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In the first round, Liu Yin lost.

She reluctantly put the cards aside and said, "Go ahead and ask."

"Me first! Me first!" Su Fengqing excitedly raised her hand: "Sister Liuyin, do you think my pastries are delicious?"

Liu Yin smiled and nodded: "Delicious!"

"Yay!" Su Feng cheered lightly.

The fun of this game lies in uncovering the secrets of the loser, but Su Fengqing clearly didn't mean that. Compared to Liu Yin's secrets, she was obviously more concerned about other people's opinions.

"What an idiotic question," Murong Xu complained from the side.

“If you’re so capable, then ask one,” Sikong Xuan said immediately.

"I'll ask you whatever I want." Murong Xuteng stood up and asked loudly, "Liu Yin, I'm asking you, which do you think tastes better, my food or Su Fengqing's pastries?"

He must have drunk quite a bit; his face was flushed red in the moonlight.

Liu Yin thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Feng's pastries are even tastier."

Su Fengqing's cheers grew louder, and Murong Xu curled her lips and sat down amidst Sikong Xuan's words that she had brought shame upon herself.

"Alright, it's your turn." Liu Yin looked at Yang Pingsheng and Jiang Mochang: "Do you have any questions for me?"

Jiang Mochang didn't have any questions, so he just asked one casually and that was it. When it was Yang Pingsheng's turn, everyone's attention was focused on him.

"Chief," Yang Pingsheng nodded and asked, "I want to ask you, which do you think is more important now: ideals or reality?"

Liu Yin remained silent.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was somewhat heavy. Su Feng stuck out his tongue and said softly, "As expected of Brother Pingsheng, he can be so serious even when he's having fun."

It was indeed serious; even the usually playful Murong Xu was listening quietly.

Liu Yin thought for a long time before answering, "There was a time when I felt that my ideals were the most important thing, but now..."

She smiled and said, "Now that I'm with everyone, reality is more important."

That gentle gaze fell on everyone, finally lingering on Murong Xu.

Yang Pingsheng nodded with a smile.

No matter how many times, Liu Yin always gave the same answer.

She eventually escaped the fate of being a female protagonist and embarked on her own path.

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Sikong Xuan lost in the second round.

He sat there calmly and said, "Ask away."

This posture looks like they're heading to the execution ground.

The usually enthusiastic Su Fengqing suddenly fell silent, seemingly struggling to decide what question to ask. Seeing that Su Fengqing was silent, Murong Xu took the initiative to ask, "What do you think of Xiao Feng?"

Su Fengqing was startled: "Brother Murong, what question are you asking?!"

Murong Xu winked at her, feigning ignorance: "Is there a problem?"

Su Feng blushed and remained silent, her eyes nervously fixed on Sikong Xuan, clearly waiting for his answer.

Sikong Xuan remained silent for a long time before finally answering, "Cute."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Murong Xu asked, "That's all?"

Sikong Xuan nodded: "That's all."

Su Fengqing hid her head under the table, while Murong Xu complained, "Would it kill you to praise me a little more?"

Sikong Xuan countered, "Didn't you say you wanted to speak the truth?"

Murong Xu was speechless for a long time, and finally could only say, "You're awesome."

After Murong Xu finished asking her questions, it was Jiang Mochang's turn and Liu Yin's turn. Jiang Mochang asked about cultivation, while Liu Yin asked him if he was happy staying in the gang.

Sikong Xuan talked a lot about cultivation, but when it came to Liu Yin's question, he simply replied with the word "happy".

Only Su Fengqing and Yang Pingsheng remained.

Yang Pingsheng glanced at Su Fengqing and asked, "Sikong Xuan, can you understand how others feel about you?"

Su Feng paused for a moment, then looked at Sikong Xuan.

Murong Xu scratched her head: "Why are there always these strange questions?"

Looking into Yang Pingsheng's encouraging eyes, Sikong Xuan seemed to understand something.

This man, who was as still as a sculpture, seemed to come alive for the first time.

"To be honest, I'm afraid of experiencing other people's feelings. For people like us, understanding and empathizing with others is a terrifying thing. But I'm different. I've always had a strong ability to empathize, but it was suppressed in the past."

He suddenly said firmly, "I can. I can understand how others feel about me. I can understand each and every one of you. I used to suppress myself, but now, I will no longer run away!"

Su Fengqing's eyes lit up.

Liu Yin smiled and clapped, and Yang Pingsheng followed suit. Jiang Mochang tilted her head; although she didn't understand, everyone else was clapping, so she couldn't not.

Murong Xu nudged Su Fengqing with her elbow: "Aren't you going to ask?"

Su Feng stared blankly at the man's resolute gaze, as firm as a rock, and shook his head with a smile.

"I have nothing more to ask."

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After playing several rounds, Liu Yin and Sikong Xuan were the ones who lost most of the time. Firstly, the two of them had little competitive spirit, and secondly, someone was controlling the outcome of the game. Everyone's attention was focused on these two, which also meant that the person behind the scenes would not gain anything.

He had longed for a glimmer of hope in the hundreds or thousands of previous reincarnations, but in this final round, he chose to give way to others.

He watched as Jiang Mochang's indifference gradually turned into excitement, then leaned closer to her and whispered, "Is it fun?"

Jiang Mochang replied with "It's alright," then immediately realized what he meant and protectively said, "You must have played this game a lot, right!"

Yang Pingsheng smiled.

Jiang Mochang angrily kicked him under the table: "I knew I couldn't lose, you cheated!"

Yang Pingsheng grabbed her foot and whispered, "If you want to lose, I can make you lose too."

Jiang Mochang pursed his lips and remained silent.

She grabbed Yang Pingsheng's hand and secretly wrote down a sentence: "I'll settle the score with you when we get back!"

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The moon is round, the moon is beautiful, the silver moon shines brightly, and the river flows gently eastward.

From noisy to quiet, everyone seemed to have had enough fun. At the end of the family festival, everyone gathered together and chatted freely.

The sound was soft, a rustling sound, stretching out towards the river.

Murong Xu took out a wine glass and poured wine for everyone: "Let's have a drink."

The wine they drank was brewed from apples grown in the mangrove forest. It must be said that Murong Xu was indeed a genius. As long as he was there, the gang never lacked any supplies.

Nobody knows where he came from.

He placed a wine glass in front of each person, and then divided the wine from the jar equally into each person's glass.

Sikong Xuan frowned and asked, "You want her to drink too?" when he saw that Su Feng had also poured some for him.

Murong Xu countered, "What can't Xiao Feng drink?"

Su Feng patted Sikong Xuan's arm lightly and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I'm just happy."

Everyone poured wine, and Murong Xu said to Liu Yin, "Chief, say something."

Liu Yin looked at everyone, thought for a moment, and then stood up and raised her glass.

"Happy Family Reunion Day." She smiled and said, "May we all be safe and sound, and may all our wishes come true."

The wine glasses clinked together, making a crisp sound.

May you be safe and sound, and may all your wishes come true.

Yang Pingsheng looked at the full moon in his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

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"Qi Feng, come here, I'll give you something delicious to eat!" Murong Xu called out to Qi Feng.

Qi Feng jumped onto the table, and Murong Xu pushed a piece of food in front of it: "Here, eat it, cats should all love to eat this."

Qi Feng looked down; there was a bunch of grass on the table.

Who the hell said cats eat grass? Qi Feng jumped up in anger and pounced on him to scratch him.

"Just kidding, just kidding, that fish is yours!"

"Meow!"

The playful antics between the person and the cat made everyone laugh again.

As night deepened, the noise along the riverbank completely subsided, and everyone lay sprawled on the ground, with only a few people helping Liu Yin clean up the mess.

"Alright, stop fooling around, come lend a hand," Liu Yin said with a smile, beckoning to Murong Xu.

Murong Xu ran over excitedly, while Qi Feng snorted and pounced into Yang Pingsheng's arms with the fish in his mouth.

There weren't many sober people at the first table either. Who knows how strong Murong Xu's wine was? Apart from Liu Yin, Murong Xu, and Yang Pingsheng, everyone else was so drunk they were slumped over the table, fast asleep.

Jiang Mochang leaned to the side, resting on Yang Pingsheng's shoulder, his eyes closed, breathing softly.

Feeling this rare tenderness, Yang Pingsheng couldn't help but smile.

He gently stroked the ends of Jiang Mochang's pink hair, as if he could see the red cloth tied to the ancient tree by Liu Yin fluttering in the wind.

May you be safe and sound, and may all your wishes come true.

I also hope that you will no longer have to endure the pain of separation.

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