the io home That’s why he’s drunk all the time…”
“Nah You listen to ot robbed by bandits The pain of everything he’s been through is why he looks so depressed” The crowd in the tavern had noticed how often he ca how despondent he looked, they couldn’t help but sigh and cosaid about him, but didn’t seem to care He stu down, and then spoke in a so, shopkeep… Drunken Iood stuff”
The shopkeeper, an older fellow in green garhed
“Scholar Bai, it’s nearly the end of the year Why don’t you save your silver and go back ho ed with pain Reaching into the fold of his robe, he pulled out a stack of silver and placed it on the counter “What, you think I’?!”