Chapter 56: A Man Should Drink

  I've long heard that Qiao Feng is a bold and generous man, who drinks like water. If this person is really him, then the wine house is exactly the right place to make friends.

  At this thought, Wu Ming was very excited and just wanted to invite the other party over for a drink when he saw two people walking up from the stairs.

  Two people walked hastily, as if they had something urgent to attend to.

  The person in front limped on one foot, leaning on a crutch, but still walked very quickly. The old man behind had a face full of worry, as if he had encountered a great problem.

  The two men came upstairs and walked straight to the big man's table, bowing their heads in respect. The big man just nodded his head and did not stand up to return the courtesy.

  From this point on, Wu Ming basically had already determined that the big Han should be Qiao Feng, the current leader of the Beggar Clan, and the two people who came up should be the leaders of the Beggar Clan.

  The lame man lowered his voice and said: "Report to the leader, the other party has agreed to meet at Huishan Liangting tomorrow morning."

  Qiao Feng nodded and frowned: "This appointment time is a bit too hasty."

  Another old man chimed in, speaking in a low voice: "Brother originally told them that the appointment was set for three days later. But they seemed to know that our people hadn't arrived yet, so they deliberately jeered and said that if we were afraid, we could just not go tomorrow, so..."

  Qiao Feng hesitated for a moment, then said: "Since that's the case, let it be. Pass on the message, tonight at the third watch, everyone will gather at Huishan. We'll arrive first and wait for them to come."

  "Alright, Master, we'll go and make arrangements." The two of them bowed their heads in unison and replied, then turned around and immediately went downstairs.

  The three men spoke in extremely low voices, and the other guests on the upper floor couldn't hear them at all. However, Wu Ming and Duan Yu had abundant internal energy and sharp hearing, so although they weren't intentionally eavesdropping, they clearly heard the content of the three men's conversation.

  Qiao Feng seemed to have noticed something, and after his subordinates left, he first glanced at Wu Ming and Duan Yu with a deliberate or unintentional glance, then suddenly released a sharp light from his eyes, and hummed heavily on his mouth.

  Although it was just a hum, it carried a huge deterrent force, as if a wave of sound came, Wu Ming suddenly shook, Chunyang Rongxue Gong automatically ran, and instantly absorbed the energy contained in the sound wave and converted it into his own use.

  Duan Yu was shocked and his left hand trembled. The wine cup fell to the ground with a "clink" sound, shattering into powder instantly.

  Qiao Feng smiled slightly and said: "What's wrong with this brother? Why the panic? Please, you and your companion come over and let's have a drink together."

  Duan Yu was about to respond when Wu Ming smiled and said, "This big brother, we're by the window over here, the location is pretty good, why don't you come over and drink with us?"

  Duan Yu nodded and smiled: "Right, if this big brother doesn't mind, why don't you come over to our side to drink?"

  Qiao Feng smiled and said: "Alright." Then he stood up and walked towards Wu Ming and Duan Yu's table.

  "Waiter, bring another set of bowls and chopsticks." Duan Yu instructed the waiter to prepare a new set of tableware for Qiao Feng. After Qiao Feng sat down, he immediately asked: "May I ask your surname and given name?"

  Qiao Feng laughed and said, "Brother, why ask what you already know? Let's not be formal, let's drink a few cups. Isn't that one of the greatest joys in life? If we were to distinguish between friend and foe, this wine would taste bland."

  Wu Ming's heart was filled with a mix of emotions, it seemed that Qiao Feng had definitely misunderstood, perhaps mistaking Duan Yu for Murong Fu. However, there was one point where Qiao Feng wasn't wrong, although Duan Yu didn't know his identity, he himself did.

  Wu Ming was lost in thought when he heard Duan Yu laughing and explaining, "Brother must have mistaken me for an enemy. However, the four words 'not bound by appearances' are what I like the most. Come, let's drink a cup first to celebrate these four words!"

  Since Duan Yu had already said so, Wu Ming didn't rush to clarify and smiled, saying: "Alright, then let's three of us have a drink first."

  Wu Ming said as he immediately filled up the wine cups for the two of them and himself, then raised his cup.

  After the three men clinked their cups together, they all drained them in one gulp.

  Due to the poor physical condition of his past life, Wu Ming rarely drank alcohol. After arriving in the world of the book, he had no opportunity to drink in the Condor Hero either. At this time, a cup went down, and he only felt a burning sensation in his throat, a wave of heat rushed up, and it was also a kind of unusual refreshing feeling.

  Qiao Feng finished drinking and laughed: "Good wine, good wine, but this cup is too small, it's not satisfying to drink just a little bit. Why don't we change to a big bowl instead?"

  Duan Yu, born into the Dali royal family, had always been surrounded by elegant and refined individuals. He had never met anyone as bold and uninhibited as this person, which stirred up a sense of boldness within him. Adding to his own frustrations, he also wanted to get drunk, so he immediately said: "Alright, let's switch to larger bowls then! Waiter, bring us larger bowls, and oh, two more bottles of fine wine too!"

  Qiao Feng smiled and said: "No need for good wine, I think highland barley is very good, how about ten kilograms of highland barley?"

  Duan Yu nodded and said: "Then let's have ten catties of highland barley."

  Wu Ming couldn't help but secretly laugh, Tian Long was the most formidable drinker in Jue Yin, and if he and Duan Yu continued drinking like this, they would definitely be drunk to the point of collapse.

  Suddenly, Wu Ming's mind flashed with inspiration, thinking of the next scene where Duan Yu seemed to have used the Six Meridians Divine Sword to evaporate the wine and water. Could he also use the Spring Sun Melting Snow skill's incantation to secretly send out the wine and water?

  Before they knew it, Xiao Er had already brought over ten catties of high-quality millet wine and served three large bowls to the trio.

  The bowl is very large, one bowl is equivalent to four or five cups before, ordinary people may not be able to drink even one bowl.

  This time, Qiao Feng proactively poured wine for Wu Ming, Duan Yu and himself, then raised his large bowl with a smile: "A man should drink wine, drinking wine must be in large bowls, this is the only way to show our masculine spirit. Come on, bottoms up!"

  "Alright, let's get it over with."

  Wu Ming naturally didn't weaken his momentum, and immediately raised his bowl to clink with the two of them. Then he picked up the sea bowl and "gulp gulp" drank it all in one breath.

  This high粱酒 was not the same as before, its wine nature was more intense. A big bowl down the stomach, Wu Ming only felt his stomach churning like a stormy sea, and his throat was like being on fire, extremely uncomfortable. He hurriedly activated the Spring Sun Melting Snow skill's absorption technique to absorb the rising hot air.

  In absorption, Wu Ming was surprised to find that the wine gas absorbed could also be converted into his own use, although the utilization rate was not high, but it was better than nothing.

  At this time, Wu Ming suddenly remembered the law of conservation of energy. Wine contains calories, and calories, like the spiritual pulse cold air before, all belong to the category of energy. It seems that as long as it is something that contains energy, he can absorb it using the Spring Sun Melting Snow Technique.

  Of course, Wu Ming also knew that the absorption and utilization rates of various things were completely different, and some things had no absorption value at all.

  Compared with Wu Ming using the Spring Sun Melting Snow skill to absorb the wine energy for his own use, Duan Yu used the Six Meridians Divine Sword to dissipate the wine energy through his fingertips, which was a lower level.

  Qiao Feng laughed after finishing a bowl: "Good wine! Drinking from a big bowl is refreshing. How about we have ten more bowls?"

  One big bowl is half a catty, ten bowls are five catties. This tone not only stunned the diners on the side, but also made Xiao Er hurry over to wait, ready to add wine to Wu Ming's table at any time.

  Normally, Duan Yu would not drink like this, but first, he misunderstood the identity of this big man, and secondly, he was depressed in his heart and prepared to drown his sorrows with wine. So, he immediately agreed: "Come on, I'm not afraid of you."

  Wu Ming instead smiled and didn't speak, also saying: "Since you all drink, then I'll accompany the gentlemen to death, come on, let's have a drinking contest of ten bowls, see who falls first."

  "Good, refreshing! Waiter, come and pour us some wine."

  "Ah, welcome!" The waiter hastily came over to pour wine for the three of them.

  Three of you one bowl, I one bowl, soon three bowls down the belly.

  At first, Qiao Feng thought that Wu Ming and Duan Yu would definitely get drunk after three bowls of wine. However, he didn't expect that the two of them seemed to become more spirited as they drank more, especially Wu Ming, whose transformation was particularly striking. From initially being uncomfortable, he gradually became bold and heroic, finishing each of the three bowls the fastest, making Qiao Feng almost unable to believe it - such a young and tender youth, yet so formidable at drinking wine.

  Qiao Feng's heart inexplicably sank, and he exclaimed: "A thousand cups are too few when wine meets a bosom friend. Good! The two of you truly have a great capacity for wine. Waiter, continue pouring the wine."

  As for Qiao Feng's capacity for liquor, Wu Ming had only read about it in books before, but now that he was experiencing it firsthand, he felt a kind of visual impact, and his admiration for the other man grew even more sincere. He and Duan Yu were completely cheating, while their opponent was genuinely using his body to drink.

  Soon, the three of them downed several bowls, Wu Ming and Duan Yu both had clever ways to cheat, drinking with ease, while Qiao Feng's capacity for liquor was originally good, not worth mentioning.

  The ten catties of wine were quickly finished by the three men. Qiao Feng shouted: "Waiter, bring us another twenty catties of wine!"

  As soon as this was said, everyone was shocked. The little waiter who poured the wine also couldn't help but be tongue-tied. It was lively and fun to watch, plus the sales of the wine, who would refuse? He immediately went to fetch two more jars of wine.

  Xiao Er poured a full glass of wine for each of the three people, and a new round of drinking games began.

  After drinking more than a dozen bowls, Wu Ming saw that Qiao Feng didn't show any signs of intoxication and was deeply impressed. At the same time, he felt that continuing to drink would be pointless, so he said: "This big brother, if we keep drinking like this, I think even if we drink until nightfall, we still won't be able to determine a winner or loser. Why don't we just call it a draw?"

  Duan Yu also laughed and said, "The three of us will meet a good drinker, generally can drink, or give up, otherwise the money in my pocket is afraid it's not enough to pay for the wine."

  Duan Yu said, reached into his bosom and took out an embroidered pouch, tossing it onto the table with a soft "thud", clearly there wasn't much gold or silver inside.

  Actually, Duan Yu, being a prince, usually carries a lot of silver with him, but this time he was captured by Kou Zhong from Dali and didn't bring any valuables.

  This embroidered pouch is wrapped with golden and silver threads, a connoisseur can tell at a glance that it's a valuable item, but the contents are humble, which can also be known at a glance.

  "I'll pay for the wine." Qiao Feng burst out laughing, pulled out a silver ingot from his side and placed it on the table. Then he took Wu Ming and Duan Yu's hands and said: "Let's go!"