By the time the Lu Ming Banquet ended, it was already late afternoon. Gu Chengyu, being young, did not drink. Only Sun Xian, being older, had been forced to drink a lot.
Ye Zhiqiu was at an awkward age, in another year he would be able to take a wife, and he drank a little but was somewhat intoxicated.
Gu Chengyu looked at the two, feeling a bit of a headache. One was somewhat tipsy, and the other reeked of alcohol, stubbornly claiming he was not drunk.
"Drink! I'm heading back home tomorrow, and I'm a scholar now, let's see who dares to look down on me!" A drunken scholar howled by Gu Chengyu's ear.
The officials had already left the venue early, and most others had also taken their leave, leaving only those heavily intoxicated behind.
Gu Chengyu had no choice but to call on the slightly dazed Sun Xian, supporting Ye Zhiqiu, and together they headed to the inn.
