Chapter 38 Drunkenness at the banquet
At noon, the sun rose high, shining the passionate sunshine all over the earth, bringing light and heat. Zhao Boduan rode a horse on the official road paved with loess. His body was bumped, and he felt the inner side of his thighs burning, and bursts of tingling pain came to his brain. He thought that his thigh had been worn out on these days of riding horses. He was so fed up with his sins, and secretly scolded the extremely bad backward traffic in ancient times, and sighed in his heart.
Zhao Boduan looked at Lin Pingzhi and the Huashan Sect who had entered the city, secretly encouraged himself. After walking 2,000 miles, he came to Luoyang. Today he could finally have a good rest. He went into the city and found an inn and took a comfortable bath.
Lin Pingzhi and Huashan sent a group of people to the royal palace.
Lin Pingzhi said respectfully: "President Yue, this is my grandfather's house. I'll go in and notify my grandfather first so that he can be happy. I used to hear him saying that he had long been admiring the name of Master Yue, and I felt very sorry for not seeing you. Also, I have worked hard these days. When I got here, please rest for a while and let me fulfill my friendship as a landlord."
Yue Buqun looked back at the disciples, their faces were covered with dust, and they looked exhausted, and said, "It's good, long-distance travel is not an easy job. Then I'll trouble you."
Not long after Lin Pingzhi entered, he came out soon after, and a large group of people followed him.
Only the tall old man in front of him made a loud voice and said, "The leader of Yue Da has come here and has never been to welcome him, but he is really rude!"
Yue Buqun knew that it was the invincible King Yuanba of Jindao who came to meet in person. He looked at each other with his wife and smiled. He was very happy and immediately went out to greet him.
I saw that Wang Yuanba was in his seventies, his face was red, and a cluster of long white beards floated on his chest under his jaw. He was in good spirits and playing with two golden gills the size of goose eggs in his left hand. It was very common for people in the martial arts world to play with iron gills, but they were all made of iron or pure steel. Wang Yuanba held two yellow gold gills, which were more than twice as solid as iron gills, and they showed a luxurious spirit.
When he saw Yue Buqun, he laughed and said, "Good to meet, lucky to meet! The head of Yue Da is famous in the martial arts world. The old man has been missing all day for twenty years. Today, he came to Luoyang. It is really a great event for the martial arts world in Zhongzhou." As he said that, he held Yue Buqun's right hand and shook it repeatedly. His love was very sincere.
Yue Buqun smiled and said, "The couple took their disciples out for a trip to visit friends to increase their experiences. The first person to visit is the hero of Zhongzhou and the old king of the Golden Sword. The dozens of uninvited guests are here, but we are reckless."
Wang Yuanba shouted: "No one is allowed to mention the four words 'Golden Sword Invincible' in front of the leader Yue Da. If anyone mentions it, it is not to praise me, but to harm me Wang Yuanba. Mr. Yue, you saved my grandson and begged again. Our Huashan Sect and the Jindao Sect will be a family from now on, and the two of you will never separate from each other. Come on, everyone will come to my house. If he doesn't live for a year or two, no one will leave Luoyang. Master Yue Da, my old man will carry your luggage personally."
Yue Buqun hurriedly said, "I dare not take this."
Wang Yuanba turned around and said to the two sons behind him: "Bofen, Zhongqiang, kowtow to Master Yue and Master Yue's wife." Wang Bofen and Wang Zhongqiang agreed in unison and bowed their knees.
Yue Buqun and his wife knelt down and returned the salute, saying, "We are peers, how can we defeat the word "school"? Just considering Pingzhi, we are also peers."
Wang Bofen and Wang Zhongqiang were very famous in the martial arts world in Hubei and Henan. Although they had always admired Yue Buqun, they were unwilling to kowtow to him. But their father's orders were not violated. They forced themselves to kneel down. When they saw Yue Buqun and his wife kowtowed and returned the tribute, they were very happy.
The four of them stood up. When Yue Buqun looked at the two, he saw that both brothers were very tall, but Wang Zhongqiang was much fatter. Their temples were bulging, and their muscles and bones were protruding. Obviously, they had great achievements in both internal and external skills.
Wang Yuanba pointed to a couple behind him and said, "This is my son-in-law Lin Zhennan and daughter Wang. I have been here in Luoyang for some time. These days they are asking about Lin Pingzhi everywhere, and I am very happy to see him today."
Lin Zhennan, his wife and Lin Pingzhi and the other two kowtowed to Yue Buqun three times. Tears fell in Wang's eyes and choked, "Thank you, Master Yue, for saving the dog from Mu Gaofeng's men. We are so grateful."
After Yue Buqun and his wife returned the gift, they said, "The people of Jianghu gave me the title of gentleman. I saved Lin Pingzhi for morality. You don't have to thank you anymore."
Yue Buqun said to the disciples again: "Everyone comes to visit Mr. Wang and his two uncles, as well as the chief Lin Zhennan of the Fuwei Escort Agency. The martial arts of the Jindao Sect are powerful in the Central Plains. The previous ancestor of our Huashan Sect has always been very respected by the Jindao Sect. The evil-proof sword technique of the Fuwei Escort Agency is even more famous in the martial arts world. In the future, everyone will definitely benefit from the guidance of Mr. Wang, the two uncles and chief Lin."
Lin Zhennan's face suddenly stopped, and his smile became reluctant. He obviously remembered the Fuwei Escort Agency that was destroyed by the Qingcheng Sect. However, he was a little embarrassed to say anything at this time, so he had to keep silent.
The disciples responded in unison: "Yes!" They immediately knelt all over the ground on the street, and Linghu Chong took the lead in kneeling in front.
Wang Yuanba smiled and said, "I dare not take it, I dare not take it!" Wang Bofen, Wang Zhongqiang and Lin's wife each returned half a bow.
Yue Buqun said, "This is my eldest disciple Linghu Chong. Chong'er, I came up to see Mr. Wang."
Linghu Chong came to Wang Yuanba, kowtowed, and said, "Disciple Linghu Chong, pay homage to Mr. Wang."
Wang Yuanba looked at it and said, "Linghu's virtuous nephew is really amazing. He will definitely have a great future."
Lin Pingzhi stood up and went to his grandfather's side, and praised the disciples of Huashan to his grandfather one by one.
Wang Yuanba had a generous hand and had prepared a meeting gift of forty taels of silver for each person, which was distributed one by one by the Wang brothers.
When Lin Pingzhi introduced Yue Lingshan, Wang Yuanba smiled and said to Yue Buqun: "Brother Yue, your Ling Ai is really a handsome talent, but by the way, don't you have any in-laws?"
Yue Buqun smiled and said, "The girl is still young. Besides, the older girls are always using swords and swinging swords all day long. No matter how girl cooks, who wants a wild girl like her?"
Wang Yuanba smiled and said, "My brother is too modest. The general's tiger girl, the children of ordinary families, dare not compete with each other. However, it is good for girls to learn some things about the boudoir."
Yue Buqun replied: "Yes!"
Wang Yuanba was cheerful, laughed and said, "Ling Ai is so talented and beautiful, it's really not easy to find a young hero to match him."
Wang Yuanba smiled and said, "Brother Yue, your internal skills in the Huashan Sect are the best in the Five Mountains Sword Sect. You must have an amazing alcohol tolerance. I will drink ten bowls with you." As he said that, he took his hand and walked to the mansion.
Mrs. Yue, Wang Bofen, Wang Zhongqiang, Lin and his wife, as well as disciples from Huashan, followed behind.
When I entered the Wang family, I saw a tall house with red painted vermilion door. Two large copper rings on the door were shiny and shining. Eight strong men were waiting outside the door. As soon as I entered the door, I saw a large black lacquered plaque hanging on the beam, with four golden words "Be brave enough to do justice". The following is a governor of Henan Province.
That night, Wang Yuanba held a banquet to invite Yue Buqun’s master and disciple. Not only did he invite famous people in the martial arts world in Luoyang to accompany him, but there were also many gentry, celebrities and wealthy businessmen among the guests.
Linghu Chong is a great disciple of the Huashan Sect. He came from afar and was the eldest, except Yue Buqun.
When the guests saw that he was ordinary in appearance, but his temperament was unrestrained and unrestrained, they secretly disliked him. Yue Buqun and Linghu Chong's temperament were very different, and they really didn't look like a pair of masters and apprentices. Everyone thought that since this person was the first disciple of the Huashan Sect, he was likely to take over the position of the head of Huashan Sect, and no one dared to look down on him.
Linghu Chong sat in the second seat, with Wang Bofen as the master. After three rounds of drinking, Wang Bofen saw that he was only concerned about drinking, drinking one cup after another. He didn't talk much, and often asked him three times, often answering only one sentence, which seemed to be disdainful to his boss, and he couldn't help but get angry secretly. When talking about martial arts, he blew indirectly and asked a few questions.
Linghu Chong only gave the answers to the first two questions, but ignored the ones behind him. He didn't feel any disgusted with Wang Bofen, but saw that the Wang family was so luxurious, and compared with him, a poor boy, he was really in heaven and underground.
When Lin Pingyi arrived at his grandfather's house, he immediately changed into a long robe in Shu brocade. He was originally very handsome, but his clothes became more and more rich and elegant, and as beautiful as jade.
When Linghu Chong saw it, he couldn't help but feel ashamed and thought: "What did the words from the Uncle Lin Ping just now mean? Did he want to ask his master to betroth his junior sister to Lin Pingzhi? It's really outrageous! Fortunately, the master did not agree. Lin Pingzhi has been with us for more than a month. How could the master fall in love with him for such a little time? I really thought too much." His heart went back and forth, all wrapped around Yue Lingshan. No matter what Wang Bofen said to him, he naturally ignored him.
Wang Bofen was in the martial arts world in Zhongzhou, and everyone was afraid of him. That night, he hit the nails of the young man Linghu Chong. According to his usual nature, he was about to have anger. He just thought of his dead sister, and secondly, seeing that his father respected Huashan very much, he suppressed his anger and toasted Linghu Chong repeatedly.
Linghu Chong had drunk wine until he was drunk, and unknowingly he had drunk about forty cups. He had a great alcohol tolerance, and even if he had more than a hundred cups, he would not get drunk. However, he was not in good spirits at this time, and the wine was filled with sorrow, so he was more likely to get drunk. When he drank more than forty cups, he was already very drunk.
Wang Bo thought to himself: "You guy is not very versatile and worldly. When you come to my house as a guest, you should call me a uncle or a uncle. If you don't shout, that's fine, you just ignore me. Okay, I got you drunk today and told you to be ugly before everyone."
Seeing Linghu Chong getting drunk and having an eighth of his drunkenness, Wang Bo laughed and said, "Brother Linghu is the first disciple of Huashan. He is indeed a hero from a young man. He has high martial arts skills and high alcohol tolerance. Where can I change to a big bowl and pour wine for Young Master Linghu." Finally, after toasting five or six large bowls of wine, Linghu Chong was drunk, causing him to fall on the table, and several dishes fell to the ground, making a series of harsh sounds, attracting the attention of a large number of guests.
Wang Bofen said loudly: "Come here, Mr. Linghu is drunk, help him down to rest, but be careful to serve him."
When many guests saw Linghu Chong who was drunk and unconscious, they secretly laughed in their hearts that the first disciple of the Huashan Sect seemed to be a drunkard. It was amazing that he would drink when he came to drink, making himself so embarrassed. In the future, when he met a friend, he could use this as a joke about the world.
Yue Buqun was displeased when he saw this. He thought that he would ask Chong'er to kneel for an hour tomorrow and teach him well. As a major disciple of the Huashan Sect, he should not be so greedy and touch the Huashan Sect's darkness.
Wang Yuanba picked up the wine glass and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yue, the servants will take good care of Mr. Linghu. Let's have a drink."
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Chapter completed!