The current appearance did indeed differ from the past days.
However, Qin Shengyong was ultimately a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, and although he had drunk quite a bit of spirit wine, his powers of observation remained intact. He happened to notice the slight melancholy on Wang Ba's drunken face and immediately furrowed his brow, saying:
"Taoist Friend, have you encountered some thorny issue? Why isn't the wine to your liking?"
"No, it's nothing..."
Wang Ba waved his hand dismissively.
Yet the sorrow on his face unwittingly deepened further.
With Qin Shengyong already inclined to form a close friendship, seeing this, how could he let it go? Nonetheless, as the head of a family, even in the face of imminent orders, he still possessed quick wits. With a feigned displeasure, he said:
"I thought that you and I were the closest of friends in the world, without any secrets between us. Yet to think you still hide things so."