Chapter 82: Heart Like a Snake and Scorpion (Part 2)

  The attendant pointed to the beautiful woman accompanying him and the singing girl who had just started dancing, and said to Xiao Ziyang: "These are all the red card girls I invited from Mudan Garden at the request of Wenyuan Wen's business last night. The gentle girl by your side is one of the four great flowers of Shangyuan City. Does General Wu satisfy?"

  Xiao Ziyang looked at the smiling girl who was kneeling beside him and pouring wine for him, a hint of passion flashing in his eyes.

  The girl's skin is extremely white and delicate, with fine features. If you only look at her face, it gives a pitiful impression, but if you look down, you'll discover that her figure is extremely seductive. She has a tall and slender build, with breasts that are high and firm, almost bursting out of her clothes. Her waist is thin, her hips are round and plump, and her legs are long and slender. The strong contrast between her face and figure makes men who see her feel like they've been struck by lightning.

  The secretary looked at Xiao Ziyang with a dazed expression, staring at Yanran, and a smile with deep meaning flashed in his eyes. This smile seemed to have a few points of satisfaction, but also carried a hint of disdain.

  Xiao Ziyang stared at Yanran for a while, suddenly came to his senses, and hastily raised his wine cup, saying: "Wu Mou is so treated by Wen Wai, it's really an honor, to express my gratitude, I'll drink three cups in one go." After finishing, he drained the wine in his cup.

  Next to him, Yanran was busy pouring wine for him. Xiao Ziyang took the opportunity to stare at her intensely, and Yanran seemed to have a feeling, turning her head to smile at him sweetly. Xiao Ziyang was immediately stunned, not even noticing that the wine cup in his hand was tilting over. Yanran quickly reached out to hold Xiao Ziyang's hand that was holding the wine cup, "Wu Da Xia, be careful." Her voice was as clear and melodious as a canary's.

  Xiao Ziyang foolishly drained the wine cup in his hand, seemingly already drunk.

  Everyone took turns to persuade Xiao Ziyang to drink, and Xiao Ziyang did not want to lose face in front of Yanran girl, so he naturally drank every time. The Yanran girl sitting next to him also occasionally persuaded him to have a cup of wine.

  That white and chubby Zhu employee, although claiming to have a low alcohol tolerance, was drinking cup after cup with Xiao Ziyang. In the blink of an eye, a whole jar of wine had been consumed, and apart from his face getting redder and redder, he didn't show even a hint of drunkenness.

  Xiao Ziyang's capacity for wine was even more astonishing, as after several rounds of attacks, he had already downed five or six jars of wine. Except for a slightly red face, there was no sign of drunkenness. This twenty-year-old vintage wine, although soft and smooth on the palate, had an extremely strong kick. An ordinary person would get drunk from just one jar, while even someone with exceptional capacity could only handle at most half a jar.

  Until four of the five drinking companions had fallen, leaving only Zhu Yuan still holding on with a thick tongue, Xiao Ziyang finally showed signs of intoxication. The attendant refilling their cups, Yanran, secretly clicked her tongue in amazement - as a courtesan, she saw many customers every day, but never one who could drink like Xiao Ziyang; this was the first time she had seen someone down ten jars of Shuangtuan red wine without passing out or dying from alcohol poisoning.

  The official sitting in the main seat, Wen Yuan, finally got drunk and ordered: "Someone come, Wu Da Xia is drunk, send Wu Da Xia back to rest."

  Xiao Ziyang heard this and supported himself on the table to stand up, his feet softening, stumbling; but he insisted in a strong tone: "I'm not drunk at all, no need for anyone to support me, I'll go back by myself; Wen Wai, thank you for your hospitality tonight." After finishing speaking, Xiao Ziyang looked at Yanran again and said "I don't know when the young lady will return, next time I come to Shangyuan I will definitely attend Miss Yanran's performance."

  Yanran gazed at Xiao Ziyang and slightly bowed, saying: "Alright, Yanran has taken note. I'll be waiting for Wu Daxia's esteemed arrival in Peony Garden."

  Xiao Ziyang burst out laughing and turned around to walk away with an unsteady gait.

  Apart from the clerk's words, Xiao Ziyang's drunken expression disappeared from his eyes, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  Xiao Ziyang walked out of the main hall, and from one side of the hall, a beaded curtain was lifted, and three people came out.

  Among the three, the first one wore a magnificent warrior suit, with a long sword at his waist, and a sharp eyebrow and starry eyes. He looked very young, but the fish-tail wrinkles at the corners of his eyes made him seem not so young after all.

  The second man wore a black tight-fitting outfit, holding a long knife in his arms, with a gloomy face.

  The last one puffed out his chest and belly, wearing a military uniform.

  The servant hastily went forward and bowed his hands: "Tang Da Xia, Jin Da Xia, Liu Da Ren, Cui Ming Ju is ready on that side."

  That Huafu warrior sneered, "This person obviously has no internal energy at all. A practitioner of external martial arts can't possibly have high-level skills. I've also seen the corpse of Hong Zongkei, and it's clear that he was killed by a hidden weapon. Most hidden weapons aren't effective over long distances, so dealing with someone like this just requires a few skilled archers lying in ambush from afar. Yet Wen Yuanwai spent a lot of money to invite me and Jin Dashao to come here - what a waste of effort."

  That gloomy black-clad man also said: "Tang Da Xia is right, Wen Yuanwai please rest assured. After receiving the letter from Wen Yuanwai, Tang Da Xia had already made preparations. He brought several skilled archers from the Qianyuan gang and had them wear the uniforms of Liu Daren's bowmen. They are now hiding in ambush around the courtyard."

  The military officer also stepped forward and bowed, saying: "Sir Wen, please rest assured. Although the knife and bowmen I brought with me are of low martial arts skills, they are all government soldiers. To kill a government soldier is to rebel, so when that person arrives, he will definitely retreat. Tang Da Xia's good hands mixed in with the government soldiers to launch a sneak attack. Even if it's still not enough to kill him, relying on Tang Da Xia and Jin Da Xia's first-rate martial arts skills, can Sir Wen still be afraid of that person escaping?"

  Wen Wai had once been a high-ranking official of the second grade, and although he had already retired, he still had some influence in the imperial court; therefore, this Official Liu was quite fawning towards him.

  "Alright, since several of you already have a foolproof plan, I can rest assured. I'll go with you, and if we can't kill this person, the Wen Manor will never know peace again." A fierce killing intent filled Wen's eyes.

  The secretary turned his head and saw Tang Pei staring at Yanran up and down, saying: "What's wrong? The elegant and handsome Tang Da Xia doesn't recognize Miss Yanran? She is one of the four great flowers of Shangyuan City."

  Yanran smiled and said, "Tang Da Xia is the leader of the four great courtesans, and Qian Xue's guest of honor. How could he possibly take a liking to my humble appearance?"

  Tang Pei smiled and said, "The Peony Garden is the stronghold of our sworn enemy, the Divine Eagle Society. As the deputy leader of the Qianyuan Sect, I naturally wouldn't dare to set foot there. But if I had known that the lovely lady of the Peony Garden was so beautiful and charming, even if it meant being scolded by our sect leader, I would still go to the Peony Garden every day to show my support."

  The official smiled and said: "Today's encounter is a fate, after tonight's success, I will let someone send Yanyan to Tang Da Xia's Wen Xuan Institute."

  He turned his head and said to Jin Liu: "I also invited Yixiang and Xueyan from Peony Garden, and after the matter is settled, I will send them to your two courtyards."

  Having said that, he didn't wait for their response and continued: "Let's go, to the Cui Ming Residence. Lest the night be long and the dreams many!"