klisemfg Chapter 296 You want to eat? I won’t give you anything!
Chapter 296 You want to eat? I won’t give you anything!
Xueyue City, outside Xiaguan City.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, pigs are slaughtered and meat is cut.
A long market was set up outside the city, with pedestrians shoulder to shoulder and the sounds of hawking being heard continuously.
In the crowd, two figures, one in white and one in blue, were moving back and forth. The young man in white was walking in front, carrying a sword on his back and a crimson wine jar in his hand.
The young man in blue carried a gleaming silver spear. They bought some water spinach and glutinous rice at the market, then ran to the Yongji Pawnshop at the foot of the city gate, took out a package, and disappeared into the sea of people...
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Luo Shui leaned against the city wall, his sword at his feet. He looked at the bustling crowd in front of him with boredom and muttered:
"These two guys are acting so sneaky. They haven't come to challenge me for two days. I don't know what they are up to..."
Unexpectedly, a breeze blew past behind him, leaving behind a pink and tender figure:
"Luo Shui, have they been practicing well these past two days?"
Luo Shui was startled, and looked up to see that it was Nangong Chunshui. He waved his hand and said:
"Practicing martial arts? I've never seen them practice. It's just that the guy who loves to drink has been tinkering with a lot of drinks in a mysterious way. The room I prepared for them is filled with the smell of alcohol and medicine. It's almost uninhabitable..."
Nangong Chunshui felt around his waist when he heard this, but found that he didn't have the wine gourd with him. He said with some disappointment:
"My apprentice is a genius at brewing wine. What a pity... He left in such a hurry today that he didn't bring his gourd with him. Otherwise, I would have gone to him and asked for a pot to try!"
Luo Shui looked up at Nangong Chunshui and didn't care:
"Brother-in-law, aren't you exaggerating a bit? That kid is only eighteen years old. Is his winemaking skills really that amazing?"
Nangong Chunshui's eyes moved, and he patted his head and said:
"Oh, I see!"
"That kid Baili Dongjun needs to brew some wine to improve his cultivation. Otherwise, those two old guys on the sixteenth floor won't be able to pass even if they practice for another two years!"
Luo Shui asked in disbelief:
"I've never heard of drinking alcohol improving one's cultivation. If that's true, then wouldn't his wine be worth a fortune?"
Nangong Chunshui glanced at Luo Shui and said:
"Little brat, what do you know... My disciple has inherited the true teachings of the Confucian Immortal. His wine not only improves your cultivation, but also has many other benefits!"
"Alright, alright, I'm not going to waste my time talking to you. I'm going to go buy some New Year's goods. You keep an eye on the city gate. If they can't get past the sixteenth floor in one day, they're not allowed to enter the city!"
Luo Shui scratched his head, feeling somewhat reluctant:
"New Year's Eve is approaching. If they still can't pass the test, will they not be able to have New Year's Eve dinner?"
"Brother-in-law, they are both your closed disciples. Can you really be so cruel?"
Nangong Chunshui put his hands behind his back and looked towards Dengtian Pavilion, his tone filled with absolute confidence:
"Don't worry, my disciples will definitely not let me down, otherwise they are not worthy of being my disciples, Nangong Chunshui!"
"You, just wait and see!"
Luo Shui was about to continue asking when Nangong Chunshui took a few steps forward and disappeared at the gate of Xiaguan City, going straight into the market.
"This guy, he's always playing mysterious. I don't know why my sister fell in love with him..."
"After the New Year, I must ask him for a stronger set of sword techniques, otherwise this one will wear out my clothes too much!"
Luo Shui looked in the direction where Nangong Chunshui disappeared, then looked down at his shirt and thought to himself.
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On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, I climbed to the 16th floor of the Tian Pavilion.
The two brothers went up to the sixteenth floor again, but the difference this time was that Baili Dongjun was holding two jars of aged wine, and Sikong Changfeng was carrying a food box.
"Hey! Are you two...well healed?"
"Oh! You brought something with you? It's useless. Even if you give my two brothers a mountain of gold, I won't let you pass!"
Luo Fengzhong and Luo Nianse sat opposite each other, with a pot of tea, a chess set, and some seasonal fruits on the table.
When they saw Baili Dongjun and the other man at the door, they started to sneer.
Baili Dongjun stretched out his arm, held up one of the jars of wine and said with a smile:
"No, no, senior, you may not know that today is the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, and New Year's Eve is three days away. My brother and I happened to go to the market outside Xiaguan today and met an old man selling village wine. Seeing that his wine was mellow and delicious, we bought two jars."
Sikong Changfeng also picked up the food box, with a smile on his face:
"That's right, even though my brother and I are no match for the two seniors, we still need to eat and drink enough before taking action!
I just happened to buy some excellent game and stewed dishes at the market. Good meat goes well with good wine. I'll have a fight with you two after we finish eating!"
Luo Nianse wrinkled her nose, clearly smelling some mellow and rich aroma of wine through the wine jar.
He turned his head to look at Luofeng Zhong and whispered, "That kid is right, this is indeed a rare and good wine!"
Luo Feng Zhong swept across the things in Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng's hands, and felt something was strange.
He winked at Luo Nianse: "Don't pay attention to him. If he starts a fight, we'll throw him down in a few moves. If he doesn't, we'll just sit here and drink tea and play chess..."
Luo Nianse smacked her lips, said nothing, and sat back down opposite Luo Feng Zhong.
Baili Dongjun released his inner strength, and the seal on the wine jar was instantly broken. A deep and fragrant aroma of wine rushed out of the jar and went straight into the nostrils of the four people.
"Good wine!"
Luo Fengzhong's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but praise. The aroma of this incredibly mellow wine suddenly faded from the cup of Snow Top Oolong in his hand.
Luo Nianse had a shiny bald head and his eyes were slightly closed, without any reaction.
"Sikong Changfeng, what are you standing there for? Start eating and drinking!"
Baili Dongjun raised his eyebrows and gave Sikong Changfeng a look.
Sikong Changfeng immediately understood, opened the food box and took out two wine glasses. Baili Dongjun picked up the opened jar of wine and filled the two glasses.
Sikong Changfeng did not delay and took out air-dried cured duck, cypress leaf smoked venison, pine branch beef tripe and a crispy pigeon wrapped in lotus leaf from the lower layer!
He picked up a roasted, golden, juicy pigeon and handed it to Baili Dongjun:
"Dong Jun, first, a pigeon, cheers!"
Baili Dongjun was not polite at all. He took a bite of the pigeon meat, clinked glasses with Sikong Changfeng, and drank it all!
"Good wine, good meat!"
The two brothers started eating and drinking, one mouthful of meat and one glass of wine, in front of Luo Fengzhong and Luo Nianse.
The aroma of wine mixed with the aroma of meat penetrated into the hearts of the two men.
They stayed together for more than ten years, willingly enduring loneliness. They usually ate very simple meals, a plate of vegetables and a bowl of porridge in the morning and evening were enough.
Unexpectedly, today I was really tempted by the two brothers Baili Sikong, especially Luo Fengzhong who loved wine and meat the most.
Luo Fengzhong gradually couldn't hold back anymore, his eyes and nose moved uncontrollably towards Baili and the other two. Luo Nianse's composure was still okay, but the greed in his heart began to stir.
"Brother, those two are eating too deliciously. I see the guy with the gun has a pile of pigeon and bacon in front of him that he can't finish, and the guy with the sword has two jars of good wine that he can't finish. How about we two brothers also..."
Luo Feng Zhong sucked the saliva from his mouth and asked tentatively.
Luo Nianse slowly opened her eyes, with a slightly irritated look on her face:
"Hmph, you've been studying Buddhism for seven years, yet you can't even curb your appetite? What if the food and wine they're drinking is poisonous? What will you do?"
Luo Feng Zhong turned his head to take a look, then quickly turned back and pleaded:
"Brother... look at them, they're eating and drinking, and they haven't even had any symptoms of the poison! Why can't we go and have a few bites together?"
"We've been guarding the pavilion for twelve years now, and this is the first time I've smelled such a fragrant wine... Hehe, I'll go get a glass and give it a try. Don't worry, when we fight later, I won't show mercy just because I drank his wine!"
Seeing that Luo Fengzhong's soul was about to be seduced away, Luo Nianse said nothing and just lowered her eyelids as a sign of agreement.
Seeing that he had no objection, Luo Feng Zhong immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your help, brother... Hehe, I'll get you a drink too!"
After saying that, he stood up and walked to the door with a smile, bowed and said:
"Little brother...are you two brothers eating and drinking well?"
Baili Dongjun saw that he had taken the bait, but he deliberately put on a cold face and waved his hand:
"How are we eating and drinking? Didn't your brother say we poisoned the food and wine?"
"Hurry up, hurry up, or I'll poison you too..."
Sikong Changfeng deliberately picked up a large piece of venison and put it into his mouth, chewing it wantonly:
"As the old saying goes: 'In the sea there are mackerel and pomfret, in the mountains there are muntjac and roe deer.' Dongjun, you don't know this, but this venison is the finest wild game. A single bite leaves a lingering fragrance..."
Luo Fengzhong felt his mouth watering, as if his stomach was about to reach out. He bowed to the two people sitting cross-legged on the floor, drinking together.
"Hehe... little brother, I see you guys have so much wine and meat prepared that we can't finish it all in a short time. Why don't you give me some?"
Baili Dongjun was secretly delighted, but his expression remained aloof:
"Go away, old senior, I'm not saying anything, but if your brother hadn't slandered us two first, I would have given you half of the wine and meat even if you hadn't come!"
"But he actually accused my two brothers of poisoning me. This is really judging others by one's own standards. Humph!"
"I won't give it to you!"
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