# Chapter 1232: Drinking Causes Trouble
For a long time, Zhang Ruochen's nerves had been tightly wound, rarely allowing himself to completely relax his vigilance and sleep soundly.
Yesterday, drinking Dragon Flame Wine with the Madman until he was thoroughly drunk was his first time getting completely intoxicated, losing all consciousness, sleeping so deeply that the world spun around him. As a result, when he woke up the next morning, he couldn't remember what he had done at all.
The moment he opened his eyes, Zhang Ruochen's state of mind was greatly shaken.
He was lying naked on the same bed as Ao Xinyan, embracing each other.
Ao Xinyan's dress was also quite disheveled, with large patches of snow-white skin exposed on her chest, abdomen, and legs, along with red finger marks, as if she had been thoroughly ravaged.
Her slender jade neck even had a strawberry-like red mark.
"What the hell happened? What did she do to me? How did she end up in my bed?"
Zhang Ruochen didn't want to take the blame. He wanted to escape the scene as quickly as possible before Ao Xinyan woke up.
However, his head was throbbing painfully, his hands and feet were weak, and his whole body lacked strength. After struggling for a long time, he still couldn't climb out of bed.
"Mm..."
Ao Xinyan's eyelashes fluttered slightly. She opened her eyes, first looking confused, then feeling faint pain in certain parts of her body. A sharp glint flashed in her eyes.
Moreover, beside her lay a naked man.
There was no need to guess what had happened.
A scream escaped her lips.
Ao Xinyan was furious to the extreme. Tears streamed from her eyes. After she had passed out, her pure body had been defiled.
How could she face Zhang Ruochen in the future?
Could she still face him?
Thinking of this, Ao Xinyan grew even more angry. A blazing fury surged forth, causing her to lose all reason.
Who was it? In the Divine Dragon Half-Human Clan, who would dare do such a thing to her? If she didn't kill him, how could she vent the hatred in her heart?
Ao Xinyan flipped over, pointed her finger, and a blue-green sacred sword flew out from between her eyebrows, slashing down at the man lying on the bed.
But when she saw the man's face, Ao Xinyan froze.
The flying sacred sword also hung in midair.
"Group Leader... Zhang Ruochen... you... how could it be you?" Ao Xinyan said.
Zhang Ruochen was extremely exhausted. "Ao Xinyan, what are you trying to do? Why did you break into my room? How did you end up in my bed? Why are there so many marks on your body? How did you get them?"
"This is my room!"
Ao Xinyan's forehead was covered in dark lines.
"Your room?"
Zhang Ruochen raised his head and looked around. He immediately slapped his forehead, roughly understanding the situation. He silently cursed, "Big trouble!"
Ao Xinyan was no ordinary woman. She was the princess of the Divine Dragon Half-Human Clan, and the future heir of the clan.
After something like this happened, just being alive was already the greatest fortune amidst misfortune.
In Ao Xinyan's eyes, Zhang Ruochen was completely playing dumb, not only trying to shirk responsibility but also trying to pin everything on her.
How could he be like this?
Ao Xinyan bit her lip. "Why did you break into my room last night? What exactly did you do to me?"
"I don't know."
"How could you not know?"
"I really don't know anything..."
Zhang Ruochen tried hard to recall, then said, "I remember now! Last night, I was drinking with the Madman. I drank a lot, and then I wanted to find a place to lie down and rest. I was so drunk that I lost consciousness as soon as I lay down. I should... haven't done anything."
Ao Xinyan could feel the pain in her chest, and there were red finger marks on her arms, legs, and waist. How could he say he hadn't done anything?
He was completely lying through his teeth.
"If you insist on saying you did nothing, then today, I'll die together with you." Ao Xinyan's eyes were red. She gripped the sacred sword, her emotions extremely unstable.
Although she really did like Zhang Ruochen, she couldn't tolerate such irresponsible behavior from him. He had clearly done everything, yet he refused to admit it.
Seeing the finger marks on Ao Xinyan's body, Zhang Ruochen felt somewhat broken inside. Even he began to suspect that after getting drunk last night, he might have actually done something to her.
Drinking causes trouble.
"Don't get so worked up. Calm down first. Let me keep thinking."
Zhang Ruochen was genuinely worried that Ao Xinyan might chop down with her sword. In his current state, he might not be able to defend himself.
While thinking, Zhang Ruochen circulated his sacred Qi to neutralize the alcohol in his body.
From outside the door came the maid's voice: "Princess, the Young Patriarch sent someone to inquire about Young Master Zhang's condition. He wants to discuss some matters with Young Master Zhang alone."
"I know. Withdraw for now." Ao Xinyan said coldly.
The maid felt uneasy. Usually, the princess was very approachable. Why was she so angry today?
She didn't dare ask further and quickly withdrew.
Before long, Zhang Ruochen had neutralized most of the alcohol's effects, recovering some strength. He stood up and took out a Daoist robe from his space ring to put on.
Ao Xinyan stood to the side the whole time, not feeling ashamed. She still pointed the sacred sword at Zhang Ruochen. "Have you remembered yet?"
Zhang Ruochen showed a contemplative expression, then met her gaze. "I think there's really a misunderstanding here. In the state I was in, I probably couldn't have done anything."
"So you're saying you won't admit it, and you won't take responsibility for this."
"You should have seen that earlier I couldn't even muster the strength to get out of bed. How could I have done anything else?" Zhang Ruochen continued to explain.
Ao Xinyan was heartbroken. She gritted her teeth and thrust her sword at Zhang Ruochen's heart. "Then let's die together!"
"Rustle."
Zhang Ruochen stood still, but dozens of sword Qi automatically burst out from his body, forming a sword Qi barrier that blocked Ao Xinyan's sacred sword.
Seeing that she couldn't kill Zhang Ruochen, Ao Xinyan threw away the sacred sword, crouched on the ground, tears streaming down as she wept.
Zhang Ruochen had always been soft-hearted. Seeing Ao Xinyan like this, he felt a pang of guilt.
"Bang."
The Madman pushed open the door and rushed in, letting out a chuckle: "Zhang Ruochen, let's keep drinking... Eh... What's going on here?"
Xiao Hei also rushed in from outside, jumped onto the bed, and looked around with his round cat eyes.
"Zhang Ruochen, no wonder you left midway. So you came here to have fun with Princess Yan. This Emperor sees you in a new light." Xiao Hei laughed.
The Madman's expression turned serious. "Zhang Ruochen, how did you make a girl cry? Did you get drunk and lose control, and now you don't want to take responsibility?"
"That's not it. I don't even know what happened last night."
Zhang Ruochen felt that the Madman and Xiao Hei's appearance only made the situation more chaotic.
The Madman was unusually stern. "Isn't that exactly what getting drunk and losing control means? Zhang Ruochen, if you don't treat her well, then you have a drinking problem, and this old man will fall out with you."
Zhang Ruochen truly felt innocent, but the Madman's words woke him up.
Perhaps for him, he really didn't know anything, but for Ao Xinyan, this was absolutely a huge matter.
Just the finger marks on Ao Xinyan's body proved that he hadn't done nothing at all.
"Next time you want me to drink with you, I'll fall out with you first."
Zhang Ruochen glared fiercely at the Madman, then walked over to Ao Xinyan and whispered something to her.
Gradually, Ao Xinyan pursed her lips, stopped crying, and looked up. "Really?"
"Since I've said it, I'll keep my word." Zhang Ruochen said softly.
Zhang Ruochen had never wanted to get involved in too many entanglements, trying not to provoke women he shouldn't. But when something like this happened, there needed to be some resolution.
After receiving Zhang Ruochen's promise, Ao Xinyan's mood quickly recovered. In fact, a triumphant expression even appeared on her face.
Ao Xinyan was no three-year-old child. After calming down, she had already checked her body and naturally knew that Zhang Ruochen hadn't actually done anything to her.
However, Zhang Ruochen had indeed engaged in behavior that crossed the line of friendship, damaging her purity, so he naturally had to take some responsibility.
Fortunately, the man was Zhang Ruochen. If it had been any other man, no matter what he said, she would have torn him to pieces.
"Let's go. Head to Yin-Yang Sea now."
Zhang Ruochen didn't want to meet the Young Patriarch. After all, he had just slept with his daughter last night. Meeting him now would be extremely awkward.
"Wait. First, give this old man a space storage treasure." The Madman said.
Zhang Ruochen wasn't stingy. He took out a space ring and handed it to him.
The Madman took the space ring, carefully played with it, and was so happy he turned somersaults on the ground. Then he disappeared, going who knows where.
Ao Xinyan tidied up briefly and led Zhang Ruochen and Xiao Hei to the space wormhole leading to Yin-Yang Sea.
On the way, Xiao Hei quietly asked Zhang Ruochen, "What exactly did you say to her? Why did she suddenly stop crying and making a fuss, and instead look delighted?"
"Delighted?"
Zhang Ruochen was refining the alcohol Qi in his body and hadn't paid attention to anything else.
"Didn't you see the joy on her face?" Xiao Hei said.
Zhang Ruochen glanced at Ao Xinyan's back. "I just promised to do one thing for her."
"Anything?" Xiao Hei asked.
"That's right." Zhang Ruochen said.
Xiao Hei let out a long sigh. "No wonder she's so happy. You've completely fallen into a trap this time. In the future, don't drink with the Madman anymore, or you'll cause trouble again."
"Who says otherwise."
Zhang Ruochen nodded, deeply feeling the truth of it.
The space wormhole wasn't in Divine Dream Marsh, but in the vast, boundless primeval ancient forest. However, it wasn't far from Divine Dream Marsh and was quite hidden. Apart from the high-level members of the Divine Dragon Half-Human Clan, few knew its exact location.
Just as Zhang Ruochen, Ao Xinyan, and Xiao Hei entered the primeval ancient forest and arrived near the space wormhole, a team of powerful savage beasts led by the Devouring Demon Dragon finally entered Divine Dream Marsh.
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