Chapter 7, Conflict
At a glance, men and women were in groups, and the tables were filled with fine wine and delicacies. All of them were carrying weapons, and they seemed to be showing off their true energy. They should be some cultivators.
Not far ahead, beside a table, was a woman in white sitting alone, drinking by herself. But her back was to Shu Yi, and she didn't know what she looked like.
I saw her dressed in white as snow, with blond hair that reached the ground, a graceful back, and an elegant and noble posture.
Shu Yi couldn't help but take a few more glances, secretly guessing that she must be a stunning beauty.
The other tables of diners were chatting happily while drinking and eating.
"I heard that some border towns of Nanzhao Kingdom were attacked by aliens again."
"It's not surprising. Whenever winter comes and there is a shortage of food and supplies, those barbarian tribes will attack human towns and cause great trouble."
"Haha! Have you noticed that many cultivators have come to Wushi City recently?"
"I've discovered it a long time ago. Yungong Academy is about to start recruiting new students again. It seems that it's just in the past few days. The news has spread a long time ago. Many cultivating families in the surrounding area are sending their children to take the entrance examination."
"That's not necessarily true. In my opinion, there are many monks among them, and they may be here for the young monster in Black Rock Mountain."
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Alien siege? Yungong Academy enrollment? Young monsters?
Shu Yi listened carefully for a while and got a lot of news.
After a while, six dishes, one soup, and a jar of good wine were placed on his table, and people were taking their seats at the remaining tables in the hall.
After Shu Yi tasted the wine and food, she felt that the ingredients were good, but the taste was really hard to describe.
For him, a Chinese who has eaten eight major cuisines, he always feels that there are some missing seasonings and more strange flavors. This may be due to different eating habits.
Do as the Romans do and make do with the food.
Shu Yi had not had a good meal during the past few days on the road, but now that he had warm food and wine, he was quite satisfied and could eat and drink happily alone.
Not long after, a gloomy-looking young man in black clothes led several arrogant-looking foreign slaves to the third floor. Seeing that the hall was full, he walked over to Shu Yi.
At this moment, the third floor was already full of guests. Only Shu Yi and the woman in white had their own table.
"Friend, have you eaten? When you're done, leave quickly and give me your seat."
The young man seemed to be asking, but his tone was aggressive and left no room for doubt.
"Ah? I just took a few bites! Why don't you come back in half an hour?"
Shu Yi frowned slightly, put down his wine glass, and looked at the strange young man in front of him.
"Humph! I don't know how to appreciate it!"
The young man in Xuanyi's eyes darkened. He took out a few gold coins, quickly raised his energy, used the gold coins as a hidden weapon, and suddenly shot it at Shu Yi's face. He said coldly: "These gold coins are to compensate you, get out!"
Damn it! This is murderous intention! If you can’t catch the move, I’m afraid you’ll get a few bloody holes in your face.
Shu Yi raised his hand and took all the gold coins. He felt his palms were numb from the shock, which showed that the opponent was not weak.
At this time, the diners around were alarmed and silently paying attention to the situation here.
"After you've taken the money, why don't you get out of here?" the young man in Xuanyi said arrogantly.
Being bullied by strangers for no reason, my anger suddenly rose.
"As the saying goes - it is disrespectful to come and not reciprocate."
Shu Yi secretly used his true energy, and suddenly flicked his hand and shot a few gold coins towards the young man's face.
As expected, the young man followed, but there was faint blood on his palms.
"Be bold!"
"presumptuous!"
Seeing that the master was being attacked, several foreign slaves gathered around him aggressively with weapons in hand.
"Yo yo yo! Come and see, everyone! The third young master of the Li family is bullying people again."
From behind, a handsome young man in purple clothes appeared, laughing as he walked over.
The young man in Xuanyi turned around and said with a gloomy face: "Hua Mantian, when did you come back? It's best not to meddle in other people's business."
"Haha! I still want to take care of it, what can you do? Li Feng, others are afraid of you, but I have nothing to fear."
The man in purple didn't care and said: "The prince has just issued martial law in the whole city, and you are making trouble here. How courageous are you!"
Li Feng's expression changed slightly. Seeing that the matter could no longer go on, he said, "Humph! The sky is filled with flowers. Let's wait and see."
"Tch! If your elder brother Li Heng's words have some weight, you are far from qualified." Hua Mantian said with disdain.
Li Feng's face was as gloomy as water, he ignored him no longer, turned around and left with a few slaves.
This farce ended, leaving those around who were ready to watch the show disappointed.
Shu Yi stood up, raised his hands to Hua Mantian and said, "Thank you, brother, for helping me out."
"Haha! It doesn't matter, it's a trivial matter."
Hua Mantian waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brothers, what fun is there in drinking alone? Why don't we do it together?"
Shu Yi nodded happily and said, "Okay! That's what I have in mind. Brother, please have a seat."
Shu Yi was very grateful when she met by chance and met others who helped her and resolved a trouble.
The two sat down opposite each other, and Shu Yi poured a glass of wine for Hua Man Tian.
"Brother, let me toast you first, please!"
"Okay! Enjoy!"
The two clinked glasses and drank.
“Good wine!”
Hua Mantian admired and said: "Brother, don't be polite. We hit it off immediately. My name is Hua Mantian. I should be older than you, so you can call me Brother Hua."
Hua Mantian has a dignified appearance and a bold personality, which makes people feel good about her.
"Okay! My name is Shu Yi. I'm new here. I need Brother Hua to take care of me in the future." "Hahaha! It's easy to talk to. I think Brother Shu is more talented than Li Feng. That guy relies on his family's influence.
He often acts arrogant and arrogant outside, what the hell."
"Oh! Why don't Brother Hua tell me about the power situation here so that I can have a better understanding?"
"No problem! This Wushi City..."
After some understanding, Shu Yi finally knew some of the forces here.
It turns out that Wushi City is one of the major big cities in Xinglou Kingdom. The owner of the city is a brother of the old king. He is titled King Zhennan and has a fiefdom here.
There are also several big families in Wushi City, the Hua family and the Li family are both one of them. The Li family mainly sells slaves, while the Hua family mainly sells elixirs, and there are also several auction houses.
The Hua family and the Li family have always been old enemies, and the descendants of the family are constantly fighting overtly and covertly.
Hua Mantian is a direct descendant of the Hua family and the leader of this generation. The younger generation of the Li family is led by the three Li Feng brothers.
Because of this, there was the previous verbal dispute, which was just a small microcosm of the struggle between the Hua family and the Li family.
"I see."
Shu Yi nodded.
"So, Brother Shu, there is no need to thank me. We, the Hua family and the Li family, are just like that. Whenever we meet, we will start to argue."
Hua Mantian shook his head and smiled bitterly. Seeing that a jar of wine had been finished, he said with unfinished content: "The wine from Zuixianglou is famous far and wide. It tastes really good. I am happy today. How about we have two more jars?"
"Haha! I don't agree with what Brother Hua said. The wine here! Although it tastes pretty good, sweet and refreshing, it is far from being a truly good wine." Shu Yi shook his head and smiled.
"oh!"
Hua Mantian was stunned for a moment and asked curiously: "What kind of wine can be considered a truly good wine?"
"I feel very honored to be able to meet such a talented young man like Brother Hua today. I have just collected a jug of fine wine. Normally I would be reluctant to drink it, but now I want to let Brother Hua have a taste of the real good wine."
After Shu Yi finished speaking, he took out a pot from the space ring - Drunk Life and Dream Death.
This was a jug of good wine he got by chance when he was traveling to Chang'an City.
This wine is very magical. People who are not good at drinking can get drunk after just one cup. No one can drink more than three cups a day.
What's even more amazing is that this wine not only has a wonderful taste, but also creates wonderful illusions after being drunk, which is simply wonderful.
Therefore, it is called - drunken life, dreaming and dying.
Hua Mantian has three major hobbies on weekdays: good wine, crazy about martial arts, and love of beauty.
Now that he heard that there was good wine to drink, his eyes widened. Looking at the simple and exquisite wine jar, he saw that it was not an ordinary thing.
He couldn't wait to say: "Brother, pour me a glass quickly and let me taste it first."
Shu Yi smiled slightly and slowly opened the lid of the pot.
Chapter completed!