Chapter 11 Fishing

I was as disgusting as if I had eaten a fly when Stilwell made such a fuss. I never understood why he was so mean to me, my brother. No matter what point he said, it would not pose a threat or influence to him.

Fortunately, with Stilja's rescue, I did not make a fool of myself in public. I smiled at her, and she handed her a face.

When Shi Cundao saw the guests gathered, he coughed softly, and the people below suddenly calmed down. A subtle action in this noisy hall could get everyone's response, which shows that Shi Cundao's prestige is extremely high.

The old man held the wine glass and looked around, and smiled and said, "Today is my 80th birthday. I originally wanted the cat to hide at home and just stay calm, but I didn't expect there were still a group of old guys thinking about it. I know you were greedy and wanted to drink. I couldn't find an excuse, so I pushed me out as a shield for you to enjoy. You old guys are so cunning."

The person below suddenly laughed, and Shi Cundao said: "As the saying goes, a hundred years of life, even if the old guy can really live a hundred years, he will have 20 years of life. He will be confused for 10 years, and 10 years of shaking and 10 years of being in this life will be over."

There was a *** shouting below: "The old marshal will live for a thousand years, and we will have to come and ask for a cup of birthday wine."

Shi Cundao laughed: "Isn't it a turtle to live for a thousand years?" Everyone laughed again. Although the Grand Marshal was talking about life and death, his heroism remained unabashed, and no one thought there was anything unlucky.

Shi Cundao continued: "Thanks to the wrong love of the late emperor and the emperor, I, the Grand Marshal Shi Cundao, have been in two dynasties for more than 40 years. Over the past 40 years, I have two wishes that have not been fulfilled, which is also a pity in my life. The first thing is to be poor for me for my whole life and never fight the Black Forest. Let the Heijis gang of bastards taste the taste of being attacked by soldiers at the city, and betray the emperor and the people."

All the generals looked embarrassed, and some people whispered loudly: "The old marshal's wish will be fulfilled in time. What about the second one?"

"The second one is not worth mentioning. I am 13 years old and I have been promoted to the sword boy. I have been 67 years old today, but I have not been able to go further. I am still a mere swordsman. I feel ashamed."

As soon as this sentence was spoken, the people below looked at each other and said with a bang: "What did the old marshal say? Are you ashamed that we still alive?" "Yes, the marshal is in the late stage of the swordsman, and the entire continent is rare." "The old marshal is deliberately squeezing us." For a moment, you say something and say something, but it became the reason to take the opportunity to praise me.

Shi Cundao waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I can't fulfill these two wishes by myself. It's better not to mention them. Our main task today is to drink. Come on, let's drink this cup together first. If anyone is dissatisfied, come up. I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman today."

With this sentence, the atmosphere suddenly became warm and everyone exchanged cups, and the birthday banquet officially began.

After the toasts began, Shi Cundao smiled and drank the glass, but his face was not red or white. It seemed that the old man could drink more than Liu Rili. The people who went to toast were naturally all powerful royal generals. You have to think about it yourself. Although the old man could drink, not everyone's face would be sold. Otherwise, thousands of people in the hall would not have any problems. Therefore, the quality of these guests could also be seen from the order of toasts.

My elder brother Stilyan helped socialize at several tables around him, and took the opportunity to kowtow to the old birthday star and said, "Grandfather, why didn't the child prepare a gift for his grandfather."

Shi Cundao waved his hands happily and attracted everyone's attention: "Let me see what my grandchildren have prepared for me."

Everyone below looked over with a smile. Shi Diyang returned to the table and took out a long box. He bowed his hands to the table. Shi Cundao leaned over and took it. When he opened the box, he saw that it was a long knife. The scabbard was simple and there was no decoration. Shi Cundao pulled out the blade according to the clamp spring. The hall suddenly became scattered. Shi Cundao looked at the silver wine glass in front of him. He raised his hand and fell. The wine glass was cut off in one stroke. The rare thing was that the position did not move at all, and only half a glass of wine sprinkled all over the floor. Everyone couldn't help but cheer: "Good knife!" "As a knife is a good knife, the sword technique of the Grand Marshal is even more exquisite."

Shi Cundao nodded with satisfaction, and Shi Diyang said: "This knife was made by the descendants of the famous craftsman Wu Heizi. The child searched all over the mainland and found his whereabouts."

Someone immediately said terrified below: "Wu Heizi? Isn't that the person who forged the Qingxuan Sword for the Sword God?"

Stilyang said: "At first, the child asked for permission again and again, but the descendants of the Wu family only said that the furnace had been sealed. Later, the child explained that the knife was to be presented to his grandfather, so they happily agreed."

This flattery hit the point, and Shi Cundao laughed and said, "It's hard for you."

When Stilyang returned to his seat, Stilwell stepped forward and kowtowed to Shi Cundao in turn. With a wave of his hand, two servants carried an object to the hall and came closer. Stilwell lifted the red cloth covered on it, revealing a screen of colorful corals. Stilwell said: "This coral under the sea was found by a child. The child had asked the imperial physician. It is said that this thing is placed next to it to nourish the heart and nourish the skin."

Shi Cundao smiled and said, "Did you spend a lot of money?"

Stilwell said: "I wish my grandfather will live forever!"

"Well, okay." Shi Cundao signaled him to return to his seat, and his eyes couldn't help but sweep towards Stichi's brothers. Stichi hurriedly stood up straight, took out a small box from his precious place in his arms, and knelt in front of Shi Cundao, and raised his head over the country: "This Weibaiyi Pill is made of hundreds of extinct rare beast gallbladders. Ordinary people will not invade any soldiers after eating it. A top master like my grandfather will greatly increase his sword energy. I wish my grandfather can go a step further and advance to the Sword Saint as soon as possible!"

Shi Cundao reached out to take it and praised it casually, but he didn't care much. As the most powerful commander in the mainland, he naturally saw many magic pills, but it was obvious that the Sword Saint was not that easy to be.

Next was Stilde. The one he gave to the old man was a small leaf chain armor, which was said to be cast from iron, light and thin, and invulnerable to swords and guns. I really wanted to let Old Man Shi use the knife given by Stildede to test it out, but I didn't dare.

Finally, it was Sticia. She gave her grandfather a cloak embroidered by herself: on the red satin, a colorful tiger was descending the mountain, and Shi Cundao improvised on her body, and all the guests in the hall cheered.

It seems that Shi Cundao's birthday is a repertoire for the younger generation. Although Shi Cundao is a girl, he is probably very favored by Shi Cundao, so he can also show up on such occasions.

It was already over, but at the last moment, Stilwell suddenly said loudly: "Fifth brother, you come back from afar, why don't you prepare a birthday gift for your grandfather?"

Everyone then looked at me, and the grandchildren in front of me were all presented with great gifts. It is said that I am the youngest among men, so I should be more careful in preparing. But I just learned about Lao Shi’s birthday, so there was no gift? I would have known that I would have bought two peaches on the road, so I glared at Stilwell and saw that he was looking at me gloatingly. Facing everyone’s eyes, I had to stand up slowly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Sticia helped me again and said, "My fifth brother just came back from a trip outside, and he was not prepared in a hurry. I will make up for it in the future."

On the table next to me, my cheap dad and two uncles also looked at me with expressionless expressions. It was second to not be able to cultivate the sword energy. I had to put an unfilial reputation on my own and lose it. So the few people looked at Stilwell quite unkindly.

Shi Cundao looked down and knew my situation well. He reluctantly pressed his hands and said, "It's okay, sit down."

At this moment, I suddenly had an idea and bowed upwards, "Grandpa, I really have a gift to give to you."

"Oh? What is that?" Shi Cundao asked curiously.

I smiled and said, "This gift is invisible and intangible, but you will definitely like it when you come."

Stilwell sneered, "You can't see or touch it. Don't say you are just filial, right?"

Sticia also secretly pulled me and said, "Fifth Brother, just sit down, don't talk nonsense."

Shi Cundao was also a little confused. He frowned and said, "Wulang, take out anything if you have anything. There are no outsiders here. What a novelty thing, so that everyone can open their eyes."

I smiled and said, "This thing is not surprising at all. There are all the best parts here, but I didn't have it before."

Shi Cundao's expression moved and said, "Wulang, stop keeping it in hiding."

"Yes!" I faced the hall and said, "I have been traveling outside these days. Perhaps by chance, the meridians that were blocked before suddenly became clear - I can already practice sword energy."

As soon as I said this, everyone was surprised to put down their chopsticks. It is well known that the old man from the Shi family was born to be unable to practice sword energy. This is always a big blow to the Shi family. If what I said is true, it would really make the old man happy than any rare treasure.

Shi Cundao was also surprised after hearing this. The imperial commander who had been used to seeing millions of soldiers leaned forward slightly at this moment, and hesitated and said, "Wulang, are you saying true?"

"Really, so I said this thing is invisible and intangible, but grandpa, you must like it." I said, "If you don't believe it, you can check it yourself."

Shi Cundao swept left and right, still a little unbelievable, and finally said, "Chi'er, go and see what period Wulang is now."

Shi Chi walked up quickly without saying a word. His eyes were extremely complicated. There were some expectations, but more warnings. I knew he was afraid that I would say nothing but let the Shi family lose their light in front of the guests. In response to his steps, I stretched out my arm calmly. Shi Chi pinched my vein and touched it for a moment and then let it go. Facing Shi Cundao, he said in a voice that could be heard by everyone in the hall: "Back to my father, Di Zai is now at the sword boy."

There was a sudden uproar in the hall - the sword boy is the initial stage of practicing sword energy, which means he is indeed able to practice sword energy.

Shi Cundao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly Lao Huai was very relieved and laughed: "It seems that God is not bad to me, the Shi family. From now on, there will be another descendant who can serve the country!"

All the guests started a new round of toasts with cheers and praise.

Schi returned to his seat, and he was calm on the surface, but his trembling eyes showed that his emotions were also fluctuating violently. Someone raised his glass to him, but he didn't care who it was. He picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp, obviously a little absent-minded.

In the Honglie Empire, without sword energy, there is no hope. The rules that the lowest officer must be a swordsman are dead. Even if Shi Cundao is a marshal, it cannot be changed. However, in the Shi family, as long as you are not a waste person who is not even a sword boy, there are infinite possibilities. Even if you cannot quickly improve the sword energy level, the small back door is still open - it is like your father is the factory director of a state-owned enterprise. If you are an illiterate person, he will definitely not dare to take you as the deputy factory director. However, if the factory plans to recruit an accountant, although you are required to write a bachelor's degree, it is not impossible for you to have a primary school graduation level.

This way my sword energy means that the last waste of the Shi family will join the military. It is very likely that he will become a peer with some of them in the near future. The Shi family's position in the military has increased its guarantee. Most of the guests who came here are Shi Cundao's disciples, so they are naturally happy to see such things. In this way, the people who came to toast and congratulate the old man were talking endlessly. My birthday gift can be considered to have stolen the limelight of the four brothers.

Some of them suspected it, but it was personally verified by Schi, the pioneer of the three armies. Although he and I were father and son, who dared to show it at this birthday party of the Shi family? Of course, there was one person who was the exception. Stilwell looked at me with his eyes squinted and said, "When did you become a sword boy, why didn't I notice it?"

Stilyang said, "You have never fought with your fifth brother, so naturally you won't know." He picked up the wine and touched me, "Fifth brother, congratulations."

Stilwell had nothing to say, and sneered at him: "The 22-year-old sword boy, the fifth brother is very talented." The two brothers in Stilia forced their laughter while holding back their laughter. It seemed that they had become sword boys at the age of 22, and in their eyes, they were almost the same as the useless man before.

I was drinking and thinking, and from their conversation I vaguely guessed that the identification of the sword energy level could only be measured when I started. Like Su Jing, who could understand it with just one glance, belonged to some monsters.

Actually, I was a little worried just now. My current level is very chaotic. When the sword energy is strong, I can break through mountains. When the sword energy is not strong, it seems that there is no difference between it and ordinary people. I was afraid that Shi Chi would notice something wrong, but also afraid that he would not notice anything. Fortunately, my level as a sword boy was trained down-to-earth. It seems that I am just at this level in the eyes of others.

Shi Cundao was in a good mood today and drank a big glass of wine. After all, he was unforgivable to the age of the people. He sued everyone and was supported by two servants to leave the party first. The banquet ended as well. It was still Shi Dong, the third son of the Shi family, was responsible for seeing off the guests. He worked in the Ministry of War, and he knew how to socialize than his two brothers.

Just as I was about to walk back, I suddenly felt someone patted on my shoulder. When I turned around, I saw that it was my cheap father. Schi looked solemn and said to me in a low voice: "Follow me." He led me to no one before then asked, "Di Zai, what special experiences have you had in the past few days?"

I said, "No."

"Then why did your blocked meridians suddenly open?"

I said nonsense: "When you look at the flowers and plants outside, you will probably get better when you feel better."

"This..." Shi Chi also heard something in my words, but he was rarely forced to resist the explosion and barely pretended to have a kind expression and said, "Since there is such a coincidence, I hope you can study hard in the future, and don't expect to catch up with your elder brother before the age of 30. Try to be too different from your third and fourth brothers." He sighed slightly, "The so-called "no swordsman can lead troops," means that you are already a sword boy. Starting from the tenth master and accumulating several years of military achievements, you may not be able to hire him out of order."

Sure enough, I was right at all. Boss Shi had already made up this idea, but he didn't say so blatantly. I stinged, "How many years will it take to get to your position from the head of the tenth husband?"

Schi said casually: "Even if the sword energy meets the standard, it will be at least 20 years." He said in surprise, "What are you asking about this?"

I kicked the earth and said, "It's too long, I can't wait."

Shi Chi said in surprise: "What can't wait?"

I said, "In another 20 years, I will be in my 40s and become a pioneer officer. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to follow me?"

Shi Chi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said annoyedly: "Little bastard, what are you talking about?"

Then I remembered that I said the wrong thing. Schi is already over 50 years old this year and is still a pioneer officer...

I slammed into a small alley and ran away, whispering loudly: "I've drunk too much, I want to vomit!"

"Goodbye" Shi Chi, I wandered back to the courtyard, Lu'e was helping me make the bed in the main room. After I came in, she clearly looked at me, but suddenly turned her head and started wiping the table without saying a word. I said strangely, "What's wrong with you?"

Lu'e still ignored me, wiped the table and went out to change the basin of water and then wiped the cabinet. I became increasingly confused and could only ask again: "Is someone bullying you during the days when I left?"

Lu'e's eyes suddenly turned red and she didn't raise her head and said, "Who dares to bully me except you?"

"Ah? I bullied you?" I thought for a long time but couldn't figure out why. Suddenly I realized that the energy was coming. Lu'e was so angry that I was not doing well. At that time, she swore that she wanted to go to the world, but she ran back in a week. In the mind of her girl, the fifth young master finally became a man. Unexpectedly, the thunder sounded loudly and became a playboy who could not be helped.

I could only slow down and said, "Lu'e, I'm not coming back this time to seek comfort. Young Master, I'm already..."

Before I could finish, Lu'e wiped her eyes and suddenly smiled, "It's good to come back. Actually, I knew that it would be today sooner or later as soon as you left. I blamed me for being stupid at that time. You, a pampered young master, how can you live when you go out?" Speaking of this, she looked at me with concern and said, "Are you hungry these days, and are you frozen?"

I laughed and said, "Your face has become so fast." I took out a large bag of money and put it on the table and said, "By the way, I'll give you your money back."

Lu'e said in surprise: "Where did you get so much money?" I spent almost the pack of money she gave me after leaving Honglie Empire. When I came, I asked my mother for a pack, but I didn't spend much along the way, much more than when she gave me.

Just then, I saw the figure at the door moving, and Su Jing walked in. I didn't know how to let her meet Lu'e in surprise. Su Jing walked behind Lu'e and gently put her fainted on the back of her head, then put her fainted on the chair and smiled at me: "Xiaolong, haven't you encountered any trouble?"

"Uh...no, didn't you kill her?"

"I just clicked her sleepy pussy, it's okay."

"Oh." I looked at her and saw that she was still wearing a white dress, as leisurely as if she was walking her dog in her back garden: "How did you come in?"

Su Jing smiled and said, "The entire Honglie Empire has no place that I can't go."

I said sincerely: "You are awesome!"
To be continued...